Sam inched the door open with her barefoot foot and peaked it, she gave the waking Danny a smile and walked in with a tray covered in food. He tiredly gave her a smile back and scratched his head.
Danny: you got up early.
Sam: that's because I didn't want you to get out of bed.
Danny: aw Sammy I'm fine
Sam: then it shouldn't hurt if come over here and lay on top of you?
Sam crawled over and laid her head on his chest gently rolling over on top of him.
Danny: Ow! Okay, okay! I still need to rest.
Sam smiled knowing she proved her point and got off trying not to hurt him anymore. She then checked his IV's and everything else he was hooked up to.
Sam: Danny, you have two cracked ribs, a broken wrist and sprained ankle. You were under surgery for a couple hours. I'm not kidding around when I tell you to stay in bed.
Danny: come on Sam, you really don't expect me to lie in bed for a couple weeks.
Sam: I knew you would say that
Danny: do you really blame me?
Sam: that's why I'm taking the family to someplace quiet and relaxing, where you can get away from everything and get some rest. You know I'm desperate when I call my parents up and ask to use their cabin, complete with wait staff.
Danny: wow you're going all out for me, I must be really special
Sam: alright mister special it's time to take your medicine
Danny: ew. No way
Sam: oh come on you're not going to pull that on me? I already have had enough trouble with Lea, and then Adam and Lilith, now you?
Danny: medicine is yucky and I will not take it
Sam: oh come on, it's flavored
Sam poured the deep red colored liquid on a spoon and moved it slowly without spilling towards his mouth, that was shut tightly trying to avoid the medicine.
Sam: oh come on Danny, animals can do this
She fought him trying to get him to accept the medicine, finally pushing it through this lips, she dropped the spoon and held his nose and her other hand placed gently on this neck waiting to feel him swallow.
Sam: swallow – swallow
She smiled and let go when Danny finally swallowed in defeat.
Danny: That was disgusting
Sam: the bottle says cherry
Danny chuckled and smiled at Sam as she closed the bottle and starting cutting his food for him. She hasn't made him breakfast since she was pregnant with the twins.
Sam: alright, what?
Danny: what?
Sam: you have been sitting there staring at me for a minute now
Danny: well I just can't keep my eyes off you Ms. Samantha.
Sam: Ms. Samantha? How hard did you hit your head?
Danny: Why, what are you talking Samantha, you should really rest.
Sam: Danny, are you okay?
Danny squinted his eyes and rubbed the bridge on his nose, and then looked up and saw a concerned Sam.
Sam: Danny?
Danny: I'm-I'm sorry I spaced there … what were we talking about?
Just as Sam was about to say something else, two heads poked through the door, looking in. Danny smiled at them.
Danny: Hey you guys, you can come in.
Both came in with reassuring smiles. Lilith sat on the bed close to her dad, while Adam stood by his mom.
Lilith: hey daddy
Adam: how you feeling?
Danny: don't worry about me.
Sam: all they've been doing is worry. We all have.
Danny: aw you guys, I won't be going anywhere for a very long time.
Adam: how do you know?
Sam: Adam-?
Adam: just forget it
Adam then walked out. Sam looked at the door shaking her head.
Sam: I'll be back-
Danny: no I should go.
Sam: You can't move.
Danny: I'll have to manage
Sam started to move towards him.
Danny: don't touch me again!
Sam: fine then get up
Danny: fine
Lilith sat there watching both of her parents be stubborn; she guessed that was how she and Adam had gotten it. Danny struggled to get up, as Sam shook her head. After a while she was getting tired of it.
Sam: Lil go get your brother, and tell him your Dad wants to have a talk with him.
Lilith got up and walked out of the room, leaving Sam and a pain-filled Danny alone.
Sam: I – I'm not going to lecture you. I- … I just want you to know I'm not ready to lose you, and well um …
As she trailed off at a loose of words; she sniffled and brushed her hair behind her ear. She tried to hide the tears, she tried to be strong, but once Danny pulled her close to him, she hid her face into his chest and cried, like she wanted to when she was scared, when they didn't know if he was going to make it.
Meanwhile Lilith stood in the doorway, watching Adam flip threw a photo album that their Aunt Jazz had put together.
Lilith: Um Dad wants to talk to you
Adam: well I don't want to talk to him.
Lilith: you seriously can't be mad at him or even jealous of us. You and mom are exactly alike and I' not jealous of that.
Adam: yeah, but you and mom also get to hang out and do resemble each other in different ways, and let's face it Dad and I are nothing alike and know nothing about each other, and we both know that dad is not going to be around as long as mom, we knew that when we found out. He's going to be gone one day and I'm going to know nothing about him.
