I planned to upload this chapter like two days ago but unfortunately college didn't allow that :/ I've got my A/N at the bottom so I'll see you down below :)

I completely forgot to add the disclaimer so I'll do that now so I don't get sued XD

Disclaimer: I don't own Totally Spies or any of it's characters.


"You're naked…oh my gosh you're naked," Alex stuttered while covering her eyes shamefully. "Sam just what in the hell was Tim Scam doing your bed naked?!" Clover screamed. "I don't know Clover! I just woke up and there he was! I'm just as confused as you are!" Sam shrieked. She still had yet to move her hands from her eyes because the image of a very muscular and very naked and very well-built Tim Scam was permanently burned into her mind. Clover shook her head rapidly before she stormed past Scam and stopped in front of Sam before she took her hands in her own. "Sam…I know you used to have a thing for him but I didn't know you would go this far!" Clover hissed, making sure that Scam didn't hear her. "I mean hello, he's a bad guy who constantly tries to kill us and Jerry!" "Clover you think I don't know that?" Sam hissed back. "I'm not desperate enough to do such a thing!" Sam said before Clover gasped. "Oh no…you don't think he could have…you know…" Clover hinted. "No! I would have definitely noticed if he had tried to do that while I was sleeping! Wait…why are we even talking about that?!" Sam whispered with a hint of a blush on her cheeks. "Excuse me ladies," Tim Scam said trying to get their attention, but neither Clover nor Sam were paying attention to him. "Sammie I'm just trying to see exactly why Tim Scam of all people is in our villa butt naked and in your bed!" "Ladies…"Scam repeated, this time a little louder. "Clover if I knew the answer I wouldn't be as shocked as you are right now!"

"LADIES!" Scam boomed out, which made all three girl turn to him, while Sam was trying to maintain looking at Scam by his eyes and not that. "Ladies, I get your confused and all, but it's pretty drafty in here and I could use a shower. Where's your bathroom?" Scam asked. Clover scoffed, her shock quickly turning into disgust. "Oh really? Exactly what gives you the right to make yourself comfortable in our home?" She snapped. "Not to mention this could be another one of your heinous ways to lower our guard so you can attack us in our state of shock," Sam concluded. Scam raised an eyebrow and chuckled showing his amusement. It was funny listening to the girls make such ridiculous accusations, let alone attempt to put up a brave front in front him when clearly his current nude state was making the girls both blush and flustered. But of course Sam's reaction was the one reaction he found truly priceless.

"Girls, seeing that I'm completely stripped of any weapons or gadgets can clearly prove that I'm not trying to kill you," Scam said chuckling at his little pun. "I'll tell you what, if you let me shower I'll explain everything once I'm finished, okay?" Scam asked putting his hands in a pacifying manner. "Girls what do we do? Should we trust him?" Alex asked with an unsure tone in her voice. Sam put a finger to her chin in thought regarding their little dilemma. It did seem like Scam was harmless despite being in her bed naked, and just that thought alone brought an unwanted shudder to her. But there were a lot of questions that Tim Scam needed to answer, and from the looks of it there wasn't going to be another opportunity. Looking at Clover and Alex, Sam nodded before turning her eyes to Scam. "The bathroom is in the second room on the left, but don't try anything funny Scam. We're watching you," Sam warned. Scam raised an eyebrow before he smirked devilishly. "I had no idea you were such a naughty girl Samantha, but if you plan to watch me while I shower then by all means…watch." Seeing Sam's face turn as red from embarrassment was enough to make Scam smirk in amusement before he went to the bathroom.

Once the girls heard the shower turn they felt the tension that was sitting in the air finally settle down. "Are you sure this is a good idea Sam?" Alex asked her friend. "For all we know this could be a trap, so wouldn't it be better to simply call Jerry and have him throw Scam back in prison?" "It would be best Alex, but don't you find it strange that Tim Scam is out of the hospital not even twelve hours after the lab accident?" Sam asked. "Besides I find it odd that there isn't one scar on his head where he was hit, and that raises enough suspicion as it is. If he's offering to answer any questions we have, I say we take advantage of that," Sam said with a confident tone. Alex and Clover and looked at each other, knowing that the redhead had a good point. Despite the rude intrusion Scam had no weapons on him, which meant that any chance to trap and harm them was slim to none. "Alright Sammie, we'll go along with it for now," Alex began, "but if that guy tries to do anything crazy we're calling WHOOP. No questions asked," Clover finished. Sam smiled and hugged her two best friends. "Thanks girls, you're the best," she said gratefully. "Um guys, if Scam came in Sammie's room naked, that means he won't have any clothes on him when he get out!" Alex said panic evident in her voice. "Oh my gosh you're right! I'll go buy him some real quick," Sam said.

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Running back to the villa from the nearest Mali-U clothing store Sam took out the black t-shirt, jeans and black sneakers she bought for Scam. "It's not the best looking, but hopefully it will fit," Sam said to herself, though there was a small part of her that was hoping that Scam would like it, and since he always wore black Sam figured that it was his favorite color. Another part of her remembered the time when she bought him that blue cashmere sweater from Paris, since she assumed that blue was his favorite color at the time. "That seems so long ago," Sam whispered to herself as she unlocked the door and stepped inside. The scent of pancakes and sausages filled her nostrils which made her growling stomach remind her of her hunger. Closing the door behind her she went to the kitchen and saw Alex finish up the breakfast plates. "Wow Alex! Pancakes, sausages and even a fruit bowl. That culinary class is really paying off," Sam said with an impressed smile. "It sure is, now you two can't make fun of my cooking ever again!" Alex said giggling. "Don't worry Alex we still have your horrible driving to be scared about," Clover teased. Watching the two playfully bicker Sam giggled. "I'll leave you two alone," she said. Going into the hallway Sam stopped in front of the bathroom door, and quietly knocked. Holding the small shopping back in her arms Sam almost expected Scam to not answer while assuming he had already made his escape, but the opening of the bathroom door cut her thoughts completely. Seeing Scam with nothing but a towel around his waist made Sam's face turn red from embarrassment. "H-here," she began with a stutter while keeping her eyes glued to her feet, "I bought you some clothes, since I assumed you didn't have any on you," she said. Sticking her arms straight out, Sam extended the bag out to him while trying her hardest not to make any contact with him.

