Sam's surgery passed with no problems and she had begun chemo. So far she has not lost her hair, but she waited for the day where she would wake and see it lying on her pillow. Danny still had little idea of why Sam had picked up conversation with him. In two days or so Danny had to return back to work, since he was already out for a three days. Shawn and Lea were going to get married once the baby was born. Lea asked for permission to go away to have the baby, Sam met her halfway not willing to send her to a special school or place for teenage mothers and let her go to her "uncle" Phil's. Phil was not really her uncle, but an old friend of Sam's. He helped out with her pregnancy and problems. He was also the one who got her to finally call Danny.
Lea brought down her last bag and saw everyone standing there to wish her a farewell, when the doorbell rang. Lea answered it with much excitement to see her uncle Phil.
Lea: Uncle Phil!
Phil: Kitty Cat.
Lea jumped into his arms excited to see him.
Sam: Phil.
Phil: Hey Sam, how's it hanging
Sam: I think I need to talk to you.
Phil: alright
Sam: Lea start with your goodbye's Phil and I are going to be right back
Lea: alright
Sam Pulled Phil into the Kitchen, where Danny was currently sitting doing a little work. He looked up and met eyes with Sam, then looked over at the handsome man next to her. He had light brown hair past his ears, and hazel greenish eyes.
Sam: Danny this is Phil, Phil –Danny.
Phil: Hey, I've heard great stories about you.
Danny: oh, nice to meet you.
Phil: so girly what's up?
Danny then saw that Phil was charmer and loved to flirt. Well at least he guessed.
Sam: Phil, she's pregnant…. That's why she's going away to live with you.
Phil: Wait and mister boyfriend is still alive, how did she get you out of killing him.
Sam: she wanted to have sex not him, so she pressured him into it. At least that is what she says. They want to get married.
Phil: and you are allowing this.
Sam: I have to make her understand that I'm okay with the guy thing. 'Cause not talking about guys and our personal lives - that's me and my mom. That is not me and Lea.
Phil: Are you okay with the guy thing?
Sam: Yes.
Phil: Really?
Sam: Okay-ish.
Phil: That's not okay.
Sam: That's okay with an "ish."
Phil: whatever you say.
Sam: look just uh talk to her about all this, and make sure she is just rushing into things. You're good at that.
Phil: alright Sam
Sam: when I'm free I'll make trips down.
Phil: Don't worry. I took care of you didn't I
Sam: yeah … Just keep me informed and let me know everything
Phil: alright … I'll email you or call you everyday
Sam: thank you
Phil, Danny, and Sam walked back out to the living room. Lea and Shawn were right in the middle of saying goodbye.
Shawn: please don't leave
Lea: I have to, you'll be alright …. I promise my mom won't hurt you.
Shawn: I love you
Lea: I love you too.
Phil: alright kiddo, let's get a move on
Lea: wait
Phil looked at Lea, as she ran up to her mom.
Lea: I'll miss you mom
Sam: I'll be fine, just take care of you.
Lea: Mom, I'm sorry
Sam: hey, don't be, and don't worry about me. I promise I'll be here whenever you need me.
Lea backed away and walked back over to Phil.
Phil: hey kid I can drop you off at school.
Shawn: thanks
Shawn grabbed his backpack and followed his girlfriend and Phil out the door. Sam stood watching the door. Danny came up and held her hand reassuringly.
Danny: you okay
Sam: a little sad
Danny: I know something that will cheer you up.
Sam: what?
Danny: how about a ride
Sam: a ride where … like an amusement park?
Danny: no
Danny the changed into his ghost form. Sam's eyes widened and she gave him a once over.
Danny: so what do you say?
Sam: aren't we a bit old for that?
Danny: no …
Danny then picked her up in one swoop and phased out of the house. He soared to great heights as Sam clung onto him fearfully.
Danny: have I dropped you yet?
Sam: put me back on the ground now!
Danny then let go. Sam screamed as Danny flew swiftly under her and caught her.
