Ch 30: The day...
One month later…
Sam reached over and took a sip of her diet sprite. "This is great- thanks Janet." She said with her mouth halfway full. She picked up her sandwich and began to eat again.
Janet smiled. "I'm glad we could do this… we haven't spent a whole lot of time together, outside of your check-ups…"
Sam looked down. "I'm sorry." She picked the pickle out of her sandwich and ate it. "Things have been really busy-"
"Oh! I'm not blaming you!" The doctor said quickly, "I was just saying…"
Sam froze for a brief second before looking at Janet. "It kicked! It kicked!"
Janet smiled. "I think it's going to be a football player!" she exclaimed.
Sam smiled and rubbed her tummy.
"Or soccer at least," Janet took a sip of her soda and looked down at her food, she was too full to eat anymore.
Sam stuffed the last of her food into her mouth. "You going to eat that?"
Janet shook her head and pushed it towards Sam. "No, I'm stuffed."
"How can you be stuffed? You haven't even eaten a half of it!"
Janet shrugged. "I don't know…"
Sam looked at her watch.
"Do you have to go?" Janet asked, looking at hers as well.
"Yeah, I'm sorry…" Sam said standing up and slipping her purse over her shoulders.
"No, it's okay, I should get back to the base as well, want me to give you a lift?"
"No, I'm fine. I have to stop at home anyways, see you later Janet!" she hurried out of the building to her car and drove away.
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A week later…
Sam was at home curled up on the couch, reading a baby book.
Jack walked into the house and smiled. She looked so cozy; she was still in her pajamas. Jack guessed she had not changed out of them all day. He walked over to her and sat down. "So, how is it?"
Sam looked up from her book, she didn't hear him come in. "It's fascinating, actually," she said placing it down on the coffee table, she leaned over and kissed him. "How was work?"
"Oh you know, same ole' same ole'…" he said. "Isn't it a bit chilly in here?" he looked around the room.
Sam shook her head. "I'm hot, I was just about to ask you to turn up the air conditioner… I think I'm beginning to sweat."
Jack stared at her. She was hot? It must have been forty degrees! Okay, maybe it wasn't that cold, but it felt like it! "Sure…" he said nodded slowly. He stood up and walked to the door, he slipped his jacket on then walked over to the air conditioner.
Sam looked up at him, confused. "You're cold?" she asked.
"I feel like I'm back in Antarctica!"
"Really? It's hot!"
Jack chuckled. "To you maybe…"
Sam laid her head on Jack's shoulder; she picked up her book and began to read again.
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Time seemed to blur as the months flew by. One day, they were trying to prevent a plant from taking over the base, the next going fishing. The Colonel's belly was slowly growing even bigger. Jack was growing increasingly excited. Sam wasn't working right now; Jack had convinced her to take the month off. She was eight and a half months pregnant, and spent most of her time either inside her house, arranging furniture, or outside in the garden trying to get her flowers to grow… unsuccessfully.
Sam turned on the hose and began to fill up the green watering can. She looked up at the hot sun. She wiped her forehead and began to water her flowers. A couple of minutes later, she took a package of seeds out of her pocket, and began to plant them into the moist soil.
"Hello!"
Sam turned to see her neighbor's daughter, Alice, riding towards her on her old red bike. "Hello kiddo!" Sam said sitting up straight and dusted the dirt off of her hands. "How are you today?"
Alice shrugged. "I dunno, okay I guess… it's hot out here isn't it?" she ran her fingers through her red tangles. "Whatcha doin'?"
Sam smiled. "Making my yard look nice… planting some sunflowers, want to help?"
Alice smiled; she hopped off her bike and threw off her helmet, then hurried over. "You know, most adults don't like kids helping them, they say we get in the way…"
"Well, I would love for you to help, and if anything gets in the way, it's my belly." She grinned.
Alice smiled again and took a couple of seeds out of the package. "What does it feel like?" she asked.
"What does what feel like?"
"Having a baby… doesn't it hurt?" she wrinkled her forehead.
"It has some of its moments…" Sam said before smiling. "But, I'm sure it'll be all worth it when it's over and done with."
Alice looked at her with her head cocked. "Where'd it come from?"
Sam froze. "Uh- hasn't you mom or dad ever told you?"
Alice shook her head. "Nope. They're not home a lot, ole' Mrs. Wilkins baby-sits me most of the time…"
"Oh."
"So! Where'd it come from?"
"Well… I umm- think you better wait for you mom to explain."
"Please?" Alice begged.
Sam swallowed. "Well, when to people love each other, it spills over and they have a baby…" she said trying to recall how her mother told her.
"What does?"
"It."
"What's it?"
"The love…" Sam said. "That seed needs a little more dirt."
"Wow." Alice said with a bigger smile then before. "There must be a lot of love spillin' over at the Rosses house… they have five kids,"
"Indeed." Sam said.
"So… what other flowers are you planting?"
"After this? Pansies."
Alice nodded. "That's cool."
"So, how's school these days?"
Alice shrugged. "I dunno… okay I guess."
"Learning about anything cool?"
"Not really, we're kinda reviewing what we already know." She scratched her arm. "Isn't it bad for you to be out here in this heat?"
Sam shook her head. "I'm fine."
"What about the baby?"
"It's fine too, I'm sure." Sam sighed and stood up. "Do you want some lemonade?"
Alice nodded. "Yes, please."
Sam stood up and dusted off her pants. "Come on, there's some in the fridge."
Alice stood up and followed her into the house.
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Sam sipped her pink lemonade and sighed. It felt good down her dry throat. She looked down at Alice who had already finished hers. "Would you like some more?"
Alice shook her head. "No, thanks, can I see the baby's room please?"
Sam smiled. "Sure." She stood up and walked down the hall. She opened the first door; the bright cheerful walls seemed to brighter then normal.
Alice smiled. "It's so pretty!" she exclaimed looking around the room. "Your baby is going to be so lucky!"
"It's going to be lucky to have a nice neighbor like you." Sam added.
"Your house is so clean."
"What?"
"It looks brand new, it's like… spotless, not a mess anywhere, do you have a housekeeper?"
"Yeah, me." Sam replied with a smile.
"Oh." Alice nodded slowly. "Do you mind me talkin' so much? And asking questions? Some people say I do that a lot…"
"No, it's fine." Sam said. "How old are you again?"
"Eight. My birthday was a couple days ago."
"Happy Birthday. I think it's great to see a eight-year-old who likes to talk." Sam groaned slightingly, she rubbed her back. It was starting to get worse. It had been hurting since she had gotten up that morning. She walked back into the kitchen to take some medicine; she reached to open the cabinet. She froze and looked down. "Oh my god." She muttered, she hurried over to the phone and quickly dialed a number. "Come on… answer…" she muttered.
"What's going on?" Alice asked walking into the room, she stopped when she saw Sam. "What…"
"Hello? O'Neill speaking." The voice on the phone said.
"Jack? This is Sam… my water just broke."
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What a way to end a chapter huh? Anyways, I knew I'd have to bring that one kid back in from a couple chapters ago. Anyways, how was it? Horrible? Great? Okay? It worked?
I guess I should say it, although I think you all ready get the picture that SG-Fan edited this! Thank you Morgann!