Quinn:Do you think she was serious or is she just playing with your head now?

Sam: She did promise we would talk about it. I don't know, Q.

Quinn: Maybe this Ryder guy is more than just some new guy to her.

Sam: He doesn't seem her type. He comes off as a bit hyper of something.

Quinn: Says the guy who tried speaking to me in Avatar language when we first met.

Sam: And yet, it still worked hahah. I'm giving her space though so that's a good thing. I think.

Quinn: That's more than what most guys give these days..Anyway, I have to go to class right now Sam. Talk to you later?

Sam: Of course, Quinn. Go whoop some Yale ass and show everyone you're smarter than them all!

Quinn: Aha, only for you Sam. Oh and PS, I'm visiting again next week or the week after. Hope to see you :)

Sam: You will for sure :)

Ever since that day, Quinn and Sam had felt closer to each other. They felt more comfortable and confident to speak to each other frequently whether it was to talk about things in their life or even to check up on one another. Sam thought it was a good thing to have her around again if he couldn't talk to Blaine about something or if Blaine was too busy.

It had only been a few days since Kitty told Sam they would talk about things but it felt like forever with him. He knew she needed some space with him, maybe far from him, but he wishes that it was that easy for her to sit down with him and talk. Waiting was better than having no chance at all and for that, he thought the wait would hopefully be worth it.

What had confused some otherwise was why Blaine wasn't texting him back all weekend long. Sam knew that Blaine was usually busy on the weekends either talking all day with Kurt or even the fact that his brother Cooper had been visiting every other weekend. Despite last weekend where he and Blaine had went for a bro hangout to the movies where Blaine suggested Les Miserables but Sam had convinced him to go see Skyfall before it wasn't in IMAX Theatre anymore. Nevertheless, they saw both movies that day. Or Blaine was secretly texting Kurt through Skyfall and Sam fell asleep halfway through Les Mis.

Sam loved the main friends he had mostly because of Glee Club. Not everyone he knew could say they had a openly gay best friend along now with the former Head Cheerio and Yale student to be their best friends. He also thought of Puck that way but he hasn't been around too much ever since leaving for LA and Jake had it out for him still. It was like Quinn told him; the Glee Club was his family and nothing could be better than singing and dancing to classic and modern songs every day with the people you've grown close to.

But that was something Kitty longed for in her life. Because of her wanting to stay on top, she never had any real friends in her life. Everyone treats nicely in Glee Club and that's why she joined it to gain a few friends. Even though she's been making her life a living hell, even Marley had been treating her nicely though she doesn't know if she really means it or she's still afraid of her. Either way, it was still nice to feel like she was wanted even if she wasn't.

Kitty was keeping Ryder on a short leash with her around the school like she had planned to do. She always felt naked when there wasn't somebody around her or beside her in the hallways and that made her feel less powerful. He hadn't complained about it thus far. Ryder was getting looked at by other girls and played the last game of the football season which helped give him a popularity boost.

'Hey, mind if I ask what the deal is you have with Sam from Glee Club? Every time we pass him in the halls you get like this angry but sad face.' Ryder stands with Kitty by her locker while holding her stuff so she can check her makeup. 'Also why do you do your makeup every time you come to your locker again?'

'Because I'm Head Cheerio which means everyone has to see that I look more amazing than themselves every moment of the day until they get jealous and wish they were me. And he's just my ex, no one important.' Kitty fired back while looking into the mirror and putting on a light shade of eyeliner. Her last sentence hurt to say out loud knowing it wasn't true, not even in the slightest. But since when were her relationships anyone's business?

'Well for the record, you don't need makeup to look better than anybody else.' Ryder loved what Kitty had done for him the past week but he saw her more than just arm candy to drop. 'I think you look amazing just being in that uniform alone.' While she really did appreciate the compliment he gave her, it just didn't feel special to her. She wanted to hear Sam say something sweet to her like that but Kitty knew she couldn't take him back that easily. She didn't want Sam to think that what she felt with was more than just love to her.

