A simple kind of life:

Sam learns a secret that could change his life forever. How will Diane react to Sam's news?

"Sam, what do you want for dinner?" asked Diane, not taking her eyes from her book

"Screw dinner, let's go straight to desert" joked Sam

Diane giggled and joined him on the sofa, kissing him softly.

"How about we go out for dinner?" She said, laughing as Sam tickled her. "That doesn't bother me Sam..." she said half-convincingly before bursting into a fit of hysterics and retaliated by tickling him back.

The doorbell rang stopping them suddenly. The person at the door rang once more, forcing Sam to get up and answer it.

Swinging the front door open, Sam saw nobody at his door until his eyes drifted towards something on the doorstep.

"Oh my God" he said softly

"What?" asked Diane, curiously

"We've got company" said Sam, taking a deep breath

Diane came over to the door and looked down. She took an extra breath when she saw the 'company'

Diane saw a little baby wrapped in a blanket in a basket, with a letter pinned to it.

Sam picked up the letter, addressed to him and opened it, reading it quickly.

"Oh my God" said Sam once again

"What?" asked Diane, already replaying the worst case scenario in her head

"Okay, here goes: Dear Sam, this is the hardest letter I've ever had to write, but I'm just going to say it. This is your three month old daughter. Her name is Jill Malone and her birthday is the 29th of September. I know that I should have told you earlier but better late than never. I want you to look after her now, love her and care for her in ways that I can't. Thank you, love Charlotte Cross'

The worst case scenario, thought Diane.

"I can't believe this, me, a father"

Diane just stood there in disbelief.

"It's freezing out here, let's bring her inside" said Sam, tapping into his paternal instincts

He brought the basket inside and took out his daughter, cradling her in his arms.

"Hello Jill, my darling. I'm your daddy Sam. I'm going to love you like mad. Do we have any milk Dinae?" he said without taking his eyes off of baby Jill

"Yes, just no bottles" she said, half sarcastically.

"Would you pop out to the store and pick some up, along with some other baby things, diapers, baby food, stuff like that. Oh and maybe pick us up some dinner"

"What do you want, I'm not hungry really"

I've suddenly lost my appetite, she thought