Three Months Later.

As his eyes fluttered open a small yawn passed Steve's lips as he stared up to his ceiling before he then frowned noticing Sam wasn't asleep beside him. Moving up onto his elbows he then listened to see if he could hear Alfie or the television but he was met with silence. He was worried about Sam. The last couple of weeks she hadn't been herself, but he put that down to her hormones. Frowning he climbed out of bed and quietly went into Alfie's room where Alfie was still sleeping peacefully in his cot. Heading downstairs he frowned not seeing her around before he went into the kitchen and looked out the back. Seeing Sam sat on the deck chairs looking out to the ocean he sighed slightly and made his way out to her. Standing behind her chair he lent slightly on it and looked down to her. "You're up early again." He whispered down to her.

Hearing her husband Sam looked up to him and smiled a little before she then looked back out to the ocean. "Couldn't sleep." She whispered to him, her hands resting on her bump.

Moving around he lifted her feet and sat down on the chair with her, resting her feet on his legs as he looked to her. "You sure that's all that's wrong?" He asked with a sigh.

"Why what else would be wrong?" She asked with a slight shrug.

"Because you haven't been yourself the last couple of weeks. Come on talk to me, what's wrong?"

Sam shrugged a little as she looked down to her fingers as she played with her fingers a little. "Just nervous I guess…" She mumbled with a shrug.

Steve frowned a little as he looked to her. "Nervous about what?" He asked rubbing her leg a little.

"It doesn't matter." Sam mumbled with a shake of her head.

Looking to her Steve sighed. "No it does matter. What are you nervous about?" He asked looking to her. "Talk to me Sam."

Sam sighed as she looked to him. "Each day it gets closer and closer to my due date…what if it happens again…"

Steve sighed as he turned to face her, a leg each side of the deck chair before he moved one of Sam's legs each side of him and gently pulled her close to him and looked to her tapping her nose before moving some hair out of her face. "Babe I'm sure it's not going to happen again…besides you still have another month to go before you're due…" He sighed kissing her forehead. "Is that why've you been acting strange? Because you're worried it's going to happen again?" He asked softly looking to her.

Sam nodded a little and sighed as she kept her eyes locked on her fingers. "I just want everything to be okay this time."

Taking her hands in his he then looked down to her and kissed her head. "Everything will be okay." He whispered to her. "Look…I know what happened last time…but look at Alfie. He was perfectly healthy. Nothing is going to go wrong."

"You sound so sure."

"I am." He told her before he kissed her head. "Come on. Let's get you inside. Alfie will be awake soon." He smiled as he climbed off the deck chair and held his hand out for her to take.

Taking Steve's hand Sam got up from the chair before heading up to the house. She had so many things running through her head. She was tired and didn't feel too good as it was but she was scared that she'd have the same problem when she was pregnant with Alfie.

Moving his arm around Sam he held her close to him before he then lent his head down on hers. She seemed so down and it wasn't like her. As they got in the house, Steve smiled hearing Alfie calling him. "You go sit down and I'll go get him." He told her as he headed upstairs.

Sam nodded a little as she plonked herself down on the sofa a sigh passing her lips as she ran her fingers through her hair a little. She was tired from overthinking but then couldn't sleep because she was overthinking. Looking up as she heard Alfie and Steve chatting away…well Alfie babbling away she then smiled tiredly as he spotted her.

Sitting down next to his wife Steve looked to her and sighed. "Maybe I shouldn't go to work today…"

As Alfie climbed on her then happily snuggled into her she frowned to Steve. "What? No. Go to work, I'll be fine."

Steve sighed. "You don't look fine…you said you couldn't sleep but you look like you could sleep for a week."

"Go to work…I'll be fine." She promised looking to him. "Me and little man here are going to have a lazy day in front of the television."

Steve looked to her. "Alfie having a lazy day? You're asking for a miracle you know that?" He laughed and kissed her head. "Okay but I'll come and check on you."

"You don't need to do that." Sighed Sam as she looked to him.

"Yes I do because you're my wife and I love you." He told her looking back to her. "We're in this together remember?"

