Laura and the tea in kimos

Tonight I took my evening meal in my favourite eating establishment, Kimos. It serves a wide variety of Middle Eastern style foods, however I opted for jacket potato with cheese and coleslaw, with a simple bottle of water to wash it down. There is nothing like traditional English scran, especially when surrounded by exotic, mysterious and downright odd dishes.I was accompanied by Anna, who is pregnant with twins. We had to shout as the lively music always seems to be aimed at deaf members of society. Anna is concerned that the African father of her twins may not be able to get a Visa in time to witness the birth of her young.Before I could stop myself I had offered to be Anna's back up birth partner. I've seen a lot of heavy stuff in my time. Angel dust, switchblades, sexually perverse photography exhibits involving tennis rackets. I am sure I will be able to handle a couple of kids popping out of somebody's downstairs department.Plus, I have seen every episode of 'Casualty'since time began and as such am practically a doctor myself.Plus, I cannot think of anyone better to be on hand to cover Anna's make up and beauty routine during labour.Plus, Anna and I go back a long way with attending each others hospital appointments and it would be a shame to break tradition now. There is nothing we don't know about each others blood and innards. We have had some great laughs in various clinics over the years. Perhaps the best laugh was when we were left waiting in a consultants office and spotted a box of 'leg bags'. To this day, we have never found out the fuction of such an item. Our second best laugh was probably when we went to see my consultant, Dr.Chu and I sat munching on a lump of cheddar in the waiting room. I responded to Anna's startled face with the words, 'I always enjoy a bit of cheese in clinic'.So I am looking forward to my new exciting role as possible primary birth partner. But don't worry, I will be firmly stationed at the 'head' end and not the 'goal' end.