This is part two of the Braddock family vacation. Enjoy.
"Sammie? Are you ready yet?" Sam asked as he walked into the kid's half of the suite.
"Daddy, I don't get this." Sammie answered, confused at how to tie his tie for the fancy dinner they were going to have that night.
"Don't worry buddy. I never got these either. I still don't." He then yelled. "Jules!"
"Wha- hat?" She said as she walked in wearing a robe as she did her hair and make-up.
"Will you tie our ties?" Sam replied, embarrassed.
"Sam, are you telling me you still don't get how to tie a tie?"
Sam nodded as she headed towards them, flipping their ties in every which way until they were perfect.
"Hold on, let me finish getting ready. Sam, go help Emily." She said as she walked back to the bathroom where she had hair products and make up spread all across the counter.
After about 20 minutes Jules came from the bathroom.
"Sam I'm-"
"Damn Jules." He said coming towards her as she stood before him wearing a tight, bright red dress embellished with crystal-like stones, her hair draped over her shoulders soflty.
"Sam-" She tried once more but was interrupted by Sam's lips pressing against hers.
"Im ready." She said very quickly before he interrupted once more, he nodded with a smile on his face.
"Are you ready Sammie? Emily?" She asked as she lifted Emily from her bed. "Let's go."
"Reservations for Braddock, under the SRU." Sam said as he raised his badge at the hostess, since he made the reservations through the SRU.
"Here's your table." The hostess led them as they all sat down.
After an hour of eating fine meals, drinking wine, and the occasional classy kiss by Sam, they decided to head back to the hotel.
"Come here sweetie." Jules said as she carried Emily onto the elevator and Sam followed behind holding Sammie's hand.
"Okay Jules. Let's get these tired kids to bed." He said as he unlocked the hotel room door and kissed his son on the forehead.
"Daddy, Im tired." Sammie said as Sam placed him on his bed, starting to remove his tie.
"I know buddy, you need to get some sleep." Sam replied.
"Jules, wait up for me. I'll get them put in bed, you go get some drinks started."
She nodded in return, smiling as she looked back at the wonderful father Sam has become.
After 20 minutes of trying to get the kids to sleep, Jules walked into their room once more and sat beside Emily on her bed.
"Sweetheart, you have to get some sleep." She stated as she saw the sleepy eyes of her daughter.
"I'll be right back." Sam whispered as Sammie dozed off, leaving Jules beside her daughter who just couldn't fall asleep.
Jules nodded in return as she saw him leave the room. She then did something she had never done before in front of anyone in her family, it was a hidden passion of hers.
Got so scared it made me cry.
Life took me for a ride.
Got so scared it made me laugh.
Tickled my pride.
She brushed her knuckles against her daughter's cheek.
Now I'm dancing in-between, cause I got nowhere to hide.
Romancing the seams of my battered up insides.
Sam came to the door. He heard a beautiful voice coming from the room. As he peeked through the crack in the door, he saw his wife singing for the first time.
"Jules." He said to himself as a short tear dropped from the soft sounds of her voice.
She sat up from the bed Emily was now asleep in. Taking a breath from the first time she had sang to anyone in years.
Sam turned back to the bedroom so she didn't think he had heard her.
"Hey baby." He said handing her a glass of wine, she was still in her dress she had on earlier.
"Thanks." She said kissing him, then winking.
"You want anymore." He said, one hand on his glass, and one hand on her waist.
"No Baby, but I do want you." She said, a flirt smile on her face as she placed her glass of wine on the table beside them, and took his from his hand to set it beside her.
She grabbed his tie and slipped it from its loose knot. His suit jacket was thrown behind his on the floor as she pushed him onto the bed.
"Jules. I love how you always do this." Sam spoke in a rough voice.
"I know you do." She said as she pressed her lips against his.
The rolled from one side of the bed to another and after 5 minutes her dress was on the floor.
"Damn Jules." He said as he stroked the inside of her arm. She smiled as she pulled him back close to her.
Later that night, well early the next morning, they laid there covered by a single blanket, and only a single blanket.
Jules laid wide awake, her body wrapped tightly by Sam, his head on her shoulder.
"Sam?" She mumbled quietly. No answer.
"Sam?"
"Hmm? Yeah Jules?" He said still half asleep.
"Sam, I could have never done this alone." She said as she felt his hand graze up her back.
"What do you mean?" He asked as he pulled her hair back to see her face.
"Remember, remember that day?" She asked. "Remember that day that you came with me to the doctor for the first time?"
"Yeah Jules, I remember." He answered as he wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Well, remember how I told you I could do this alone?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I changed my mind. There was no way I could do this alone."
"That's okay Jules. You arent supposed to do this alone." He said as he remembered her singing to Emily earlier.
She smiled as she turned to face him.
"Sam Braddock. I love you with all my heart."
"Julianna Callaghan Braddock. You are the girl of my dreams." He said as he took the necklace he had given her a while back that was around her neck and smoothed it through his fingers.
"Dreams? Sam, you are living that dream then."
"I know, and loving every second of it. I love you." Sam replied.
"Jules." He said holding on to her, waiting for a shocking response of what he was going to ask. "What's the name of that song?"
"What song?" She asked, knowing exactly what he was talking about.
"The song you were- "
"Sam." She said in a stern but quiet voice. "It's nothing."
"I loved it. Why didn't you ever tell me you could sing?"
"I don't know. It's always been just a personal thing of mine. I called in Dancing In-Between by the way."
"You wrote that?! When?" Sam asked as he rolled to his shoulder and kissed her neck.
"Yeah. I wrote it when- um- I wrote it when- when I first got pregnant. That day when you told me we would do this together, and I was still trying to decide what to do."
"Jules, Its beautiful. Just like you." Sam said as he moved his hand back to her bare chest to feel the cold metal of her necklace. She smiled as his warm hands moved close to her neck. "Jules, would you ever-"
He paused.
"Would I ever what?" She asked as she held his free hand close to her lips.
"Nevermind." He said as he let her kiss the tips of his fingers.
"Tell me! Or these fun nights will just somehow disappear!" She threatened him.
"Well, baby. I think that would just be your loss!" He joked back.
"Yeah, you're right. Scratch that idea. But please tell me, ask me." She pleaded.
"I was just wondering if you- if- you- if you would ever sing to me." He said shyly, knowing she would say no way in hell.
"Sam." She said in a soft but stern voice.
"Yeah, I figured. Don't worry about it."
"No, Sam. I would love to sing to you. All of my songs are about you anyways." She said as she smiled shyly.
"I want to hear it again, the one you sang to Emily. It was great. Your voice, its beautiful." He said as he stroked her thick brown hair.
She went into the chorus, Sam laid next to her, but wrapped her in his arms, cradling her under the covers as he head was nestled into his neck while she sang softly into his ear.
Now I'm dancing in-between, cause I got nowhere to hide.
He held her closer as if he were protecting her.
Romancing the seams of my battered up insides.
Between lines she would kiss his neck where he face was comfortably planted.
"Jules. You're amazing." Sam said as he ran his fingers down her back.
She took a breath. "Sam, Its 3 am. Maybe we should get some sleep for the ride home tomorrow, well… today."
She tried to pull away to get to sleep but Sam pulled her back in.
"Jules, don't move." He held her tightly. "I like this. Now get some sleep."
She sighed as she placed her head back into his neck. "I like this too." She said as she dozed off, Sam's warmth keeping her smiling in her sleep.
I hope you liked it! I have been thinking about this one all afternoon and night. I finally finished it! :D Review please!