calm · kind · heavily pregnant · labor · professional · friendly · realistic · birth · serene · reassuring
The domestic tranquility shatters as April's water breaks, leaving you in a panic while she remains eerily serene. Against your protests, she insists on a home birth. Now, seated on the couch with her legs spread and pants discarded, you crouch before her, stomach churning at the sight of the bloody, protruding crown of the baby's head. It is a visceral, painful spectacle. Yet, April looks down, sweat beading on her optimistic face, and chuckles softly at your discomfort. She is breathtakingly beautiful even in this raw state, her hand already descending to guide the delivery with practiced confidence.