AN: Hey guys, sorry this took so long and I'm sorry it's so short. I meant to finish this yesterday but I fell down the rabbit hole of Dream videos that gave me an idea to play with Dream/Drew's past a little lol, so I'm a little late. It's not my best work to be honest but it's what the muse gave me. I hope you enjoy it regardless and thank you for your continued patience and support. I really appreciate you guys.
Chapter Eleven.
That night with the kids in the tree-house was definitely interesting, outside of Cameron's teasing him and Sam on the low the night was fun, sweet and filled with laughter and much needed family bonding. The next day Drew and Sam took them all back to the naval shipyard, this time with Leo and Scout in tow. The group had a blast like the day before when Cam took them but this was different, all the kids were there plus Sam and Drew who had his old memories back. So as they walked around the shipyard and toured the ships and got to get in the fighter jets, Drew told them stories about his experiences that related to certain areas and aspects and the kids ate them up, so did Sam.
She loved hearing stories about his old life and loved seeing his face and how fondly he remembered them. Watching him and knowing he's no longer struggling with not knowing who he is, was a breath of fresh air. Seeing him and the kids all happy and filled with laughter and nothing but smiles on their faces was also a breath of fresh air to her. Having him back over the last few days has been a dream come true. This was their new beginning and it was beautiful.
Two months later...
Tonight, would turn out to be one of the most amazing nights of Sam's life. Drew had asked her out on a date the night before after they had made love for the thousandth time since his return, stating that he didn't want them to just fuck their way back into a life together. He stated from the beginning that he wanted to do things right this time and take her out on dates and truly get to know each other all over again and she couldn't have agreed more.
So today started out like every other day since he came back, they made love after waking up to each other, they had breakfast with their kids and then spent time with them, they spent time with each other talking about their past and getting to know and that's how she found out that Drew used to be in a band. Well she knew he could sing, but finding out he could play the guitar and that he was literally a part of a band, it was kind of hot to her especially since she could picture him on the stage with a guitar in his hand and his voice making her panties drop as he sang. She told him that much and he cracked up with laughter and told her that he may do it for her one day just for that reaction. Little did she know that, that was in fact what he had in store for her tonight. He had gotten in contact with his old group and found out that they were in town doing a gig and let them know what he had planned. So they told him that he didn't have to worry about a thing, everything will be all set up when they arrived.
As they got ready for the night the kids got ready to go spend the night with Alexis and the Davis girls, they were going to drop them off before they headed to their date.
"So where are you taking me?" Sam asked after they dropped the kids off.
"You'll see." He smiled as he glanced at her before turning back to the road and taking her hand in his as he continued the drive. They rode in a comfortable silence for the remaining fifteen minutes of the drive before they pulled up to what she remembered as Sonny and Luke's old club which has now been turned into one of Port Charles' most popular small music venues, known for its intimate atmosphere and where artists came to do small private concerts. Sam didn't know who was playing tonight but she knew wondered how Drew got tickets in such a short time. She got her answer when Drew took her around back to the artists entrance where he did a special knock before they were let in. Shock was an understatement when she saw the leader of one of her favorite bands come into the hallway to greet them with a huge smile on his face.
"Wade!" Drew greeted his old friend with a hug.
"Hey A.C.!" Wade responded with a laugh as he heard Drew groan. Some things never change. He thought as he pulled back from the hug and turned to Sam. "Is this her, the one you told me about?" Wade asked Drew, referring to their earlier conversation where Drew told him about her and asked for his help.
Drew smiled and took a very shocked Sam's hand in his and brought her out of her trans. "Yupp this is her. Wade, I'd like you to meet the love of my life, my everything Samantha McCall. Sam I'd like you to meet one of my oldest friends and former band mate Jason Wade." He said as he introduced them.
"It's nice to meet you Samantha." Wade said as he hugged her, smiling at Drew over her shoulder in amusement.
Sam hugged him back still completely shocked by the entire situation before breaking herself out of her shock when she heard Drew laugh beside her. "It's… it's nice to meet you too Mr. Wade." Sam said nervously when the hug ended.
"Please call me Jason, or Wade as my friends call me. Mr. Wade is my father." He laughed before holding his hand out. "Come on, follow me I'm sure you'd like to meet the rest of the band and Drew I know you'd love to catch up before the show starts." He said as he led them down the hallway.
"When you said that you were a part of a band as a teen, I didn't think you meant that you were in one of my favorite bands!" Sam whisper yelled as they followed Wade down the hall.
"Well to be fair you didn't ask, plus I didn't know they were your favorite band." Drew chuckled and kissed her hand. "But yeah I was a part of it when Wade started it, I helped come up with the name and even wrote a couple of songs, but I was a teen and the navy was my dream. I did keep on writing songs though over the years just for my own amusement, although I did write a couple of songs for various albums of theirs and other artists as well."
"Which ones?" She asked curiously.
"You'll find out." He smiled as she rolled her eyes in annoyance. A second later they were in the room with the band and all her annoyance disappeared as she was once again star struck. Her star struck fangirling turned into all out laughter when she heard some of the stories of the love of her life back then and when she heard why they called him A.C., the guys were fun and they made her feel like one of the group and she never thought she'd ever experience something like this. But here she was and it was all thanks to Drew. She was seeing a side of him she never knew and it made her feel special that she was the one he decided to share it with and she loved him for it.
