Chapter 3

Quinn woke up pretty early on their first morning at the apartment. To be honest, she had a really hard time sleeping as she was excited to do some housework and all for her husband to be. She got out of bed without waking Sam up. He was obviously tired since his snoring was so loud. She went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face. The bathroom looks really clean and complete of everything. She went to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast. It was still 8 in the morning so she was quite sure, Sam won't be up till another hour or so. She opened every cabinet to check what Sam did. She was pretty impressed to see complete sets of kitchen needs. She opened one drawer and saw two aprons. One was blue and the other was red. She grabbed both of it and opened it up. She thought it was really sweet and adorable of him to buy those when she saw the blue one had texts saying, "Daddy's Cooking Today" and the red had, "Mommy's Cooking Today." She couldn't contain her overflowing excitement and wore the red one. She started brewing coffee first and checked the fridge on what to cook. She grabbed some bacon and eggs and started cooking. She set the table for two and the coffee started to smell. It was oh so good that Sam woke up.

He went out of the room wearing only his blue boxers. He saw her fiancé busy cooking in the kitchen. He went closer to her and hugged her from behind. "I can get used to waking up like this." He whispered.

Quinn turned to face him and kissed him on the lips. "Good morning, baby."

"Mhmm. It really is a good morning." He kissed her back. "You saw the aprons?"

Quinn giggled. "I thought it was very lovely. I love it. Why don't you take a seat over there? Breakfast will be ready in a while."

"Okay." He kissed her head and went to the bathroom first. When he got out, Quinn was already waiting for him at the table. They had breakfast and talked about random stuff.

"So, babe. I have a meeting at 10 for another job interview. Guess where?" Sam said.

"New York Film Academy?" She teased. "I hope you get in." She laughed.

"I'm afraid not." He laughed too. "Vogue." He said with sexy and fancy voice.

"Wow! That's a big opportunity!" Quinn was so happy for him.

"Yeah. That's why I gotta wear something formal today. I really want to make a good first impression on them."

"Don't worry, Sam. You'll be fine. Just be yourself. You're good; I know you'll get in." She smiled at him.

"Thanks, babe. How bout you? Any plans for the day?" He asked.

"Well, I guess I'll just stay here for a while and unpack our stuff. I have to make sure this house is cleaner than green before my fiancé gets back." They both laughed. "What time will you be home though? I gotta buy some stuff for school and I was wondering if you'd like to come with me."

"Yeah, of course! I'll be back about lunch time. We'll eat out and buy your stuff." Sam finished off his meal and went on to take a bath while Quinn washed the dishes. When Sam got out of the shower, he was surprised to see his clothes laid on the bed. His dark blue long sleeved polo, his black slacks, his black necktie and his leather shoes.

He peaked out the bedroom door and shouted at Quinn who was cleaning the dishes. "Someone seems to be ready to be my wife!"

"I try!" Quinn shouted back which made them both laugh. Sam wore his clothes and prepared his stuff. He gathered everything he needed for the meeting and placed it on his bag. After a while, Quinn entered the room.

"You done?" He asked.

"Yup. All cleaned up." She said and picked up his necktie on the bed. "Come here." She said.

"I don't think I'll wear a tie. I might choke on too much pressure." He said, still fixing his bag. Quinn went to him and asked him to stand up. When he got up and faced her, she fixed her collar and started putting on the necktie.

"You said you want a good first impression right? Well... Formality is one way to do that and necktie adds formality." She said while tying his tie around his neck.

"Can I marry you right now?" Sam blurted out and giggled.

"If you can find a priest in 5 seconds then... I do." She joked at him. "There you go. Handsome as ever." She said fixing back his collar.

"You're perfect, you know that? I love you." He said as he kissed her on the lips, cupping her face with his hands.

"I love you too...but you're gonna have to leave. Now. It's almost 9:30." She said as they both laughed.

"Okay. I'll be back by lunch time. I'll see you later."

"Good luck! I love you!" And Sam left for his meeting.

Xxx

Sam got to the building minutes before 10 am. A little while after 10, he was called inside for the interview.

"Hey. Good morning." Sam greeted.

"Good morning. Have a seat please." Said the interviewer. "May I see your resume please?"

Sam gave his papers.

"Samuel Evans." She read.

"You can call me Sam. Sam I am... And I don't like green eggs and ham." He said with a grin on his face and the person who was interviewing him just looked at him for about 3 seconds...and burst out of laughter.

"You're really funny, Sam! I like it. So, are you originally from New York?"

"Nah, I just transferred here. I'm actually from Nashville but I'm staying here now with my fiancé."

"Oooh. That's awesome. My dad's originally from Nashville too. You just won 10 points for being a fellow Nashville citizen."

"That's good to know." He laughed.

"So you popped out the big question?" She smirked at him.