Kitty looked to him and flashed him barely one of her real smiles that she rarely ever used. But it was small and only for a second but it was a compliment nonetheless and it felt like a real compliment.

'Thanks Ryder, really. Wish everyone would see that about me.' No. Sam Evans, not everyone else.

'Let me take you out then.' Ryder saw this as a perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. It would ultimately make him popular while making who he was dating feel better. 'Just..one date. Anywhere you'd like to go and you'll see that looks aren't everything.' Kitty shut her makeup case and threw her eyeliner onto the top shelf of her locker but froze at his offer.

She could feel her heart playing with her inside. It was too much to think about that she didn't want Sam to think she's really moved on from him when she isn't. Not even close. But Kitty didn't know what to do at this point since she didn't want to say yes and feel moved on while at the same time, she didn't want to say no and ruin his chances at popularity. It's not like she gave a damn about his feelings anyway, it was just another guy.

A few hallways and corners through the waves of other students, Sam was grabbing his English classbook along with his notebook where he and Brittany like to draw and write random things with the pages filled with games of Tic Tac Toe and Hangman. It was a downtime for them with real life Draw Something or Pictionary though it amused Sam how well Brittany can draw when she sets her mind to it.

Just as he's about done applying some of his chapstick, the corner of his eyes he sees Jake walking towards him with Marley not even a few inches away. Sam is hoping not to have another confrontation with him and since Blaine isn't at school there would be no one to stop him if things got out of hand again

'Hey Sam.' Marley was the first to speak since she knew Jake wouldn't want to. 'Jake wants to tell you something and, um, well I want to be here to make sure he says it.'

Jake gives her a strange look but it quickly disappears when she whispers the word 'Please.' to him, ultimately making him have to do it. He knew if he didn't she wouldn't be too happy with him. Sam notices the way he looked at her and gave himself a smile since it feels like deja vu to him.

'Yeah uh, listen. About what happened last week between me and you I wanted to apologize for. I just saw her slushied and you right there...it was just a quick assumption since we all knew you were dating Kitty.' Behind him, Marley gave him a big smile taking one of his hands into hers to help make him feel comfortable. 'Just hoping for no hard feelings. They'll get what's coming to them eventually.'

Jake held out his free hand as a peace offering and a few seconds later, Sam shook it. 'It's cool, you know?' Sighing, he still wish it didn't have to happen. Or Marley's red induced slushy facial. 'You're right in a way. Even when we were dating, I should've talked her down about it and I'm sorry for that. I'll let her know, okay?'

'Thanks Sam. Kitty is a really nice girl in Glee Club for the most part but she for some reason has it out for me. I didn't do anything to her and I wouldn't.'

'Just...make sure she doesn't mess with Marley anymore, okay? As long as that happens, we're cool.' Jake added after her. He sort of saw that if anyone could get to Kitty, it was Sam. He saw the effect he had on her, both of them did.

'Mentally noted. No more problems.' Sam and Marley exchanged a quick smile with one another, always happy to help a friend out. 'Hey Jake, can I talk to you for one sec actually before you two split?'

'Yeah, sure thing. Hold on though.' Jake looked to Marley telling her he'd be right there three feet away from her, nothing bad would happen. 'What's this about again?'

'Don't let her go, Jake.' A look of sincerity and seriousness crossed over his face which made Jake unknown to what he was saying. Sam felt the need to pass down the word from the wise and from personal experience himself. He didn't want to see any more hearts broken or wars fought between each other and by this he knew was right.

'What are you talking about, dude?'

'Technically it was my fault Marley got slushied last week. I broke Kitty's heart, which by the way she does have, and it just made her take her anger and frustration out on her.' Jake started to debate to himself whether or not he should hit him for saying the truth but he wouldn't in front of her. 'You can hit me if you want I don't blame you. But what I'm trying to say is that what you have with Marley is amazing. You have this look in your eye when you're with her and trust me I know what that's like to have; Blaine said I had it with Kitty.'

