a/n: so yes, this story is based on off a Christmas movie I saw. I know I'm supposed to be updating, The Adventures of Danny Phantom. I just saw a Christmas movie that really reminded me of Danny and Sam so I figured let me take a stab at it. P.s. I'm doing my best but I could really use a beta.

I do not own the spirt of Christmas or Danny Phantom.

Chapter 1: For the girl who didn't know how to love

Over looker's pov

Sam Manson did not believe in ghost… except maybe for the ones in her love life.

It seemed like every couple months she had a new beau, one she just didn't connect with. She had a boyfriend she didn't love over and over again. They were all the same, so boring not one ounce of substance then they would all go ghost. Sam couldn't be happier. sometimes she feared something was wrong with her that she was incapable of love.

She wanted love, as cliché has it sounded and Sam hated cliché she wanted love. So, she found herself in yet another fancy restaurant sitting across from another suited jackass she was nervous. She had no idea why he had asked her here.

She picked at her crème brûlée, looking nervously at the guy before her. He fidgeted around a bit looking nervous has well.

The whole scene unfolded quite awkwardly. The man cleared his throat before speaking. "Sam, I think you're a great girl. We've been through so much together. We have a lot of fun together. Any man would be lucky to have you." The man paused for a second and Sam's heart accelerated.

She shoved a big bite of crème brûlée, in her mouth to calm her nerves. "any man but me, I-" the man tried to finish before being cut off. Sam breathed a sigh of relief. Her fluttering heart calmed down.

"are you breaking up with me?" Sam said trying to hold back her smile. She was giddy. She just couldn't help it. She was going to wait until after the holiday's (despite being Jewish this time of year always warmed her.) but he just did it for her.

"uh yes, I get that you're a lawyer but we hardly spend any time together. I think that maybe you're not even capable of love." Sam's eyebrows furrowed at this she wanted to get angry but, she had run the same thought through her head more than a few times. What if he was right. She shook her head. She refused to believe that.

"oh, thank god, I thought you were proposing. I mean no offense but, love isn't something you can force. Thanks for dinner"

with that Sam thought it best to leave. She wasn't good with goodbyes or breakups per say.

She just wanted to block this whole night out, like she did all her failed relationships. She wanted to go home and curl up in bed, and await work the next day. Her job was the one thing she was good at. The one thing she couldn't screw up.

"Sam, are you even listening?" Rick Evans her boss said. To be honest Sam had been half listening, but she got the gist of it. Sam's head was reeling from the events of last night. In all her break ups a guy had never told her she wasn't capable of love.

That just made it seem like it was true. She didn't want it to be true. What kind of person wasn't capable of love. Did that make her a sociopath, she wondered. She realized she really needed to get her mind off of this whole thing.

Sam shook her head and answered her boss. This was the one area of her life she could count on. Good old reliable job. Sam tucked her short black hair behind her ear.

"yeah, I'm listening, no appraiser can sell the inn because it's supposedly haunted, and all these moron potential buyers are afraid. Well you can count on me I'm going down there today to meet with the new appraiser."

Sam was honestly surprised she gathered all that information, while not paying full attention. Rick smiled. "I can always count on you Sam, who else will work through Christmas." Sam found herself smiling back. "well I'm Jewish and besides I really don't have any family. Count yourself lucky Evans"

"I do, now get your ass down to Fenton inn."

Sam left the office without another word. She was going to through herself into getting this inn sold. She was going to forget about her problems and try to enjoy this time of year. This was the only time of year where she allowed herself to be somewhat chipper. She'd be damned if she'd let her current take that away from her.

a/n: thanks for reading please review. Let me know how I could improve. Also, the chapters will get longer this chapter is just supposed to set everything up let you know who Sam is.