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[gate_expert]

Sam had never expected that she'd be spending her forty-second birthday at a prenatal appointment, but here she was, walking into the clinic with Jack. She was a little apprehensive, but thought she was doing an okay job of not showing it. Juliet had told her that she wanted Sam's checkups to be a little more frequent than they might have been, but

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[has_2ls]

"So, I'm thinking a boy," Jack said, squeezing her hand a little. "Nice little birthday present, I think, finding out what the kid's gonna be and all."

Sam had said something about the ultrasound but the overwhelming sense of excitement had drowned it out.

[blondieburke]

Juliet overhears Jack as she rounds a corner and can't help but smile to herself a little. "It's a little to early for that still," she says. Her voice is soft but warm, and she gives them both a smile now. "But we can still see what there is to see."

She directs her attention to Sam. "You ready?" She asks, standing aside a little to invite them to walk with her.

[gate_expert]

Sam elbowed Jack and sighed. "I told him it was too early for that," Sam explained to Juliet, with an equal mix of exasperation and fondness. "But he doesn't listen sometimes. And yes, I'm ready." As ready as she was going to be, at least.

[has_2ls]

"Hey, I hear ultrasound, I think sex," Jack said, then winced a little. Damn. Not exactly the best word choice, was it?

"I meant like...the baby's sex. Not...sex."