Chapter 40

Over the next two months they got the baby room finish and they found a car that was fit for a baby, they got all the equipment that was needed both to Sofia and Sara's car and to their home.

Sofia stopped working four weeks before her due date, it actually hadn't been that hard coming to terms with since it didn't take much for her to get tired and she was well aware it would have been hard to keep up working.

One night Sofia was woken up by Sara's voice, at first she was a bit confused wondering why Sara was whispering until she understood Sara was talking to junior.

"No, but you have been a bit hard on mom the last few weeks she's not a punch ball you know, so I would like for you to keep it down a little tomorrow… why..? Because it's her birthday tomorrow and I want to take her out to dinner… birthday it's the day when you're born… No, you don't have one yet… because you're not born yet… no, not tomorrow you are suppose to stay inside for two more weeks… no, you need to grow a bit more before you are ready to come out… why I call you junior..? Because I don't know if you are a boy or a girl… oh, you know what you are well please don't tell me we want to be surprised when you come out… your mom and me…"

Sofia smiled she just loved when Sara was talking to the baby.

"Who I am..? Well, that's a good question… no, I'm not your dad… well, I did help making you but no I'm not your dad… I'm not really sure about what I am the only thing I know and can promise you is that I'm going to be here for you, and love you just as much, as I love your mom…"

Sofia's hand stroke Sara's hair, "please come up here, Sara."

Sara gently kissed Sofia's stomach, "sweet dreams baby," Sara turned and laid down beside Sofia. "Sorry sweetie didn't mean to wake you."

"Its okay" Sofia's hand gently took hold of hers and squeezed lightly, "Sara you are just as much junior's parent as I am, why didn't you tell it that?"

"Sof, I love you and I'm already in love with junior just for the reason that it's a part of you, but the truth is that I don't know what I am."

"Sara, please don't say that you are just as much juniors mom as I am. I'm not having a child with Leo I'm having it with you." Sofia looked at her, fighting the tears that were threatening to fall, "it wasn't Leo it was you I was making love with when junior was made. Junior only exists because of you and me, so don't you even for a second think that you're not its parent."

Sara cupped Sofia's face, "sweetie, please don't cry I'm so sorry I didn't mean it like that, it's just so confusing it's not like junior can call both of us mom, how do we know who it's talking too then?"

"Sara, I love you so much," Sofia chuckled, "but sometimes you just think too much, it's not like junior is talking from the minute it's born so we'll figure it out."

"Never say never sweetie it's a very smart kid." Sara gently kissed her, "now sweetie, you need to go back to sleep, and happy birthday."

"Thank you, honey."

Junior managed to keep the activity low for most of Sofia's birthday, there wasn't much surprise in the presents since it more or less was baby things except from Sara and Mr. Cool they gave her a backup gun, which made the rest of the company laughing.

Two more weeks went by but there was still no indications that junior had any plans of coming out, Sofia had made Sara talk to it since it previous had done what she had asked but no not this time. They had also talk to their obstetrician, but she had just told them that it was normally for a first timer to go over the due date, so they just had to be patient which actually wasn't a thing neither woman was very good at.

But the day finally arrived; Sara was at school when she got a text massage from Sofia telling she was on her way to the hospital and wouldn't mind company. At first Sara totally went in a flat spin, and it wasn't until Marco had promised to take over the class and literally had walked her out the door she finally had started thinking again and got on her way. She arrived at the hospital and went to the front desk and looked at the nurse sitting there.

"Hey, I'm having a baby, where do I go?"

The nurse looked at Sara's body, "sorry Ms., but I don't think so," wondering if the woman in front of her was insane.

Sara looked weird at her, "yes I am."

The nurse gave her a sideways glance, "Ms. you're not pregnant, at least not enough to give birth."

"Oh… no not me, Sofia, where can I, find her?"

The nurse chuckled things finally started to make sense, "and does Sofia have a last name?"

"Yes of course" Sara replied shortly.

The nurse had a hard time not laughing, "Okay, would you mind telling me, that way it's easier to find her."

"Oh… Curtis and our obstetrician is Monica Owens."

The nurse looked at the computer; "sorry, I don't have any Curtis."

"What? Of course you do," Sara scratched her hair, "she should be her by now" she said after a stunned moment of silence, her head shaking slightly.

The nurse gazed at Sara's hand and smiled, "and your last name is?"

Sara frowned, "Sidle, why?"

The nurse smiled, "because her she is," she told Sara where to find Sofia.

Sara found the room and went inside, just as Sofia went into a new set of labors.

"Hi, how are you, sweetie?"

Sofia let out a sigh and regarded her coolly over her shoulder, "like shit what the hell took you so long?"

"That bad, honey?" Her hand gently roaming up and down Sofia's back.

"Sara, I really don't like pain, so please make them go away," Sofia groaned.

For the next couple of hours the labor came more and more often and Sara found out that Sofia knew some words Sara wouldn't have dreamed of, but junior finally made its mind up and decided to enter the world.

