The waiting room felt cold despite the warm burgundy walls and mahogany floor. The smell of sterile cleaners hung in the air.
Gloria flipped idly through a magazine as Lola sat upright in her straight back chair waiting for the nurse to call her. Tommy had tagged along in hopes that someone would suddenly go into labor. He told them both before they left home, that he would like to add this to his mental resume of "life action" events that would later help him when he became a movie director.
He sat patiently across from Lola, and kept a close eye on several mothers that looked to be 9 months along. She welcomed his presence, it distracted her from all the questions that raced through her turbulent mind.
"Tommy," Lola whispered leaning forward. "Keep a close look at the lady in the purple yoga pants."
Tom gave her a subtle nod, then glanced to his left where the poor woman sat rubbing her large round belly and taking long, deep breaths.
Gloria giggled at Lola's side. "I tried to warn him that labor is no picnic, and if he was lucky enough to see someone's water break he might want to take a few steps back."
She laughed quietly, then tried again to settle into the rough fabric of the chair. She couldn't quite find a comfortable position, but at only twenty-four weeks it shouldn't be so difficult. She noticed as she shifted again a small cramp formed on the right side of her lower stomach just below her bump. She tried to rub it out, but the pain grew and sharpened.
"Mom," Lola whispered. "I have a sharp cramp right here." She put her hand on the spot again and pressed in.
"Maybe if you stand up and stretch it will help."
Lola stood and the pain only grew.
"It's not going away," Lola said. Worry began to fill her mind, but as she bent over to sit back down, a large rumble erupted filling the still waiting room.
Mortified, Lola sat down quickly trying to hide her beet red face in her hand.
"Now, that's what I call a fart!" Tommy said.
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