"Sam?" Vala spoke gently into the phone receiver. She had answered the phone at the first ring but she was still hesitant , not knowing if it was really Sam or Daniel using Sam's phone. Sam was her best friend, aside Daniel, so she trusted Sam not to trick her and let Daniel use her phone to call her. She had no doubt he had tried.

"Vala?" Sam said, she sounded relieved. It was the first contact with Vala since she had been gone. "Where in the world did you go?"

"I've been touring around Denver a little bit. It's exactly what I needed to clear my mind." Vala said. Her voice soft and fragile.

"Are you okay? Are you safe? Are you hurt? Are you in or near any danger?" Sam asked eagerly. She hated bombarding Vala with questions but she needed to know that her best friend was healthy and safe first before anything else.

" Yes of course I am okay. I promise I'm safe and I'm neither near nor in any danger. I'm….fine. Pregnant, but fine."

"Yea, I know. Daniel told us." Sam confessed. There was a long pause and for a moment Sam thought Vala was going to hang up- that or she fainted.

" He knows?"

"Yea…you should really do a better job about putting those sort of things in the trash like that out in the open."

"And then he told you?" Vala sounded hurt, which made Sam feel a little guilty.

" Yes. He told Cam and I- but he told us because he's worried sick and we didn't understand what was going on." Sam said the last sentence quickly before Vala go more upset. She hadn't failed to notice that Vala took a deep breath in- something she does before verbally exploding.

"He is?" Vala said, choking back the words of anger she almost expressed in front of Sam. Her anger vanished the second Sam said Daniel was worried sick. She didn't mean for him to get upset, she told him not to worry- but he never listens. Then again neither does she. They made quite the couple.

"Of course he is Vala!" Sam answered. "He is worried about the wellbeing and where a bouts of his pregnant wife. You've been gone 3 days and he is losing it. He hasn't heard a word from you or about you and it kills him. He feels guilty about you leaving because he opened his mouth and said those things. He feels awful, Vala. I think hes really sorry and I don't think he's viewing fatherhood as such a bad thing anymore."

"Really?" Vala's voice small.

"How many times has he called?"

"Over a hundred probably and hes left…..he's " Vala stopped. "He's left dozens of messages, apologizing."

"See?" Sam hoped this problem would be solved soon, today preferably.

" I miss him so much." Vala said, leaning her head back, to keep the tears from falling.

"Well good, because he misses you just as much and he won't shut up about it." Sam said. Vala laughed softly.

"I'll be home today." Vala told Sam. "About 5:30 or so."

" Alright, I look forward for you to come back. I miss girl talk and I am in need of a trip to Starbucks and Victoria Secret."

"Ooooo me too!" Vala exclaimed. "Oh Sam, I am honestly sorry for leaving like that and not telling you."

"You don't need to apologize, I understand completely." Sam said, her kindess and understanding always made Vala smile. "Should I let Daniel know?"

"No…Thank you, but no. I think I'll uhmm surprise him." Vala replied.

" Okay, I'll talk to you soon then- oh wait hey"

"What?"

"Congratulations." Sam said sincerely.'

"Thank you, Sam." Vala said, Sam could tell Vala had a huge grin on her face.

"You're going to be a mommy."

"Scary thought?"

"Happy thought." Sam answered.

"Good, because I am experiencing buckets of that emotion and once Danny is on board everything will be perfect." Vala's spirit was cheery.

"It's an exciting time. I'll see you soon okay?"

"Alright, bye Sam." Vala said.

"Bye Vala"

Vala set her phone on the table and walked over to the bed. She hopped on the bed and lay back. She placed her hands on her stomach.

" I love you, little one." She said. " How about some breakfast then get ready and go home to daddy?" She smiled.