Sam took in a deep breath while looking over to where Marley stood, who was wondering what they could've been talking about. She worried for a second seeing Jake tense up at first but sighed in relief they weren't slamming each other into the lockers again. 'Don't ever make my mistake, man. Don't ever cheat and always make sure that she's happy no matter what because it matters.'

Jake's thoughts had changed from the first sentence he got out to him. He would never cheat on her and if he did, he knows every second of his life he would regret it to the fullest. It would crush her fragile heart and Jake wanted to be the guy in her life who wouldn't do that or anything to hurt her. She was different from all of the other few girls in the past and he was proud of it.

'What I got from that is that you managed to hurt the one who likes to hurt others. I'm not thanking you for it since she was a different girl for the most part when she was with you.' He leaned against the wall close to him and flashed a smile towards Marley's way. 'Don't worry about me. She's special and she means something to me. Throwing her away would ruin me and I'm not going to have that happen if I feel unhappy. But...thank you Sam. It's sort of nice to know that other people don't think I'm trying to hump her and dump her.'

Jake patted Sam on the shoulder and walked back to where Marley stood and interlocked her fingers in with his. She gave him a light kiss on the cheek at the gesture. Sam loved the sight of them two together; it was young love all over again and once again he had Blaine to thank. 'Thank you, Sam. We'll see you later. Oh I almost forgot, Blaine's in New York City with his boyfriend. Told me to tell you that, strangely.'

'That's why he hasn't been answering his damn phone!' He knew that Blaine wouldn't leave without telling him or someone where he was going. He decided to take the other route on him to make him worry. Well played, Blaine Warbler. Well played. 'Yeah totally, see you both later. Remember what I said, Jake.' Sam closes his locker giving them both a nod feeling proud of himself. It's just now he has to try to deal with seeing Kitty all day and giving her the space he said he would.

'What were you two talking about, again?' Marley asked but let out a happy scream when Jake picked her up in the air and planted a kiss to her lips. He wanted to take Sam's advice even if he knew he wouldn't hurt her or admit that he was taking it.

'Just how much I love you, Marley.'

It wasn't long until Sam turned the corner where he saw Kitty still at her locker looking as lost as she's ever been. He's sort of hoping she doesn't see him walking down the same hallway until it's too late. Their eyes connect to each other like super-magnets in an instant. They are still not used to this with each other. You can't just pretend your love for someone never existed.

As much as Sam wish he could walk up to her and just try to talk things out, he couldn't. The new guy Ryder was there with her on top of giving Kitty her space, he didn't know how long he could wait until he gave in. He walked on when she shut her locker hoping she could approach him and avoid Ryder with his date offering for a little bit but kept in her place. She saw someone grab onto his arm and turn him around.

'Hey Froggy Lips. Miss me? Oh why should I have to ask, of course you did.'

Sam was surprised to see her here at McKinley without any sort of notice or anything in advance. 'Hello to you, Santana. Of course I missed you why wouldn't I?'

'Good question, not really. Anyways, I was abouts to find and kidnap Britt Britt from here and take her out for a little something to eat. You're welcome to tag along if you'd like.' They hugged and Sam was concerned if Kitty was watching him, inspecting him to make sure he wasn't doing anything that would piss her off. Sam imagined how intense a showdown would be between Santana and Kitty one time. That was when he was dating her and he of course chose his then girlfriend.

Brittany had tiptoed behind her girlfriend and snuck in a hug from behind to her. Sam saw that certain look Blaine had told him about that Brittany saw in Santana and he with Kurt. What'd he give to hug Kitty from behind again and sneak in a kiss to her cheek or whisper a sweet nothing in her ear.

