American Honey
Chapter 10
Mac let out a heavy sigh as he looked around the house, which was in shambles thanks to his six children. "Daddy." Molly called as she entered the kitchen stepping over the laundry basket that fell over thanks to Lily.
"What is it sweetheart?" Mac asked as he opened the dishwasher to find both dirty and clean dishes in it.
"My head is killing me." Molly answered as she pulled the stool out and sat at the island.
"Maybe it's because your brother is blasting his music at an insane volume." He muttered as he pushed the dishwasher closed as he gave up.
"It's my allergies."
"Okay." Mac said as he turned his attention to his youngest before heading over to the cabinet above the TV that held the medicine. He rummaged around until he found what he was looking for, "Here take this." He insisted as he poured the red liquid into the little cup. Molly gulped it down in one sip before she took the water Mac had just poured.
"Kristina!" Mac yelled as he watched Kristina come down the stairs, "Why are you out of your room?"
"I came down for food and I have nothing in my room, unless you want me to starve to death." She snapped as she walked over towards the refrigerator, just as Robin walked in from the basement.
"Hey, how is the laundry coming?" Mac asked.
"It came about as far as the living room." Robin responded as she sat next to Molly who was reading the medicine bottle.
"You gave me the drowsy kind!" Molly yelled as she slammed the bottle down, "I have to finish my project for camp." She added as she stomped up the stairs.
"By the way Maxie didn't come home last night." Kristina voiced as she grabbed a slice of pizza and headed back up to her room.
"You gave it a good shot Dad, you lasted a lot longer than anyone thought you would." Robin said as she tried to confront the man, "Mom is just better at maintaining order than you are."
"It's been one week, that is all it took for this house to fall into chaos." He mumbled to himself.
"Five days, you still have two more to go." Robin corrected, "But look at it this way you can't really screw up any worse. Between Kristina's little crime ring, causing Sam's sprained ankle and drugging Molly. I don't think you can do any worse. I mean three out of three isn't that bad." Robin finished as she looked at her Dad.
"Was that supposed to be helpful?" Mac asked with a frown, which cause Robin to laugh before she left the room.
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Sam quickly knocked on the door before digging through her to find her ringing cell phone, careful not to put to much wait on her ankle. "Hello?" She asked not recognizing the number, just as the door swung open to show a smiling Emily who just waved before heading back to the bed that was covered with papers.
"Sam?" The voice on the other line questioned.
"Yeah." Sam said hesitantly.
"Oh, thank heaven." The voice said with a laugh, "It seems no one else in your family knows how a phone works."
"Diane?" Sam asked after a minute.
"Who else? Anyway I wanted to let you know your mother and I finished up early and were on our way home."
"Where is my Mom?"
"Breathing into a paper bag at the moment, that is why I am calling. Your mother once again has proven how much she doesn't listen. She forgot to put oil in the car and we are now sitting in a truck stop in Mason."
"You want me to come get you and not to say a word to my father or Maxie." Sam responded as she walked into the hotel room.
"That would be lovely, don't rush though there are some delicious specimens here." Diane laughed, "Alexis into the bag." She yelled, "Sam I have to go, call me when you are on the road." Diane added before she hung up.
"Everything okay?" Emily asked as she looked up from her laptop.
"Yeah, there is just a family emergency." Sam retorted as she sat on the bed, "What is all this?" She asked motioning to the bed.
"College admission forms."
"I though you were already enrolled back home."
"I am only one semester, already talked to the office and I'm all set to transfer." Emily explained as she set the laptop aside.
"Are you saying what I think you are saying?" Sam questioned with a smile.
"I am officially a student at Willow Creeks University." Emily exclaimed as she jumped off the bed.
"I am so happy for you." Sam cried as she pulled the woman into a hug.
"So you don't this is a stupid mistake, that I am not going to regret this."
"Are you happy here?" Sam asked as they pulled away from each other.
"More than anything, I finally feel free. Here I am not Emily Quartermaine, I am just plain Emily."
"Well, Plain Emily, I think that answers your question." Sam responded.
"So, now my drama is over, what is your family emergency?"
"My mother needs a rescue mission."
"Oh, I am in." She laughed as she started to clean the bed off. "But you can't drive with your ankle and I am just learning my way around town." Emily finished as an afterthought.
"We will have Nik bring us." Sam offered as she picked out her phone and dialed the familiar number.
"Yeah?" A voice out of breath asked on the other line.
"Well, I am hoping there is a good reason you are out of breath and not something I should be jealous about." Sam flirted as she placed the phone on speaker and sat next to a smirking Emily.
"Nik and I are just getting a little workout." Jason answered with a laugh.
"Really I didn't think you went that way." Sam blurted out followed by the her and Emily bursting out into a giggling fest.
"Don't worry Babe, there is only one person I am willing to get that kind of workout with. So what's up? I am guessing this isn't a booty call."
"Well Emily and I could use a favor." Sam started
"Name it." Jason answered as there was a rustling on the other line.
"Sam and I got in a little trouble and need you help to get rid of the evidence." Emily informed her brother before hanging up the phone and looking at Sam who had a stunned look on her face.
"Why did you tell him that?" Sam questioned after a minute.
"We need them to get here quick and knowing them they would take forever. So telling them we are in trouble makes them get here quick." Emily explained.
