Leah was going crazy; she wanted to know if Sam liked her. He did call her beautiful, and he really did look concerned. He smiled and tried to make her feel better. Yet, he hadn't even tried to start up a conversation with her. It had been two weeks, they actually crossed paths all the time in school, even had a class or two together. SHE always had to initiate the contact, and he would willingly have a conversation with her, but it seemed like he was being careful. Leah constantly caught herself thinking He doesn't like me… or maybe he thinks it'd be against guy code to go out with his brother's ex... Or something.
Today, she and her friends were just hanging out on the beach, since there wasn't anywhere else they really could hang out. They were planning to go to Port Angeles to shop later. Sam and his few of his friends were hanging out just a little ways down the beach. Leah had been glancing at them all night. She sighed and thought I can't take this anymore! She looked at her friends and said simply, "I'll be right back…" They looked at her but she ran off down the beach before they could ask questions. She stopped a few feet from Sam and his friends. She calmly walked over to Sam who still had his back turned to her, ignoring his friends' stares.
Sam noticed all of his friends staring in his direction. "What?" he started to ask, but realized they were staring at something behind him. He turned around, to find a wide-eyed Leah with a hand in the air, which he guessed she had planned to use to tap him on the shoulder. "Yes, Leah?" he asked.
Leah smiled. He talked first! She looked up at him. "I was … uhh… wondering if…" her voice trailed off, losing her courage and train of thought. Sam chuckled lightly, and leaned toward her, kissing her gently, but pulling away quickly. Leah stared.
"Sorry, I've wanted to do that for two weeks now. Is that what you were wondering?" He asked. Leah nodded, looking down, feeling her face heat up. Way to go Leah, blush like an idiot. She thought to herself. "So how about a movie, Leah?" Sam asked, smiling wide.
Leah smiled and looked back up feeling her face return to its normal color. "Sounds great" she replied, her voice timid.
"Well, I'll pick you up tonight, at 7." He said grinning still.
Leah giggled and nodded. "See you then. You know where I live right?"
"Yep, see you then." He watched her go off up the beach back to her friends, who were watching her astounded. He then looked at his friends who were all complimenting on his choice. He rolled his eyes, as all the comments were on how 'pretty' and 'hot' she was. "It's more than that, guys. She's is beautiful but she's also really nice and funny when you actually talk to her..." his voice trailed off when they gave him blank looks. "Whatever, I better get home, Brad will be pissed, and it'll be fun to watch." Sam walked off the beach toward his house.
Meanwhile, Leah was being questioned by her friends. "I've liked him since he tried and succeeded at comforting me during Brad's party. He's so much sweeter than his brother..." All of her friends stared at her then. "All of you know how horrible Brad was to me. He cheated on me from day one of our relationship but if I so much as talked to another guy he'd go all berserk and possessive of me." They nodded. "Well, I'm going to go; I have to make sure I'm ready before Sam gets there so my dad can't scare him off." She stopped when her friends asked about the mall. "Oh my gosh, I completely forgot, I'm sorry…" They said it was alright but she was definitely coming next time. "Alright. See you later." She jogged home.
Her brother gave her a weird look when she walked inside all smiley. "What's with you, Brad take you back?"
"Hell no. I have a date with someone else tonight."
"Who?"
"Sam Uley." She stated. She saw her dad's eyes fill with recognition and knowledge, but Leah ignored it. "No, you aren't scaring him off Dad." She went upstairs, looking through her closet for something to wear. She settled for her favorite pair of shorts and her Lifehouse t-shirt. She looked at her hair, and wrinkled her nose; she brushed it gently into a ponytail so it wouldn't lose much of its curl. She walked downstairs, getting the bag of grapes out of the fridge, and eating some of them so she wouldn't be too hungry while she was with Sam.
Meanwhile…Sam walked inside and looked in the mirror. "Well I probably should get a quick shower." He mumbled to himself.
"Got something special planned for this Friday night Sam?" his mother asked from behind him.
He jumped slightly and looked back at her. "Oh, maybe." He smiled. "Leah Clearwater finally decided that she liked me." He said loudly, hoping Brad was home. "Yeah, did you know that Brad asked her out then broke her heart countless times in just a few months? He lied to-" At that moment, Sam was tackled into the wall by Brad.
"Boys! Stop it!" Their mom yelled, pulling Brad off of Sam. "Sam, you alright?" When he nodded, she looked at Brad. "It doesn't sound like you've treated her with much respect, you can't be mad at your brother for taking her out." Brad practically growled and walked out of the house. Sam rolled his eyes, laughing as soon as his mom left the room.
Sam quickly got a shower, got dressed, and grabbed his wallet out of his room. He looked at the time. "Six Thirty." He said to himself. "Yeah, better go now." He then walked out the door, glad he got his license a few days before he met Leah. He got into his semi-beat-up truck. Brad hadn't been back since he stormed out of the house. Good thing he's not with her anymore, who knows what he's doing. His jaw tightened a little at the thought. He shook his head, and then drove to the Clearwater's house.
Leah opened the door, hoping to see Sam, but instead saw Brad, standing on the street, making out with another girl. She hid the pain and old memories that it brought up. "Oh look, it's Brad, doing what he did the whole time I was dating him." She said in a monotone voice and was about to shut the door when she saw Sam pull up. She closed the door behind her, and walked outside. Sam got out of the car seeing his brother and the girl standing there.
"Must you be such an ass, Brad!?" He fumed. "Come on Leah, let's go…" He said looking at her. Before she could respond, he grabbed her hand and gently pulled her to his truck. He opened her door. "Need a boost up?" Leah merely nodded and he lightly put his hands around her hips and lifted her up into the cab of the truck. She smiled, her face red now. He smiled back and then got in the driver's seat and sped off, leaving Brad and the girl surrounded by a cloud of dust.
"Sorry my brother is such a jerk." He said quietly after a few moments of silence.
She giggled a little. "Don't apologize for your brother, being the way he is…" She said. "I was stupid to stay with him as long as I did."
"No you weren't." He said. "Okay, let's just change the subject; I don't want to talk about my brother anymore tonight." He glanced at her. She nodded. Their conversation went along as their conversations normally did, easy and a lot of laughing involved.
Sam stopped outside the movie theater, and opened Leah's door for her when they got to Port Angeles. She jumped down landing beside him, and shut the door herself. "Well Lee, what do you want to see?" Sam asked.
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