A/N: Sam's chapter is the shortest, because you know our beautiful golden sun-child is not good at creating lengthy drama. He almost won the title of "Most Fun Reaction," but ended up losing by a hair to Elliot. So...stay tuned for Elliot's chapter coming in a couple of weeks. Today's farmer is Lucy, and according to my notes she is: Married to Sam. Loves flowers and dancing. Very playful and upbeat. Goes with the flow and is always up for anything. Not inclined to worry about much.
"WOO-HOO!" Lucy crowed. The scenery whipped by below her in a green blur. This beat tilling fields any day. She wasn't exactly sure what possessed her to want to go ziplining all of a sudden, but she was glad she had followed the urge without question. The zipline just outside of Zuzu City was supposed to be one of the best in the Ferngill Republic. She could believe that now. She felt her stomach leap with a thrill as she hit the ground running, sprinting the last few feet of the line. The instructor slipped her out of the harness with practiced ease, and she bounced off to the side to wait for her husband.
"GANGWAY!" Sam bellowed as he came flying down after her a minute later. Watching his cheeks flush with excitement and his face breaking into a grin was almost as thrilling as riding the zipline herself. Lucy loved it when Sam got excited. He had such a youthful exuberance that energized everyone around him. "Aw, man, that was awesome!" he gushed as he pulled out of the harness. "I'm so pumped! Hey, what do you say we hit one of Zuzu's clubs on the way home, grab a soda, and go dancing?"
"Aw, sorry babe," Lucy clucked. "But we gotta be home in time to bring in the cows."
"Ah, bummer." He slung an arm around her shoulders as they walked back to the bus stop. "Still, I guess this day's been crazy enough already. What in Yoba's name made you think of ziplining?"
"Just wanted to show my man a good time, I guess." She craned her neck and kissed his cheek.
"Baby, any time spent with you is a good time," Sam laughed as they stopped next to the bus stop sign. "But wow, we really have to do that again sometime. Those were some major thrills."
"Mm-hmm," Lucy agreed. Baby... A lightbulb went off in her brain, and she snapped her fingers. "Oh, wow, honey, I completely forgot to tell you! I've got another major thrill for you." She ducked out from under his arm and stood facing him. "I'm pregnant!"
Sam froze, his ice-blue eyes going wide. "Y-you're serious?" he squeaked. "You got a baby in there?"
"Yup!" Lucy bounced on her toes excitedly. "I saw Harvey yesterday, and he said I'm about a month and a half along. I meant to tell you yesterday, but you were at your mom's house all day, and by the time you got home I was busy looking up directions to the ziplining place and I just totally forgot."
"A baby..." Sam breathed, eyes riveted on her stomach. "You've got a baby in there... A real, live person... A real person that we made..." He lunged forward and hugged her around the waist, lifting her up and spinning her joyously. There were a few other people waiting by the bus stop, and they sent some bewildered stares their way, but the ecstatic couple didn't care."A baby, Luce!" Sam cheered. "A real baby! This is awesome!" He put her down abruptly with a gasp of realization. "This...This changes everything! Our whole lives are going to be different now."
"Well...yeah," Lucy conceded a bit nervously. "Is that... Is that okay?"
"'Okay?' It's brilliant! We're going to be parents! I'll have someone to keep me company while you work, and when they get older, we can take them ziplining, and then... Oh my gosh!" he gasped. "Do you think there could be more than one?"
"Harvey says we won't know until I have the ultrasound. But I wouldn't mind having two. Or maybe three, some day."
"We gotta have at least three," Sam decided. "Then we can start a band. You can be lead vocalist." She laughed and he smothered her in another hug. Then, with all the eyes of the bus stop now staring at him quizzically, Sam knelt down in front of his wife, and gently placed his hands on her sides. "Hey, little guy," he whispered breathlessly. "I don't really know you yet, but I'm glad you're coming. Listen, there's no rush or anything, but I want you to know that when you get here, you're going to have the time of your life. So I hope you're getting pumped," He glanced up at Lucy with a grin. "'Cause there are some major thrills in store for you."
