Bette immediately dropped the ice cream to the floor along with her purse and keys.  The two women stood froze just staring at each other from across the room.  They remained that way until Harmony doubled over in pain and finally snapped Bette out of her daze.

Bette:  “Oh my God.  I have to call the Dr.!”

Harmony:  “You are the Dr.”

Bette:  “Shit!  Right I am. 

She stood just looking around the room.

Bette:  “I can’t do this!”

Harmony:  “Yes you can.  You have to.”

Bette:  “Right.  Ok.  What now?”

Harmony:  “Call the RN.”

Bette:  “The RN.  Right.”

Bette quickly ran over to the phone and dialed the number.  The wrong number.  Several times.  On about the 4^th try she got it right.

Bette:  “Hello?  Yes.  Suzanne.  Its time!”

Suzanne:  “Ok.  Do what you were taught and I’ll be right there.”

She quickly hung up.

Bette:  What I was taught?!  I don’t remember what I was taught!

Harmony:  “What did you say?”

Bette:  “To do what I was taught and she’s coming.”

Then she just stopped and stood there staring at Harmony again until she once more doubled over in pain.

Bette:  “What was I taught?!”

Harmony:  “The bed.”

Bette:  “Oh right.  The bed.”

Bette went to the bed and stripped off all the sheets.  They were fortunate enough to have the protective covering already on the mattress when Harmony got close to her due date.

Bette:  “Ok come.”

Harmony waddled over to the bed and lay down.

Bette:  “Ok…um…um”

Harmony:  “Babe!”

Bette stopped pacing.

Harmony:  “Calm down.  Just do what you’ve been practicing the past 7 months.  I have faith in youuuuuu.”

Harmony once more felt pain shoot through her body.  It was crunch time.  Seeing this Bette finally sprung into action.  She retrieved all the sterile clothes and coverings she had purchased.  She propped Harmony up to the proper angel.  She went to the freezer and got her some ice chips and a cool clothe for her head.  She also retrieved a watch so she could monitor the contractions.  Once everything was in order the bell finally rang.