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A fathers love...

"He looks at me and my heart starts skipping beats, my face starts to glow, and my eyes start to twinkle. Imagine what he would do to me if he smiled."

Sam couldn't believe that after so long there he was sitting in a rocking chair cradaling his son. Nathan. Into a deep sleep.

"A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made"

Sam was glad that he was able to be there when Nate was born. He was actually able to the see the child he created with his love.

He wouldn't be able to forgive himself if anything ever happened to his baby or Jules because of his neglect.

"I could not think of any need in childhood like the need for a fathers protection"

Sam dreaded the day when his son would no longer want to hold his hand when crossing the street or hug him tightly when he's having a bad dream and would reject his kisses when they're in public.

Sam wished that his baby would stay a baby forever.

"Until you have a son of your own...you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son"

Sam had been told that a love for a son can only be filled by a son. So looking down at Nate, who looked just like his dad, sleep he knew that his love for Nathan would go beyond what his heart was capable of giving.

Sam loved his son and whenever his gaze fell upon him his heart melted. Everytime.

"Any man could be a father... but it takes someone special to be a Dad"

A father is someone who is there when his baby is sick, when his baby has a nightmare, when his baby gets a boo boo, when his baby cries, when his baby simply wants his dad.

Sam was glad everything had turned out alright and now he had both Jules and their son together. He wouldn't know what he would do if one day Nathan called another man 'Dad'.

It would truly break him to pieces. That he failed.

"A child looks up at the stars and wonders, great fathers put their child's on their shoulders and help them grab a star"

As a father Sam wanted his son to be able to reach and accomplish anything he set his mind to. Nathan would never go without the support and guidance of his father.

Jules leaned at the door frame and watched Sam with their son. She remembered all the times she felt lonely and without Sam by her side.

To her none of that mattered anymore. Sam was here with her and Nathan and nothing in the world could change that.

"The best thing a father could do for his baby is love his mother"

Sam wanted to make Jules the happiest woman alive she gave him something to be proud of and call his own. They would forever be connected with the bond that is their child. He couldn't wait til the day Nathan called out for him and his mom.

"Seeing your son look up to you should be your best reward in life"

As a father to a boy...sam wanted to raise his son to be a respectful young man and to teach him how to be an excellent father and lead by example.

He didn't want to have to show him to be a great father because he hoped he would have done an excellent job, and that Nathan would have him as a role model.

"A father should be his sons first hero..."

Jules walked up to Sam and kissed her two boys on the forehead. Sam sat Jules in his lap as they both looked at their little miracle.

Jules couldn't have asked for a better father for her son Nathan. Sam was the one and only. always

"The greatest gift I've ever had was from God and I call him dad"