Thanks again to all of you who took the time to review. I'm sorry if there was any confusion over previous chapters. I hope everything is clear now.

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Sam had been in town a whole day before she got up the nerve to locate Danny. She had thought a lot about how to break the news to him. She still wasn't sure of how to do it. She needed help and she wasn't sure where she could find it at. After thinking over all of her options, she made a quick call to Tucker. Tucker had stayed in Amity Park for college. His friendship with Danny, though strained, was still fairly strong. He believed that one of them needed to be there to help him out. Tucker picked up the phone on the third ring.

"Hey Tuck, it's me."

"Sam? Where have you been the past couple months?"

"You know where I've been. I called to tell you a couple things. I'm back in town for the weekend and I really need to talk to you. Do you want to come over?"

"Sure I'll be there in a few."

It took Tucker no longer than ten minutes to be at her front door. She opened the door and the two walked to her basement.

"So, Sam, how's school going?"

"Funny thing, I never went to school."

"What?"

"I got there and moved into my dorm and I was sick and had to miss the first day of class."

"That's awful."

"You have no idea. Can you tell me how Danny's doing?"

"He's surviving. After he got that message you left him he's never been the same. He broke up with Valerie because you said you would be back. I guess he was right. He misses you like crazy. It's been so hard to not tell him where you've been. Are you back to fix things?"

"Well, not exactly. How much do you know about what went on between us?"

"All I know is what you told me. Danny won't even speak about you. He's as heart broken as you were."

"Tucker, I don't know what to do. No matter what I can't seem to get him out of my head."

"Even with school all you think about is him? What kind of classes are you taking? Can you sign me up?"

"I'm not in school."

"What?!? Why not?"

"Remember I said I was sick the first day of classes?"

"Yeah but that was summer school. The fall semester should have started now."

"Well that sickness lasts about nine months. I'm pregnant Tucker. It's Danny's."

"No way. Did you come to tell him?"

"Yeah, actually I did. I don't know if I can though."

"You have to. He deserves to know. I can't believe this. When did you two… you know?"

"Prom night. It was such a mistake. He came to me and told me he broke up with Valerie. He was drunk though and passed out on my floor. He woke me up the next morning and it happened then."

"This is too much for my brain to process."

"Tucker! You have to help me. I don't know what to do. It's been four months already and I've been on my own with this. You are the first person I've told."

"We have to tell Danny, Sam."

"Can't we wait 'til the baby graduates high school?"

"No, he might like to know sooner than that."

Sam and Tucker spent the majority of the evening together. He left her house at 10:00 and made her promise to tell Danny before she left again. Sam reluctantly agreed. She knew that Danny needed to know. His reaction to it, however, was unpredictable. If she just knew what he would say, she could make her decision a lot easier. She locked up the house and headed upstairs to her bedroom. She turned off her lights and got into her bed. She lay there lost in thought when she felt two strong, invisible arms wrap around her.

"Danny?" He appeared beside her. She was shocked to see tears running down his face.

"What's wrong Danny?"

"When were you going to tell me Sam?"

"Tell you what? What are you talking about?"

"I'm going to be a father. I can't believe it. I'm so excited. I love you so much, Sam, the mother of my child."

"You were spying on me?"

"Sorry I was flying by when I seen you let Tucker in. I didn't even know you were in town. Here you are with the best news ever." He moved his hand to rub her stomach.

"Danny, I don't know how to feel about this. I loved you with all my heart. I thought we were going to be together after prom. I thought that was going to be the beginning of our relationship. I've spent the past three and a half months living in an apartment by myself with your child growing inside me. Do you know why it happened like that?"

"Valerie?"

"Bingo. Why did you have to run back to her after what happened between us?"

"She was my safety net. I thought everything was going to change after that night. I was scared. I needed you more than I needed anything before. It was just overwhelming. When I talked to her that morning, I just fell back into an old routine. I knew it was safe to be with her. It didn't take long for me to realize she could never offer me in a lifetime what you did in that one night."

"I wish that none of that would have ever happened."

"Do you wish the baby would have never happened?"

"No, I think I'm happy about that. No matter what happens from here on out there is a part of me and you that will be together forever."

"I love you, Sam."

"Love you, too, Danny."

"What do we do now?"

"I don't know."

Danny once again spent the night with Sam. They spent the whole night talking and making plans for the future. When they finally fell asleep, Danny had wrapped his arms around Sam pulling her tightly to him. His hand slid down to rest on her belly where their child was resting inside.

When the weekend ended, Sam was sad to see it go. It was time for her to return to her apartment and her new life. Danny was devastated that she wasn't going to stay in Amity Park with him. He wanted to be able to help her out and he wanted to be there when the baby was born. Truth be told he wanted to marry her. Sam had told him she wasn't ready for that just yet. She left for home and promised to see him at Thanksgiving. She had left Danny behind for the second time in less than a year. At least this time he knew she would be back.

