March 15th, 2005
Tomorrow Alex would be eleven years old. Sam had no idea what she was doing for it yet. Last year's birthday had been tough so Sam wanted to do something special. Alex had changed so much since then.
"Do you think Chelsea will let us go to the Autopsy room?" Sam asked. Luka let out a loud laugh as he put Charlotte's bottles in the kitchen sink.
"Let's not give him an autopsy for his birthday." Luka said.
"I don't know what to do." Sam frowned.
"Have you thought about asking him?" Luka asked, "It's that simple."
"Not with Alex." Sam said as Alex walked in.
"Son, what do you want to do for your birthday?" Luka asked scooping Charlotte up. Alex thought for a moment.
"Can the four of us go out for dinner?" He asked.
"Dinner?" Sam arched her eyebrow. "At Denny's?"
"No." Alex rolled his eyes, "Somewhere fancy. Somewhere where we need to dress up for. Like…Dibella's or Le mere."
"Expensive places." Luka chuckled, "Will you put on a suit?"
"Yup." He grabbed an apple from the basket from the kitchen table. Sam stared at him in disbelief. "Charlie can wear the purple frilly dress I bought her."
"Okay." Sam said, "We'll go there."
"Cool. Can I go to Jake's?" Alex asked. Sam nodded.
"Call me when you get there." Sam called after her son. In an instant, he was gone. Sam sighed deeply as she sat in front of Charlotte. The baby cooed softly. Sam touched her cheek.
"Are you okay?" Luka asked.
"Yeah, I'm just….I can't believe Charlie is getting so big." She said. Luka nodded.
"She's a baby. Babies do that." Luka said. Sam rolled her eyes.
"I know. Alex grew fast." She said, "It was amazing when he was potty trained, but sad. He didn't need me as much. I mean, I know he really does and that's just in my head. But it's just…well..,"
"I know." Luka smiled, "When Jasna and Marko were trained, it was like an end of an era."
"Exactly." She said. Charlotte grabbed Sam's hand and began to coo. "So, Alex wants to do the fancy thing tomorrow. If he has the wear a suit, you need to wear a suit too."
"I don't think so." Luka said. Sam looked at him and laughed.
"It's Alex's birthday and we're going out." She said, "He's dressing up, I'm dressing up, Charlie is dressing up, and so Luka is dressing up."
"Just because I love him, I will do it." Luka said looking at Sam, "I've been thinking about something….Our wedding and family." Sam stood back up and looked at him.
"Good or bad?" She asked. Luka chuckled.
"Good. At least for me." He said, "Would Steven oppose me adopting Alex?"
"Wow." She said. That was a big step. They ere getting married and had a daughter together. "I don't know what he would say. He might put up some resistance, but he may surprise us. I don't have a problem with it, but it's something you should discuss with Alex. He's content on having you as his stepfather. I don't know how he would feel about you being his father." Luka nodded.
"I understand and I agree." He said.
"Cool." Sam smiled looking at Charlotte, "it's wild. We're a real family."
"We will be for the rest of our lives." Luka said. It was so wild to think that for Sam. It still felt strange to stay in one place and feeling so happy. Maybe this was what it felt like being a grownup.
March 22nd, 2005
Alex thought the idea of Luka adopting him was the best thing since sliced bread. Sure he loved his real dad, but having a dad with him every day would be even more cool.
"Is your mom getting married to that guy?" Jake asked. Alex nodded.
"His name is Luka." He said.
"When? They already had a baby." Jake said. Alex shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm not really sure." He said kicking a rock across the street.
"I need to go. See ya!" Jake ran down the street to his house. Alex climbed up the steps to his house. He could hear Charlotte crying. He sighed and walked in. The house was a mess. Did anyone do anything while he was gone?
"Mom? Dad?" Alex called out.
"I'm up here." Luka yelled from the nursery. Alex tossed his book bag on the group and jogged up the stairs. Charlotte was screaming her head off. Luka was pacing back and forth.
"Is everything okay?" He asked.
"My fever won't go down and Charlotte wont stop crying." Luka said. Alex sighed as he walked over to his little sister.
"She can tell you're upset and that's upsetting her." Alex informed Luka.
"I am aware of that." He said. Alex picked Charlotte up and began to bounce her.
"Go lay down." Alex commanded. Luka didn't fight. He walked to his bedroom. Alex smiled at Charlotte as she began to calm down. He kissed her dark hair, "Daddy is sick so you need to be good." He had bounced her, Charlotte's eyes grew heavy. Soon, the baby was snoring. Alex carefully laid her in her crib. He tip toed to his parents rooms where he saw Luka laying in bed with a thermometer Alex took it out of his mouth, "Its 103."
"That's high." Luka mumbled. Alex shook his head and walked into the bathroom. Adults acted like children when they were sick. He pulled out the bottle of Nightquil and grabbed a glass of water. He walked back into the bedroom.
"Sit up." Alex said.
"I don't like that stuff." Luka mumbled.
"I don't care. Mom wont be home for another five hours so this is the best you're getting." Alex poured a cupful of nightquil for Luka, "Here's some water for afterwards."
"Thanks." Luka mumbled. He grumbled something in Croatian as he drank the medicine. His body quivered and he drank the water.
"Now Lay down. If Charlotte cries, leave her. I will get her." Alex shook his head as he left the room.
Sam walked down the stairs shaking her head. She smiled at her son as she sat on the couch.
"You did a really good job today, Alex." Sam said.
"Does that mean I get a raise in my allowance?" He asked. Sam nodded.
"A small one." She said, "Luka didn't even tell me he was sick. You took care of him and Charlotte. She's been fed and her diaper is clean."
"Those are rank." Alex moaned.
"Yes they are." Sam chuckled, "You're going to make a wonderful doctor someday."
"Medical examiner." Alex told her.
"They still need to go through the same training as regular doctors." Sam informed her son, "But I'm very proud of you."
"As you should be." Alex chuckled. Sam leaned over and kissed his cheek. It was nice to know that if trouble happened, Alex would step up to the plate. That let Sam know she was raising him right.
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