#Chapter 238 – This Could Take a While

Justin’s POV

Taking another deep breath, I tried to relax my white-knuckle grip on the steering wheel. “Is there anything I need to do?” I asked her.

“Yes,” she replied calmly. “You need to drive and focus only on doing that correctly and calmly.”

Her giggle accompanying this statement was followed by a wince and a huff of air.

“What? What’s wrong?” I demanded.

“Nothing’s wrong,” she soothed. “It’s just a contraction.”

Contractions? The doctor had mentioned these would be a marker of how close to delivery Helen was. We had to time them so we knew where in labor Helen was. Now, how far apart were they before we needed to worry? What if she delivered in the car?

“How far apart are they?” I insisted. “You were timing them like Dr. Peterson suggested, right? How much time do we have?” All this came out in a rush.

This time Helen made a face at me. “I don’t know how much time we have, but we have enough time that you don’t need to be like this. You’re stressing me out, and I have enough wo