A/N: I hope Sam, Nate and Sully aren't too out of character. I tend to worry about that a lot. I was reading some Sam headcanons on tumblr and I'm going to implement some of them as I am afraid he will be out of character. Also the italicized are flashbacks and these will be the only flashbacks as this is just the prologue. Any way I hope you enjoy!
I was almost ten (just three months shy from my birthday) when I saw Sam Morgan. He was over my house hanging out with my sister and her friend, Crystal. I was sitting in the living room reading a book on pirates when I first saw him. He was the most attractive guy I had ever seen.
"She's such a dweeb. Always has her nose in a book." Crystal spoke as she entered the house. I could tell she was rolling her eyes and talking about me,
"Crystal be nice." My sister chided. Despite our differences sometimes we were always close and she stood up for me in front of her friend. "Alexandria, can you go in your room so we can watch tv?" Adeline asked nicely.
"Sure." I nodded as I got up and quickly looked to the boy.
"That's a unique name." the boy commented,
"I'm named after the ancient library." I told him. I noticed another eyeroll from Crystal,
"She definitely retains memory like a library with all the reading on history she does." Crystal spoke. My sister shot her a glare,
"What's your favorite part of history?" he asked me
"If I had to pick it would be pirates. I also like reading about lost cities." I told him,
"Well, you are far from a dweeb. My little brother likes reading about that stuff too." The boy told me,
"I can loan you some books before you leave." I told him before Crystal sat on the couch,
"Sam can we please watch tv now?" Crystal huffed as she was getting annoyed.
"Of course sweetheart." He smirked at her, "I'll come by and grab some books before I go." He winked at me. My heart fluttered as I nodded and left the room. I snuck one last peek at Sam before I ran upstairs to my room, smiling like an idiot.
My sister let me hang out with her, Sam and Crystal when they came back to the house sometimes (I think half of the time it was because she knew about my crush on Sam). I even got to meet Nate and hang out with him as I told him about my theories on certain lost cities and pirates. One day the Morgans disappeared and I hadn't heard from them again. Life went on and from time to time, Sam had come across my mind. When I was on a dig with my dad I had met Victor Sullivan as they were associates on a couple of jobs.
"Alexandria, you have a call." My father called from his office. I closed my notebook that I was writing in to go see who was on the phone for me.
"Who is it?" I asked him puzzled to why someone was calling for me on his office line.
"Sullivan had something to ask you." He told me before I grabbed the phone.
"You wanted to speak with me?" I asked Victor,
"Alex! I was wondering if you wanted to join me and some associates on a job." He spoke,
"By myself? I think my father is a better choice than me." I looked to my dad as he was writing something down,
"I think your fit for the job and capable of doing it." He told me,
"How can I trust your associates?" I asked him still hesitant about the job,
"They're trustworthy and I'll be here watching over you so you don't need to worry." He reassured me,
"I still don't know if I can do it." I scratched the back of my head,
"Your father recommended you for the job. We're trying to find Henry Avery's treasure and you are the best pirate expert." He spoke,
"My dad is a better expert than me." I argued,
"And he taught you everything you know. We could use you here, kid. I'll even come pick you up." He offered. I sighed as I looked to my dad who was still writing something,
"Hold on." I told Sullivan before I put my hand over the phone. "Dad, I don't know if I can do this." I told him,
"Alexandria, if I wasn't sure you could do the job, I wouldn't have recommended you." He smiled, "Sullivan has your back, sweetie. I want you to go on this adventure and write about it like you've talked about." He stood up and put his hands on my shoulders, "Go find Avery's treasure." He told me. I nodded before taking a deep breath and bringing the phone back up,
"I'll go pack my things. Where am I going anyway?" I asked Sullivan,
"Panama. I'll see you in a few, kid." Sullivan spoke before I hung up. I gave my dad a huge hug before I went to go pack things I would need for the trip.
Sullivan had picked me up in his plane and on the way, he explained to me where they were in the expedition. They had found the next clue to finding Avery's treasure but it was located in a functioning prison. That was going to be hard to get into. When I stepped out of the plane, I put my sandy brown hair up as my green eyes looked around with excitement.
Sully had brought me to the hotel and gave me a key to my own room. My father told Sully to look after me as Panama was a rough place.
"So I don't know if you have any contacts out here but if you do, it would help." Sully spoke,
"I'll try but I doubt I have anyone who could get us into a prison." I shrugged as Sully opened the door to the room. I looked to the two men as they were sitting at a table looking over some piece of paper. They both looked up to me and the older looking one gave me a flirty smile. The older man's smile seemed familiar almost,
"Hi, I'm Alexandria Thompson." I introduced myself to the two. Both of their faces lit up,
"Alex? Is that you?" The younger one asked, "It's Nate and Sam." He added as he saw the look of confusion on my face when he called me Alex.
