Chapter 40
They all sat waiting. The sound of the clock was the only thing heard. Luke and Maxine, Seth Adam, Kit, Bryan, Nate, Darrell and Jen, Grace, Quinn, Sam and Jake waited.
And waited.
Time seemed slower.
And waited.
Jake was sweating.
And waiting.
Sam was nervous.
And,
Creak
The creak from the Ely's upstairs bathroom.
Everyone jumped. Well everyone except Luke, Maxine, and Grace.
Grace and Maxine gave each other a knowing look. Maxine then turned to Luke.
"Boys, come with me, we have to finish fixing the fence before the night ends." Luke stood and walked out the door, his seven boys behind him.
"Stay." He said without a name, but everyone knew to whom it was addressed. Jake sat down again
"Jen, your mom called me before I came over, looking for you, she was worried." Grace said staring at both Jen and Darrell. They got the hint and left.
Gram stood up and walked outside, Maxine followed behind.
There they were Jake and Sam. Alone. Waiting.
They heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
They both stood as the doctor came into view.
The silence seemed endless.
"What are Gram and Mrs. Ely doing together? And why'd they bring a doctor?" Sam had thought. "If you won't take a pregnancy test then can we at least make sure your baby is alright, I mean it would be my grandchild and I care about its safety." Mrs. Ely had said, though they way she said it made Sam want to smile. "Does she know?" Sam thought again.
The Doctor turned to Jake and Sam and began to speak.
Dana looked like she was going to throw up for real. The doctor would check on the 'baby' and if there was no baby to check on he would tell us. They all knew. Luke rode in and got off his horse. He stayed quiet at the scenario in front of him. "Come." The doctor instructed Dana and made to enter the house.
"She…
Dana followed, looking defeated, and very very sad. Although Sam was happy because this was what she wanted, for everyone to know how horrible Dana was. "Then why do I feel kind of bad?" She thought to herself as she saw her face.
"Is….
Dana and the Doctor headed upstairs and everyone else filed in to the living room and began to wait. They all wanted to know if she was or wasn't pregnant.
"Not pregnant." The doctor told Jake and Sam.
Upstairs they could hear muffled crying.
Sam was ecstatic at the news. So was Jake. But the crying they could hear ruined the moment.
"Go." Sam told Jake. Jake nodded and walked upstairs.
Sam sat back down on the sofa. She could hear the car roll away. She could hear hammers working hard. She felt a small gust of wind envelop her. Mom? If it was or wasn't didn't matter. It gave her strength nonetheless. She was happy Jake was his now and only his and after this experience they're relationship would only get stronger. She felt a little ashamed at her confrontation with Dana earlier, but that still didn't mean that she had forgiven Dana for what she caused her, but it also didn't mean that she was heartless.
"You wanna laugh at me go ahead that's fine." Dana said bitterly to her.
Sam stood up and faced her.
"No I don't." Sam said finally.
"Gloating is beneath you I see." Dana spat, "You beat me."
"I wasn't trying to beat you. I was trying to keep the love of my life." Sam said softly.
They stood there.
"Why?" Sam finally asked.
"You wouldn't understand." Dana said sighing.
And with that she got her bags and walked outside, heading to her car.
Even though Sam hated her, she admired her strength. She walked out of that house and out of their lives just like she came in. Unexpected, strong, confident, and with a purpose. What that purpose was scared Sam but she wasn't going to worry about it now. For now, she wanted to be with Jake.