Four months along...
One day Sam woke up to a large stomach and none of her maternity clothes for this stage fit her. Surprisingly the only thing to fit her was the loose dress that Carly had bought her after having Lila. It had just been a few weeks since she had her surprise ultrasound, so she wondered how big she was going to actually get this time. Then it happened first on her top left side and then towards the middle.
"Was that," Sam mumbled to herself.
"What?" Jason asked as he came up behind Sam.
"I think I felt the babies. It was this flutter or something," Sam replied as it started again and she grabbed Jason's hand placing it.
"I'm sorry," Jason frowned wanting to feel it.
"It's weird like their taking turns," Sam mused as she looked up at Jason.
"Carly is still asking if we're going to find out because she wants to know like yesterday," Jason chuckled softly.
"You're telling me! I get the texts, the phone calls, her asking, and Lila wants to know. You'd think she was having a baby and not me," Sam laughed until she saw Jason's face.
"No, I'd know that. Plus Morgan is still a baby," Jason tried to talk himself out of the thought.
"Huh?" Sam eyed her husband.
"That would be big time trouble," Jason shook his head not looking Sam's way.
"Am I that much of a problem," Sam teared up looking to Jason.
Instantly Jason realized he had made a big mistake with his very pregnant wife.
"Honey, you are perfect in every way. Carly on the other hand is a lot to handle especially when pregnant," Jason tried to dig himself out of the hole.
"Oh I see how it is! When we're pregnant we're all hormonal, and poor little husbands have to take care of us. Make sure were not crazy..." Sam ranted until she got too upset; before bursting out into tears.
Refusing to let Jason try again Sam left the room, and headed downstairs out into the hallway. With out saying anything Sam went into Sonny's and Carly's place.
"I'd be so happy if you were pregnant," Sam blubbered as she hugged Carly as Sonny watched.
"Pregnant?" Sonny questioned trying to hide his concern.
"It would be so great to have someone in this with me. Jason is just a guy," Sam tried to pull herself together.
"How?" Carly asked shocked that Sam had figured it out.
"You're pregnant?" Sonny asked shocked.
"Really," Sam questioned her.
"A few weeks along," Carly admitted as Jason entered the penthouse.
"I feel like a cow," Sam pouted as Carly walked her to the stairs.
"It's all babies," Carly told her knowing Sam wasn't thinking clearly.
"It's all his fault," Sam looked back sticking her tongue out.
"I'm ready for a long nap already," Carly sighed as they headed upstairs.
"That sounds like heaven to me," Sam nodded in agreement with her friend.
"The boys can take care of the kids while we nap," Carly smirked at the thought.
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Sonny held Morgan as Jason held Lila; while they sat across from Michael. There were three little shot glasses of milk, and each time they down them Michael refilled them. He thought this was funny to watch; as his dad and uncle down milk over and over again. Then Lila and Morgan tried to get in on the game; resulting in his dad and uncle getting milk all over them.
"Can I play with Bitsy?" Michael asked as he got bored with the game.
"Sure," Jason agreed as he took Lila and laid her in her bassinet.
"Maybe I should take the boys back to my place? Morgan is about to fall asleep," Sonny told Jason.
With that Jason took Morgan placing him in next to Lila with no trouble at all.
"Well that works," Sonny shrugged as it had been a while since he had gotten to hang out with his friend.
"She's a pretty good sleeper except when hungry or wet. At night she likes to be awake like there's something going on," Jason mused as he watched Morgan put a protective arm around Lila.
"Morgan was like that and up with the dawn too. Luckily he grew out of that after a while," Sonny shrugged as they watched Lila and Morgan sleep.
"Dad, can I have a puppy?" Michael came up to Sonny with Bitsy in his arms.
"Let me ask you this... Do you think you could take care of a puppy? I'm talk about like your mom and dad take care of you and Morgan. A puppy is a lot of work everyday," Jason stepped in as he knelt down to Michael's level.
"I guess not... Can I still come see Bitsy," Michael asked as Bitsy started licking his face.
"Sure, you can when you come to the new house to see Lila," Jason smiled at Michael.
"Mom says Sam's having two babies... Can I play with them when they get here?" Michael questioned as he changed the subject.
"Of course," Jason agreed with Michael.
"We need a boy and girl," Michael told Jason being serious.
"Well we don't know what we're going to get just yet," Jason chuckled as he reached out ruffling Michael's hair.
"Can I be a big brother like I am to Lila," Michael asked curiously.
"Of course, you can! You are going to be the oldest, and it'll be up to you to help us keep them safe," Jason pulled Michael into a hug.
"When do you get pictures," Michael asked remembering his mom showed him pictures before Morgan was born.
"Let's see... Here we go," Jason sighed as he pulled the picture out showing it to Michael.
"Wow, they look squished in there," Michael replied looking at the picture.
"They like being close together like that because they already know that they are two of kind," Jason tried to explain it to Michael.