"Nate and Sam Morgan?" I asked and they both nodded, "I haven't seen you guys for years! What happened?" I asked as I walked over to them,
"We got into some trouble and left town and changed our last name to Drake." Nate told me before I gave him a hug.
"Well, that saves time for introductions and we can get down to business." Sully spoke before lighting a cigar. I pulled away from Nate and looked at the papers they were looking at,
"Don't I get a hug?" Sam asked me and my heart fluttered,
"Of course." I smiled at him before he gave me a tight hug,
"You look good, Alex." He complimented,
"You too." I looked up at him before I looked back at the papers as I was trying to calm down.
We were staring at the papers for hours as I was going through my list of contacts that could possibly help up but no such luck. I had excused myself to my room next to the one they had as I was exhausted. I had showered and changed into shorts and a tank top. As I exited I heard a knock on my door. I walked over to the door and peeked outside to see Sam standing on the other side with two beers,
"Thought you may want something to drink and some conversation?" Sam asked me,
"Just one beer." I tilted my head as I let him in.
"So you're an expert on pirates now?" He asked me
"I am, thanks to my dad. I plan on writing a book about pirates along with my father's biography." I told him,
"You'd rather write about adventures than live them?" He asked,
"I'd rather write adventures for those who can't live them. I still want to travel and explore." I told him and he nodded,
"So after we find Avery's treasure are you going to come with Nathan and I?" Sam asked me as I turned to look at him,
"Maybe but that's only if the adventure is worthwhile." I shrugged as I was teasing him,
"I think I could convince you." He smirked as he took a step towards me.
"How?" I asked him as I was edging him on. My heart was pounding as he continued to make his way towards me. He took my beer as well as his and put them on the table beside me. He then wrapped his arm around my waist and then kissed me. I had been longing for this moment since I was a kid and now I was getting it.
We had spent every night together since the night he kissed me and I had thought at first that it was just sex but then we started talking about future plans after the treasure hunt. Sam also got a little jealous when Rafe joined us and flirted with me (which made me feel a little special). Before the night they went to the prison Sam had promised me that we would travel in hopes for adventure and ones that I could write for those who couldn't travel.
After I listened to the plan that Rafe had come up with once they were in the prison, I went into my room to do some more research and listen to music. When I first met Rafe, Sam seemed to get a little jealous when Rafe had flirted with me. I shot Rafe down as I was head over heels for Sam even though I was sure that he just wanted someone to hook up with. I was listening to Journey's album, Frontiers, while looking over some final details.
"Hey." Sam spoke as he lifted the headphones from my head,
"I was listening to that you know." I turned and looked at him,
"Really? I hadn't noticed." He spoke before he kissed my neck,
"It helps me focus." I told him as I leaned my head to the side for him to access my neck some more. He put one of the headphones to his ear and chuckled,
"Good choice." He approved,
"I know." I got up from the chair to look at him,
"Dance with me." He turned up the volume on my portable cd player all the way up. Faithfully was faintly playing and I grabbed his hand. "I want you to travel with us." He spoke,
"So you always have a warm body to lay next to?" I asked him. He grabbed my face for me to look at him,
"Babygirl, you're more than a warm body to me. I want travel with you and you can write stories about our adventures." He told me, "I'm forever yours." He smiled. I smiled back at him,
"You promise?" I asked him,
"I promise." He confirmed. I kissed him and in my mind, Faithfully, was our song.
When Nate and Rafe came back to the hotel, Sam wasn't with them. Nate had told me that he watched Sam die. I was heartbroken as I had planned on telling him that I loved him when he came back. I left shortly after we were getting nowhere in Scotland and Rafe was getting on my last nerves. I was still in mourning as was Nate. I only stayed so long as I wanted to support him. Sullivan had offered to take me back home and I gladly accepted but I was silent the entire way home.
It was taking all my strength to not burst into tears on the way to my sister's. Adeline had offered to let me stay there as I had no place to go right now. I didn't even tell her what had happened as I didn't want to burst into tears over the phone. When the taxi pulled into her driveway I gave the man his money plus tip and exited the taxi as soon as I could. I didn't want to cry in front of a stranger.
"How was the trip?" Adeline called from her doorstep. I looked at her and started to break down. Her expression changed quickly as she ran out to meet me. I dropped my bag and fell into her arms, "What happened?" She asked as she hugged me and rubbed my back.
"Sam…didn't make it back." I told her between sobs, "I was going to tell him I loved him….and he's dead." I wept.
"Shit…I'm so sorry Alex." She spoke softly, "Let's get inside and I'll make you some tea." She told me before grabbing my bag and putting an arm around me. I clutched her side as I walked in with her.
"I should have told him." I cried as she sat down on the couch with me,
"I'm sure he knew that you loved him." She told me before asking her fiancé to make some tea.
