She gives him another small laugh, but this one is more of relief from what he's said.

And it wasn't much longer before she spent more time leaning on Draco than she did moving around, her breathing exercises forgotten as she panted through the progression of her labor.

Upon noticing this, Jessica asks, "Are the contractions starting to feel like they're running together? Hard to tell when one ends and another begins?"

Mia only responds with a nod.

"You're getting closer, then. It won't be long now."

Lemia moves over to join them, helping to support Mia back to the bed with one arm and wiping the sweat from her daughter's brow with a cool cloth.