Sayid woke up in his bed in the middle of the night the picture still in his grip and smiled to
himself putting the pictures away he checked on the girls and returned to bed.
"Sayid what's the rush man," Hurley asked?
"Shannon is due any day now I just want to be there for her when the baby
comes," Sayid said as they killed another pig that was caught in one of the traps
Locke had designed.
"Jack's there if anything happens they will ring the bell and we can run
back," Hurley said smiling at his friends concern.
"One day Hurley when you have found your one true love you will find that
being away from them at a time like this is more nerve wracking that any can
understand," Sayid said as he took the dead pig and threw it into a bag with three
other pigs. "We've done our section we need to head back," Sayid said and Hurley
nodded our of six traps three had been tripped two with pig and one with a chicken
witch Hurley kept alive in a separate sack to add to their menagerie of chickens back
at camp. The chickens ate little but provided meat and eggs for everyone witch is why
if caught in the wild they were kept alive.
"What are you hoping for," Hurley asked as they reset the traps?
"Truthfully a girl," Sayid replied looking at Hurley who looked surprised, "I
know most men from my culture want boys but I always wanted a little girl to walk with
and teach to fight and just hold. I can just see Shannon and I walking on the beach with
a little girl between us and teaching her to swim," Sayid said with a grin stretching from
ear to ear. Hurley heard and noise and looked heard it again.
"Sayid," Locke yelled as he came running down the path taking the two pigs
in the bag from him. "Go to the infirmary Shannon is in labor and that kid of yours
wants out," Locks said and Sayid smiled.
Sayid ran as fast as he could to the caves and deep inside to where the infirmary
was and was nearly there when he heard a loud child scream out he smiled. He stopped
at the entrance just staring at Shannon. Sawyer saw him and slipped over to him,
"There is a new arrival anxious to meet you," Sawyer said as he walked Sayid over to
Shannon and Jack who held the child in his arms as he cleaned it. "Congratulations
mom it's a perfect little girl," Jack said handing the little girl now sucking contentedly
on her fist to Shannon. Sayid let out a laugh and knelt down beside Shannon and
stroked his daughters spine gently.
"I'm sorry," Shannon said as a tear slid down her face.
"No. I always wanted a daughter if you do believe me ask Hurley," he said
wiping the tear away from her face. Shannon offered the little girl wrapped in a
salvaged blanket to Sayid and he gently took her into his arms and smiled.
The infirmary was near the center of the caverns he took his little girl a few
steps to the common area where every one stood waiting news. He gently showed his
little girl off to everyone. Sawyer had brought Shannon out since Jack oked it and
everyone ohh and ahhed over the little girl when Clair asked the obvious question,
"What are you going to call her?"
"Sara," Sayid said as he watched Sara suck contentedly on her own fist, "My
perfect little girl," he said as Shannon supported by Sawyer locked her arm in Sayid's
and the two watched their daughter together.
"All right everyone can see our newest cast away tomorrow because mom and
daughter need rest and food and a night in the infirmary," Jack said from the entrance
to the infirmary.
"You heard him sticks you and the rug rat need rest and food," Sawyer said
picking up Shannon and taking her back to the infirmary. After putting Shannon down
he noticed Sayid hadn't joined them he looked at Shannon who was concerned, "Don't
worry probably just trying to get her to speak already. You know what an over achiever
he is. I'll get them," he assured Shannon as he left the Infirmary and out of the cave to
find Sayid sitting beside the waterfall just holding and watching his daughter. Sawyer
just smiled to himself.
"Man you know there are two adults in the equation and one currently needs to
feed her," he said pointing to Sara and he came up to Sayid.
"She is so perfect Sawyer I have never seen something so perfect," Sayid said as
he gently stroked he daughter short blonde fluff on her head.
"That she is my friend that she is," Sawyer agreed as they walked back to the
infirmary and an anxious Shannon. Shannon took her daughter and offered her a
breast and immediately Sara ate her fill.
"Lucky kid," Sawyer said with a wicked grin playing across his lips. Shannon
was about to grab a pillow and throw it at him when Sayid slapped him up side the back
of his head, "That is my daughter and my wife you are speaking about so watch your
tongue or I will be forced to remove it," Sayid said in a calm voice that sent a chill down
Sawyers spine as Sayid sat down beside Shannon and they reveled in the joy of their new
daughter. Sawyer snickered and left just as Boone came running toward the infirmary.
Sawyer stopped him witch made him mad, "Sara, the new arrival, is feeding at the
moment and mother and child need some privacy," Sawyer said.
"I've seen my sisters chest before," Boone said trying to push past Sawyer
when he felt a strong hand on his back he turned to see Locke.
"Your sister, Sayid and Sara, need time to bond you can check on her in a little
while but let them be. Come on and help me prepare some food for Shannon she's
going to need just as much food now because she is the only food source for Sara
at the moment," Locke said as he took Boone away and Sawyer smiled as he stood
guard over the entrance to the Infirmary protecting his friends new family.
In the infirmary Sayid lay with Shannon on the bed as Sara nursed contentedly,
"She is just perfect," Sayid said kissing Shannon, "I am just sorry I wasn't here to
help," Sayid said as he smiled down at Sara now finished and Shannon handed her
to him, "Well now its payback. You can burp her," Shannon said placing a towel
on Sayids shoulder and watched as he hesitantly tried to burp Sara. "I'm afraid to
hit her," Sayid said trying to hand her back to Shannon but Shannon refused.
"She me be a new born but she wont break just pat her on the back with a little
force the kind you used when you worked around munitions soft but with gentle force,"
Shannon said smiling and as Sayid did as he was told Sara let out a content burp that
even Sawyer heard and cracked a smile thinking 'kid has spunk that was for sure."