"Yeah. Not too long ago. Just about 2-3 weeks ago." He smiled.

"When's the wedding?"

"Well... We've decided to push it off till she finishes her 2 year course in New York Film Academy before we finally walk to the altar. Gonna do some more saving for two years but we're living together. We just moved into our new apartment last night."

"That's awesome. Maybe this interview will be your good luck charm in your new home."

"I hope so." He giggled.

"We'll see. May I see your sample photos?"

"Yeah, sure." He gave her his envelope of pictures and when she pulled out the files, her eyes just went wide. He took it as a good sign as she looked really impressed.

"These are amazing, Sam. How long have you been taking pictures?"

"I majored in photography in college for 4 years and about a year before that, I started playing around with a film cam. That's when I found interest in photography."

"This one has to be my favourite!" She showed him the photo. "Where did you take this?"

"Oh. That one was when I visited my girlfriend. She's from Lima, Ohio and I just decided to do some street photography one day."

"Beautiful. Well, Sam. I gotta give it to you. You're really made for this job. Here's what's gonna happen. I'm going to personally hire you not just because you're a good photographer but also because you're my homie."

He laughed at her using the word "homie."

"I truly believe you deserve this job. You'll be working under me here in the studios. Our focus will be on photo shoots. Not only that but you'll also be recommended on special events like private weddings, parties and so. Being in vogue, I'll give it to you straight... You'll be paid good cash. You'll be paid per shoots but shoots come like only twice or thrice per month. Not including the private events."

Sam was in awe of her presentation of his works. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Can I... Can I just ask if how much do I get per photo shoot?"

"Around...$600-$750."

Sam squeeked like a little girl which made her laugh.

"But..." She added. "This isn't any job, Sam. Hardwork and dedication. You'll be spending so much time with the shoots and editing so you're gonna need a lot of tender, love and care from your fiancé." She joked.

"She knows how to make me feel loved so I'm cool with that." He laughed back.

"Ok. You're gonna have to go back on Monday to fix all your records here and then, we'll have another meeting by Wednesday for your first assignments."

"Awesome. I'm ready. Thank you so much."

"Welcome to Vogue!" She said extending her hand.

"Thank you so much, Ma'am." He shook her hand.

"Lara Shireman. Call me Lara."

"Thanks, Ma'am Lara."

"I'll see you on Monday."

"Yes, Ma'am. You will." Sam grabbed his stuff and left the room. He walked out very successful and he literally danced his way to the elevator. When the elevator door opened, he saw a very unexpected friend who happens to also work in Vogue.

"Kurt?" The surprised Sam said as he entered the elevator.

"Oh my God! Sam!" He said as they got into an embrace. "What are you doing here?"

"I work here now!"

"Since when?! I haven't seen you around!"

"Well... I got the job about 3 minutes ago. How about you? Do you work here?"

"Yes. I'm the assistant of Isabelle Wright. A really cool and fashion icon here in Vogue."

"That's great. I hope I'll get to see you more often. I'll be working in Photo shoots at the 17th floor."

"I'm sure we'll get to see each other often. I might deliver some clothes at your floor. We're at the 22nd floor. How's Quinn? Have you guys settled in here already?"

"Yeah. We're just about to go have lunch. I'm gonna pick her up right now. It'll be her joy if you'd join us!"

"Ooh. I'd love too, but I still have work. I'm actually in a meeting right now and I was just asked to buy coffee at the Starbucks at the ground floor."

"Well, okay. But you're gonna have to visit our apartment soon, alright?"

"I will. Here! Get my number." Kurt said showing his number as they got to the ground floor. "I'll text you soon, Sam so we can catch up."

"Alright. Take care, Kurt." They hugged it out as Sam went back home.

Xxx

"Babe, I'm home with good news!" Sam said as he entered their apartment. When he got inside, Quinn wasn't on the couch, dining or even the kitchen so he thinks she was in their room. He opened the door and said, "Qui... OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT?" To his surprise, Quinn was holding something...or rather someone unexpected.

"Sam, he's so adorable." Quinn was holding a baby on the bed.

"Where did you get that?! Your mom's going to kill me! I thought it'll take 9 months in the mother's womb before the baby's born!" He was babbling and shaking so much.

"Sam! Calm down!" She said trying to keep her voice low as the baby was sleeping. "Sit beside me. I'll explain things."

Sam was still shaking and speechless about everything. He walked over to the bed and sat beside her.

"Here's the thing... About 10 minutes after you left, I decided to take a shower. While showering, I heard the doorbell ring. I just went on showering thinking it was you. After a while, it rang again. I hurried taking a shower thinking you left your key. I put on my robe and opened the door but no one was out there. Nothing but a basket containing this baby. There was a note attached to it. Look." Quinn grabbed the note from the bedside and showed it to Sam.

