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Chapter 5
Couple weeks later
Sara stands out on the balcony overlooking the valley "Well baby you are missing quite a sight." she says running her hands over her middle.
"Sara it is getting cold" Ian says wrapping his arms around her "You should come inside" he nuzzles her cheek "dinner is almost ready"
Sara tilts her head "I love having a domesticated stalker" she laughs
Ian kisses her cheek "Only for you my Weilder" he leads her inside "What would you like to drink?"
"Water" she sits at the table watching as Ian finishes up dinner. She frowns feeling a quick flutter across her middle. She rests her hands against her middle feeling the flutter again she grins "Ian come here"
Hearing her excitement Ian looks at her setting the plate down he goes over to her side "Sara?"
Sara takes his hand pressing it against her middle. She smiles seeing Ian's eyes brighten as he feels the quick movement "Ian?"
"It is quick and fleeting"
Hearing the faint disappointment Sara scratches lightly at his beard "Soon he or she will be kicking and punching all the time." she kisses him gently "Now feed us" she orders teasingly
Ian smiles "As you wish milady"
Evening
Sara turns off the computer after talking with Gabe. She turns to see Ian on the couch reading while the news is on. Sara stands going over to the couch she leans against him "Ian?"
"Yes?" he closes his book setting it aside
Sara moves onto his lap "Tell us a story"
"I do not know any stories"
Sara tugs lightly at one of his curls "Tell us a story about you as a little boy"
"I do not remember much" he admits sadly
"What do you remember?"
"Nothing you need to hear"
"Oh" Sara rests her head on his shoulder "What did you want to be when you grew up?"
"With you" he answers "Since he first told me of the Witchblade I wanted... I knew I'd be your Protector"
"You never wanted to be the typical things kids want to be?"
"Like what?"
"Cop? Fireman? Doctor?"
"No" he kisses her cheek "I have always wanted to be with you"
"Well now you are"
"Did you always want to be a cop?"
Sara nods "Always. More so after my Dad died."
"You miss it"
Sara nods "Maybe one day I can be one again"
"One day" Ian kisses her cheek
Sara shifts so she's straddling his thighs "You are one interesting guy Ian Nottingham" she smiles kissing him deeply
Next day
Ian pulls the car up to the medical building looking at it warily
Sara shakes her head "Ian stop worrying. This doctor isn't like Immo or any of the others you've had."
"I know" he says. He gets out of the car going around to the passenger door he opens it helping Sara out of the car. "What time would you like me to return?"
"An hour hour and a half" she says reaching up she scratches lightly at his beard "Go relax have a cup of coffee"
Ian nods
"And don't worry Ian. We'll be fine" she kisses his cheek walking away
Ian watches as Sara enters the building. After a moment he returns to the car
Little later
Sara looks at the screen as the doctor runs the wand over her middle "Too bad Ian isn't here" she remarks "he'd love this"
"Is he at work?" the doctor asks
"No. Ian he uh has doctor issues... big time."
"That's too bad"
"He'd be here if I asked him but he tends to get a little guard doggish"
"Some first time fathers are like that" the doctor chuckles
"How's the baby doing?"
"Good. Strong and healthy. Also in a good position to find out the sex"
Sara grins "Really?"
The doctor nods "Would you like to know?"
Sara frowns "Could you write it down? I want to talk to Ian about it first"
"You want to wait until your with your husband huh"
"Yes" Sara nods her eyes on the monitor 'Hi my baby'
Evening
Sara settles into Ian's arms on the lawn chair watching the sunset "Another beautiful sunset"
"Not as beautiful as you" Ian says
Sara turns her head "You are so sweet" she snuggles into his arms holding their hands over her middle "Ian do you want to know the baby's sex?"
"Do you know?" he asks curiously
"The doctor wrote it down" she says taking the envelope out of her pocket "I didn't want to know before you"
"Do you want to know?"
"Only if you do. It would make things easier"
"Then open it"
"You want to know?"