Lilith: Dad's alright, he's going to be fine, we saved him.
Adam: yeah this time.
Lilith: why are you acting like this now, you were fine when we thought he wasn't going to make it.
Adam: Honestly, I was being strong for you and mom and every other person in this house. Inside I was just the same as I am now.
Lilith: You could at least show some compassion for him, he is in pain.
He didn't respond only continued to flip through. Most of the photos were of him and their mom and Lilith and their dad or of the family or both him and his sister with or without one of their parents. He stopped at a photo of when he was a lot younger, probably around the age of six; he was sitting in his father's lap holding a book, while his father supplied the light source with his power, and his expression at the glowing green ball showing not only amazement and surprise but enthusiasm. He remembered that day very clearly. He slightly smiled and continued through the album.
Lilith decided to sit down and join him. She flipped passed the page of photos from a barbeque and stopped at the photo of their Dad telling a story.
Lilith: Remember his bed time stories. He would get so into them, then the next day, you and me reenacting them in the backyard.
Adam sighed and rolled his eyes getting up and walking into his parent's room. Sam looked up from where she buried her face and saw Adam standing there with a lost, sad, mixed feeling expression. She gave them both a weak smile and walked out leaving them in the room.
Danny: I see you busted your hand
Adam looked down at his bandaged hand.
Adam: at least I didn't almost die
Danny snorted kind of laughing at his comment.
Danny: ouch, you know I take that to heart.
Adam: come on Dad, stop kidding around. You know you're getting too old for this.
Danny: now you're calling me old? I'll have you know that most of the ghosts I fight I probably twice my age.
Adam: but they're ghosts. They don't have a family to come home to. They don't have someone back home pacing the room because they might not make it. You have three people in just one house.
Danny: yes, but what about the people I protect. Hmm, they go out there not expecting to get hurt, and some do. What about their family, the ones that didn't even expect their family to get hurt? Don't they need someone to protect them? Shouldn't they be guaranteed safety? And I'm not only protecting the people out there, our neighbors, but you guys too. If something happened to you or Lilly or your mom I don't know what I would do with myself. Because of me, you guys are put into more danger than there should normally be.
Adam: I just wanna know is there ever going to be a time in my life when I know you're going to come back alright, and not hurt? Or is the day I'm going to stop worrying the day you die? I ….
He trailed off much like Sam always does when she doesn't want to admit something.
Danny: tell me
Adam: I just want to know who my dad is. I don't just want to know about the hero he is.
-FLASHBACK-
Danny phased through the door with a couple scratches and bruises but nothing too serious. He mostly just looked tired and worn out. He had a long day between work and a couple ghost troubles. It must have already been ten o'clock at night and he had still not been home. He jumped back startled when a flash of light hit him, like a spotlight. He then saw a not so happy Sam sitting there in the doorway with a flashlight and the phone.
Danny: you startled me; I thought you would have been asleep by now.
Sam looked at him with a serious face, almost glaring; he could tell she wasn't happy about him being out fighting today. Danny waited for her to say something, but she never did, all she did was turn off her flashlight and walk out of the room. He sighed and ran his hand through his hair and then rubbed the back of his neck. He then followed her into the kitchen where he saw her taking out her frustration on some china. He stood there watching her, the silence between made seconds feel like minutes.
Danny: please say something
Sam stopped, now leaned against the sink with her head low and shaking it.
Sam: what-? … (Deep breath) what am I supposed to tell them when you don't come home after work? What am I supposed to tell them when they ask me where you are?
Danny: I- I dunno, Sam, I-
Sam then turned around sharply with tears in her eyes.
Sam: what's going to happen to them when you don't come home? What's going to happen to me? What's going to happen to us?
Danny: that's not going to happen.
Sam: No, today it didn't happen! What about tomorrow? Or next week?
Danny: well what do you want me to do Sam? Give this up and put all those lives in danger?
Sam: You have two kids now, Danny! You can't just think about the other people anymore, you have to think about Lilith and Adam now too, it's different then when it was just me and you!
Danny: are you kidding? You and Lilly and Adam are all I think about! What happens if I give this up and then one day you guys are hurt! Then what's going to happen to me?
Sam opened her mouth to say something but held back. Danny took a step closer loosening the tension he had in his body. He pulled her close to him. He looked down into her watery eyes.
Danny: (calmer) you and the kids are the best thing that ever happened to me, and if putting my life in danger means all of you get to live another day then I'll put my life on the line every day.
Sam buried her head in his chest.
Sam: (sobbed out) I don't want to lose you.
Danny: I'm not going anywhere.
