July 1st, 2004

Week 8

It was starting to sink in. She was having a baby. A life was growing in her and Luka was thrilled about it. Maybe another child would be okay. It wouldn't be as hard as it was with Alex. But now they had to tell Alex about the baby.

"This is a bad idea." Sam said getting out of the car. Luka chuckled.

"No it's not." He pulled out a big box from the back of the car; "We need to butter him up."

"I suppose, but I don't know if this is the best way." Sam said.

"Sure it is." Luka grunted, "Open the door." Sam opened the door and Luka went in.

"Alex, we're home." Sam called out.

"I'm playing video games." Alex said from the living room.

"Of course." Sam filled her eyes. They went in to the living room. Luka placed the box down on the floor. Alex glanced over.

"What's that?" He asked. Luka smiled as they sat on the couch.

"It's a present for you." Luka said. Alex scrambled up.

"It is?" He opened up the top and a tiny golden lab pup jump out. "A Puppy!!"

"Now that we have a backyard, we thought it'd be a perfect time to get one." Sam said. Alex cradled the puppy in his arms.
"What are you going to name him?" Luka asked.

"Zombie." Alex smiled. he let the puppy down to explore the living room.

"Zombie...That's a nice name." Sam chuckled, "Are you happy?"

"Yeah. Very happy." Alex smiled.
"Good." Sam looked at Luka and took his hand, "We need to tell you something."

"It's very important." Luka said. Alex looked at the two of them.

"What is it?" Alex asked. Luka squeezed Sam's hand.

"Well, Alex, Luka and I..." She cleared her throat, "We're going to have a baby." Alex's eyes widened.

"You're pregnant?" He asked.

"Yes. I'm about eight weeks along." Sam said.

"So, you're going to get married, right?" Alex asked. Luka's eyes widened.
"What? No, Alex, we're not getting married." Luka said. Alex's jaw dropped.

"But why??" He asked.

"Sweetie, we're just having a baby. There's no need to get married." Sam said.

"No reason?? You're having a baby! you can't have a baby and not get married!" Alex cried.

"Whoa. Whoa. Sure you can." Sam said.

"It's not right!" Alex stood up, "You need to get married!!"

"Alex!" Sam snapped. Alex ran out of the room and upstairs. Zombie ran after him. Sam hung her head.

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Alex lay in his bed staring out the window. How could this be happening? A knock came upon the door.

"Go away." Alex mumbled.

"I'm not going to go away." Luka said walking into his bedroom, "We need to talk.' Alex groaned loudly.

"I don't want to." he mumbled.

"Well, we're going to anyway." Luka sat on his bed, "I was four when my mother was pregnant with my brother I wasn't too happy but when he was born it was so great." Alex rolled his eyes.

"I don't care about the baby. It'll be kind of cool." Alex said, "That's not why I'm pissed." Luka sighed.
"Tell me why then." Luka said.

"You're not getting married." Alex said.

"Why is that such a big deal for you?" Luka asked.

"Because...Because I love you," Alex said, "And I don't want you to leave us." Luka looked at him confused, "If you guys got married, you couldn't leave us." now he finally got it.

"Alex, I love you so much. I love your mother so much, and I love this baby to death. I will not walk out on your mother," Luka said, "I'm going to be here forever. I want to see you graduate and get married."

"Really?" Alex asked.

"Really." Luka said. Alex smiled as he wiped his eyes.

"Can I call you dad? I really want to." Alex said. Luka smiled softly.

"It's okay with me, but discuss it with your mother first." Alex smiled and wrapped his arms around Luka. he hugged him tightly. Luka hugged him back. He could never leave this child like James did. He could never leave Sam and the child she was carrying. He loved them too much.

July 15, 2004

Week 10

It was so exciting, Sam had to admit. She did love being pregnant with Alex even though she was so young. Having a life grow inside of you is such a powerful experience. Sam loved every minute of it. This pregnancy was going to be different though. Luka was going to be here through out the entire thing.

"So, like, can I see all your organs?" Alex asked as they waited in the doctor's office. They were going for their very first check up.

"Yeah you can." Sam smiled, "You'll be able to see the baby's heartbeat."

"Cool." Alex smiled. Luka patted his back.

"Just wait until you see the baby. It'll look like an Alien." Luka said.

"Aliens are cool.' Alex said. Sam gave Luka a smile.

"Nurse Taggert, I'll see you now." Janet stood in the doorway.
"Sam, please." She got up with her favourite men. Janet chuckled.

"Sam it is." She said closing the door behind them. "Congratulations about the pregnancy."

"Thank you." Luka smiled with price.

"I've always wanted a little brother I could blame stuff on." Alex said. Janet chuckled as she weighed Sam.
"Wouldn't a little sister be nice?" Janet asked.

"I guess, but I'd rather a brother." Alex said. Luka chuckled softly. Sam gave Janet all her information so they could get an official due date.

"We're decided it's a January baby." Sam said. Janet nodded.

"you're correct." Janet smiled, "January 11th or 12th I would say. But Babies are fickle creatures so who knows." Luka chuckled.

"Yes they are." Luka smiled fondly as the memories of Marko and Jasna.

"Can I ask you a question?" Alex asked.

"You sure can." Janet smiled.

"After you're done looking at the baby, can you show me my mother's stomach?" Alex asked. The adults laughed softly.

"After we see the baby." She winked, ":let's get you up onto the table."

"I can't believe I'm doing this again.' Sam laughed nervously as she got onto the table.

"Pretty great huh?" Luka asked.

"Yeah it is.' Sam lay on the table. Alex stood there with large eyes.

"All right. This will be cool." Janet squirted the gel onto her belly.

"Christ, yeah." She giggled. Luka took her hand and squeezed it. His heart was pounding so loudly.

"Here we go." Janet started the ultrasound. Sam couldn't believe this was happening. "There's your mother's stomach.' Sam chuckled softly.

"That is cool." Alex grinned. Luka smiled. Alex was certainly one of a kind.
"And there's your baby." Janet pointed to the screen. Sama and Luka's hearts stopped.

"Wow." Sam whispered. She had forgotten how powerful it was when you saw the baby for the first time.

"It does look like an alien." Alex chuckled. Janet pointed to the screen.

"There is the baby's heartbeat. It looks very healthy and strong." She said. Luka couldn't peel his eyes away from the screen as they filled with tears. That was his child. Finally, god was blessing him again. Luka's heart and soul prayed that everything would stay joyous for he and his family.

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