A/N: So, this chapter was extremely hard for me to write considering I have no experience in the area of coming out. Anyways, I did manage to write the chapter despite that fact. Hope it's to your liking.

Chapter Thirteen: Un-Closeted

Sam slowly made her way into the house. She was completely terrified. For once she was glad about her mother's intuition because it made it a little bit easier. She had at least one of her parent's on her side.

Sam walks in and sees her mother pacing the floor. Apparently Sam wasn't the only one who was terrified.

"Is he here yet?"

Brooke turns around and sees her daughter's white face.

"Oh baby," Brooke murmurs and walks closer to her daughter. "It will be okay. Once we tell your dad, everything will be okay."

"What if he hates me?" Sam asks in a child like voice.

"He could never hate you, but your dad won't be home for another hour so come sit and tell me about try-outs."

Sam sits down next to her mother and smiles.

"Well today I found out that Ally and Jesse are together."

"Really?"

Sam nods her head.

"Yeah, it was shocking, but apparently not to anyone else. The whole team accepts it, their relationship and mine and Kelsey's."

"That's great sweetheart, just many more people on your side."

"Yeah, and then we let two new girls on the team, Stephanie and Kylie, but Kylie is kind of angry. She was mean to me, but I just think that underneath the exterior and the presence that she puts up, something happened that made her that way."

"I'm sure whatever it is it is being dealt with."

"Thanks mom," Sam says with a smile.

"For what honey?"

"For being here."

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Trevor sits down after hearing what the FBI had to stay about John Steele. He had no idea.

"Now officer Daniels, I am sure that this is hard to take in and it's a lot to process."

"Is she in danger? Is my daughter in danger? You have to tell me."

"What it does is makes things more complicated. He's smart and somehow managed to get registered into a high school."

Trevor undoes the top two buttons on his shirt and takes a breath.

"Okay, please explain everything to me again."

"Ten years ago in Wilmington 17 year old Leon Sheets raped and murdered 3 girls. They had brown eyes and brown hair. He fell off the radar quickly until a rape kit was done a few months ago. Then we find that Leon Sheets now goes by the name of John Steele, an 18 year old boy when in reality he is 27 years old. Samantha Baker is the only living victim. She's lucky to be alive."

"You have to tell her parents especially if he makes an appearance like he already has."

"Don't worry Officer Daniels, we have everything under control."

"You don't understand. You weren't there. I was first on the scene. Sam had driven the car into a tree, busted it up. But that was after John raped her. She looked so lost and surprisingly, I was the only one she would talk to until her parents came. They did the rape kit and now all of a sudden you guys show up. What the hell is that all about?"

"Once his name came up we have been trailing him. He wants Sam. He plans to finish what he started, but we can't do anything right now because if we do there is no telling how many other people that man is going to hurt. But trust me when I say this, I want that bastard caught."

Trevor looks at the woman in front of him and sighs.

"I'm sorry about the rudeness Agent Berry. I've just come to see Sam as a daughter."

Agent Berry turns to her team and motions them to step outside. Once they are gone, she pulls out a folder and gives it to Trevor.

Trevor flips through it until he comes to a picture of a blonde haired girl-one of John's victims-under the picture the name Mindy Berry was printed.

"She was seventeen, my daughter. One day she brings home this sweet 17 year old boy named Leon only he didn't turn out so sweet. We have the evidence to convict him, but we haven't caught him. Normally, I wouldn't be on this case, but it's been ten years and I've grieved. I just want justice and Sam deserves it too. I know what you are feeling, but believe me I'm not going to stop looking for him…ever."

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Julian walks through the front door and spots Brooke and Sam sitting on the couch.

"What's going on?"

Sam stands up and takes a breath.

"Daddy, I need you to sit down."

Julian narrows his eyes.

"Are you pregnant?"

"Um, no."

Julian nods his head and sits down next to his wife.

"Samantha, what is going on?"

"There is something that I have to tell you."

"I don't like the sound of that," Julian states.

Brooke grabs her husband's hand and shakes her head.

"Alright, go on," Julian says wanting this conversation to go further.

"I'm seeing someone."

"Okay," Julian says slowly. "Who is he?"

Sam glances at her mother who nods her head encouragingly.

"That's the thing, he is a she."

Julian starts laughing which causes Sam to look at her father in confusion.

"I-I'm sorry, I thought you just said she."

As Julian continues to laugh Sam responds.

"I did."

Julian stops laughing and looks at his wife and then to his daughter.

"Are you kidding me?"

Sam shakes her head.

"No, I'm dating Kelsey Daniels."

"B-But you're not, you're not…gay."

"Actually I am and I'm happy, but you needed to know."

Julian shakes his head back and forth.

"That's not right. You are not gay. That's just not right," Julian says as he stands up from the couch.

"Daddy," Sam cries out as tears form in her eyes.

"Break it off," Julian demands.

"Julian!" Brooke shouts in outrage.

"No, my daughter is not gay."

"I don't want to!" Sam shouts.

Julian looks at his daughter with a look of disgust. He shakes his head and heads to the door.

"Julian, do NOT walk out that door."

Julian looks back at his wife.

"I can't be here right now."

Julian walks out the door without another look towards his daughter.