Just then a little girl came running up wrapping herself around Danny's legs, causing both him and Sam to jump back a little.
Lilith: Daddy!
He gave her a smile and picked her up.
Danny: what are you still doing up? You should be in bed?
Lilith: I couldn't sleep.
Danny: well how about we go back up to bed, and get some sleep.
Lilith: I guess so
Danny: say good night to mommy
Lilith: Goodnight mommy
Sam: goodnight
Sam gave a quick kiss on her head and Danny carried her up the stairs. Danny opened the door but stopped and shut back a crack peeking in. He placed a finger over his mouth, Lilith nodded mimicking him. Danny looked at his saw Adam sitting by the window.
Adam: hi wishing star, it's me, sorry it's so late, but it's an imurgecy (emergency) remember Monday when I asked for that bike so daddy could teach me to ride it, well I would like to take that back, you see my daddy hasn't come home yet today and mommy's really worried, if you can send daddy home I will never ever ever ask for anything again.
Danny lowered his head a little unsure on how to react but he let a small smile creep across his lips. He then pushed the door open putting Lilith on the ground. Adam turned around thinking it was his mom, but his face lit up to find his Dad standing there. He gave his dad a hug than ran back to the window.
Adam: thank you wishing star.
Danny tucked each of the two kids in, saying good night and turned to the door ready to head to bed himself.
Adam: Daddy wait
Danny turned looking at the bed on the right, by the window.
Adam: tell us a story
Lilith: yeah tell us a story
Danny: okay, but only one, which one do you want to hear?
Adam: tell us the one about the hunter
Danny: well these three kids were assigned an extra credit project and went to the zoo, little did they now that from afar there he was the ghost hunter watching them closely figuring out his plan to capture the town hero …
Danny then proceeded to tell them and act out the story for them wondering if they would ever figure out that it had actually happened to him and Sam and Tucker or that all his stories were about the three of them.
-End Flashback-
Sam woke to the sound of the door bell. She sighed rubbing her eyes and getting up. When she passed the bedroom that Danny was currently in she felt an ache in her heart. She pressed on going to answer the ringing door bell.
Sam: I'm coming.
She opened the door shocked to see a police officer and Adam on the other side.
Officer: does he belong to you
Sam: what did he do?
Officer: he was fighting with a couple other boys; I had to pull him off. I hope you know we have a no tolerance policy around this area.
Sam: yes I understand, thank you
Officer: I was a little shocked to hear he was staying here, I thought this was the Manson's cabin
Sam: I'm their daughter
Officer: Samantha? Wow have you grown up
Sam: Thank you, and good night!
Sam then shut the door turning to her son who was now sitting on the couch.
Sam: I don't even know where to begin; this is not like you, picking fights.
Adam: you don't understand
Sam: I too tired for this; I'll talk to you in the morning.
Adam: mom
Sam: just go to bed.
Adam walked up the stairs leaving Sam alone in the living room. She sighed and walked back down the hall only this time stopping in Danny's room. She saw him laying there slightly snoring. She smiled debating if she should join him. She didn't want to hurt him, but she felt lonely in her room. She opened the window a crack and then gently laid on the other edge of the bed, making sure not to disturb him.
Danny peeked his eyes open, and inched closer pulling her close to him. Sam pushed herself over to face him, gently as possibly, fearing to touch him. He smiled at her and wrapped his arm around her smiling at her.
Danny: this is a nice surprise
Sam: did I wake you
Danny: no, the doorbell did.
Sam: oh, how are you feeling?
Danny: better now that you're here
Sam: hmm
Danny: why do you have me in a separate room?
Sam: I don't want to hurt you, and I haven't slept very well this week so I don't want to keep you up. You'll be more comfortable here.
Danny: I'm more comfortable sharing a bed with my wife
He pulled her closer looking at her, her hair may have been out of place, and her face may have had no makeup on, and showed tired circles, but he still found her absolutely stunning. She moved in closer shutting her eyes and taking in his warm sent.
Danny: my, my Miss Samantha haven't you've grown in a gorgeous woman
Sam pulled back looking at Danny confused. She looked at him, he looked the same, he had the same face and features but something was different and out of place.
Sam: wha ….?
Danny: Samantha I've been thinking, why be a teacher, I could have so much more power if-
At this point Sam sprung out of bed nervous on the other side of the room.
Danny: Samantha, whatever is the matter?
Sam: this isn't you Danny, you're scaring me. And you've been acting like this on and off for a while.
He just looked at her.
Sam: Danny? Danny?
Danny: Daniel.
Sam opened her mouth to say something, but held back deciding maybe she should play into this game.
Sam: um Daniel, can you tell me where Danny is?
