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“Oh, honey, that’s understandable. But you should have waited for me. Come on, let’s get you all cleaned so we can go to the hospital.” She wrapped an arm around my shoulders and supported almost all of my weight as she helped me into the bathroom.
“No, Lila, I can’t ask you to help me with this. It’s disgusting.”
“Nonsense.” She laughed at me. “I’ve changed Joaquin’s diapers, and I plan on changing your babies’ diapers; this is nothing. This is just handing you some wet washcloths and some clean clothes. This isn’t disgusting at all. Besides, you’re having babies, it’s a part of life.” She sounded like she was more than happy to prove to me that everything was just fine, and that I needed to let her do this. I guess I had no choice, but to let my mother-in-law help me to clean up and get changed. It would be helpful, but embarrassing.
When we got into the bathroom, Lila took me over to the low stool that Joaquin had brought in for me since I had been put on bedrest. It was just the right height that I could put my feet on the floor and wash myself up. If only I could reach my feet, or even see them. While I did my best to get the clothes off of me, before sitting down I might add, Lila went to get a bowl of hot water and some washcloths. She was back before I was out of my clothes. It was just so hard to maneuver right now, and some of them were stuck to me because they were so wet.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t finish undressing myself. Lila had to help me. She helped to peel away the yoga pants that were apparently comfortable in every situation except removing while wet. She even had to help me pull down the comfortable soft cotton panties that I wore for comfort rather than seducing Joaquin. It was really quite embarrassing.
After I was stripped I started to clean myself up as best as I could. I wouldn’t let her do any of that for me. I put my foot down about it.
“It’s no big deal, sweetheart. I want to help.” She pleaded, trying to be more helpful for me.
“No, Lila, I couldn’t have you do that for me.”
“Then what would you have me do?” She wondered as she looked down at me while I sat there awkwardly on the stool, naked and cleaning myself as best as I could.
“Could you get me some clean clothes? Nothing complicated of course, I will just have to take them off again.”
“Yes sweetheart. I will be right back.” She smiled and left the room then.
I wanted to clean myself as thoroughly as I could while she was gone. I couldn’t get away with a full shower before leaving tonight, but I could stand and make cleaning myself a little easier. If I didn’t have to try and see around this giant belly to reach things, it would be so much easier to get clean.
I stood and cleaned myself up as fast as I could. I had even grabbed a towel and wrapped myself before Lila came back into the room. Though, the towel gaped open where my giant baby belly poked out. It was kind of disheartening to see just how big I had gotten over these last few months.
“Riviana, what are you doing now?” Lila asked with a laugh when she came back into the bathroom and saw me standing at the sink.
“I wanted to brush my teeth and pull my hair back.” I answered her quickly. “I just want this to be as easy as possible when I get there.” I had already run the brush through my hair and was pulling it back into a loose ponytail. Next all I needed was to brush my teeth.
Joaquin came back into the room as I was rinsing my mouth. When he didn’t see me in the bedroom, he yelled for me and started to run frantically. Lila laughed and yelled for him to come into the bathroom.
However, Joaquin definitely wasn’t happy when he saw me standing in front of the mirror though.
“What the hell?” He demanded in a firm tone. “I went to take the bags down to the car, and all the rules went out the window?”
“Honey, all the rules went out the window the moment my water broke.” I soothed him as I patted my hand against his chest.
“You’re not supposed to be on your feet.” He whined at me.
“I know Joaquin, but I felt gross and disgusting. I didn’t want you to carry me while I was covered in all that stuff. Now all I need to do is get dressed, and we can go.” I smiled at him. “Will you help me?”
I knew that he would help me, he would have insisted if I hadn’t asked for his help. With a smile he lifted me into his arms and carried me back to the room. He didn’t take me to the bed since it was wet but he sat me on the sofa and pulled my towel away. Lila handed him the clothes that she had grabbed: a comfortable pair of panties and a simple, loose cotton dress. It was easy to get me into both of the articles of clothing. After that Joaquin slipped on a pair of fuzzy boots that were only meant for wearing around the house and not outside. I guess it was fine, I wasn’t really going to be walking right now anyway.
“Alright, now let’s go.” Joaquin lifted me into his arms and out the door we went.
We were in the car and ready to go before I knew what was happening. I was sitting in the back with Lila while Joaquin drove us to the hospital. I could feel my nerves growing steadily, along with the intensity and pain of the contractions. Those also felt like they were coming more regularly as well. I wondered just how much longer all of this was going to take.
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Joaquin
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I couldn’t believe that Riviana had broken the bed rest rule. Well, I guess if she was ever going to break it, today was the day. We were getting ready to go to the hospital after all. And I could understand that she would want to get cleaned up. I would have done the same thing if I was in her position. I barely had the wetness touch me but I couldn’t think of anything else but taking care of my wife. She was way more level headed than I was most of the time. Still, maybe I should send someone to get some clean clothes for me soon.
We made it to the hospital with no incident. I didn’t have to rush so much this time since it wasn’t an emergency like it was when Riviana had her hypertensive crisis before. She was in labor right now, but she was alert, and everything seemed to be just fine for the time being. I wasn’t going to panic unless something else happened. Well, I hoped I wouldn’t panic.
When we got to the hospital I pulled up right out front. I walked around the side of the car and lifted Riviana into my arms and carried her inside while mom carried the two bags that we had, one for Riviana and one for the babies. The valet took the keys and parked the car. That was a very useful thing that a lot of hospitals had, and I made certain to take advantage of that right now.
I knew we didn’t have to go through the emergency department. We needed to go through registration; that was what Griffin had told me. It would be quicker that way. I was going to follow all of his instructions to make sure that I got this all done properly. I went to the desks that were just beyond the welcome station and carried Riviana to the first one that was open. There was no one waiting to check in at the moment so I just sat down.
“Sir, you need to put your name on that clipboard over there and wait to be called.” The woman behind the desk scolded me. I raised my eyebrows at the empty lobby and then glared at her.
“There is no one out there, and as you can see, my hands are a bit full at the moment.” My voice held a biting edge. “Mom, will you please write Riviana’s name on the board over there and hand it to this woman for me?”
“Of course sweetheart.” I could hear that my mom was trying not to laugh at my childish attitude. I didn’t consider this childish, I considered it taking charge.
“Oh, fine.” The woman held out her hand for the clipboard and waited so that she could check us in. “What is your name Sir, and what is the patient’s name.”
“The patient is my wife, Riviana, and my name is Joaquin Gray.” I saw the moment that the recognition flashed across her face. Yes, my name was definitely a famous one. The problem was, most people didn’t imagine someone that was only in his mid twenties. That made it awkward when they met me for the first time.
“R..R..Joaquin Gray?” She stuttered over my name for a moment. “THE Joaquin Gray, the m..m..m..millionaire?”
“No, Madam.” I grinned at her. “Joaquin Gray, the billionaire.” The blush that spread across her cheeks then made it clear that she had vastly underestimated me.