"I am curious" he admits running his hand over her middle
"I do hate surprises" she says ripping into the envelope removing a sonogram and a piece of paper. She grins at the words written "A girl" she looks at Ian "a daughter" she says awed blinking back tears. She looks down at their hands laced over her middle "She's different isn't she"
"What do you mean?"
Sara sits up looking at him "I know you feel it Ian. There's something about her"
Ian tilts his head "She feels like you... but different"
"Why is it I feel this?" she asks softly
Ian kisses her forehead "She is part of you... part of our line." he sees the pain flash across her face "We will figure this out."
Sara rests her forehead against his "I know"
That night
"No" Sara mumbles
Ian awakens to the sound of Sara mumbling and whimpering in her sleep "Sara" he says gently touching her arm
Sara awakens with a cry her heart pounding
"Sara?" Ian touches her shoulder wincing as he feels her pain and fear
Sara jumps out of bed bolting to the bathroom
Ian follows her kneeling at her side as she kneels over the toilet coughing and retching.
While later
Ian looks at Sara laying next to him curled up. He wipes a tear from her cheek "Sara what is wrong?"
Sara hugs her middle "Irons... he allowed the other to... to kill you" she swallows heavily. "as she was being born." with a shakey hand she touches his cheek "I felt you die." she rests her hand on her middle "she did too"
"Sara it was a dream" Ian takes her hand pressing it against his heart "I'm here."
"I felt it Ian." she whispers staring at her hand on his chest "I felt you die" she meets his gaze "It felt worse than losing my parents, Danny, Maria and John" she blinks back tears "I can't lose you Ian... not now."
"You won't lose me Sara. We are part of each other. No matter the time or place we always find each other." he kisses her gently
Dawn
Sara lifts her head from Ian's chest "Don't you ever sleep?"
"I am conditioned to go on little sleep." he reminds "You are not" he touches her nose with his forefinger "Now go back to sleep."
"Your changing midnight diapers then" Sara mumbles burying her face in his neck "I love you Ian."
Ian smiles kissing her head "And I you my Sara"
Chapter 6
Couple weeks later
"I can't believe we've been here for a month" Sara remarks as she and Ian stand on the balcony watching the world below
"He is up to something" Ian muses
"Ian he's always up to something" Sara reminds. She turns her arms going around his neck she tugs lightly at the curls at the nape of his neck. "Don't worry so much. Besides Gabe said things are fine. Your double has taken your place." she tilts her head thoughtfully smiling "Though I do believe you are the good, sweet, smart and cute one." she scratches at his beard "Besides I like you with a beard"
"Oh really" he chuckles
Sara nods smiling as she feels a sharp movement "And our daughter agrees"
"I'm outnumbered"
"Yep. And something tells me she is going to have you wrapped around her little finger"
Ian lifts his shoulders "I cannot resist you and she is part of you."
"Us" she presses her lips to his
Later
Sara strokes Ian's hair as his head rests on her chest
"Sara" Ian lifts his head
"Hmm?"
"I love you"
Sara looks at him smiling "I love you"
Ian moves up so their face to face "My Sara" his lips trail over her face "My Weilder"
* "We belong together" Ian says caressing Sara's cheek as they sit before a fire
Sara nods "Yes my love" she looks around "I fear I will lose you my love." she looks down at her wrist "This thing... it is powerful"
"I will always be there for you. I will always protect you." he looks at the bracelet on his love's wrist "It will bring us together... no matter what"
Sara moves closer her hands sliding under his shirt. Clothing is quickly removed.
Ian looks at the naked woman pulling her into his arms "My love, my heart." *
Ian tightens his arms around Sara's waist as they move together "My love, my heart" he nuzzles her cheek "My mate" he says possessively
Sara squirms panting
* Another Sara moans clinging to her Ian
"Say it" he orders nuzzling her nexk
"I love you husband"
"My wife" he sighs *
"Ian" Sara whimpers clinging to him the words ringing through her soul. After a few minutes she speaks "We were married in one life" she says stroking his arm
"In some matter of marriage"
"Did you know?"
