Epilogue

5 years later

''Rose, come and help me for a second,'' Sam called out as she ran around the living room cleaning up. Rose came down the stairs and smiled at her mother, running around barefoot, and she looked down at her stomach where her sister or brother grew.

''Mom, you sit down while I clean up – I made this mess,'' she said, and Sam looked up and smiled at her daughter. ''Sit, sit,'' Rose demanded, and Sam laughed softly as Jason walked into the living room with a frown on his face.

''Sam, you sit, Rose told you she'd do it. You need to take is easy,'' Jason said, and Sam rolled her eyes and sighed as she made her way outside. Rose looked up at her father and smiled.

''She didn't want to listen to me, I just knew she was ready to say she didn't need to sit,'' she told him, and he nodded. Rose knew her dad knew her mother, ever since they got married and he adopted her for real, she had been feeling even better than before.

''I know baby girl, she never wants to rest because she says she's settling,'' Jason said rolling his eyes. ''But you clean up a bit while I go and see if your mother needs anything,'' he said, and he waited until she nodded before he made his way outside, where he knew Sam was. Sam was almost 7 months pregnant, after loosing 3 more babies in first trimester she was finally sure she would carry this latest baby to term.

''Jason, I am sitting down you know, you don't have to keep following me around,'' Sam said with her eyes closed, and Jason grinned.

''I didn't follow you because I thought you wouldn't sit down – I wanted to see if you need anything,'' he replied, and she opened her eyes to look at him. ''Rose is growing up so fast,'' he whispered, as he sat down next to her.

''I know, ever since we moved she's been really helpful too,'' she replied, and he nodded. They'd moved last year, because of everything that had been going on. Jason had wanted to get out of the mob and take over a part of the coffee business, but Sonny hadn't agreed with it. Sonny had stated that he needed Jason, and he could understand that, but he also wanted out. He offered Sonny to train someone, and Sonny had agreed, but he had to take his time. Last year had been the first time he could talk about it again, and Sonny had agreed. The person he trained was well enough for Sonny.

''How are you feeling?'' he asked her, and she smiled at him and then rubbed her stomach.

''He or she is very active today,'' she replied, and she looked at him, ''why didn't we want to know again?'' she asked, and he smiled.

''Well, last time you knew with Rose, but I don't want to know because we want to be surprised,'' he replied, and she rolled her eyes. ''Ok, I want to be surprised,'' he said, and she laughed.

''I didn't want to know either, but somehow I really can't wait to know what we made,'' she replied, and he smiled at her.

''We made a perfect baby, Sam,'' he told her, and she smiled and got up. She was surprisingly lean for 7 months, and when she sat down on his lap he held her tight. ''I've been thinking about everything lately, and I think I know a name for a boy,'' he told her, and she smiled at him.

''Well, if you have a name for a boy, than I have a name for a girl,'' she told him, and he nodded.

''I was thinking for a boy Danny,'' he told her, and she smiled. He could see she loved the name, and he was glad she liked it, ''and what about you? What name have you come up with?'' he asked her, even though he knew already.

''Lila,'' she simply replied, and he smiled. Ever since he lost his grandmother a couple of years ago Sam had wanted to call her daughter – the baby they would have – Lila, because she knew how much he had loved his grandmother.

''Thank you. I love you so much it hurts sometimes,'' he told her, and she laughed.

''Well, I guess we both have that problem, because I love you too, so much it hurts sometimes,'' she replied, and he nodded. He kissed her again when he heard Rose walk outside.

''Ieuw, why do you always do that!'' she exclaimed, and Sam laughed against his lips.

''Hey baby, did you put away everything?'' Sam asked, and she looked at Rose, who nodded.

''I put all of my toys away,'' she replied, and Sam smiled. ''Mom, why didn't you listen to me?'' she asked suddenly, and Sam widened her eyes and laughed softly.

''I can't just sit all day, I mean I don't have too,'' she replied, and Rose nodded seriously. ''Jason, I think I'm going to lie down for some time – I'm tired,'' Sam said to Jason, and Jason nodded and helped her up.

''Come on Rose, we're going to go and get some dinner for later,'' Jason said as he watched Sam waggle up the stairs. He loved seeing her pregnant, and he finally got to see her carry to term. He never expected it, and he was glad she finally got to hold the baby in her arms.

''Daddy, are we going to get Chinese?'' Rose asked, and Jason shook his head. ''What are we going to get?''

''We're going to get dinner – and I'm going to make it. But tonight, young lady, is about your mother and me. I didn't think you'd mind spending some time with Grandma Monica, did you?'' he said, and she smiled brightly at the thought if her grandmother. Jason was glad he had introduced Rose into the family, because it brought him closer to them and even though Rose wasn't his biological, his mother loved her like she was his.

''I'd love that, daddy!'' she exclaimed, and he smiled. He was glad she didn't even think about what happened all those years ago anymore. She had forgotten it – or maybe repressed it – and he didn't mind that at all.

''Well come on, let's go!'' he said, and Rose jumped up and followed him.

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Sam woke up and sighed as she stepped out of bed. She was still tired but she was also hungry and she planned on raiding the cabinets for something sweet. She got dressed and walked downstairs, and when she came down she frowned. It was quiet, too quiet, and she wondered where Rose was. She heard some moving in the kitchen and she sighed as she made her way over there, wondering what Jason was doing. When she came in the kitchen she saw the light was soft and the table was nicely dressed, and she widened her eyes as she looked at him.

''Hey, I thought you'd never wake up again,'' he said as he turned around, ''but then again, you could never go without food that long,'' he joked, and she smiled at him.

''What's all this?'' she asked, and he looked around and shrugged.

''I was thinking – when you went to bed this afternoon I realized it's been a long time since we last had the night to ourselves. Rose is with my mother and I thought you'd like a nice, romantic dinner with me,'' he told her, and she smiled again.

''Thank you, Jason, I think I needed this,'' she said looking up at him, ''like you needed this,'' she added, and he nodded. He walked over to her and hugged her as tightly as he could, and then kissed her head.

''Come on, let's sit down and eat,'' he said, and she nodded. She couldn't believe he went through all this trouble just for her, and when she sat down she grabbed his hand and pulled him back.

''I love you Jason,'' she whispered, and he smiled. He leaned forward and kissed her gently, and she responded by grabbing the back of his head.

''I love you too,'' he said after he broke the kiss, and he went to get dinner. Both were thinking they were lucky, and they both were. They had Rose and a little baby on the way, and they had each other, after everything that happened.