Sam's eyes ached and his stomach was in knots. He tried to tamper down what he was feeling and lose himself in the physics book he was reading. He was sitting in the library trying to forget the last few hours of his life when San-Li confessed that she was carrying his child. He felt so so stupid for giving into lust and desire. He tried to be careful, but he should have known better. This was exactly what his mother had tried to warn him about, but he had been too blinded and dazzled by San-Li to listen.

Sam sighed and rubbed his eyes as tears threatened to come again.

No. San-Li wasn't the one to blame. He was the one who first induced their love making, not her. He was the one who sometimes forgot to buy condoms and assumed that she would take care of it. And now she was pregnant and he had no means of taking care of her.

Sam loved San-Li, he really did. But they were both so young; neither of them knew how to be parents. His dad left when he was too young to remember and just recently San-Li had been a dangerous time thief. So when she told him that she was pregnant, he just freaked. There was no way that either of them were ready to raise a baby.

A hand suddenly slammed his book down on the table.

"Hey!" Sam looked up angrily to see Fred glaring down at him.

"Get up." Fred said in a loud whisper. "We need to talk."

"Not now Fred." Sam mumbled trying to pick the book back up.

Fred wouldn't budge and continued to glare at him. "Sam, we both know that I could easily pick you up out of that chair and carry you out of here. Now let's go so I can talk some sense into you."

Sam huffed in annoyance and stood. "Fine."

Fina gently rubbed San-Li's back as they sat on her couch together and Alex sat on the floor watching cartoons and coloring. San-Li's eyes were still red and puffy and every so often she sniffled.

"You know Sam loves you." Fina said soothingly. "He's just scared."

"Doesn't he think I am too?" San-Li whimpered. "I don't know anything about being a mother. I barely know anything about being an older sister."

"Alex looks pretty happy to me." Fina volunteered.

"Well that's because he lived in a dungeon all his life. He'd probably be just as happy anywhere else!" San-Li sighed and buried her face in her hands again.

Alex finished another drawing and tapped on her knee. She took her face out of her hands and looked the paper he handed her. It was a series of intricate shapes and patterns in multiple colors. San-Li smiled at his eager and happy face and he smiled shyly back at her before sitting back down to color.

"Hey Alex," Fina smiled at him. "How would you like to go to the park and play?"

Alex glanced at San-Li before looking back at Fina and shrugging his shoulders in a noncommittal way. Fina sighed and touched San-Li's shoulder.

"Come on, the fresh air with be good for both of you."

"Fine." San-Li mumbled and stood up. "Come on Alex, let's go."

They walked to the park and San-Li wore a jacket even though it was warm out. It was getting harder and harder to hide her stomach and she was starting to feel subconscious about it. She was so used to her trim, petite figure that the thought of being huge in a few short months made her cringe. Not to mention the looks she would get.

They reached the park and San-Li froze when she saw Fred and Sam sitting on one of the benches talking. Fred looked up and waved to Fina who eagerly waved back. San-Li sighted in aggravation and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Fina..."

"San-Li, you two need to talk." Fina said firmly. "You and Sam are going to bring a child in this world and it's going to need the both of you."

San-Li scoffed and looked away. "I don't need anybody."

Alex mutely touched her hand and she relented a little. In the short time she that had him in her life, Alex pretty much became her whole world. Her smile fell when Sam looked up at her and looked away again.

"Come on Alex, do you want to play catch with Fred and me?" Fina asked him.

Alex shook his head and stepped closer to San-Li. Fina gave her a look and she groaned inwardly. She knelt down so that she can be eye level with him.

"Go ahead kid. Go have fun." she said with a sigh. "But remember, no dragon form."

Alex mouthed the last sentence back to her and went with Fina to where Fred was waiting for them. San-Li stood up with a groan and looked over at Sam. He was watching the others play Frisbee with a pensive look on his face.

"Here we go." San-Li sighed and went over to the father of her unborn child.

Sam watched as Fred tried to teach Alex how to throw a Frisbee to a waiting golden retriever Fina. He saw San-Li approach out of the corner of his eye and resisted the urge to either run away or throw his arms around her. It was emotional responses that got him in trouble in the first place so he had to fight against them.

"Hey," She said softly. "Can I sit down?"

"Yeah." Sam said softly and turned his head to look at her. "You should probably start staying off your feet as much as possible."

They sat in silence and he watched her as she watched Alex play with Fred and Fina. Her eyes were tinted red and slightly swollen and he wondered if she had been crying. Of course she had been. He had just yelled at her and ran out on her, what else would she have done?

"I'm sorry that I have to put you through this." San-Li said quietly. "But I'm not sorry that it happened."

"What?" Sam blinked at her in shock. "San-Li, your- we're still really young. Having a baby is a massive responsibility."

