erin's answers

It was now 12 o'clock and Sam and Shane decided to get some lunch. They saw a really cute little café/restaurant and went in. After Shane ordered for them, and the waiter had left, they talked for a while. But then there was just silence for a few minutes and Shane thought he'd break it, "Hey Sam, I was thinking of when to have the wedding. What would you think of having it in June?"

Sammie had always dreamt of the perfect summer wedding, and that Shane thought of a summer one, too blew her away. "Yeah definitely, I've actually always wanted a summer wedding. Um, how about June 10?"

"That sounds perfect." Shane said in a sweet whisper smiling. He couldn't believe he had found the girl of his dreams, and already had a family with her.

They walked around town a while longer, then decided to head back home and take Erin off their friends' hands.

~~back at home

"ERIC! Who was on the phone?" Asked Jamie.

"Oh it was just Shane, he said they were on their way home, and it'd be only about 10 minutes." Said Eric, they had such a good time with Erin, but then when she was supposed to go to bed, she wouldn't stop crying, and figured it was because she wanted her mommy and daddy.

"Hey guys!" The door swung open with Shane and Sam walked in.

Jamie and Eric couldn't have been happier, as they walked Erin to her parents, Jamie told them, "You guys, we love Erin to death, but she doesn't want t go to sleep, and has been crying for the past half hour, and neither of us knew what to do. We were gonna call you, but we knew you needed to be away, so we tried everything. I think she just wanted her PARENTS."

Sammie and Shane couldn't help but laugh at this, they hadn't had a problem with Erin, but realized this soon, she would still want her parents for everything, not anybody else.

"Well we're glad you're finding this so funny, but can you fill us in?" Eric said confused.

They controlled themselves, "We're sorry, actually she just likes to be danced with to put her to sleep, USUALLY, if that'd doesn't work, she likes lullabies. You guys could've called us, we wouldn't have minded. I men she is OUR daughter." Shane explained to them, rocking Erin to put her to sleep.

"How about I take her to her crib to sleep, then I'll be right back down?" Sammie suggested, taking Erin from her and kissing him really quick.

~~in Erin's room

After putting Erin in her crib, Sam couldn't hold it in any longer, she just lost it. No matter what she did since her daughter was born, she went for Shane more, and was only sleeping because Shane rocked her to sleep. As Shane was talking to his guests, he realized Sam hadn't come back down. He excused himself and went to check on her. She wasn't in the bathroom or their room, so he checked the nursery. There she was, in the rocking chair, holding her favorite bear that Shane got her, crying her eyes out. He had no idea what happened, but just ran to her side scared.

He got down on his knee looking up at her stroking her hair, "Baby what's wrong?" he asked concerned.

Sammie felt ashamed, Shane told her not to worry, but she couldn't help it, "It's nothing." She simply stated.

Shane wasn't falling for that, "Right, if it was nothing, you wouldn't be crying, now I'm not leaving until you tell me what's wrong, if you want, I can Tell Eric and Jamie to leave, and we'll hang out with them another time.

Sammie hadn't seen them in so long, so she told him what was wrong. She buried her head in his chest crying, and telling him, "Shane I just don't understand what you do?"

He was really confused, "what do you mean, 'what I do,' with what hun?"

"WITH ERIN!" she practically yelled, part out of anger, part sadness. "YOU danced with her to calm her, I did nothing, YOU soothed her today with Eric, what did I do? I'll tell ya, I brought her upstairs after YOU got her to sleep. Nothing I do works, and I just can't take it anymore. I'm her mother, what about the mother instincts, and how mothers know what wrong, or best for their child. You're the one doing everything to sooth her because I CAN'T. That's what's wrong!"

Shane couldn't believe the words coming from her, all he could do was try to comfort her. He came up, and sat in the chair telling her to sit on his lap. He rubbed her back, and whispered to her, "Sweetie, I already told you not to worry. Did you call the doctor like I told you to do?"

"No," she whispered. He thought she looked like a scared child, she was wrapped in his arms tightly, with her arms around his neck just crying into his chest.

"Well how about I tell Jamie and Eric sorry, but something came up, and we can reschedule? And then you can go call the doctor." He suggested, he hated doing this to his friends, but knew Sam needed it.

Defeated, Sam agreed. She went with Shane downstairs.

As Jam and Eric saw them coming they got up and asked, "Is everything okay?"

Shane felt so bad for doing this, "Yeah guys, but it seems that Sammie cant take this right now, we both feel extremely horrible, we wanted to hang out with you guys, but Sammie isn't feeling very well, we are SO sorry. How about, next week you guys come by and we can all do something?" Shane suggested.

Jamie was first to reply, she went and gave Sam a hug, the Shane, and told them, "Hey guys, we totally understand, it's no problem. We'll talk later and pick a good time." She said.

"Yeah man, don't worry," Eric said slapping Shane on the back, then giving Sammie a hug.

As they left, they turned and said, "Take care guys, and feel better Sam."

Sammie then went to call the doctor with Shane by her side.

The receptionist picked up, "Yes I'd like to speak with Doctor Fletch" Sam said.

"Hi Doctor Fletch, this is Sam Mag, I have a few questions to ask you about Erin," she said shakily. "Well you see, she's been sleeping very good, like she sleeps for hours on end, even when there's a loud noise, and I wasn't sure if that was okay or not." "It is natural, okay," she looked at Shane with a look of relief, and he knew. The he nudged her to go on, and she nodded. "The other question is, ever since she cam home, it seems when I try to calm her down or put her to sleep, she doesn't go, but then when Shane tries, he does it almost immediately, and I just broke down today over it. I don't understand why I can't help her, and only Shane has been able to. I try everything, but it doesn't work…yes…okay....right…thank you. Okay, bye."

Shane looked at her face of half relief, half-sad. He took her by the waist and pulled her close to him to hold her. Then asked her, "So, what did she say?"

"It seems the sleeping is normal, and the fact that I cant get her to sleep but you can is just a stage. Some first borns go to their fathers more than mothers and it should pass within the next 2 weeks. She said if not o call her, and see what's wrong. Until then, just try, and she should be okay."

"See I told you." He said softly. Just then the baby monitor was overcome with screams. "How about YOPU take this, ill come with you, but I want you to try this. Trust me, you'll be fine.

Upstairs in the nursery, Sam was rocking Erin. She seemed to calm down after being picked up. "Erin are you okay," she asked soothingly. "This is all you wanted wasn't it. You scared me ya know, but I'm glad you're okay now." As she said that, Shane watched from the doorway, leaning on the frame just looking at his two favorite girls in the world. He couldn't help but think to himself, 'I'm glad Erin's okay, I knew shed come around. How did I get so lucky to have this in my life?'

Then he went to Sam and hugged her from behind with his head on her shoulder just looking at Erin and kissed her head, then put her down.

Shane and Sammie decided to get a nap. They went in their room and fell asleep, at least until their wonderful, yet loud daughter woke up again.

~there you guys go. Hope you like it, r&r pleaze! Thanx!