The feeling made him feel worse about it all over again. Sam was sure of himself that he had never fallen in love until things with him and Kitty ended. Everything he did with her felt more right than with anyone else, even than with Quinn. She made him try in the relationship and each time he succeeded in always making her blush or smile, her real smile, and exceeding her expectations which she thought no one ever could.

'So, Breadstix it is?' Brittany made out the offer San had made which Sam didn't hear since he was too busy worrying about a certain someone that still may have been watching behind him.

'Sounds like a plan to me!' Sam hadn't been to Breadstix in quite a few months since he, Blaine, and Brittany all went out one night to celebrate Brittany's first B- of that semester. When the love couple and Sam all agreed on Breadstix, he turned around just to check and see if they were in the clear of the Head Cheerio. She had gone in the other direction with Ryder apparently leaving the space in front of her locker completely vacant of her presence.

Santana hadn't laughed so hard in such a long time even to her surprise. Her and Brittany couldn't stop giggling and holding their hands to their mouths trying not be too loud. 'Sam oh my god, please do it one more time! I swear this is totally better than the movie version.'

Sam quickly nodded and sipped the rest of his soda and dumped out the ice into Brittany's cup since she was too impatient to wait for their food, she started eating the ice cubes. He got them to hold their laughter in for a few seconds while lifting the cup over his mouth and raising his hand into the air.

'When you all have run out of breadsticks for your meal, you have my permission to die! We are Breadstix' reckoning!' Through the cup came out an almost perfect impression of Bane which made the three burst out laughing some more. Sam had almost forgotten how awesome it really was to have Santana around with Brittany. She made her happy and he made them laugh. It was better than dwelling in McKinley all day long except the Glee Club and the English class he and Britt shared.

Sam pulled out his phone real quick to check and see if he had any message or calls, and sure enough he did. When he saw his name flash on the screen he immediately opened his phone to see what was up.

Blaine: Sam, hey! Listen I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was leaving right away or face to face like I should have. Jake told you, right?

Sam: Yeah he did, don't worry about it. You pulled a fast one on me for a sec, freaked me out! Haha.

Blaine: Well, right when I got home Friday, Kurt was already there waiting for me and it all went a bit fast.

Sam: Whoa keep it PG-13. Britt and Santana say hi from Breadstix! We all wish you were.

Blaine: Greetings to them as well. I'm coming home in a few days though. It's just nice finally be with him again.

He was feeling really happy for him right now just as much as he was feeling happy for Brittany. It struck him that he was all alone in their fields imagining that short blonde headed wonder for him was next to him insulting the restaurant and thinking to dine and dash. He wanted to stay focused and strong like she was on not showing any of your weaknesses and only your strengths. She taught him to think like that in a way, of course.

Sam: Really glad to hear that, man. I'll catch you later though, alright? Food'c coming but all of us wish you enjoy yourself there.

Blaine: Of course, Sam. Have fun too, you know!? Or else someone will go Lima Heights on you.

Sam: Oh I'll tell you about it when you get back. Catch ya later Cy-...you know, I'll spare you this time.

Blaine: I was wondering when it was coming but thank you. But enjoy! And remember...patience. She'll come to you when she's ready.

As always, Sam appreciated the way Blaine made him keep his head high no matter how far down he was feeling. Only a handful of people can say they have that perk with their best friend. He was brought back to reality when Santana was snapping her fingers at him to put his phone away.

'Food's coming, Trouty. Big rule of Breadstix: Always enjoy your meal with who you came with and not who's left behind.' If Breadstix ever their own personal leader, no one would take up the role as good as Santana Lopez could. She could tell you everything on the menu and what dollar amount it was for, she knew all the secrets that were kept within the restaurant, and she lost count of how many free meals she's gotten herself at this place. In her mind, it was something to be proud of.

Three baskets of breadsticks came out with a bit of garlic bread and more drinks since they were all out before. All three of them had the Breadstix famous spaghetti; the most appetizing Italian food on the menu. Brittany, of course, ordered them shrimp which they out got a kick out of when Sam reached for one and she reminded him about eating his own species.

