Chapter 8: Spring Break Part IV
I looked over to where Adam was standing and I walked towards him. I looked at him searching for approval. That was something that we could do; there were times where we looked at each other and know what the other was thinking. "Sam, I think it's. no, I know it's great that you got together with Jeff. I've known for some time. You both needed time to realize what you were feeling for each other. I know that he will take care of you and protect you. I'm thrilled for you and Jeff, Sam," Adam said as I sighed in relief. I smiled and gave Adam a big hug.
"Thank you so much, Adam," I whispered.
"You're welcome, sis!"
After that all of those who were there that witnessed our confessions of love came to congratulate us and were thrilled for us. Paul was the last person to come to both Jeff and I. I knew immediately what Paul wanted to say to both of us. "Well, what can I say? First off, I want to say congrats to both of you. Jeff, you better take care of my baby girl. She means the world to me. If I find out that you've been hurting her in any way, then you'll answer me to me, got it?" Paul said as he snickered.
"Of course, I wouldn't hurt her in any way," Jeff responded smiling.
"Baby girl, I love you so much. You found a good man. I'm glad that you found love because honestly you deserve it especially with all that you have been through emotionally. I know that Jeff will take care of you; you just let him spoil you with everything that he's got. Remember that you can always come to me if there's any problems or anything, ok?" Paul said as he caressed my cheek.
With my right hand, I took it into Paul's hand and looked up to him, "Paul, that means so much me to. I love you, too. You have helped me through so much. I know that I can always depend on you for anything. You are like a second father to me. I'm just thrilled that you are here to witness it. I just wish that my parents are here with me," I said with a sad look.
"Sam, I wanted to wait until tonight, but I guess it can happen now," Jeff replied.
"What is it?"
"Well, why don't you look behind Andrew (Test) and you'll see what it is."
I went over to Andrew and looked behind him. I was so surprised to see what it was, or should I say who it was. "Mom? Dad? You're here? How can this be?" I ran over to them and gave them a hug.
"Well, Jeff told us what he wanted to do and knew that we had to be here to support you. We love you so much and we are thrilled to hear that you found someone to love, honey," dad said as we broke of the embrace.
"Oh, I'm so glad that you're here. That means that you'll see what I will do. I can't wait until tomorrow night! You'll see me in action," I squealed.
"We know, honey. We talked to Vince earlier this evening. We all wanted to surprise you about it later tonight. By the way, do you think we should tell Adam what you're doing tomorrow night?" Mom asked.
"NO!" I yelled at the same time that Adam yelled, "YES!" Everyone laughed. Vince had just joined in the action and was wondering what was going on.
"Well, Mr. McMahon, Jeff and I are now a couple and Adam is bugging me about what is happening tomorrow night at Raw," I replied.
"Oh, I see. Congrats to both you and Jeff of becoming a couple. Now, Adam, you will have to wait until tomorrow night to find out anyway. All I can tell you is that you'll be teaming up with Christian as usual and you'll be wrestling against the Hardyz. That's all you will know about tomorrow night. You will have one promo tomorrow night but it will be after the match. I will give you more explanation tomorrow on what the promo is but you have to wait what the promo is about until after the match. And to let all four of you know that the Hardyz will win the match," Vince replied. Adam just stood there in shock. I squealed right after Vince had finished talking. Adam saw me and gave me an evil glare, which I caught and stuck my tongue at him. Adam was surprised about my actions that caused him to start chasing after me. I kept hiding behind different Superstars, but nothing happened. I finally hid behind our father who just stood there with arms crossed his chest. Adam froze; he knew that if he tried to tickle me, he would to suffer our father's wrath. I stood behind dad, snickering, and then I froze seeing my dad turn around and give me an evil eye.
I shook my head, "Daddy? You said that if Adam were going to beat me, then you would beat his ass. Daddy, remember that? Please don't tickle me or anything, please!"
"Well, I don't know now. I mean you do have Paul and Jeff to protect you now. So, who will side with Adam?"
"Daddy ppppllllllleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassssssseeeeee!!!!!!" I said while giving him my puppy dog eyes and bit my bottom lip. That was daddy's weakness when he sees me like that.
"Dad, you have to be a man and not let that look get the best of you!" Adam yelled. I whined more and cuddled up to dad's side.
