Six months ago Sam was told that he was going to be a dad. It was the biggest shock of his life. But it was also the happiest day. He loved kids. Sam always imagined being a dad and having a big family. And it was made even better because he was having a baby with Quinn, the love of his life. He would do anything for the girl. They had been together for three years last month and it was the best three years of his life.

Of course, he had always wanted to be married before having kids, but there was nothing about them that was traditional so why should this be? Sam was only twenty-one years old and a whole semester away from graduating college. He couldn't afford an engagement ring, much less a wedding. Especially because they were using all their money for the baby. Quinn had taken a job as a theater and speech teacher at a local high school so he could work less hours and take more hours at school. He hated that her dream of being on tv and on the big screen was pushed back because of the baby, but he couldn't be more happier that they were going to have a baby.

The man pulled into the parking lot of their apartment complex and parked his car in front of their apartment. He walked up to the door and used his key to get in. He had just finished his shift at the music store. He figured Quinn would be lounging around like she normally was on a Saturday. She was now around thirty-nine weeks and the doctor said it could be anytime now so she tended to just relax. Of course, relaxing for Quinn was not relaxing for normal people. She had to be doing something like grading papers, organizing a sock drawer, or putting together a puzzle.

But when Sam walked into that apartment, he didn't see relaxation. Oh no. Quinn was waddling around the place grabbing her hospital bag and phone and camera.

"What's going-" he started to say.

"My water broke," she stated calmly and continued to grab the various things.

Sam went into panic mode at first. He went over to her, grabbed the bag out of her hand and spun in circles, searching for something. Quinn stood there, eyebrows raised. It wasn't her first baby. No, her first one came right after performing for glee. This one was going to be different. She had decided that as soon as she found out about the baby.

"Sam. Stop. The contractions are far enough apart still. But can you put that in the car? I'll be right there."

"Why are you so calm?"

"This isn't my first rodeo, Sam. I know what it feels like...and this baby will be here sometime today but not right now. And I need you to be calm so I can be calm. And baby can be calm."

Sam grinned at her and nodded his head. He kissed her cheek and headed outside to put the bag in the car. Once it was in there, Sam made sure the carseat was safely and properly buckled in. He had talked to the nurse. He knew they would check to make sure it was before they would let him leave with Quinn and the new baby. Sam was pretty excited for the baby to be here. They had decided to keep the gender of the baby a secret from everyone, including themselves. The baby's room was in a Noah's Ark theme with animals everywhere. It was very gender neutral which was exactly what they wanted.

Just as he was going to go back in and see if Quinn was ready, the girl came out of the apartment and locked the door behind her. It was Sam's turn to raise an eyebrow at her.

"Did you really fix your makeup?"

"What? I know you will have the camera and will be recording. I want our friends and our baby to know that I at least looked good before the baby came."

He just laughed and shook his head. It was typical Quinn. She wanted to look perfect no matter what and though she knew that wasn't possible in this scenario, she at least tried. Quinn and Sam both got into the car and Sam drove them to the hospital as Quinn called and let them know that she was on her way.

It didn't take too long to get her in a room. Her doctor, Dr. Lewin, met them at the entrance and told them where her room would be. They put her in a wheelchair and an orderly wheeled her there while Sam filled out some paperwork. But he wasn't away from her for long. Not at all. As soon as he could he was right there with her in the room.

Hours passed with contractions growing closer and closer together. Quinn was asking for pain medicine and the anesthesiologist kept telling her that it wasn't time yet. Finally, however, he agreed to give her the medicine and after that Sam felt like it was going in fast motion. It was as if time was sped up. Quinn started pushing hard and he was holding her hand the entire time. That is until the doctor asked if he would like to see his child being born. Sam moved to the end of the bed and watched the miracle of birth. Though he almost passed out twice.

But in the end, Sam got to cut the umbilical cord and hold his little baby boy for the first time. He looked over at Quinn and she had the hugest smile on her face. She looked tired, sure, but she was glowing with happiness.

"What should we name him?" Quinn asked once it was just the two of them and their little baby boy in the room, all sitting together on the bed.

"Ryan. Ryan Kyle Evans."