January 16th, 2004

Sam was afraid that after they made love their relationship with each other and his relationship with Alex would change, but it didn't. Even after they had sex for the sixth time it didn't change. Sam was relieved. Still She worried about Alex. What if something happened between Luka and her? She didn't want Alex's heart to be broken. She had to be positive that this would work.

"God! This sucks!" Sam groaned as she sat down at the desk.

"Where's the sunny attitude we all know and love?" Romano asked, "Oh wait, you always moan." Sam narrowed her eyes.

"Look how backed up we are." Sam said, "I have been on for nine hours and I have even eaten or gone pee."

"Cry me a river." Romano rolled his eyes and walked away.

"I hate him." Sam growled opening the window and looked at the man sitting in front of her. He handed her his form, "So, Mr. Jackson, what seems to be the problem?"

"My penis is talking to me." He said. Sam stared at him.

"All right..." Sam closed the window and turned to Frank, "Page Psych. We have another talking penis."

"And here I thought I was the only talented one here." Frank said. Sam sighed. He was some pig and not the Wilber kind.

"Somebody! Help!" A woman burst into the ER with a child in her arms. Sam jumped up and grabbed a gurney.

"Luka! I need help!" Sam grabbed the little girl, "What happened?"

"She...She ate my bottle of antidepressants." The mother said, "Please. Lauren, wake up."

"How many pills?" Sam asked.

"Twenty or so." She whispered.

"Let's do a half a dose or charcoal." Luka said. Sam grabbed the child's tube, "Neela, take her." Her eyes widened.

"I'll watch." Neela said.

"No. You'll do it." Luka said. Neela took the tube, "Just be careful of the chords." Sam turned to the mother.

"How did Lauren get your pills?" She asked. Celeste whimpered slightly as Sam led her out into the crowded hallway.
"I was taking mine. The phone rang. I only turned away for a moment." Celeste said. "It never occurred to me to put the cover on."

"It on takes a moment for something to happen to a child." Sam said. She knew how kids could be. She looked back into the trauma room when she heard a baby's cry. Lauren was screaming and kicking her legs.

"Oh god!" Celeste ran into the trauma room. Luka walked back out.

"How is she going to be?" Sam asked.

"She'll be okay. keeping her over night to keep an eye on her vitals." Luka said.

"Good idea." Sam walked down the hallway, "Want to catch some dinner? Alex is at Helen's tonight." Luka smiled softly.

"That sounds nice. Why don't we make it a real ate?" Luka suggested. "Go home, get all fancied up, and I'll pick you up at eight." Sam nodded and smiled.

"That sounds awesome." She grinned.

* * *

Luka rang Sam's doorbell. He was happy to be going on a real date. It wasn't like he wasn't enjoying being home with Sam, but going out made him feel like they were in a real relationship. Was this a relationship? Sam opened the door and Luka's breath stopped in his lungs.

"Wow..." Luka's eyes went up Sam's bare legs. Her silky green dress stopped above her knees. The dress hugged her tiny waist. Sam's laughter drew his eyes to her chest.

"you're a perv." She laughed

"I never knew you were a dress girl." he said.

"I'm not. This is my only dress." Sam grabbed her jacket so she wouldn't freeze to death. Luka slid his arm around Sam's waist. He was proud to have a gorgeous and strong woman like Sam standing at his side.

February 2, 2004

Luka was watching Alex today. he had a day off and Alex wasn't feeling well. Sam couldn't take a say off. Alex didn't mind it though. He loved Luka's company.

"Here you go, Buddy." Luka sat at Alex's bedside. Alex looked at the toast with a green face.

"I'm not hungry." Alex said.

"Try, Alex. You should have something in your stomach." Luka said. Alex picked up the toast and took a bite, "Good boy."

"Oh God..." Alex groaned. Luka watched his face turn three shades of green. "I'm going...." Luka grabbed his wastebasket in time for Alex to throw up.

"It's okay. It's okay." Luka said as Alex leaned over the basket.

"No toast." he groaned.

"No toast." Luka took the basket, "Lay back and try to get some sleep."

"Okay." Alex mumbled as he lay back. Luka went to the bathroom to clean out the basket. He didn't miss this part of parenting. As he began to dry to waste basket, the phone ran. he growled and grabbed the kitchen phone.

"Taggert Residence." Luka said.

"Ahhh...Hi." A man was on the other end, "His Samantha there?" Samantha? No one called her that, so claimed Sam.

"No. She's at work." Luka said, "I can take a message though."

"That's all right." he said, "Is Alex there?" Luka arched his eyebrow.

"He is sick in bed. Who is calling." Luka asked.

"This is James, his father." He said. Luka froze. From what he gathered from Sam, this man never called.

"I don't think Alex is well enough to answer phone calls." Luka said, "he's really sick, throwing up and all."

"Dude, that is more information than I needed." James said.

"You don't care about your son's health?" Luka asked.

"Listen, Man, I don't know who the hell you are but-"

"I'm..." Luka thought about what he was to Sam and Alex, "I'm Sam's boyfriend and Alex's friend." James laughed softly.

"I'm sorry, Man, she's a hard thing to handle. Trust me." James said. Luka took a deep breath. he couldn't get mad or Sam would throw a fit.

"Is there a message you'd like me to give them?" Luka asked.

"No." James said. With that, Luka hung up.

* * *

Sam walked into the apartment. Every muscle in her body was okay. She looked at Luka.
"How's my boy?" She asked taking her jacket off.

"His fever got to one hundred and two. he threw up a few times." Luka said.

"Oh, poor baby." Sam sat down next to him, "How is his sugar levels?"

"Normal." Luka looked at her. "You had a phone called?"

"Oh yeah? My mother? She's already bugging me with what she wants to get Alex for his birthday." Sam said.

"It was James." He said. The colour seemed to drain from Sam's face.
"What...What did he want?" She asked.
"He didn't say." Luka said. "he did say that he was Alex's father."

"If you can use that term with him," Sam said, "He didn't say anything?"

"Just that you were hard to handle." Luka said. Sam laughed softly.

"As if he knows. He's four months late in his child support payments." Sam said. Luka looked at her.
"Tell me what went on with the two of you." Luka said, "I want to know." Sam sighed. She was about to let him in a little.

"I met James in junior high. I thought he was amazing. he was a year older than me." Sam told Luka, "We started seeing each other in 1991."

"You were still young." Luka said.

"Young and stupid. I got pregnant the summer of 1993." Sam sighed, "he promised to stand by me. he promised that he'd always be there. That on Christmas Eve, he left for New York. That was the last time I saw him."

"Alex has never seen him?" Luka asked.

"Nope. Only in pictures. It's just been Alex and I ever since I turned eighteen. That's why...That's why I was so reluctant to let you in." Sam said. Luka took her hand.

"I'm not James." Luka said, "I want to be here. I know you and Alex don't need me to take care of you, but I just, I want to try." Sam smiled.

"I'm ready to have you try." Sam cuddled into him. he wasn't James. She had to jeep that in mind.

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