Watching Sam trying to avoid eye contact with him was so adorable, and Scam could clearly see the pink that was adorning her cheeks. It was obvious that Sam had never been with a man before, since her reaction to his nudity was that of an innocent maiden, but that was how he preferred her to be.

Untouched and unclaimed.

Taking the bag from her hands Scam gave Sam a pat on the head. "Relax Sam I don't bite…that hard," Scam said with a mischievous smirk before retreating into the bathroom and shut the door behind him, leaving a flustered Sam standing there with a blush. "That…that…that insufferable jerk!" Sam hissed before she stomped back into the kitchen. "You okay there Sam?" Clover asked seeing Sam's flustered face. "That guy didn't do anything to you did he?" She asked. "No Clover I'm fine," Sam with a reassuring smile. "I can't wait to dig in this food," she said looking at the four plates of food. "Wow Alex I'm amazed you even cooked for Scam. I thought you would want him to starve to death," Sam said with a giggle. "Oh come on I'm not that heartless," Alex said. "Says the one who wanted to leave him at that lab," Clover said while looking at her nails. "Hey at least I didn't admit that our lives would be better with him out of our lives!" Alex said with a small glare at Clover. The blonde scoffed in response. "It's not like I was lying," she said casually. "Girls, now isn't the time to argue about that issue," Sam said sitting at the table. "Scam is alive, and somehow he found his way here so all we can do for now is get some answers out of him," she said. Clover sighed. "You're right Sammie," she said.

"I think this is a good time to give a proper good morning. Don't you think?" Tim Scam asked making his way into the kitchen, wearing the clothes Sam had bought him. All three girls turned to him and Sam couldn't stop herself from smiling. 'They fit him perfectly,' she thought to herself while admiring the way that the black t-shirt showed his muscular torso without being too tight. "It sure smells good in here, is there room for one more?" Scam asked casually strolling to the table and sat in the chair next to Sam. "I made enough for everyone, so don't worry," Alex said rather awkwardly, not sure what to make of the situation. It wasn't everyday that the girls would have breakfast with one of their enemies, let alone their most dangerous one. "Well here you guys ago, strawberry pancakes with sausages and a tropical fruit bowl," Alex said setting up the kitchen table with orange juice and giving everyone their plates. Looking at his plate Scam raised an eyebrow noticing there was a bigger portion of fruit than the pancakes and sausages. He figured it must have been a girl thing to eat more fruit and less meat, but his stomach was growling and it all looked good so he took the liberty of taking a bite out of his pancakes. "It's not bad," Scam said after swallowing. "Who made this?" He asked. "I did," Alex chirped. "It's pretty good," Scam admitted. Though he was disappointed it wasn't Sam's cooking, he had admit Alex's cooking wasn't bad. Alex giggled. "At least someone isn't afraid to appreciate it," she said.

Sam cleared her throat. "It's good, but I say we get down to business," Sam said looking at Scam. "Why are you here?" Scam swallowed another piece of pancake before he looked at Sam dead in the eye. "To thank you for saving my life," he said simply. "If you hadn't stayed behind to stay with me I wouldn't have the chance to be reborn in this world," he said making Sam raise an eyebrow. "I appreciate you thanking me and all, but you definitely took a weird approach at it," she said. "Yeah, and in case you didn't already know, sneaking into a girl's bed is totally inappropriate, let alone completely in the nude!" Clover exclaimed while she waved her fork at Scam in a disapproving manner. Scam chuckled. "I'll keep that mind. I'll make sure to wear some sweatpants next time," he said giving Sam a wink, which made the redhead blush in turn while shaking her head at any sensual images that threatened to occupy her thoughts. Seeing Sam blush like that was rather surprising to Clover, but then again she should have seen it coming from a mile away. 'Looks like she isn't over him after all…' Clover thought. Looking at Scam she asked her own question. "I don't get it, even if you didn't plan to kill us, you clearly had Sam in the palm of your hand, yet you didn't attempt to try anything," she pointed out, which made Sam nearly choke on her sausage. How dare Clover even come up with a statement like that! It was scary enough to find Tim Scam in her bed with her, but the mere thought of him actually attempting to touch her in any kind of way frightened her.

Though the image of him touching her both frightened and thrilled her.

Scam raised an eyebrow. "I may be a lot of things but I'm not a rapist," he deadpanned making the girls sigh in relief. Pulling herself together Sam continued. "Scam, you said that if I hadn't stayed behind you wouldn't have been 'reborn' in this world," Sam began, "care to explain what you mean by that?" She asked. Sipping his orange juice, Scam gave Sam a serious look. "Simple. I'm going to quit being a villain and live my life as a new person," he said. The sound of forks clattering against plates echoed throughout the kitchen, and all three girls had involuntarily dropped their forks out of shock. It was needless to say that they had received the surprise of their lives. "You're WHAT?!" Alex and Clover screamed, while Sam was staring at Scam with her mouth open. Scam chuckled deviously and looked at Sam dead in the eye. "I said that I'm done being a villain. As in I'm no longer going to attempt to hurt you girls or Jerry for that matter," he said with a casual shrug of his left shoulder. A long silence ensued after that, and it felt like an eternity before any of the girls was able to recover from their state of shock and speak up.

