The next morning, Sammy was rushing around the house trying to get dressed. "Is he here yet?" Sammy yelled downstairs.
"Who?" her mother asked, walking out of her bedroom.
"Craig!" Sammy said.
"CRAIG! CRAIG! CRAIG!" Gabriel exclaimed from the living room.
Sammy pulled on her fishnet shirt and her black muscle shirt that had REBEL written across the chest in red over that. She pulled her black baggy jeans on underneath the plaid skirt that she was wearing. She found some gym shoes and pulled them on.
The doorbell rang.
"CRAIG'S HERE! CRAIG'S HERE!" Gabriel exclaimed.
Sammy tucked her hair back behind her ears and ran down the stairs. She opened the door. "Hi Craig," she said.
"Hey," Craig replied, cracking that big grin of his.
"Do you want to come in?" she asked.
"Um, sure," he said.
"Oh, man, I left my backpack in my room," Sammy said.
"I'll wait."
"Thanks." Sammy turned and ran upstairs.
"CRAIG!" Gabriel cried out from the living room. Craig walked in and picked him up.
"What's up, little man?" he asked.
"What's up?" Gabriel echoed.
"Whatcha got there?" Craig asked.
Gabriel handed him the picture that Sammy gave him.
Sammy walked in. "He wouldn't sleep, so I gave him your picture," she said.
"Craig," Gabriel replied, pointing to him.
"Yeah, that's me," Craig said. He put Gabriel down on the couch. "Craig and Mommy have to go to now."
"'K," Gabriel said.
"'K," Craig replied. He turned and walked over to Sammy.
"Ready?" Sammy asked.
Craig nodded. Sammy and Craig walked out of the house after saying good-bye to Jane.