Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Once and Again.
Spoilers: None
Rating: Pg-13 to R
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A Week Later, Sammler-Singer Condo
"Any ideas?" asked Jessie holding up a baby name book.
Katie thought for a moment before speaking, "Natalie, I love the name Natalie."
Jessie smiled and leaned over taking the glass of wine from Katies hand. The two were sitting comfortably on a light khaki colored, plush, leather couch. Katie watched her without protesting though she'd thought up a few one line zingers that would get her her wine back quickly. Jessie had on a suede brown skirt that came to her knees, a white quater sleeve shirt and her hair was up in a bun with two pieces framing her face. Smiling she sipped at Katie's burgundy and watched her wife with focused blue eyes. Katie had on some dark jeans and a light green shirt with dark green sleeves. Then Jessie went back and consulted her book.
"To be born," said Jessie, reading from the book.
"Huh?" asked Katie wondering if she had lost herself watching Jessie and had missed a conversation or if that last comment was as radical as it seemed.
Jessie smiled and turned looking up at Katie, "that's what Natalie means."
"Well I can think of no name better suiting a child who was born," said Katie honestly.
Jessie laughed, "do you mind if I pick the other name?"
"Of course not, but please tell me what it is so I don't find out the day our child is born that you named her Natalie Gaylord or something like that," said Katie waving her hands in the air to emphasize her point.
Then Jessie smiled watching her and handed her the wine so she could flip back through the book. Watching her Katie realized she was looking for something. When Jessie leaned over to her, holding the book in front of her for Katie to see what she was pointing at Katie promptly did.
"Protector of mankind, Alexis," said Katie in a soft voice, it sounded almost like a whisper.
"Beside Katie," said Jessie, drawing attention from Katie, "I would never name our child Gaylord."
Katie grinned and laid back on the couch with the book in one hand, wine in the other. As she laid back her shirt moved up slightly, revealing a small amount of her abdomen. Jessie smiled and slide up against Katie, her head coming to rest on her wifes stomach. Then Katie lowered the book so both she and Jessie could see and opened it.
The baby book was light blue on the front and light pink on the back. Small decorations of cherubs adorned the corners of both the pages and the covers. The cherubs were soft-faced, gentle, winged looking childrenlike angels and they caught Katie's eye. Seeing the curly hair ontop of one of the cherubs smiling faces Katie couldn't help but wondered at what she and Jessie's child would look like. Would it have her or Jessie's eyes? Her or Jessie's personality? Either way, Katie concluded her thoughts, I'll still love it.
Smiling Katie felt Jessie's hand take the wine from her and place it on the low-down glass coffee table that sat in front of their couch. Jessie dipped a finger in the wine and brought it to her lips sucking off the last of the wine as a somewhat excited Katie watched. Then Jessie turned her full attention back to the book. Katie flipped through a few more pages till she came to the one she was looking for then cleared her throat before beginning to speak.
"Wealthy," said Katie as she read out what Jessie name meant.
Smiling smugly Jessie responded cheekily, "nothing but the truth."
"I think I'm going to have to alter this description a little...," said Katie pulling a pen off the coffee table.
She began writing something then paused to think. Smiling she went back to work. Jessie watched her, obviously intrigued, wondering whether Katie was writing something good or bad. She figured it would be good seeing as Katie never comitted anything she didn't mean to paper. Sliding up a little, Jessie tried to peek over Katie's shoulder at the book as her curiousity got the best of her. Katie swatted her arm playfully.
"Now, now, Mrs. Sammler, you can't look till I've finnished," scolded Katie playfully, moving so that she was covering the book better and she continued writing for another minute or so before turning and handing it to Jessie. Katie watched Jessie tentatively as the younger woman read the book.
"Jessie-
Angelic, perfect, amazing, center of the universe, gorgeous, enchanting, mezmerizing, gentle, soft...
I love you Jessica Elizabeth Sammler, with every fiber of my being, and obviously every word even closely related to you in the known English language."
Jessie smiled broadly as she turned and looked up at Katie. Leaning in Jessie's intelligent blue eyes fluttered closed as she pressed her lips against Katie's in a soft, loving kiss. Wrapping her arms around her wife Katie kissed back, opening her mouth slightly she let her tongue explore Jessie's mouth. Her fingers started rubbing small circles on Jessie's lower back.
"I love you too Kat, I love you too..."
Katie fidgetted before grinning which caused Jessie to look at her curiously, "now you have to write one," said Katie proudly as she handed the book to Jessie. Jess laughed, shaking her head slightly as she flipped the book quickly to Katie's name.
"I think you've read this before," accused Katie suspiciously.
"Maybe once or twice," replied Jessie smiling wryly.
"Once or twice, huh?" asked Katie smiling.
"Yea once or twice," ended Jessie before looking at the book and beginning to read.
"Hmm....interesting," said Jessie thoughfully.
"Oh yea...what's it say?" asked Katie trying unsucessfully to sound nonchalant.
