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With Lila in her arms Sam suddenly didn't want to leave her little girl even with Emily of all people. Deep inside Sam knew this was the new batch of hormones kicking into gear. Feeling two arms lace around her waist Sam looked up to see Jason looking down at them. She loved how attentive he was with both her and Lila; he seemed to know when they needed him.
"Good morning," Jason smiled as he stole a kiss.
"When do we meet the real estate lady," Sam asked trying to get her mind off leaving Lila.
"In about an hour or so. We can bring Lila with us," Jason suggested knowing something was off.
"No, I'm just being silly about this. Plus Emily is taking her to baby ASL thing," Sam shook her head as she left Jason's embrace.
"Sam," Jason questioned as she handed Lila to him.
"We need a bigger place for the baby, and I know that it's not good to drag Lila around. She's a preemie," Sam started to cry as she couldn't help herself.
"She'll be fine for one day," Jason tried to reason with her.
"No, it's selfish. None of this is her fault," Sam shook her head as the tears flowed.
Gently taking Lila over to her bassinet; Jason put her down to go take care of Sam.
"You're not selfish to want your baby with you," Jason went wrapping his arms around her.
"I'm getting fat already too," Sam pouted as she had noticed a difference this morning.
"We're going to go somewhere before house hinting. I think it will help you a little bit," Jason had an ideal that would hopefully calm Sam down.
"Where?" Sam asked as she was excited.
"Later," Jason excused himself to make a call.
As he headed downstairs Jason pulled out his cell phone calling a number he didn't use often.
"Dr. Quartermaine," came Alan's voice on the other end of the line.
"It's Jason," Jason started off slowly.
"Lila seems to be keeping you two busy," Alan beamed with pride.
"Sam and I are about to get busier... Don't tell anyone, but we're pregnant. We weren't careful after Sam was cleared," Jason tried to explain.
"Wow, that's amazing," Alan mused in shock.
"Well I believe Sam is concerned because of what happened with Lila. Mix that with the hormones," Jason worried to Alan.
"That's a lot to deal with... Anything I could do," Alan asked wanting to help.
"Is there anyway to get an ultrasound in about an hour? She's about three months along... I think seeing the baby will help her," Jason asked hopeful.
"Sure, I'll arrange it for you. No problem at all. I'm happy for you and Sam both," Alan agreed quickly.
"Thank you," Jason said before hanging up the phone.
"Was that about my surprise," Sam asked as she came down the stair with Lila dressed in her blue sundress with yellow polka dots.
"Maybe," Jason smiled at his girls.
"I know you want to tell me," Sam tried to convince Jason.
"That's Em for her playdate with Lila," Jason said as they heard a knock at the door.
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When they ended up at GH of all places Sam wondered what her husband had up his sleeve, but she was even more surprised when they were taken back for an ultrasound for the baby. A part of her was dying to see her baby; which she knew was playing into her hormonal breakdowns about leaving Lila. With just Jason with her; Sam got changed into the gown.
"Are we ready parents? I'm Daphne your ultrasound tech for the day" Daphne came in a few minutes later; as Sam was laying down on the table.
"More than you know," Sam mumbled as she was nervous.
"Don't worry you're in good hands, mom. Got you too, dad," Daphne promised as Jason took Sam's hand.
Daphne worked quickly getting Sam prepped, and image came up on the screen facing Daphne.
"Interesting," Daphne smiled softly.
"Is everything okay," Sam questioned worried.
"I see two healthy heartbeats," Daphne started to say.
"My baby has two hearts?" Sam questioned confused.
"Twins, mom," Daphne turned the screen to the two tiny babies.
"Jason, there's two," Sam mused in awe of the babies.
"They are fraternal twins... That means two boys, two girls, or one of each," Daphne told them both.
"Are they healthy," Jason asked eyeing the doctor.
"They are right on track for three months. However we don't want mom carrying anything heavier than five pounds," Daphne told Sam.
"My daughter is 13 lbs; she six months old," Sam complained to the doctor.
"You can hold her while sitting or feeding her; just have your husband or someone hand her to you. Dr. Lee wants to air on the side of caution for the moment. We might cut back on these restrictions later on," Daphne explained to Sam.
"We were going to go look at a few houses today," Jason asked not wanting to over do it.
"As long as she sits down often that should be fine, but she can't help with any type of move for the rest of her pregnancy," Daphne warned Jason sternly.
"I'll hire movers for the move once we find something," Jason said two steps ahead of the doctor.
"Well I'm going to step out for you to get dressed," Daphne excused her self after handing Sam a wipe.
Once the doctor was gone Sam started wiping the gel off her stomach before getting up.
"We need at least five bedrooms, but we might be able to get by with four," Sam mused as she got up tossing the wipe.
"You're really calm," Jason said surprised as Sam got dressed.
"I'm flipping out on the inside. What are we going to do? Three kids under two years old. Lila will be walking by the time they get here," Sam let it all out; as she looked to Jason.
"We can do this... Our family and friends will be behind us, and I'm going to be there for our family every step of the way," Jason pulled Sam into his embrace and placed his hand against her barely there bump.