"…okay it's official, Tim Scam has gone bonkers," Alex began, "but he did take a huge blow to the head, so we probably should have seen this coming," she said in a defeated tone. Of course that had to be the reason, why else would Tim Scam of all people say such a crazy thing? "Very funny Scam, but we're not stupid," Clover said. "Do you really expect us to believe such a thing? Clover asked while she looked at Scam with nothing but disbelief in her eyes. Scam snickered. Of course he didn't expect Alex and Clover to believe him, and quite frankly he didn't give a damn whether those two did or not, because all that mattered was Samantha's opinion. Turning his attention to the redhead he locked his blue-green eyes with her emerald ones. "Sam, you're the smartest of the group, what do you think?" He asked while ignoring the insulted scoffs that came from Clover. Sam gulped, not knowing how to react to such a declaration. To be honest she didn't believe him when he had said that for the first few seconds, but seeing his heated stare penetrate into her eyes like that made her more uncertain than anything. It unnerved her, made her cautious of what his next move might be because this was Tim Scam, and he was a genius who used any kind of measure to achieve his goals and get what he wanted. But there something in his eyes that seemed almost…honest, and for reason Sam couldn't find herself to think he was lying. After all, if Tim Scam wanted to kill them, he would have done so already because now that she had thought about, he already had opportunities to kill them, and there was no way he would pass them up, which only meant one thing…

"…I think he's telling the truth," Sam said meekly, knowing that Clover and Alex would scold her for saying such a thing. "WHAT?!" Clover screamed. "Sam have you gone nuts? This is a top notch criminal we're talking about here, and a smart one at that!" Alex said which made Scam smirk at the compliment. "Are you really going to fall for his trap?" She asked in a panicked manner. Sam sighed to herself. If her best friends were going to try to argue with her with that point alone then she had no choice but to say it.

"Girls, I already know that Tim Scam is a criminal, but what do you think we're doing right now?" Sam countered. "What do you mean Sammie?" Clover asked with confused laced in her tone. "Clover you just asked me if I'm going to fall into his trap, but look at us! We're having breakfast with the very man we're supposed to have thrown in prison by now with our guards completely down. If Tim Scam wanted to kill us he would have done so already. Because as far as I'm concerned, we're already in his trap," Sam countered. Upon hearing that, Clover and Alex completely fell silent, letting Sam's words sink in. As much as they hated to admit it, Sam was right.

Tim Scam was one of their most evil enemies, if not the most evil. He had done so many things to try to sabotage their lives before going in for the kill, including using their own mothers against them with a mind control corsage, and that was only some of his crimes. They could have gone for hours listing the crimes Scam had committed, and that was a good enough reason to fear and hate him. But even Clover and Alex had to admit that Scam risking his life to save Sam was very heroic of him, and for that reason alone they owed him their gratitude for saving their best friend. That was probably a good reason to take Scam for his word, but it didn't mean they weren't still cautious about Scam though.

"You're right Sammie," Alex said looking at Scam. "Look Scam, right now we have a very good reason not to trust you, but this time we're going to let it slide since you did save Sam's life." "And we won't tell WHOOP for now, but if you dare try to pull anything on us we will stop you and throw you back in prison," Sam warned Scam with an authoritative look in her eyes. Seeing her eyes spark with a cute little spunk Scam chuckled.

"Wouldn't dream of it."

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It had been at least ten minutes since Sam had been staring blankly at the last question on her Quantum Physics exam. Thanks to Tim Scam and his...unlikely visit she barely had five minutes left to cram for her exam, though as soon as she had managed to get to the final question a certain someone ransacked her thoughts…again.

Tim Scam had actually agreed to stay in the villa while the girls were in their classes, but Clover had assumed that he would be gone the second they left with Alex adding that he might blow the entire villa up while taking his leave. Though for some odd Sam couldn't bring herself to think about him doing that, even though she knew what he was capable of. It was strange, yesterday she would have thrown Scam in prison without even giving him the chance to explain his reason for being in her home, but the sincere look he was giving her the whole time put a stop to any rational thinking as a super spy. Even when she found him in her bed she remembered the harmless and, dare she say it, innocent look he was giving her as if he intended to do no harm to her. But the main emotion Sam felt when she felt him (besides shock) was relief. She had seen Scam's condition before she left WHOOP headquarters, and like Clover had said that night his physical condition looked really bad. There were a few cuts and scrapes on his, with a thick amount of gauze wrapped around his head, but Sam had seen the huge gash the chunk of ceiling left on his head, and she was positive it was supposed to leave a mark.

'Wait a minute…come to think it, I didn't even see a scar anywhere on his head. Not even a few scars on his face,' Sam thought suspiciously. Scam may have had a quick recovery but it was practically impossible to not have a scar left on him, in fact there should have been at least some stitches on him since it wasn't even twelve hours since the accident, which brought up another question in Sam's mind.

'If Scam escaped from the WHOOP hospital a doctor or nurse would have definitely noticed by now,' she thought. If that was the case then Jerry would have definitely called him to give them a warning about Scam's escape, but since they had neither received a call nor been whooped, obviously that wasn't the case. 'Unless Scam left a hologram back in the medical wards,' Sam guessed. He was notorious for fooling Jerry with that trick and it worked all the time, but it still didn't explain why Scam would dare show up in her room naked and declare that he was going to quit doing all criminal acts for good, which brought even more confusion to Sam.

