Chapter 22
The ride over to Clara's was surprisingly fun. Sam never expected her and Quinn to be able to talk so comfortably about random subjects. It was very easy-going fun. Sam was surprised that an Ely brother was even able to be so laid back.
They walked into the diner and sat in the nearest booth still laughing. The waitress walked over and they ordered.
"You weren't kidding on how hungry you where huh?" Sam teased Quinn.
"Nop." Quinn smiled a lazy smile that was disturbingly close to Jake's tomcat smile that she loved so much.
Jake. That's why I'm here. Sam thought feeling somewhat confused and scared that she was able to forget. Sam was about to say something but Quinn beat her to it.
"So Jake has gone m.i.a. on you?" Quinn asked though it didn't sound like a question.
"Yea. Your mom called the house looking for him and he left and that's the last I heard or saw from him. Well until today." Sam said looking out the window.
"He seemed pissed." Quinn said casually.
"Well it could be because all of a sudden I'm hanging out with his brother." Sam said sarcastically.
"Nah. He was pissed before I got there." Quinn smiled. Sam felt her face heat up remembering why Jake would have been mad before Quinn got there.
"Maybe cuz I kinda did a striptease for Jake and Pepper." Sam whispered to herself; or so she thought. Quinn broke out in hysterical laughter.
"You what!" He said through his laughing.
"I changed right in front of the window." Sam said more embarrassed than she had ever been.
"So he's mad for being a peeping tom?" Quinn said smiling. "That doesn't make sense."
"Well I knew they were there. I also knew they were looking. That was kinda the point." Sam said looking down at her hands.
"Wow." Quinn said looking amused. "Well you're not the little annoying girl that would follow Jake around like a puppy." Quinn teased.
"Ugh. Whatever." Sam said exasperated. "I was just mad at Jake and I wanted him to be mad too. It was dumb. I shouldn't have done it. But whatever. What's done is done." Sam finished looking Quinn straight in the eye.
They're food arrived and thankfully Quinn started paying much more attention to his massive burger than Sam. Sam took a sip from her milkshake. They sat in silence for a while.
"So aside from stripping what else have you done?" Quinn said teasing.
"Can you just forget about that? Please?" Sam said rolling her eyes and trying to stop the blood from rushing to her cheeks. Quinn just smiled at Sam and took another bite from his burger.
"I won't forget. But I won't mention it again. In public." Quinn winked at her and laughed when Sam choke on her milkshake.
In public? Does he mean he wants to hang out again? Alone? Sam started thinking frantically.
"So isn't there something you wanted to ask me?" Quinn said shaking Sam out of her thoughts.
"What's up with Jake?" Sam asked. Quinn looked down at his plate. "Quinn we had a deal. If it makes things easier I already know about Dana being here and Jake avoiding me just makes me think all kind of crazy things." Sam's voice went really silent at the end.
"How do you know?" Quinn said a little louder than he should have.
"Does it matter?" Sam said trying hard to fight the wave of sadness that was threatening to overcome her.
"No. It doesn't." Quinn said seriously. He didn't know exactly what to say so might as well start at the beginning.