There was something going on with her mother and Sam knew it. The problem was that no one would tell her what that something was. She'd noticed her mother sway, or suddenly grab the back of a chair as if she were dizzy. She'd noticed that sometimes her mother would get pale just before suddenly leaving the room. Once or twice she'd even heard her mother throwing up in her bathroom. She'd also noticed the way her dad acted, the way he was more attentive, and the odd new ways he looked at her. Sam hated being kept out of the loop and she was starting to panic. What if her mom was sick or something? She had a right to know what was going on!

Kristina was also starting to worry about her sister. She'd noticed the same things Sam had but she'd also noticed things Sam simply wouldn't understand, like Alexis suddenly drinking milk when she hated milk, or how Alexis hadn't ordered the tuna steak at the Metro Court for dinner even thought she loved the tuna steak at the Metro Court and always ordered it. Kristina had a theory.

Sam was just pissed off and scared. She was pacing the living room and rambling about being treated like a kid. She wanted to know what was going on and she wanted to know now!

"Squirt!" Kristina said with a raised voice and a chuckle. "Will you stop? You're going to wear a groove in the floor or your going to bump into something. Will you just sit down and relax."

"They're hiding something from us, Kris!" Sam said with a huff. "I know it. I just know it!"

"I'm sure everything's fine, Sammie." Kristina replied as she put her arm around her niece. "And I'm sure that if there is something to tell they'll tell us when it's time to tell us."

Sam glared at the redhead, which just made the young woman laugh. Later, after her mother had come home early and then soon after went to her room to take a nap, Sam decided enough was enough and she was going to find out what was going on with her mom. Sam was going to play p.i. She waited until Kristina was out of the house and then double-checked to make sure her mom was still napping. Then she snuck down the hall to her mother's study. She opened the door slowly, carefully, and closed it behind her the same way. Then she went over to the desk and started looking around. Finding her mother's date book she flipped it open and looked at the things that where written down in it.

There was an appointment for Dr. Meadows written down for next week. Her mother must be sick if she were going to see a doctor, right? Deciding she needed more information Sam decided she needed to look at something more personal. She needed to go through her mother's purse. The little girl crept out of her mother's study and back down to her bedroom. Once again she slowly, carefully opened the door to her mom's room and slipped inside. Alexis was still asleep so Sam was extra careful about walking over to the dresser where her mom's purse was. She picked up the bag gently so it wouldn't make any noise and was just about to open it.

"Are you looking for something in particular Sam?" Alexis asked from where she was now sitting up in her bed.

Sam yelped and dropped her mother's purse, causing everything to come spilling out. She spun around, knocking the bottle of prenatal vitamins across the room with her foot, and stared wide-eyed at her mom. "I… um… I was…"

Alexis raised an eyebrow as she crossed her arms. "Yes? You were what, daughter?"

Being on the verge of getting in trouble and her concern for her mom merged and rather then answer her mother she asked her own question after putting her hands on her hips and giving her mother a very good Davis glare. "What's going on with you?"

"Excuse me?" Alexis replied as she gave Sam her own Davis glare.

"You heard me!" Sam said as she walked over to her mother's bed. "What's going on, Mom? I know something's wrong with you, what is it? Are you sick? Is it bad? Are you going to end up in the hospital or something? Are you going to die?"

Alexis blinked. Then she reached out and pulled her daughter into her arms and held her tight. "Oh baby, no, I'm not sick and I'm certainly not dying."

"Then what's wrong?" Sam asked as she clung to her mom. "I know something wrong, Mom, I know it. Please tell me."

"There's nothing wrong baby." Alexis reassured her little girl before pushing her away a bit so she could look down into Sam's face. She could see her daughter about to protest but cut her off. "There's nothing wrong, Sammie, but you're right there is something going on." Alexis had been agonizing over how and when to tell Sam about the baby. She was really worried and a little scared of the girl's reaction. When she first got Sam back one of the girl's biggest issues was feeling abandoned and unloved. She wanted to know why Alexis didn't want her, why she hadn't fought to keep her, and it had taken a lot of work on both their parts to get past that. How was Sam going to feel about her having another baby, one she would keep, and one she would fight for?

"What is it?" Sam asked. "I can take it. I'm tough."

It was the utter fear and uncertainty that made Alexis decide she needed to tell Sam the truth and then work through whatever happens after. "Sammie, baby, I love you so much, and being your mommy is the best thing I have ever done in my whole life. I love being a mommy, I love being your mommy, and because of you, I'm going to love being a mommy to the new baby that Daddy and I going to have."

Alexis held her breath.

Sam blinked. She stared at her mother for what seemed like minutes before blinking again. A baby? They were going to have a new baby? But what did that mean for her? "You're having a baby?"

Alexis nodded. "Yes, sweetheart, I am

"You and Jax are going to have a baby?" Sam repeated. The fear and uncertainty were still there in her dark eyes, but now there was also panic, and a little hurt, and a lot of insecurity.

Alexis tried not to frown. Sam hadn't called Jax by his name since they'd asked her how she'd feel about him adopting her. "Your Dad," She emphasized that Jax was still her dad, "and I are going to have a baby together, yes."

