That was the night that changed everything in their lives. Sam tried to forget and so did Jack weeks after, but they couldn't, so Sam just decide one to just leave, so she packed up everything out her house up for sale and sent in her resignation papers. And without even a good bye she was gone.
Jack had not been the same since she had left but after several attempts to contact her with no success he finally realized he had lost her.
Sam looking at the clocked realized that her husband would be waking soon, so she went ahead and got up to head to the kitchen to start the coffee and make his lunch. Her life was much different now she taught at the local college, and Landon her husband, was a graphic designer. She loved him but she would never love him the way she did Jack.
"Good morning beautiful!!" Landon said he kissed Sam on the cheek.
"Good morning to you too handsome" Sam turned and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
" Well sweetie I have to get going, I'm running late and have a meeting first thing, I will call you later love you" he kissed her goodbye and grabbed his lunch and hurried out the door.
" Love you too" Sam said she meant it to a certain point, now that he was gone she went got her diary she turned the 3rd. Of May then the tears started to fall, wetting the pages as it had done for the last 3 years on this day. Sam not long after she had left found out that she was pregnant, she had been gone for almost 2 months and she thought Jack wouldn't want kids not after what had happened with Charlie and she couldn't say anything anyways it would lead to a court marshal for them both even though she had resigned. So Sam new to the town not knowing anyone, became close friends with the receptionists at her doctors office. Stacy helped her through her pregnancy, and was her friend all the way.
Sam smiled to herself as she thought about Stacy and how the events unfolded the night that her son was born.
******Flashback*****
Sam and Stacy lived about 30 to 45 minutes from one another, they always had a movie night on Thursday night and since Sam had gone on Maternity leave Sam looked forward to it more just to have some company around .
It was Thursday morning Sam woke up feeling uncomfortable as usual she was fixing to hit her due date by the weekend, she had already made her mind up to let the baby go for adoption she couldn't raise him the way he deserved, her being a single mom and all. Stacy had tried to convince her otherwise and told her girls do it everyday, and they are making and their kids are happy. But Sam was stubborn even more now that she was pregnant, Stacy had at least gotten her to agree to have it, that what ever family her son would be placed with, if anything every happened to them, that she would be listed as Guardian.
As Sam went through the day getting ready for Stacy to be over later that night, she had been having those Braxton Hicks contractions every since the night before, it had kept her up most of the night. So normally Sam cooked dinner for those nights but she was just to tired so she texted Stacy and ask her to just pick up something on the way, and to just call her house phone because the cell phone was fixing to die and her charger broken. So 4 o'clock came Stacy called and said she was on her way she normally was there about 5:30 but seeing she was making a stop she would make it til closer to 6pm. A little bit later phone rung.
"Hello" Sam answered
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience but due a technical difficulty in our system we will be temporary will be shut off phone service, we planned to be able to restore service with the next 2 hours Thank You for your patient" It was a recording from her phone company
"Stupid people I got to find a new provider, this is getting to frequent" Sam told her self. Just the she felt like he back was going to break in to the pain came around her belly fast, causing her to hit her knees.
"ah…oh..my..gosh" She said trying to catch her breathe. As soon as it came it was gone. She was concerned cause maybe those Braxton Hicks contraction she had been having wasn't those at all, could she have been in labor all this time and just didn't realize.
She went on with what she had been doing looking at the clock Stacy should be there not to long, she made her way to the sofa, she thought that maybe she just had over done it. Then it hit her again this time last longer and the pain was much more severe.
"AAAAHHHH….ooooowwww!!" she went to call Stacy but forgot the phone had been cut off.
"ah great " out of breathe she stood up to go get her cell phone hoping it hadn't enough charge to make at least one call. As she headed that she hit her knees again
"aaaaaaahhhhhh…….crap!!" she screamed this time.
"come on little man not right you got to hold on just a little longer…" just then she felt the wetness, her water had broke, he was coming whether she like it not.
She grabbed her phone it wouldn't even turn on " oh Stacy hurry what am I going to do…."
Meanwhile Stacy was trying her best but traffic wasn't working in her favor, and now by then time she was to get there the food was going to be cold, she had another 10mins tops once she got going.
" aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh ……" Sam screaming now, the contractions were getting to be about 5 mins apart.
"come on…you got to hold on" she said as she rubbed her now tightened belly. She looked a=over at the clock
"Stacy should have been here already…..oooowwwww….ssh ssh ssh…" Sam gritted her teeth, she was on the sofa in hopes that Stacy would get there and they could make it to the hospital but as fast as these contractions had come up she was started to think she going to have to deliver her baby alone.
Just then the long awaited knock came to the door…."Stacy Hur…aaaaaaaahhhhhhh……ooooooooowwwwwwww!!!" that contraction had been the worst so far, and she was feeling the urge to push badly.
Stacy heard Sam screaming she quickly dropped everything and got her key, Sam had given it to her a few weeks back for emergencies, guess this counted.
"SAM!!! OH MY GOSH…" Stacy ran over to try and help same up, while getting her cell phone and calling 911.
"I can't ….can't get up…I need to push…" Sam said just as another contraction was coming.
"oh no no you can't push, you got to wait, I just called the ambulance, you got to wait" Stacy being scared to death she had never been in this type of situation.
"WAIT? WAIT? I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE I HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR AT LEAST THE LAST HOUR!! THIS BABY IS COMING, MY WATERBROKE 2 HOURS AGO….AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!" Sam screamed again. Stacy quickly knew that as bad as she didn't want to she was going to have deliver this baby. She went and got some towels and water, then she helped Sam move into the floor.
"ok Sam are you ready…the next contraction push ok?" Stacy said nervously.
Sam nodded sweat beading up on her brow " mmmhhh…ok its coming…..aaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!" With that Sam pushed with all her might, and ending up doing so several more times.
"Well as eager this little man was to get here, with the start of all this he sure is making a hard entrance " Stacy said taking a look finally she could see the head.
"Alright Sam he is crowning, a few more pushes he should be here"
"I…can't…..it hurts to much…I can't do it anymore…..I'm.." Sam said laying back .
"SAM! You have to do this come on you are almost there…"
"ok oh oh here comes another one…..aaaaaahhhhhhhh cccccrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaappppppp!!!!!!!" She felt that was the hardest and most painful push so far.
"ok Sam good good his head is almost out, now give another push ready?"
"no" Sam said but another contraction hit and she had no choice she bore down hard.
"yes Sam ok he head is out….come on one more push!"
Sam gave the last push and then heard the cry of her son, all the pain was worth it, but it was a shame she would give him over in the next few days never to see him again but he deserved more than she could give him.
**********End of Flashback***********
Sam sat there just staring at the date on the page, she couldn't believe her baby boy was turning 3 today and yet she couldn't even see him, she had no idea where he was, adopted parents location or who they were, wasn't disclosed. She regretted it but it was the right thing to do at the time. She had to convince herself every day but more so on this day. She wondered did he love her, would he ever understand why she left.
She was pulled from her thoughts when her cell phone rung, little did she know the disturbing news that would be relayed when she answered.
