Sam smiled at Daniel before snuggling against him. She knew that with CJ's birth and Molly coming to depend on them more and more as her parents and all their duties in the city, their time alone would be much more hard to come by and precious, but she knew she wouldn't trade any of it. She loved the life she had with her husband and family here on Atlantis.
But where the heating pad had helped to begin with, she was starting to find the pain was coming back. Shifting slightly, she tried to find a more comfortable position.
"I'd like some water, but I'm afraid I'll end up having to--," she started to say before suddenly she felt the pain in her back feel like it was reaching around her entire abdomen and squeezing. Gasping slightly, she grabbed Daniel's hand and took several deep breaths.
"Umm...change of plans," she said, opening her eyes and looking at him. "I think CJ's decided it's time."