Ch 6
Sam took a shower and dressed for the dinner tonight at her mother's house. She was wearing a black top that had a swoop neck and short sleeves. She was wearing a pair of jeans with knee high black boots. Her hair was down and slightly curled. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and frowned. What if she wasn't enough for her new family? What if they didn't accept her for who she was or if they treated her differently because she all of a sudden was thrown into their lives. She was brought out of her thoughts by her ringing cell phone. She quickly picked it up and smiled when she saw it was Dominic calling her. "Oh how I miss you" she said into the phone. "Hey there little one. I miss you too. How are you doing? How are they treating you?" Dom asked. "Honestly, they are great. Stefan has been kind and understanding. I have a twin brother Dom. He looks just like me and he has been just as great as Stefan. I want shopping today and Stefan handed me his credit card and told me no limit. Get everything I want and need. But no money can get me what I want and need. I need you and Lucas" she told him sadly. "They sound great Sam. And I have great news to share! Lucas and I are moving to Port Charles to be with you!" Sam felt her heart skip a beat due to the excitement but then she frowned realizing that they were moving here. "You can't get custody of me can you?!" Dominic sighed on the phone "We tried Sam. No judge will grant us custody. But we will be there with you. We are your brothers and you can't get rid of us that easy." "I will take what I can get. I cant wait to see you both. Umm I hate to cut this short but I have to finish getting ready. Big dinner with my birth mom and siblings. I love you Dom" Sam told him. "I love you too and we will see you soon" and with that the phone call ended.
Sam met Stefan and Nicholas at the front door and they left together. The limo pulled up to the lake house and Stefan could see Sam fidgeting with her shirt. "I will be here every step of the way Samantha. If at any time you need to take a break, just say the words, ok?" Stefan told her with reassurance that she wasn't alone in this. Sam smiled at him "Thank you Uncle." Stefan couldn't stop the smile that broke out on his face. It was the first time she acknowledged him as her uncle and he couldn't felt more honored. They slowly made their way to the front door. Stefan knocked lightly and after a few short minutes the door was opened by a man. "Good Evening, please come in" he greeted. Sam was the last to enter. She felt uncomfortable and wanted to make a dash back out the door. The man approached her "Hello Sam. It's nice to have you home finally" he said with a smile. Nicholas leaned over to Sam and whispered "This is Mac, he is our stepfather." Sam nodded her head in acknowledgement. "Thank you Mr. Scorpio. I appreciate the hospitality." "Please at least call me Mac. But if you feel comfortable you can call me Dad too" he told her with a smile as he took her hand in his. She just smiled at this. He was really accepting of her and wanted her to be a part of his family even though he barely knew her. "EEEK is that her?" A blonde came running out of the hallway. She approached Sam and gave her a big hug. As she pulled away she introduced herself "I'm Maxie, your sister. Oh my god? Look at your outfit! Where did you get it? I love it, you will have to take me shopping. "Maxie!" Mac yelled to get his daughters attention. "What? She's my sister for crying out loud" Maxie replied. "And now that you met Maxie, the one with no off button or filter, lets introduce you to the rest of the clan" Mac told her with a smile. "The brunette is Robin, the smaller brunette is Kristina, and the toddler with brunette hair is Molly" Robin approached Sam and hugged her "I am so glad that you are home" she told her as Sam smiled. Kristina was next and ran up to her and hugged her leg. "So you are my big sister too?" she asked. Sam bent down to look at her "Yes I am." "Awesome" Kristina shouted. Mac picked Molly up and brought her over to Sam "Molly can you say hi to Sam?" Molly just waved and Sam waved back at her. Sam was grateful that she had a family that was welcoming. She felt overwhelmed but not in a bad way. Stefan walked up to his niece and placed his arm around her. "Welcome home my niece" he told her.
Sam sat on the couch with her new siblings when Mac approached her. "Can I pull you away? Your mother and I would like to meet with you privately" he told her with a reassuring hand on her shoulder. She nodded yes and followed Mac to a bedroom in the back. He opened the door and Alexis was pacing back and forth. When Alexis saw Sam standing next to her husband, she stopped and smiled. "Can I hug you?" she asked Sam. "That would be nice" Sam replied and with that Alexis grabbed her daughter and hugged her. Alexis had tears streaming down her face as did Sam and Mac. They pulled apart and Alexis patted the bed for her to sit down next to her. Mac took the seat on the other side of Sam. "This is a lot to take in" Sam whispered as she looked down. Both parents grabbed a hand of hers. She looked up at each one and Alexis was the first to speak "Its a lot for us as well. I didn't know where you were or if you were ok. I had so many questions but could never get answers." "I was taken care of. My parents were great. They loved me and gave me what they could. Oh and I have two brothers who would move heaven and earth to make me smile. I was lucky. I couldn't of asked for a better family" She said her tears streaming down faster. Talking about her life reminded her of all she lost but it also brought her a whole new family she never knew about. She had to remind herself of the good that came out of this tragedy. Alexis squeezed Sam's hand took a deep breath "I was surprised to say the least when I found out I was pregnant. But then I found out it was twins and my world was just blown into chaos. My stepmother found out and she had planned from day one to take you and Nicholas. When I gave birth she quickly removed you both from the nursery. Nicholas stayed with her and obviously she adopted you out. We found Nicholas but we were never able to find you. I looked and looked and all the leads we had were dead ends. I tried Sam, please believe me. It was never that I didn't want you because baby I did. I wanted you so bad." At this point Alexis was hysterically crying trying to make her daughter understand. Sam pulled Alexis into a hug and whispered "I'm not angry. Thank you for explaining. Because of your step mother, I was given a great life and great family. But I'm here now and I want to be a part of this family as well." Mac rubbed Sams back as he wiped away his own tears. "You are a part of this family Sam. You are my daughter" Mac reassured her. The family pulled apart and dried their eyes. They joined the others at the table and had dinner. The conversation was light, mainly just questions for Sam as to where she lived, how her parents were and that sort of nature. When dinner ended, Sam was pulled to the couch by Maxie. "So, what are you doing tomorrow?" "As of right now nothing, why do you ask" Sam said. She really like Maxie and she saw some of herself in her. "Great!" She squealed."Meet me here tomorrow afternoon. We are going out" and with that Maxie ran out of the room to start preparing her outfit for the next day. Robin took a seat next to Sam. "Maxie goes a million miles an hour all the time. She has a big heart but she tends to find trouble where ever she goes" Robin said chuckling. "I want to thank you for being so kind. It really means a lot to me" Sam told her sister. "Sam, you are family. I hope that you and I can form a close relationship. I want you to call me if you ever need anything" and with that Robin handed Sam her phone number.
Stefan declared the night a success and that it was time to head home. The three of them said their goodbyes. Once they entered the limo, Stefan turned his attention to Sam. "So, how do you feel tonight went?" "I never expected them to just welcome me like that. I am still struggling with the idea of a new life but it's really nice to have all these people care about me" she said truly believing the words she spoke. Tomorrow she would spend the day with her sister.