Another Tender Moment Interrupted
"Oh you look so cute as a little ducky!" Tabitha squealed.
Sam winced. "Not so loud Tabby. I don't think they heard you down the block."
"Sorry, but you look so adorable in this costume," Tabitha was looking at a large scrapbook. They were sitting on the floor in Sam's room looking at it. "Your mom actually made it by hand?"
"Yup," Sam nodded. "She makes a lot of our clothes too."
"That's cool," Tabitha looked. "You and your brothers and sisters all dressed up like ducklings. How old were you again?"
"Three," Sam told her.
"Man I had no idea you had a lot of brothers and sisters," Tabitha said.
"You should see the pictures with the rest of them and my cousins," Sam turned the page.
"It must be nice having a large family back home," Tabitha sighed. "All I've got is my mom and a jerk of a father in prison."
"Well if it makes you feel any better I have a few jerk uncles in the clink as well," Sam told her.
"Yeah but it's not exactly the same as having your father…." Tabitha's face went dark. "You don't know how lucky you are Sammy."
"Well so are you now," Sam told her. "I mean we're all one huge family here now. We all care for each other in our own crazy way. And we'll always be there for each other."
"Really?" Tabitha looked at him. "Do you really feel that way? About me?"
"Uh…" Sam blushed. "Well…"
Tabitha leaned forward to kiss him. Sam closed his eyes and puckered up.
Then Pietro ran through the room. "Coming through!"
Xi ran after him laughing while being chased by Lance and Kitty. They knocked Sam, Tabitha and his scrapbook across the room. "COME BACK HERE YOU LUNATICS!" Kitty screamed as they ran out.
"My scrapbook!" Sam shouted.
"You jerks!" Tabitha shouted. "The pictures are everywhere now!"
"Okay why are they chasing each other and why is Xi wearing a wedding dress?" Sam asked.
"We'll find out after we beat it out of 'em!" Tabitha snapped. "Come on!" They chased after the group.