Monica looked up at Sofia, "you are doing fine Sofia one more push and it's over."

Sofia took a deep breath and pushed all she could and a few second later a big scream was heard in the room.

Monica looked up, "congratulations you two, you are now the proud parents to a very beautiful baby boy!"

Sara bent down and gently kissed Sofia, "you did a wonderful job, honey. I'm so proud of you."

"Sara, do you want to cut the umbilical cord?" Monica asked.

Sofia looked up at her through tired eyes and smiled, "yes you do, Sara."

A nurse gave her a scissors but Sara didn't do anything but look at junior.

Monica smiled, "it won't hurt him Sara he can't feel it."

Sara smiled but didn't look up, "I know it's just he's so perfect and adorable, and he has his mother's eyes."

Monica chuckled lightly, "Sara, will you please cut; we need to clean him up."

Sara cut and went back to Sofia, "he looks like you, sweetie."

Sofia smiled and squeezes Sara's hand, "maybe, but he has your dark hair."

"Mmm… and your very beautiful blue eyes" Sara replied, her eyes shining brightly.

Soon after Sofia's was back in her room, Sara called Leo, Brian and Jodie, before rejoining Sofia in her room.

"How are you feeling, sweetie?"

Her smile shone in her eyes as she looked at Sara, "I'm fine honey just a little sore and tired."

Sara gave her a little kiss, "want to call your mom?"

Sofia nodded and stifled a yawn, "yeah, I think she's just as anxious as we were."

Sofia called her family and tried Andrea but couldn't get a hold of her, junior came back in and for a long time they just sat and looked at him still not quite able to understand that he really was theirs, but finally Sofia felt asleep. For a long time Sara just sat with junior wondering how it was possible for a child to arrive so perfectly and looking so beautiful.

At evening their friends showed up to see the little new one.

Jodie looked at Sofia, "so where is the little wonder?"

Sofia chuckled, "I think Sara is showing him the world."

Brian came in, "her sweetie, you look great."

"Hey, I'm fine I got a little sleep afterward."

"That's good so where is Sara and junior? Oh… do we call him junior or does he have a name?"

"We haven't agreed on a name so I guess we are going with Sara proposal."

Jodie sighed, "Poor kid, just see what she called the dog."

Brian and Sofia laughed, "I don't think it's going to be that bad, she suggested Jason."

Jodie smiled, "guess it's better than Mr. Cool."

Leo and Lisa arrived shortly after; "hey Sofia, you look good," Leo looked around, "so where is the little prodigy?"

Just as Sofia was about to answer, Sara walked through the door with junior in her arms and the biggest smile on her lips.

"Honey, where have you been?" Sofia asked.

"Downstairs and write juniors name up on his paper." Sara shifted the child in her arms, "the one over there is uncle Brian, and the one beside him is aunt Jodie, and the one standing there is your dad Leo and his girlfriend Lisa," Sara looked up, "everyone say hello to William Curtis Sidle!"

Leo came over, "can I hold him?"

"Sure," Sara said handing him over. She grinned as she moved over to Sofia and wrapped her arms around her as she rested her head on her shoulder," hope you like the name?"

"I love it," Sofia chuckled lightly as she returned her embrace, "but I though you didn't?"

Sara smiled and gently caressed her face, "well, it kinda grew on me, and he actually looks like a William, not to mention he smiled when I asked him."

Sofia grinned broadly at her, "Sweetie, he can't smile yet."

Sara turned her eyes from their son and looked into the darkened blue eyes of her wife, "I told you he is a very smart kid."

Sofia leaned forward, pressing a soft kiss to her cheek, "of course he is."

Four days later Sofia and William went home from the hospital, Sara had taken two weeks off from work to be with her family and to make sure that Sofia was getting the sleep she needed.

Mr. Cool had given him a warm welcome, and from day one he didn't leave the room when William was sleeping, he was lying on the floor right beside the cradle. In the beginning Sara hardly could get the dog out for a walk unless they were bringing William with them.

Two weeks went fast and Sara started school again. After four month at home Sofia was really starting to get restless she missed her job and wanted to start working again, there just was this little problem that both women was working in the day hours. But Sofia knew she would be going out of her mind if she kept staying at home. She had decided to talk it over with Sara, so one evening after tucking William in they sat down and talked.

Inhaling deeply, she looked out the window before turning and gazing at Sara, "I'm going out of me mind here I want to go back to work."

Sara nodded affirmatively, "I can understand that, but what about junior, I don't think he's quite ready to be home alone?"

Sofia bit down her lower lip, "well… how would you feel about if I changes shift, there is an opening at the night shift?"

"I wouldn't like that a bit," Sara tilted her head slightly as she looked at her, "and I don't see that solves anything, William will be up when you get home and I will be leaving, so when will you sleep?"

Sofia shrugged her shoulders lightly, "when he takes a nap or when you come home."

"So basically we wouldn't be seeing each other, except in the weekends and if you have a day off?"

Sofia sighed in resignation and shrugged her shoulders lightly, "Sara, that's not fair!"

