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AN: We so want Sam to have her moment in the arms of the boy she loves, but making it easy wouldn't be fun… Lizzie, Sonny, Alexis, and her own temper may do her in before the Spring Fling ever takes place. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Samantha made a concerted effort to focus on her school work. It was as if time itself was out to get her. The hands on the clock moved painfully slow. Every chance she had in the hallway she sought out a glimpse of Lucky, but it was as if he wasn't even in the building. By seventh period she had to give up. Eighth period was her study hall, but if she didn't go home she had to stay on campus because if she got busted wandering around Port Charles looking for Lucky it would be the last thing she did as a free woman in the city. Going completely against character she grabbed her cell phone between periods and sent a text to Lucky. He always carried his phone. Like most of the jocks at school he wore it on his hip as a status symbol. After three back to back texts, the last marked URGENT, and still no response Sam was leaping out of her skin.
Finding Emily on her way to the practice room she dragged her into the nearest bathroom risking detention for five minutes to allow her best-friend to talk her off the ledge.
"Hey, watch the instrument. This thing cost money chickie." Emily was laughing until she saw the panic in Sam's eyes.
"Okay, I need you to tell me right now that I'm overreacting, creating drama where there isn't any and being royally paranoid." Sam stared expectantly.
"Happy to oblige…why I am doing this? What happened? The last time I saw you, you were walking on sunshine." As the first warning bell rang they slid away from the door and further into the recesses of the grim and grey girls room.
"The last time you saw me I thought Lucky had just skipped lunch not that he was avoiding me like the plague! What the heck did I say? Do you remember me being a dork of any kind that would make him stay away? Or, maybe one of the guards did see him kiss me and dragged him off to see my father."
"Huh? Have you been sniffing at the rubber cement? Why would Lucky be avoiding you? He just agreed to have the required dinner with you super scary father so you guys could go to the dance. Tell me what happened and start from the beginning." Emily leaned against the sink and sat her instrument down between her legs.
"There's nothing to tell. I went looking for him a couple of times… thought I might see him at lunch, but I haven't been able to find him anywhere. I finally sent him a text, or three, between classes and he hasn't responded."
She didn't mean to laugh at her friend. But the giggles started seeping from her pursed lips. Reaching out to hug her and then stepping back again Emily rubbed the distraught girls arm and tried to be the voice of reason. "Honey maybe he's been busy and your paths just haven't crossed or his phone is off or the battery is dead. It does happen you know."
"Or he could think my family is crazy as hell and wants to stay away like the plague. He is Nikolas' brother and Nik and I are cousins. Between the nutty Cassidine genes and my yank-your-arms-out-of-the-socket step-father maybe taking me out is too much to risk and he doesn't know how to tell me."
This time Emily laughed right out loud. "Or, maybe you're overreacting, creating drama where there isn't any and being royally paranoid. How about we just go look for him after this period?"
Just then the door opened and Elizabeth, picking up the tail end of the conversation, offered her unsolicited two cents. "If you're talking about Lucky I know where he is 'cause I just left him. He's been helping me out today. What a lifesaver. And he's so resourceful. Anyway I treated him to lunch and he said the day was a wash so he decided to skip the rest I just came back to pick up some books I needed." Elizabeth walked to the end of the mirror opposite of the girls and checked her lipstick. "Hope that information helped. I wouldn't want you all worried and running all over town looking for him. I heard about your dad's temper… wouldn't want to provoke him with that behavior now would we?"
With those parting words the perky, spiteful Miss Weber made her exit leaving the girls looking after her with awe. She was like vapor just showing up and disappearing at will all over the place. The girls had no idea if she was even telling the truth, but Sam was at least grateful to know her father hadn't gotten to him.
"Now, you know she's up to something. I really don't understand your friendship with her or Lucky's for that matter."
"Look, you are my best friend… my very bestest friend and don't you forget it, but Liz and I volunteer together at the hospital and she met Lucky through me and we've all hung out together a lot. Maybe she started having feelings for him and just never said anything."
"Oh, whatever, you guys were all friends and she had plenty of time to get her hooks in Lucky. I guess she just wanted to work her way through the football team first. Her interest in Lucky went into high gear the minute I started showing an interest. She's hateful and up to no good, trust me."
"Okay, we are officially candidates for detention now so, can we table the crazies until 3:15."
"Fine, but if we get caught grab your stomach and follow my lead."
