3:45pm.
Sam entered the apartment, covered in sweat and exhausted.
"Rach, I'm back!"
"I know, Sam, I can smell you from here." Rachel replied, making Sam smiled.
"I know; the lights got me all sweaty. I'm gonna go in the shower then make dinner that'll out your pasta to shame." Sam said as he walked into the living area and saw Rachel sat on the sofa, a bag of popcorn in her hand and fixated on the TV.
"I see you decided to watch 'The Avengers' after all then." Sam said.
"Ssh!" Rachel said, still fixated.
"I'll have a shower then..." Sam said and walked off, secretly pleased that Rachel was clearly enjoying one of his favourite films.
…
"So who was that purple guy after the credits?" Rachel asked.
"Thanos. He's in 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. It's in the DVD case too." Sam said.
"Can we watch that one tonight?"
"Uh, sure."
"Great, I thoroughly enjoyed it, I'll be honest. I fear I may be watching a lot of these films with you. I'm worried the baby's first words will be 'Hulk smash'." Rachel joked.
"That would be awesome."
…
Saturday soon arrived, and Sam set up a table of food and drinks for the soon-to-be-arriving guests. Rachel came out of her room in a gorgeous green dress, forcing Sam to do a double take. Rachel noticed this.
"Too much?"
"No, no. You look stunning." Sam said, and blushed almost instantly. Rachel blushed too.
"Oh, thank you."
Silence for a moment.
"I just need to make these moments last while I can still fit into dresses like these." Rachel eventually added.
"Yeah, makes sense."
"So, will the food be charcoal flavoured again tonight?" Rachel laughed.
"That's not funny."
"It was pretty funny; your attempt to beat my pasta involved you falling asleep and forgetting you were cooking. Eating rocks would've been easier, and probably more enjoyable." Rachel teased as Sam smiled at her.
"You're not funny." Sam said.
"You don't get the humour." Rachel smiled as the bell rang. Rachel answered and was engulfed in a hug from Kurt as Blaine hugged Sam and handed him a bottle of wine.
…
As Kurt and Sam talked on the sofa, Blaine helped Rachel pour some drinks ready for Santana and Brittany's arrival.
"So, one week down. How is it?" Blaine asked.
"Honestly? It's been amazing. Sam is the nicest guy I've ever met and he's been really good to me. We've been shopping, watched DVDs and all sorts, I've had so much fun and I haven't laughed so much in a long time. I'm really loving it here." Rachel explained.
"Wow, I'm kinda surprised at just how much you like it, and like Sam."
"We're just on the same wavelength, I guess. He gets how I work."
At the other end of the room, Kurt was smiling as he listened to Sam.
"Dude, she's awesome. We connected right away. I've had so much fun with her around; I never realised how lonely it got around here." Sam said.
"I'm glad. She's loving it here, too. I keep getting the odd text about a time you made her laugh. She won't stop going on about this bloody Barbra Streisand poster." Kurt said and Sam laughed.
"Yeah, she loves that thing." Sam said as the doorbell rang again.
"THEY'RE HERE!" Rachel exclaimed and rushed to the door.
As Sam and Rachel greeted Santana and Brittany at the door, Kurt and Blaine happily watched the reunion. Kurt looked at Sam and Rachel smiling at each other.
"Do you think something's going on between them?" Kurt asked Blaine.
"Maybe. Luckily we introduced them after she got pregnant, otherwise she'd probably having his baby and not ours." Blaine smiled.
…
"And I'm an events manager; it's going really well actually. Life is good for both of us." Santana explained, smiling as Brittany took her hand.
"Wow, it's amazing how much you've grown up." Rachel said and Santana smiled.
"That's because we're older, Rachel." Brittany said innocently. Rachel looked over to Sam, who was hiding his smirk, making her smile.
"I meant emotionally, Brittany. You know, you've both come a long way from the girls I knew." Rachel said.
"Yeah, we're all grown up. And I know I was mean to you a lot Rachel, but you've come a long way yourself, what with Broadway and all. And now you're doing an amazing thing for Hummel and Andergay." Santana said.
"It's pretty epic." Brittany added.
"Well, thank you." Rachel said, touched. Sam smiled at Rachel, picking up on Rachel's joy at Santana's comments.
"So, Trouty Mouth isn't giving you any grief then?" Santana asked. Rachel smiled as Sam rolled his eyes.
"No, he's been good as gold." Rachel said, smiling at Sam.
"What are you gonna call it?" Brittany asked Kurt and Blaine.
"We're not quite sure yet. We've got a list of five potential boy's names and four potential girl's names. We're still narrowing it down. It's so exciting. This one's gonna start work on a nursery soon." Kurt explained, rubbing Blaine's arm lovingly.
"Aw, this is ace. All of us getting on with our lives. I mean, Klaine are having a baby, nuts!" Santana exclaimed.
"See, I'm not the only one who calls them Klaine." Sam whispered to Rachel.
…
After a few more hours of laughing, eating and drinking and following a promise to meet up again soon, Sam and Rachel were left alone in their apartment after a busy day.
"It was so good to see them again; thanks for organising it." Rachel said as she sat on the couch.
"No problem. I'm glad you had fun." Sam replied.
"I really did. I'm absolutely exhausted though; I could sleep on this very couch right now." Rachel said, stretching herself out and lying flat on the sofa. Sam laughed at the sight.
"Go right ahead, but I bet the bed is comfier."
"I don't know, this is pretty nice."
…
Sam spent the next few minutes tidying the kitchen and putting everything away, stopping when his phone buzzed. He saw he had a text from Santana and opened it.
You didn't stop smiling all night...wonder why? ;)
Sam knew what Santana was hinting at, of course, but he shook it off and finished tidying.
"Well, Rach, if you're up to it tomorrow we need to go shopping because Brittany devoured everything in the apartment." Sam chuckled and realised Rachel had been quiet for a while. He turned to see her fast asleep on the couch, bringing out a smile on his face. Sam quietly got a blanket out of Rachel's room and placed it gently on her, smiling again at how peaceful she looked.
She is beautiful...snap out of it, Sam! What are you doing? You can't be with her; she's pregnant with your friends' baby!
Sam sighed slightly before moving a strand of Rachel's hair out of her face and turning out the light as he entered his room. He climbed into bed and turned off the light, closing his eyes and dreaming of what the next nine months living with Rachel Berry would bring.