The Surprise

She had barely gotten across the street before the pain hit. It was excruciating. If I can only get to the car, she thought, I'll drive myself to the hospital. As she sat in the car trying to compose herself, she couldn't figure out what could be wrong.

The pain eased enough for her to drive to the hospital. She would call Braxton, her husband, once she found out what was wrong. The waiting room was packed, not surprising, living in a city as large as Chicago. It's times like this she missed the quiet life in Alabama that she left behind only four months ago.

"What seems to be the problem?" the Dr. asked, her kind and sympathetic eyes put Louise at ease. Louise described the pain she had experienced earlier. From the description and the location of the pain Dr. Winston decided to do a pelvic exam.

"Will Louise," Dr. Winston said, "you can relax. You're not dying, you're in labor and in about an hour or so you will be delivering your baby." "No way " Louise gasped, "I should know if I'm pregnant! Besides my husband and I didn't plan to have children for another year or two."

Excitement and fear ceased her all at once as the nurse wheeled her to labor and delivery. Louise was grateful that Dr Winston phoned Braxton, soon he'd be by her side to welcome the sweet little surprise.