Omg-Sorry this has been so long in coming! I have been so busy with classes, homework, work-it has just been crazy! And it's only going to get worse oh well three weeks…I can make it! Here goes nothing…
Sam lay with his head against the headboard; Jules curled up against his side, one arm hugging his bare chest. Sunlight streamed in through the window, lighting up Jules face. Sam sighed contently as he stroked Jules hair. Being with Jules again had been amazing; it was almost as if they had never been apart.
Jules stirred, her leg moving up and down Sam's leg. She snuggled in closer to Sam, and lifted her head, resting her chin on Sam's chest. She smiled softly, "Hey."
"Hey yourself," Sam murmured, slowly moving a hand across Jules back, "How you feelin'?" Eyes sparkling, Jules answered, "Amazing." As if to accentuate her feelings, Jules leaned forward and gave Sam a long kiss. "Does that answer your question?" She asked with a devious smile.
Sam chuckled, shaking his head as he took in the tangled sheets and Jules pressed against his side. Jules laid her head back down on Sam's chest, and listened to his heart beat. Sam hugged Jules close, and the two just lay there content, fitting together like two puzzle pieces.
Jules had no idea how long the two of them lay there like that, not saying anything, just happy to be together, and forget about everything for awhile. "Whoa!" Jules gasped suddenly sitting up, a hand on her big belly. Sam was sitting up in a flash, "Jules, what wrong? Is it the baby?"
Jules rolled her eyes. "Sam, I'm fine. We're fine. She's just kicking me really hard. Here, feel." Jules placed Sam's hand on her stomach. Sam's face fell, "I-I don't feel anything." He said disappointed. "Just wait a sec-there!" Jules said, as she watched Sam's face. As he felt the baby kick, Sam's face took on an expression of wonder. "That's amazing," Sam whispered his entire face lighting up as he felt the active baby girl kick.
"I know she is," said Jules softly, "which is why I take my strength from this little girl in here. Whenever I feel like I can't do this, like I can't go on, I just think of this little one, and of you, and I know I can do this. That we can do this Sam……for her." Sam looked deep into Jules eyes. "For her and for us." Jules smiled at Sam's heartfelt words and gave him a hug. Sam squeezed back, murmuring I love you into Jules hair.
Pulling away, Jules giggled as the baby gave her a swift kick under the ribs. "Whoa there!" Sam chuckled, "Take it easy baby girl." Sam spread his hands over Jules stomach, and commented, "Speaking of baby girl, we cannot call her that forever. Do you have any names picked out?"
Jules glanced up at him, looking a little guilty. "I haven't really thought about it. I mean, with everything else that has been going on, it has kind of slipped my mind."
"Hey. Jules, no one can blame you! You have been through so much over these past couple of months, it's no wonder you haven't been able to sit down and think of baby names! But, don't you have some picked out from like before?"
Giving Sam a quizzical look, Jules replied, "Before? Before what?"
"Well you know…..doesn't every girl pick out her children's names at a young age?"
Jules raised her eyebrows, "Ummm no. And in case you haven't noticed, I am not like every girl."
"Good point. But seriously, Jules, you've never heard any names that you like?
"Well, now that you mention it, I've always been partial to the name Isabella."
"Isabella? Hmmm. Isabella. It's definitely pretty….." Sam pondered, testing the name out on his tongue.
"But?" Jules questioned him, "I sense a but at the end of that sentence." Sam shook his head, "but it's really common nowadays. And I feel like this little girl is very special, so much that she needs a name that will show how special she really is."
"I guess I see your point. Our baby girl deserves a different name—one that not many other girls are going to have….."
"Oh I got one-Shiloh."
"Shiloh? Shiloh? It's okay, but it just reminds of those books. You know, the ones with the dog? Either the dog, or Bradgelina's kid."
"Wait a minute, did you just say Bradgelina? Are you kidding me?" Sam asked incredulously.
"Shut up Sam. It's not like I can escape them! Have you ever turned on the news? It's Brad and Angelina did this, Brad and Angelina did this. We are NOT naming our daughter Shiloh."
Sam was a little taken back at that, "Okay Okay. No Shiloh then. "
Jules leaned back into the pillows, and Sam followed her down. He tucked Jules head into the crook of his arm, while resting one hand on her pregnant belly. "Hey," Sam said suddenly, "what about Ariyana?"
"Ariyana." Jules said, trying the name out," Ariyana. Ariyana Callaghan. Ariyana."
Jules turned to look at Sam, "It's perfect." She leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on Sam's lips. Sam pulled back and slid down to rest his head on Jules' stomach. "What do you think little girl? Are you going to be Ariyana?" His ear resting on the curve of Jules' belly, Sam was surprised when he felt the baby slam a kick into his ear. He jumped back and started to laugh, "Ariyana it is!"
Jules joined in, laughing at her daughter's activeness, knowing her baby girl was acting just like her mother. As Sam and Jules gained control of themselves, they snuggled back into the pillows. Jules' head resting into the crook of Sam's arm, and his other hand resting on her stomach, feeling the baby move around. Lying there, Jules wished the two of them, well three of them, could stay like this forever. But she knew, they couldn't, because in several hours their happy bliss was going to be replaced by another showdown in the courtroom. Pushing the future from her mind, Jules brought herself back to the present, where she lay happy and content in Sam's arms.