"No it's not," Sara sighed heavily, "but it's the truth we wouldn't be having much life together if you make the shift."

Sofia glared at her and shook her head, "then what, Sara? I'm sorry but I can't keep going home, I'm really starting to go insane here."

"I know sweetie, but I'm not ready to give up my life with you," Sara's tone was not one of amusement. "Perhaps we could get a nanny or we could put him in daycare."

Sofia looked at her in disbelieve, "Sara, I'm not putting our four month child in daycare, and what if we get a psychopathic nanny?"

Sara cupped Sofia's head, "sweetie, I don't think I have ever met a person who is as good as you to look straight through people so I'm sure that won't happen, but I don't understand what you have against daycare?"

Sofia's brow furrowed slightly, "I don't have anything against daycare; he's just too young to be taken cared of outside of home."

Sara chuckled, "are we looking for a teacher as well, or is he allowed going to school?"

Sofia pushed Sara down on the couch and snuggled into her arms, successfully hiding her mischievous grin, "so funny my love, actually I though you could bring him with you to Berkley."

"Did you now" Sara wrapped her arms around Sofia, "well he is a smart kid so maybe I will. So what sweetie? Do we look for a nanny? ´Cause you are not working night."

Sofia's lips found Sara's neck, "I'm not? Guess we better find a nanny then."

Finding a nanny turned out not to be that easy after all, there was a lot of people who applied for the position but after interviewing ten people they still hadn't managed to find one they both liked.

Sara was starting to get irritated about the whole thing, and Sofia was getting more and more frustrated because it meant she still was at home and it was really spoiling the good atmosphere between them. One morning Sofia got out of bed she found Sara in the kitchen packing a cooler bag.

"Sara, what are you doing? And shouldn't you be on your way to school?"

Sara pulled her into a loving embrace and kissed her, "and good morning to you too. Yes I should but I'm not, today I'm taking you on a trip!"

Sofia wrapped her arms around her and rested her head against her shoulder, "sorry sweetie morning, where are we going?"

Reaching up, her fingers ran through Sofia's hair as she pulled her in for a kiss, "not telling, you just have to wait and see."

Placing a soft kiss on her shoulder, Sofia leaned back slightly in her arms, "what are you up too?"

Sara wiggled her brows, "guess you have to come along if you want to know."

Sofia chuckled, "can I get some coffee and a shower first?"

Sara answered her with a grin and released her from her embrace, "sure, I'll get William ready while you take a shower."

They got ready and went on their way, forty-five minutes later they parked at Berkley's parking lot.

"Sara, what are we doing here, I thought you said you weren't going to school today?"

"I'm not," Sara smiled, "I just have something I want to show you."

They got out and Sara fixed the baby carriage, before Sofia placed him in it, she took Sara's hand and looked at her.

"So, where are we going and do we bring the cooler?"

"Nope, we can go back after that one later, that way me dear."

They went into a house placed just beside the main entrance to the school; Sofia looked around before looking very inquiringly at Sara.

"Sweetie, its Berkley's daycare for staff members and the students who have children. Listen I know you're against it, but please take a look around and talk to the staff before you say no."

A woman came over to them, "hey Sara," she shook Sofia's hand, "hey, I'm Louisa and you must be Sofia," she looked into the carriage, "hi, and you must be William," she gazed at Sara, "may I?"

"Sure," Sara smiled.

Sofia just stood almost in shock barely able to believe that Sara would pull a stunt like that on her, "Sara, can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Sure" she said, backing off at the harsh tone, "Louisa will you show William around?"

"Of course Sara" Louisa volunteered.

Sofia swung around to stare at the brunette in disbelief, "Sara, what the hell do you think you are doing, I told you I don't want William in a daycare yet."

"Oh, I heard you Sofia." Sara replied in a very irritated voice, "and how well are we doing on finding a nanny? But if you want to stay home then fine with me, I just don't understand why you won't even look at the place before you say no."

Sofia's temper wasn't much better than Sara's, "oh no Sara, I'm not staying at home but William is not starting in daycare now, even if that means that I'm working night shift until his old enough!"

Sara lifted her hands in surrender, "fine Sofia, have it you way," she turned and started walking.

"Sara, you are not walking away while I'm talking to you" Sofia said sharply.

Sara turned, "I don't think there's more to talk about apparently you already have made your mind up so I'll just go get William."

Sofia went back to the car and it didn't take long before Sara came out with William, not a word was spoken on the drive back home, and the minute they entered the condo Sara went into the office and stayed there.

Sofia played with William for a while until it was time for him to take a nap, after tucking him in, Sofia put on some running clothes and went for a run with Mr. Cool, when she came back Sara was making dinner.

After dinner Sara took William for his bath, before reading a good night story to him. Sofia cleaned up the kitchen. Sara put William to bed and went back to the office. Sofia turned on the TV but gave up watching anything so she found a book and went to bed. Sara stayed at the office all night, and when Sofia got up the next morning Sara had already left.

Tbc…