"Well, I don't know, Adam. It is my weakness to see your sister like that. You know how much I love your sister more than I love you," dad said as Adam looked at him shocked and I laughed.
"Yes, victory for me!" I yelled as I saw Adam and dad give each other a knowing look. Once I saw that, I immediately ran to Paul and hid behind him. Paul was laughing his ass off. I screamed and whined, "PAUL! HELP ME! THEY'RE COMING AFTER ME!"
"Well, since my baby girl is asking me to help, I have no other choice but to do this," Paul turned around and started tickling me.
"NO!" I screamed as I laughed.
"Give up?" Adam asked.
"NEVER!" I managed to squeak out, Paul started to tickle me even more. "I GIVE UP!" they had let go of me and continued to laugh. I just laid there on the ground, trying to catch my breath and at the same time, still laughing. After 15 minutes of settling down, Paul had helped me up.
"You doing ok, baby girl?" Paul asked, smiling.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I loved it," I said as I gave Paul a hug. As we all just stood there and talked for another few minutes, we heard a gunshot out of nowhere. We all went to the ground. Paul used his body to cover me. Then we all heard a scream.
"NNNNNOOOOOOO!!" I recognized that scream anywhere. I knew it was my mother. I looked to where she was, and saw daddy on the ground bleeding.
Then it was my turn to scream, "DDDDAAAAADDDDDYYYYYY!!!!" Paul just held me when he looked at my dad. He knew that my father was shot. The security that was there couldn't find the shooter nearby, but they continued to search for the shooter. Vince immediately dialed 911 on his cell phone. Adam was holding mom while Paul was holding me. I was still screaming and crying; I was trying to tell Paul to let me go, but he didn't. The EMT's that worked at the building started working on my father were trying everything that they could do to keep him alive until the ambulance came. Finally the ambulance came in 15 minutes, which seemed like forever. My screaming had subsided but I still cried. I wanted my dad to be alive. Mom went to the hospital with dad. We all didn't know what to expect. I just held onto Paul. I didn't even want anyone to touch me, not even Adam. Adam was crying in his own way. He became angry and threw a temper at everyone who came near him. He left, just basically telling everyone to leave him alone. Paul took me into his locker room and took care of me, like he always did. After 10 minutes of staying with Paul, I spoke up, "Paul, I want to go to the hospital and visit daddy."
"All right, let me go and get our things together, then I'll take you to the hospital," Paul replied. I just nodded as he got our things together. I was trying so hard not to cry or throw a temper tantrum. Paul had spoken up, "Ok, baby girl, let's go to the hospital."
We left his locker room, and saw matt, Jeff, Andrew, Chrissy and Lisa (Ivory) was standing by. They knew how close I am to Paul. I looked at Jeff; he looked so helpless when he stood there. I walked over to him and gave him a hug. "Jeff, please forgive me for pushing you away," I whispered into his ear as we embraced.
"Sam, don't worry. I would probably have reacted the same way if it were my father. Now go to the hospital with Paul," Jeff replied as he heard me quietly sobbing. "It's gonna be ok. You gotta believe that," I nodded as I tried to control my crying.
"Paul, they went to Temple hospital, which is like 5 minutes from here," Matt explained.
"Thanks, I know where that is," Paul responded. "Come on, baby girl, let's go visit your father. If any one of you talks to Adam, let him know. I'm sure that Sam and her parents would appreciate it a lot." Everyone nodded in agreement. Then we left to go to the hospital. We finally got to the hospital, which seemed like forever. We parked the car and went inside to the main desk. "Excuse me, Nurse, can you tell me where Michael Copeland or Helen Copeland is?" Paul asked as I stood next to him.
"I'm sorry, but I cannot distribute that information. It's family only," replied the nurse.
"Well actually, this is their adopted daughter and she needs to know where they are."
"Ok, they are up on the 5th floor. Mr. Copeland is still in surgery. Mrs. Copeland should be in the waiting room on that floor," said the nurse.
"Thank you, nurse," Paul said, and then he led me to the 5th floor and headed for the waiting room. My mother and I immediately saw each other. Mom opened her arms open as I ran into them. Paul just stood there, not knowing what to do. Mom motioned him to come and join us.
"Thanks, Helen. Have you heard anything yet?" I felt her shake her head as we continued to hold each other.
