Milly took a deep breath and exhaled before she looked directly at Alex, who was sitting on the armchair across from her.

"I know that Alex James Will. But I will do it again if I" stop mid-sentence because of one strong contraction, so strong that she had to bend down and hug her midsection. Worried, Alex immediately kneeled in front of Milly.

"Milly, are you okay?"

"Just...Braxton Hicks," Milly answered between groans. Then there was another awfully strong contraction. She felt her stomach tightening, then the pain in his back before it spread from the top of her stomach and moved down.

"Oh God," Milly said, shutting her eyes,...