Sighing to herself for bringing up more questions than answers, Sam finished the last question on her exam and stood up to submit it to her professor. Saying her humble farewell to professor who gave her a polite nod, she exited the lecture hall and stepped outside only to be greeted by a soft cool breeze that flowed through her hair and gently blew her light green dress up. 'Good thing I'm wearing leggings,' Sam thought. "You look beautiful," a cool male voice said from behind her. Sam turned around to see Scam leaning against the wall with his muscular arms crossed while looking at her with a cheeky smirk and mischievous look in his eyes. He was still wearing the clothes Sam had bought him but she noticed that he looked even better in the broad daylight.

"Scam what are you doing here? You agreed to stay in the villa!" Sam hissed walking up to him. Scam shrugged. "I got bored. Besides I never stay one spot for too long," he said with a smirk. "Scam you need to go before someone sees you," Sam said looking around at the students were passing by. "Um…Sam, in case you haven't noticed this is a university. No one gives a damn if I'm here or not. I'm a just another person to them," Scam said. Sam pouted knowing that he was right. Scam chuckled and tapped her nose with his finger. "You're adorable when you pout like that," he said which made Sam's cheeks turn pink in embarrassment. "Must you say such embarrassing things?" She asked. "If it gets you to react like that then yes, I'll see it as many times I need to," he said with a smirk.

Sam raised an eyebrow noting how strange he was acting lately. There was no way Tim Scam would be infatuated with her, even though that thought made her heart clench in pain, but she noticed his strange behavior ever since that morning which involved him calling her beautiful and the large amount of pleasurable teasing he was giving her. Sam had to guess that it was a result of the hard hit on his head. 'Maybe it left a permanent emotional scar on him,' Sam thought to herself. It would definitely explain the sudden abnormal change of behavior in Scam. For all she knew he could have suffered much more internal damage, which meant that she had another few questions to ask him. Biting her lip Sam looked up at his taller frame. "Scam, I know it's too much to ask, but do you think you could spare a moment to answer a few questions for me?" Sam asked while hoping that he wouldn't laugh in her face and tell her that he had answered enough questions.

"Sure, I'll answer any questions you have for me," Scam said, surprising Sam yet again. "Oh…okay…let's go the cafeteria then," She said.

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"So, what did you want to ask me?" Scam asked while he and Sam were sitting across from each other at a two-seat table. Sam had bought herself a small turkey sandwich and protein shake and Scam a soda and cheeseburger with a side of fries since she already knew he didn't have a wallet on him. "Scam I want to get straight to the point," Sam began, "I think you might be suffering an emotional trauma or something of the sort," she said. Scam raised an eyebrow and looked at her in question. "Exactly what makes you think that?" He asked. "Because you're acting strange!" Sam said. "Since this morning you have been showing signs of abnormal behavior, and I think it's safe to say that you're going through a serious emotional or psychological trauma," Sam said. Scam chuckled in amusement before setting his soda down on the table.

"I see, but care to explain what you mean by 'abnormal behavior'?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. Sam bit her lip timidly, an action that didn't go unnoticed by Scam, and looked at him with a gaze not of a super spy, but of a shy and innocent little girl. "Well…you…I….you keep calling me beautiful!" She blurted out while her face was turning even redder by the second. "Even during breakfast, you said you wanted to thank me. But you're Tim Scam! You never express gratitude to anyone, especially someone who is supposed to be your enemy." Sam said in a hushed tone, careful not to let anyone overhear their conversation. "What are you hoping to gain from this?" Sam asked. "…a second chance," Scam said with honesty evident in his tone. Taken aback a bit Sam looked into Scam's eyes. "A second chance?" She asked to which Scam nodded.

"When you survive a life or death situation it makes you think about your life and what you accomplished over the years, and when I thought about it, I never truly accomplished anything," Scam said. "I may have gotten away with many schemes and high criminal acts but that wasn't living." He ran his hand through his hair and sighed in slight frustration. "I'm thirty-years old and I have yet to understand what it really means to live my life the way I really wanted it to," he said. "I want to start over, start over and live a new life as a new me." Sam widened her eyes a bit, completely surprised by what Scam was saying. It never really occurred to her that for Tim Scam, living a life as a criminal was a double-edged sword. It was obvious he found thrill in causing ingenious terror among her, her friends, Jerry and WHOOP, but it also came with a price: loneliness.

Because of his ways, Scam was never able to experience a life that he wanted to life, including the opportunity to fall in love or settle down with a family. Though in order to do that Scam would have needed to find a nice woman who would fall in love with him despite his many flaws, and be able to accept him as a man and even as a former WHOOP employee and criminal.

It was another thing she and Scam had in common.

"I see…but, now that you've been reborn, what kind of life do you plan to live now?" Sam asked. Giving her the same penetrating stare that sent chills down her spine Scam spoke up with a gentle tone while tenderly taking her small hand in his. "I'm serious when I said I want to start over, but I don't want to do it alone." Sam bit her lip when he stroked her hand with his thumb. "I love you, and I want a life with you," he confessed.

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Quickly shutting her bedroom door behind her, Sam leaned her back against the door with her heart thumping against her chest. Her so-called interrogation with Tim Scam had quickly turned into a confession which seriously caught her off guard, and even now his words were still ringing in her head.

'I want a life with you.'

In fact it caught her off guard so much that she had practically ran out the cafeteria and back to the villa not a minute after he said that. "It has to be a joke," she said trying to assure herself. "There's no way he would love me!" She said to herself while pacing back in her forth. Realizing her face was burning from the shock she went to the bathroom and splashed her face with the cold water to calm herself down. She looked up at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. "There's no way he's in love with me…there's no way, there's absolutely no way," she said to her reflection. "Tim Scam…in love with me? That's absurd," she laughed. "As if I would believe that!" She scoffed. But then, if she thought it was a lie…why was she smiling in glee?

