Sorry for taking this long I know you might not like this chapter but I swear the next one will be better and longer I know you deserve it.

Now And Then 2: Before and After

Chapter 2 - Samantha in Love

After arriving at her house, Samantha invited Raphael in and he said yes, Sam saw the house was very clean she thought her grandmother had been there while she was at school, she went to the kitchen and found a note and money on it, the note read: "I'll be back at 10:00, order pizza".

- "Figures" - Sam said in an angry tone of voice.

-"What's wrong Samantha?" - Raphael asked.

- "Nothing don't worry" - Samantha said.

- "Well I better get going" - Raphael said but Samantha replied.

- "Do you want to stay for dinner?".

- "I don't wanna trouble you" - Raphael said.

- "It's ok, besides my sister's at a friend's house, and I don't wanna eat pizza alone" - Samantha said trying not to blush.

- "Alright sure I'll stay then" - Raphael replied smiling at her.

Samantha went to the kitchen to pick up the phone and Raphael sat in the living room waiting for her, she dialed the number for the pizza place and just when she ordered and gave the adress to her house she was surprised to hear a familiar voice.

- "Samantha is that you?" - the girl said.

- "Teeny? Did I miss dialed?" - Samantha asked rather perplexed.

- "No Sam, you got it right I just started here today, you know many great actresses start in places like this" - Teeny said.

- "Alright then Teeny tell them to hurry with the pizza" - Samantha said.

- "Sure, hey I saw you leave with the latino boy, so come on, give me the details you owe me that" - Teeny said.

- "He just walked me home, in fact he's here right now I invited him to dinner" - Samantha said.

- "Finally the girl is gone, enter the woman, well done Sam, do yourself a favor don't drive this guy away, because if you do you'll regret it forever, you listen to me ok, let yourself go with the flow of things it'll be good I promise" - Teeny said.

- "Ok I'll try" - Samantha replied.

- "Excuse me Miss Tercell you're being paid for taking orders not for standing around, by the way, no personal calls" - A voice cried out that appeared to be from Teeny's boss.

- "Gotta go Sam, details tomorrow ok?" - Teeny said.

- "Sure Teeny, bye"- Samantha said and hung up.

Sam walked back to the living room and found Raphael looking at Samantha's family photos, she sat down beside him and moved a little closer to him discreetly and Raphael looked at her and smiled.

- "Your family looks nice" - Raphael said.

- "Yes it was" - Samantha replied taking the photo and placing it on the table.

- "I guess things don't always turn up like you want them to" - Raphael said.

- "Yeah, tell me about it, I thought that my parents fighting was normal, but you know, what I hated the most was that he never said goodbye, he just took off" - Samantha said.

- "Yeah well, my dad didn't go quietly, he made sure everyone in the neighborhood knew he was leaving, he even drove the car around screaming waking everyone" - Raphael said.

- "Must've been horrible" - Samantha said.

- "Yeah it was quite a scene" - Raphael said and the door bell rang, Samantha got up and opened the door, it was the pizza, she paid the delivery boy and went to the dinning room and they started eating.

The next day Teeny hurried to catch Samantha at her locker, when she got to her she saw Raphael walking to Sam, so she sat down in a bench close by, Samantha closed her locker door and saw Raphael, she smiled at him and he smiled back, he then stopped beside her and said.

- "I had a goodtime last night, I hope you did too" - Raphael said.

- "Yeah I did too" - Samantha said trembling a little.

- "Sam, can I buy you a pop after school?" - Raphael asked.

- "S-Sure I'd love to" - Samantha said.

Raphael walked away to spanish class, Samantha stood there for a moment watching him go and she noticed Teeny sitting on the bench, she got up and walked to Samantha, Teeny giggled for a moment and said.

- "So, how did it go?".

Samantha blushed and smiled at Teeny.

- "We just ate pizza Teeny, and we talked a little" - Samantha said.

- "That's it? No goodbye kiss?" - Teeny said.

- "Not yet, besides you said go with the flow and that's what I'm doing" - Samantha replied.

- "And what did he say to you just now?" - Teeny asked.

- "He asked me if he could buy me a pop after school" - Samantha answered.

- "Great Sam, I've got a great feeling about this" - Teeny said.

Teeny went to her spanish class, and Samantha went inside the classroom for her next class and she found Chrissy and sat on her side, she didn't put attention to the class, she kept writting Raphael's name on a page and drawing hearts, it was something she had never done, that kind of behavior seamed strange to Chrissy since she never saw Samantha in love, Chrissy stood there quiet without disturbing Samantha and when the bell rang they went together to the cafeteria, there they found Roberta and Teeny, they both sat with them and they saw Samantha's notebook, they giggled and Samantha grabbed her hair and put it behind her ears and looked up to them.

- "Hearts? Samantha? You're falling for this guy aren't you?" - Roberta asked.

- "Yeah maybe I am, I've never felt this way before, I can't wait to see him after school" - Sam replied.

- "Just be careful Samantha don't let your heart wide open unless you are sure about him" - Chrissy said.

- "I know that you know what you are doing Sam, don't be afraid to experiment new things, take risks, remember no risking no gaining" - Teeny said.

After school Raphael stood at the front door waiting for Samantha, she walked to him and they walked to the coffee shop that Sam, Roberta, Chrissy and Teeny always went, they sat together and they stood silent for a moment until Raphael gathered courage to talk.

- "Sam, I like you very much, I liked you ever since you stepped inside the classroom and I would like to know how you feel about us".

Samantha stood speachless, she didn't know what to say, she had imagined this before but imagining was totally different from the actual situation.

- "Umm...I like you too, very much" - Samantha finally said.

- "I would like to know if you would like to be my girlfriend" - Raphael said.

Samantha kept thinking this was unreal, but Teeny's voice kept echoing in her head "Go with the flow".

- "Yes I.....would, sure" - Samantha said, she suddenly felt very happy.

- "So, Can I kiss you?" - Raphael said blushing very noticeably.

- "S-s-sure" - Samantha said and they kissed.

To Be Continued...