Sam looked to him and smiled a little. "I love you too."

Leaning over he smiled and kissed her before he then ruffled Alfie's hair playfully before he got up from the sofa and headed upstairs to get ready for work.

Kissing Steve back Sam smiled before she turned the television on, her arm around Alfie as he happily snuggled into his mom and watched television. Gently running her fingers lazily through Alfie's hair she watched whatever program she had put on for him.

"Okay see you in a sec." Hanging up the phone as he came down the stairs he then looked to Sam. "You sure you don't want me to stay home?" He asked as he looked to her.

Sam looked to him. "Go to work." She told him.

"Okay but if you need anything you call me." He told her as he went over to her and kissed her. Kissing Alfie's head he then looked to the door as he heard Danny beeping outside. Looking to his wife he pointed to her. "Seriously. Need anything then call."

"Yes sir." Laughed Sam with a shake of her head before she then looked down to Alfie as he waved to his daddy.

Waving back to Alfie he then looked to Sam before he then sighed as he left the house. Getting into the car he then sighed shutting the door after him.

Hearing Steve's sigh Danny looked to him and raised an eyebrow. "Well that was a sigh and a half…everything okay?"

"Just worried about Sam."

"Why? She okay?" Danny asked as he drove off from the house.

"I don't know…" He admitted. "She hasn't been herself the last couple of weeks then this morning she tells me she's nervous."

"Nervous about what?"

"She thinks she's going to have the same problem like when she had Alfie. She's scared…she's exhausted but she's overthinking so much she can't sleep." He explained running his fingers through his hair. "I said to her I'd stay home today but she was having none of it."

"That's because my sister is a stubborn cow." He shook his head before sighing. "Could the same problem happen again?"

Steve shrugged. "I dunno…but she's worrying when she's got a month left still…I'm worried she's going to make herself ill…"

Pulling up outside the palace Danny looked to him. "I'll get Grace to go there. She has an exam or study thing this morning. I'll text her when she's finished to go and spend the afternoon with her aunt. How does that sound?"

Steve nodded. "I'd feel better knowing she wasn't alone."

"Well why don't you ask your mom too go and sit with her?"

Steve looked to him. "Seriously? Everything is still raw with her. Last thing I need right now is having her put things into Sam's head. Besides not keen on her being around Alfie. I don't want him getting attached to her. It's only a matter of time before she takes off again." He shrugged before looking to him. "Besides can you imagine if I send her around…Sam will divorce me for sending someone to 'babysit' her. You know what she's like. She never asks for help. Mrs Independent my wife."

"Sounds about right. She's been that way since she was born Steve you need to get used to it." He laughed shaking his head getting out of the car. "Though don't you think if your mom was going to take off she would have done so by now?"

"Never put anything passed that woman." Steve told him with a role of his eyes getting out of the car and headed inside the palace. "Just hate seeing Sam so down."

"She's probably fed up. She probably feels fat, tired, hormones are all over the place…she probably just wants to feel normal. I vaguely remember us having the same sort of conversation when she was pregnant with Alfie. Sam's small. She's not used to all the extra weight not to mention she does look slightly bigger than what she was on Alfie."

Steve looked to him and laughed a little. "You an expert now in pregnant women?"

"It doesn't take a genius Steve." Laughed Danny with a shake of his head as they headed inside the palace. He knew Steve was worried but he knew it was a perfectly normal thing. He knew Sam would feel much better after the baby is born.

Bit of a boring chapter i know but i wanted to get everything ready for the birth of their little girl :) So in the next couple of chapters i will be finishing this story :(

I love writing Sam and Steve and i know many of you love reading about them so once again i'd love to hear your wishes/requests on what kind of storyline you'd love to see them in next. It can be anything from the past (whilst they were in a secret relationship) present or the future. Let me know! :) Everything is greatly appreciated and i take comments on bored. I know a lot of people have not liked the whole Catherine thing but i have explained in a previous chapter about her and my reasons for that.

I am playing with a few ideas of a possible storyline but one is yet to stick so don't be shy in sharing your thoughts and requests :)

Much love

K x