"He hinted at it. I did not know for sure." he looks at her "Does the fact that we were husband and wife bother you?"
Sara shakes her head after a moment "No. Somehow... I don't think it surprises me"
"It doesn't?"
"No"
"I love you my Sara"
"I love you too"
Month later
"Ian" Sara pants leaning against the wall her arms around her middle
"Are you OK?" he asks taking her face between his hands
Sara nods "I think so"
Ian kisses her forehead "We need to get out of sight"
" 'k"
Ian pulls her close glancing around he leads her away
While later
Sara runs her hands over her belly "Ian I miss home" she says looking at Ian as he sits on the floor meditating
Ian opens his eyes standing he goes over to her his arms going around her middle "I know" he kisses her temple meeting her gaze in the mirror
"I wanna go home" she pouts
"Someday"
"I'm six months pregnant. We can't keep running" she goes to the bed sitting down "We can't raise her on the run."
Ian goes over kneeling before her "It won't be like this forever Sara."
"I miss home Ian."
"Sara I know you do. I know your scared about Irons, the Bulls and the baby... the future"
"I want her to have a normal life... or at least a safe, calm one" she wipes at her tears "I hate this"
"What?"
"Being emotional. This crying, emotional, hormonal mess isn't me" she rubs her middle "How can you stand being around me"
Ian leans down pressing his lips to her middle "Because I love you" he nuzzles her belly "and our baby"
Sara smiles caressing his neck she laughs feeling a sharp kick "We love you too" she chuckles stroking his hair and neck
"What my Sara?" he asks looking at her
"You always do that"
"Do what?" he asks puzzled
"After you meditate you seem more teddy bearish rather than guard doggish." she tugs at a curl "I like it"
Ian lays his head on her lap reveling in the feeling of Sara touching him
Sara sits there stroking his hair and neck
Chapter 5
Couple weeks later
Sara stands out on the balcony overlooking the valley "Well baby you are missing quite a sight." she says running her hands over her middle.
"Sara it is getting cold" Ian says wrapping his arms around her "You should come inside" he nuzzles her cheek "dinner is almost ready"
Sara tilts her head "I love having a domesticated stalker" she laughs
Ian kisses her cheek "Only for you my Weilder" he leads her inside "What would you like to drink?"
"Water" she sits at the table watching as Ian finishes up dinner. She frowns feeling a quick flutter across her middle. She rests her hands against her middle feeling the flutter again she grins "Ian come here"
Hearing her excitement Ian looks at her setting the plate down he goes over to her side "Sara?"
Sara takes his hand pressing it against her middle. She smiles seeing Ian's eyes brighten as he feels the quick movement "Ian?"
"It is quick and fleeting"
Hearing the faint disappointment Sara scratches lightly at his beard "Soon he or she will be kicking and punching all the time." she kisses him gently "Now feed us" she orders teasingly
Ian smiles "As you wish milady"
Evening
Sara turns off the computer after talking with Gabe. She turns to see Ian on the couch reading while the news is on. Sara stands going over to the couch she leans against him "Ian?"
"Yes?" he closes his book setting it aside
Sara moves onto his lap "Tell us a story"
"I do not know any stories"
Sara tugs lightly at one of his curls "Tell us a story about you as a little boy"
"I do not remember much" he admits sadly
"What do you remember?"
"Nothing you need to hear"
"Oh" Sara rests her head on his shoulder "What did you want to be when you grew up?"
"With you" he answers "Since he first told me of the Witchblade I wanted... I knew I'd be your Protector"
"You never wanted to be the typical things kids want to be?"
"Like what?"
"Cop? Fireman? Doctor?"
"No" he kisses her cheek "I have always wanted to be with you"
"Well now you are"
"Did you always want to be a cop?"
Sara nods "Always. More so after my Dad died."
