"Jake, why don't you go show Sam Gal's puppies?" Mrs. Ely suggested cheerfully. "K." Jake said, jumping up, obviously anxious to get outside. Sam got up and followed him outside. "Thanks for helping me out back there." Sam said, gesturing back at the house. "No problem." Jake said, as they walked towards the barn.
"Awww…" Sam said as they walked into the barn and Sam spotted the puppies in the pen in the tack room, "Their adorable Jake!" "Yeah." Was all Jake said, but Sam could tell by the look on his face, that he thought the puppies were pretty darn cute too. Sam watched as the tiny speckled brown puppies snuggled against their mother to nurse. For a few minutes stood there in comfortable silence, until Jake asked, "So, did your Dad say when you have to leave?" Sam's heart sank as she came back to reality. "Aunt Sue's leaving this Saturday." Sam replied, looking down sadly. It was Sunday, which meant she only had five days. "That soon, Huh?" Jake said casually, but Sam could that he was surprised, and that he was trying not to show that he was upset.
"I wish I didn't have to go." Sam said, stating the obvious. Jake just nodded , and now he was the one who looked down. Sam tried to see Jake's expression, but he was hiding it from her, indicating that he was having a hard time hiding his emotions.
As Sam and Jake stood there in silence, Quinn, Adam, and Bryan walked in to the barn "Hey you guys." Adam said. "The puppies are sure cute." Sam said, not able to think of anything else to say. "We were going to see if you could convince your Dad to let you bring one home, but now….." Bryan's voice trailed off as he realized it had been a bad idea to bring that up. Suddenly, Jake, who hadn't said a word, took his cowboy hat, which he had been holding, and slammed it on his head and stomped out of the barn. "What's wrong with him?" Quinn asked, looking puzzled. "I told him I have to leave on Sunday," Sam admitted, "I guess that might have upset him." "Well," Adam changed the subject," Mom sent us out there to tell you to come inside and have some of her apple pie." "Okay." Sam responded, following the three Ely boys out of the barn. As they headed toward the house, Sam noticed that the clouds were starting to get really dark. She'd better hurry so she wouldn't get caught out in the storm.
As Sam walked back into the Ely's dining room, the apple pie on the table was starting to look tempting. "Here you go dear." said with a gentle smile. Sometimes it felt a little weird that Mrs. Ely was her history teacher, but she was also Jake's Mom and she had known Sam since she was in diapers. "You'd better eat that fast." said, looking out the window at the dark sky," If you don't leave soon you'll be caught in the storm." "Yeah, I'd better go get Ace ready to go." Sam said, devouring the last of her apple pie. "I think one of the boys utacked him and put him in the barn." replied," I'll have Jake get him ready for you." "That's okay." Sam said quickly, "I can do it." But Mrs. Ely didn't seem to hear. "Where is Jake anyway?" She asked Seth. "I think he went up to his room." Seth answered with a shrug. It was awful early for Jake to be going to bed, Sam thought, looking at the clock on the Ely's wall and saw it was only a little after 8 o'clock Plus Jake hadn't even said Bye to her. He must be pretty upset.
"Well can one of you boys tack up Ace for Sam?" Mrs. Ely asked. "I guess I could." Seth said, walking towards the door. But when he opened the door, a gust of wind hit him in the face, there was a low rumble, and the rain suddenly came down VERY hard, sounding like a shower on full blast. "Oh dear," Mrs. Ely said as Seth took a step back into the house and shut the door. "I guess you'd better call home, Sam." "Okay," Sam responded hesitantly, "What should I say?" "Just tell them that the storm is too bad for you to ride home in." Mrs. Ely said sensibly," And your welcome to spend the night here." "Alright." Sam replied, contemplating what it would be like to spend the night at the Ely's, with 5 Ely boys living there. "Oh, the phones right there on the wall." Mrs. Ely added, pointing.
Sam walked over to the phone, picked it up, and dialed her own number. She put the phone up to her ear, and after a few rings Aunt Sue's voice said, " Hello." "Hi. It's Sam." Sam said quickly. "Ah. Your father told me that you had ridden over to Jake's house fore supper." Aunt Sue said, and something in her voice made Sam think that her Aunt didn't exactly approve, but she had no idea why. "Well the storms gotten pretty bad outside." Sam said. "I noticed." Aunt Sue replied, with a hint of irritation in her voice," I don't know why your father let you ride out with that coming in." "I'm sure he didn't know I wouldn't I wouldn't get home sooner." Sam defended her Dad, then said, " Well, Mrs. Ely said I could spend the night here." "Are you sure that's a good idea?" Aunt Sue asked, reluctance in her voice. "We've known the Ely's forvever and I'm sure Dad wouldn't mind." Sam said, confused by her Aunt's attitude, "Besides I can't come home anyways." "Well here's your Dad," Aunt Sue replied," You can talk to him about it." Then Sam heard shuffling on the other end, and finally her Dad was on the phone. "Hey Sweetie." Wyatt said, sounding relaxed. "So I guess I'll be spending the night here." Sam said, "That okay?" "That's fine." Wyatt said calmly," I'll see you tommorrow Sweetie. Goodnight." "Goodnight Dad." Sam said. Then they both hung up, and Sam turned to Mrs. Ely who had just walked back in the room.
"Here are some pajama for you." Mrs. Ely said, handing Sam a pair of polka dot pajama pants and a baggy sky blue t-shirt. "Thanks." Sam replied gratefully. "You can go ahead and change in the bathroom, and I'll get you some blankets so you can sleep on the couch." "Okay." Sam replied, smiling. 5 minutes later she walked out to see a beautiful floral blanket on the couch, along with a plush pillow. Mrs. Ely really had made an effort to make her feel at home. "Thanks so much for this" Sam said as Mrs. Ely walked in from the kitchen. "Oh it's nothing." Mrs. Ely replied with a grin," Now just make yourself at home and if you need anything, I'll be right in there, Ok?" Mrs. Ely pointed at her office door. " Okay." Sam said. "I'll see you in the morning." Mrs. Ely said, giving Sam a hug," Goodnight!" "Goodnight!" Sam replied as Mrs. Ely walked in to her office. Then, Sam sat on the couch and so began her overnight at the Ely's.
Sorry, It's a little short, But I promise to have a longer chapter up by tommorrow or Thursday at the VERY latest! Thanks and remember to review!J
