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A Valentine Story in One Chapter

Some Day in the Future

"Oh man! I gotta pee. I gotta pee. I gotta pee. Lucas, I gotta pee!"

"Yeah, Sami, I think you told me once or twice. But what can I do?" he grinned.

"Some Valentine's Day, huh? Here we are spending our first Valentine's Day together in a cold, sterile hospital room. And to make matters worse, I really have to pee." Sami smiled that smile Lucas had fallen in love with.

He walked over to where she sat on the hospital bed, embraced her hands with his own, and leaned into her, placing his chin gently on her curly blonde head. "Ah, Sami, this is the best Valentine's Day ever! And you know that. There isn't a thing in the world I'd rather be doing."

"Me, either, Lucas. Me, either. I'm happy we're here."

Picking his head up, Lucas softly kissed Sami's forehead, trailed kisses down her nose, and stopped at her mouth, where the kisses became more passionate. Pulling her hands free, Sami reached around and started messaging his buttocks. "Oh, Lucas . . ."

"Ahem!" a voiced coughed.

"Oh, Dr. Bercovitch! We were just . . uh . . ." Sami stammered.

"You don't have to explain to me what you were doing. I mean it was doing stuff like that that led you to my office in the first place." The doctored laughed. "Besides, is there really a better place to be on Valentine's Day than here? You'll always remember this holiday."

"I think Lucas and I agree with you. We wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world, would we, Lucas?"

"That's for sure. I can't imagine being happier doing anything else or being somewhere else." Tenderly, Lucas reached across Sami's back and rested his arm upon her shoulders.

"Well, are we ready? Are you two ready to find out . . ."

"Oh my God! We are so ready!" Sami interrupted.

"OK, Sami lie back. While I cover your legs and under your stomach with this towel, can you pull up your shirt to just under your breast line. Yeah, that's perfect. Now, I'm going to put the gel on your stomach. I want you to be prepared because it's going to be cold."

Lucas stood by Sami's side and clinched her hand in his.

"Ooooh! Sami flinched. "That is cold!"

As Dr. Bercovitch spread the gel over Sami's expanded stomach, she asked, "So, have you two decided if you want to know the sex of your baby?"

"Yes!" the couple said in unison.

Lucas continued, "We already have one child. He's seven now. We want to tell him if we're going to get him a baby brother or baby sister. Will wants a sister, but we'll be happy either way. We just hope she's healthy."

"Lucas!" Sami feigned surprise.

"She?" the doctor questioned. "I thought you said it didn't matter." She grinned mysteriously as the rubbed the doppler around all parts of Sami's midriff.

"Just a slip of the tongue," Lucas said. "Just an honest slip of the tongue." He couldn't keep a smile from plastering across his face.

"Well, I hope you like surprises," Dr. Bercovitch announced.

A concerned Sami responded first, "Why? Can't you tell? I'm almost six months along. Shouldn't you be able to tell?"

“Doctor?" Lucas's inflected voice questioned. He leaned down closer to Sami and put his head next to hers. "Are we having a little girl?"

"Well, yes, you are! In fact, you're going to have three little girls!"

Their eyes widened and joy broke out on their faces.

"Oh my God, Lucas!"