When Samantha first laid eyes on her young brother, she thought he was the sweetest thing she ever saw; her perception soon changed, however, as soon as he started screaming. After two months of his crying through the night, she had gotten to the point where she could ignore it. One particular night, though, he was very quiet, and for some strange reason, the quiet was as hard to sleep in as the screaming had been.

Sam decided to try a glass of milk to help her get to sleep, but as she walked past the nursery, Cody started whimpering. She went in, thinking to do her parents a favor. She walked to his crib and scooped him into her arms. He immediately stopped whimpering and stared up at her with big brown eyes. It was obvious that he was smitten with his big sister. Sam sat down in the rocking chair, started to rock him, and began singing softly:

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry
Go to sleep you little baby
When you wake, you'll have cake
And all the pretty little horses

Blacks and bays, dapples and greys
Coach and six white horses
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry
Go to sleep you little baby

Her voice wouldn't be considered pleasant to most, but to the little boy in her arms, it was perfect.

Cody had been trying to smile for about a week, and on that starry night, he finally succeeded in lifting the corners of his mouth to give her a big, tooth-less smile. Samantha gazed down at him and knew that if he didn't already have her heart, he surely had it now.

She wasn't aware that her father had softly opened the door and was watching them. He smiled and went back to bed, feeling like he couldn't be happier.