Chapter 22

• ~Lola’s POV~
• Dante’s mother has been visiting me and assisting me with a variety of tasks and errands. I thought I’d be able to do it alone, but having her here makes all the difference. I have no idea how she does it. She has spent the last few months protecting me and her grandchildren, and it feels good to have her by my side. The children’s room is now ready. But I’m so tired, though. I’m tired and my stomach feels like it’s going to burst. I really don’t want to do anything. To prepare for giving birth, Dante’s mother and I have been going to antenatal classes. She hated the idea of Mason accompanying me. I don’t blame her though. She says that Mason has feelings for me and his motives are not pure, which I personally find funny, as Mason and June are my friends and they have been helping me. I know I have just met them but Mason never gave me the idea that says, ‘Hey Lola I want you.’ I think all this is just in my mother’s head. There are some nasty women at the antenatal classes and Mason has been of great help, but my mother would come each time I had my classes, just to avoid Mason getting closer to me. Due to the fact that only me and my mother have been attending the sessions, everyone is curious about my husband’s whereabouts now. At the time Mason was attending, no one dared to talk behind my back. I almost quit the classes because of those women. Except for me, everyone brings their spouses. That’s unfortunate, but my mother has taught me that not every husband who attends those classes is delighted. Several of them were compelled to attend. I believe this is accurate because several of these husbands appear restless. I don’t think I have to be very concerned about what other people think about what I do or where my husband is. Today I’ve been feeling a little weird. When I go to the bathroom, my pee has a thick mucus-like discharge. Then a thunderous agony struck me, and I leaped from the couch, screaming. Ruth leaped to her feet too. When she shifted her gaze towards me, her eyes went wide. It took me some time to register that my water had broken.
• No, no, no Mother has to be here! She had to see her grandchildren’s birth.