I'll Wait for You
Jacob Ely gently sat on the bed his best friend, who happened to be Samantha Forster, slept on. He moved slowly and quietly so as not to wake her. As he watched her sleep in the darkness of the early morning, he thought back to the previous night.
*Flashback*
As Jake drove into the Forster's ranch, he could see Sam waiting for him on the porch. She jumped down, duffle bag, containing what she needed for spending the night, in hand. Jake nodded and opened the truck door for her as she ran up and greeted him with a "Hey Jake!"
Though her mouth was smiling, he could see the sadness in her eyes. And he knew that a certain Jake Ely was causing that sadness. How? By going off to college the very next morning! He pushed the thoughts aside and slid back into his side of the truck as she slid into the passenger's seat.
Almost instantly Sam started up her usual chattering. He glanced at her from the corner of his eye and could tell she was trying to hide her sadness from him.
"I'm so glad my Dad is letting me spend the night at your house!" she was saying as he pulled into the driveway of Three Ponies Ranch, the ranch he called home. "Took forever to convince your Dad," he muttered, knowing that the only reason Wyatt, Sam's dad, had agreed to let her was because it was Jake asking.
They had spent the night talking and laughing with Jake's older brothers, and of course their usual teasing. Around midnight, Sam had fallen asleep and Jake had carried her up to the guest room they had, which happend to be next to his room, and then crawled into his own bed.
*End flashback*
As he watched her sleep, Jake began to quietly sing to her, his voice barely above a whisper.
All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn
The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die.
He thought he saw Sam barely open her eyes, but she didnt move again, so he figured he must have imagined it and kept singing softly to her.
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
He knew that if she had been awake he wouldn't be singing to her. In fact if he hadn't first checked to make sure no one in the house was awake he wouldn't have been singing. Jake Ely never sang. Not even to the girl he had had a secret crush on since the day she had move back from spending two years in San Fransico.
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
Every place I go, I'll think of you
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring
He thought back to her accident as he sang, knowing that he really had let her down then. She had trusted him and he had failed her. So he had made a promise he wohldnt let anything happen to her ever again. And he also had decided that he was going to announce his love for her and ask for her hand in marriage the moment he returned from college.
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
Jake watched her face as he sang, and knew she was the only girl for him. Why else would he be singing?
Now the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you
Close your eyes I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times, I won't have to say
He was really hating the fact that as soon as he finished this song he would have to drive to the airport and fly out to a college where he would get training in Law Enforcement which would hopefully help him and Singer, his coydog Sam had given him, become better at tracking and help them get a well paying job.
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh baby, I hate to go
He gently brushed some hair out of Sam's face before he finished the song.
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
He sat there for a minute more before standing and turning to leave the room. He had barely taken one step when Sam bolted up into a sitting position. He spun around to face her, tugging his hat down over his eyes, the color showing in his cheeks.
"Jake… dont leave me yet, please stay a few more minutes?" her voice was soft and pleading.
"I… I thought you were… were asleep," he tried to find words to cover his surpise. He knew he'd have to tell her now. "Brat, I cant keep it hidden any longer," his words came tumbling out. "I… I love you, Sam."
Sam sat there for a few seconds, stunned at his long speech, or rather what was long when it came to how quiet he was. A smile slowly spread over her beautiful face, and the words came tumbling from her mouth, "Oh Jake, I love you too! I have since the day I came back from San Fransico!" she ducked her head slightly to hide her blush, but Jake gently lifted her face so he could look into her eyes before leaning down and softly kissing her lips, and then pulling her into a hug. She rested her head against his hard chest and hugged him back.
After a minute of holding her against his chest, he let Sam pull away. She kissed him, and with a smile on her face said "I'll wait for you." His familiar tom-cat grin appeared on his face as he hugged her to his chest once again. He knew it would only be a few minutes before he had to leave, but he didn't worry about losing her anymore. They had both staked their claims on each other and knew no one could come between them.
