Letting Go (Mitchell Family #1)(68)
Author: Jennifer Foor

Maybe I was too late? Maybe Savanna had already gone back to North Carolina. Maybe she changed her mind after the way I treated her?

I found a bottle of whiskey and started taking drinks straight from the bottle. I wanted to feel nothing. Just for a while, I wanted it to all go away. I lost my father and now possibly my future.

Chapter 37

Savanna

While waiting for Colt to get back, Ty and I took a walk not too far in the woods. When we heard someone screaming we found Miranda holding her stomach in the driveway. A puddle of wetness covered the ground between her legs.

While Ty hobbled, I ran toward her. She was screaming in pain. “Something is wrong. I hurts too bad.”

“We need to get you to the hospital.” I said as I took her by the arm and led her to my car.

“My mother had to go out of town this morning. She won’t be off her plane for two more hours. You have to call Colt and my aunt.” She announced.

Ty was already trying to dial both of them, but we knew they didn’t have their phones on while they were planning a funeral. We got Miranda in the car and started speeding our way to the hospital. Ty was sitting up front with me, but Miranda was in the back screaming.

“How long have you been having contractions?” I asked.

“I don’t know. A few hours.” She replied.

“How far are they apart?”

“Every couple of minutes.” She cried.

“Oh shit!” I looked in the rearview mirror and noticed she was laying down across the backseat. “Ty you need to check her.”

“You are f**king kidding me right now. There is no way I am doing something like that.” He said frantically.

“No! I have to keep driving. Lean your ass back there and look between her legs.” I announced as I tried to keep driving while watching Miranda. Beads of sweat covered her face and chest.

“I can’t do this!” Ty announced when he attempted and then backed up back into the front seat.

“Stop being a little bitch and do it Ty. This is important!” I screamed.

“Ah damn, this aint right!” He said as he started climbing over the seat. “You need to pull over. I can’t see anything.” He said as Miranda screamed out in pain again.

I pulled the car over to the shoulder of the road and both of us got out of the front seat. When I got behind Ty, he opened the back door and moved aside. “Oh God I can feel it coming out!” Miranda yelled.

I looked back at Ty. He looked like he was going to puke. Can you make it to the hospital? We are like fifteen minutes away.” He said.

“Miranda, I need to take off your shorts and look. Is it okay?” I asked.

She was trying to do her breathing and just nodded at my request. With one swift yank I pulled her shorts down to her knees. I was not prepared for what I saw.

“Oh God! The head is crowning. The baby is coming now!” I said in a panic. “Ty call for an ambulance. Try to figure out where the hell we are.”

“I can’t have my baby in a car!” Miranda said.

“Keep breathing. Your baby is coming right now. I need you to push when I say. I have no idea if I am doing this right, but I will do everything I can do, I promise.”

I took both of Miranda’s knees and spread them as far apart as the back seat would allow. The baby’s head was almost all the way out. Miranda continued screaming. “It hurts. I’m dying! Please just get it out of me! Help me!”

“Miranda you need to focus. I need you to try to push.”

“I can’t. It will hurt worse. Please help me.” She yelled.

I don’t know what made him do it, but Ty opened the door to where her head lay. He scooted himself in and rested her head on his lap. Ty reached over and grabbed her hand. “You can do it. Squeeze my hand and just try Miranda.”

She kept shaking her head, saying she couldn’t, but her natural urge to push must have taken over. I gave her a nod and watched as she bore down and pushed with everything she had. The baby’s head came out further, but went back in. “Push again. Hold it this time.” I called out.

This time she pushed harder. Ty held her tight and screamed with her as his eyes watched the little head coming out from between the girl’s legs. When the head was out, the little body started following. It was so slippery that I had to grab her shorts and use them to secure my hold on the infant. Miranda managed one last push before the hips and legs came out. I wrapped the baby in the shorts and heard the sirens of the ambulance in the distance. Miranda still needed to deliver an afterbirth and someone had to cut the cord, but the baby was wailing and Miranda was alert.

“It’s a girl!” I said as I held the newborn in my hands. She was so small. My hands were shaking like crazy and I couldn’t believe that I had just done something like that. I could only thank God that I had taken a Child Development class this past semester. One of the requirements was to watch a live birth at the hospital.

Within minutes, Miranda and her daughter were being carted into the ambulance and taken to the hospital. I was covered in blood and other bodily fluids that I didn’t even want to know what they were.

Just as the ambulance was starting to pull away, I saw Ty running toward it. He gave me a quick wave before jumping in the back to go with Miranda.

That left me alone on the side of the road, in the middle of nowhere.

It was getting dark out and I knew I needed to get back to the ranch. I jumped in the car, covered in blood and the smell of everything else that came out with the baby. When I pulled up to the cabin, I noticed Colt’s car was back. I looked like Hell and just needed a shower. He had been so distant that he probably wouldn’t even care what I needed to do. After his father’s funeral we were going to have to talk about our future. As it stood right now, I was considering going home and finishing school. Colt acted like I was in the way here. I couldn’t give up everything and be resented.

I climbed the porch steps and walked into the house. Colt met me at the door. He took one look at my clothes and his green eyes got huge. “What happened? Are you okay?”

I shook my head but said nothing. Honestly, I was afraid to say anything to him. I couldn’t deal with being rejected anymore. It hurt me so much.

He kept looking me over. “Miranda went into labor. We couldn’t get in touch with any of you. How long were you at the funeral place? Where is your phone?” I shook my head. “Ty and I helped deliver the baby in the back of my car. The ambulance came afterwards. Your mom and aunt are on the way there. I need to get cleaned up before I head back there.” I said as I started making my way up the stairs.