A/N: Finally! This darn writers block has been hanging on me for weeks! Now, it is gone and the ideas are back to their normal cycle.
FrodoBaggins87: I know, poor Sam! I'm sorry to say, but as of now, things are not looking much better. But we all know that Sam has the heart to get through it, right?
Tersa: Yes, I truly am evil... (Insert cheesy evil laughter). Thank you for the complement about the relationships. They seemed to be the most difficult things to write and I'm glad that you believe they are not being forced. That was my goal! Thanks for reading!
Althea: Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying it! Keep looking for updates!
Nymredil72: You are quite correct when you assume there is going to be more. I am just getting over a writers block, so that put a delay on this chapter. I'm glad to hear that you like the side comments. I think that it is the small things like those that really make a good story into a great one. As for the grammar, I've never been very good at it, but thank you for pointing it out. Enjoy Ch. 6 and please keep in touch!
Thank you to everyone who has R & R! A great Elf once said, "A craftsman is always proud to hear his work is appreciated." Ok, so maybe it wasn't an elf, but...well...yeah...you know I mean.
Ch. 6
Hamfast Gamgee waited outside the front gate of Bag End, watching for his son to emerge. He would give him 2 more minutes inside before he came in after him. Samwise, of anyone, should know better! Hadn't he been taught to respect his employers? And that it was NOT his job to entertain them? Sam had 1more minute to before... There he was. Coming out the back door and heading straight for the roses; his favorites.
Hamfast sighed. He didn't like being so hard on Sam, especially since he was the only one of his children who have taken up gardening, to follow in his large footsteps. Also, unknown to anyone but him self and his late wife Bell, rest her soul, Sam had always been his favorite of his 6 children. His quiet, genuine nature had always gone straight to Hamfast's heart.
Maybe that's why he was so tough on the lad. It was a well known fact in Hobbiton that Hamfast 'the Gaffer' Gamgee, was a rather stern and gruff hobbit. He was one who was always kind to neighbors and more then respectable to his elders and social betters. It was also known that he taught all of his children to do the same. Knowing this and seeing how his son acted with Mr. Frodo, the Gaffer couldn't help to lose his temper a bit with Sam.
After making sure that Sam was back to work, Hamfast sighed again and began down the road to Number 3 Bag Shot Row. On his way there, he began to think; maybe a stern talking to wasn't what Sam needed. Maybe it wouldn't hurt if Sam didn't go back to Bag End for a while.
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From his bedroom window, Frodo could see Sam tending to the roses. Oh, how he wished he could make up for all the trouble he's been causing. What about giving him the day off, to do whatever he wanted? No, he tried that already. Sam was too bound to his work to give it up for an entire day. Plus, what would the Gaffer say?
The Gaffer. Maybe it was him who needed a day off. Perhaps he had been working so hard, that it's becoming too much for him at his age. With Sam's help, he could get the work done faster and have less strain on himself. And maybe that will make him happy; if Sam spent more time with him and less time around Bag End. Though Frodo would dearly miss Sam and Sam may not be pleased with the change, it seems this was all for the best.
Besides, Bilbo could be back sooner then expected. And Bag End wasn't that large that Frodo couldn't handle it's maintenance, alone. So Frodo decided then; tomorrow, he would talk to the Gaffer about the new arrangements.
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Both of these decisions were being made regarding Sam and without his knowing. His mind was swimming with more then he could handle at the moment; Mr. Frodo being so upset and his father catching him inside Bag End. What should he do? It was strange, thought Sam again, thinking back on the day's events. What had upset Mr. Frodo so much? More memories of his parents? Something he had said?
Wait a minute. Frodo was fine until the Gaffer arrived. After that, he became depressed again! That had to have been it. The Gaffer brought back memories of his own, late parents. Oh, Sam could only imagine how Frodo felt, having to live around so many families with happy children and caring parents.
Now poor Sam was in a worse rut then before. He believed that he had figured out the reason for Frodo's depression, but the new problem was what to do about it. Sam wasn't very good at cheering people up, but he knew he had to do something for Mr. Frodo. If nothing else, he had to spend as much time around Bag End as possible so that Mr. Frodo was rarely lonely.
Thanks for keeping up with the story! We shall soon find out what Sam is going to do!