“Not this one either, honey, ” Barbara shook her head as she inspected the room.
“It doesn’t look too bad,” said George.
“I know dear, but you wouldn’t want to risk anything, not at this stage.”
George knew his wife was right. She was due in about a week and this was their first baby, so both parents were extra cautious.
“Maybe we should just skip the idea of a weekend getaway,” said George, looking apologetic.
He’d wanted to do something special for Barbara but what with the hospital bills and the firm downsizing, this was all he could afford at the moment.
Barbara squeezed his arm reassuringly.
“The only getaway I need is to be with you, even if it’s in our comfy little apartment,” she smiled.
George smiled back gloomily.
“Tell you what, dear,” said Barbara, sliding her arm around his neck and resting her chin on his shoulder. “We’ll check out one last place, alright?”
As they drove up to the next motel, Barbara immediately grabbed George’s hand.
“Um, we can’t stay here.”
But you haven’t even seen…,” began George.
“It’s not that,” Barbara interrupted, clutching his hand even harder.
“The baby’s coming!”
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LOL wasn’t quite expecting that ending. Well done 😀
😄 They weren’t either!😄 Thank you!
Good story!
Thank you so much! ☺
Welcome.
i love the sweetness in their dialogue, their evident love for each other is so tender in your writing.
Thank you so much! 😊
That’s a fairly good reason not to stay. Although a motel’s probably better than a car!
Haha! True, let’s hope they make it to the hospital in time!☺
Lol. No getaway from them baby is coming. Hope the labour is short. I guess they’ll be staying at the hospital this nice. Great job!
Haha! Not something either of them excepted! Thank you! ☺
Ah, sorry for all the typos. Autocorrect is driving me crazy lately. *for them, the baby. . .
*this night
Autocorrect can really hijack your writing at times! And sometimes I notice it much later. ..when it’s too late to tell the person..! 😄
Haha. I know. It’s crazy my iPad was fine, but lately. Every second comment I make has mistakes. It’s exasperating 🙂
At least he won’t have to deliver their child, which could have been the case if they had stayed there and she won’t have to risk staying in a bad motel. She will be well taken care of and so will their baby. Wonderful story. 🙂
Haha! True! Thank you! Glad you liked it! ☺
Ahh, babies and their crazy timing! Great story 🙂
Haha! So true! Thank you for reading! 🙂
Hahahah love the ending! Quite unexpected 🙂
😄 Thank you!