Sam read it:

Please take care of my baby. He's 4 months old and I cannot support him anymore.

"I tried to look for the mother but I could no longer see her. He was carrying a bottle of milk when I saw him. Luckily, he wasn't the crying type and fell asleep about an hour ago."

"We should take him to child support centre."

"What?" Quinn said.

"Why? Are we keeping him?" He asked.

"Why not?" She asked back.

He was just quiet cause he didn't want to take care of the baby as the mother might come back soon anyway. On the other side of his head, seeing Quinn hold that baby was the most precious thing his eyes ever laid on.

"Sam. I think we should take this as a sign. Maybe... He's the start of our real journey in life."

Sam just stared at her. After what felt like a million years, his simple reaction spoke a lot of words. He kissed Quinn straight on the lips with so much passion that Quinn felt everything he wanted to say. After a while, he pulled back. "You know I want nothing but to grow old and have my own family with you."

"Thank you, Sam." She smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss. "I was thinking...maybe we could buy stuff for baby after we buy my school stuff?"

"Of course, we can. What should we buy?"

"Clothes? Food for the baby? But I think we should buy him milk only. I'm not really sure if we can feed him solid food already."

"Okay. Maybe we could schedule a check up with a doctor just to make sure. Have you seen your schedule already?" He asked.

"Not yet. I'll check now. Please hold him for a while." Quinn said, handing over the baby to Sam but didn't reach for him.

"Quinn. Wait. I'm scared."

Quinn laughed. "What are you scared about?"

"I might drop him. I don't know how." Sam was nervous about this. He didn't expect to be a daddy so fast.

"Don't be silly! Here." She helped him reach for the baby. "I'm sure you've seen a mother carry her child. Just hold him gently." She assisted him until he was fully in his arms. "There you go."

Sam instantly had a different smile on his face. He was feeling happy but he has never smiled that way before. It was like a whole new level of happiness. "Hi baby. I'm daddy." He whispered, not trying to wake him up.

The joy Quinn felt in her heart was different as well. Hearing Sam talk to the baby as his daddy was the best thing she's ever heard since Sam's first 'I love you' to her. She then grabbed her laptop and checked her mail for her schedule.

"Alright. Here's my schedule: I have Tuesdays/Thursdays at 1:30pm till 4:30pm, Wednesdays are from 9 in the morning till 3pm and Fridays are... Oh gosh." She stopped.

"What?" He asked.

"My Fridays are from 4:30pm till 7:30pm."

"Oooh. That's late. I'll just pick you up there."

"But you have work."

"Yeah...at 8pm."

"Aren't you gonna be late?"

"I can manage. I'm not letting you go home alone at night." He kept adoring the baby. "Oh. What about the baby? Where are we gonna leave him?"

"I was thinking about that too. Maybe you can take care of him while I'm at school when you don't have work." She kept browsing the internet. "Oh, great. I just saw that there's a child care and nursery at NYFA for mother students. The payment's quite big though."

"How much?" He asked.

"10 bucks per hour."

"I guess we can work that out. I'm not gonna be out a lot anyway. I can just stay here. We'll just make that an option when we're both busy."

"Okay, well... I don't a school on Monday. Maybe we can schedule an appointment with a doctor then."

"By the way, guess who I just bumped into at vogue."

"The bar owner?" She looked at him with her eyebrow raised.

Sam laughed. "Kurt. He works there too."

"That's amazing! What did he say?" Quinn sat beside him.

"I told him about us settling here. I even asked him to come and have lunch with us but he's still working so..."

"Did you get his number?"

"Of course, I told him to meet with us one day when we're all free."

"Awesome. Shall we go now?"

"Sure. I'll just change my shirt. Hold Nemo first." He handed the baby to her.

Quinn's smile changed in a snap of a finger. "What did you just call him?"

"Nemo." He answered with a serious face.

"Nemo? Are you serious, Sam?"

"What's wrong? Nemo's one of the greatest movies of all time."

"You're naming our son based on a fish! Don't you see what's wrong?!"

"Well, Nemo's a better name than Scooby!"

"And now a dog?!" Quinn couldn't believe what she's hearing.

"Well, do you have a better name to think of?" He asked, fighting for the names he thought of.

"Any human name would be better!"

"Try me!" He dared.

"I can't think of any right now." She said, covering the baby's ears. She was scared that he might hear his father's suggested names for him.

"If you can't think of a good name I approve of, I'm sticking with Nemo." He stood up and changed his shirt.

"I'm sorry, honey. Your daddy can be kind of a dork sometimes. But I love him, anyway." She whispered to her almost awake son.

Xxx

"Sam... Sam, Sam." She called while they were in the taxi.

