"I love you Mr. Shepard."

Fourteen

"Mommy its Fourth of July!, Wake up!" Abby squealed as she jump onto Sam and shook Jessica.

"Not right now Sam, I'm tired." Jessica murmured.

"Mommy!!"

Jessicas eyes slowly opened and slowly shut again.

"Go back to bed."

"Mommy it's Fourth of July!"

Jessica sat up sleepily.

"Alright go get dressed and I'll do your hair and make star pancakes."

"Yay!" Abby jumped off the bed and ran down the hall.

Jessica made Abby breakfast and then went to the bathroom to get ready. After getting dressed, Jessica fixed Abby's hair and kissed her forehead.

"So beautiful!"

"I know mommy."

Jessica laughed and rolled her eyes. Sam walked out of the bedroom with a major case of bedhead. Jessica and Abby burst into laughter.

*
"You ready for fireworks?" Sam asked as he spread out a blanket at the local park and they sat down.

"Yep! My sissy is going to like them too!" Abby said rubbing her mothers belly.

Jessica shook her head.

"This baby is a boy."

"No it's not mommy! Boys are smelly and gross!"

Jessica's phone starts to ring and she digs through her purse and grabs it.

"Hello?"

"Jessica! I've been trying to get ahold of you for like 2 weeks!"

"Sorry I've been a little preoccupied Sarah."

"Too preoccupied for me? Please."

They both laughed and Jessica rolled her eyes.

"So I was wondering if you and Sam would want to go on a double date with Holland and I."

"Yeah we can, but we won't be back until the 5th."

"Oh where are you guys?"

"At our beach house."

"Oo sounds like some baby making going on."

Jessica had completely forgotten about telling Sarah. She decided that she was going to tell her when they went on their double date.

"Could be. So when is this date going to happen?"

"We can do it the 8th."

"Okay, sounds good to me."