One more plate of spaghetti was set onto the table in front of the empty seat of next to Sam. He looked at both of them wondering if they had ordered it but Santana shrugged not knowing either.

'Oh, right.' Brittany spoke up trying not to choke on three shrimp that she basically into her mouth. 'Sam, I felt kind of bad that Santana and I were here together and you seemed very lonely. Soooo, I called someone to be your lunch date.' As soon as her last words were spoken, she smiled seeing that she had arrived. Wondering if it was who he thought it was, or who he wanted it to be, he was a bit surprised as well to see her here. She rushed over to the booth and immediately sat down next to him with a surprise hug.

'Hi everyone! Sorry I'm late. They tried to tell me I couldn't leave the school without permission. Well, Coach Sue did. I threatened to buy the school and told her that I would make her the lunch lady and make Ms. Rose the principal.' Santana stared at Sugar with her jaw dropped at how ridiculous that just sounded to her ears. It even made Sam chuckle at the sight of Coach Sue being demoted and seeing how it really feels to be lunch lady. She doesn't have the courage like Ms. Rose does.

'You should buy the school anyway and make me principal. My power as Senior Class President was limited which is why I barely did anything the entire year.' Brittany imagined rainbow filled hallways with their new school mascot being a giant unicat, which was a crossover between Lord Tubbington and a unicorn. She only made him wear the horn once at home to make him feel special after his rehab. The imaginations of Sugar and Brittany only amused Sam and Santana even more.

Sugar had her eyes on Sam almost their entire meal. She never really took notice of him until they sang their duet together and since then she's been waiting for the opportunity to talk to him. There was one time she saw him and Kitty together before Glee Club started but she just thought nothing of it. Keeping an open rich mind seems so hard when you realize money doesn't really buy love.

'Don't worry about the check, I'll have them put it on my tab. Or maybe my daddy's tab.' Not wanting to interrupt a certain milkshake moment that was happening across the booth, her eyes found Sam's again. Something about him made her eager to want to talk to him. 'We'll excuse you two for a few minutes. Enjoy dessert.' Sam and Sugar slid out from the booth finding an empty space where it seemed Sugar wanted to talk.

Sam though it was a nice surprise that she came here. He didn't of it as anything serious plus he was having a great time chatting and cracking jokes to each other. But a tiny thought shot into his mind how Kitty would react if she found out about this, not that he was going to lie about it but he wouldn't bring it up in the next conversation if he had to.

'Sammy? Can I ask you something?' Being called 'Sammy' reminded him of his siblings calling him that every time he came home from school. He didn't mind Sugar calling him by it. Actually thinking about it, it wasn't so bad being on a date with Sugar because she was drop dead cute which he wasn't afraid to admit.

'Anything you want, Sug. What's up?'

This was a first time that she didn't too confident about something and the fact that she was worried showed off too much. 'I think you're really cute, Sam. I haven't so much fun on a date in a long time. It's just...' Her frown faded away when Sam lifted her face up by her chin wondering what it was even though he sort of had a clue. Sugar leaned into his chest wanting to just feel better about her somewhat school crush and how he probably won't see her the same way. 'You and Kitty. You love her and wish it was her here for your date instead of me, right?'

Sam didn't know that Sugar really looked into situations like that the way she did. He was sort of speechless but in a way, Sam was guilty as charged and he hoped that by making the date super fun and the hug super amazing, she would feel better.

'Hey. I never said I didn't want to have this date with you. It was incredible just like you are. You are an amazing girl Sugar and it's not because you could buy Lima with one phone call. I think you're a beautiful girl and really fun. Honestly I think that.' Sam didn't want to drop the bombshell onto her. She was too sweet and sensitive to do something like that just like Brittany is.

'You're sweet, Sam. Like me because my name is Sugar.' She saw that Santana and Brittany were done with dessert and were waiting for the both of them to return so they could go back to school. 'You don't have to say anything more. You and her are cute together, or were, whatever that is. It was nice to know what it felt like to be her all those times being with you.'

