#Chapter 34 Hello Mother-in-Law

Iris's cool fingers pressed against my skin, her touch gentle yet probing. I held my breath, waiting for her verdict. I knew everything was fine, but for some reason this was still nerve-wracking. "Well, Olivia," Iris said, her voice soft and melodic, "I'm pleased to say you're in perfect health." Relief washed over me, not that I was actually surprised. “I told him so,” I shook my head as if it didn’t soothe me to hear it too. Iris chuckled as she packed away her instruments. “First-time parents often get a little…wound-up,” she said. “Cut him a little slack. It’ll happen to you a million times too, and that’s okay.” I cringed, thinking about the panic attack from earlier today. Hopefully that wouldn’t happen a million times—but then again, I comforted myself, how many times in this pregnancy was I going to have to talk a grieving mother off the edge? Honestly the fact that it had happened once was unusual enough. “Does that mean I’m going to have to deal with him hoverin