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Chapter 64 – Three

Samuel had come back to his and Karen's island home. After he had walked Anne and Henry back to their home, he had returned and had tea with Karen. Of course, Karen had coffee as she usually did.

She had told him all about young Samuel playing with the dog and Arles the baby laughing. He couldn't help but notice the smile she had worn the entire time.

Then, after Lance had collected the younger boys, she had enjoyed a lovely chat with her Mum. Anne expressed her concerns about them off in space with a young child.

Samuel hadn't been able to keep his hands off of Karen the entire time. They held hands and sat at the bar in the kitchen. He threaded his fingers with hers and he sipped his tea, enjoying the sensation that moved between them.

"Would you go out on a date with me?" He smiled at her.

She giggled. "Of course."

When they had went to bed, Karen was proud of show him her growing bump where Halley was. She put on her lovely white, lacy gown that he loved. Buttons allowed him to open it to revel her chest and stomach. She had lain on the bed as he kissed her stomach and breasts. She laughed as he spoke to Halley. He told her all about how wonderful Karen was and how much they already loved her.

As they fell asleep in one another's arms, he thought about how Halley would look. He tried to remember his visions with her in them. He thought back to every child he had ever delivered and how it had felt to put the newborn in their mother's arms.

As he fell asleep with this on his mind, he began to dream about the baby that Karen carried. As he lay, spooned behind Karen, he held his hands to Karen's stomach and could see Halley inside of the womb. She slept and sucked her thumb. He smiled as he saw she had already grown fingernails and saw the strains of hair on her head.

Suddenly, he was shaken awake.

Karen was in a panic. "Samuel!"

He sat up and rubbed his eyes. "What? What is it?"

Karen was crying. "Something is wrong!"

He opened his eyes and saw Karen sitting on the bed on her knees. Her stomach reflected that the bump had grown in the hours that they had been asleep.

Karen closed her eyes just as she leaned over and groaned. "AWWWW…..that really hurts!"

Samuel was wide awake now. "Oh shit!"

He quickly put his hands on her stomach to check on Halley.

Karen continued to cry. "Samuel, this isn't right! It's too soon."

He looked up at her. "She's okay. Karen, you're in labor."

She cried, "This has to be a dream it's too- AWWWW!"

She held her stomach and shouted.

Samuel jumped out of the bed. He rushed over to get a remote transport trigger off of the dresser.

Within seconds, they were in the med bay of the Doctor's ship. He helped her into a bed just as she shouted again. He put two pain blockers on her head. He unbuttoned her gown again, and put two more pain blockers on her sides.

She then opened her eyes and looked at her stomach. She was frightened and continued to cry. "Samuel."

He was turning on monitors and speaking to Friday. "Friday! We're having a baby. I need…ummm. Just keep an eye on everything."

"Shall I notify anyone?"

Samuel pulled out some towels and a blanket, "No. Keep an eye on all of Karen and Halley's vitals and let me know if something is outside of the norm."

Friday replied, "Yes, Doctor."

Karen grabbed him by his pajama trousers. He never wore a shirt to sleep in. "Stop!"

He stopped and looked at her. "Karen. It's alright-"

"Samuel! It's not! This is too early! She won't be alright!"

He smiled at her. "She's alright. I've seen her."

She cried. "Samuel. I'm so scared."

He took both of her hands and laid his forehead to hers. He said in softest voice. "Karen. Listen to me. Everything is fine. We'll figure out why later. Right now, we're having a baby. She's in a bloody hurry to get here. This is happening right now. Okay?"

"She's okay?"

"She's okay. And so are you. I'm not going to let anything happen to you. Either of you."

She nodded and he wiped the tears from her eyes.

He smiled at her. "Karen. I love you. Everything is going to be alright."

She took a deep breath. "We're having a baby. Okay."

He kissed her quickly and then reached inside of a cabinet and pulled out a grey t-shirt. He pulled it on as spoke to Friday. "If Karen's pain levels go over 4, I want to know."

"Yes, Doctor."

Karen asked him, "What is it now?"

He sat on a stool, carefully, and then pushed himself over to Karen's side. "It is a 2. Do you want another pain blocker?"

"No. It's too much for her-"

He shook his head. "It won't hurt her. She's fine."

Karen took his hand and held it tightly. "Samuel."

He stroked her hair. "I'm here. Everything is fine."

Friday spoke. "Her levels are now displayed."

Samuel looked up at the screen. "Oh, we're going to have a baby in just a few minutes. Our Halley is in a hurry!"

Karen gripped his hand tighter. He looked back at her face and could see the fear still in her eyes.

He leaned down and spoke softly. "Karen. I'm going to need you to trust me. Okay?"

She nodded fearfully. "Okay."

"I've delivered a lot of babies. But, this is the most important one."

She relaxed a bit. "I bet you say that to all of the girls."

He smiled, "Only to you. Are you ready to meet our Halley?"

"You're sure she's okay?"

He smiled, "She's fine. She's ready to meet her Mummy."

"Mummy." She repeated and rolled her eyes.

He kissed her hand. "Everything is alright. You're safe, Karen."

She gripped his hand tightly. "I'm ready."

He kissed her forehead again, and then pushed himself to the end of the table. "Friday! Let's have a baby!"

"Everything is ready, Doctor."

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