"We made plans Addy…and he never knew how I felt." I cried as she hugged me again.
"I know it hurts. Just relax and you can stay as long as you want to." Adeline rubbed my back again trying to soothe me.
As the weeks went on, I was still upset over his death and on top of that I had started to get sick. I thought it was food poisoning but Adeline had thought differently.
I was practically in the bathroom the entire day, vomiting my brains out. My sister took the day off of work to take care of me. She held my hair back after the soup she made me didn't stay down.
"Why does food poisoning last so long?" I asked her before swishing water in my mouth to get the taste out. Adeline looked down at me and bit her lip,
"Food poisoning doesn't last this long, Alex." She told me before getting something under her cabinet sink. I watched her hand as she pulled out a pregnancy test. I shook my head,
"That's not possible." I shook my head in denial,
"Just take it and prove me wrong then." She told me as she held out the test. I took it from her and shooed her out of the bathroom so I could take it. When I peed on the stick I asked her to come back in and wait with me as I was nervous of the result. I looked down at the stick as two pink lines showed up. "No. That's not possible." I shook my head, "This one must be a defect." I spoke before taking out the next one to use. My sister left the bathroom momentarily without a word. When she returned, she saw me hunched over on the toilet seat,
"It would explain why you've been throwing up so much." Adeline spoke as she bent down to look at my face,
"I can't be." I shook my head before I looked up to the second strip. There was no way I could be pregnant.
"When you had sex with Sam did you always use a condom?" Adeline asked as I was still in disbelief,
"I mean one time we didn't but what are the odds?" I asked her, "There is no way." I shook my head again before starting to cry.
"Let's go see a gynecologist and see what they have to say." Adeline hugged me, "As you said it could be a defect." She spoke as she was trying to comfort me. After the visit to the gynecologist it had confirmed my fear. There was no way that I couldn't be. Adeline had brought me back to her place and sat me down on the couch with some papers the doctor gave to me.
"What are you thinking?" Adeline asked me as I was quiet the entire ride home. I looked up at her, "How am I going to take care of a baby by myself?" I asked her,
"But you won't be by yourself. You have me, Daniel, mom and dad, Nate and Victor." She sat down next to me,
"I don't have a job, Adeline. I can't be mooching off of you forever." I told her,
"Start writing. Dad said you could write his biography and write about people going on adventures. I know you can do this." She hugged me. I took a shakey breath as I pulled out my wallet to look at the picture I had taken with Sam. Could I really take care of a child by myself?
"I'm really pregnant with Sam's kid?" I asked her,
"You are." My sister nodded,
"What will I even tell the kid when they ask about their father?" I looked to my sister seeking some sort of guidance,
"You tell them the truth. You two met when you were young, fell in love and he died shortly before he or she was born. I can tell you it's not going to be easy all the time but I have your back. That's what sister's do." Adeline spoke,
"You think I can do this?" I asked her,
"What did I just tell you?" She laughed, "I know you can do this. You are strong enough to do this and when you tell everyone I'll be right there." Adeline smiled at me. When I had a sit down with everyone I had told them I was pregnant with twins and Sam was the father. It was mixed emotions around the table but in the end, everyone was supportive of me raising the kids. Nate had offered to help whenever he could as well as Sully. It made me feel good that I had people around me that cared and would help me during this tough time.
I was sitting down with Adeline trying to figure out what I should name the babies. I was ready to pop at any day now and I still couldn't figure out a name. I looked through the baby book my sister picked up for me.
"I really don't know what to name them, Addy." I sighed as I tossed the book to the side of the sofa. She rolled her eyes as she sat down beside me,
"I think you know what you want to name them but it will remind you too much of him." Adeline looked to me, "Samuel Elias Drake Jr. for your son and your daughter…" She picked up the book and pointed to a random name, "Avery Rose Drake." She looked to me,
"Great my daughter is going to be named after a pirate." I rolled my eyes as I was being difficult and moody.
"I mean you were named after a library." Adeline shrugged, "It fits and I think Sam would like it." She turned and looked to me, "I mean if you really think about it, Avery's treasure was the whole reason you reconnected with the boys. Think of it as fate." Adeline hugged me as I felt like I was going to cry, "I think the names would be perfect but that's not my call." She patted my head. "Just do what you think it right." She told me.
When Avery Rose and Samuel Elias Jr. were born, I had told Nate and Sully to not stop their adventures on my account. As a trade Nate told me that I could write books loosely based on his adventures. The adventure I was most jealous about was him going through the city of Shambala. I had written other books as well but my fiction ones were the most popular. When Nate had decided to stop adventuring. Elena had suggested to Nate and I that I should join him at Jameson for extra cash and some adventure as I was in between books. Though when the twins were old enough I was roped into going on one last adventure…