Danny: He-! I-
She was confused, scared and then worried when he began to cough like he was coking. As he coughed his eyes shut tight, Sam moved back over sitting him up, and finally he coughed up blood.
Sam: Danny?
He breathed heavily trying to catch his breath. His head pounded as every sound echoed in his head and the light only made it worse.
Danny: I'm okay … I just have a headache
Sam: Danny, you're not okay.
Danny: really, just some dust in throat and a headache
Sam: I'm calling the doctor first thing in the morning
Sam turned to leave at that.
Danny: Sam-
She turned back afraid to face him.
Danny: please don't leave
Sam looked down at the floor in defeat.
Sam: just get some sleep, I'll be right here
She pulled up a chair to the door and sat down. She at first tried to ignore his stare fearing it was cold and hard but when she looked at his crystal eyes she saw compassion and pleading and love and good.
Sam: what?
Danny: (smiling) you want to get married again
Sam: what?
Danny: well we never officially got a wedding, I mean there was the time you left me alter but then we eloped.
Sam: you're never letting that go are you?
Danny: You don't want a wedding?
Sam: I was the one who was happy not getting married remember
Danny: Sam, I think it would be nice to have a wedding
Sam: I know, just not right now, maybe once you're better.
Danny: you really don't want a wedding
Sam: I want you to get better and get back on track.
Danny: I would feel a lot better if you were next to me.
Sam smiled and climbed back in bed resting her head on his chest.
Danny: you remember way back when you called me, you know before we met up again and you thought I wouldn't remember you or you had the wrong number?
Sam: hmm, ha that was when I cursed on the phone because I managed to burn my hand and break a stack of plates at the same time.
Danny: can I ask you something?
Sam: you just did, but go ahead
Danny: what was the real reason you called me? I mean of course I'm extremely happy you did or may not have gotten married or have had two wonderful children or anything else we had.
Sam: after my appointment things started to really go downhill, well at least they felt like it. I kept shrugging it off for so long, keeping myself busy and as I was cleaning out the basement and I had completely forgotten all the letters and gifts I had never sent you and I opened the closet and there they were. So at first I started to write a letter and then Lea came down and asked what all that stuff was, so I told her it was all a bunch of stuff I never sent to a really good friend I used to have and then she pulled down the box and it was strange … the year book on top fell and opened right to the page you had signed. I couldn't stop thinking about how you didn't have to show up or even call or write and there you were back in my life again.
Danny smiled at her; he then held her hand as he pulled her closer to him. At first she looked down at their hands then looked up at him at the sound of the rain picking up. She gaped slightly with her eyes wide, she looked shocked at something. He blushed slightly looked away almost ashamed he had never told her.
Sam: you …. You?
Danny: I knew I was still in love with you, and no one I had met had filled it, I just I needed to see if you even remembered me, if you even still cared about me. If you didn't you wouldn't have called me, you would have just ignored it, putting me out of your mind and the yearbook away. I didn't even know if you were still single or taken I just wanted to see you again, but I didn't know I could so I needed you to make the first step. I'm sorry, but the minute I saw you again I knew I was right and I had to be with you again, I couldn't stand not having you.
Sam exhaled unaware she was even holding her breath. She placed her head down on his chest. she didn't know if she should be mad at him or not, because he gave her that push so they have all this, but not telling her made her wonder what else he had kept a secret or lied about. Her thoughts were interrupted with the sound a loud booming thunder, making her wonder how close the storm actually was. Danny chuckled when she jumped closer to him, but she pulled back a little looking at him a little shocked.
Sam: how are you so warm and cold at the same time?
Danny furrowed his eyebrows wondering what she was talking about, but all the thinking between the two when they saw two figures standing the door way.
Adam: we just wanted to make sure you're okay with the storm and all
There was another alarmingly loud boom that sent Adam and his sister running over to the bed. Neither of them had really gotten over their fear of storms, most likely because there was a really bad ghost attack one time in a storm, but that was nothing Danny couldn't fix, so what was it this time, who was it that worse than his past enemies? Sam started counting with Adam as the lightning flashed.
Sam: 1 …2
Boom! The thunder roared causing them all to jump. Sam smirked, Danny and Adam both looked out the window while Lilith came out from under the covers.
Sam: you know what would be fun?
Lilith: Mom we're too old for that, your stories aren't going to scare us anymore
Sam: oh really?
Danny: No, Sam they'll be sleeping in our room for years if you tell them that one
Sam: just because you were scared and sleeping on my floor for a couple weeks doesn't mean they will, they're all grown up
Danny: I was making sure you were okay
Sam: sure okay,
Adam: what's it about?
