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Ten minutes later, they pulled up into a parking lot to 'The Blue Star'. Sam got out of the car, and then helped Jack out. She turned and smiled at Pete. Pete smiled back, but he couldn't help but feel a little jealous of Jack. After all, Sam was his girl, not Jack's.
Jack was acting like a perfect little boy as the waiter led them to their tables and handed them a menu. Jack picked up his and studied it hard; he looked over at Sam who was also reading it. "Miss Sam?" he asked politely. "I can't 'weed." He said, sounding a little ashamed.
"Oh," Sam said as she put her menu down, and picked up Jack's. "Um… do you want some soup? They have clam chowder… and some-" Jack nodded his head.
"Yes, can I have 'ham ouder?" he asked as he sat the menu down. "Pease?"
Sam nodded and turned to Pete, who was looking more disappointed by the second. Sam picked up her menu and decided she would take the steak special, Pete decided the same. As they awaited their food, Jack began to get bored; sitting at a fancy table wasn't what this three-year-old liked to do. As Sam and Pete got into a conversation, Jack quickly snuck underneath the table, and began to walk away.
He walked over to a table. A small black velvet box sat on the seat next to a tall man. Jack grabbed it to see what was inside. "It's 'pitty!" he shouted. The man started and looked down. His eyes widened as he took in the box with the ring and his now smiling companion. He grabbed his box back and glared at Jack, while the lady sitting next to him began to laugh.
Sam heard a little boy shout, she instantly looked up and around. "JJ?" she called. She stood up along with Pete.
"JJ?" Pete called.
Jack smiled sweetly at the lady and hopped on the seat next to her. "Can I have a fry?" he asked.
The lady smiled back and handed him one. "Of course you may little man."
"Sheila!" the man complained. "That little kid is a-"
"JJ!"
"Is that someone calling you?" the man asked.
JJ nodded, his fry sticking out of his mouth. "Yep!"
Shelia patted his hand. "Thomas, leave the boy be. He's adorable-"
"JJ?"
Thomas looked around and spotted a frantic looking Sam. He took Jack by the hand, and led him over to Sam.
"TOM!" The lady shouted after him.
"JJ!" Sam hissed as she rushed over to the small boy. "Don't do that!" she looked up at the angry man. "I'm sorry for any inconvenience he caused you." She began before he cut her off.
"Children shouldn't be allowed in a restaurant like this!" he said before hurrying back to his table.
Sam looked down at Jack.
"What'd you do to him?" Pete asked.
Jack shrugged. "I dunno... he's just a mad people." Jack said as he looked back at him. "Sowy, I was bored..."
Sam looked down at Jack and instantly felt bad. "Pete, I think it would be best if we-"
"Sam, can we at least eat?" Pete asked.
Sam looked from Jack to Pete; He was trying so hard to make this date a good date. "Yeah." She said finally. "I guess we can eat."
Pete smiled. "Good," he said down. "Let's eat!"
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The food was wonderful, but Sam didn't realize it. She kept worrying what if Jack managed to sneak past her and find his way outside and get hurt…
"And then- Sam?" Pete stopped as he noticed that she wasn't paying attention. "Sam? Are you alright?"
Sam was brought back to reality. "Yeah, I'm sorry Pete." She said, she looked over at Jack.
"Sam," Pete looked down at Jack. "He'll be fine, this is the good part! Then he swerved…"
Jack looked up from his empty bowl of clam chowder; he ducked underneath the table, and hurried away again…
"He barely missed hitting me!" Pete said with a laugh. "I caught him right away-"
"Where's JJ?" Sam asked, he had been there only a moment ago! How could he have run off again? Without her seeing?
Pete sighed. "That brat!" he muttered.
Sam turned to Pete angrily. "Don't call him that Pete!" she said standing up. "He happens to be a very sweet little boy who-who has had it hard lately! Anyways, it was YOUR idea to bring him, I-"
"I'm sorry Sam, I… I-"
"Just help me find him!" Sam hissed as she began to walk down one of the aisles of tables, asking if anyone had seen a young boy.