Puzzled Emily picked up her case and followed her friend out of the bathroom.
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As they headed out of the building to their respective waiting cars Emily directed her friend's attention to the tall and handsome specimen standing beside the tree at the side of the school. Sam pretended not to care and just waved at him and kept going toward Milo.
"That's all you're going to do… wave?"
"That's all." Sam slowed her pace just slightly, in case he made an attempt to catch up to them.
"You spent all day freaking out about anything and everything and now that he's fifty feet away you can only manage a wave. Are you crazy?"
"He spent the day with Elizabeth and ignored my texts why does he deserve anything more. My dad was right."
"No he wasn't." Emily was about to have her first migraine. Sure she swooned over Nikolas, but she didn't ever remember being this crazy.
The footsteps came thundering up behind them and Sam felt her body being unwilling turned around.
"I'm just as fast on land as I am in the water. Didn't you see me?"
"Clearly, I waved didn't I?" Emily was mortified at her behavior and couldn't understand Sam's 180.
"What she meant was her ride is waiting."
"No, what I meant was hi. What else were you expecting? You had plenty of opportunity to talk to me when I sent you all those texts today. And to think I was worried about you. But hey you were just ditching and proving everything I swore to my father you weren't. Nice going Spencer." Samantha snapped around and started toward the car again. Lucky took out his phone and opened it looking for the texts he never received.
Directing his comment to Emily he said, "What is she talking about? I never got any messages."
"Sam, he never got them!" Okay, so she didn't mean to yell. But it did get her friend to slow down considerably. Then she turned to look at them then back to the guard. Holding up her hand indicating the need for a few more minutes with her friends she walked back over to Em and Lucky.
"What do you mean you never got them? I'm not crazy I know I sent them." Flipping her little pink phone open she scrolled through the menu until she found her sent messages and showed them all to him.
"I don't understand," Lucky attempted to explain as he showed her his phone. "I can ask Lizzie when I see her tomorrow. She had my phone making some calls because her battery was dead."
Sam just started to laugh. Were all boys really this dumb? How he didn't see her totally playing him was beyond her. She had to hand it to the girl though she wasn't going to make it easy for Sam to win this little un-agreed to contest. "A dead battery, so that's the little emergency she had that was worth ditching school for today?"
"You're jealous… I'm flattered."
"Lucky, don't be a butt. And Sam isn't jealous, but curious and so am I for that matter. What were you and Lizzie doing all day?" Emily asked.
"Okay you little junior detectives. While I was changing out of my swim gear Lizzie called my cell frantic and crying. Some idiot smashed into her Gram's car and totaled the driver's side. She needed me to help her get out of school plus take her somewhere to get the car fixed. If she has one more accident Mrs. Hardy threatened to stick her back on public transportation. So, I staged a few calls into Principal Siva's office and then we took the car over to Joe's Garage to get fixed. Only it cost 250 dollars more then we had. Which will end up being the reason I have to spend so many weekends working at Kelly's once my Aunt Bobbie finds the money missing. Once we picked up the car it was too risky to just waltz back in, so I picked up my car and took the rest of the day. Lizzie went home too."
"Right… I hate to break it to you love but you were had." Sam was still pissed although if distributed more would definitely have fallen on Liz's side. Emily on the other hand was hysterical.
"Lucky, Lizzie came back to school. You better hope Siva didn't see her. And I saw her Gram's car when I came in and it was fine, on both sides." Sam continued.
"Oh, and magically her phone died after she called you." Emily couldn't pass up getting in a little dig.
"You two are just suspicious and you're being silly. I would have done the same thing for the both of you." Lucky used both hands to rustle the top of his head.
Emily knew he was right about that and so did Sam, but she wasn't letting him off the hook that easily. "Only difference is we wouldn't have asked. Look I really have to go now. If I make Milo late for picking up my brother the hobbit will make sure Sonny knows it's my fault. Call me later Em?"
"Absolutely, later Sam."
"So what about dinner?" Lucky wanted to know.
"Wednesday at seven… oh and be on time the man has a thing about punctuality." With that Sam got into the car and drove away leaving her friend amazed at her cool and slightly bewildered by it. Lucky on the other hand just got enticed a little bit more.
"Hey, Em how'd she know Wednesday was good? We never talked about my meet schedule."
"Lucky guess," Emily shrugged and took off for the car and her own waiting driver.
