Author's note: I really wanted to revisit pregnant Sara, if only for a spell, so here we are! More domestic fluff! :D

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Sara is in the kitchen when the baby starts kicking.

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A handful of minutes after Sara put the baked ziti in the oven, she felt a little kick in her belly. For a moment, she wasn't sure what the sensation was. Whenever she cooked, she tuned everything else out and concentrated on the food she was making. The kick, however, got her attention the very first time.

She felt it again and again and each moment that it happened, Sara's smile grew wider. "Len! Len, come here!" She was doing her best not to squeal and jump around in delight.

Finally, Alexa was kicking. At first, Sara was a bit nervous about having her baby kick her inside her stomach. Chalk it up to paranoia, but...it wasn't a bad thing. Feeling her baby kick made Sara feel like the child was communicating with her the only way she could, like she was saying, "I'm here, Mommy. Can you feel me?"

Before she even realised it, there were tears running down Sara's cheeks. Being pregnant, she had her ups and downs with an emotional roller coaster. Len witnessed enough of her fits of rage and her random bursts of sadness to be a little wary around her. There were certain smells that made her feel nauseous, foods that she normally hated which she currently despised. Needless to say, pregnancy was a unique kind of journey.

Len ran into the room, took one look at her tear-stained face and brushed her cheek. "What is it? What's wrong?" The concern in his voice was touching.

"Nothing's wrong. The baby...she's kicking and I want you to feel." Sara took Len's hand and pressed it against her belly.

A wave of relief swept over Len's features and his eyes filled with wonder. He held his hand to Sara's stomach, with hers over his. It wasn't even a minute later before the baby kicked again.

"Alexa is kicking. Isn't that beautiful?" Sara smiled through her tears.

Her smile became infectious to Len and he found his lips widening as well. He bent down to the ground and held his ear to Sara's stomach, grinning like a kid in a candy store when the baby kicked again.

"You're a feisty one, aren't you, Alexa? Just like your mom. I can't wait to see you when you're born." A few tears ran down Len's cheeks too and Sara let out a little sob as her husband pressed his lips to her belly, kissing it gently. She had never seen such a level of reverence in his actions before. It moved her deeply.

The baby kicked again, immediately after Len spoke and he looked up at his wife. "Call me crazy, but I think she knows it's me. She recognises my voice."

She wiped away her tears, but more fell from her eyes. This was a precious moment for the both of them. "And she's kicking as a response. I think so, too, Len. Alexa knows she belongs to us, and why wouldn't she? We read to her every night and talk to her. The doctor said that babies do respond when they hear their parents' voice."

"That's right. He did say that, didn't he?"

Len and Sara smiled at each other and Len kissed his wife's stomach once more before he stood up, holding her close with his arms wrapped around her. Words couldn't describe how joyful he was in that moment. The representation of their love was growing in Sara's belly. Their child.

Ten years ago, Len never would have believed that he would fall in love, marry and have a child. For years, he'd been afraid of letting someone get that close to him and being vulnerable because of his own past, but Sara had faith in him. Many times, she told him that he would be the best father for Alexa because they would both be there for her. They would love and protect their little girl, making sure never to follow in the mistakes of their own parents. They learned from the past and they were growing every step of the way.

Len pulled back and entwined his fingers with his wife's. "Sara...you're the only woman I ever really wanted. Thank you for giving me a chance, for choosing me. I know I don't deserve you. Hell, I don't know what I'd be doing right now if it weren't for you."

Shushing him, Sara touched his face win her other hand, her eyes full of warmth and love. "Len, you don't have to thank me. You stole my heart that day in the engine room all those years ago. I couldn't have been with anyone but you after that." She nuzzled his nose with her own and giggled. "I love you, Len, and I can't wait to have your baby."

After softly brushing his lips against hers, Len touched her belly again and said, "And I love you, Sara. I look forward to what the future holds in store for us...and our little canary."

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-hands out tissues-