Chapter 10: Shut Up and Dance with Me

"Yua, we have guests," Liz called into the house as she showed the teenagers in.

"Perfect timing! Dinner is almost finished," an older woman with a slight Japanese accent called from the kitchen.

The woman exited the kitchen while wiping her hands on a towel. She was a shorter Japanese woman who was in her 60's, but sure didn't look it! Her eyes lit up as soon as she saw her Granddaughter.

"Magomusume!" She exclaimed as she held her arms open for her granddaughter to run into. Samantha gladly did.

"Mamaw!" Sam cheerfully said as she hugged her grandma tight.

"Who are these handsome gentlemen you brought with you," she playfully said into Sam's ear as she winked at the boys behind her.

"Mamaw," Sam chastised her grandma as a blush crept up her face. "These are my friends. We're on break at school, so we decided to come for a visit."

"Samantha, you never told me your grandmother would be so beautiful," Tamaki exclaimed as he kissed the older woman's hand.

Mamaw looked unfazed by the gesture. She just raised an eyebrow at the boy before looking at her granddaughter.

"What school were you going to again," Mamaw asked Sam.

"Ouran Academy…" Sam trailed off confused.

Mamaw looked back to Tamaki with a smirk on her face.

"You must be a Suoh," she stated.

Tamaki was taken aback. He simply nodded.

"I am. How did you-"

"I see your father's flirtatious genes have been inherited," Mamaw laughed before walking back into the kitchen. "Go freshen up before dinner. Liz, will you please go get that workaholic son of mine?"

"Sure thing, Yua. Sam, Haruhi can stay in your room. Half of the boys can stay in Jordan's old room, and the other half can stay in the guest room," Mom instructed before stepping outside to fetch her husband.

The teenagers were led upstairs and shown their quarters to freshen up. It would have to be fast since dinner would be on the table in 10 minutes. Sam changed out of her traveling yoga pants into some dark washed jeans that had fashionable holes on the side. On top she threw on a white shirt that said Rodeo in red. She tied a red plaid shirt around her waist. Once the girls finished, they went down into the dining room where most of the boys were waiting. All but one of them.

"Where's Tamaki," Sam asked.

"I'm right here, little lady," He said with his best American southern drawl.

She turned around to smile at her boyfriend, but it fell right off of her face once she got a better look at him. He was wearing all white. White pants with diamond studs up the seams, and a white jean top that had the same diamond studs. Only the top also had tassels. To complete the ensemble, he had on light tan cowboy boots, and a white cowboy hat on his head.

Sam was speechless, and just stared at him with her jaw open. Liz walked in and let out a small laugh. Right behind her was a tall, dark, and handsome man who slightly resembled Hugh Jackman. He had on a pair of dark jeans, white t-shirt, and a jean jacket over it. He also still had his black cowboy hat on. The man looked Tamaki up and down before heading towards his place at the table.

"Who the hell let Hank Williams into my home," he asked sarcastically in his southern drawl.

Everyone burst out into laughter. Sam smiled and placed a hand on Tamaki's arm.

"I think you look, handsome. But, where the heck did you get those clothes?!" Sam laughed.

"I had one of our employees get them for me before we left. I wanted to surprise you," Tamaki smiled.

"Well it was certainly a surprise," Sam chuckled as they joined the others at the table.

Once they sat down Dan cleared his throat. Everyone turned to the man, who had just shed his hat.

"We take our hats off at the table, son," he gruffly said to Tamaki.

"Yes sir," Tamaki replied nervously as he quickly took off his hat.

"Daddy be nice," Sam gave her father a stern look.

"Son, didn't I teach you to be nice to our guests," Yua teased as she walked in holding a platter of ham.

"Not when they get all chummy with my daughter," he mumbled.

"Don't mind him," Yua smiled at the group before playfully gripping Dan's chin. "He gets grumpy when he hasn't eaten."

"Ma," Dan groaned.

This got a laugh out of everyone. It was a nice ice breaker for everyone. They were all introduced and chatted happily over dinner.

"Hey Sam, do you and your friends plan on going to the Wagon Wheel tonight? One of your favorite cover bands will be playing," Jordan suggested to his little sister.