"…why am I so happy?" Sam whispered to herself. "I have no reason to be," she said staring at her reflection. "He doesn't love me," Sam said ignoring the small tug of pain in her heart from saying those words. "Maybe Clover's right…maybe this is one of Scam's schemes," she said dejected. Turning away from the mirror she leaned against the edge of sink and took out her X-powder from her dress pocket. "I guess would be best to call Jerry after all…" she said.

"Sam? Sammie are you in here?!" She heard Alex's voice call out from the living room. Putting away her X-powder Sam exited the bathroom and greeted Alex. "I'm here Alex…is everything okay?" She asked. "I came to check up on you," Alex said and put her hands on Sam's shoulders in concern. "I was finishing up my jog when I saw you run out the cafeteria!" She said. "Did something happen?" Biting her lip, Sam looked away from her friend, not knowing how to explain Scam's confession to her. "It's…it's about Scam," she said making Alex gasp. "What did that creep do?" Alex asked. "I swear if he did anything to do you I'm gonna-"

"Whoa Alex relax! He didn't do anything, at least, not in a bad way…" Sam quickly interrupted while rubbing her arm up and down in a nervous manner. "You see…he…said he…wants to start a new life…with me," Sam said while her cheeks were turning pink. "Hmm…" Alex hummed scratching the back of her head. "I don't get it Sammie, why you?" She asked. "Um…because he…he said he loves me," Sam squeaked out so fast Alex almost had a hard time understanding what she was saying, but the second the words were able to register in her head Alex's jaw dropped. "You said he loves you?!" She yelled out in surprise. "Sammie, if he's saying that then clearly he's up to no good!" She said with a warning tone. Hearing Alex say that made Sam's face fall a bit from the disappointment that suddenly washed over her. Of course it had to be part of Scam's plan, otherwise why else would he make such a confession to her?

"Sammie?" Alex's voice snapped Sam out of thought. "Yes Alex?" "Are you okay?" Alex asked while gently taking Sam's hands and leading to her to the sofa where they both sat down. "Of course I'm alright Alex, but maybe Clover was right. We should probably call Jerry and tell him about Scam after all," Sam said while hiding the sadness in her tone. Alex stared at her best friend for a while without saying a word, and she may not have been the brightest bulb, but she could tell that Sam was obviously down about something, and that something had to do with Tim Scam.

"Sam…do you still have feelings for Tim Scam?" Alex asked softly, which made Sam's heart thump in her chest. "What do you mean Alex?" She asked making Alex raise an eyebrow. "I guess that's a yes…" Alex said with a gentle smile, making Sam sigh in defeat. "I'm sorry Alex…I know…" Sam licked her lips and took a deep breath. "…I know it seems pathetic that I'm still in love with Tim Scam, but I can't help it," Sam said. "Sammie there's nothing to be sorry about. I don't find it pathetic," Alex said patting Sam's back. "I highly doubt Clover would say the same thing, but Tim Scam was your first crush after all. For a lot of girls it's hard to forget about the first person you ever liked, or any firsts for that matter," Alex explained before looking at Sam seriously. "But what are you going to do about it? Personally, I think he's up to something, and calling Jerry would be the right thing to do," Alex said before looking at Sam. "…but you don't want to do that, do you?" She asked.

Feelings tears come to her eyes Sam sniffed knowing that Alex had nailed it. She really didn't want to call WHOOP even though it was something that she was supposed to do as a WHOOP agent, but Tim Scam's words were endlessly echoing in her head and it only added to the pain that she felt inside.

"No…I don't," Sam admitted quietly. Alex gave Sam a gentle hug. "I thought so," Alex said with a soft tone. "It's okay Sammie…if you don't want to call Jer, then I'll just look the other way," Alex said with a smile, and Sam smiled as well knowing how good of a friend Alex was. "Thank you so much Alex," Sam said. "I'll tell Jerry when the time comes, but for now…I just want to see where this goes," Sam said with a spark of hope in her voice. "If Scam's words prove to be true, then I'll be the happiest girl alive," Sam began, "but if it turns out to be a lie, then I'll call Jerry. No questions asked," Sam said with an affirmative nod. "That's the spirit Sam…but I'm guessing you don't want me to tell Clover about this," Alex assumed. "Not right now. I don't like keeping secrets from her, but I'll definitely tell her when the time is right," Sam said while breaking the hug. "Alright Sammie…this is between you and me!" Alex promised.

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Avoiding Tim Scam turned out to be easier than she thought, though it was either that or Scam was giving her some space which Sam was grateful for, but after at spending the entire day in her room pretending to study was starting to get boring. There was nothing left to study for or no homework to do since she had finished doing those two hours ago, and now her stomach was growling out of hunger. Alex had respectfully given Sam some space for the day though she had occasionally came in to give her some snacks or to simply check up on her. Clover had been spending the day with Blaine after her classes were finished and was going to spend the rest of the night with him, so Sam was a little guilty that she felt relieved about not letting Clover see her in her current state. But the object of her distress hadn't made any form of contact with her since he had made his confession in the cafeteria, and at first Sam was beginning to feel…lonely.

Six hours had passed and she was missing his presence already.

