A/N: Well, the last chapter just got 5 reviews so here is the next one! Yes, yes, the baby is finally here and I'm assuming you all know the sex just from the title of the chapter, right? Well, I hope you like it!

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing! Except maybe Hailey? (But not her DNA or anything, just her...if you know what I mean?)
SPOILER: Last time I'm going to do this. No spoilers!
WARNING: This chapter contains godparents, extenuating circumstances and a beautiful baby!
REAL WARNING: Talks of children dying.

Enjoy!


The team and company filed into Jules' room. She was sitting on the bed, Sam's hand resting on her. She was holding their baby in her arms, cooing at the bundled miracle resting on her. It was a girl, and though Jules didn't care what it was as long as it was healthy, she was still so happy to be holding their baby girl.

"Well, how are things going in here?" Jill asked as she leaned over to see her.

"Well," Jules said. "We want Sophie to be her godmother."

Sam nodded to show his agreement, "And Ed to be godfather."

"Us?" Sophie and Ed said simultaneously. "Why?"

"Well," Jules shrugged, not really knowing what to say, "you've both always supported us. Ed, you're always there, always have our backs and, Soph, you really helped during the birth and just the whole pregnancy in general."

"Thanks," Ed said, still a little stunned. "Can I hold her?"

Jules nodded, "Of course." She handed the baby to Ed who held her delicately.

"She's adorable," Darcy cooed. "I want one."

"You need to find that special someone first," Jill told her.

Darcy groaned, "Don't remind me."

"Can I hold her too?" Shelley asked, reaching out to take the baby from Ed when Jules nodded.

"Shouldn't you all be working?" Sam asked suddenly.

"Team One has the day off," Greg shook his head. "You know that. It's just lucky that this little ball of joy decided to come today."

"Not Team One," Sam shook his head. "Shelley, Sophie, Wordy, Jill and Darcy...don't you all have jobs to be at?"

"Day off," Jill and Darcy said at the same time. "We were planning to go shopping all day but then we got this call and, well, here we are."

"Right," said Sam. "But what about the rest of you?"

"Extenuating circumstances," Wordy said. "I told them that a great friend of mine was giving birth and I got off work."

"I'm not working," Shelley said. "And the kids are at school so I would have been home anyway."

"I can kind of just take the day off whenever I want," Sophie said. "Technically I suppose I should be working but I couldn't be the only one not here."

"Does she have a name?" Darcy asked after everyone had given reasons about their appearance at the hospital.

"She does," Sam nodded. "We decided on it just before you all got here."

"Well, what is it?" Greg asked.

"After my sister," Sam said. "The one who died as a kid..." He trailed off.

Jules took over and smiled sadly at her husband, "Her name is Hailey."

"Hailey," Spike said. "Nice. Middle name? Or names? Or maybe no middle name? I mean, it doesn't really matter...?"

"Her middle name is Grace," Jules said, shutting Spike up. "Hailey Grace Braddock."

"Beautiful," smiled Jill. "You're so damn lucky Jules."

Jules looked up at Sam and smiled, "I know."

They stood around Jules' bed, passing Hailey from person to person. She met everyone in the time span of an hour. Jules was tired but she liked watching all of her friends bond over her baby. Jill and Darcy, who had never met anyone from the team before, were getting along great with them. It was a wonderful sight, seeing everyone you knew together, getting along and enjoying the same things. She never would have thought that a small baby like Hailey would be the thing that brought her personal friends and her work friends together like this.

Later that day, after everyone had finally gone home, Jules and Sam were still in their room, watching Hailey sleep.

"I love you," Sam kissed her hand. "And I am so proud of you."

"I love you too," Jules smiled. "Thank you."

They sat in silence again, relaxing. It had been a stressful day. It had been a stressful eight and half months. But they had made it. And while they knew that the stress wouldn't decrease at all for the next eighteen years, they were prepared to handle it. They knew they could handle it because they'd been through so much before this. It was just another adventure in the path they called life.


A/N: I hope you liked! You know the drill, 5 reviews gets another chapter, same as always! I promise the next chapters will all be longer and more like my regular length. Anyway, please tell me what you think? I would like to thank tivamcabby5 who helped come up with Hailey's middle name. I know that a name was never given for Sam's sister who was killed as a kid but I kind of liked Hailey and I wanted there to be a reason for her to be named that so I made it that it was after his sister. And Grace was all tivamcabby5 so thank you!

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EDIT: Wow, this chapter has 80 hits but only 2 reviews? I can't help but say I'm a little disappointed...