"Possibly so," Jack says slowly. "Did you and the morning sickness arrange stakes, or was it just a conversational sort of bet?"

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"It was conversational. Come in." She gestured with the mug to the living area of the small apartment. "Have a seat. Tell me what deep thoughts you've been thinking the last few days."

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"...Well, if you want me to lay it out straight, Fury, I'm not sure how well my expectations of myself as a father are going to mesh with Black Diaper Baby Protocol."

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Sammy sat down. Between her head and her stomach, balance was a precarious thing. "How about making that a little straighter, Power. Is this your way so long and thanks for all the coffee? Because Black Diaper Babies are a family tradition."

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"Sorry, you're not rid of me that easily. I'm just trying to come to terms with how it's going to be, if you really want her-or-him with a specialist most of the day instead of with me."

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"Whoa, wait a minute. You're mad because of child care arrangements? I know you're mad. You use long words when you're mad."

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"I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at the broad general principle of not being there for my kid. We'll discuss all the options for security-detail-nannies, but I want to be one of the options discussed. If we agree I'm qualified, I'll put in for transfer out of the field, okay?"

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"You want to be a stay at home parent?" Growing up in her unconventional family, it was a strange concept to Sammy. "I just told you a couple of days ago."

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"I do, yeah. That is the paradigm I'm comfortable with."

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Power was making leaps and bounds into territory Sammy never thought to explore. Of course he could think clearly. /He/ was getting his full day's worth of caffeine whenever he wanted it.

"Security issues aside, it's not the only reason why a nanny would be needed. What else is going on in your head?"

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