"I know." San-Li shrugged and touched her stomach. "But I'll handle it."

"But how? You gave up time thieving because of it."

It was San-Li's turn to look at him in confusion. "I didn't give up time thieving because of the pregnancy. I gave it up before I found out I was pregnant."

"You did?" Sam stared at her. "But...then why?"

San-Li sighed and leaned back on the bench. "Because I love you. Because you showed me that life could be different. Because I forgot my last name."

"Your last name?" Sam hesitated, but reached over to grab her hand. "I thought your last was Nikendo."

"I made that up, duh." San-Li chuckled and he remembered how much he loved that sound. "Didn't you think it was weird that it was so similar to Nintendo?"

Sam smiled and shook his head. He should have known better especially since she was such a gamer.

"Anyways," San-Li sighed. "I don't remembered when, but it suddenly hit me that I didn't remember what my real last name was. As a matter of fact, I could barely remember my family period. All I was working for was revenge because all I knew was killing and death. But then I fell in love with you and you completely changed my life."

San-Li turned to look at him and smiled softly. "To be perfectly honest Sam, I was planning in killing myself after I avenged my family's death because I figured by then I would have nothing to live for. But now I do. I know your upset about this but I'm so happy that I'm going to have your baby."

Sam felt tears well up in his eyes and grabbed San-Li's face in his hands.

"I love you so much." He whispered before pressing his lips to hers. "And I'm so sorry that I freaked out on you earlier."

"Of course you freaked out." San-Li chuckled. "I just dropped a major bomb on you. And you have at least one freak out a week."

"I do not." Sam smiled and kissed her again. "At least not without reason."

"And you had plenty of reason to." San-Li sighed. "Like I said, I know this was probably horrible timing but-"

"We'll work something out." Sam finished for her. "Somehow. What really matters is that we love each other. Even though neither us have a job and only one of us is pursuing an education, and-"

"Sam, shut up before I hurt you." she laughed, playfully punching him in the arm.

Smiling Sam wrapped his arm around her, drawing her close to his side. San-Li sighed happily and leaned her head on his shoulder. They watched Alex awkwardly trying to throw the Frisbee to Fina, only to have it constantly curve upwards and behind him.

Sam glanced down and noticed San-Li's protruding stomach underneath her jacket. He reached slowly reach out and tentatively touched it with his finger tips. His girlfriend sighed and unzipped her jacket, fully revealing her pregnant midsection. She then took Sam's hand in hers and laid his palm flat against it.

"Our baby's in there." She whispered softly. "I hope he or she is as smart and caring as you are."

"Yeah." Sam licked his dry lips nervously. "Hey San-Li, can I be honest with you? I love you and Alex, and I'm sure I'll love our child... but I'm terrified of having a child this young."

San-Li looked up at him and gently touched his face. "I was terrified when my family got murdered but look at me now. I was only a psychotic time thief for a few years and then I became a teen mom. Awesome huh?"

The corners of Sam's mouth turned up in a smile against his will. "That's not funny, sweetheart."

"Yes it is." San-Li snickered and pecked him on the lips. "And you worry too much Sam. I told you, I have this handled."

"Oh yeah? How?" Sam said doubtfully.

"Hell if I know." San-Li scoffed rolling her eyes. "You just worry about M.I.T. Let me handle everything else."

"If you say so." Sam sighed.

Suddenly, Alex came running over to them and crawled under San-Li's legs to hide under the bench. Fred and Fina came running up with a Frisbee full of claw marks.

"I don't think your brother likes Frisbee." Fred chuckled. "He kinda went berserk when it accidentally came back and hit him in the forehead. Look what he did to it."

"Alex did that?" Sam stared at the shredded Frisbee. "How?"

"Oh did I forget to tell you?" San-Li winced. "Alex is half dragon. A time dragon to be specific."

Alex growled at Fred from underneath the bench and San-Li shushed him. "Bad brother, no growling at Fred."

"So have you two made up yet? Because I'm starving." Fred said.

"Ugh, so am I." San-Li stood up with a groan. "Let's get a pizza and some wings. Oo! And maybe we can stop by that felafel food truck on the way there and I can really use some frozen yogurt."

"Um, don't you start you should start eating healthier San-Li?" Sam stood and put a hand on the small of her back. "You are carrying our child in there you know."

"Oh! Would you like me to fix you a simple lemon herb chicken with steamed rice?" Fina asked brightly. "It's really healthy and high in protein."

"Pass. Mommy wants pizza and wings." San-Li bent her head to look at Alex. "Come little bro, let's get something to eat."

Alex licked his lips hungrily and scrambled out from under the bench. He grabbed San-Li's hand and eagerly started to pull her out of the park. Sam smiled and kept his hand protectively kept an arm around her waist to keep her from moving too fast and they all left the park together.

Sam had to admit, he starting to love this little family of his.