Double Obsession-Ch 26

Sam was sitting in his cell thinking, thinking about what his lawyer had said and he was furious, how dare they try to get him to sign his parental rights to Amanda away. He balled his hands into fists and said, "they are not getting my daughter, Derek and Penelope ruined my life and they are not going to do the same thing to my daughter".

He looked up when he saw the guard standing in front of his cell, he said, "stand up", Sam stood up and said, "why, where am I going"?, the guard said, "you're going to talk to your attorney". Sam said, "again"?, the guard said, "yes now stop whining and put your hands in the slots so I can cuff you".

Sam blew out a deep breath as he did what he was told and as him and the guards walked toward the interrogation room he said, "what does he want"?, one guard said, "what are we your secretary, now shut up and you'll see what he wants when you get in there".

Meanwhile back in Virginia Penelope was riding on the merry go round with Olivia and Amanda, Derek snapped a few pictures and said, "looking good baby girls, looking good". He then turned around when Hank said, "what about me daddddd" as him, Henry and Jack went around on the ferris wheel, Derek said, "looking good buddy".

Fran and Dave were laughing as they watched JJ, Reid, Emily and Hotch on the swings Dave said, "hang on Reid" as he grabbed the chains and said, "the probabilities of this swing falling are 32.33212%". Fran said, "bless his heart, he's scared to death up there".

JJ reached over and grabbed her husband by the hand and said, "the swing isn't going to fall Spence, everything is going to be fine". He smiled at her and said, "thanks Jayje", she winked at him and said, "any time handsome, any time".

Meanwhile Sam walked into the room and after he was cuffed to the table he opened his mouth to speak and his attorney said, "just sit there and listen to me". Sam sat there as he said, "you are going before the judge tomorrow morning early and they are bringing Penelope from Virginia in to testify against you".

His mouth flew open and he said, "testify against me, why"?, he said, "Sam I've known you and Savannah a long time and I need you to listen to me". He nodded his head and listened as his attorney said, "you need to sign your custodial rights away to Amanda", Sam shook his head and said, "never, I'll never sign them away".

His attorney said, "if you don't sign them away the judge is going to take them away from you and grant custody to Derek and Penelope anyway". Sam said, "they can't do that", the attorney said, "they can and they will", Sam said, "so you think the best thing for me to do is to sign over my rights"?, he nodded his head and said, "I truly do Sam, it's the best thing for Amanda".

Sam sat deep in thought for a few minutes and then said, "if I sign my rights away do I still have to go before the judge tomorrow"?, he shook his head and said, "no". He sighed and said, "give me the papers", his attorney pulled the papers out and watched as Sam reluctantly signed them".

He then stood up and said, "Sam I'm truly sorry but you and Savannah brought this on yourselves by pulling the stunts you did on Penelope and Derek". Sam sat there in silence and as his attorney walked out of the room leaving him alone he reached up and whipped the tears that were streaming down his cheeks and he said, "I'll always love you Amanda, always" before the guards came in and escorted him back to his cell.

Hotch was sitting down to the table to eat lunch with everybody when his cell went off, he smiled and said, "I have to take this" he then said, "Hotchner". Derek and Penelope looked at each other and then at Hotch and when he got off the phone a few minutes later he grinned and said, "Sam signed the papers, he sighed away his parental rights to Amanda".

Derek wrapped his arms around Penelope and said, "that's great news", Hotch said, "it's the best thing that could have happened to her, now she will be raised in a stable, loving home". Fran smiled as she wiped the little girls mouth and said, "that she will Aaron, that she will".

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