Tattooed Luna novel (Kristen and Alec) novel Chapter 485

Penny POV

Waking up the next morning was difficult. After the display on the T.V. I had to unplug it and crawled into bed. Crying myself to sleep was all I could do. Now, a massive headache pounded every inch of my head. My eyes felt like they were going to pop out at any moment. That sandpaper feeling you get when you cry your eyes dry was the only feeling I could find. Even my babies were quiet this morning.

Usually, they were fighting but today, they were quiet. Part of me was worried there was something wrong but the other part felt like maybe they knew I was emotionally exhausted and they were giving me a break.

Sudden, sharp pains tightened at the base of my stomach. They were so sudden that my breath got caught in my throat. Lasting only a moment, it slowly faded away.

“Penny? Good morning!” The nurse called out as the door opened.

I couldn’t answer as another pain shot through me but this time, it didn’t go away. Fear pegged me as her footsteps got closer but I was almost paralyzed in pain.

“Penny? Are you awake?” Her voice was so calm and sweet sounding.

Thankfully, the blanket was pulled up to my face still. “Yeah.” I choked out. “Give me a second and I’ll be out.”

I wasn’t sure she bought me telling her I was awake and okay but she didn’t question me. Instead, I heard her footsteps leave before pots and pans clinked in the kitchenette.

How tears came to my eyes, I wasn’t sure but as I tried to move, it got worse. Something told me not to tell her. Swinging my legs over the side of the bed, I had to inch my way off the bed and to the bathroom.

The door was still open. Giving her a small smile and a wave, I tried to hide the pain. One…two…three steps I took before I was out of eye sight and doubled over. It was like a tightening and then it felt like all my insides were going to fall out. If I did a squat, the babies would just slide right now this very moment.

Making it slowly to the bathroom, the toilet was my first objective. Not wanting to move my legs very far apart, I had to slide over. However, after sitting down and relieving myself, no babies slid out so I felt better about that. It didn’t change the sensation I got but at least I didn’t have to pee.

Using toilet paper and wiping, there was something greenish-yellow on the paper. It almost had a pinkish tent to it and looked like snot. My body froze as I looked down and realized it was my mucus plug.

These were either Braxton Hicks or I was in labor. All my reading flashed in my head. The pressure meant the babies had dropped. Losing my mucus plug meant my cervix was opening for the babies. Finally, the tightening was either early labor or Braxton Hicks.

What scared me the most was the thought of being so close to finally having these babies was that I had no idea where Colt was. Did he find out where I was yet? Or was I going to have to deliver by myself and pray that they didn’t take my babies? That is assuming they don’t need medical attention. Triplets are usually in the PICU for some time due to being delivered early but that was human babies. No one knew what my babies would be like.