"You miss it"
Sara nods "Maybe one day I can be one again"
"One day" Ian kisses her cheek
Sara shifts so she's straddling his thighs "You are one interesting guy Ian Nottingham" she smiles kissing him deeply
Next day
Ian pulls the car up to the medical building looking at it warily
Sara shakes her head "Ian stop worrying. This doctor isn't like Immo or any of the others you've had."
"I know" he says. He gets out of the car going around to the passenger door he opens it helping Sara out of the car. "What time would you like me to return?"
"An hour hour and a half" she says reaching up she scratches lightly at his beard "Go relax have a cup of coffee"
Ian nods
"And don't worry Ian. We'll be fine" she kisses his cheek walking away
Ian watches as Sara enters the building. After a moment he returns to the car
Little later
Sara looks at the screen as the doctor runs the wand over her middle "Too bad Ian isn't here" she remarks "he'd love this"
"Is he at work?" the doctor asks
"No. Ian he uh has doctor issues... big time."
"That's too bad"
"He'd be here if I asked him but he tends to get a little guard doggish"
"Some first time fathers are like that" the doctor chuckles
"How's the baby doing?"
"Good. Strong and healthy. Also in a good position to find out the sex"
Sara grins "Really?"
The doctor nods "Would you like to know?"
Sara frowns "Could you write it down? I want to talk to Ian about it first"
"You want to wait until your with your husband huh"
"Yes" Sara nods her eyes on the monitor 'Hi my baby'
Evening
Sara settles into Ian's arms on the lawn chair watching the sunset "Another beautiful sunset"
"Not as beautiful as you" Ian says
Sara turns her head "You are so sweet" she snuggles into his arms holding their hands over her middle "Ian do you want to know the baby's sex?"
"Do you know?" he asks curiously
"The doctor wrote it down" she says taking the envelope out of her pocket "I didn't want to know before you"
"Do you want to know?"
"Only if you do. It would make things easier"
"Then open it"
"You want to know?"
"I am curious" he admits running his hand over her middle
"I do hate surprises" she says ripping into the envelope removing a sonogram and a piece of paper. She grins at the words written "A girl" she looks at Ian "a daughter" she says awed blinking back tears. She looks down at their hands laced over her middle "She's different isn't she"
"What do you mean?"
Sara sits up looking at him "I know you feel it Ian. There's something about her"
Ian tilts his head "She feels like you... but different"
"Why is it I feel this?" she asks softly
Ian kisses her forehead "She is part of you... part of our line." he sees the pain flash across her face "We will figure this out."
Sara rests her forehead against his "I know"
That night
"No" Sara mumbles
Ian awakens to the sound of Sara mumbling and whimpering in her sleep "Sara" he says gently touching her arm
Sara awakens with a cry her heart pounding
"Sara?" Ian touches her shoulder wincing as he feels her pain and fear
Sara jumps out of bed bolting to the bathroom
Ian follows her kneeling at her side as she kneels over the toilet coughing and retching.
While later
Ian looks at Sara laying next to him curled up. He wipes a tear from her cheek "Sara what is wrong?"
Sara hugs her middle "Irons... he allowed the other to... to kill you" she swallows heavily. "as she was being born." with a shakey hand she touches his cheek "I felt you die." she rests her hand on her middle "she did too"
"Sara it was a dream" Ian takes her hand pressing it against his heart "I'm here."
"I felt it Ian." she whispers staring at her hand on his chest "I felt you die" she meets his gaze "It felt worse than losing my parents, Danny, Maria and John" she blinks back tears "I can't lose you Ian... not now."
"You won't lose me Sara. We are part of each other. No matter the time or place we always find each other." he kisses her gently
Dawn
Sara lifts her head from Ian's chest "Don't you ever sleep?"
"I am conditioned to go on little sleep." he reminds "You are not" he touches her nose with his forefinger "Now go back to sleep."
