Sandra couldn't get to the telephone as quickly as she was used to because by the end of May she had finally blossomed.

Evelyn had called her the night before to check on her and to find out how she felt. When she'd told her friend that it was harder to move around, Evelyn had advised her to remember how it felt because when she got to her ninth month her present condition would seem like nothing in comparison.

When she picked up the receiver she stopped to take a breath. "Hello?"

"Good afternoon. May I speak to Captain Daniel Walker please?" A measured voice asked.

"My husband isn't here at the moment; may I ask who's calling?" Sandra asked him and winced as she got a stitch in her side and rubbed it.

"Mrs. Walker this is Roderick Danvers, concierge the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Your husband had asked us to call and let him know when the room he requested for your anniversary would be available."

She smiled and looked down at her rounded form. Some anniversary.

"If you would have him give us a call so we can finalize the reservations for him, I would certainly appreciate that."

"Of course Mr. Danvers. I know he's been waiting for your call and I'll have him call you as soon as he gets home." Sandra assured him.

"Thank you Mrs. Walker, I do appreciate it. Have a pleasant afternoon."

"Thank you Mr. Danvers, you do the same." And she hung up.

The amused voice of her husband from the front door way got her to turn around. "We ain't even been married for a year yet and you're already makin' plans with another guy."

"You weren't supposed to hear that." She joked as she smiled at him.

He walked into the living room and Sandra walked into his arms. "How you feelin' honey?"

She kissed his cheek. "I feel fine and that telephone call was from the Royal Hawaiian. The concierge wants you to call him about the room for our anniversary."

It seemed to take him a moment to realize why the concierge of the biggest hotel on Oahu would call him. "I forgot about that."

Sandra laughed softly. "I could tell."

"We don't have to do this honey. It was somethin' we'd planned before we realized that we would be havin' a baby."

"I'd still like to do it, if you want to. It's something I've been looking forward to and I know you have too."

"Only if you feel up to it."

She laughed. "If we're going to do this, now is the perfect time. If our anniversary were in another couple of months, I probably wouldn't feel like it. Besides, I haven't had any morning sickness for the last month and I'm not nearly as tired as I was."

Danny nodded. "I've been noticin' that you ain't been lookin' so pale. All right honey, I'll call him and finalize the reservations." And he kissed her cheek.

Sandra smiled at him. "I can hardly believe that we've been married for almost a year, so much has happened to us."

"All of it good, I'd say." He grinned.

"I wouldn't argue with that." And she felt her face flush.

He laughed before he pulled her into his arms for a moment. "I'll make that call now."

"You do that." Sandra smiled again and while he picked up the telephone receiver, she walked into the kitchen to start dinner.

She got another stitch in her side as she opened the door of the icebox. She had reached down to pull out a head of lettuce for the salad and she nearly dropped it. She put it on the counter and rubbed her side again. Darn it, that hurt!

She was due back to the doctor in a week for her monthly checkup and knew this was something he would need to know. She thought she was free and clear from any problems because her nausea had cleared up on it's own when she'd reached her fifth month. But over the last week she had experienced the irritation of a sharp stick in her side. It was probably nothing, merely an expansion of her waistline, but she'd feel better when the doctor confirmed it.

"That ain't the first time I've seen you do that." Danny's concerned voice told her from the doorway.

She turned to face him. "It's probably nothing, but this is the second time today it's happened. I'll tell the doctor when I go for my checkup."

"If it ain't one thing it's another it seems." He frowned.

"It's called having a baby Danny." She smiled at him. "I promise to mention it to him and he'll tell me what it is I need to do so it won't happen so much. So did you call the hotel?"

He looked confused for a moment at the change of subject. "Ah, yea. Everythin' is set for the weekend of our anniversary. We'll check in Friday night and check out Monday mornin'."

"You're going to take that Monday off?"

"You mind spendin' that much time with me?" Danny smiled at her.

She smiled back. "I spent a whole week with you on our honeymoon and we're still married."

"That's because you can't live without me."

Sandra laughed before she walked over to him and put her arms around his neck. "I think you've got that backward Captain Walker. You can't live without me." And she kissed him.

She felt his arms around her waist as he pulled her close and kissed her back. "I don't know if I've told you lately, but I do love you." He told her as he let her go enough to look at her.

"I know you do and it's always nice to hear. I love you too." Sandra replied.

He kept his arms around her. "If it's all right, I'm goin' to clean up before supper unless you want me to help in here."

She shook her head. "I've got everything under control, so you go take your shower."

"Just don't say I never offered to help." He grinned as he let her go.

"I won't hold it against you."

"I won't be long." He told her before he left the kitchen and Sandra turned back to the counter to pick up the head of lettuce and walk to the sink.