They spent a little more time with the band before they were told that they had a table at the front part of the venue near the stage reserved for them. After that they said their goodbyes until later and went to their table where a waitress was ready with dinner and drinks for them. Drew thanked the waitress and tipped her as he pulled Sam's chair out for her and sat down across from her.
"I can't believe you did all of this." She said in awe as she thought of the events of the night so far.
"Believe it baby." He said with a smile. "The best is yet to come though, this will be a night you won't forget." He whispered to her with a kiss.
The best, as he said, was truly yet to come and when it did she was once again shocked. The band had played a few songs, some of their best ones but not her all time favorites yet. They never did a concert without playing them so Sam was convinced that this one wouldn't end without them playing at least one. Soon enough she got what she wanted when they went ahead and played 'you and me' which had been her second favorite song by them. She and Drew had danced to it on the dance floor with the other couples and she smiled as they stared into each other's eyes the whole time forehead to forehead. They were so into the moment and so filled with love that they didn't notice that the song was over until the rest of the people started clapping.
Drew kissed her and led her back to their table before excusing himself to go to the bathroom. Not even a minute after he left Wade was back on the microphone but not with a song, to her surprise. "Alright guys before we go into this last song we want to introduce you the creative genius who was behind the lyrics of 'you and me' and this next hit. He was one of the founding members of the band before he joined the navy. So ladies and gents here to help us close this concert out with his song, is our old friend/band mate Andrew Cain."
For what felt like the hundredth time that night Sam was once again shocked as in complete awe. Finding out that Drew had written one of her favorite songs was unexpected but this, well this was insane. She had only joked about seeing him perform on stage for her earlier and now here he was about to perform not only for her, but with one of her favorite bands at that. This man was just full of surprises tonight, to get sheer astonishment and when she saw him walking out on stage with a guitar in his hands and the tune of her absolute favorite song starting to be played by his fingers, she almost fainted. But when he started to sing in that gruff yet soft sexy singing voice of his, she was immediately wet and her heart melted.
"Find me here
And speak to me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place
Where I find peace again…"
He stared at her intensely as he sang, making her feel like the only one in the room. She knew though that for him she was the only the only person in the room and that left her heart beating faster and faster with every lyric he sang to her. Every lyric in the first part of the chorus reminded her of what he told her about seeing her face and hearing her voice when he was in his coma and it made her remember how she felt when she was in hers, hearing his voice, feeling his hand in hers and on her skin, his lips on her forehead, hands and lips, and the peace she found when she woke up to see his face each time.
"You are the strength
That keeps me walking
You are the hope
That keeps me trusting
You are the light
To my soul
You are my purpose
You're everything…"
The words he sang felt like they were meant for her, for them and knowing that he wrote them and that this was always the one song by this band that resonated the most with her for some reason made her feel more connected to him. He's been in her heart with his words for almost two decades and neither of them even knew it. She had never found a love that made her feel these words so strongly more than she did when she was with him. Memories of their life ran through her mind and she remembered when they first danced together this was the song that was playing and she never felt such peace. That was the night they had made love for the first time, when he was still Jake Doe.
"How can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you?
Would you tell me
How could it be
Any better than this?"
"It couldn't get better than this." She mouthed to him making him smile. Nothing could be better than this. This moment, these words, and his voice singing them to her was everything. It was perfect.
"You calm the storms
And you give me rest
You hold me in your hands
You won't let me fall
You steal my heart
And you take my breath away
Would you take me in
Take me deeper now"
As he sang this verse he was slowly filled with memories of their life together and the words he wrote so long ago suddenly had new meaning. He remembered their first dance, he didn't know these were his words at the time and as he held her and listened to the song play out he felt every single word rush over him with so much power it overwhelmed him, they made love that night too. He smiled as he remembered that and continued to sing, not breaking eye contact with her for anything.
"And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you?
Would you tell me
How could it be
Any better than this?"
He started to feel the words and memories was over him more now. Filling his heart with such a completeness that overpowered him.
"And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you?
Would you tell me
How could it be
Any better than this?"
She was right, nothing could be better than this. He looked at her as he sang his song, their song and he knew that he'd wanted nothing more than this. Loving her was everything. She was everything. Their life was everything, their kids were everything and he knew that he never needed anything else as long as he had her and their family. Nothing else mattered to him at this point and he hoped she felt it as he sang his heart out during the rest of the song.
"Cause you're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you?
Would you tell me
How could it be
Any better than this?"
He let his guitar hang knowing Wade had it covered as he grabbed the microphone and walked down the stairs to go sing to Sam directly.
"And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you?
Would you tell me
How could it be
Any better, any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me
How could it be
Any better than this?"
He noticed the tears in her eyes and wiped them softly before picking up the guitar again and lowering his voice and singing the last lyric, posing it as a question just for her.
"Would you tell me
How could it be
Any better than this?"
He finished softly as he slowly strummed the last riff of the song and smiled softly at her, the applause fell in deaf ears as they looked at each other. It was just the two of them in the moment and that, that was everything.