Title: The Maxie Gift
Rating: K, I guess...
Summary: Takes places four months after Sam finds out she pregnant.
Disclaimer: Are Jasam buck naked and doing it on every avaiable surface at least once a week? No? Well then I don't own them...
Part 1
Sam sat glaring at the coffee pot, she felt as though it was mocking her. All shiny and not being used because Jason gave up coffee for her again. Yes, the coffee pot was definitely mocking her. With a long suffering sigh, Sam picked up the cup of tea in front of her and made her way into the livingroom. No coffee pots in here to mock her. Just as she was sitting down to work on a few case files there was loud knock at the door. Sam considered ignoring it until she heard Maxie's voice.
"Sam! Jason! I know one of you is in there! Open the door or I'm calling Calry!" Carly's name and the threat of the woman coming over was enough to get Sam up and out of her seat and rushing to the door. When she opened the door, Maxie breezed in carrying a large tote bag and flopped down on the couch.
"I come bearing gifts, well a gift. Unless you count the pleasure of my company which is a gift in itself."
"Oh! A present!"
"It's not for you though."
"Maxie, please tell you didn't go buy Jason more colorful shirts... again! Last time he threw them off the blacony."
"It's not for Jason either."
"Then who is it for?"
"The other person living in this house. The baby!"
"Maxie, the baby isn't even anywhere close to being born. How can you already have a gift for her?"
"Speaking of her, have you thought of a name yet?"
"No, not yet but I promise I'll let you know as soon as we decide."
"Okay. Well it's really more for the baby's room. I figured I better give this to you now before you start decorating, we don't want things clashing. In fact, you should just let me decorate the nursery so I know everything goes together. God only know what Jason would do to that room, it would be grey with black curtains or something equally horrible."
"Maxie, can I see what you bought?"
"Sam, I didn't just buy this. I had this custom made the day you told me you were pregnant and finished as soon as you told me it was a girl, it came in this morning."
"Well now I'm even more intrigued. Show me!" Maxie grinned widely and pulled out the surprise from the bag. Sam sat speechless, staring at the surprise.
"Is that... is that a mobile made with... waterguns?"
"Yes, yes it! You and Jason are like the Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Port Charles. It's all guns and explosions for you two so this is perfect for the baby." Sam didn't know what to say. It was kind of perfect for their baby and it was just such a Maxie gift that she couldn't help but being touched that her friend had put so much thought into it.
"Oh and the best part! The waterguns are completely functional. Once she gets too old for the mobile, just pull off the waterguns and she run around playing mob boss or PI."
"Maxie this is... so completely perfect and completely inappropriate for a baby that it could only come from you. I love it!" Maxie smiled brightly, choosing to take it all as a compliment and hugged Sam tightly. As they were pulling away Jason walked in the front door.
"Oh Jason! Look what I got for the baby's room!" Maxie bounced over to Jason and held out the watergun mobile for him to see. Sam smiled at the bewildered look on Jason's face.
"Is that a mobile?"
"Yes."
"Is it made out of waterguns?"
"Yes."
"And it's for the baby? Mine and Sam's baby?"
"Duh! Yes! Who else's baby would this be perfect for?" Jason looked around Maxie at Sam, who shrugged and smiled at him.
"She had it custom made."
"That's weird." At the sharp look Sam gave him, Jason quickly added to his statement. "And... thoughtful."
"And Sam already gave me permission to take over decorating the nursery, so don't worry about a thing. Your baby will be shooting baddies in style!"
"Maxie I didn't-" Before Sam could finish her sentence Maxie cut her off.
"Look I have to go if I'm gonna be decorating that room, especially if I'm gonna do it before Jason gets his fashion flawed hands anywhere near it. Sam call me later, we'll have lunch. Bye!" And then Maxie was out the door. Jason and Sam were stunned, looking at each other and then the mobile. Jason shook his head as he put the mobile down on the desk and walked towards Sam. He sat down next to her and pulled her smaller body against him.
"I didn't actually give her permission to decorate the baby's room. She brought it up and I didn't answer."
"That's a yes to Maxie."
"So... what do you think about the mobile?"
"I think it's something only Maxie would give us."
"That's what I said."
"I think we should just let her have the nursery, it'll keep her busy and be one less thing for us to do."
"Mmmm I agree." Sam responded as she snuggled into Jason's side, enjoying the quiet for as long as it would last.