I looked over to where Adam was standing and I walked towards him. I looked at him searching for approval. That was something that we could do; there were times where we looked at each other and know what the other was thinking. "Sam, I think it's. no, I know it's great that you got together with Jeff. I've known for some time. You both needed time to realize what you were feeling for each other. I know that he will take care of you and protect you. I'm thrilled for you and Jeff, Sam," Adam said as I sighed in relief. I smiled and gave Adam a big hug.
"Thank you so much, Adam," I whispered.
"You're welcome, sis!"
After that all of those who were there that witnessed our confessions of love came to congratulate us and were thrilled for us. Paul was the last person to come to both Jeff and I. I knew immediately what Paul wanted to say to both of us. "Well, what can I say? First off, I want to say congrats to both of you. Jeff, you better take care of my baby girl. She means the world to me. If I find out that you've been hurting her in any way, then you'll answer me to me, got it?" Paul said as he snickered.
"Of course, I wouldn't hurt her in any way," Jeff responded smiling.
"Baby girl, I love you so much. You found a good man. I'm glad that you found love because honestly you deserve it especially with all that you have been through emotionally. I know that Jeff will take care of you; you just let him spoil you with everything that he's got. Remember that you can always come to me if there's any problems or anything, ok?" Paul said as he caressed my cheek.
With my right hand, I took it into Paul's hand and looked up to him, "Paul, that means so much me to. I love you, too. You have helped me through so much. I know that I can always depend on you for anything. You are like a second father to me. I'm just thrilled that you are here to witness it. I just wish that my parents are here with me," I said with a sad look.
"Sam, I wanted to wait until tonight, but I guess it can happen now," Jeff replied.
"What is it?"
"Well, why don't you look behind Andrew (Test) and you'll see what it is."
I went over to Andrew and looked behind him. I was so surprised to see what it was, or should I say who it was. "Mom? Dad? You're here? How can this be?" I ran over to them and gave them a hug.
"Well, Jeff told us what he wanted to do and knew that we had to be here to support you. We love you so much and we are thrilled to hear that you found someone to love, honey," dad said as we broke of the embrace.
"Oh, I'm so glad that you're here. That means that you'll see what I will do. I can't wait until tomorrow night! You'll see me in action," I squealed.
"We know, honey. We talked to Vince earlier this evening. We all wanted to surprise you about it later tonight. By the way, do you think we should tell Adam what you're doing tomorrow night?" Mom asked.
"NO!" I yelled at the same time that Adam yelled, "YES!" Everyone laughed. Vince had just joined in the action and was wondering what was going on.
"Well, Mr. McMahon, Jeff and I are now a couple and Adam is bugging me about what is happening tomorrow night at Raw," I replied.
"Oh, I see. Congrats to both you and Jeff of becoming a couple. Now, Adam, you will have to wait until tomorrow night to find out anyway. All I can tell you is that you'll be teaming up with Christian as usual and you'll be wrestling against the Hardyz. That's all you will know about tomorrow night. You will have one promo tomorrow night but it will be after the match. I will give you more explanation tomorrow on what the promo is but you have to wait what the promo is about until after the match. And to let all four of you know that the Hardyz will win the match," Vince replied. Adam just stood there in shock. I squealed right after Vince had finished talking. Adam saw me and gave me an evil glare, which I caught and stuck my tongue at him. Adam was surprised about my actions that caused him to start chasing after me. I kept hiding behind different Superstars, but nothing happened. I finally hid behind our father who just stood there with arms crossed his chest. Adam froze; he knew that if he tried to tickle me, he would to suffer our father's wrath. I stood behind dad, snickering, and then I froze seeing my dad turn around and give me an evil eye.
I shook my head, "Daddy? You said that if Adam were going to beat me, then you would beat his ass. Daddy, remember that? Please don't tickle me or anything, please!"
"Well, I don't know now. I mean you do have Paul and Jeff to protect you now. So, who will side with Adam?"
"Daddy ppppllllllleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassssssseeeeee!!!!!!" I said while giving him my puppy dog eyes and bit my bottom lip. That was daddy's weakness when he sees me like that.
"Dad, you have to be a man and not let that look get the best of you!" Adam yelled. I whined more and cuddled up to dad's side.