"Your changing midnight diapers then" Sara mumbles burying her face in his neck "I love you Ian."
Ian smiles kissing her head "And I you my Sara"
Chapter 6
Couple weeks later
"I can't believe we've been here for a month" Sara remarks as she and Ian stand on the balcony watching the world below
"He is up to something" Ian muses
"Ian he's always up to something" Sara reminds. She turns her arms going around his neck she tugs lightly at the curls at the nape of his neck. "Don't worry so much. Besides Gabe said things are fine. Your double has taken your place." she tilts her head thoughtfully smiling "Though I do believe you are the good, sweet, smart and cute one." she scratches at his beard "Besides I like you with a beard"
"Oh really" he chuckles
Sara nods smiling as she feels a sharp movement "And our daughter agrees"
"I'm outnumbered"
"Yep. And something tells me she is going to have you wrapped around her little finger"
Ian lifts his shoulders "I cannot resist you and she is part of you."
"Us" she presses her lips to his
Later
Sara strokes Ian's hair as his head rests on her chest
"Sara" Ian lifts his head
"Hmm?"
"I love you"
Sara looks at him smiling "I love you"
Ian moves up so their face to face "My Sara" his lips trail over her face "My Weilder"
* "We belong together" Ian says caressing Sara's cheek as they sit before a fire
Sara nods "Yes my love" she looks around "I fear I will lose you my love." she looks down at her wrist "This thing... it is powerful"
"I will always be there for you. I will always protect you." he looks at the bracelet on his love's wrist "It will bring us together... no matter what"
Sara moves closer her hands sliding under his shirt. Clothing is quickly removed.
Ian looks at the naked woman pulling her into his arms "My love, my heart." *
Ian tightens his arms around Sara's waist as they move together "My love, my heart" he nuzzles her cheek "My mate" he says possessively
Sara squirms panting
* Another Sara moans clinging to her Ian
"Say it" he orders nuzzling her nexk
"I love you husband"
"My wife" he sighs *
"Ian" Sara whimpers clinging to him the words ringing through her soul. After a few minutes she speaks "We were married in one life" she says stroking his arm
"In some matter of marriage"
"Did you know?"
"He hinted at it. I did not know for sure." he looks at her "Does the fact that we were husband and wife bother you?"
Sara shakes her head after a moment "No. Somehow... I don't think it surprises me"
"It doesn't?"
"No"
"I love you my Sara"
"I love you too"
Month later
"Ian" Sara pants leaning against the wall her arms around her middle
"Are you OK?" he asks taking her face between his hands
Sara nods "I think so"
Ian kisses her forehead "We need to get out of sight"
" 'k"
Ian pulls her close glancing around he leads her away
While later
Sara runs her hands over her belly "Ian I miss home" she says looking at Ian as he sits on the floor meditating
Ian opens his eyes standing he goes over to her his arms going around her middle "I know" he kisses her temple meeting her gaze in the mirror
"I wanna go home" she pouts
"Someday"
"I'm six months pregnant. We can't keep running" she goes to the bed sitting down "We can't raise her on the run."
Ian goes over kneeling before her "It won't be like this forever Sara."
"I miss home Ian."
"Sara I know you do. I know your scared about Irons, the Bulls and the baby... the future"
"I want her to have a normal life... or at least a safe, calm one" she wipes at her tears "I hate this"
"What?"
"Being emotional. This crying, emotional, hormonal mess isn't me" she rubs her middle "How can you stand being around me"
Ian leans down pressing his lips to her middle "Because I love you" he nuzzles her belly "and our baby"
Sara smiles caressing his neck she laughs feeling a sharp kick "We love you too" she chuckles stroking his hair and neck
"What my Sara?" he asks looking at her
"You always do that"
"Do what?" he asks puzzled
"After you meditate you seem more teddy bearish rather than guard doggish." she tugs at a curl "I like it"
Ian lays his head on her lap reveling in the feeling of Sara touching him
Sara sits there stroking his hair and neck