Sam: I hate you
Danny: oh come on. I would never let you get hurt. Just relax, and enjoy the ride.
Sam: Danny
Danny: hmm
Sam: I want you to take Lea if … if I pass away
Danny: First off you are not going anywhere. Second, why me? What about that Phil guy?
Sam: oh he's wonderful; just he's not the parenting type. Sure he is great, and he took great care of me, but I need to know someone is going to help Lea keep going and not worry about being her best friend. I want her to have the future I didn't.
Danny: Future you didn't?
Sam: Can I rely on you?
Danny: yes, of course, as long as you answer some questions for me.
Sam: can we go back down?
Danny smiled and held her closer and slowly landed back down in the kitchen. Sam put on a pot of water and made them something to drink. They then sat on the sofa, facing each other.
Sam: okay … I'm ready
Danny: What happened with you and John?
Sam: Well we were getting close and he told me he loved and one night when we had a little too much to drink we both said and did things we didn't mean. I then found out I was pregnant. I gently broke the news to him and tried to talk about marriage with him, but it turned into a huge argument and fight. That ended with him breaking up with me. Phil I met accidently, he found me having a meltdown in a terminal. He took great care of me. Not too long after lea was born, about a year John came back saying he wanted to be a father. He was good at first, and had his regular weekends with her, and moved back in for a while. I never made up with him, but I tried to get along for Lea. Then when she was eleven he was rarely ever around and often threw her aside. Walked out when she was twelve. He missed a lot of weekends and I often had to force him to come around anymore. Nothing really else to it, he still doesn't know I have cancer.
Danny: well I think he's out of his mind. He is truly missing out
Sam smiled at him as he blushed like he always has.
Sam: you haven't changed much.
Danny: no I guess I haven't
Sam: I don't think you really wanted to ask me about John and Lea.
Danny: no I guess I didn't
Sam: you wanted to ask about the last time we saw each other
Danny: well do you blame me. I made it perfectly clear that I was still love with you and that I still wanted to be with you, I mean you must have felt something back to have sex with me and you-you just pulled it all away when I saw you were gone leaving a just a note. I knew you didn't even have to leave that early. I looked it up and I saw you didn't have to leave until the end of summer. Why couldn't you spend it with me? Why couldn't we just fix everything?
Sam looked down at her mug, not know or wanting to answer. She clearly remembered the note she had left. No explanation or emotion. Just advice and look for his future and a farewell and happy trails.
Sam: I am really sorry and if there was anything better to say I would say it but sorry is the only thing I know to say.
Danny: why did you leave?
Sam: you won't understand
Danny: yes I will!
Sam: I was pregnant! Okay? I was pregnant when I had sex with you! I was pregnant when I graduated! I was pregnant!
Danny: what?
Sam: you-you just made me so mad and you didn't even wait! You just dated her! So I met John and I pretended everything was going to be okay and that I didn't love you so I had sex to prove I didn't love you anymore, but it only made me realized I did still love you. Then- … I couldn't stay and let everyone see it.
Danny: even me?
Sam: especially you! If you knew I was pregnant! Oh god-
Sam then began to cry.
Sam: I couldn't let you know ….
Danny: Sam, I would have still loved you! I would have not cared at all, and if you stayed I would have lied to everyone and told them it was mine! You would have had me right by your side. You wouldn't have gone through it alone.
Sam: which is exactly why I couldn't let you know, I could never make you give up all you worked for and give yourself a bad name for me and what was my mistake.
Danny: damn it Sam! Can't you see it? I still love you! I have loved you every day in my life, but I guess you are just too afraid to be with me!
Danny stood up ready to stomp away.
Sam: Danny wait-
Danny turned around and saw Sam looking at him confused and lost at words.
Danny: I think I just got my answer
Sam: no! Now don't do that! Things are just really confusing right now. You know that!
Danny: what is so confusing? I don't get how this is confusing. You either love me or you don't.
Sam didn't answer she just looked down taken back and unsure of herself.
