Martin and Sam were driving down the street in the boisterous rain. That was the only thing they heard as they were driving, each sound of the rain drops hitting the car. The windshield wipers were going back and forth.

Martin and Sam were completely out of words. They did not know what to say. They were just eager to get this over with so they can go back to their normal lives. They were still awe that Sam could be pregnant.

Samantha was sitting on the passenger side staring out the window. She remembered how hard it was for her mom to raise her alone.


"Mommy." You see a small blonde hair girl holding a taller older blonde woman's hand.

"Yes." The woman said Sam's mom said hesitantly as she trying to get through the crowd of people in the mall. Sam's mom hated going to the mall. It was always crowded and busy.

"Can we get ice cream?" Young Samantha asked.

"Not today." Sam said decorously.

"Why?" Young Samantha wined.

"Because." Sam's mom said.

Young Samantha began to beg, "But you said that I could have ice cream yesterday and the day before that, the day before that, the day before that, and..."

Sam's mom interrupted her, "Look Samantha I said no. Now you are going to just have to accept that." Sam's mom stop let go of Sam's hand and looked in her purse, "Where did I put my keys?" Sam's mom accidentally dropped her bag. She turned her back away from Sam to pick up the items she dropped out of her purse.

Sam looked down and noticed that she dropped a couple of dollars. Sam made sure her mom wasn't looking as she stole the money. She then ran as fast as she could to head down the ice cream shop. She would only be gone for a few minutes and her mother wouldn't notice that she was gone.

She went to the ice cream shop and noticed all the flavors. She loved chocolate, she loved vanilla, but she wanted strawberry.

"One scooped please. Strawberry!" Yong Samantha said as she put the two dollars on the dollar.

The man took the money and scooped the ice cream in the cone, "Where's you mommy or daddy?" He asked concerned.

"Uh, my mommy right there." Samantha lied and pointed to the first blonde woman she saw.

"She must think you are a big girl to get ice cream by yourself." He handed her the ice cream cone.

"Yeah. Thank Mister." Samantha said.

Sam proceeded back to her mother. She thought that her mom should be proud that she could get the ice cream all by herself. She was a big girl.

However, young Samantha was astonished when she saw her mom a few yards away from her talking to the security person, "She's only eight. She's a little blonde hair girl. She's wearing a light blue dress, with yellow flowers. She's about this tall," She put her hand up to her waste, "And she has big brown eyes."

The security person pointed behind Sam's mom and directed her that her daughter was behind her.

"Samantha!" Her mom said smiling, but then she noticed that she had an ice cream cone in her hand. "Where did you get that?"

"I got it from the… from the ice cream shop." Sam said pathetically.

Sam's mom took her ice cream cone and dumped it in the trash.

"Hey!" Young Samantha screeched.

"I told you couldn't have any. How did you get it anyways?" Sam's mom ordered.

Young Samantha was annoyed, "It was your money I used. So really you threw your money in the trash."

Sam mom was furious, "We'll handle this at home." She snatched young Sam's hand and moved towards the doors, "I'm so sorry about this." She said to the security person.

Young Samantha looked behind her and looked saw another girl eating an ice cream cone.


Martin glanced his eyes over at Samantha. He couldn't take it anymore. It was too quiet and they should have talked about it. "How are you holding up?"

Sam said, "Well... considering I've transformed into this crazy person that I don't even recognize... great." She turned at Martin and after turning forwards she put her hands over her head. "God, I... I can't believe how ill-prepared I am for this. What was I thinking?"

Martin turned, "You got into a relationship, you had sex. I mean, even if you take every provision it's bound to change your world completely."

She laughed "Could you imagine yourself with a baby? Now?"

He laughs "You know, it's funny, 'cause I think I would probably like the idea of a baby. I mean, I'm great with kids, devoted to women. The problem with the scenario is that I just can't deal with me."

Sam said, "I know, and believe me, the last thing I want to do is make your life more difficult, but... I really need you right now." She turns. "And thank you that you are here".