As soon as the words were out of her mouth, the door swung open and both men barged into the hotel room, "What happened?" Jason asked as he looked around the room.
"I was going to ask you that." Emily countered as she took in the appearances of both men. They had clearly been out in the sun, both sporting a tan that they hadn't had the day before. Jason also happened to be covered in something that looked like paint.
"We were working." Nikolas explained as he leaned against the dresser.
"On what?" Sam asked as she looked at her twin.
"Why did you say you were in trouble when you are both clearly fine?" He said changing the subject.
"We need you to drive us to Memorial."
"Why? That is two hours away." Nikolas whined, "I am not driving you all that far for a shopping trip. Why can't you drive there yourself?"
"My leg, which happened thanks to you and Dad and Emily doesn't know the way."
"What do you need in Memorial?" Jason asked as he dug around in the closet.
"Our mother and Diane." Sam answered as she crossed her arms.
"Are you on your pain meds again? Mom isn't due back for a few more days."
"The conference was cut short, their car broke down and they are now stuck in some truck stop in Memorial." Sam explained very slowly.
"Okay." Nikolas agreed.
"Are you sure you don't want me to explain this again for you." Sam said sarcastically as Nikolas just stuck out his tongue before he grabbed Emily's hand and pulled her out the door.
"Where are your crunches?" Jason asked as he watch Sam flinch as she tried to stand up from the bed.
"I didn't need them." Sam retorted as she grimaced as she placed to much weight on her injured ankle.
"Really, I can see that." He smirked as he pulled off his dirty shirt and turned towards the dresser to grab a new shirt, "How did you get here anyway?" He asked as he grabbed a clean shirt and turned his attention back to Sam.
"Patrick dropped me off before work." Sam answered with as she watched Jason.
"See something you like?" He asked with a smirk.
"I've seen better." Sam admitted as she watched Jason make his way over to her.
"I don't remember you moaning that the other night." Jason grinned as he pulled his shirt on before he bent down and threw Sam over his shoulder and headed out to the parking lot.
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"So, I wanted to run something by you." Emily spoke as she glanced at Nikolas from the corner of her eye.
"Depends, is it something I am going to like." Nik smirked as he glanced into the review mirror to see Sam and Jason asleep in the backseat.
"I am transferring to Willows Creek University." Emily blurted as she played with her watch.
"You what?" Nikolas yelled as he caused the car to swerve into the other lane, which woke Sam and Jason.
"I thought you were going to happy." Emily said in a quite voice as she looked away from the man.
"Umm, what is going on?" Sam asked as she sat up.
"I am happy, extremely." Nikolas said as he pulled over to the side of the road, "I just didn't expect this, I was trying not to think what was going to happen because I knew sooner or later a hard decision was going to made. I was actually going to talk to you about this tomorrow night. I was going to come with you back to Port Charles." Nikolas confessed as he turned to face the young woman.
"You were?" Emily asked with tears in her eyes.
"Of course I didn't want you to have to make any sacrifices." Nikolas answered as he pulled Emily into a hug.
"I didn't want you to have to choose between me and your family." Emily said a second later as he pulled her into a kiss.
"What just happened?" Jason asked confused.
"Your sister is going to move her and go to school, but my brother was going to surprise her and move to your hometown." Sam explained with a smile.
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An hour later the group pulled into the truck stop and were shocked at what they saw, when they walked into the building. Alexis was sitting at the end of the bar breathing into a brown paper bag, while Diane was dancing with some overly friendly men.
"Oh, thank God." Alexis called as she saw the four in the doorway, "You need to get me out of here, you can leave Diane but you need to get me out of here." Alexis ordered as she pulled Nikolas and Emily into a hug, "What happened to you?" Alexis asked concern filled her voice as she looked to her oldest daughter, who was leaning against Jason.
"We were playing kickball and Dad got a little to into the game and tackled me and this happened." Sam explained.
"I knew I shouldn't have left that man-child in charge." Alexis mumbled, "The rental car is already taken care of, so we can just go." Alexis added as she headed towards the door.
"What about Diane?" Sam asked as her mother grabbed Jason and headed towards the door, dragging Sam along with them.
"We will get her." Emily called as the two made their way towards the red haired.
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"Well this is cozy." Diane smiled as she smiled towards Jason who was stuck in-between Sam and Diane, while Nikolas, Emily and Alexis were in the front seat, "I am Diane, by the way." She added with a smile.
"Jason." He greeted with a weak smiled before nudging closer to Sam, "Little help here." He whispered towards the girl that was leaning against him, only to be greeted by a low snore.
"Diane, leave my future son-in-law alone. I happen to like this one, I don't need you to scare him away." Alexis ordered as she turned around, "And while we are on the subject, Nikolas if you do anything to scare this one away. I will disown you and adopt this one." She added nodding towards Emily.
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Sam woke up as she felt the arm around her waist move, she turned to see Jason rolling out of bed. "Hey, go back to bed." Jason yawned as he watched her sit up, "Nik needs some help with something. I will be back in time for us to have breakfast." He added as he kissed her on the forehead.
Sam just mumbled before she turned over.
An hour later, Sam got up and and started to move around. As she was heading over towards the bathroom she knocked over the piles of paper on the table next to the bathroom. Quickly bending down to pick up the papers she stopped when she saw the two airplane tickets in her hands.