Danny: (heavy sigh) okay, I'll be heading home tonight. Call me if you need anything. Just don't' expect me to come running back into your arms for your love again. I promise you this time I will move on with my life.
Danny then walked out of the room mumbling stuff to himself. Sam sat back down on the couch choking down tears. Then she really did start choking, she fell over and the mug made a huge crash on her hardwood floor. Danny rushed back in and knelt down quickly.
Danny: Sam! Sam?
Sam: I- I don't feel good. I think I'm- I'm
Sam then threw up right there. She started to cough and had trouble holding herself up. Danny pulled out his phone and quickly dialed 911. Sam began to feel fuzzy and started to fade out.
Danny: hold on Sam ….. Hold on.
She tried to stay awake but that was the last thing she heard before blacking out.
She awoke again and saw a note staring at her in the face. She weakly reached over and opened up the note.
Sam,
A note for a note. You gave me quite a scare. Don't worry there is a nurse here to take care of you. I still took off to continue my life back home. When you get your strength please call me up and tell me you'll be okay so I know not to worry anymore. Please listen to the nurses and doctors, trust me they know what they are doing. They told me not to worry and that you'll be fine, but you know me and know that I will still worry. I wish you all the best. Hope we can be friends again, though I doubt that will happen. I'm sorry things didn't work out again. I'm sorry I have caused so much drama and confusion in your life.
Danny
Sam looked up from the note to see a woman with strawberry blonde hair walk in.
Kelly: oh you're up.
Sam rubbed her head still shocked from the note.
Kelly: I'm Kelly.
Sam: (weakly) what-what-?
Kelly: you just had a reaction to the chemo therapy, nothing to worry about. A little bit of pain medication and bed rest should help.
Sam: there was a man (cough) here he –he … when did he?
Kelly: oh yes, he was very kind and handsome. I think he left two days ago. You were in and out a lot of times in-between, but I guess you can't really remember.
Sam: I-I need to get a plane ticket.
Kelly: I don't think it is best for you travel right now.
Sam: I (cough) I need a ring and plane ticket.
Kelly: Miss I think you should rest up some more, whatever you need to do can wait.
Sam: it can't wait!
The class tried to pay attention to their teacher who just got back. Some were texting in their purses or under their deck trying to be nonchalant. Some put their heads down in attempt at a nap and other chomped on their gum, cracking it loudly. Danny stood at the from board writing stuff trying to grasp their attention. Danny then stopped and turned around staring at his class.
Danny: come on guys! This stiff isn't that boring. I mean I could be podium teacher and stand there behind a podium and read to you in monotone.
Angel: Mr. Fenton how can you say this stuff isn't boring. I mean the planets and stuff is great and all, but I don't think I am ever going to travel out in space. I'm never going to use this stuff.
Danny: okay remember how we discussed that when stars die they create black holes?
Angel: sure
Danny: well the sun is a giant star and one day it will die out causing a giant black hole that earth will be sucked into.
The class stared wide eyed and shocked.
Casey: wait are you being serious?
Danny: yes I am …
Frank: but that means we are going to die
Danny: yeah, but I don't think for that reason. It's not going to happen for a very long time.
The class let out this huge relief.
Danny: Okay throw out my lesson then, let's talk about your problems and I promise you use science in everyday life.
Meanwhile Sam and Tucker were outside of his classroom window kneeling down. Tucker was on his PDA while Sam was keeping watch.
Sam: Tucker this reunion is great and all, but can we hurry it up.
Tucker: I'm going as fast as I can, and you're lucky I am not making you go to the hospital, miss I am supposed to be in bed rest.
Sam: I'll be fine.
Tucker: okay I got it.
Tucker then cleared his throat and put it up to his ear listening to the ring and squeezed the bridge of his nose.
Danny stopped talking and picked up his classroom phone.
Danny: F 109, Fenton
Tucker: (fake voice) Mr. Fenton can you please come down to the office?
Danny: I have a class right now
Tucker: (fake voice) we are sending someone down right now. This is urgent and we need you in the office now.