"Mom is having a baby too! If she has a girl then it'll be even boys to girls," Michael said as he knew his mom wanted a girl.
"You'll just have to wait to see what you get," Jason chuckled as he shooed Michael off to play.
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Next to Carly who was sound asleep for about an hour now, but Sam couldn't sleep a wink knowing she had let her hormones run away with her. With that in mind Sam slipped out of the bed heading downstairs to go home to her husband and daughter where she belonged. As she got to the bottom of the stairs the door opened to Sonny carrying a sleeping Morgan with Michael at his side.
"Sam," Michael smiled ear to ear as he ran up to her staring at her belly.
"Hey buddy," Sam replied softly as Sonny passed them taking Morgan to the nursery.
"Two take up a lot more space," Michael said in amazement.
"Want to feel something," Sam asked as the babies started to kick in the same spot together.
"Yeah," Michael nodded excited.
"I'm not sure if you'll feel it, but we're going to give it a go," Sam explained as she took his hand placing it where she felt it.
"It feels like a very gentle tap. That's the babies," Michael questioned her in awe.
"Yeah, it is. Once they get bigger; then you can really feel them.
"Cool! I'm going to go tell dad," Michael beamed as he raced up the stairs.
Then Sam went back home to find Jason watching their daughter.
"Jason," Sam whispered almost to get his attention.
"Hey," Jason replied as he looked her way.
"I'm so sorry about earlier... Part of my head knows that it's my hormones, and I should know better than this," Sam frowned as Jason came over pulling her into his embrace.
"Maybe we need a code word for me to just zip it for a bit or come back to it later on," Jason suggested softly.
"Like how about business... Since you're not working for Sonny; it would be a good safe word for us," Sam suggested after thinking for a few minutes.
"Sounds like a plan, beautiful" Jason swept hair from her face and going in for a tender kiss.
"How do I look beautiful," Sam frowned at him.
"You will always be the most beautiful woman I know," Jason smiled at Sam.
"That is so sweet," Sam sighed as she spoke.
"Is there anything I can get you?" Jason asked as he wanted to take care of his wife.
"What can you do for little old me? I wonder," Sam smirked as she looked up at Jason thinking about a dream she had.
"Lila is good for about an hour or so," Jason stated as he wondered what she had in mind.
"Well we have a bed that I think could be used to give me what I want," Sam said suggestively.
"I think I can handle that request," Jason swept Sam off of her feet with ease.
"Jason," Sam said breathless as she looked into his eyes.
"We'll be able to hear her if she wakes," Jason started to reply as he carried her upstairs.
Quickly Sam cut him off with a long intense kiss; as she already knew what he was going to say.
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When Sam woke up she smiled; as Jason was next to her holding Lila in his arms. Lila was so much a daddy's little girl, but Sam loved their connection so much. For Sam it was magical to see the two of them together... When she had been pregnant with Lila; it was Jason who Lila responded to the most. In less than a year they would go from being a family of three to a family of five.
"What are you thinking about?" Jason asked her softly as he looked her way.
"Everything is going to change again, and we just got Lila home not too long ago. I'm excited for the babies but nervous too," Sam admitted softly.
"I'm nervous too," Jason told her.
"You've got nerves of steel! I've never seen you sweat," Sam disagreed a little.
"I worry about being a good dad to Lila, and being enough for the babies that are coming. Our family is my whole world," Jason opened up to Sam.
"This is strange... You're like so good with Lila and Michael. When Lila was in limbo you kept me sane; while driving me crazy at times too," Sam sat up to look at her daughter.
"Sam, you gave me a family of my own... That is something I can never pay you back for," Jason kissed Sam making Lila giggle.
"You gave me a home and safe place. It's just as priceless, so we're even," Sam mused aloud as she looked Jason in the eye.
"You and our children are my home," Jason went in kissing Sam again.
Just then Lila started to fuss a little as she wanted some attention.
"Lila," Sam cooed as she gave her daughter butterfly kisses.
"I think it's almost time to eat," Jason notice the time on their clock.
"Bitsy is already by the rocker," Sam laughed as Bitsy had quickly learned Lila's routine.
"I think those two will be as thick as thieves," Jason said as Sam got up going over to the rocker and getting ready to feed her daughter.
"So I've been thinking," Sam started to say.
"Already planned for Carly to stay with you, so I can go get Danny for a visit in a few months," Jason said as he laid Lila in Sam's arms because she had out grown the pillow now.
"Really," Sam teared up as she got Lila under the blanket and latched on.
"With Lila doing so good; I know you'd want to see your brother," Jason nodded slightly.
"Oh my goodness, that is so sweet of you," Sam stammered as tears rolled down her face.
"It's time Danny met Lila... Plus the news about the twins might go better in person," Jason whispered almost as he gently wiped at her tears.
"The news was hard for us to wrap our minds around; then on top of that we learn that it's twins as well," Sam said more to herself than to Jason.
"I love that we are having two," Jason kissed her tenderly.