CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
(chapter title – Start of Something New Part 5)

August 2nd, 2009 eight AM Eastern Standard Time. Zoom in on Sara and Peter – Sara is two months pregnant with her and Peter's baby.

"Daddy! What the hell are you doing?" twenty-three year old Sara Cohen-Spelling asked, adjusting the hem of her paternity dress for the millionth time.

"I just can't believe you two are having a baby before you're getting married." Mark answered.

"Daddy! Leave Sara and Peter alone!" five-year-old Adam scolded Mark as he and Jeffery entered the room, carrying drinks.

"Thanks Adam." Sara thanked her brother and took the water he handed her.

"Have you guys thought of baby names yet?" Jeffery inquired, sitting down next to Mark and kissed his cheek. Mark smiled and returned the kiss. Adam cleared his throat loudly just as there was a knock on the door. Sara's friends – Jennifer, Kristen, Carolyn, Tiffany and Kaitlin – were coming over to help Sara throw a baby shower slash birthday party – it was Sara's birthday today.

"I'll get it." Adam announced, walking to the door and opened it – five girls bounded inside, each carrying a bag of stuff.

"Hey girls." Mark and Jeffery greeted the girls in unison.

"Hey boys." The girls greeted them, circling around Sara and giggling about things the guys couldn't make out.

"Um, okay, we're gonna go to the Yankees game. We'll be home after the game." Mark told the girls. Jeffery was a huge fan of the New York Yankees and had scored season tickets at work.

"Okay, have fun." Sara told the boys, kissing Peter on the lips. He smiled and kissed her back, more firmly this time.

"Let's get to work." Tiffany said, running over to the stereo and popped in a CD. Loud country music blasted through the house – the six girls absolutely loved country music – one thing that drew them all together.

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Three hours later, Sara's friends were gone and she was fast asleep on the couch, feet propped up on the armrest – the TV turned to a sitcom. Her eyes were half closed – she was exhausted from what all they had done that day.

Yawning, Sara pulled the throw blanket off the back of the couch and put it on her and fell asleep.

When she woke up, she heard the sound of running water and a male voice talking to her. Opening her eyes, she saw that she was completely naked, sitting in front of Peter. They were taking a bath together – one of Sara's favorite things to do with him.

"Hey beautiful." Peter whispered in her ear, pouring more water onto her back and watched it cascade off of her.

"Hey handsome. When did you guys get here?" Sara asked, sleepily.

"About half an hour ago." Peter told her, smiling and kissed the back of her neck. Sara smiled as Peter's kisses turned into little nips. He kissed her shoulders, up and down her arms and carefully turned her around so that she was facing him. He kissed her medium-sized breasts and trailed kisses up and down her stomach. He then carefully kissed the place in-between her legs as she mirrored him, doing everything he was doing.

Five minutes later, they dried off and headed to Sara's room. Mark had let them stay with him, Jeffery and Adam until they found a house.

"I love you so much." Peter told Sara, climbing on top of her as soon as they were settled in Sara's bed.

"I love you so much, too." Sara told him, removing his shirt and kissed him all over. Peter strattled Sara, careful not to put any weight on her belly – fearing it would hurt the baby. Carefully, Peter removed Sara's tank top and kissed her all over. Sara loved how he kissed her – gentle, but firm.

"Mmm, don't stop." Sara moaned as Peter laid Sara on her side and trailed kisses up and down her back. She absolutely loved it when he did that.

"Okay, I won't." Peter whispered in her ear, sitting up and trailed kisses up and down her jaw and neck. Soon, Sara was on her back, looking up into her loved one's face.

"Well, sweetie, both of us have work in the morning, so we should get some sleep." Sara told him, not bothering to stifle a yawn. She had gotten two jobs – one was at a night club called Riff's working as a waitress. The other one was a tour guide at the Art Museum. Peter was interning for Mark at Buzz Line.

"Okay, princess, if you insist." Peter kissed her one last time before turning off the lamp. Sara felt him wrap his arms around her and draw her close, as if he would never let her go.

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The next morning at exactly eight o'clock, Adam came into the room and started the early morning wake up call – banging a pot and wooden spoon together.

"Remind me why we agreed to let him do that." Peter moaned, looking over at Sara. She had earplugs in and was fast asleep. Peter smiled and kissed her forehead.

"UP! UP! UP!" Adam chanted loudly just as Mark came into the room.

"Adam! What are you doing?" Mark asked.

"Waking up Sara and Peter." Adam informed Mark, smiling.

