Chapter 23-2

I breathed deeply and stretched a bit to make it obvious that I was waking up. My back ached like I had been lifting things all day, which I knew came from the awkward position I had been on the chairs. I had it coming. I stretched to try to ease the pain, but it didn't help. "Maybe you should go rest on a real bed," Mikko said looking over at me. "She's going to be asleep for a while longer." That's actually a good idea. I thought as I stood up. The pressure on my back hurt even more. "Can I stay at the house? I don't want to be far from her." "Of course," Finn agreed with a smile. I took a step and had to stop. I felt a contraction. It was brief and my lower back didn't hurt with it, so I knew it couldn't be labor pains yet. It didn't even feel like the preterm labor drama. Mikko stepped closer when I froze. "What's wrong?" I breathed out hard. "Just a contraction?" I saw both of the men's faces drop. "Don't worry. I'm not in labor.