Months passed by like cars on the freeway.

For Jules, as months passed, she got bigger. As a soon to be mother, she had so many fears, regrets, but also hopes. Being protected, helped, and led by Sam through this mess they had concluded they both caused.

Jules had not been to work in about a month, even though it seemed like she had never left. She would hang around the station, listen to the briefings, and do some cleaning around her locker room.

She would see Sam off every morning and wait anxiously for him to return to the station.

The team understood. Jules told the whole team that it was her fault, not Sam's. Even though, she was sure they still had doubts. Over the past 6 months the conversations between Sam and Ed had been short and simple. After they told the team at 10 weeks, things had just started to completely smooth out.

Jules was soon due. Sam spent most of his time off of work making sure she was okay. They spent most of their time together at her house, considering it was larger. He had moved a ton of stuff there to save trips back home.

They still had not decided what to do. Jules was nervous about getting serious, but Sam seemed even more nervous, which shocked Jules. And one night, she sat down at her kitchen table and started the conversation.

"Sam." Jules said hesitantly.

"Yeah Jules, what's up?" Sam replied.

"Well, as you know I'm due within the next few weeks, and we haven't really talked about what's going to happen, you know, with us." Jules said holding her breath.

"Well, let's just- for the time being- continue with this." Am said, not wanting to rush things.

"Sure Sam, Sure." Jules said, actually wanting another answer from him.

Another week passed. And they continued their ritual of Jules taking Sam to work, and she would hang around for hours waiting for his return.

The one day Sam was on a call- bomb threat at a local gas station. When his phone rang, it was Jules' cell. He answered "Hey sweetheart, what's up, are you still at the station?"

"Sam!" She exclaimed, "I need you, now, like, NOW!

"Oh my gosh! Is it time Jules? Let me tell the Sarge!" Sam exclaimed, his heart pounding, scared to death about his girlfriend, and his soon to be born child, who they had found out, was actually a son!

"Sarge, I got the call, I have to go, NOW!"

"Okay, Sam! Best of luck, we will stop by after shift. Call if you guys need anything. Sam, GO! Sarge yelled as Sam ran towards his truck.

Sam drove like a bolt of lightening, using the sirens and lights to make his way back to her house.

When he arrived, he found a frightened, sweating, and rushed Jules sitting on her bed. Sam lifted her from the bed and grabbed the bag he had already packed for her just incase. He placed her in the front seat of the car and drove with the sirens and lights going again. On the way there, he grabbed his Blackberry from his vest, which he had failed to take off, and called her doctor to tell them she's on the way.

"Sam, Im scared. I can't help it. I cant do this! Sam, promise you will be there with me the entire time. I need you, I need you there, you can't leave me." Jules cried as she felt the pain rushing through her entire body.

"I would never leave you Jules." Sam said as he grabbed her from the truck when they pulled up to the front of the hospital. A nurse met them at the door with a wheelchair, and Sam still covered in pads, and guns, and tasers, followed at her side.

"Miss Callagahan, are you ready for this?" The nurse asked. "Will I ever be?" Jules said back, just wishing the horrible, tight pain would go away.

A couple of nurses and Sam lifted her into a bed when they arrived at the OB/GYN ward of the hospital, and they waited. As doctors and nurses entered and exited, checking monitors everytime.

Then, her original doctor entered and said everything was set. All she had to do was deliver the baby. This was when Jules couldn't stand it anymore. She broke down crying from the pain, and the thought of having to do this. Sam placed his hand in hers and she never let go.

"Okay, lets get this over with." She said, her eyes still filled with tears. "Sam, don't let go. I love you." Jules said as she took a deep breath, and looked to her side to see Sam for comfort.

This was when Sam spoke up. He said "Hold on," to the doctors. "What?" asked Jules, wanting to get this done and over with. Looking at the state Jules was in, he knew he had to do something. He reached into his pocket and grabbed a small box. Jules began to cry again. "Oh Sam!" He got onto one knee beside her bed and said "Julianna Callaghan, I want to be with you for the rest of my life, and I want this baby too also. I want to stay with you and raise this child." He took her hand in his, and placed the ring on her finger as she said, "Sam, I have been waiting for this since the day we told the team, again, I love you." He smiled and said, I wanted you to have this ring before we went through this…. Together. She smiled and wiped her tears as Sam placed a kiss on her cheek.

As the doctors got her prepped, she couldn't stand to keep thinking that in a few minutes, she would be a mother, and Sam the father.

"Okay, lets do this." The doctor said.

Sam stood up beside her bed, facing her, he looked right into her eyes. She continued to stare into his.

She began to sweat. And Sam continued hold her hand before she took control of squeezing the life out of his as the ring he had placed on her finger pierced into his skin.

Cries sounded from the arms of the doctor. Jules took a deep breath. As she sweated profusely, Sam said, "Oh Jules, great job sweetheart! You did it! He leaned over her and gave her a gentle hug. That was when the doctor handed Sam the small life she had just given birth to.

"Jules look!" Sam said quietly.

Jules sat silent trying to catch her breath until she finally said. "Sam Braddock Jr. I like it."

Sam laughed as he handed the baby to her to hold and gaze upon. Sam walked around the chair on the other side of the bed and caressed Jules' cheek as she continued to gaze at the small body in her arms.

Hours later, a knock sounded from the door. Sam stood up, as he had been doing on and off since around noon when Jules had his new son. At the door was Greg. "Hey Sam, everything okay?"

"Yeah, she's just catching up on some rest." Sam whispered as he made his way back towards her bed. Greg, a father figure to Jules, came by her side and stroked her arm.

"Sam, what's this? "He said as he lifted her hand lightly off of her side. The beautiful diamond ring sparkled as it was raised into the reflection of the mirror on the wall to her side.

"Well Sarge…"-

"Sam, we will talk about this later."

"The others said they would stop by tomorrow to visit her before work, how long will she be here?" Greg asked.

"The doctors said 1 or 2 days, since both of them are healthy." Sam said with a smile.

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Ill let the two of you get some sleep." Greg said as he turned for the door. Sam didn't reply.

Early that morning all of the guys, including Ed stopped by. Jules was awake.

She tried to hide her hand with the ring as long as possible until, she reached over and Spike said, "Woah, look at that rock!" Jules smiled and Sam said, 'Well, we wanted to do this together, so we kind of have to be together." None of the guys said a word about them going against the rules, all they cared about was that Jules was okay.

"Sam, go ahead and take a few days off, you two- I mean, three, need it." Said Greg.

"Thanks Sarge," said Sam.

All of the other guys left, leaving Jules and Sam in the quiet hospital room. They sat together, for hours, staring at their beautiful baby boy.