Sighing to herself, Sam put her face in her hands in attempt to relax herself before she heard Scam and Alex speaking in the hallway. "Is she here?" She heard Scam ask and her breath got caught in her throat. 'Even hearing his voice makes me reacts like that,' Sam thought while a smile threatened to break onto her face. "She's in her room," Sam heard Alex say. "Scam, if you want to talk to Sammie I won't stop you, but she's my best friend, and if you end up hurting her even more than you already have, then I'll never forgive you." Sam smiled, happy at the fact that Alex cared about her so much. There was a brief pause before Scam spoke up. "Thanks Alex…and trust me, I'll make sure she never gets hurt again," Scam said seriously. Sam widened her eyes in shock, never expecting Tim Scam to say that, but if he said something like that to Alex…'Maybe, just maybe…'

He really did love her.

Sam put a hand over her heart to calm her down, and she jumped a bit when there was a soft knocking on her door. Gulping down her nervousness Sam went up to it and opened it. Standing in front of her was Tim Scam, staring at her with those deep blue-green eyes of his that never failed to mesmerize her.

"Hey," Scam said. "Can I come in? As you can see I'm fully clothed this time," he teased with a chuckle. Ignoring the blush that came to her face Sam quickly stepped aside to let Scam and closed the door behind him. Scam made himself comfortable and sat on the end of Sam's bed, while Sam avoided her bed altogether and sat on her desk chair. They sat in their spots without saying anything or looking at each other for at least two minutes, but to Sam's surprise it wasn't an awkward silence, but more of a comfortable silence. Just being able to sit with Tim Scam in the same room as her was enough to make her happy.

It was something that she wanted to do everyday.

Clearing her throat Sam finally spoke up. "…was there something you wanted to say?" She asked finally making eye contact with Scam, which he did the same. "Yeah…I wanted to see if you were okay," Scam said. "You sort of ran out the cafeteria around eleven o'clock and now it's about to be seven," he said not breaking his eye contact with Sam. "Oh, right…" Sam said awkwardly. "I'm sorry about that," she said meekly. "Don't be. I know it was a lot to take in," Scam said. Sam nodded. Another silence ensued for another couple of minutes before Scam spoke again. "I meant it Sam," he said seriously. Blinking in confusion Sam asked, "What do you mean?"

"I really do love you, make no mistake of that," Scam said seriously. "I know it seems like I'm lying, but I'm not…I've spent years thinking about how I could say it to you at the right time, and ironically I'm telling you this in your own home," he said with a chuckle. "…I know I don't deserve your trust or anything from you, but it's the truth."

Sam could feel her heart beat rapidly against her and for a second she was afraid it was going to burst. "Samantha, how do you feel about me?" Scam asked. A shiver went down Sam's spine from hearing him say her full name like that. "Scam, I don't really know what to say," Sam said while fidgeting with her fingers. Scam stood up and slowly stepped forward until he was looming over Sam. Giving her a gentle kiss on the forehead Scam got on his knees. "I don't mean to put pressure on you," he whispered. "But I want you to realize that I'm serious about you, and I can only hope you give me a chance," he said while taking her hands in his. Sam fell speechless from Scam's words, and looking into his beautiful eyes made her go weak at the knees, and at the back of her mind she figured she was lucky she was sitting down or she would surely have lost all feeling in her legs and stumbled over. "I…I….I love you too," Sam whispered before she could stop herself, though she didn't regret saying it because she knew it was true.

"I love you too Scam, and ever since I met you I've had feelings for you that stayed with me until this day," Sam said as a single tear came to her eye. Scam used his thumb to quickly wipe away the tear before it could fall. "I would kiss you, but I want to take it slow. I know this day was pretty crazy for you so I don't want to rush things…besides if I kissed you now you might run away from me again," Scam said with a smirk making Sam smile in embarrassment before she embraced him in a hug. "I love you Scam," she whispered. "Call me Tim," he said with a chuckle. "Saying my last name is a little informal don't you think?" He asked with a chuckle. Sam giggled. "Okay then…Tim," she said with a smile. Saying his name like that was something she was looking forward to.

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Waking up in Tim's arms every morning brought a smile to Sam's face. Nearly a week had passed since she and Tim got together, and she had never felt so happy in her life. Tim Scam was holding up to his word by not scheming anything evil, and Alex was happy for her happiness and wished her the best, though she still warned Scam from time to time, but Clover was a slightly tougher to convince than Alex. The second the blonde had heard that Tim and Sam had begun dating, Clover was slightly surprised and even attempted to talk Sam out of it.

"Sam do you really want to do this?" Clover had asked her. "This is Tim Scam we're talking about here. How do you know he isn't clouding your judgment by pretending to like you so you can keep your guard down?" Sam had looked at her blonde friend. "Clover I know you're worried but I don't think he's lying," Sam said. "Sammie you're smarter than this. You should bail out now before you end up at the point of no return," Clover said. "Trust me Clover I know what I'm doing. I believe Tim, and I don't think he's going to do anything to us…or to me," Sam said.

"Alright Sam…but please watch your back, I have a bad feeling about this."

Clover had told her that the morning after Sam and Tim confessed to each other, and currently Sam was lying in her bed with her head resting on Tim's bare chest while listening to his heartbeat. Drawing circular patterns on his chest Sam giggled softly in content. 'I've been dreaming of this moment for so long," Sam whispered to herself. Not to mention the moonlight that was shining into her room made the night even more romantic. "Dreaming of what?" Tim's sleepy voice said. Turning her gaze to Tim's face she smiled. "Of this moment," she said. "I'm glad you accepted me Sam. It makes me realize that I actually have someone beside me that isn't trying to kill me," Tim said with a chuckle. "You always have something smart to say," Sam said while giving Tim a playful slap on his chest. "But you love me for it," Tim said with a teasing smirk.

