Well, after some creative roadblocks, a forgotten storyline and an hour long argument with Yahoo Mail (No, I don't remember my password, I haven' been on this account in two years.....no, I don't want to upgrade to "E-Mail Plus"…..Yes, I'm sure….Yes, I'm really, REALLY sure.") I am back and happy to be here. This one make a take a little time as I'm not exactly sure where I was going with it and when I started it, I was younger and thought I didn't need to write anything down. Well, I'm apparently old now, because I don't remember where this was going more than the basic Sam/David part. So please bear with me. With that in mind, enjoy.

A short time later, the downtown lights of Austin beamed up at the plane, the glow subtle and soothing. I looked down to see a lake winding through the city and was shocked to see people actually on it. Not on tug boats and barges, but kayaks and pontoons. I liked this city!

"Please fasten your seatbelts, we are preparing to land." the pilot politely announced.

I ran over to a window seat, buckling quickly and continuing to stare out the window like a little girl. It was so cool to be able to pick out the hippies in their tie-dyed shirts amongst the crowd of suits.

"It's a pretty cool place, huh? This is where I graduated college." Colin had sat beside me and I haven't even noticed.

"What, ten years ago?"

"Four. And I graduated early."

I laughed. "How early?"

"A program that should've taken six years only took three."

I gasped. "Are you kidding?"

"Nope." He shot me a sly grin "I'm a bit of prodigy."

"No kidding." I nodded to no one in particular and went back to looking out the window. I was starting to get a weird vibe from Colin, but I couldn't place my finger on it. I shrugged it off and went back to looking out the window.

David's POV:

The dude made me sick. I could punch him in the face. He knew she was my ex-girlfriend, the girl that I had almost KILLED myself over. And yet there he was, leering at her, making her laugh….

God I missed that laugh. The way it rings out, not in an annoying way, but more of a soothing noise. The way she closes her eyes and tilts her head back; that was always the way she laughed with me.

"David, what did Dr. Stevenson say?" my mother chimed in, reading my thoughts. I loved my mother, but I wasn't ill. It was a stupid mistake I had made because I am a stupid guy. What good had I even thought it would do?

I shook my head and looked at my mom. "I'm fine. I promise."

My mother looked at me for a moment to judge my reaction and then sighed. "I didn't even want to bring that girl, but your father said it would look bad if we just cut out our Teen Ambassador. And at the moment we've had enough bad press."

I sighed heavily. "Are you really going to go back to referring to her as "that girl"? You know her name."

"I only use her name when she's around out of respect for your father's wishes. But I do not like her. After all the trouble she has caused for this family. Hurting you…."

"Mom, we've been over this. I'm the one that left Sam. She was hurt, she made a rash decision. I did the same thing."

"Don't compare yourself to her. I won't have you becoming one of those kids."

I just sighed and continued to look out the window around the time I heard another laugh come from across the plane. I think I'm going to be sick.

Sam's POV

I see David having words with his mother, then turn to look out the window.

"I know it is my job to protect them, but I can't help but think that the First Lady looks like she has a stick up her ass."

I bust out laughing despite myself. I hadn't missed the cold, blank stares that were a part of my icy welcome wagon when I came to meet the plane that morning. There was no lost love between me and the First Lady.

I felt the plane come to a stop and looked out the window to see two limos lined up on the far side of the runway. I heard Colin start to move. He leaned over. "Welcome to Texas Sam."

Normally when a guy whispers something to me, I find it creepy and off putting. But something about the way Colin said my name had me thinking maybe it wasn't too bad. I felt the plane shift as David shot up and walked away from his seat.

I shook my head at the sudden outburst. See, this is what I didn't get. A guy tells you to move on, but when you go to do just that, they lose their minds. It was fascinating really. I was the one who didn't want to move on, but he all but pushed me away. Literally.

"I'll never love again, oh boy you've left me speechless." I sang under my breath.

"Sam?" I heard Colin call me. I looked away from the seat that David had abandoned just seconds before. "You ready?"

I nodded and stood up, stretching. This was going to be a long trip.