Page 70 of Love is a Drum Beat
Ben’s grin stretched wide. “Let’s get you to the hospital. What do you need?”
“There’s a go bag in the corner of the room.” Why wasn’t she moving faster? Her limbs felt like they were stuck in mud as she changed her clothes. “I need to leave a note for Dax.” She refused to interrupt his recording session. Not for this.
Instead, she scribbled out.
At hospital.
Don’t worry.
And sorry about the mess in my bathroom.
“Should we clean up the bathroom before we go?”
Ben gawked at her. “No. Hospital. Now.”
Jo struggled to pull on her shoes but managed to get them laced.
Ben held the door open, her go bag in his other hand. He waved her by him like they were in a giant hurry while she was still in shock.
The baby had seemed abstract even when she was confined to her bed. Now, it was time to meet the kid.
Ben threw his phone to Jo as he slid into the driver’s side of his car. “Call Noah.”
She hoped Noah could give her some calm as Ben pulled onto the freeway.
“Ben?” Noah sounded sleepy.
“No,” she said.
“Joey?” He sighed. “Calling to hang up on me again?”
“Noah…”
“I miss you, Jo, and I don’t like you ignoring me these days.”
“Noah…”
“We’re coming back in a few weeks so we can be there when you—”
“I’m having the baby.” She yelled the words and listened to the silence on the other end. “Did you hear me?”
“Joey, our baby is coming?”
She was tired of telling the guys the baby wouldn’t be theirs, so she only nodded, knowing he couldn’t see her. “Ben and I are on the way to the hospital.”
“Mel,” Noah yelled. “Jo is having the baby.” His voice vibrated with excitement. “We’ll hop on the first plane we can. You have to stall, Jo. Don’t let the baby come until we’re there.”
“That’s not how it works, Noah.” A sharp pain ripped through Jo, and she cried out.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, Noah. I’m fine. Just get here. Please. I need you.”
“Jo Jackson, I wouldn’t miss this for anything. We’ll be there.” His words soothed her through the next pain after she hung up.
“Almost there.” Ben sped up.
“Don’t crash, dude. It’s not like I’m having this baby in your car.”