"Well I'm definately going to have to change this," muttered Jessie without looking up.
"Ugh! What is it?" whined Katie desperate to know, even though it must be bad if Jessie wanted to change it, right?
"Oh not much, just says
Katie-
pure; virginal." said Jessie.
Katie swatted Jessie on the arm for a second time tonight and gave her a good ol' 10 second long fake glare, "and why exactly do we have to change that?"
"Because, that is sooooooo not you," said Jessie grinning.
"Oh you are sooooooo gunna get it," half mocking Jessie as she pulled a pillow out from underneath Jessie's head and hit the other girl with it.
Laughing, Jessie hopped up off of the couch and looked around trying to find another pillow nearby. Unable to do so she picked up the blanket and looked at her wife. Katie was standing on the couch now, the book lay open to Katie's name on the coffee table. She had a pillow in hand and was definately ready to fight. Tilting her head slightly as she looked at Jessie curiously.
"What're you going to do with a blanket?" she asked, emphasizing the word blanket.
"This," said Jessie as she threw the blanket up and stole a suprised Katie's pillow.
***
Later that night, Bedroom
"So then Natalie Alexis Sammler-Singer," said Katie slowly.
"Yep, looks like it," replied Jessie as she snuggled up even more against her tired wife.
"I love it," finnished Katie before sliding down and turning so she was facing Jessie, "almost as much as I love you."
Smiling the two closed the gap between their lips then settled into each others warm embraces for the night.
***
Next Day, Early Morning
Katie wandered into the living room on her way to the kitchen. She had a tendency to get up extra early and go for a jog or make breakfast for she and Jessie. Walking into the kitchen she pulled out some milk and drank as she walked into the livingroom to check out the early morning news. Sitting down on the couch she flipped through a few channels with the remote till she settled on the news. Sipping her milk she looked down at the table for a coaster to place it on, that's when she saw it. Smiling, Katie picked up the light blue, light pink, baby name book and began reading the inscription by her name aloud.
"Katie-
pure; virginal
Part of thats true ya know. The pure part. Because you're so pure and perfect, well minus the highly-amusing, very quirky humor you have. Anyway I just wanted you to always be able to look in this book and see a tiny, itsy bitsy, miroscopic piece of the way I feel about you. I love you to the moon and back and that's the only way I know how to say the way I feel, though often times I don't think that's enough. You're my world, my sunshine, my sky, my earth, my everything. I love you always and forever Katie.
Love,
Jess."
***
Spoilers: None
Rating: Pg-13 to R
***
A Week Later, Sammler-Singer Condo
"Any ideas?" asked Jessie holding up a baby name book.
Katie thought for a moment before speaking, "Natalie, I love the name Natalie."
Jessie smiled and leaned over taking the glass of wine from Katies hand. The two were sitting comfortably on a light khaki colored, plush, leather couch. Katie watched her without protesting though she'd thought up a few one line zingers that would get her her wine back quickly. Jessie had on a suede brown skirt that came to her knees, a white quater sleeve shirt and her hair was up in a bun with two pieces framing her face. Smiling she sipped at Katie's burgundy and watched her wife with focused blue eyes. Katie had on some dark jeans and a light green shirt with dark green sleeves. Then Jessie went back and consulted her book.
"To be born," said Jessie, reading from the book.
"Huh?" asked Katie wondering if she had lost herself watching Jessie and had missed a conversation or if that last comment was as radical as it seemed.
Jessie smiled and turned looking up at Katie, "that's what Natalie means."
"Well I can think of no name better suiting a child who was born," said Katie honestly.
Jessie laughed, "do you mind if I pick the other name?"
"Of course not, but please tell me what it is so I don't find out the day our child is born that you named her Natalie Gaylord or something like that," said Katie waving her hands in the air to emphasize her point.
Then Jessie smiled watching her and handed her the wine so she could flip back through the book. Watching her Katie realized she was looking for something. When Jessie leaned over to her, holding the book in front of her for Katie to see what she was pointing at Katie promptly did.
"Protector of mankind, Alexis," said Katie in a soft voice, it sounded almost like a whisper.
"Beside Katie," said Jessie, drawing attention from Katie, "I would never name our child Gaylord."
Katie grinned and laid back on the couch with the book in one hand, wine in the other. As she laid back her shirt moved up slightly, revealing a small amount of her abdomen. Jessie smiled and slide up against Katie, her head coming to rest on her wifes stomach. Then Katie lowered the book so both she and Jessie could see and opened it.
The baby book was light blue on the front and light pink on the back. Small decorations of cherubs adorned the corners of both the pages and the covers. The cherubs were soft-faced, gentle, winged looking childrenlike angels and they caught Katie's eye. Seeing the curly hair ontop of one of the cherubs smiling faces Katie couldn't help but wondered at what she and Jessie's child would look like. Would it have her or Jessie's eyes? Her or Jessie's personality? Either way, Katie concluded her thoughts, I'll still love it.