Danny: okay I'll be right down.
Danny then hung up the phone and grabbed his keys
Danny: I'll be right back there is someone coming down, do pages 54 and 55 the review and skip the math problem.
Danny then walked out the door. The class immediately got into discussion and started to move their seats. Sam then climbed through the window with Tucker behind her and fell on her. Sam let out a grunt.
Sam: get off me!
Tucker: sorry
Tucker stood up and waved to the class.
Tucker: hey guys how's it hanging?
He got a couple answers while other just stared with cocked eyebrows.
Sam: would you quit fooling around he's (cough) he's-
Sam then started to cough even more and it turned into almost choking.
Tucker: Sam?
Sam: I'm fine
They heard the door start to open. Sam pushed open the closet and pulled Tucker in. She didn't really feel the need to hide from Danny, just anyone else. She really didn't feel like explaining herself. Even though Danny finding her here wasn't really part of her plan. Her plan was to get into his apartment and surprise him there.
Danny walked into his class and found everyone sitting quietly doing their work. He raised an eyebrow and walked over to his desk.
Danny: what did you guys do? You never behave this well.
No one answered they all looked at him.
Danny: did you tie the sub in the closet?
Still no one answer, but some looked over to the closet and some giggled. He then heard "ouch" and a cough from the closet.
Danny: wait you really didn't did you?
Danny then walked over to the closet and opened it to find his best friend and Sam. He looked just as surprised as they were.
Danny: what- … how- …. When-
Sam: Tucker can you move so I can get out of here!
Tucker oh sorry
Tucker tripped out as Sam carefully climbed out.
Danny: what are you doing here? You're not supposed to traveling.
Sam: (nervous laugh) I had everything planned to say but I just forget everything
Danny: are you okay?
Sam: You know I have to have the last word.
Danny: Sam, you really shouldn't be here.
Sam: I was going to sneak into your apartment, but Tucker didn't have the key so, I had to get yours.
Danny: Sam, you really aren't well enough-
Sam: who says?
Tucker: she hasn't stopped hacking and she nearly fainted.
Sam: tattle tail
Danny: Tucker drop her back off at my place and make sure she gets some rest.
Tucker: okay
Sam: I am not some little kid! I can take care of myself.
Danny: you have cancer Sam!
Sam: yeah … yeah I do and I rather die happy then stay in bed and mope and weep.
Tucker: you have cancer?
Sam: yes
Sam took a deep breath and lowered her head.
Sam: I didn't come here to fight with you or be told how to take care of myself.
Danny: then why did you come?
Sam then pushed her lips against him. She pulled away a little out of breath.
Sam: I love you
The class whistled and cheered and clapped. Danny stood there in shock and confusion
Danny: what?
Sam: You didn't actually think I was letting you get away. Did you? … I don't care if I am too late or not. I love you! So please don't break my heart when I ask you this …. Will marry me?
Again he was in shock. The girl he wanted to marry years ago who said no was now in front of him asking him to marry her.
Danny: what?
Sam pulled the ring off her thumb and handed it to him and took his hand looking right into his eyes.
Sam: The truth is I can't imagine my life without you and all the drama you cause. I love you and I want to be with you until my dying day. So will you marry me? (Nervous laugh) besides I don't think you could have moved on that fast.
His class started to try to get him to say yes. Danny began to feel tongue tied and nervous, much like he was in high school.
Danny: Sam- I- …
Danny then took a deep breath.
Danny: Sam there are so many reasons for me to say no right now-
Sam lowered her head and began to look away disappointed. Danny placed two fingers under her chin and lifted it up so she would look him in the eyes again.
Danny: I wasn't finished. - But none of those reason even compare to why I should say yes.
Sam then hugged him almost teary eyed. She drowned out the noise of everyone cheering and the bell ringing. She finally felt like things were going right. She finally felt things were going to be okay, that her life would once again be put in order. She finally felt she had done something right, made the right decision, and knew she would finally get her happy ending.
