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REPOSTING.

Chapter Nine: The First Date.

Finishing her hair, Leona stared at herself in the mirror before moving to smooth out her cream jumper unable to contend with the nerves that bubbled inside of her and she almost wished she knew what Sam had planned. It had been a while since she had been on a date and Leona knew that she wanted it to go well; she worked hard, and it was not only her work life that she wanted to succeed in.

She had not said anything to anyone about the fact that she was going out with Sam tonight; the last thing that she wanted was to add more pressure on something that was just starting out. Leona had no idea what was going to happen or how things would progress between her and Sam; she wanted to take things slow so that it would not mess things up, it had been a little while since she had done this.

A knock at the door snapped Leona out of her thoughts and she took a deep breath before she headed out of her bedroom and towards the front door so that she could answer it. Opening the door, Leona smiled at the sight of Sam who looked rather nervous about standing outside her door; he had flowers for her and she was could see that he was as nervous as she was.

"Hi," Sam greeted, he held out the flowers for her to take and he hoped that he had gotten the right ones; he had opted for some wild-flowers that had been growing in his garden instead of going to the store to buy them. Leona smiled as she took them, they were pretty, and she knew that she had a vase for them somewhere; inviting Sam inside, she hurried to find a vase to put them in.

Watching Leona disappear into the kitchen, Sam looked around the hallway admiring the pictures that lined the walls; he paused at a picture of who he assumed where Leona, her parents and her two brothers. They were at a graduation of some kind and they looked happy, the sun shining down on them and it made him smile; he hoped that he got the chance to meet the.

"That was my graduation from high school," Leona noted spotting the picture that he was staring at, it seemed like a life-time ago since then and so much had changed for her since she had left school. Sam jumped a little surprised and turned around to see her, he tilted his head at the fond smile on her face; he wondered what she thought about when she looked at that the picture.

"I don't think they ever expected me to become a police officer even back then," Leona said with a shake of her head, she knew that they would have preferred her to become a teacher like her older brother or something, but she had wanted to help people like they did. Her mother had wept when she had joined the academy, pleaded with her for weeks and shared horror stories from the ED at the hospital that she worked at to try and scare her off.

Sam smiled at that, he could not picture Leona as anything else and he was sure that her parents were proud of the road that she had taken; she was good at her job and it had brought her to him. He did not remember what he had wanted to be when he finished school, the past two years had all but changed who he was as a person and now he was tied to the reservation for the rest of his life.

"Shall we?" Leona asked, she doubted that he wanted to linger around her doorway all night; she was curious to see what he had planned for their first date. She grabbed her bag and put it over her shoulder, there was no time like the present and she was ready; the maroon skirt that she was wearing matched her leather boots and she was hopeful her outfit was warm enough.

Nodding his head, Sam smiled before leading Leona out to his car so that they could get going; he had struggled with what to do for their first date and hoped that she would like what he had planned for their date. Leona shut the door behind her and hoped that things were not going to end badly, the start of the date seemed to be going well and she hoped it would sta this way.

Opening the door for Leona, Sam smiled as she climbed into his truck; his hands felt a little sweaty and he could not believe how nervous he was about this. He wanted this to be different from when he went on his first date with Leah, he did not want to repeat how that had gone with his imprint; Leona deserved her own moments with him without someone else's memories.

"Sam?" Leona whispered in awe of the fact that he had done this for her, it was not what she had been expecting and she was surprised that he had done all of this for her; she had expected something simple for their first date. A canopy had been erected in his back garden with a table inside for them to eat at, candles were the only light, but it was perfect that way; this was certainly not simply and must have taken him ages to do.

A smile formed on Sam's face when he saw her face, he was pleased that he had caught her by surprise; if it had not been for Jared and Paul then he would have never gotten this ready in time. They had helped him plan everything for tonight and they were happy to help in any way that they could; it had been a nightmare being stuck in Sam's head when he had been panicked about what he should do for his date with Leona.

"Do you like it?" Sam asked leading her over to the canopy, he was glad that the rain had held off and he hoped that the sheets would be enough to keep them dry should it start raining and hopefully add some protection from the cold. He had even gone out of his way to find an outdoor heater so that she would not be cold out here, the weather in September was always unpredictable and he had feared the rain would ruin things.

Stepping into the canopy, Leona could not find the words to describe it and she knew that it must have taken him all afternoon to put this together; she felt special and it had been a while since she had felt that way. No one had ever done such a thing for her before and she was touched that he had gone out of his way for her; this was truly special to her.

"I can't believe you did this for me," Leona whispered, she had expected dinner at some restaurant for their first date, but she preferred this; she could not believe he had gone through all this trouble for her. It was perfect, and she was glad that she had put on something warm for their date, it was a little chilly out and Leona hoped that it would not get any colder; she stared in awe at the work that he had done.

Sam grinned at the look on her face before he moved to get the picnic basket that he had put together for them; he had asked Sue for some help on making this perfect and she had been happy to help. Unlike Emily who seemed determined to drive every woman who spoke with Sam away, Leah's mother was happy to see him move on from his failed relationship with her daughter especially since Leah herself was moving on. She was not surprised that things had fizzled out for them and she was happy that they had ended things before Sam had gone on to imprint on Leona; she could only imagine what would have happened if Sam had still been with Leah.

"You didn't have to do all of this," Leona insisted with a shake of her head, she loved what he had done, and she hoped that it had not been too much trouble. She imagined that setting the canopy up had been a nightmare and she was sure that he had gotten some help to put it up; it was like building a fort when she had been a little girl with her bedsheets.

Sam set the picnic basket on the table, he could see how amazed she was by this and he was glad that he had not taken her to some dull restaurant; it would have cost him a fortune especially with his appetite. He did not want to eat everything and leave her with so little, he could not afford much as the pension that the council settled upon its protectors only stretched so far.

"I wanted tonight to be special," Sam insisted, he was sure that they would always look back on tonight and smile; it would be a story to tell their children one day. Leona smiled at that, she nodded as Sam started to serve food and her stomach grumbled at the smell; she was starving, everything smelled so good. Everything looked home-made and Sam was glad that he had had some help putting the food together; he doubted that it would have been this good if he had not had Sue's help.

"Have I told you how lovely you look this evening?" Sam asked, the outfit that she selected was clearly in her comfort zone but still nice enough if he had taken her to some restaurant in Port Angeles. It was an interesting change to see her out of her work uniform, while she did look nice in it; that was nothing to how she looked when she got to choose her own clothes and not look like her colleagues.

A blush formed on her face and he smiled at that the fact he could make her do so, he hoped that it would not be the only time that he got to do so.

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