When Sam woke up the next morning, it was eleven o'clock, and she looked at the empty space next to her, seeing Danny gone. Maddie came into the living room with someone Sam assumed to be her husband.
"Did Danny go to school today?" Sam asked her.
"Yup, he left bright and early." She looked over at Jack and nudged him. "This is my husband Jack. He was down in the basement working all day yesterday so he never got the chance to say hello,"
"Hi Mr. Fenton," Sam greeted, trying to get herself in a more comfortable position without hurting herself.
"Jack, get some soup ready for her, I have to change her bandages," Maddie said as she made her way over to Sam.
"How bad are my injuries? None are infected, are they?" Sam asked.
"None are infected, but some are pretty bad." Maddie removed the blanket Sam was using and Sam swung her legs over the edge. "You might as well take a bath, too,"
"Uhh... with you in there?" Sam questioned, the situation sounding extremely awkward for her.
"We're the only girls in the house Sam, or do you wanna stop bathing forever," Sam felt uncomfortable with the idea, but she had to get clean somehow, so she agreed. All Maddie did was make sure she didn't fall or pass out in the tub, then helped her get out, which was awkward, but Sam knew she had to live with it until her injuries healed up. After getting dressed in one of Danny's sister's T-shirt and sweats, Maddie reapplied the bandages to her feet, wrist and upper right arm which she had apparently cut open when she laid in the alley, for there was broken glass in it. After that, Sam made it back to the couch with Maddie's assistance. Jack came out of the kitchen and put a bowl of soup and pain killers on the coffee table in front of the couch.
"I thought these might help," He said, referring to the pain killers. She smiled at him.
"Thanks." The phone rang and Jack didn't hesitate to get it.
"Hello? ...Hey Danny-boy! ...Yup, she's right here," Jack went over to Sam and handed her the phone. "It's for you." He said. Sam took the phone and put it up to her ear.
"Hello?" Sam answered.
"Hey Sam, are you okay?" Danny asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Your parents are taking good care of me,"
"Okay, good. I just wanted to make sure."
"I'm feeling fine so, I'm good. I bathed and everything, I smell less ratched than before now." Danny choked on a laugh.
"You've never smelt ratched. But anyway, I have to go. I'll see you when I get home."
"Okay, bye." She hung up the phone and gave it back to Jack who put it back on the receiver. Sam looked over at Maddie who was giving her a look. "What?" She asked.
"Nothing, nothing..." She said, cracking a knowing smile. Sam was going to raise an eyebrow at her but didn't have the energy for it. She ate the soup along with the pills before taking another nap since the pills made her drowsy. When she woke up, she saw her bowl was still on the coffee table and stood up for the first time on her own, limping because of her toes, but nevertheless, she walked into the kitchen and put the bowl in the sink.
"Sam, you don't have to get up to do that," Maddie started as she went over to her.
"It's fine, I haven't moved for days. I needed to get up."
"Not when you're injured. You can put more strain on your injuries."
"While I forget how to walk? Really, I took two steps and thought I was going to fall over because I haven't used my legs in so long."
"I know you're restless but-"
"Hey, what are you doing up?" Danny asked as he walked through the front door. He threw his backpack aside and went over to Sam and Maddie.
"Sam refuses to sit down," Maddie said.
"Come on, Sam, you're not fully healed yet," Danny said.
"Danny, I'm fine. The pain killers took the edge off." Sam argued.
"I don't want you further injuring yourself. You had really bad injuries, and your toes are broken! Why would you want to walk?"
"Because I'm bored." Danny sighed and picked Sam up bridal style, carrying her to the couch. He sat down beside her and pulled out worksheets for her to do.
"Then here, it's your work." Danny looked down at his paper as Sam looked down at hers. "Mr. Lancer is worried about you." He said, getting Sam's attention. "He said you've never been absent a day in your life, and now you missed two days in a row." Well, of course, she never missed a day of school; her dad wouldn't allow it. Even when she was sick she got sent to school. She was just lucky she wasn't ever infected by a virus, then she would have to stay home, but even if she did, no one would take care of her. Mostly because her dad wasn't home, and when he was, he refused to go near her because he could get sick too. What a loving family.
"He told you that, huh?" Sam asked, still looking at her page.
"Yeah, he did."
"...What did you tell him?"
"That you got hit really hard with a virus." She nodded before scribbling down answers on her worksheet.
"Thanks." Danny didn't respond with an answer, knowing Sam wasn't looking for one, so they went on to do their homework, which didn't take long. Soon, it was five o'clock, which was around the time where they ate dinner. Danny carried Sam to the kitchen table where Maddie and Jack were.
"Seriously Danny, you don't have to keep carrying me," Sam said as she slid into her seat.
"Well, until we get you a crutch, I'm the best you've got." He said as he sat in the seat next to her.
"Good idea Danny, why don't you get it after school tomorrow?" Maddie asked, giving him a look. He sighed and picked up his fork.
"Yeah, I guess I will." While Sam had soup, this time tomato, everyone else had full meals, including meat and vegetables.
"Sorry Sam, I know you're vegetarian as Danny told me so that's all I have for you," Maddie said.
"It's fine, but why do you have so much soup?" Sam asked.
"Because Danny had gotten a virus a couple of weeks ago," Jack butted in, "isn't that right Danny?" Danny sighed.
"Yeah, it was horrible. That's why I missed a whole week of school."
"Was it that bad?" Sam asked. Danny nodded enthusiastically.
"Yeah, I don't get sick that often, and when I do, it's bad."
"That must suck." He looked up at her with an eyebrow raised.
"I still have the used tissues if you want to know what it's like." He said, making both parents laugh.
"Let's not and say we did, Danny," Maddie said. Sam couldn't help but smile up at them. So this was what it was like to have a family.
It's not everything she thought it would be, it's everything she dreamed it would be.
SamXDanny: Thank you :)
ShadowDragon357: Yeah, we'll get to Sam's father in a few more chapters. Just wait until Danny gets a hold of him... That's not going to be pretty lol
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Somebody knows: Well, I know you won't be happy about it, but you'd be less happy if I kept you waiting for more than two weeks because I didn't have the next chapter. Once I actually finish the story, I will update faster THIS I SWEAR
AJ: LOL OMG This is true, I want Danny sleeping next to me on the couch protecting me :3
jim89: Well, it's obvious to even Danny that someone close to Sam has hurt her, and she doesn't want them reported yet, hence, why she didn't tell him who it was. If she goes to a hospital, the doctors will know something went down and would want to know who did this to her, so, no, Sam's not quite yet going to a hospital...