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Jack giggled as he pushed open the doors and walked in, steam was everywhere, bunches of people with weird looking hats were cooking. Jack smiled and headed over to one. "Hewo!" he said cheerfully. "Tan I help?"
The lady, who was cooking a big pot of soup, turned and looked down at him. "What are you doing in here?" she demanded. "This kitchen isn't for…" she smiled. "Are you lost little man?"
Jack nodded. "Yeah, I 'don know where my mommy is…" he said piteously.
The lady bent over. "Want me to help you look?" she asked.
Jack nodded. "Yes pease!"
The lady smiled. "Do you want a cookie?" she asked.
Jack smiled. "Uh-huh!" he said. "I like cookies!"
The lady turned to a man. "A little boy found his way in here, will you have someone go and try to find his mom?" she asked.
The man nodded and walked out of the kitchen.
"Here you go love," she said as she handed him a big chocolate chip cookie.
"Thank you." Jack said.
"Aww, isn't he cute?" another lady said as she walked over to him. "What's your name sweetheart?"
"JJ!" he said excitedly.
Both ladies smiled.
A small crowd of chefs and waitresses gathered Jack, and Jack loved the attention.
"I found his mom." The man said as he walked back into the room.
Jack looked up. "You found my mommy?" he asked.
The man smiled and nodded, he opened the doors for Sam and Pete.
"JJ!" Sam shouted as she rushed over. "I'm sooo sorry for anything he did, I-"
"Don't worry about it, he was an angel!" the first lady said.
"Let's go." Pete said miserably. "We've had enough for tonight."
"Tat's not my mommy!" Jack complained as Sam took his his the hand, he pulled his hand away and ran back to the first lady he had talked to.
The lady looked up at Sam suspiciously.
"No, no I'm not, but I'm his… baby-sitter," Sam said. "JJ, we have to go."
"I wanna stay here!" JJ complained.
Pete sighed. "Jack-"
"JJ!" Jack shouted on the top of his lungs, everyone in the restaurant jumped slightly. "It's JJ!"
Pete sighed. "Sam!" he complained as he turned to her. "It was your brilliant idea to bring him along!"
Sam's mouth fell open. "It was not Pete! I told you no! But no, of course you can't take no for a simple answer! You have to come by and pick me up! You're the one who said to bring JJ! I-"
"Sam!" Pete said quietly. "Not in public."
"But of course, you can shout at me!" Sam looked around. "Come on JJ." She said as she picked him up. "We're going home."
"Bye-bye nice persons!" Jack said as he waved goodbye.
"Bye!" everyone said. "Come back anytime!"
Jack smiled and nodded his head.
Pete stood there a second before quickly following Sam out of the building. "Sam, Sam wait," he said as he grabbed her arm. "I was out of line, I'm sorry."
Sam turned around to face him. "Pete, this isn't right," she said as she looked around. "I don't-"
"Sam, give me another shot okay? Please… I don't want to lose you, I love you."
Sam sighed. "Pete, I don't think I would make you happy," She said adjusting her grip on the little boy. "I'm sorry."
"Then why did you continue to go out with me?" he demanded.
"I guess I wanted to convince myself that you were the one I wanted, but I couldn't, I'm sorry Pete." She looked at Jack, whose head was resting on her shoulders. "I hope you find the woman for you." She always knew deep down inside that she didn't love Pete… she had only loved Jack for a very long time now.
Pete shook his head. "You're the woman-"
"NO! Pete, I'm not!" she shouted then quickly bit her lip. "Didn't mean to snap you head off." She muttered as he changed Jack onto her other hip.
"Can you do tat? Tap his head off?" Jack asked as he looked up as if she would do it.
Sam rolled her eyes and began to walk away.
"Sam! At least let me take you home." Pete offered desperately.
"Fine," she said as she turned back around. "Thank you."
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