Chapter 23: This is it

Nick sat late at night rocking his new baby girl to sleep quietly humming a soft tune. Sara helped out non-stop the first week home. She was actually settling in to the mother role pretty well. Nick was taking care of her now since Sara still was recovering from her delivery. Nick loved both of his princesses to death and he couldn't think of what or where he would be now without them. Rejecting Poppy was the most absolute worst thing Nick could have ever POSSIBLY think of. He still regrets it to this day. He loves Poppy. He loves Sara. And now all he has to do is put a beautiful diamond engagement ring on her finger. And he had the most absolute, most well thought out plan to do it.

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Sara's Journal

Dear Journal,

I finally had my baby girl about a week ago! She is so small and adorable. I'm not one to wait around for a man, but Nick finally came back around. He is SO good with Poppy. I'm so glad I have him around. Catherine came over to help once. Her and Nick say I'm really good with Poppy. She's a good baby. She cries only when she needs something, a diaper change, to be fed, a bath, to cold, to warm, we usually find the problem right away. I love her so much! Everyone at the lab already had about a thousand pictures of her up at the lab. I'm not going back for a while but when I do there will at least be plenty of pictures of her around. But I really do just feel like staying home and taking care of my baby. Our baby, me and Nick's relationship is getting better and better everyday. We have a very open communication skills and our relationship has only gotten stronger since the birth of Poppy. My brother says he's flying out to come see her, he's so excited that the Sidle side of the family is extending. He has a wife and three children. He's happy with her, he has two sons and a daughter. Well that's my baby crying now I have to go.

Sara Sidle

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Nicks Letter

Mom,

Hey. How are you? Did you see the pictures of Poppy I emailed to you? She's adorable. I know you want us to come down there, when do you want us to come? Sara said she's pretty nervous to meet the family, so please be kind and welcoming. Fatherhood is wonderful, it's indescribable. You know, at first I really didn't want to be a father or even want Poppy but now I can't even think of life without her! She is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. Put me in line, can tell you that. We are having slight money problems with the hospital bills and all but we'll get through it. And NO we don't need any money. I think I'm going to propose to Sara. I don't think I can afford a ring right now, and Poppy was just born last week. I'm going to wait until she's about one. Sara is the one I love, she had my baby and when you meet her, you'll learn she's an amazing woman. I'm going to get her a diamond ring. She'll love it. Well its time to feed Poppy. I'll call you soon. Bye Mom.

Nick

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Sara and James (her brother) Phone Call

"Hello?" James answered the phone

"Hey" Sara whispered

"Oh hey Sara how are you and the baby?"

"Were doing great" Sara had her baby on her shoulder and the phone on the other. Nick went back to work after much resistance of leaving his girls at home. Sara was walking back and forth trying to coo Poppy to sleep the only light on in the nursery was the lamp that illuminated a soft golden glow throughout the room.

"I'm glad" James smiled through the phone. James was so glad the Sidle side of the family was extending. They had contact with a few aunts and cousins, but they weren't as close as the two of them.

"When are you guys flying out?"

"Next week, is that good?"

"Yeah, but our house is pretty small, you guys might be all sleeping in the same bed"

James softly laughed "When are you guys going to move into a bigger house?"

Sara sighed "Well we have some other debts to pay off first, but after that's all done and good, and Poppy is a bit older. We were actually thinking about moving out of Vegas, we really don't want to raise a child here." Sara said checking to see if Poppy was sleeping yet.

"Move out of Vegas, huh? And what would you guys do about a job?

"We would commute from work to home, but as of right now I just wanna stay home with my baby"

"Yeah I gotcha, how's Nick? He treatin' you right?"

Sara smiled at his brothers concern. "He's the best; he is so great to me and Poppy"

Sara's brother wasn't Nick's biggest fan since the way he treated her in her early stages of pregnancy. "I still don't like him"

Sara sighed "James, you have to stop living in the past, he's good to me now, he's the father of my child and I love him."

"Yeah I know but Sara, it's just the way he treated you and he didn't even want Poppy"

"Okay I understand where you're coming from but he came around and he apologized to me a thousand times and even if we weren't together, he would be in my life as Poppy's father. Get used to him, he's not going anywhere"

"I guess I'm going to have to live with that" James smiled.

Poppy began to squirm; it was pretty obvious that she wasn't falling asleep anytime soon. It was also very obvious that she needed a diaper change since the "baby" smell was replaced by a "poopy diaper" smell.

"You know you think you'd get used to this diaper smell but I guess you don't, huh?" Sara asked

James chuckled "I guess that means you gotta go"

"Yeah" Sara coughed at the smell "But we'll talk soon, when you fly out next week, call me before you leave so we can meet you at the airport"

"Alright I'll talk to you soon Sara, love you"

"Love you too James, talk to you soon"

Sara hung up the phone and dealt with Poppy who was whimpering from her smelly diaper. "And what am I gonna do with you" Sara said as she laid Poppy down on the changing table.

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One year later…

Poppy finally turned one year old one week ago. Sara and Nick paid off all there debts. They moved in a bigger house in a small town on the outside of Las Vegas. Poppy was finally starting to take her first steps and said "Mama" for the first time the day before her birthday. Nick and Sara's relationship was better than ever. They truly did fall in love.

Sara was on her way home to her baby after shift while Nick ended up having to work a double. Sara was signing out on a case at the front desk.

"Oh Sara, this package came in for you today" Judy said handing her a small brown UPS box.

"Thank you" Sara said taking it and stepping to the side. She opened the box and found hundreds of multi-colored confetti. She dug around in the box and her hand hit something hard and velvety. She grabbed the unknown object out of the box and saw a small velvet box that typically held an engagement ring.

"Oh my god" Sara thought

She opened the box to find a princess cut diamond engagement ring with "I love you Sara" engraved on the inside of the band.

Sara smiled and saw at the note on the inside of the box.

Turn around…

Sara turned around to see Nick on one knee, grinning from ear to ear. He took the box from Sara and took her hand.

"Sara I love you, you bared me a child, you're there for me, when I'm triumphant or when I screw up, you are a wonderful mother, and my best friend. And I was wondering if you would marry me?"

Sara was dumbfounded, she was NOT expecting this.

"Yes Nick of course I'll marry you!"

Nick slipped the ring on her finger, picked Sara up, kissed her and spun her around.

The lab clapped and cheered for the newly engaged couple.

Never in a million years would Nick have suspected he would have proposed to Sara, never in a million years would Sara think she would have had a child. Never in a million years would they have thought they would be were they are.

But they loved it.

THE END! Review! Oh and I was thinking about making a sequel, request if you want one!