America Honey

Chapter 22

"Jason." Sam gasped with her mouth hung open as she took in what was a once an old rundown bar and now had been completely redone, "When? How? Why?" She rattled off at once she had finally found her voice.

"The guys and I started it a week before we went to New York and because I know how much this dream means to you." Jason answered as Sam walked around the the bar and took in all the work that the guys had done.

"Why?" Sam asked as she took a seat at the newly redone bar.

"I am more of a man of action, then a man of words." Jason started as he pulled out a stool next to Sam, "I will most likely always say the wrong thing at the wrong time, I don't express myself that well and I have a lot to learn when it comes to relationships." Jason continued as he grabbed Sam's hand and looked her in the eyes, "But, I promise to love you for as long as I breath."

Sam's eyes welled up as Jason continued his speech, she was so touched by Jason's actions. She had never had someone do something like this before. There had been a little part of her holding back, until just now, the little part was the doubt that her relationship was too good to last. But that doubt flew out the window when she saw all the work Jason had done for her dream. She knew that Jason was it for her.

"Alright, please say something? I am starting to feel like an ass?" Jason said as Sam was lost in her thoughts.

"That was quite a speech for a man who is not good with words." Sam smirk once she was brought back to reality, "I was waiting for the ring." She added with a laugh.

"Ring?" Jason asked confused, "I am not quite following." He confessed as Sam just shook her head.

"I love you too and this is the most amazing thing something has ever done for me.." Sam exclaimed as she hopped off her stool and on to his lap. She grabbed his neck and lowered his face to her's, "What is that?" Sam asked as she felt something in Jason's pants.

"I am pretty sure you know what that is." Jason smirked as he brought Sam into another kiss.

"Cocky much?" Sam countered as she pulled away from the kiss.

"You know it." Jason said as his smirk grew as he moved Sam off his lap and onto the her stool.

"What are you doing?" Sam asked as she watched Jason slowly back away from and Sam, but he never broke eye contact.

"Samantha Marie Scorpio, these last several months have been the biggest surprise my life. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would find love in this town." Jason paused, " and now I can't imagine a life without you. So,will you allow me the honor of spending the rest of our lives together?" Jason asked as he knelt down down in front of her and pulled a ring out of his pocket.

"You enjoy messing with me don't you." Sam said with a grin as he tears started to fall from her eyes.

"Is that a no?"

"I could not think of any other person that I want to spend the rest of life with you." Sam responded as she sat slipped of the stool and down next to Jason. Jason felt his heart beat faster as he Sam looked straight at him and slid the ring on to her finger, the second the ring was on, Sam pounced on Jason and caused them to fall floor.

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"They have a map? How big is this store? What have you gotten me into?" Patrick rattled off as he looked from the map then to the three woman that stood by the elevator as they waited for the door to open.

"They have mini tape measures." Johnny gasped in amazement as he picked two up and showed them to the group before he turned back and grabbed a hand full and shoved them into his pocket, "Never know when I might need those." He mused to himself as he shoved some more into his pocket.

"They have their own food court!" Patrick said amazed not bothering to look up from the paper map, "A Daycare as well?"

"Why did I have to come?" Jason asked as he walked up behind Sam who was standing back watching everything take place.

"This is your house we are shopping for." Sam smiled as she leaned into his grasp as she played with the ring on her finger in the pocket of her sweatshirt.

"Our house." Jason corrected as he placed a kiss top of her head.

"Men need to grow up." Maxie said as she shook her head as she watched the three men of their group.

"Yeah, and dogs should stop licking themselves. It's not going to happen." Johnny shot back as he moved back towards the shopping cart.

"You are so mature." Maxie spat as she stuck her tongue out at her boyfriend.

"I will go home right now and make you pick everything out!" Johnny argued as he crossed his arms, "I should never have told you about the apartment and made you think you were stuck at your parents house."

"That would only come back to bite you in the ass." Maxie replied with a smirk.

"You are going to be living in a pink and unicorn nightmare." Jason laughed.

"Did you know if you say raise up lights really fast is sounds like razor blades in an Australian accent." Patrick asked as he tried to break the tension.

"How did you graduate high school?" Maxie asked as they waited for the elevator to open so they could all get a move on.

"I ask myself that about you all the time." Johnny murmured as he leaned against the shopping cart.

"I use random facts to break the tension." Patrick defended as the gang moved further into the store, "That's my thing."

"Your thing? It makes you sound like an idiot." Maxie hissed as they walked through the displays.

"If there is ever an apocalypse, I am coming to live here." Johnny thought out loud as he and Patrick wondered into a kitchen display.

"They have fake food in here." Patrick exclaimed as he opened a draw and pulled out a fake jar, "In a different language." He observed as he set the jar down and opened the fridge.

