“Honey, how do you feel right now?” Josh Batton asked with a panicked expression. "Are you sure you don't feel any pain at all now?"

He was afraid Annabeth Cates was only saying it to console him.

She nodded with a smile. “Yeah, don’t worry.”

Sighing in relief, he hastily brushed his tears away before peering at the doctor. “Doctor, my wife won't be feeling any pain anymore, or will it still hurt after a while?”

The doctor nodded. “She won’t feel any further pain.”

“Thank you,” he breathed out, finally able to stop worrying.

“You’re welcome. It’s my job,” the doctor told him before leaving some instructions to the nurse and left.

It took quite a while for the cervix to dilate, but it was more tolerable without the pain.

Josh, Sharon Lindt, and Xyla Quest fed her all her favorite food from chocolate, water, and some sweetened snacks she liked to boost her strength.

She felt so moved when she saw them doing all these for her.

It felt great to have people taking care of her when