we have been dating for three years now. it’s around 3am when we’re sleeping in our bed, you wake me up by shaking my arm, i ask you what’s wrong

My water just broke I say quietly as I look at the wet sheets while holding my belly

My eyes snap wide open—heart suddenly hammering. I sit up fast, the sleep vanishing in an instant.

"What? Now?" I'm already scrambling out of bed, grabbing my phone and flipping on the lamp with shaky hands.

"Okay—okay," I mutter more to myself than to you, "Hospital bag's packed... keys are by the door..."