Rulebreakers

That is the most cryptic answer to the suggestion that someone call the paramedics that I have ever heard.  They follow their own rules?  I'm guessing that Nina does not give to her local fire house when they call annually for donations.

Tommie to the rescue!  A home birth with a rookie midwife is clearly the safer option than going to a sterile medical facility with trained professionals.

We Need Help

So Nina is super duper worried about dying in childbirth, buuuuut not so crazy about the whole hospital thing. She can't be moved, people! In fairness to Nina, she's probably so ignorant about childbirth that she doesn't realize agonizing pain is part of the deal, and thinks that she is experiencing death pangs. Death pangs that... increase with movement. I wonder who has enough midwife experience AND time on their hands to help these two out?

Reunited

Oh my. A couple of days ago Megan said she was hoping that blackness on the floor by Nina a shadow, not something coming from her body. Now I'm worried it's neither, and is in fact a shadowy, sentient being that is wrestling Nina to the floor and, it appears, pushing Scott down the stairs. I'm getting a Rosemary's baby vibe from all of this.

Scott Bolts, Scott Charges

Oh boy, I can just hear the rumor mill grinding now! "Blandly Handsome Rich Guy Scott Gains Curses, Jaywalks." Hoo boy! He's going to be in some hot water now!

Time to Deliver

Maybe the reason that Nina's mother died in childbirth is because she thought it was the stomach flu and decided to take a long walk by herself away from town. I hope that black puddle on the floor is a shadow and not Nina's water/bile that broke on the floor.  Seriously, where is Tommie?  I thought she would have sensed Nina's distress by now.  Gaines Manor has a wine cellar but no clock?

I Have No Idea What Happens Next

Oh wow! I think Nina reads the blog! Yes Nina, you are a little bit of a fool, but acceptance is the first step towards recovery. So, if you're still reading the site, here's what I think comes next in the baby having process, based on baby-having episodes of my favorite sitcoms Full House, Step by Step, The Office, The Nanny, Friends, Mad About You, and I Love Lucy. So, you start having contractions (maybe someone with a stopwatch will "time" these, but I don't really know why), someone whisks you away to a hospital, and then after hours and hours of contractions, you push out a baby! That's... it? Maybe there's more I don't know about. Sorry. Should've hit the books!

Oh, also, your water will break at the most inopportune moment, which is usually good for a laugh.

She's Leaving Home

While Nina's off puking up a kid, we are witness to the devestating fallout of her mysterious disappearance at home. It's heart-breaking to watch Fred Blake look around her room and then calmly decide to gather more information. Just harrowing. And by that I mean, um, it's not very interesting. Tell Scott! He's sure to immediately jump into full-blown panic. Oh, or better yet, tell his publicist!