25/09/2026
It鈥檚 a big day for the Grundys, and Robert finds himself in the right place at the right time.
Amber is craving ice cream so drives over to the shop where she meets Keira and Brad. She shares that she鈥檚 been up since 6am with backache and Keira points out that it sounds like she鈥檚 definitely in labour. Amber agrees and they ask Robert, who鈥檚 arrived to shop, to take Amber to the birthing centre.
Initially uncertain of going with him, Robert re-introduces himself to Amber, puts a picnic rug down on his back seat and asks Brad to accompany her, all the while keeping them distracted with birth tales from his first marriage. As Brad fills in George, also en-route, on the phone, he helps Amber with her breathing and holds her hand. When George reminds Brad to record it, Amber dismisses the plan of filmed socials content completely.
At the birthing centre, Amber rejects the planned water birth and requests an epidural. But the baby is on the way and so the midwife, with encouragement from George, helps her through. Amber鈥檚 scared and feels out of control. Nothing is as she planned. Phoning Brad, George shares how scared he is for the baby and for Amber. He鈥檚 seen so many animals being born but it鈥檚 awful seeing Amber in pain. Perhaps its karma for the bad things he鈥檚 done. Brad tells him to be strong for Amber.
Back in the birthing suite the baby is starting to crown and Amber gives it everything to deliver a baby boy. Amber and George are overcome. She鈥檚 not bothered that it wasn鈥檛 livestreamed, though vows she鈥檚 never doing it again. It鈥檚 the best day of her life!
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