March 1st, 2005
The bed was so warm. Sam felt safe wrapped up in her downy blanket. She never wanted to leave it. She didn't see the point…except when Charlotte was screaming. Sam glanced at Luka and sighed. There was no way he was getting up to get her. Reluctantly, Sam slid out of bed. She shivered as she ran into the nursery.
"Mom is here to save the day." Sam picked up her screaming child. Charlotte immediately quieted down. "Ah, you rat." She rubbed her daughter's back as she walked back into the bedroom. Sam slid into bed with Charlotte. Luka stirred.
"I'll get her." He mumbled. Sam chuckled.
"I have her already." She said. Luka rolled over with one eyes open. He watched Sam as she began to breastfeed her.
"Very sexy." He said.
"Oh shut up." Sam said stroking Charlotte's back, "It's freezing out there, Luka. I don't think our heat is working again." He groaned loudly.
"We just got that fixed." Luka sat up, "I'll go look."
"Thanks." Sam said caressing Charlotte's back. Luka shivered as he got out of the warm bed. He slid his feet into his slippers and wrapped up in his robe. Luka walked down the stairs and looked at the thermostat. It wasn't on. He tapped it as if he was trying to bring It to life.
"Shit." He growled.
"Don't swear." Alex chuckled going into the kitchen. Luka looked at him.
"There's no need to be up. It's cold." he said.
"I'm making hot chocolate." Alex said. Luka smiled following his future step-son. "Does mom want some?"
"Oh probably." Luka said, "how long have you been up?"
"An hour." Alex said, "How come the heat is out?"
"I guess the man upstairs wants all of us to snuggle together." Luka said watching him fill up three mugs of water and pop them into the microwave.
"If we can watch a cool movie I have no problem." Alex said. Zombie barked at Luka.
"Hush. The girls are trying to relax." he grabbed a biscuit out of the cupboard and tossed it to Zombie.
"Mom can pick." Luka said picking up his cup of hot chocolate, "Come on. I'm about to freeze." Alex and Luka walked upstairs.
"I made hot chocolate." Alex said.
"You're a lifesaver." Sam said sitting up, "What's the thermostat doing?"
"Nothing." Luka chuckled as he crawled into bed. He set his mug down and picked Charlotte up. Alex crawled into bed between them. Sam wrapped her arm around her son's shoulders.
"I thought you'd be too old to snuggle with me." Sam said.
"I'm looking for warmth, Man." Alex smirked. Sam ruffled his hair. She loved this. She loved having her entire family snuggled in bed with her at arms length…Even Zombie.
March 8th, 2005
Sam didn't want to go back to work. She wanted to hold Charlotte all day long, but bills had to be paid. She had Alex's birthday to pay for.
"Come on, Sweetheart." Sam cradled Charlotte to her chest as she walked into the ER trying to balance her purse and diaper bag. "Abby, help." Abby chuckled rushing over to her. She grabbed the falling diaper bag.
"Are you back?" She asked. Sam nodded.
"Finally." She said. Abby stared at Charlotte.
"Hello, Gorgeous." Abby smiled stroking the baby's cheek, "You look so much like daddy."
"Scary isn't it?" Sam chuckled, "Every day Charlie looks more and more like him."
"There are worse people she could look at." Abby said, "You guys did a good job."
"Thanks." Sam smiled taking the diaper bag from Abby, "I'll be back in fifteen minutes."
"Oooooh!" Chuny ran up to them, "Let me see little Chica." Sam laughed handing Charlotte to Chuny. "Hello there. God, she's so beautiful."
"Thanks." Sam smiled.
"This yours?" Ray walked up to them. Sam chuckled with a nod.
"Yeah, mine and Luka's." She said. Ray looked Charlotte over.
"She's kind of cute." Ray looked at Abby and winked at her. He walked away.
"What was that about?" Sam asked.
"Don't ask." Abby said leaving the girls.
"You really are lucky, Sam." Chuny said handing Charlotte back over.
"Thanks." Sam walked down the hallway hoping to doge more people. It was ridiculous how much of a magnet babies were. Sam ran up the stairs, glad no one was stopping her.
"Hey there!" Susan stepped off of the elevator. Sam groaned and turned around.
"Hey, Susan." She smiled and breathed a sigh of relief seeing Cosmo in her arms. Two mothers and two babies, Sam could handle this. "Hey, Mo. He's gotten big."
"He's crawling and standing and being a holy terror." Susan said as the ladies walked to the daycare, "How are you enjoying motherhood?"
"It's fantastic. Charlie is so different than Alex." She said.
"I understand. Cosmo is so different than Suzie was." Susan laughed walking into the day car. "Who knows, maybe we'll be in-laws one day."
"Cosmo will have competition with Henry." Sam nodded over to Kerry who was talking with Henry.
"Hmmm…" Susan frowned, "Cosmo and Charlie are better looking together. Maybe Henry will be Charlie's second marriage."
"Or maybe Henry and Cosmo will be the couple." Sam winked playfully putting Charlotte into the baby swing.
"Ohh. You're evil." Susan laughed. Sam sighed deeply staring at Charlotte. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." She said, "I hate to leave her though."
"Luka will be off in a few hours to pick her up." Susan said putting Cosmo down to play with Henry. "She'll be fine until then."
"I know…I'm only a page away if anything happens." Sam was reluctant to turn away from her daughter.
"Exactly." Susan grabbed Sam's elbow and tugged her out of the daycare. "Charlie has a lot of people around her and to play with."
"I know." Sam said pressing the elevator button. She hated the thought of leaving Charlotte, but she knew she had to. She didn't want a clingy whiney child and that's what would happen if she held her twenty-four-seven. Sam could do this…
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