17th May, 2008

I asked Miles if he could come with me when I would go to meet my aunt Deborah. He accepted and if he hadn't, I probably wouldn't have gathered the courage to go by myself.

When I arrived at her place and she spotted Miles with me, she instantly realized who I was, and the tears formed in her eyes.

"You look just like Rachel," She whispered, her voice cracking.

And she then enveloped me in a tight hug.

Location: Samantha's apartment
Lake City, Colorado
17th May, 2008

It was late in the evening when I returned to my apartment with Miles. He had driven me to and from my aunt's place and got me home in record time, though I wish he hadn't.

Would've loved to stare at that face a little bit longer.

We stood outside the door of my apartment, getting ready to say goodnight.

"You have no idea how happy I am right now, Miles," I smiled blissfully at him, feeling whole again. "You've done an amazing thing for me."

He gave me that stupid smirk of his in return. "I'm glad to hear that, Sammie."

"I still don't know how to repay you, though. Even though you don't want me to. But I definitely will."

That was when his smirk grew into a stupid grin instead. "Actually, now that I think about it… there's one way you can repay me."

"Name it!" I blurted out, not giving myself a chance to think of all the possibilities.

He sucked in a deep breath, as if he was nervous to tell me about it. "Well, Sam? You can go out with me."

I titled my head at him. "Go out with you? What, like a date?" I giggled.

"Yeah."

My smile vanished instantly and my heart started to beat at an increasingly fast rate. Holy crap. "You're serious."

"I mean," Miles scratched the back of his head. "It's sort of like a date every time we hang out, but I'd like to take you out on an official date instead. You know, if you wouldn't find it hella awkward."

"N-no!" I managed to get out, now finding myself unable to control my grin. I couldn't believe how much I loved hearing him say that – 'take me out on an official date'- it was freaking wonderful to hear! "Hell no! Of course, Miles! I'd love to go out with you!" Uh oh. I hope I wasn't making my enthusiasm too obvious.

"Great!" Now he had jumped back to being his usual self – confident, goofy and idiotic. "Didn't matter if you said no, anyway, 'cause you owed me one."

Yep, he was back. "Of course, you moron," I chided. "Let me know when you want to go out and I'll make myself free."

"You better."

"Shut up!"

He chuckled warmly at my reaction. "I'll see you tomorrow, then."

I wondered if he saw the way my eyes sparkled with excitement. "See ya, Miles."

I entered my apartment, switched on the lights and headed straight for the sofa for a much needed seat. Not just because of today's whole ordeal and putting the pieces of my past back together, but also because I just got asked out by Miles Upshur.

I couldn't understand why I was so elated on the inside. Was it because I always looked forward to seeing him every day? Because I knew how much of a good time I'd always have whenever I was with him? Talking to him?

This was a little different because it was a date.

But why should it be any different?

Probably because dates are meant to see whether or not you could get involved in a relationship with that person.

Did I want to be?

I thought about that throughout the night.

A/N: Chapter 4! I greatly apologize if updates are rather long in between. I put up the first chapter for kicks and didn't think I would be able to write more. So I need time to decide how I should continue. Either way, I'm glad I could finally dive into a Miles/OC story like I've wanted to since the game first came out! :)