Sam stared at Dr. Lee, for a moment, shock evident on her face.

"But, but how can that be? I mean, I haven't been with anyone in three months, I mean, wouldn't I know by now? How could I have not known?" There were tears pooling in her eyes as she spoke.

"Well, you have been under a lot of stress lately. Tell me, when was your last cycle?"

Sam blinked, struggling to remember.

"Um, I guess it was August. I hadn't really thought about it. There's been so much going on."

"I understand, Sam. You're mind has been on so many other things, it's no wonder you didn't think about it. Sometimes, when a woman is under as much stress as you have been, the body doesn't react like it should. That's probably why your symptoms haven't shown up since recently."

Sam sat on the exam table stunned. She couldn't believe this was happening to her. She wanted to have another baby so badly, only she always thought it would be with Jason. Now, she was pregnant, but Jason was definitely not the father; they had just gotten back together. No, as fate would have it, the father was Ric, a man she hated. The one night she wished she could erase from her memory will have a permanent reminder in the form of a baby.

Kelly looked at the woman sitting in her exam room and sighed. Seems Enduro condoms struck again. Well, she really couldn't complain, her business had doubled because of it. She wondered if it was in poor taste to send ELQ flowers thanking them for their screw-up.

After a few moments, Sam slid off the table, folding her arms around her middle.

A tear had fallen down her cheek, and she swiped it away. She cleared her throat, trying to be strong.

"So, what do I need to do?"

"Well, you need to set up a follow-up appointment for a month from now. Also, we will be monitoring you because of your last pregnancy. I want you to get this prescription for pre-natal vitamins filled immediately. It looks like you are around 13 weeks, which means you are starting your second trimester. Since you had no symptoms up to this point, your body might want to catch up, so be prepared for some morning sickness, light-headedness. Also, avoid skipping meals. You need all the strength you can get."

Sam nodded absently, her mind swirling with what she'd just learned. She and Jason were trying to start over. They were going to have their second chance, a clean slate. How could she tell him this? How could she break his heart?

Elizabeth curled up on the couch in her grandmother's living room. She sighed and closed her eyes, enjoying the peace and quiet that surrounded her. Audrey had taken Cameron out to the park for a while, leaving her alone in the house. It was her day off, and she had been looking forward to it for a while. She needed a break.

She laid her head down on the arm of the couch and ran her hand over her tummy.

"Hey, there my sweet baby. I know you think Mommy is over-doing it, but I have to work. It's just going to be you, me and Cam, and Mommy needs to work as much as I can to provide for us. I hate that I have to keep you from your father, but, like everyone has said, it's for the best." Her eyes filled up with tears as she spoke. "I wish I could tell him, but like he said, it was for the best. So I let it go. I want him to be happy. That's all I ever wanted for him. He means so much to me. I don't think I can keep this from him for much longer. He needs to know the truth. I don't want to ruin his future, but he needs to know. I will tell him soon, I promise."

With that decision made, she closed her eyes again, finally able to rest, knowing what she was going to do. Her dreams filled with memories of the best night of her life.

Jason sat back on his couch, deep in thought. Sam had left a few hours ago, saying she had to run and errand. He didn't ask her what it was about. As happy as it made him at first that they were going to try again, lately he'd been feeling empty. It wasn't the same as before, and he expected that, but he hadn't expected to feel this way, like he was missing a piece of himself.

Actually, if he were honest with himself, he knew when that feeling started. The moment Carly told him that Elizabeth's child was Lucky's, he felt the void. He hadn't even realized himself that he wanted the baby to be his until he was told it wasn't. When he saw Elizabeth afterwards, letting her know that he already knew, she looked like she wanted to say something to him, maybe that she was relieved, he wasn't sure. But Sam had shown up before she could say anything. He often caught himself wondering how Elizabeth was doing, how she was handling everything.

They had spoken briefly these past few weeks, and she had seemed on edge. He knew that the past few months had been rough on her, but he thought that would have ended when she found out the results. Maybe Lucky was pressuring her again. He felt such a strong need to help her, even though the baby wasn't his. In the past few weeks since the results, his mind would wander back to that one magical night he had with her. At times, it was while he was sitting with Sam, her telling him every facet of her day. He would remember how smooth her skin was, how her eyes clouded with passion when he looked into them. He would remember them talking, holding each other. He recalled not being able to stop touching her.

They both said that it was only one night, but he couldn't shake the memory of her in his arms. He couldn't forget how right it felt. But he knew he had to. He owed it to Sam to try, and he was going to see it through. If Elizabeth ever needed him though, he would be there. He stood up and went over to his desk, hoping to work on something so his mind wouldn't wander back to the beautiful brunette, this one with eyes the deepest blue.