"Oh." Sam said as she tried to pull away from her mom.

But Alexis wouldn't let her go. "Sammie, this doesn't change how much your Dad and I love you. You're still our baby too. You will always be my baby, Sammie, no matter how old you get or how many brothers or sisters you end up having." Alexis took her daughter's face in her hands. "You are my firstborn, you will always have a very special place in my heart."

Sam was quiet for a moment and then looked up and asked, "Are you going to love this baby more?"

Alexis' eyes went wide as she gasped, "Sam! No!" She pulled her daughter into a crushing hug and kissed the top of her head. "No, Sam, I would never love one of my children more then another. I would never love you any less for any reason. I will love you and this baby with all that I am, Sam, I will love you both with all my heart and soul."

Sam clung to her mom and knew that every word she said was true. Sam sat there in her mother's arms for a long time without saying another word. She sat there so long that Alexis was starting to worry, but then she suddenly looked up and said, "I want a sister."

"What?" Alexis asked with a startled blink. She wasn't sure what she'd been expecting but that wasn't it.

"I want a sister." Sam repeated.

Alexis' whole body relaxed as all her worry and fear evaporated. "I don't think I have much control over that, my love."

"I know." Sam said as she snuggled with her mom. She was still feeling strange about this whole baby thing. She believed her mom, but Sam would just have to see how it all played out. "I'm just putting it out there so that whoever is in control of that knows I want a sister, just like you have Krissy."

When Kristina got home that night she found her sister sitting on the couch waiting up for her. She knew that Alexis wasn't thrilled about her seeing Jason but she didn't make too much of a fuss. Jason worked for Luke and she and Luke were friends, what bothered Alexis more was Jason's risk taking attitude. He liked fast cars, faster motorcycles, and the rush he got from helping Luke in his less then honest endeavors. Kristina tried to get Alexis to look on the bright side, Jason had come close to working for Sonny, but Luke convinced Sonny to turn him away and refuse to let Jason work for him because of Jason's friendship with Carly. It was through Carly that Kristina got to know the new Jason and something between them just clicked. They were the most unlikely couple, but for some strange reason they worked.

"How was your date?" Alexis asked as she slipped off her glasses.

"It was a lot of fun." Kristina answered as she walked over and sat beside her sister. She didn't want to go into details because it pretty much involved dinner at Kelly's, a ride on his bike at less than legal speeds, and sex in the boxcar. Jason brought out a side of her that most people didn't see. She was by no means as reserved as her sister, but she wasn't anywhere near being a bad girl either. "Feeling any better?"

Alexis smiled at her sister. "I'm fine, Kristina. Don't tell me I had you worried too?"

"Yes and no." Kristina said with a warm, loving smile. "I wasn't worried the same way Sam was. She was thinking the worse."

"Yeah, she confront me after I busted her for snooping." Alexis chuckled. Then she looked closely at her sister and asked, "What were you thinking?"

Kristina beamed at her sister. "You're pregnant."

Alexis' jaw dropped. "How did you know?"

"You're drinking milk, refusing certain foods, just little things that I've noticed." Kristina said brightly. "But I knew for sure and without a doubt when the smell of popping popcorn make you look a pasty pale green."

"I'm not going to be happy one little bit if I have to give up coffee AND popcorn." Alexis said with a frown before smiling and taking her sister into her arms and hugging her.

"I'm so happy for you and Jax." Kristina told her sister as she hugged her tight. When they pulled apart she asked, "How'd Sam take the news?"

Alexis sat back, resting her head on her arm, as she reached out to play with her sister's hair, which was in a braid that was slowly unraveling. "She was leery at first but once I reassured her that this wouldn't change how I feel about her, or how Jax feels, she warmed up to the idea. I think it's going to be a process, that she'll have ups and downs, but I think in the end she'll be great. She's demanding a little sister, by the way, and I blame you."

"Me?" Kristina said with a laugh. "What did I do?"

"You showed her how wonderful it is to have a baby sister." Alexis said, her dark eyes bright and gleaming.

Kristina couldn't help but smile just as brightly as she teased, "Great, you're a sappy pregnant lady."

Alexis laughed. "Enjoy it while you can. When I was pregnant with Sam, I hit my sixth month and turned into a raging bitch for weeks before I went back to my sweet self." She paused a moment to think and laughed. "I think I made a volunteer at the clinic cry."

"Really?" Kristina asked as she laughed with wide shocked eyes.

Alexis nodded while looking sheepish. "I was really hormonal. I mean I was sixteen, which is bad enough, and pregnant. It was lucky that I wasn't a terror the whole time."

"You'll be fine this time." Kristina said with a bright smile that made her sister worry. "There are some great yoga meditations that would be great for you!"

Alexis groaned as her sister went off on a tangent about healthy eating and yoga and other new age this and that, but as she sank into the couch and covered her face with a pillow she was smiling. With her family on her side she knew this was going to be a wonderful experience and at the end of it she'd have a brand new baby to love.