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Lessons
OOOOOOO
"Mom, he is driving me insane! Don't get me wrong, he's been wonderful, always knowing what I need or want, but he won't let me do anything."
Sam had met Maddie for lunch and they were discussing Danny. He had always been overprotective, especially with Sam and she had learned to live with that a long time ago. During her pregnancy, she had expected it to be a little worse and had prepared herself. Now in her seventh month of pregnancy, Sam was finding out that it was suddenly taking on monstrous proportions.
Maddie gave a sympathetic chuckle. "Well Sam, he does take after his father somewhat in that respect, when I was pregnant with Jazz, Jack actually invented a ghost shield bubble that he wanted me to be in twenty four hours a day."
Sam gave her a look of disbelief and snorted. "I swear if Danny brings home a bubble he'll be stuck in it permanently."
Maddie laughed. "I don't think Danny would go that far. Have you tried getting Tucker to talk to him? After all Tucker's been through all this with Valerie, maybe he can get him to relax a little."
Sam was about to respond when her cell phone rang and she reached into her purse, grabbing it and looking at the number. She rolled her eyes at Maddie.
"Speak of the devil. Hello Danny…I'm at lunch with your mother…Yes, I made sure to have cheese in my salad for protein…we're just chatting over coffee now." Sam made a face. "No, not me, your mother has coffee and I have tea…yes Danny, herbal tea. Sorry but I have to get back to work, I'll see you at home, love you, bye." Sam quickly hung up sighing. Maddie smiled at the younger woman and stood up giving her a quick hug.
"You head on back to work, and if he gets too out of control just call me sweetie, I'm sure I can find something to get him out of your hair for a while." They said goodbye and Sam returned to work.
OOOOOOO
It was late afternoon and Sam had gotten out of work early. Looking at the clock, she realized that Danny wasn't due home for at least another two hours. That should give me time to work on the nursery a little, and if he notices, I'll just tell him Maddie helped me. Smiling to herself, she changed into some casual comfortable clothing and walked into the nursery to look around. They had decided to paint the walls a soft neutral yellow but before that could be done the existing border had to come off. She grabbed a small stepstool from the corner and placed it by the door. Stepping up carefully she reached up and began to pull the border down. It was harder than it sounded as it tore off in pieces and she ended up getting a bucket of warm water and a cloth to wet and loosen the areas where it would not come off. Slowly she made her way around the room. She then washed off all of the walls and decided to start taping along the ceiling and moldings. This way when Tucker comes over this weekend to help Danny, it will be ready to paint. When she was halfway through, she stepped down off the stepstool and stretched, trying to work the kinks out of her neck and shoulders. She glanced at the clock and saw that she had about an hour left and smiled. I should be able to finish this and maybe rest for a few minutes before he gets home. Bending down she grabbed the tape from where she had dropped it on the floor and sighed, stepping back up on the stool. She started humming an old tune as she worked along and did not hear the front door opening or the footsteps on the stairs.
"Samantha! What the hell do you think you're doing?"
Shocked, she jumped as she heard Danny's voice from behind her and felt her foot slip on the stool. Trying to keep her balance, she waved her arms but it was too late, and panicking she felt herself fall backward.
Danny's eyes widened in alarm as he dove forward, managing to catch her around the waist to break her fall, but the momentum knocked him off his feet. Knowing how hard she would be jolted if they landed on the floor, he thought quickly and turned ghost, phasing them through the floor into the living room below, and stopping in mid air. Setting down on the floor, he guided Sam to the couch and made her sit before crouching in front of her, worried green eyes sweeping over her.
"Are you okay?"
Sam nodded, trying to calm her racing heart. "I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Danny I'm fine," she said looking at him and seeing the relief on his face.
He stood up and ran his hand through his hair, letting out a deep sigh, before looking back to her and frowning. "Sam, what were you doing? You and the baby could have been hurt. You should not be standing on anything like that."
"Danny I was doing fine…"
"You fell Sam. I don't want you working in the nursery, it's too hazardous."
