Disclaimer: I don't own A Cinderella Story
Note: Hey! Thanks to all of my 6 wonderful reviewers! That is enough for me to continue:) Special thanks to CharmingPiper, I REALLY appreciated the comments! Oh, if you want to see a picture of what Sam looked like, search on google for the cover of Hilary's new CD, Hilary Duff: Most Wanted. Everything is the same except the hair. Also, Austin gave Sam back her phone the night of the football game. I know it's different in the movie, but if you think about it, that would have been a really long time to have kept it. ENJOY!
Walking into Rhonda's house, Sam felt as if she was on cloud nine. Austin had just dropped her off, promising to come back early the next morning. Hanging her nearly dry sweatshirt on the coat rack, Sam rested her head against the door and let out a lng breath. So this is what happy feels like...
"Sam?" Rhonda's head appeared from over the couch, her hair messing as if she had been sleeping on it weird. Her eyes searched Sam for a sign of sadness, anger, fear, or defeat, but she was surprised. Sam was glowing, and it wasn't from the rain drops that still dropped on her face from her hair. Her eyes practically lit up the whole room and Rhonda noticed that even her smile was different.
Sam smiled and ran over to Rhonda, pulling her into a hug.
"Rhonda, I don't even know where to begin!" She sighed as she pulled her blond hair into a messy bun.
Rhonda smiled and grabbed Sam's hand, "How about the very beginning?"
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Beep. Beep. Beep. Be. Sam smacked her alarm clock, stopping the shrill beeping noise that had awoken her. Austin was picking her up in an hour to bring her to her car. Groaning, she remembered what else she still had to do. She needed to get to her stuff before Fiona threw it out. Slowly sliding out of bed, Sam jumped at the cold wooden floors as he feet touched down. She wasn't quite used to them yet. Walking to her half unpacked bag, Sam grabbed the first thing she saw. Sam wasn't like most girls. Any other girl probably would have woken up three hours early so they could make themselves perfect for their boyfriend. Not Sam though, she wasn't going to change herself for anyone, not anymore.
Walking towards the bathroom, Sam froze. She had just thought of Austin as her boyfriend. Was he? Did he want an exclusive relationship? Sam had meant to ask him all these things on the ride home, but the car had lapsed into a comfortable silence that neither wanted to break.
Continuing towards the bathroom, Sam felt her heart beating one hundred times per second. She wanted Austin to be her boyfriend, was that naive? Pulling on a gray, long sleeve sweater and some dark jeans, Sam felt like she might be sick. What if he broke her heart? Just because everything was okay last night, it didn't mean that it would be okay today?
"Sam, can I come in?" Sam grunted from the bathroom. Her mouth was full of toothpaste so she couldn't answer properly.
Carter entered the bathroom and smiled. Even with her hair still a mess from last night, toothpaste foaming in her mouth while her toothbrush hung from one side of her mouth, and absolutely no makeup on, she was gorgeous. Carter only wished that she knew that.
Sam quickly spit the toothpaste in the sink, and turned to her best friend.
"Hey!" She pulled him into a hug and smiled. Carter had always been there for her, and she knew no matter what happened, he would be there till the end.
"So, lover-girl, have fun at the game last night?" He laughed as her cheeks turned pink.
"Sorry I didn't wait for you, you, um looked busy..." Sam splashed water at him from the sink as she began washing her face.
"You going to see him today?" Sam nodded casually as she wiped her face dry, but was unable to keep the smile from forming on her face.
Carter nodded and leaned against the wall. Something was bothering her, but he couldn't tell exactly what. Even though she was smiling, he knew he well enough to know that there was something on her mind.
Looking at Carter through he mirror, Sam finally worked up the nerve to ask him. "Do you think Austin wants to be my boyfriend?" Carter raised his eyebrows as he straightend up off the wall.
"Samantha Montgomery, you know he does! Why wouldn't he? I mean, does he just randomly kiss girls?" Sam shrugged, embarrassed by her question. Although she did feel comforted by Carter's answer, she knew that she was going to have to ask Austin himself.
As Sam lightly brushed powder over her face, Carter wondered into the kitchen to talk to Rhonda, who was making pancakes.