There was a knock on the door before Alex's voice spoke up. "Hey Sammie, I hate to interrupt you guys but Jerry is calling Clover and he needs to talk to us about something urgent, so we need you in the living room," Alex said from behind the door. "I'll be there in a second," Sam replied while getting out the bed. "Duty calls Miss Super Spy," Tim said with a chuckle while he watched Sam brush her hair. "I suppose so," Sam said with a giggle. Putting the brush Sam went over to Tim and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "I'll be back," she said before she exited her room and went to the living room. Ready to get straight to business she looked at Clover. "What's the situation?" Sam asked. "Jer is just about to tell us," Clover said holding the X-powder with Jerry's face on the screen in her hand. "Good, all three girls are here so now we get started," Jerry said from the tiny screen. The girls were sucked into the ceiling before sliding down yet another whoop tunnel and landing in Jerry's office on the familiar couch, though Alex landed right behind the couch and on the floor. "Ow…" Alex whimpered rubbing her backside.

"Oh dear, that looked painful, are you alright?" A familiar voice said from behind Alex while extending a hand. "Yeah, I'm fine. Unfortunately I got used to it," Alex said taking the hand and stood to be face to face with Dr. Lana Hanz. "Oh, Dr. Hanz," Alex said in surprise. Sam and Clover turned around. "Dr. Hanz what brings you here?" Sam asked. "Girls I wanted to apologize for getting you involved in such a big mess, and hopefully the explosion at my lab didn't traumatize you girls," Dr. Hanz said apologetically.

"Don't worry about it Doctor, we survive exploding labs all the time! It's part of the job description," Clover said casually with a grin. "But unfortunately that's not why Dr. Hanz is here," Jerry said finally deciding to speak up. "She has some important questions regarding the accident that occurred at the lab," Jerry said folding his hands. "What is it doctor?" Alex asked while taking a seat on the couch.

"First I need to know an approximate number of dynamite crates that were in the cargo bay," Dr. Hanz said. "I would say at least twenty of them," Sam said. "Maybe even more…but what is this about?" She asked. "Someone had discreetly moved those crates to the cargo bay in an attempt to sabotage the exporting operation for the elixir."

"Someone moved all those crates without security noticing?" Sam asked with a raised eyebrow. "Do you think perhaps someone on the inside caused this?" She asked. "It might just be, although some of my private investigators don't believe so," Dr. Hanz said. "It sounds fishy," Alex said before turning to Jerry. "So what do you want us to do Jer?" She asked.

Jerry sighed. "I want you to do nothing," he said leaving the girls in shock. "Whoa that's a first Jerry. Are you finally giving us the vacation we so deserve?" Clover asked with a cocky smirk. "Not quite Clover, but the reason I'm telling you this is because Dr. Hanz strongly believes that the black market has something to do with this sabotage, and if it turns out to be true then I don't want you girls to get involved."

"Wait a second Jer, I thought the black market was trying to get their hands on the elixir. Why would they try to destroy it?" Sam asked. "Apparently they're using a scare tactic to prove to Dr. Hanz that time is running out," Jerry said. "They want that elixir but they also very impatient, and using the dynamite crates would show that they won't wait forever." Clover turned to look at Dr. Hanz. "Is this true?"

"It might be I'm afraid," Dr. Hanz said. "This wouldn't be the first time they have done something like this, so I believe this is their doing." "Then we have to do something about this Jer!" Clover exclaimed while clenching her fists. "I don't get it. We've faced a lot of baddies before so this shouldn't be any different!" "I'm sorry Clover, but the black market is a much more serious enemy who uses very dirty tricks to gain the upper hand. I'm not underestimating your abilities as super spies, but you girls are very important to me and I can't afford to put your lives at risk, which is why I already have a team deployed for Austin to investigate," Jerry said with a hint of worry in his tone.

The girls went silent hearing Jerry's explanation and honestly it really touched their hearts. "Aww Jerry…you do care about us!" Alex said giggling. "Wow, I didn't think we meant that much to you," Clover said with a touched smile. Clearing his throat Jerry awkwardly adjusted his tie in an attempt to hide his blush. "Y-yes…well, you are my top spies but this is a case where I don't want you to be involved unless it's absolutely necessary," he said. "Thank you Dr. Hanz, I'll have someone escort you out," he said while an agent came and escorted the doctor out.

Once the doctor left Jerry's face fell bit before he sighed. "What's wrong Jerry?" Alex asked. "We're not going to Austin to investigate, so why the long face?" "Sorry girls, it's been very stressful lately," he said while pinching the tip of his nose. "Is everything okay? Do you need us to do anything for you?" Sam asked softly. "That's very kind of you but I don't need anything Samantha," Jerry said with a grateful yet tired smile. "Then what is it?" Sam asked.

"…it's Tim Scam." The girls felt a lump form in their throats from the nervousness that suddenly washed over them. Did Jerry finally figure out that Tim Scam had escaped from the hospital? If so it didn't explain why Jerry looked so distressed since Tim Scam escaped all the time. "What about him?" Sam asked keeping her voice calm and collected. "It's been nearly a week, but I'm worried about him, and he may be a criminal but he started to work for me as a WHOOP agent when he was only twelve-years old. He was like a son to me, and he still is," Jerry said with sadness in his tone. The girls looked at each other thoroughly confused. "I'm sorry Jerry but what do you mean?" Sam asked confused.

"…Tim Scam still hasn't woken up from his coma."

The girls gasped, not because of Tim Scam's condition like Jerry thought, but because of the fact that Tim Scam was still in the hospital. 'But…but…Tim Scam can't be here, he's back at the villa in my bed!' Sam thought, not believing what she had just heard. "I'm so sorry Jerry," she said not able to hide the tremor in her voice. "Um…d-do you think we can see him?" She asked. "Of course you can girls. I don't need anything from you for the night so take all the time you need," Jerry said. Sam smiled and left the office while trying her best not to sprint.

