Author's note: I hope you'll like this chapter. I wanted to use baby language for the things Charlotte says but unfortunately I am not a native speaker which is why I decided against it. (afraid of mistakes, I guess). And thanks again for your reviews. :o)

Chapter 3

When the little girl heard her name she glanced at her mother with a questioning look.

"It's okay, honey. Don't worry."

She answered the unspoken question.

"Tired" Charlotte stated and snuggled closer against her mother.

"I put your stuff in the spare bedroom but…mmh…I…you know…it's rare that I have little visitors." Jack looked at the ground.

"It's okay…I just go to lay her down. I guess we need to talk." Sam said and left the living room.

Talk? What did she want to talk about? Her family? Pete? The baby she obviously had with him?

Suddenly he felt unsure about her staying at the cabin. Had that been a good idea? Watching her with a child he wished was their's?

All those thoughts raced through his mind.

Why was she coming to him? Why the cabin? And where was Pete?

He sat down on his couch and tried to relax. From upstairs he could hear her singing quietly when he drifted off in a light sleep dreaming about her. At first everything was blurry but it became clearer with every second.

He pulls up the driveway of his house in Colorado Springs. A dog greets him when he opens the front door. A noise can be heard from the backyard and when he goes outside he can see his two children playing in the leaves with their mommy.

"Daddy! Daddy! We missed you!" they shout in unison and the two little girls hug him tight. He smiles. And his smile grows even wider when he looks at his wife…yes his wife. Her long blond hair flowing in the mild win. He closes the distance between them, kisses her passionately pets her swollen belly and says "I love you, Sam."

But then she turns around, without a word, a smile, without hesitation. He tries to hold her back but she walks away, taking the children with her. Far away he can see somebody waiting for her. It is Pete. And she walks towards him.

"Sam! Don't leave! Don't leave me!" he shouts but nobody seems to hear. "No, Sam! Don't leave me again! I love you, remember!"

"Jack? Jack?" a hand touched his shoulder.

TBC