"Well, I don't know, Adam. It is my weakness to see your sister like that. You know how much I love your sister more than I love you," dad said as Adam looked at him shocked and I laughed.
"Yes, victory for me!" I yelled as I saw Adam and dad give each other a knowing look. Once I saw that, I immediately ran to Paul and hid behind him. Paul was laughing his ass off. I screamed and whined, "PAUL! HELP ME! THEY'RE COMING AFTER ME!"
"Well, since my baby girl is asking me to help, I have no other choice but to do this," Paul turned around and started tickling me.
"NO!" I screamed as I laughed.
"Give up?" Adam asked.
"NEVER!" I managed to squeak out, Paul started to tickle me even more. "I GIVE UP!" they had let go of me and continued to laugh. I just laid there on the ground, trying to catch my breath and at the same time, still laughing. After 15 minutes of settling down, Paul had helped me up.
"You doing ok, baby girl?" Paul asked, smiling.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I loved it," I said as I gave Paul a hug. As we all just stood there and talked for another few minutes, we heard a gunshot out of nowhere. We all went to the ground. Paul used his body to cover me. Then we all heard a scream.
"NNNNNOOOOOOO!!" I recognized that scream anywhere. I knew it was my mother. I looked to where she was, and saw daddy on the ground bleeding.
Then it was my turn to scream, "DDDDAAAAADDDDDYYYYYY!!!!" Paul just held me when he looked at my dad. He knew that my father was shot. The security that was there couldn't find the shooter nearby, but they continued to search for the shooter. Vince immediately dialed 911 on his cell phone. Adam was holding mom while Paul was holding me. I was still screaming and crying; I was trying to tell Paul to let me go, but he didn't. The EMT's that worked at the building started working on my father were trying everything that they could do to keep him alive until the ambulance came. Finally the ambulance came in 15 minutes, which seemed like forever. My screaming had subsided but I still cried. I wanted my dad to be alive. Mom went to the hospital with dad. We all didn't know what to expect. I just held onto Paul. I didn't even want anyone to touch me, not even Adam. Adam was crying in his own way. He became angry and threw a temper at everyone who came near him. He left, just basically telling everyone to leave him alone. Paul took me into his locker room and took care of me, like he always did. After 10 minutes of staying with Paul, I spoke up, "Paul, I want to go to the hospital and visit daddy."
"All right, let me go and get our things together, then I'll take you to the hospital," Paul replied. I just nodded as he got our things together. I was trying so hard not to cry or throw a temper tantrum. Paul had spoken up, "Ok, baby girl, let's go to the hospital."
We left his locker room, and saw matt, Jeff, Andrew, Chrissy and Lisa (Ivory) was standing by. They knew how close I am to Paul. I looked at Jeff; he looked so helpless when he stood there. I walked over to him and gave him a hug. "Jeff, please forgive me for pushing you away," I whispered into his ear as we embraced.
"Sam, don't worry. I would probably have reacted the same way if it were my father. Now go to the hospital with Paul," Jeff replied as he heard me quietly sobbing. "It's gonna be ok. You gotta believe that," I nodded as I tried to control my crying.
"Paul, they went to Temple hospital, which is like 5 minutes from here," Matt explained.
"Thanks, I know where that is," Paul responded. "Come on, baby girl, let's go visit your father. If any one of you talks to Adam, let him know. I'm sure that Sam and her parents would appreciate it a lot." Everyone nodded in agreement. Then we left to go to the hospital. We finally got to the hospital, which seemed like forever. We parked the car and went inside to the main desk. "Excuse me, Nurse, can you tell me where Michael Copeland or Helen Copeland is?" Paul asked as I stood next to him.
"I'm sorry, but I cannot distribute that information. It's family only," replied the nurse.
"Well actually, this is their adopted daughter and she needs to know where they are."
"Ok, they are up on the 5th floor. Mr. Copeland is still in surgery. Mrs. Copeland should be in the waiting room on that floor," said the nurse.
"Thank you, nurse," Paul said, and then he led me to the 5th floor and headed for the waiting room. My mother and I immediately saw each other. Mom opened her arms open as I ran into them. Paul just stood there, not knowing what to do. Mom motioned him to come and join us.
"Thanks, Helen. Have you heard anything yet?" I felt her shake her head as we continued to hold each other.
