Chapter Four

Later that evening Sami and EJ were sitting at a booth in the Brady Pub listening to Sami's ipod as they worked on the load of homework the teachers had given that day. EJ glanced up from the textbook he was looking at to see Sami staring at her social studies homework in disgust. He tried to hold back a laugh but was unsuccessful.

"What's so funny?" Sami asked looking up from her homework.

"The way you're looking at you're social studies homework, you look like you want to throw it out a window,"

Sami laughed.

"That's probably because that's exactly what I want to do, if I never have to look at a social studies vocabulary packet again I'll be very, very, very happy,"

EJ just shook his head and laughed.

"Do you want to take a break?"

"Yes!" Sami responded eagerly.

"Okay, I'll be right back," EJ said getting up and heading towards the counter.

"Wait a sec, where are you going?"

"Well, you're stressed out you're allowed to have comfort food every once in a while,"

"Chocolate---" EJ cut Sami off before she could continue.

"Chocolate fudge brownie covered in hot fudge, I know,"

Sami just smiled in response as EJ headed for the counter.

At the beach Lucas walked into the beach house to find Carrie standing by the window staring out at the almost deserted beach.

"What are you looking at?" Lucas asked walking behind Carrie and wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Nothing, Lucas I don't feel right about this,"

"You don't feel right about what?" Lucas asked even though he had an inkling of what Carrie was referring to.

"You know what I mean, this, us. It isn't fair to Sami,"

Lucas gave a frustrated sigh.

"Sami never has to know,"

Before Carrie could respond Lucas kissed her and led her over to the couch where they continued to make out.

Back at the Brady Pub EJ and Sami were sitting at the booth with a hot fudge brownie between them as they continued to listen to Sami's ipod.

"Can we listen to another song? One that hasn't been heard on Greys Anatomy?" EJ asked before taking a bit of the brownie.

Sami laughed and rolled her eyes.

"What's wrong with Greys Anatomy?"

"Nothing except the fact we watched so much of it on the season one and two DVD's that I was hearing the theme song in my sleep," EJ answered.

Sami made a pouty face.

"Poor baby, I think you can survive watching it for one more week,"

EJ just rolled his eyes in response.

"Fine, here," Sami said going through all the songs on her ipod until she finally settled on Timberland's The Way I Are.

"So I thought you and Lucas would be hanging out together since you guys just got back together," EJ said changing the subject.

Sami shrugged.

"Lucas said he had to do something with his mom tonight so we couldn't hang out,"

EJ nodded.

Somehow he highly doubted that that was what Lucas was really doing but he wasn't going to say anything to Sami until he was sure.