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Sam wanted to protest the fact that Jules and him might not be able to hold Sadie, but just the thought of seeing their baby girl was good enough, and he was thoroughly happy with what the doctor had just filled him in on, so he nodded and the doctor took pity on him and put a hand on his shoulder stopping Sam's retreating figure,

"I'll see if I can pull some strings and get you in their sooner. You've been through hell today."

Sam nodded gratefully, and the doctor released him to let him go back into the waiting room to rehash the information to the rest of the team…
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The team got there within ten minutes and Sam shared with them the rest of what he had just been told. They all waited tensely in the waiting room for about 20 minutes before the doctor came back, Sam stood immediately. The doctor nodded,
"You're welcome to come back, now." He addressed the rest of the team, "I'm Mrs. Braddock's doctor, I suppose Mr. Braddock has filled you in?"
Solemn nods were passed around the room,
"You'll be able to see her soon. We just need to walk the two of them through some stuff first."
Sam looked over to the doctor hopefully, "She's awake?"
The doctor gave him a small smile, "Yes. She's a little groggy, but she's doing well."
Sam sighed some of the tenseness throughout his body lessening, and anticipation filled him as the doctor lead him back to Jules's room. The doctor walked into the room in the lead and Jules looked at him, exasperation lining her features, but when she saw Sam enter behind him, her mood lightened considerably and she smiled.
"Sam." She breathed. This was the first time they had really seen each other since she'd been abducted, aside from when she was giving the premature birth of Sadie.
"Hey." He said gently, moving to her side, pressing a kiss to her forehead, but when he went to move away, she grabbed the front of his shirt, and pulled him back down to press her lips to his.
He smirked when she let him go, "Am I that irresistible?"
"Yes." She said seriously, shocking him.
"I think that drug went to your head." He taunted.
This time, she smacked him on his chest, the doctor cleared his throat and they looked towards him, awkwardly.
The doctor didn't seem to take notice of it though as he approached them.
"We'd like to bring Sadie in, walk you through the basics. She'll need to stay here for about 2 weeks at the least, but so far she hasn't shown any issues we should be worried about. We'd like to have her try nursing and see how her body handles it. I'll have a female come in of course, and have her help you out." He said looking over to Jules, whom blushed, and looked down. "Depending on how it goes will dictate how long we will need to keep her on the feeding tube, and I'm sure the two of you want to see her."
"Yeah." Jules sighed, Sam reached down and took her hand.
The doctor smiled, "You'll need hand sanitizer." He said, "I'll bring her in soon."
Once he was gone, Sam looked down to his wife, his eyes bright. But they dimmed once he saw her face. She was biting her bottom lip, her eyes worried.
He took her chin in his fingers and pulled her lip free,
"What's wrong?" He asked softly.
"What if she doesn't like me?" She asked.
He was shocked, to say the least.
"Are you serious?" He asked, slightly wondering if she was messing with him.
"Yeah." She whispered.
He sat beside her on the bed, facing her.
"Julianna Lucia Braddock, she will love you. You are her mother, and she lived in you for seven months. There's no way in hell, your baby daughter isn't going to care for you dearly. You should know that. You should be more worried about her not liking me."
"Well, that would be understandable though. I'd have to side with her." Jules replied light-heartedly, smiling up at him through her lashes, and he laughed, unable to resist her charms.
She grabbed his shirt once more, and pulled him down to her, after a few seconds, she pulled back. With her lips still feather-light on his she said,
"You haven't left the hospital at all, have you?"
He was confused for moment, and she let him lean back,
"You haven't changed, and you look exhausted." She supplied, referring to the fact that he was still wearing his most of his uniform. She put her hands to his abdomen, feeling the muscle beneath, and he laughed, then was serious once more,
"I couldn't leave."
She stroked the back of his hand with her thumb, he reached over to a nearby sanitizer dispenser, and clasping her hands in his, he thoroughly cleaned both their hands.
It was only moments later that they heard a high pitched wail coming down the hall way, they both tensed nervously, Jules's hand tightening on Sam's.
Just as they had hoped, a female doctor walked through the door, a pink bundle in her arms.
"Oh God." Jules whispered, as the doctor set Sadie in her arms. Sadie stopped crying immediately, and turned her head inwards, nuzzling her face in Jules's chest, and made a little content murmur.
"She's tiny." Jules said quietly.
"She's got your hair Jules." Sam whispered.
"And your eyes." She replied. "She's beautiful."
"Just like her mother." Sam whispered, and she blushed.
The female doctor waited patiently, nearly inconspicuous against the wall, then stepped forward after a few minutes,
"I'd like to walk you through how to nurse her, if that's alright." She said politely.
Jules blushed again, this was definitely the most time he's ever seen Jules embarrassed.
It only took a few minutes, as Jules was a fast learner, and apparently so was their daughter.
Something about it took Sam's breath away, seeing Sadie latched contentedly onto Jules's breast.
After a few moments, Sadie had fallen asleep once more.
"You should hold her, Sam." Jules whispered.
He switched his weight to his other foot, nervously, but didn't object as Jules, carefully and gently handed Sadie up to his waiting arms.

And that was one of the first times, Jules had ever seen her husband cry.

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Sequel or no Sequel?
Alright guys…so, I would like to let you know what a pleasure it has been writing for you and writing 'Protecting Sadie' in general. I would like to make it your choice…So, I'm not going to add another chapter, but how about a sequel, where the team meets Sadie and Jules and Sam take her home? Or would that be over kill? It's up to you, please review and let me know…and again, thank you for reading 'Protecting Sadie.'
-RMNicki-
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