"Wake us up in five minutes." Sara mumbled, turning over on her side.

"Peter, I'm leaving for work in fifteen minutes. I need you out of bed before then, okay?" Mark told Peter, who was already sitting up and trying to wake up his sleeping girlfriend.

"Okay, Mark." Peter said, gently nudging Sara. She groaned and went back to sleep.

"C'mon Sara. I'll give you a ride to work." Jeffery said, coming into the room.

"Mmm. Okay." Sara finally gave in. Peter smiled and kissed her cheek.

"We'll be there in five minutes." Peter told Jeffery. Jeffery nodded and left the room, dragging Adam out with him.

"What would you like to wear today?" Peter asked, getting out of bed and walked over to Sara's closet.

"Mmm. I really don't care." Sara answered, getting out of bed and walked up behind Peter. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.

"How about this?" Peter turned around and held up a tight black paternity top and matching skirt. Sara smiled broadly.

"Perfect." Sara told him, raising her arms up so that Peter could help her change.

"I was thinking about baby names last night." Peter started, fastening Sara's bra.

"Really?"

"Yeah – if we have a boy, I really like the name Mark."

"That's because you like my Daddy." Sara laughed and kissed Peter's cheek.

"Okay, you caught me." Peter joked, kissing Sara firmly on the lips. Sara smiled against his lips.

"What about girl names?" Sara inquired, adjusting the paternity skirt so that it fit snugly on her slim figure.

"Did you hear what I said, baby?" Peter asked, startling Sara out of her thoughts.

"No, honey, I'm sorry."

"I was saying if we have a girl – I like the names Angel and Mimi."

"Aww Peter." Sara felt her eyes well-up with tears. Peter pulled her into a hug and soothed her.

"SARA! PETER! LET'S GO!" Jeffery and Mark called up the stairs. Peter kissed Sara's cheek and continued to help her get ready.

"Have fun at work." The couple said to each other as Peter followed Mark to his car just as Sara followed Jeffery to his. The Kindergarten Kab had already picked Adam up for Kindergarten, so he was all set.

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"Sara! Table One is ready for you." Lily, Sara's co-worker, told her. Sara nodded and walked over to the table in the far corner of the room. Getting her pad and pen out, she took a deep breath and took the couple's order.

Three hours later, her shift ended and she headed to her other job – giving tours of the Art Museum. Signing in, she put on her docents apron and went to the Tour Stop of the museum. A group of anxious-looking kindergarteners were waiting for her. She instantly spotted Adam in the group, picking his nose.

"Hi kids! I'm Sara and I'll be your tour guide today. There are three simple rules you must follow – one – don't touch anything, two – stick with the group and three – have fun. Find a buddy and let's go!" Sara told the group, smiling and making sure that everyone had a buddy to walk with. Adam ended up without a buddy and he looked pretty upset about it.

"Hey Ad. I'll be your buddy, okay?" Sara told him. Adam looked up at her and smiled, taking her hand.

Two and a half hours later, Sara was finally on her way home with Adam in tow. She held his hand tightly as the two of them walked through the streets of New York. They were walking to the Life Café where Jeffery would pick them up.

"There he is." Sara spotted Jeffery's car and saw him sitting in the driver's seat. He smiled as Sara and Adam climbed into the backseat.

"How was work and school?" Jeffery asked, pulling out into traffic.

"Work was good – I'm just really exhausted." Sara told Jeffery, resting her head on the window. She instantly fell asleep. Jeffery and Adam talked quietly as they continued to make their way to the brownstone house.

Just as Jeffery pulled into the driveway, Mark came out of the house, a sad look on his face. Confused, Jeffery stopped the car and took the keys out of the ignition.

"Babe, what's wrong?" Jeffery asked the other man as Sara and Adam got out of the car.

"Scott just called – Joanne's in the hospital." Mark told him, tears coming to his eyes.

"What happened?" Jeffery inquired, wrapping his loving arms around Mark and stroked his spiky blond hair. Sara walked over to them and joined in the hug. Adam hugged Sara's waist and snuggled closer to her just as Peter walked over to them.

"Sweetie, what's wrong?" Peter inquired, stroking Sara's soft hair.

"My Aunt Joanne is in the hospital." Sara managed to choke out.

"I'm so sorry. I know how much she meant to you." Peter told her as he, Jeffery, Adam, Mark and Sara all piled into Mark's car and drove to Boston, hoping, praying that Joanne would be okay.