The following morning Sam woke up remembering his dream and how vivid it had been, although his dream hadnt been horrific as a soon to be dad the idea of his baby with Jules calling some other man 'dad' made him truly look at things differently.
"Hey Goodmorning." Sam told Mari when she lightly opened her eyes.
Marissa said good morning as well and then sat up and leaned against the headboard. Sam did the same and couldnt help himself and placed his hand on her belly and stroked their baby's home affectionately.
"Your gonna make a great dad." Marissa said after watching Sam interact with their baby.
"How do you know that?" Sam asked sincerely.
"Because you already love our baby more than anything and you take good care of us." Marissa responded.
...*.*...
Sam had finished his breakfast and headed to the barn for team ones shift.
Jules on the other hand contemplated calling into work sick for the day, even though she was feeling perfectly fine, emotionally she was stressed about her situation with Sam and the fact of how dangerous her pregnancy could be.
Knowing that she wasn't at her best and she didn't want to put her life in jeopardy or her team mates Jules decided that taking a day off to relax and calm down could do her good so she called Sarge and explained everything to him and he gave her the day off.
When Sam arrived at work for and quickly changed into his workout gear and joined spike in the gym. During their workout Sam had was a bit worried and confused as to why Jules hadn't shown up for work out.
...*.*...
"Team one briefing room in five minutes" Greg called out to his team.
five minutes later everyone was seated around the table, "Today, Jules called in sick so were just gonna go out and patrol and assist Team Two on any calls." Greg said.
In all the time sam knew Jules he had learned that Jules would never miss work for anything that wasn't an emergency, so that definetly worried Sam and made him wonder if her pregnancy was taking a toll on her body or if it was the added stress he was giving her.
during patrol Sam had called Marissa and told her that he was gonna stop by and check on Jules and that he would be late and to not wait up for him.
After shift Sam quickly left and headed to Jules house.
Jules as in her living room watching a movie laying on her couch when she heard a knock on her door.
Sam waited patiently and hoped that the light coming from inside was from Jules still being awake.
"Sam what are you doing here?" Jules asked when she realized it was Sam and not Ed or Greg who she had expected.
"You called in sick today and I just wanted to make sure you were okay." Sam said
Jules tightened her sweater around herself "Im okay, I just needed some time for myself." Jules responded.
Sam nodded then asked if he could go in, and Jules moved aside and Sam walked in and was in her kitchen.
Jules closed the door behind her "Do you want anything to drink?" Jules asked Sam, walking to her refrigerator Jules pulled out juice and then served Sam and herself juice.
Jules sat across from Sam on one of her island chairs and drank her juice. "So?" Jules gragged out.
"Ive seen first hand how tiring a pregnancy could be, and I know I haven't reassured you ever that I'm here for you with whatever you need." Sam said
Jules wasn't sure if she should or shouldn't believe him, but all she wanted to do was tell him that she was still in love with him and that she wanted nothing more than for them to be able to a family as well but she knew better. "I've gone almost four months alone five more won't hurt." Jules responded
Sam sighed knowing that he was getting through to Jules and he knew that when her mind was set nothing was gonna make her change her mind. "I mean it Jules" Sam responded then made his way out.
"Sam." Jules said and waited for Sam to turn to her and then Jules went to a drawer in her living room and pulled out a picture.
Jules handed Sam an ultrasound picture of their baby, Sam took the photo and left Jules' house without another word.
...*.*...
One month Later...
Jules had finally reached her 20 weeks of pregnancy and she herself couldn't believe how much her body had changed. Her baby bump was extremely noticeable with her tiny body, at five months pregnant Jules had the appearance of a 7 month belly which Spike occasionally teased her about.
Sams wedding was only a couple of days away so while all of the team was making sure they had their suit and ties, Jules was more concerned about her dinner for that night. Even if she wouldn't admit it, Jules was saddened that Sam would be a married man soon.
Jules knew her instincts were right when Sam had told her he was their for everything. Sam had promised to be at her last appointment but when he never showed up Jules was devastated and extremely hurt. Sam hadn't ever apologized for missing her appointment because he had simply just forgot.
As a punishment for going behind the teams back Sam and Jules were both given a week off of work without pay and Sam was to ride with Jules everyday they were on shift.
During their patrolling time Sam had on several occasions tried to talk to Jules, but she would simply ignore him.
Two weeks ago while patrolling Sam had to take Jules to the ER because she was having Braxton Hicks.
...FLASHBACK...
Jules was sitting on the passenger side of the SUV, about 20 minutes into the ride Jules started feeling cramping in her lower belly, which she had never felt before.
Jules discreetly turned off her Mic and turned her face away so Sam couldn't see that she was in pain. Jules made a fist with her hand and tried to hide her pain.
Sam had seen how Jules had a death grip on her cool pants and he could see her breathing had quickend by the rise and fall of her chest.
"Sam can you pull over please?" Jules said in a whisper
Sam quickly turned off his Mic and pulled over into an alley, "Jules you okay?" Sam asked but Jules didn't respond she just stepped out of the car.
Sam instantly knew something was wrong and he ran to her side.
Jules was hunched over with a hand on her belly and the other supporting herself on the car.
"Jules whats wrong?" Sam asked again
"I don't know." Jules responded on the verge of tears.
"Okay, I'm taking you to the hospital." Sam told Jules and helped her back into the car and drove to the hospital, on the way Sam informed their team about the situation and they all agreed to meet them at the hospital.
On the ride to the hospital Sam could see how painful it was for Jules, Sam held onto her hand until they pulled up into the ER and Jules was immediately admitted into a room.
The doctor had diagnosed Jules with and irritable uterus, and he explained to her that she would probably be having contractions for the rest of her pregnancy.
Jules was released that same night, Jules had expected for Sam to take her home but he had gone home to Marissa so Ed and Spike drove her home. Spike had stayed at her house for thee days straight to make sure she was okay and to ease his own mind.
So from now on if I get 8 reviews per chapter I will update the next chapter the following day! If not then I'll probably go to updating once a week :( DON'T FORGEG TO REVIEW! eight being my favorite number. Also sorry for the time jump, but I was getting bored and writers block!