"Sammie, I think it's a hologram," Alex said once she and Clover caught up to the redhead. "I mean it has to be the reason since Jerry believes that Scam's still in a coma," she said trying to ease the tension. "Then why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Sam said while heading straight to the medical wards. Reaching Tim Scam's room Sam's breath caught got in her throat when she saw him lying there in the exact same state she had seen him in three days ago. "Whoa…but…that can be," Clover whispered in shock. 'There's only one way to find out," Sam said quietly, ignoring the foreboding feeling in her gut while she opened the door and stepped inside. The quiet 'beep' of the heart monitor was the only thing that greeted the girls when they stepped inside, and Sam felt a familiar tug of pain in her heart. "This…this is just a hologram, once I touch him my hand will go right through him," Sam tried to assure herself. Stopping in front of Scam's bed Sam stared at his closed eyes and face before she slowly reached for his face…

…and made contact with his skin.

"Oh my god…" Sam choked out holding back the tears that were threatening to come to her eyes. "It's him. It's Tim Scam," she quietly whimpered out as Alex held her for comfort. "My god…this is really Tim Scam," Clover gasped out. "But that can't be, if this is the real Tim Scam…" Alex said as the girls looked at each other with the same thought.

Who was the Tim Scam at the villa?

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Quietly sneaking into the villa the girls looked at each without saying a word. It was past one o'clock in the morning so they figured 'Tim Scam' was asleep. "If he's still in my room, then I'll take a strand of his hair and put it in the X-powder for analysis," Sam whispered. "We'll be right there when you need us Sam, just in case he's tries to do anything," Clover whispered back. Nodding to her best friends Sam quietly crept up to her bedroom door and opened it before going inside and closing the door, leaving Clover and Alex standing in the living room.

'Good, he's asleep,' Sam thought while she watched Tim sleeping comfortably in her bed. Careful not to make any noise Sam quickly crept up to her desk and grabbed the scissors that were sitting on the desk. 'Just one lock of hair…' she thought while creeping up to her bed. Tim had his right arm sprawled out across her bed while his left one was tucked behind his head. 'I'll get the bangs,' she thought. Discreetly she brought the scissors to Tim's bangs, but had to quickly withdraw when he stirred a bit and moved on his side. Inwardly cursing at Tim's knew position, Sam now had to crawl on the bed from the other side to get that hair. Creeping up to the other side she carefully placed her knee on the bed, hoping the mattress wouldn't move enough to wake him up. Breathing in relief when Scam did nothing Sam carefully leaned forward and gently took Scam's bangs between her fingertips before snipping it with her scissors.

'Please don't wake up!' Sam inwardly begged, and was very grateful when Scam once again did nothing but lightly snore. Slowly getting off the mattress Sam crept up to the balcony door and took out her X-powder. Using the scanner on the X-powder she placed Scam's hair on it, and allowed it to scan. The small 'beep' of the complete scan showed the results, and at first glance it almost seemed like this was the real Tim Scam. 'But that's impossible. Scam can't be in two places at once,' Sam thought before a little detail of Tim Scam's DNA caught her eye. 'Wait…something's not right here,' she thought. The DNA shown in the scanner seemed artificial, like it was…created. 'It looks like somatic cell nuclear transfer…but…that only applies to cloning.' Sam thought before it occurred to her. 'Wait a second…' the elixir! It had spilled on Scam's arm! She had wiped it off him and carelessly left it behind, which meant only that Scam's DNA reacted to the elixir and manifested its own body…Tim Scam's body. "Oh my god…the man in my bed is Tim Scam's clone," Sam whispered in complete shock. All of the questions that Sam had were finally answered. The lack or scars on Tim's face or head, the strange behavior. It all made sense now!

"So you figured it out," Tim said from behind her. Quickly turning around Sam gasped when she saw Scam sitting at the edge of her bed staring straight at her, though this time instead of staring at her with affection it was the look of a deadly predator, one who was ready pounce to devour its prey. "I was hoping you wouldn't find out," Tim said running his hand through his hair. "But then again you are the smartest spy so I guess I should have seen it coming," he said with a shrug. "T-Tim…you…you know you're a clone?" Sam asked in surprise.

"Unfortunately yes…I guess it comes with being artificially born in this world. But it does have its perks," Tim said with a smirk. Before Sam even realized it Tim was on the other side of the room in the blink of an eye, and in the next second he was back to sitting on the bed. "Tim! H-how did you do that?!" "That doctor created the cloning elixir to create super soldiers for the government, and I guess inhuman speed comes with the package," he said before an evil smirk stretched onto his face and he locked his predatory eyes with Sam's terrified ones, making the redhead back up against the glass balcony door.

"Another perk that comes with it…is inhuman strength," he growled out before he dashed forward and gripped Sam's neck with a painful grip. Sam tried to scream for Clover and Alex but the deadly grip he had on her next was getting tighter by the second, and she feel the constricting pressure on her throat. "T-Tim…you're choking me!" She wheezed, but it seemed like he wasn't hearing anything. Desperately trying to claw his hand to break free Sam could feel the world darkening around her.

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Well that escalated quickly.

Tell me the truth, did you guys see that coming? XD if you did then I fail at suspense and I need to work on that :(

Hope you all had a good weekend, and as usual please show some love by leaving a review and tell me what you think! Hopefully you all enjoyed this chapter cause honestly I enjoyed writing it :D

The next chapter is already being written so expect it by either the end of this week, or the beginning of next week.

Also, I'm also working on a one-shot (ScamxSam of course ;D) so be on the lookout for that!

Until next time my lovelies~