Sam bid the receptionist at police station a thanks and a good night before heading toward the front exit. The receptionist had told him that Tori had already been cleared and left the building a few minutes before him. And since she did not have her money on her right now and he had the only transportation. That meant she was waiting for him.
'Waiting to jump me is more like it,' Sam thought with an uneasy chuckle. Sure he was physically stronger than her and could take what she dished out. But she was still scary when she wanted to be and her punches hurt.
Making sure he had his keys in his pocket, he pushed passed the glass doors with his release papers in hand.
'Where is she?'
Looking around, Sam could not spot his raven-haired friend anywhere.
"Samuel Flynn."
Clearing his throat, Sam turned around and put on the biggest smile he could muster at the moment. Leaning against the wall of the building next to the entrance was Victoria with her arms crossed and an eerily calm look.
But before he could say anything Tori pushed off the wall and walked toward him with a sway to her hips, catching his attention automatically. What could he say, he was still a guy.
"So where's your parachute?" Tori asked as she took her helmet from his hands.
"Well, uhh," Sam let out a nervous chuckle, "They had to confiscate it."
"Uh-huh"
Glare.
If it wasn't so cool and dark out, Tori was pretty sure she would see Sam sweat bullets with that expression of his.
She turned around to face forward with her arms still crossed across her chest. Kids and adults alike were being escorted into the police station by officers.
"I'm sorry, I'll get you...uh myself another one."
Sam's comment got a smile out of her.
Darn him.
Letting out a small laugh, Tori bumped her hip against his before heading down the stairs toward the lot.
"I got that for you as a present Sam, I don't really care what you do with it," Tilting her head back she glanced at him, "Glad you could put it to good use."
"Wha? Then what's with the third degree?" Sam exclaimed as he rushed after her.
"For flattening my boobs you boob," Tori rubbed her chest with a pout, "I think I went down a cup size."
With a grin Sam rushed in front of her and walked backwards. Pocketing his slip he lifted both his hands and wiggled his fingers.
"Statistics say, stimulation of the glands help," He charmed.
"Whatever!" Tori laughed as she pushed him on the chest, nearly sending him sprawling on the sidewalk.
"Hey!"
"Just get your bike fool."
"You shouldn't treat your chauffeur like that."
"Well Mr. Chauffeur, since I'm paying for dinner. I get to say whatever the hell I want. ESPECIALLY after what you made me go through," Tori moved to pat her stomach, "I'm so hungry."
"I know, I heard earlier," Sam said slyly as he stared at her from the corner of his eyes. He quickly moved to dodge a swing to his stomach and jogged up to the kiosk. Taking out the slip he pressed it against the glass as he nodded toward the guard on duty.
"Hey Guss,"
Soon they were on their way to the nearest fast-food place. They spent the next half hour eating and joking around before heading back out onto the road. She was spending the night at his place.
'Better than staying alone at home,' she thought as he got off the bridge and the main road onto a dirt path. Closing her eyes, Tori let her head rest against his back. Her hands were tucked under his jacket, something she would always do when she forgot her gloves.
Suddenly a smirk made it's way under her helmet. Though the foam pressing against her cheeks made it a bit harder to do so.
Untangling her fingers but keeping a good grip around his waist, Tori began stroking her fingers against his abs. Feeling his muscles twitch, she could barely hold a laugh as the bike took a rather large turn into Sam's loft.
'Payback's a bitch,' Tori let out a evil laugh to herself in her head.
Once the bike was turned off she dug her fingers into his side and began tickling him mercilessly. Muffled laughter filled the room as they both fell off the bike wrestling.
Sam had her pinned to the ground in no time, not that Tori really expected to win. Suddenly Sam was jumped by Marvin.
Pulling her helmet off, Tori sat up laughing at Sam's expense as he was attacked by his own dog.
"Go Marv! Attack him!"
"Augh!"
Feeling pity for him, Tori lifted Marv from Sam and patted over to place him on his bedding. Squishing his adorable face, Tori smacked Sam's dog a kiss on his nose.
"That's disgusting" Sam shrugged his jacked off and tossed it onto his couch.
"You're just jealous cause I don't kiss you like that," Standing up Tori pulled a wrapped burger from her jacket and dropped it onto Marvin's bedding.
"Here you go cutie, you earned it."
"I thought I was the cutie?"
A couch pillow met Sam's protruding butt as he bent down.
Seeing Sam open his fridge, Tori quickly called out for a soda.
"Get it yourself, I can't believe you tickled me. I could have crashed us right onto the door ya know." He retorted but grabbed a soda for her anyway.
"Don't be such a baby."
"I wasn't the one screaming when we were flying."
"That was NOT flying. That was falling and thank you by the way Mr. Steven Hawkings, your miscalculation just got me a record."
"It wasn't a miscalculation. You and that guard slowed me down more than I calculated," Sam chided jokingly while he tried to save his pride as he kept his head in the fridge.
Where was all his beer?
He bet his money that Tori hid it somewhere.
"Are you calling me fat?"
A chuckle broke through the room.
Tori turned around to see Alan entering through the open door facing the docks. A blush immediately made it's way across her face before she moved to embrace the man.
Sam on the other hand found his beer and grabbed two before drawling out, "Why are you in my apartment Alan?"
Standing up, Sam turned to face his surrogate father for the past 20 years.
"Well you don't answer your phone," Alan replied as he embraced the woman back.
"And I noticed you brought Victoria along to your annual...visit."
Ever since Sam had introduced her to Alan when they were teenagers, Alan had quickly taken up a role as her surrogate father as well. And as much as she appreciated it, she still found it a bit weird when he stepped into "father mode." Especially when it came to Sam. Weird but mostly funny.
"Uhhh...I'm going to go change."
Tori quickly made her way up the stairs to Sam's room. She was not used to getting caught when she got in trouble. And she was going to let Sam take the burn. Mwuahahaha.