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"For once could you just act like a brother? Don't mention us being late. If dad gets on Milo he's gonna say it was because I was hanging out with Emily and Lucky. I don't need that alright."
"Look, I spent twenty minutes with Sr. Margaret-Mary organizing Missals in the rectory, it's gonna cost you."
"What's going to cost you?" Alexis wanted to know as she met her son and daughter in entry way. "Must you two always make such a racket when you come home?"
Alexis grabbed her youngest around the neck gently and lead him into the study. She had gotten a continuance in court and decided to just work from home the rest of the day. She was still feeling run down and tired, but it wasn't as bad as long as she stayed off her feet as much as possible. Plus she was having these little panic attacks, she wasn't sharing with her husband, that were making her want to nest and be near her children more. She wasn't sure why she was so worried about their safety all of a sudden, but then again most of her panic wasn't based in reason.
"So how was that math test mister? Any chance you won't have to repeat the 5th grade?"
"Mom, I'm not in that much trouble. The test went fine. Uncle Jason is great with numbers and he was a big help. I think I did pretty good."
"And how was your day Samantha?" Alexis was having so much trouble reading her daughter these days. Her moods were running hot and cold all the time. She couldn't remember being this dark and preoccupied at sixteen, but then again she was in boarding school and solely focused on being a straight A student so she never had to go home to Helena and Stavros again. "Sammie?"
"Sorry mom, what'd you say?"
"She said how was your day?" Sonny answered as he came through the court yard doors. He had finished up early and after Jason reported on all of the happenings from his meeting out of town Sonny left him to his paper work at the coffee house and decided to grill out for his family. His sleeves were rolled up and his collar was undone and his wife thought he looked relaxed and adorable.
"Hi daddy, it was fine. Emily caught me up on all the dance committee stuff and we started our research project for government class. Oh, and Lucky can come for dinner on Wednesday night. I told him seven would be alright so the kids could eat at six and not bother us."
"I hope you meant the twins because I'm no kid and I'll be at your little dinner." Michael was in torment mood.
"No you won't. Tell him he's not even to come downstairs." Sam's voice rose to the occasion.
Sonny had no intention of making this some weird double date with his daughter. Lucky Spencer was coming for one reason only and that was for Sonny to make sure he was worthy of one night with his precious Samantha. "Sammie I told you to invite Lucky over for a family dinner. The last time I checked your brothers and Krissy were a part of that family, but if you don't think he can handle it we can cancel."
"Great. This is going to be loads of fun with the spaghetti-thrower, Mr. No-manners-big-mouth, and Krissy-the-crier. I'm not worried about him handling it I'm worried about my handling it without having a breakdown of some sort." Pull it back girl, Sam thought to herself when her tirade was over and her parents were just staring at her.
All Michael could think was, idiot now you've done yourself in for sure. She didn't need him to get her into trouble she was plenty capable all on her own. Alexis spoke first because she could feel the heat radiating off of her husband. That Latin temper of his could rival any of the crazy Greeks and Russians on her side of the family tree.
"Samantha I know you want everything perfect, but you have a normal regular old crazy family so you're going to have to settle for perfect enough. I will talk to your brothers and Krissy and make sure everyone is on at least acceptable if not best behavior. It'll be fine honey. Hey and maybe you and Sonny could plan the menu and you could make a special desert." Sam knew her mother was trying to help, but she couldn't wipe the glare off her face. The only problem with that was that Sonny could out glare her most days of the week.
"So what's it going to be young lady?"
She hated when her voiced cracked. It meant tears were on the surface and she was trying not to cry anymore. She was starting to lead Krissy in the falling into tears department. "Dinner on Wednesday at seven… I guess."
"Wonderful." Alexis stated.
"I know I'm excited. I have a ton of questions for this bozo who wants to date my sister."
"Enough of that mister because you won't be asking any questions, now take it upstairs and get started on that homework. I don't want any more calls from Sr. Margaret-Mary about you."
"You know he's going to be impossible to control."
"You wanna worry about that or worry about finding the perfect desert?" Sonny walked over and kissed his daughter on the forehead. "I'll be in the kitchen."
Looking at her mom Sam scowled out, "I guess I could at least check out a few recipes. Maybe I'll find something with peanut-butter to glue his mouth shut."
Alexis just laughed as her daughter stalked into the kitchen.