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This is just a little idea I had and soz if I goes off on a tangent and away from what is actually implied in the series.
"Sam, I'm home." Pete yelled through the hallway.
"Shhh," Sam replied coming out of a bedroom, closing the door behind her. "I've just got her off to sleep."
"Sorry, Sam you look great." Pete said, embracing his wife.
"No I don't but thanks for saying it."
"So can I see her?"
"Of course, but please be quiet she was up all night."
Sam led Pete into the tiny bedroom, the blinds pulled shut casting the room into dim twilight. A white Moses basket was in the corner and inside lay Lily, eyes pinched shut, little lips moving as if mouthing words to a silent song.
"Wow, she's so small," Pete whispered.
"Not as small as she was a week ago, she has got so big so quickly."
"I'm sorry I wasn't here."
"It's okay, you're here now."
"Yes and I can change as many dirty diapers as you want me to."
"I wouldn't say that if I were you I might just take you up on it."
The next few weeks passed and a routine began. Pete went out everyday to train or study for his naval exams and Sam devoted her time to her daughter. She feed her, changed her, dressed her, took her for walks and much to Sam's surprise she actually enjoyed it. Throughout her adolescence she hadn't thought much of the idea of being a stay-at-home mom, she couldn't stand the idea of just being a slave for her husband and children and not using her brain. Now she could see that it was a myth, the more time she spent with her daughter the more she realised how much she loved her, how much she loved just being with her watching her grow.
"I'm going to bed, I'm exhausted," Sam said as she leant over and kissed Pete on the cheek.
"But it's only 9 o'clock."
"I know but I've been up since 5 and will no doubt will be up in a few hours again."
"Sorry I forgot, you do know I'll do some of the night feeds if you want."
"That could be a bit difficult seeing as you can't breastfeed, anyway you have to be at work all day you need your sleep."
"Okay, I'll be coming up later, sleep well."
Sam left the living room and went to bed but not before checking that her daughter was sleeping sounding in Moses basket.
Sam awoke suddenly, the room was in total darkness, the alarm clock showed the time to be 5;17am. "Something isn't right", Sam thought, Lily should have awoke before now demanding a feed, but the apartment was silent."
Sam leapt out of bed and rushed to the room next door and flicked on the light. There lying in her crib lay Lily, her little body stiff and blue.