Sam stood up and gave him a sour look. "Setting up a nursery is too hazardous? I'm not clueless, I'm not doing the painting because of the fumes, you and Tucker are. I'm not doing any heavy lifting, you two are. I mean Danny do you hear yourself? You don't want me cleaning the house, or carrying the laundry basket, or the groceries. I can't get down and play with the twins, or scrape the ice of my windshield, actually I kind of like not having to do that one, but my point is if it were up to you, I would be sitting on that sofa knitting for the next two and a half months. Yes I fell and thank god you caught me, but I wouldn't have fallen if I hadn't been startled, I was being careful."
Danny stared at her for a moment before changing back to his human half and sitting down on the sofa.
"You're right Sam, I startled you so it's my fault you fell."
Seeing him look guiltily at the floor, she shook her head, sat down next to him, and put her hand up to his face, turning it to her.
"Danny, it's not your fault, it was just an accident. Hell, if I hadn't been in my own little world, I probably would have heard you come in. I'm fine, I just want to be able to do the normal things, I won't break."
Danny smiled at her a little. "I know, I just worry about you both, but I know I've been a little crazy about it." Leaning down he kissed her gently, leaning back against the couch and pulling her to rest against him. "I'll try to relax a little more if you promise you won't overdo it." Sam smiled up at him and kissed him. "I promise."
OOOOOOO
Danny pulled into the hospital parking lot at 6:55pm and turned the engine off. "Okay, so where are we supposed to go?"
Sam took the brochure out of her purse and glanced at it. "It says the outpatient center."
They got out of the car and proceeded into the hospital, following the signs until the reached the outpatient center. There were about ten couples waiting in the hallway. They waited only a couple of minutes before an older woman came walking down the hallway carrying a large bag filled with different objects and what looked like several pillows.
"Good evening everyone, why don't you all come in and find a seat."
The woman unlocked a door and the couples started inside. The room was large, all the tables had been pushed off to the side, and a bunch of chairs had been set up in a semi circle at the front of the room while the back of the room was empty. There was a television sitting on one table in the front and several exercise mats leaned against the back wall. Danny and Sam found a couple of chairs off to the side and sat down there. An older couple sat down to their right and two women who looked like they were sisters sat on their left. The woman who had unlocked the door set down her stuff on the front table and turned around.
"Good evening, my name is Beth Trindle and I am a charge nurse here at the hospital on the maternity ward and welcome to the prenatal class." Beth outlined what they would be doing in the classes over the next several weeks and took an attendance list.
"Okay, why doesn't each couple take a mat from against the back wall and find a space on the floor." Once they had all done that Beth had the women sit down on the mat with the coaches behind them and practiced some breathing exercises with them. There was general laughter as she made them switch places and the coaches did the breathing exercises. Sam smiled at Danny, mirth in her eyes and he stuck his tongue out at her, making her laugh. After several other exercises, the nurse told them to go back to their seats. Danny stood up and turned, smirking as he saw Sam trying to get to her feet. She glared at him and he bit back a laugh as he reached down and helped her stand up.
Beth finished the class by handing out information and reminding them of the next class as everyone gathered their stuff and left. As they were walking back to the main doors a blue mist escaped, Danny's mouth and he groaned.
"Great," he muttered. Looking around he spotted a small alcove with a couple of comfortable chairs and led Sam over to them. He grabbed a thermos from Sam's bag. "I'll be right back stay here," he said sternly, giving her a quick kiss before glancing around to make sure no one was around and changing to Danny Phantom. He quickly flew off and Sam sat down. She sat quietly for several minutes, bored, before closing her eyes and leaning her head back against the chair.
Danny looked for a couple of minutes before he finally found the Lunch Lady wreaking havoc in the cafeteria. After a quick fight, he pulled the thermos from his belt and captured her, capping it tightly. Landing in the now deserted cafeteria he quickly changed back and headed out. As he turned the corner into the alcove, he noticed that Sam had fallen asleep in the chair. Putting the thermos back into her bag, he pulled the straps over his forearm and grabbed his keys out of his back pocket. Smiling gently he brushed a small lock of hair that had fallen into her eyes and scooped her up. Sam's eyes fluttered open.
"Danny? Sorry, I guess I nodded off."
He looked down at her as he began walking and shook his head. "I just took a little longer than I thought to find it; The Lunch Lady was in the cafeteria. Let's get you home."
She said nothing as she let her eyes fall closed again, enjoying the feel of his strong arms around her and the beating of his heart against her ear as she leaned her head on his chest.