A/N: Alright, here's another chapter to 'For Better or Worse'. I wish you all a great chapter.

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Chapter 7: An Important Proposal

As Danny slowly lowered through Sam's ceiling, he changed back. He seen Sam across the way, sitting on her couch. Upon seeing him, she stood up and rushed toward him.

"Danny!"

She clutched him tightly.

"Whoa," he grunted and held her close.

Sam wiped her eyes. "Where the hell have you been?! I've been worried sick all night! I tried calling you, and your phone went straight to voicemail!"

"W-what? I'm sorry."

"Damn it Danny," Sam started beating on his chest. "do you have any idea how scared I was?! Oh my God! I thought you might have gotten in a ghost fight or something and that you were killed!"

"You're right. I'm sorry. I should've called."

Tears flooded from her eyes, stinging her cheeks and turning them a rose red. She held onto him for as long as she could.

"I'm sorry," he whispered to her, burying his head in her neck. "I'm sorry."

She looked over him and tried to see if there were any marks or bruises anywhere on his body, possibly cuts and scratches as well. None.

She kissed him over and over, not getting enough of anything at all. Danny could only stand still as she gratefully showed him how much she worried for him. Though he did like all of the kisses, he realized that this was a lot of stress for the baby. He'd have to remember to leave a note next time…

When morning came along, Danny awoke to realize that Sam was nowhere near him. Thinking she was probably downstairs doing whatever, he got out of bed and decided to get dressed, and to meet up with her.

As he started down the stairs, he noticed to hear a phone conversation going on between Sam and someone else. From the sound of it, it seemed to be her boss. He went to the archway right before heading into the kitchen and listened.

Sam put the call on speaker phone for a brief minute:

"So Sam, guess what?" Cecilia taunted.

Sam gave a slight eye roll. "What?" She stirred a pan of scrambled eggs she was prepping for breakfast.

"The critics loved your paintings and they asked for a special spot for you to come right here in Las Vegas!"

"Las Vegas?" Sam repeated shockingly. "Isn't that place full of, like, prostitutes?"

"Yes, but it's also home a few art galleries."

"Uh… I don't know. I don't want to leave the kids and… what will Danny think when I tell him? I am pregnant, need I remind you."

"I understand, but just think! You're rich now, and you'll be even richer if you take this position!"

"…How long will I be there?"

"Um… a year."

"A year?"

"Yeah. But don't worry. It will fly by fast!"

"No, no. Cecilia, I'm sorry, but I can't. Danny needs me. My kid needs me. It needs a father, and I can't raise it without it knowing who he is."

"So you'll throw away your whole career for a fricken' child?"

"It's not a fricken child, it's my child. Danny's child. Our child… and I will do whatever it takes to make sure my child has a happy, beneficial life… even if that includes giving my art career."

Cecilia was silent for a few moments, and then she spoke again. "Well I'll give you sometime to think about it… and then you can call me back with an answer."

Sam shook her head, scoffing at the phone before setting it back down on the receiver.

Danny came in slyly, sneaking up behind Sam and quickly wrapped his arms around her waist, whispering in her ear, "Boo".

She jumped slightly. "Danny, you scared the crap out of me!"

"Sorry," he muttered in her neck as he leaned in and kissed it. Then, he gradually raised his hands to her shoulders and rubbed them. She rolled her neck, closing her eyes, and smiling slightly, moaning at the feeling of her muscles falling looser.

"Danny, why aren't you like other guys?"

"Because other guys are jerks. I may not be tough or completely handsome, but I have a heart that will treat you right."

"Yes honey, you do."

She turned around, gave him a quick peck on the cheek, and returned to making their meal. Once the eggs were done, she grasped the skillet by its handle and held it up to a plate when Danny grabbed it and took her place.

"I was going to get that," Sam shrugged.

"No. Sit. You need to stay off of your feet."

Sam did as she was told and sat down at the table, and Danny slid some eggs onto his plate and hers.

"Thanks."

He smiled at her and held up another pan. "Bacon?"

She looked at him with a 'seriously' face. "You know I'm not a meat eater."

"Okay, okay. I just figured it was healthy for the baby."

"I have an ultrasound appointment today. Do you want to come with me?"

"Well of course," Danny said. "what kind of friend would I be to not?"

"Well… okay. Thank you. And um… Cecilia called me."

"I know. I heard the conversation."

"You did? Oh, I'm sorry Danny! But… it's for my job, and…"

"No. It's okay Sammy. I understand. We'll go to the appointment today, we'll come back, we'll get you all packed, and then you'll head toward Vegas whenever you're supposed to go."

Sam smiled, knowing that Danny was the type to easily understand. "Thank you Danny. I appreciate it… a lot."

"Well Miss Manson, you're baby is doing fine for being five months along already," Sam's ultrasound technician, Tammy, said. "it's got quite the heartbeat as well. Under fifty beats per minute. I know what that means, and I don't need this equipment to tell."

Danny looked at Sam in concern, and Sam's eyes stared at the Tammy. "What does that mean? Is my baby okay?"

"Oh yes. Your baby is fine. But… as an old wives tale, if the baby's heartbeat is under fifty beats per minute, then it's a boy. If it's over fifty beats per minute, it's a girl. And as the tale says," Tammy moved the remote to the center of her stomach. "it's a boy."

"YES!" Danny cheered. "I knew it! I knew you were going to have a boy. Well… I hoped you were going to have a boy."

"Well congratulations Daddy," Sam smiled. "you got what you wished for."

"This is going to be so great!"

Sam laughed as she watched Danny become giddy with the fact he would be raising a boy with her.

But Sam was closer to reality than she thought…

A/N: Short, I know, but this will be more like a prologue to a second part.

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