Sam: an old Manson relative whose wife killed him for all his money, he now comes to haunt the spouses and families of new relatives warding them away.
Adam: tell it!
Sam: I thought you were too old for ghost stories
Lilith: tell it
Sam then began to tell the story of the so called past Manson relative
-FLASHBACK-
The class entered the room taking their seats; they all cocked an eyebrow at the very pregnant Sam sitting behind Danny's desk.
Danny: Sam, try not to scare a kid for life in this class
Sam: what it's true; if it's pink it means you're pregnant. How do you think I knew I was pregnant?
Danny: only on pregnancy tests, that was chemistry, the reaction was a change in color not if you're pregnant
Sam: well I sure taught him a lesson then; he'll never mix chemicals again
Danny: you're sick and twisted
Sam: hey, I'm carrying your children
Danny: and that's why you can't drink coffee
Sam: yeah well I'm caffeine deprived, and it was free
Danny rolled his eyes taking his mind back to the papers from last period as he waited for the last few to walk in. One of the kids walked in sitting down not taking his questioning look off of Sam. He started to say something.
Danny: raise your hand
Sam: (mocking) raise your hand
Danny: why did I let you come into work with me?
Sam: because you didn't want me painting the nursery.
Danny shook his head and then looked at his student afraid to even know what question came across his mind. Tyler was known to have out there questions and comments, and by his gaze at Sam he knew this was going to be interesting.
Tyler: Mr. F who's that?
Sam: I'm-
Danny: She's my wife
Tyler: are you sure, looks more like a washed up whale.
The class laughed and Sam looked ready to kill.
Danny: my wife is not fat, she's pregnant
Sam: what is that supposed to mean?
Danny: …. That you're pregnant?
Sam: you're implying something there aren't you?
Danny: I'm not implying anything
Sam: If you have a problem with how I look just say it
Danny: do you really think we should be discussing this now?
Sam: Why is inconvenient for you?
Danny: I'm teaching
Sam: well you should have thought about that before you called me fat
Danny: I didn't call you fat I was on your side
Sam: you're the one who made this way, maybe next time you'll think your actions through
Tyler: yeah Mr. F think about your actions before you make them
Sam: You're one remark away from wishing you knew the pain of childbirth. I'm carrying twins, I 'm tied, I haven't had coffee in months, my ankles are swollen, I can't see my feet and I'm lucky if I put on the same pair of shoes, I go pee every ten minutes, and you don't even want to know what's up with my nipples. Don't mess with me!
The class stared, scared or shocked, maybe both, Danny wasn't sure, right now he was just hoping he wasn't going to be fired.
Danny: um okay, lesson in this pick your battles. Sam can you wait for me in the hall?
Sam glared at him and then tried storming out, but looking more funny from her struggle to get up. Danny offered to help her but being stubborn and mad she refused to take his help, even if it would have taken less time and easier.
One thing she hated most about being pregnant was the abnormal emotions. Sam always could control her feelings and keep things the way they were perfect for her, but when she was pregnant one minute she was singing and smiling the next she was furious and then finally balling her eyes out. She tried to hold back the tears but they just rolled down her cheeks. One positive thing about the tears was it could save her a lecture from her husband.
Danny walked out of the room, keeping a foot in the door so he could keep his ears open making sure they stuck to their punishment.
Danny: Sam you can't- Sam?
Danny walked over to a now scrunched over Sam. The minute Danny walked out of the room she felt an ice cold stab run through her body and then an unbearable pain hit her. Danny walked over to her worried and alert. Again the ice cold chill hit her.
Danny: what's wrong?
Sam couldn't even form words, between the ice cold stabs and the pain. She didn't even realize if it wasn't for Danny she wouldn't be standing, he was holding her up with one hand holding hers the other supporting her shoulder. She looked up with tears in her eyes, when she saw a blue mist, like when it's so cold you can see your breath, leave his mouth, but she was too much in pain to realize his ghost sense and the cold stabs were rhythmically timed.
Danny: I'm getting you to the hospital.
Sam: you have class and –ow
Sam scrunched her eyes shut again doubling over. Danny held her close, supporting her, as he walked her back into the class room. The whole class looked up silent, shocked. They saw their teacher whisper stuff to his wife and then move to the telephone. In a couple minutes the school nurse was in the room with a wheel chair.
-End Flashback-
Author's Note: Since I'm so much busier right now, I am not going to edit it as much as I usually do, which will most likely result in me doing a rewrite of this story later and making it the exact way I want. Right now though I will just type up what I have written and post and come back to it. Thanks to everyone who is faving this story and commenting. I love any feed back you have.