"You did not tell them did you?" Sam asked her two sisters as she watched the to men act like children in a candy store.

"Tell them what?"

"Of course, not there is no way they would have agreed to come." Jason and Robin said at the same time.

"One of the reasons this store is so cheap is because you have to put it together on your own." Robin started.

"With directions that are pictures." Sam finished.

"So, they should not have a problem with it." Jason concluded as he watched the two with a smirk.

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"This is not a good plan." Molly warned as she watched her father light the candles.

"Do not ruin the best day of my life." Mac ordered as he put the lighter down and hurried towards the oven, where the chicken was baking.

"I am just saying almost all your plans end in failure." Molly advised as she hopped up onto the counter.

"Why are you trying to ruin this? You were the one that reminded me to begin with." Mac asked as he set the timer on the oven for ten more minutes.

"I reminded you because you pay me every year to remind you of your anniversary and birthdays." Molly replied with a heavy sigh.

"I knew I was finally going to get leverage on your mother, I just had to wait and here it is. I am going to hold this over her for the next ten years." Mac laughed to himself.

"Yeah, that's how this is going to turn out." Molly sighed to herself, "How do you know Mom forgot?" Molly asked as she grabbed a carrot from the salad that was on the counter next to her.

"She didn't say anything or tell me what she bought herself or anything." Mac answered with a grin, "She forgot our anniversary Molly and I remember." He exclaimed.

"Technically, I remembered."

"You have your fifty dollars now go make yourself scarce. Your mother should be here any minute and I want us to be alone."

"What about the others?"

"I sent them a text, now shoo." Mac ordered as he threw a roll at his youngest.

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"I hate you all." Johnny glared as he slammed the car door, after the shopping trip to Ikea the group had unloaded their purchases into the barn behind the Scorpio house until they could officially move in. Which was in just one short week, the same time that Nikolas and Emily were due home from their extended honeymoon.

"We all know how this is going to turn out; you two are going to pretend you know what you are doing, curse, throw a few tools and then you are going to let Sam and I take over." Robin smirked as she and Sam climbed out of the truck.

"That happened like once." Patrick tried to defend himself.

"The TV stand, the bed frame, bookcase and even a flat tire." Maxie listed on her fingers as they made their way towards the house.

"Alright, alright." Patrick gave up as he held his hands in the air, "We men are completely useless without you woman in our lives. I am amazed that we can even dress and feed ourselves." Patrick added sarcastically as he opened the front door.

"I am amazed that you can even formulate a sentence." Maxie mused as she shifted the takeout bag into her other hand.

"Why are all the lights out?" Sam asked as she peeked into the living room and the dinning room as the

six slowly made their way into the dark house and made their way towards the kitchen. Sam held out a hand once they heard Mac muttering to himself.

"She is going to be eating out of my hand." Mac muttered as he continued to set the table, he took a step back and made sure that everything was perfect.

"What is going on?" Robin whispered into Sam's ear as she leaned over her sister's shoulder so she could get a better look into the kitchen.

"Dad we got dinner." Maxie yelled as she pushed pasted the two and into the kitchen, which caused Mac to freeze and turn to face the group.

"Why are you all here? I sent you a text."

"You mean the one that looks like a three year old sent it." Maxie countered as she pulled out her phone.

"I made it clear." Mac insisted.

"The text said 'away stay home dinner." The blonde read aloud and then sent passed the phone to her father.

"Mac!" A voice called from the front door.

"You all need to clear out now." Mac ordered in a hushed tone, "In here, Honey." He called a little louder.

"What is all this?" Alexis asked as she walked into the kitchen and set her bag down on the island.

"We are just going to take this Chinese upstairs and yeah." Sam trailed off as she grabbed the forgotten bag and headed towards the stairs, only to be stopped by Maxie.

"Happy Anniversary!" Mac exclaimed as he pulled his wife into a hug.

"Anniversary? It can't be." Alexis stammered as she looked around the table.

"Daddy!" Molly cried as she ran into the room.

"It's alright, I understand. It has been a very hectic few weeks."

"I programed the wrong month."

"Your anniversary isn't until next month." Molly and Patrick said at the same time.

"How the hell do you know when their anniversary is? You can never remember ours." Robin snapped as she hit Patrick on the back on the head.

"This is a low even for you." Alexis yelled as she stared at Mac, "Trying to make me think I forgot our anniversary, just so you could have leverage over me for once." Alexis exclaimed in shock.

"Molly told me that it was."

"That is your excuse? A thirteen year old made you do it." Alexis laughed.

"It's the truth."

"I have some news." Sam jumped in as she tried to cover for her father, "We're engaged."