I read the last chapter of all my stories before I come up with the idea for the next chapter and when I read the ending of chapter 8 I laughed because yesterday night I passed out! Now I am sick again. I went two days without feeling sick now I have a fever of 102.3

Jake ran over to Sam's side and took her back in the hospital where she was lyed down on the bed. A couple of minutes later Sam woke up to seeing Jake standing over her with a bowl of apple sauce.

"Sam I know you didn't take the money and you put it back in my wallet. Now come on I am going to feed you this and don't give me that no-way-you-are-not-doing-that look. I care about you." Jake added that last part to make sure she knew that she was loved. Sam shook her head no so Jake took his hand and opened her mouth and shoved down the apple sauce making Sam spit it out in his face. Sam took one look at him and crakced up laughing and almost fell off the bed.

"Jake I am so sorry! Please don't be mad." Jake just looked at Sam and forgave her knowing that she was scared to eat something.

"Okay Sam lets try this again. Please open your mouth and then you can swallow this. You need to eat." Sam opened her mouth looking at the food like she didn't know what it was. After Sam swallowed the first spoonful Jake hugged her and Sam had to admit that she felt safe in his arms.

"Good job Sam." Jake fed her the rest of the bowl and was about to leave when a doctor came in to check Sam but Sam grabbed his hand and said "Jake please stay. I don't want to be alone with this person." Jake nodded and sat down noticing that Sam was squeezing his hand hard.

"Okay hi Sam I am glad that you are up. Now you need to eat. If you don't you could get even worse then you are right now." Sam nodded and looked at Jake who's eyes were as hard as a tree trunk.

"Okay. Am I free to go now or I am going to have to stay here?" Sam asked just wanting to leave so she could go back to her horses.

"You can go but you have to take it very easy. No riding and I don't even want you to walk without someone helping you. Your bones are so weak I am surprised that they held you up this long. I also want someone to stay at your house to make sure you are eating." The doctor said all of this while looking at Sam's face and noticed that she had gone red with fury.

"What do you mean no riding! I can not just sit around doing nothing. I was not raised that way. Now Jake I want to go home and leave this horrible place." Sam looked at Jake with her arms crossed and a look that said challenge me and you will wish that you never even knew me. Jake nodded and looked at the doctor.

"Thank you so much and don't worry I will stay with her. How long until she can ride again and walk by herself?"

"Six weeks. I know that may seem like a long time but trust me it goes by fast." The doctor smiles while Jake was helping Sam up and then Jake gave up and just picked her up while Sam was trying to get him to set her on the ground. Wow they would make a great couple thought the doctor. As they were walking out the doctor said "Take care."

He heard no reply and laughed knowing that the girl was probably sticking her tongue out at him. Jake carried Sam and put her in his truck and faced Sam.

"Now Sam I do not want you to get up from the couch without my help. Also instead of taking showers you will be taking baths so you can sit down. I need you to listen to me no going behind my back like you always do. In fact my work told me that I could take six weeks off if something came up so I will. Then I will never leave your side." Jake said happy that he found a way that he could make sure she wasn't doing something that she wasn't supposed to be doing. (My parents do the same thing with me because I guess I do a lot of stuff when I am sick that I'm not supposed to. Like when I had the flu I went and shoveled the driveway and my mom was telling me that I am over doing it. I was tired after shoveling. Mothers are always right. Ha ha)

"Gee that is great." Sam said in a way that meant please go to work I don't need you here.

Jake ignored her and drove out of the parking lot and onto the road.

"When we get home I want you to take a bath. It will make you feel a little better. I will get the water ready for you while you get your clothes and bring them into the bathroom and then I will wait outside the door until you are done." Sam knew she didn't have a chance so she nodded and when they pulled in the driveway Jake came over and picked Sam up to carry her in the house.

Jake went to the bathroom while Sam went to her room and pulled out sweats and a light blue tank top. Sam went in the bathroom and Jake went out and closed the door and Sam went in the tub and washed herself and then got her clothes back on and walked out to see Jake pacing.

"Jake I am done." Jake came over and picked Sam back up and set her on the couch downstairs.

"Sam I have some bad news. I am going to New York City because they need the best tracker and people voted me to go. But I am not leaving you so you are coming with me."

Sam looked shocked and then thought about the horses.

"Jake I..."

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