"What?" He said as he turned to her. Sam saw his baby boy now fully awake and was staring at Quinn like he was trying to figure out who she was. "Hey, little Nemo. How's your sleep?" Sam was giving him his finger to hold but he started to cry.

"Shh. Honey, it's okay. Mommy's got you." Quinn tried to calm him down. "Looks like he doesn't approve of Nemo too." She said, making her point clear to Sam.

"You named your child, Nemo?" The driver asked.

"Is there something wrong?" Sam asked.

"No, it's fine. My wife named our first born, Scooby." He said while shaking his head.

"Ha!" He told Quinn, feeling like a winner.

"I'm pretty sure Mr. Driver here disapproves too." Quinn said.

"Not really. Well, at first yes but I kinda got used with Scoob...but then there's my daughter, Peg."

"Peg?" Sam asked.

"Yeah. Pegasus Marie. I really didn't know how to react to that but my wife's the boss."

Everyone in the vehicle went quiet; Even the baby.

"Well, I guess it's clear that I should be in charge of the baby naming in this family." Just when Quinn said that, they got to the mall where they'll shop for the things they need. They went out and started their shopping with Quinn's school stuff. She decided to just buy 2 notebooks and 2 pens. After a while, they went to shop for their baby.

"So, do you have a list on the things we should buy?" Sam asked.

"Not really but I have a lot of things in mind. Maybe we can start with a crib and stroller?"

"Alright, let's go." They went to find some and ended up with a blue stroller and a simple crib. They even bought a baby holder where they can carry the baby like they're carrying a bag in front of them. All of these were left in the baggage counter and they'll just pick it up when they go home. After that, they went for the baby clothes. Quinn enjoyed finding clothes for the baby boy and wanted to actually buy every baby clothes she can see. They just look so adorable and she can already imagine her son wearing all of them.

Sam was carrying the baby while Quinn shows him the clothes.

"How about this one baby? You like baseball clothes?" She asked but the baby was just looking at her then looking at Sam and pinching his cheeks.

"Baby, look at mommy." Sam was trying to make him look at the clothes but he's not cooperating. He was just playing with Sam's face.

"Okay, I guess I won't ask for your opinion anymore. Mommy will decide." Quinn said and picked out about 15 pairs of clothes. Suddenly, a sales lady went up to them.

"What an adorable family. Would like to see some sleep wears for little guy right here?" She asked.

"I guess, we could look for a couple." Quinn said as they were led to the baby pajamas.

"Here's a cute one for you." She gave them a blue onesie.

Quinn checked the clothes and got about 3 of them with different styles. The sales lady thanks them and unexpectedly asked for the baby's name.

"Uhh..." Both of them didn't know what to say.

"Nemo... Say thank you to the sales lady, honey." Quinn said which made Sam smirk. Quinn immediately pulled Sam away from the sales lady.

"Well, well, well... It looks like mommy agrees with your name, Nemo." Sam said as he played with his son.

"Shut it, Sam. I was just caught off guard. I didn't want to seem like we just stole that baby." Quinn said, going to the pacifier and bottles section.

"It's okay, little man. Mommy's not in the mood for some jokes." He whispered to the little guy as they continued shopping.

Xxx

Baby shopping ended early evening and they decided to eat dinner at home. They bought some gerber for the baby to eat. Dinner was lovely and so was the baby feeding, even though it was quite messy. After a while, both of them teamed up the bathe their little guy. The crib was placed in their room beside their bed. When everything was done, both Sam and Quinn felt so exhausted. Quinn took a bath last and when she got out of the shower, the baby was fast asleep on Sam's chest. She couldn't help but smile at the view of her family. Quinn went beside them and kissed the baby's head then kissed Sam's cheek.

"He looks so cute, I can't believe he fell asleep playing with my hand." Sam smiled at her.

"Do you think we'll be great parents?" She asked.

"Of course. We'll be the most amazing parents ever." Sam said, giggling.

Quinn was rubbing her hand on the baby's back. After a while, she spoke up. "Andrew."

"What?" Sam asked.

Quinn smiled. "I saw the name Andrew 7 times today. I just felt a strong connection to it."

Sam looked at her and smiled. "I like it. Andrew Evans."

Quinn kissed him on the lips. "I'm excited for what's to come. Our family started sooner than we expected it but... I'm glad it did. No regrets."

"I am too...and I promise we're gonna make this work. I'll be the best husband and father that I can be." Sam said.

"I love you, Sam." She kissed him again. "Place him on the crib so he can sleep well."

"Just one more thing, Quinn." He said as he placed the baby on his bed.

"What?" She asked, lying down.

"I love the name, Andrew but what do you think about a second name? Like... Andrew Nemo Evans." He lied down beside her and wrapped her in his arms.

Quinn just quietly laughed out. "Go to sleep, Sam!"

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