When Sam made it home the reality of the weekend was just starting to set in. It had been a little risky for her to return to Amity Park when she hadn't told her parents of the situation yet. She knew there was no way they would accept their only daughter being pregnant with a Fenton. They would probably expect her to give the baby up or not have it at all. As she unloaded the car at her apartment, she felt it for the first time. She felt the soft kicks of the baby. That was the moment she decided that her parents would never know. She had wanted this baby just because it was Danny's at first but now there was more to it. It was a life, a living being, growing inside of her. It would love her unconditionally, unlike Danny, unlike her parents. She was never going to give it up.

Over the next two months Sam threw herself into preparing for the baby. She was extremely glad that her parents had bought her a two bedroom apartment. She had started to show and was anxiously waiting going back to Amity Park. She had been talking to Danny over the phone a few times since she had been back and had let go of a great deal of the hurt he had caused during their last year of high school. She was starting to think that maybe everything would work out for the best.

There was just two weeks left before Sam would go back to Amity Park for Thanksgiving and she was going to have an ultrasound to finally find out whether she was having a boy or a girl. She really hoped that it would be a girl with Danny's big blue eyes. She had always had a slight disdain for the color of her own eyes. Although no matter what it was, boy or girl, she would love it. She was sure Danny would, too. She had decided that if things went well over Thanksgiving she would move back to Amity Park. Her baby was going to need its daddy and Danny needed to see his child.

The week before Thanksgiving Sam made the decision to call her parents. She hadn't talked to them since June. They didn't know about the baby and she still wasn't going to tell them. She just wanted to make sure they weren't going to be home when she arrived. It would be hard to keep her growing stomach a secret. After three rings one of her parent's servants answered the phone. Sam soon discovered that her parents were gone but they would be back for Thanksgiving. That meant she would have to find someplace else to stay and hope she didn't run into them. She called Danny and arranged to stay with the Fenton's.

The day arrived and she had loaded up her car and was ready to go to Amity Park when her phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID to see that it was her mother calling. She sent a silent prayer out in hopes that her mother hadn't found out about her return. She crossed her fingers and answered the phone.

"Hey mom, what do you want?"

"Is that any way to talk to your mother?"

"It is when you're bothering me."

"Samantha, I just.."

"Sam."

"You know I hate that name."

"Well it's my name so I'll choose what I'm called."

"Fine, Sam, I was just calling to let you know we are having some important business partners over for the holidays."

"Are you telling me to stay away? If you are, don't bother, I'm not coming back there anyway."

"I'm not telling you to stay away. I was hoping you would come. There are a few nice young men that I think you would like."

"No."

"Samantha, just…"

"Sam."

"…come and meet them. It would look really good if our daughter was with one of these guys."

"Oh I see. What if I already have a boyfriend? You know it's been a while since I last talked to you. What if I got married?"

"Samantha, you…"

"Sam."

"…better not have disgraced this family."

"Mom, listen closely. I don't live in the same city as you anymore. Nobody knows where I am or what I'm doing. You can tell all you're little friends that you don't have any children or that I died. I don't care. Just don't try to force me into dating one of your suitors. It's not going to happen. There have been some changes in my life the past couple of months and I'm happier than I've ever been. Please just leave me alone."

"But, Saman…" Sam hung up on her mother and pulled out of her parking space. She hoped, now more than ever, that she would not run into her mother.

Just before sunset, Sam pulled up in front of the Fenton's. She had never asked Danny if he had told his parent's about the baby. She could only hope that this wouldn't turn into an awkward situation when the first saw her. She walked up to the door and knocked. From inside she heard a few bangs and then footsteps walking toward the door.

"Please be Danny. Please be Danny. Please be Danny." The door open and there he stood. Danny's face lit up when he saw her.

"Sam! You're here. I've missed you so much." He pulled her into a bone crushing hug.

"Hey Danny. Could you loosen up a little bit I can't breathe here."

"Sorry. Come on in. Mom and Dad are in the basement working on something and Jazz is in the living room watching a movie. We can go up to my room."

Sam followed Danny into the house and up to his room. He closed the door behind her and immediately pulled her into another hug.

"I can't believe you're here. How have you been?" Sam pulled away and went to sit down on his bed.

"I've been ok. My mother's trying to find me a husband as we speak but other than that everything's good." She saw Danny's eyes briefly flash green.

"She what? Doesn't she know about us?"

"Us? There's an 'us'? I didn't know we were together. You never asked."

"Sorry. I just assumed since, you know, that we were together. Do you wanna be my girlfriend?"

"Yeah. I was just messing with you. Do your parents know they are about to be grandparents?" Danny sighed and headed toward the bed and sat down beside Sam.

"No. I never got up the courage to tell them. Nobody knows but me and Tucker. Do your parent's know?"

"No. It's best that way." Sam stood up and removed her coat revealing her stomach. "It's going to be hard to hide this."

"Oh wow. I never thought about that. Wow Sam." He rubbed her stomach. "That's us in there. Do you know what it is yet?"

"It's a girl. When do we tell you're parents?"

