“Okay,” Annabeth Cates nodded gently, feeling a contraction in her abdomen as her face perspired from the pain.

Josh Batton, Xyla Quest, and Sharon Lindt started to feel nervous when they saw her like this.

Josh held her hand tightly. “I’ll get a nurse to check on you right away.”

He pressed on a button to get the nurse. “Can you send someone in here? My wife is in pain.”

Annabeth clenched his hand while dealing with the unfamiliar pain that felt significantly worse than her period cramps.