"Boogie is playing!? Daddy can we go. Please!" Sam turned towards her father and gave him the biggest puppy-dog eyes.

"That's in the next county over," Her father was hesitant.

"That sounds like fun! You kids go have fun tonight," Liz smiled at them.

"Only on one condition," Dan said before looking his son in the eyes. "You tag along with them."

"What?! I don't want to babysit a bunch of teenagers," Jordan protested.

"Please Jordy," Sam turned her puppy dog eyes to her older brother.

"Don't give me those puppy dog eyes," Jordan warned his little sister. "They won't work this time."

Sam knew if she kept it up then he would crack like he always does. The siblings stared at each other in silence for a few minutes. Finally, Jordan groaned while leaning back into his chair.

"Alright, fine," Jordan sighed while running his fingers through his hair.

"Yes!" Sam cheered as she jumped up from her chair and grabbed Haruhi.

"Do you need any help cleaning up, Mrs. Jaxon," Tamaki asked Sam's mother politely as he gathered the plates. He was really trying to make a good impression on Samantha's family.

"Thanks honey, but you guys go get ready," Liz smiled at the boy as she took the plates from him. "Have fun tonight!"

"Thank you," Tamaki grinned as he started to walk away.

"Oh, and Tamaki?" Liz called after the boy.

"Yes Ma'am?"

"You might want to change," Liz chuckled. "People at the Wagon Wheel don't usually… um… dress so flamboyant."

"Thanks for the advice," Tamaki laughed before joining his friends upstairs.

As soon as the group stepped out of the truck, they could hear upbeat country music playing loudly. The building looked like a double wide trailer with a huge light up sign above it. It was shaped as a wheel and read "The Wagon Wheel'. Jordan led over to the single-entry door before turning towards the teenagers.

"Stay out of trouble. Don't go wandering off, and absolutely NO drinking," Jordan stared his little sister in the face at the last part.

She gave him the biggest, devious, grin. "I'm an angel and have no idea what you're talking about."

"Yeah right," he scoffed as they all walked in.

The place was crowded with people in jeans, plaid shirts, cowboy boots, and most of them had cowboy hats on. It was hot and had a slight funk of sweaty bodies. Most of the host club members stuck together like magnets. They haven't seen this many commoner's in the same place before. Most of these people also look slightly terrifying to them. Half of them were drinking in the bar area and at tables. The rest were packed like sardines on the tiny dance floor in front of a live band. It was so loud that they could hardly hear themselves think. Their nerves faded only a little as Sam turned to them with a grin.

"Let's go dance," Sam shouted excitedly.

Sam grabbed Tamaki's hand and drug him onto the dance floor. She laughed, spun around, and just bounced up and down. Once the first dull song was over then the party really began as the band played, She's Country by Jason Aldean. Sam gasped in excitement as the crowd got into line dancing formation. She quickly turned to her friends with a grin.

"Have y'all ever line danced before," She yelled over the music.

"Have we ever what," Hikaru asked with wide eyes as if Sam just told them their families all just went bankrupt.

"How do you do it," Tamaki asked in her ear so she could hear him.

Everything that was making Sam excited seemed to get him excited. He loved seeing her like this, so happy. He was eager to learn more about this part of her life. And if they meant learning how to line dance so he could hold his girlfriend close then so be it.

Sam pulled them all off to the side of the dance floor to show them some basic moves so they could keep up with any line dance song they did. The steps were simple and very repetitive. All of them caught on quickly and just in time for the next song. The next song was Shut Up and Dance with Me which was originally by Walk the Moon. Sam grabbed Tamaki's dance and they all began line dancing with the rest of the crowd. As Sam looked over at her friends, she noticed their smiles. They were all actually enjoying themselves. Even grumpy Kyoya who had Haruhi helping him.

Tamaki met her eyes and grinned. She returned the gesture. Sam could not remember the last time she had this much fun. She didn't even realize that she needed this night to help her get her mind off of things. Tonight, was to celebrate her return. Tomorrow was when she'd focus on keeping her family's ranch. Just as Sam's mind started to drift off towards her home's impending doom - Tamaki grabbed her hand and gave her a spin bringing her thoughts back to the moment. That boy always seemed to know the right moment to make her feel better. That's what she loved about her.

Why she loved him.