"Your welcome." He said

Sam told Martin that she felt queasy and she could not go into the store with him. Martin was upset that she did not want to come but he did not want to force her. She was already under enough stress as it was.

Samantha watched Martin go in the front door of the drug store. The truth was Samantha did not want to go in the store. She never ever thought she would find herself going into the store to buy an early pregnancy test. It was just embarrassing.

Sam knew that Martin wanted to settle down his life. Sam knew that Martin wanted to have a wife, a child, a real home. He wanted to move on with his life.

To be completely honest, Samantha extremely hoped that she was not pregnant. She wanted to settle down her life too. However, she did not want to start her new life anytime soon. She wanted to wait a few years.

She hoped that she not pregnant with Martin's child. Sam thought about breaking up with him before she realized that she was pregnant. Sam did not know if she wanted to settle down her life with Martin. Sam just did not want to be pregnant because she wants to figure things with Martin. If she were pregnant, Martin would have to take care of the child with her. He would have to be with her for the child's entire life.

If she were pregnant, she would never know if it was about her or the baby. She would never know if Martin truly loved her.

Sam saw Martin running out of the store with a small brown paper bag. He was running out of the vivid rain.

"You got it?" Samantha asked.

You could see by Martin's facial expression that he was frustrated and upset. "Yeah."


Martin was going back and forth in his mind if he should go to his place or Samantha's apartment. The only reason why he was thinking about that was because he did not want to think about what was happening. He did not want to think about the silence and awkwardness.

They reached a stop sign and this time Samantha wanted to break the silence "You know my mom"

Martin glanced over at her.

"You know that my mom was a single mother." Samantha said.

"Yeah you mentioned that before." Martin said.

"She said that my father left her when she told him that she was pregnant." Sam said.

Martin did not say anything. He was just attentive at every she was saying.

Sam said, "I do not know if I could ever do that. I do not know if I could do this all by myself. I…"

Martin interrupted her, "Samantha I am not going to leave you. You need to stop thinking like that.


Samantha's place-

Martin stands outside the bathroom. Sam is obviously inside taking the pregnancy test.

Martin holding the box knocks on door "How's it going in there?"

Samantha snapped, "I can't concentrate in here with you talking out there about what I'm doing in here."

Martin walks around her place, which was foreign to him at that moment. He looked up and saw an incredible thing. It was little Samantha with her mother. Then it led him to a flash back of his childhood days.


Martin was eight years old and was flying his toy airplane in his dad's office that had to bring him to work.

"Voom! Voom!" Martin said loudly pretending to fly his toy.

"Victor get your kid quiet" one of his dad's colleagues said.

"Martin?" Victor said inferiority.

"It's Marty. My name is Marty! Dad!"

"Marty could you be quiet."

"Why I had to go to work with you today?"

"Mommy was visit her mom and if you want to stay you have to be quiet! Understand!"

"Can we go to the park!" Young Martin said loudly ignoring his father.

"Marty?"

"Or the movies!" Martin got louder.

"Marty!" Victor got angrier.

"OR LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES!"

"MARTIN!" Victor snapped at him.

Martin looked sad.

"You need to stop acting like a little brat and act more like a big boy."

Everyone in office look shocked.

"I hate you. I wish you weren't my father"

"Well me too." Victor said in a more calm but evil voice.

"I could a better father than you!"


The flash back was over and it turned back to Martin looking at Sam's picture in her apartment.

Sam walks out with her pregnancy stick.

"It's… pink." She said disappointed.

Sam looked at Martin and Martin looked at Sam. They were in complete shock.

She sits on her couch. Martin looks over at Sam sitting quietly and alone in the couch at the other side end of the apartment. He put the pictures up and heads over to her. He sits next to her. She doesn't say anything. For a long moment, they just sit next to each other. He reaches out and puts a hand on his over her arm. He just wanted to hold her. Sam shakes her head trying to hold back the tears, but it's just too much. Martin pulls her toward her as she starts to cry.

"It's okay. It's going to be okay." She puts her head on her shoulder and cries as he holds him.