"Let's start with Jazz." He walked over to the door and cracked and yelled down the stairs. "Hey, Jazz! Can you come up here?" He heard her mumble something and then head up the stairs. Sam sat down on the bed and tried to hide her stomach so she didn't scare the poor girl when she came through the door.

"What is it, Danny? This better be good. Oh, hi Sam. I didn't know you were here."

"Hey, Jazz. I just got here. We have something to tell you." Sam glanced at Danny.

"Yeah, Jazz. Me and Sam are together now."

Jazz's jaw dropped and she pulled Danny into a hug. "I'm so happy for you little brother. I knew how much you wanted this."

"Thanks Jazz. There's more to it than that though. I'll tell you but you have to promise me two things."

"I promise, Danny."

"Ok. One, you can't freak out. Two, you have to go give Sam a hug and congratulate her, too." Jazz walked over to Sam with her arms open. She bent down to where she was sitting and wrapped her arms around her. Sam embraced the girl and stood to meet her. Jazz's jaw dropped a second time when she felt something she shouldn't have felt. Sam's stomach was sticking out. She pulled away a little bit and looked Sam straight in the face.

"Sam, you're pr.. pr…"

"Yeah. I'm about six months along now. What do you think?" Jazz stepped back and looked at the girl.

"I just have two questions. Do you know who the father is and why are you with Danny if you're having someone else's child?"

"Yes I know who the father is and I'm with Danny because he is the father." Sam watched as that news sank in. Jazz's face went from confusion to shock to surprise to one of pure joy.

"You mean I'm going to be an aunt?" Danny walked over to the two girls.

"That's what it means, Jazz."

"Little brother, how long have you two been together? I thought that you all had a fight back before school was out. You were still with Valerie then."

"Technically, we've only been together for a few minutes. I broke up with Valerie on prom night and went to Sam. I was drunk and got a little carried away. This is all my fault and I accept total responsibility for it. I couldn't be happier now."

"How do you feel about this, Sam? He may be happy because it brought you two together but you're the one who's going to carry the child."

"I've never been happier. Even before I told Danny I was happy. If he would have been mad and never spoke to me again I would have been happy. This child inside of me is one of the greatest gifts I've ever been given. I love Danny with all my heart and from now on there's a piece of me and him that will always be together, no matter what."

Jazz hugged Sam a second time as tears of joy ran down her face. "Welcome to the family, Sam. I always knew this is where you belonged. We have to tell mom and dad."

"Danny thought we should run it by you first. How do you think they'll handle it?"

Jazz smiled at the girl to help alleviate her fears. "Sam, dad always wanted grandchildren. I've listened to him blather on and on about that more than once. They'll be thrilled."

Danny grabbed Sam's hand and gave it a little squeeze. "Come on Sammy. We'll all go down together. You'll come, too, Jazz." Jazz nodded at her brother.

They all three walked toward the basement. Sam couldn't believe the reaction she had gotten from Jazz. She had expected the older girl to freak out and lecture them on how they were too young. It felt nice to be accepted and be welcomed into the family. She only hoped his parents were as accepting.

Jazz opened the basement door and headed down the steps followed by Danny and then Sam. Sam could feel her heart pounding.

"Hey, Jazzy! What are you doing down here?" Jack's loud voice seemed to come from all directions.

"Hey, dad. I brought some visitors with me. I think we all need to have a talk."

Maddie came out from behind the big machine she was working on in time to see Sam coming down the stairs. "Sam? Is that really you?"

"It's really me Mrs. Fenton."

"Oh my look at you. Are you pregnant?" The shock on Maddie's face was priceless. Sam looked at the ground as she thought to herself that maybe this wasn't all going to work out as Jazz had said.

"Yes. That's what we needed to talk about."

Maddie's gaze turned to Danny. "Daniel Fenton, what did you do?"

"Mom! I think it's pretty obvious what I did or we did."

"Danny, I don't want to hear about that." She walked over to Sam and hugged the girl. "Sam, I'm so sorry. You two are way too young to be in this situation."

"It's ok Mrs. Fenton. I'm happier than I've ever been."

"Are you sure about that? I know that my son has a tendency to break your heart."

"It's ok. He hasn't done anything to hurt me since he found out. Actually, it's been longer than that."

"Danny, how long have you known we were going to be grandparents and not told me?" Jack's booming voice reverberated around the room.

Danny grinned sheepishly at his dad. "About two months?"

Maddie looked at her baby boy in shock. "Two months? You've known this for two months and you couldn't find a way to tell us? How far along are you, Sam?"

"I'm about six months now."

"Alright, Maddie, we're going to be grandparents! I've always dreamed about this day."

For the first time that day, Maddie's face began to beam. "We are, aren't we, Jack. My baby boy's going to be a father." She ran to Danny pulling him into one of the Fenton's patented bone crushing hugs. Tears began to stream down her face. Jazz and Sam stood back and took in the scene. It seemed that as usual, Jazz was right.