Lining her eyes with a gray eyeliner, Sam frowned at herself. She had always worn gray eyeliner because it barley showed up. But feeling a little daring today, she pressed down a little harder, making it look almost black. Her brown eyes suddenly seemed bigger and more dramatic. Lightly brushing on mascara, she stepped back to see the effect. To anyone else it would have looked beautiful, but to Sam it felt foreign. She picked up her wash cloth to remove it, but she was interrupted.
"Sam! If you want to have time to eat, you better get out here!" Sam's stomach growled instantly at Carter's words. Dropping the wash cloth, Sam took one last look at herself. Her hair was still up in a messy bun and pieces of hair were falling everywhere, but she didn't have time to wash or straighten it.
"Good morning sunshine!" Rhonda cast a smile at Sam as she flipped a pancake onto Carter's plate.
"Morning! I'm starving!" Sam grabbed a pancake off Carter's plate right before he took a bite.
"Hey!" Sam laughed with her mouth closed, full of pancakes. Swallowing she patted Carter on the shoulder, "Ladies first!" Carter shook his head and finished what was left on his plate.
"Ten minutes until he's here Cinderella!" Sam felt chills go up her spine at Rhonda's words. Ten minutes until she saw him again. She ran back into her room to grab a dry jacket and her phone.
Opening the phone and turning it on, she found that she had two new text messages.
The first one was old, "Clean out pool now!" Sam frowned at it. One week ago she would have actually done it!
The second was from this morning. This one, luckily, was not from Fiona. "Can't wait to see you...Miss you already...Nomad."
Closing the phone, Sam felt that warm feeling creeping back.
Ding-Dong. Jumping up from her bed, Sam jogged into the kitchen. Rhonda and Carter hadn't moved from their previous positions, they were waiting for Sam to answer it.
Taking in a deep breath, Sam slowly opened the door.
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Austin yawned as the sun spread it's way across his face. Rolling over in his bed, he contemplated going back to sleep. But right before he closed his eyes again, he locked eyes with something, someone.
"Dad?" His father didn't answer. His head was down and he was reading something, well starring at something. As Austin sat up, he realized what it was. His father was holding his Princeton acceptance letter.
Finally looking up, Austin noticed how tired his father looked. He didn't think he had ever seen him look like this before.
Finally he spoke, "If you go to Princeton..." he paused to look at the letter again, "Well, I don't think I could be more proud."
Austin's head clouded with a million thoughts. What did he just say? He is proud of me? For disobeying him?
Noticing Austin's questioning expression, he stood and patted Austin's shoulder. "Not a lot of people can stand up to their parents. Hell, not a lot of people get into Princeton. I've never been so proud of you son. Yes, I am disappointed about USC, but what matters is what you feel. I was up all last night, thinking, and I realize now that you have grown up into a young man. It is time for you to make your own decisions." Smiling, his father headed towards the door, but not before he turned around one more time.
"Oh, and I would love to meet that beautiful girl you were with last night..." Austin returned his father's smile as his thoughts landed on Sam. Last night had been unreal. Picking up his phone, he quickly sent her a message before hopping out of bed to take a shower.
Rubbing his wet hair with a towel, Austin checked his phone again, but there still wasn't a response from her. was she having second thoughts? Austin didn't know exactly what they were yet...Just dating? Boyfriend-Girlfriend? Was last night a one-time thing? Did she just want to be friends? Austin's rubbed his temples with his thumbs, trying to stop the oncoming headache.
Pulling on a fresh shirt, he figured that he better get going. He wanted to see her so bad, it was almost killing him. After saying good-bye to his dad, who was already on the phone with everyone he knew, telling them that his son was going to Princeton, Austin hopped into his car.
Pulling up to Sam's house, Austin felt butterflies in his stomach. He was nervous. He had no clue what to expect.
Lightly pressing the doorbell, Austin shifted on his feet, a nervous habit. After waiting about twenty seconds, he went to press the door bell again, but it slowly began to open. Taking in a deep breath, Austin tried to ready himself for whatever was about to come.
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a/n: Hoped you all enjoyed it! Let me know!
