Sam sat in the waiting room in silence. Every now and again he would make the occasional whimper, and suddenly he just burst into tears, his head in his hands. Blaine walked in and supportively hugged Sam as he continued to cry.

"Let it all out, don't worry."

Eventually, Sam settled down, wiping his eyes and Blaine rubbed his back comfortingly.

"I'm sorry." Sam whispered.

"It's okay. It's an emotional day. I've cried four times already." Blaine replied.

"I know, it's just…it's Rachel, you know." Sam said.

"I know."

"I just…when they told us…" Sam began before growing teary again. Blaine hugged him.

"I know, Sam."

"…I really thought we'd lost her." Sam whispered.

"But we didn't. They both made it. Her and our little girl. Do ya wanna come and meet her? Rachel's still sleeping." Blaine said. Sam nodded.

"Yeah, I'll be right there." Sam said as Blaine went to leave.

"You really love her, don't you?" Blaine asked.

"I didn't realise just how much." Sam replied.

…

Sam held a beautiful baby girl in his arms. He couldn't help but smile at her tiny fingers and the pure innocence that surrounded her.

"She really is the most precious little thing." Sam said with a huge grin.

"I know. She's perfect." Kurt said, still very emotional, as he took Blaine's hand and rested his head on his shoulder.

"I can't wait to thank Rachel when she wakes up. I don't know what I would've done if we'd lost her." Blaine said.

"I don't even want to think about it." Sam said instinctively. Kurt and Blaine looked at each other.

"Sam, when she does wake up, you talk to her first." Kurt said.

"Why?"

"Because there's clearly something you have to say to her." Kurt replied with a smile.

"…Now isn't the time." Sam said.

"Yes it is. She needs you now more than ever, and you've realised just how much you need her. I had my doubts, but you two would be an amazing couple." Kurt smiled. Sam smiled back.

"…What are you gonna call her?" Sam asked, changing the subject.

"Elizabeth. Elizabeth Rachel Hummel-Anderson." Kurt revealed.

"Ellie for short. We're naming her after Kurt's mom." Blaine said with a smile, kissing Kurt's cheek.

"Ellie. That's a great name. Hello, Ellie. You've got one hell of a life ahead of you. And don't think you HAVE to wear pink every day, no matter what your dads say." Sam joked, leading Kurt to hit the side of his head. A few minutes later, Penny entered.

"She's awake."

…

Sam walked into Rachel's room, where she smiled at the sight of him. She was lying down in her bed, tightly holding on to the blanket on top of her. She was quite pale but Sam still thought she looked beautiful.

"Hey, you." Sam said, placing down some flowers in front of her.

"Hi. Thank you." Rachel replied as she caught sight of the flowers. Sam took a seat next to her.

"How are you feeling?"

"Sore. But not too bad." Rachel said.

"Yeah, they said it was a pretty rough op. We thought we were gonna lose you for a minute there." Sam said, growing teary at the thought.

"Sorry to disappoint you." Rachel said with a smile.

"Don't even joke about it. I have no clue what I'd have done." Sam said, taking Rachel's hand.

"Sam, you've only known me for nine months." Rachel said.

"I know, but I can barely remember what my day was like before you came along. I don't want to remember it." Sam said.

"Sam, that's very sweet."

"Rach, you have made my life worth living. And I mean that. It's like all of my life up till you came I was asleep, but you woke me up. You brought something into my life I didn't even know I needed. But I do. I need you, Rach. And when they said you'd flat lined, I could feel myself crumbling from the inside out. I mean it. I could feel myself falling apart at the thought of you not being there anymore." Sam said, a tear falling down his cheek.

"Sam…"

"And I've been having these feelings for you for so long and I thought bottling them up was for the best, because we know how that played out for Fitzsimmons on 'Agents of SHIELD', but I've realised now that there's just no point. You should just make the leap because either you can move on or you get what you've always wanted. I love the touch of your hand more than any relationship I've ever had, and I get scared that I'll taint you if I hold on too long but at the same time I don't want to let go. You just…you get me. You get my inner nerd, and my outer nerd come to think of it, and I've never met someone without the surname Evans who I could say without I doubt I'd die for. Until you walked through that apartment door and turned my world upside down in the best way."

"Sam…"

"Rach, I haven't finished. I haven't said what I'm trying to say. I'd planned this whole speech but I've completely forgotten what it was and-"

"I love you, Sam Evans."

Sam's heart stopped as he stared deep into Rachel's brown eyes.

"Sorry, I'm pretty sure I just heard you wrong." Sam whispered.

"No you didn't." Rachel said, leaning forward just a little so it didn't hurt too much.

"I love you. And your ridiculously sized mouth, as I remember saying. Sorry."

"…That's really very, VERY okay." Sam said, a huge grin spread across his face.

"I've tried to deny my heart for way too long, Sam. There's always been something about you, and I never truly knew what it was for so long, but I do now." Rachel said.

"What is it?"

"When my dads died my heart shattered into a hundred pieces, and while I started putting them back together one blew away in the wind. From the minute I saw you, I think I just knew I'd found the piece I'd been missing. You healed my heart when I thought no one could."

"…I can't believe you're actually saying these things. I didn't think you felt the way I did." Sam said.

"How could I not? Do you remember the very second we met? When I walked through the door and our eyes met. What did you do?"

"I smiled."

"And I smiled back. I know why now. And you do too." Rachel said, Sam looked down with a smile.

"When I saw you I fell in love…" Sam began, shuffling forward and leaning towards Rachel.

"…and you smiled because you knew." He finished, closing the gap between his lips and hers. Nothing had ever felt so perfect to either of them in their lives. Rachel placed a hand on the back of Sam's head, pushing him deeper onto her lips as she ran her fingers through his soft hair. They both smiled into the kiss as it grew deeper and more passionate, with Sam gently placing a hand on Rachel's cheek. She placed her spare hand over his and they shared their warmth. They very reluctantly parted as they ran out of air, and they both knew that from that second they would be addicted to each other.

"…I love you too, by the way." Sam added with a smile.

"Thought so." Rachel chuckled as she grabbed Sam's shirt and pulled him in for another kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck as the kiss deepened once more.

I could get very used to this.

…

A/N: I've been desperate to write this chapter! If you were wondering why the story was called what it is, now you have your answer!