"Well I took the liberty of printing off a few pictures of the twins," Daphne came back into the room, and handed the pictures to Sam and Jason both.
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The rest of the morning Sam and Jason looked at house after house, and neither one like the ones they had seen until the last one. As they drove up to the red farm house Sam and Jason's eyes locked; as they both had a feeling like this was the one for their family. When the realtor showed them the five bedroom/two bathroom home; Sam could see raising her children on the outskirts of Port Charles.
"It's perfect!," Sam said after they were left on their own to talk.
"I couldn't agree more... It's close enough to town without being in town. Twenty acres is a lot of land, but I like that we don't have neighbors," Jason smiled as he loved the place.
Hand in hand Sam led Jason into the kitchen which was big, but she could looked out into the back.
"I'm going to need to learn to cook for real because this kitchen is too beautiful to not use," Sam wrapped Jason's arms around her.
"I could hire a cook for the family," Jason offered knowing Sam wasn't a good cook.
"No, I want to learn. Three children are going to be looking to me," Sam shooed Jason away from her playfully.
"I'm going to fence in this area behind the kitchen for the kids to play once big enough," Jason made plans for their children.
"We'll need a section for growing a garden," Sam mused as she wanted to try.
"Maybe you could get Carly to help you," Jason teased her a little.
"You just watch me, mister," Sam warned him as her hormones were getting the best of her.
"Sam," Jason said softly as he came over kissing her tenderly.
"Not fair," Sam replied as her anger faded quickly.
"I'm going to go tell the realtor that we're going to take it," Jason told her before leaving her on her own.
Alone Sam went to the kitchen door opening it, and went outside looking around. Suddenly hearing a whimpering Sam went to looking for where it was coming from. Again hearing the whimpering Sam saw a trash bag moving about. Without thinking twice Sam ripped into the bag to find a German Shepherd pup inside.
"What are you doing here, little one," Sam asked getting a lick to the face; as she picked up the pup.
"Sam," came Jason's voice making Sam look his way.
"I found her in a trash bag," Sam said as she looked to Jason.
"People can be cruel," Jason shook is head as he could see that they were dog people now.
"We got a lot going on, but I don't want to give her away," Sam said as she wanted to keep the pup.
"She's going to need a name, and a visit to the vet before we take her home," Jason reluctantly agreed.
"Bitsy cause she is small," Sam suggested as Jason led her back inside where the realtor handed them the keys.
Everything was coming together for Sam; as her family now had a new home and pup too. Now they needed to go see a vet to check Bitsy out.
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The vet gave Bitsy the all clear, and gave her all the shots she needed for her age. They were told that Bitsy was more than likely the runt of her litter. Sam and Jason took her home, and Bitsy climbed in Jason's lap as he drove. When they got to the garage Sam hated picking her up because she was curled up sound asleep on Jason's lap. She just looked at Sam before going back asleep in Sam's arms.
"I think it'll be great for Lila, and get her use to becoming a big sister," Sam mused as Jason killed the engine after getting into the parking space.
"She is very sweet... I'm sure Lila will love her," Jason replied as they got out of the car and headed for the elevator getting in.
"At least for a little while I can pick her up... With the special food; Bitsy should put on some pounds within a week or two," Sam smiled as Jason pressed the button for their floor.
"She should grow a lot in the days and weeks to come," Jason agreed with her as the elevator doors closed.
"She's so content and calm..." Sam mused as her mind drifted.
"What?" Jason asked Sam curious about the look on her face.
"Well I was reading somewhere about some deaf people having a service dog. Hearing dogs can alert their person to sounds around the home and in public. Sort of protect Lila from thing like smoke, doorbells, strangers, and stuff," Sam explained the best she could; as the elevator opened again.
"Sounds like something worth looking into," Jason agreed as they went to their door, and Jason unlocked the door opening it.
Feeling tired Sam went over to the couch laying down because she felt like she had been ran over by a truck she was so tired. Bitsy was happy as a clam on Sam's stomach.
"Hopefully I get some of my energy back," Sam mumbled as Jason raised her head and slid on to the couch putting her head in his lap.
"You are growing two human lives not one," Jason replied as he ran his hand threw her hair.
"Say what!" Carly questioned as she barged into the apartment.
"Hi Carly," Sam chuckled finding this to perfect.
"He said what?" Carly asked yet again; thinking she misheard.
"Lila isn't here," Jason tried to avoid the question.
"You might as well tell her," Sam said causing him to rub his forehead.
"Twins, it's twins," Jason answered Carly as he put his hand down to look Carly's way.
"You had to out do Sonny... Didn't you? Couldn't just put one bun in the oven but two?" Carly teased her best friend in the world.
"Technically we weren't trying for one," Jason told her.
"Puppy," Carly noticed pointing to the pup on Sam.
"Sam found Bitsy, and wanted her for keeps," Jason replied as Bitsy chose to wake long enough to look Carly's before going back to sleep again.
"Sonny won't let me or the boys have a dog. She is so sweet looking," Carly cooed over the pup.
"Thanks," Sam smiled as she stroked Bitsy gently.
"Picture, hand it over," Carly looked to Jason expectantly.