Smiling Katie felt Jessie's hand take the wine from her and place it on the low-down glass coffee table that sat in front of their couch. Jessie dipped a finger in the wine and brought it to her lips sucking off the last of the wine as a somewhat excited Katie watched. Then Jessie turned her full attention back to the book. Katie flipped through a few more pages till she came to the one she was looking for then cleared her throat before beginning to speak.
"Wealthy," said Katie as she read out what Jessie name meant.
Smiling smugly Jessie responded cheekily, "nothing but the truth."
"I think I'm going to have to alter this description a little...," said Katie pulling a pen off the coffee table.
She began writing something then paused to think. Smiling she went back to work. Jessie watched her, obviously intrigued, wondering whether Katie was writing something good or bad. She figured it would be good seeing as Katie never comitted anything she didn't mean to paper. Sliding up a little, Jessie tried to peek over Katie's shoulder at the book as her curiousity got the best of her. Katie swatted her arm playfully.
"Now, now, Mrs. Sammler, you can't look till I've finnished," scolded Katie playfully, moving so that she was covering the book better and she continued writing for another minute or so before turning and handing it to Jessie. Katie watched Jessie tentatively as the younger woman read the book.
"Jessie-
Angelic, perfect, amazing, center of the universe, gorgeous, enchanting, mezmerizing, gentle, soft...
I love you Jessica Elizabeth Sammler, with every fiber of my being, and obviously every word even closely related to you in the known English language."
Jessie smiled broadly as she turned and looked up at Katie. Leaning in Jessie's intelligent blue eyes fluttered closed as she pressed her lips against Katie's in a soft, loving kiss. Wrapping her arms around her wife Katie kissed back, opening her mouth slightly she let her tongue explore Jessie's mouth. Her fingers started rubbing small circles on Jessie's lower back.
"I love you too Kat, I love you too..."
Katie fidgetted before grinning which caused Jessie to look at her curiously, "now you have to write one," said Katie proudly as she handed the book to Jessie. Jess laughed, shaking her head slightly as she flipped the book quickly to Katie's name.
"I think you've read this before," accused Katie suspiciously.
"Maybe once or twice," replied Jessie smiling wryly.
"Once or twice, huh?" asked Katie smiling.
"Yea once or twice," ended Jessie before looking at the book and beginning to read.
"Hmm....interesting," said Jessie thoughfully.
"Oh yea...what's it say?" asked Katie trying unsucessfully to sound nonchalant.
"Well I'm definately going to have to change this," muttered Jessie without looking up.
"Ugh! What is it?" whined Katie desperate to know, even though it must be bad if Jessie wanted to change it, right?
"Oh not much, just says
Katie-
pure; virginal." said Jessie.
Katie swatted Jessie on the arm for a second time tonight and gave her a good ol' 10 second long fake glare, "and why exactly do we have to change that?"
"Because, that is sooooooo not you," said Jessie grinning.
"Oh you are sooooooo gunna get it," half mocking Jessie as she pulled a pillow out from underneath Jessie's head and hit the other girl with it.
Laughing, Jessie hopped up off of the couch and looked around trying to find another pillow nearby. Unable to do so she picked up the blanket and looked at her wife. Katie was standing on the couch now, the book lay open to Katie's name on the coffee table. She had a pillow in hand and was definately ready to fight. Tilting her head slightly as she looked at Jessie curiously.
"What're you going to do with a blanket?" she asked, emphasizing the word blanket.
"This," said Jessie as she threw the blanket up and stole a suprised Katie's pillow.
***
Later that night, Bedroom
"So then Natalie Alexis Sammler-Singer," said Katie slowly.
"Yep, looks like it," replied Jessie as she snuggled up even more against her tired wife.
"I love it," finnished Katie before sliding down and turning so she was facing Jessie, "almost as much as I love you."
Smiling the two closed the gap between their lips then settled into each others warm embraces for the night.
***
Next Day, Early Morning
Katie wandered into the living room on her way to the kitchen. She had a tendency to get up extra early and go for a jog or make breakfast for she and Jessie. Walking into the kitchen she pulled out some milk and drank as she walked into the livingroom to check out the early morning news. Sitting down on the couch she flipped through a few channels with the remote till she settled on the news. Sipping her milk she looked down at the table for a coaster to place it on, that's when she saw it. Smiling, Katie picked up the light blue, light pink, baby name book and began reading the inscription by her name aloud.
"Katie-
pure; virginal
Part of thats true ya know. The pure part. Because you're so pure and perfect, well minus the highly-amusing, very quirky humor you have. Anyway I just wanted you to always be able to look in this book and see a tiny, itsy bitsy, miroscopic piece of the way I feel about you. I love you to the moon and back and that's the only way I know how to say the way I feel, though often times I don't think that's enough. You're my world, my sunshine, my sky, my earth, my everything. I love you always and forever Katie.
Love,
Jess."
***