That came out unexpected to his ears more than the fact that she was into him. Her words seemed worse than what he was thinking to say yet her words were still sweet. That tore him up but thought he could do something to help reassure her happiness is far from being lost. Being just as short as Kitty is, leaning his head down and kissing Sugar's cheek felt like a blast from the past.

'Awww cute!' Brittany slapped a giggling Santana on the shoulder so they wouldn't get caught spying on the two of them. Even with that, Sugar's face lit up with a smile.

'Can I kiss you, Sam?'

Chuckling from Santana, he didn't know how to respond to that. Sam didn't want to think that he was leading her on or making others think they were something when they were really just friends. 'Uh, I think my lips are just a bit bigger than yours, Sug.'

'I meant on the cheek, silly!' She pulled his face down to plant the sugar sweet kiss to his cheek and gave him another quick hug. Even the cheek kiss was enough to please Sugar for the next few days. Both went back over where Santana and Britt awaited them and picked them up. Santana was still cracking jokes on their cute moment in front of everyone at Breadstix as Sugar just threw a hundred dollar bill on the table to pay for their lunch.

Just for the shits and giggles again, Sam took a plastic cup on the way out and impersonated Bane one last time announcing their departure from the restaurant. 'Breadstix, this is your liberation! Until next time!' Santana pulled him out the front doors with the rest of the group, laughing as they left.

At the end of the day back at McKinley, Santana decided to stay to help out a little bit a Glee Club. It was only for Brittany in her mind but spending the day with her and Sam really made her appreciate the friends she had more. The same went for Sam since he had never truly seen that side to Santana before...sober of course.

Just as last week had it, Ryder and Kitty were at the top of the steps of the choir room sitting next to each other. She was content for the most part until she looked around at everyone else. She didn't even bother making a comment about Joe's hair or anything about Marley. What got to her was the fact that Sam was sitting next to Brittany and Sugar.

It irked her seeing that Sam was giving Sugar more attention than he was to her. Just because they weren't technically speaking she thought didn't give him the right to talk to other pretty girls in front of her. Especially her since how she reacted towards him last week.

Jake ended up singing a song for Marley, with some inspiration from Sam, that day after Mr. Schue briefly discussed that Regionals were coming up in the next couple of months. The day ended off with Santana, Brittany, and Sugar with a number that got many cheers even from the band and few tiny claps from Kitty. Sam went up to them as they all group hugged each other. Mr. Schue ended the day by thanking Santana for joining them and helping out the new kids with a few skills for Regionals.

Once again, Kitty was the first person to leave the Glee Club which just motioned to Sam that something was wrong. She was supposed to stay after with the rest of the gang so Santana could explain a few things with Mr. Schue. He gave Sugar and Santana a quick hug before he went out to follow her. He didn't care if he was breaking the silence early with her. She was bothered.

'Kitty, wait up!'

Her pace didn't change going to her locker trying to avoid eye contact with him. She spun at her dial but with him looking at her because he's worried kept making her mess up. Now he knows something is up with her but as much as it still hurts to be around her, he stays put.
She gives up trying to open her locker and turns to face him head on.

'What do you want, Sam? Though I enjoyed the weekend of space you gave me, it seems you caved like I expected you to.'

'You don't have remind me I know. You're angry at something or something is bothering. Besides, you know, me.'

Kitty tried at her locker again and got it open this time. Placing in her books as usual grabbing her makeup case, she ignored him for a few seconds to check herself out in the mirror. The usual process that Sam waited for but he didn't want her to be like this with him, at least not right now.

'How was it, Sam?' She gave him a second to think about it; to see if he knew what she was talking about. 'You know, Breadstix with Chihuahua, The Human IQ Dropper, and Hawknose? Because I know people that go to Breadstix on a daily basis and they told me they saw you there. Hope her beak didn't scratch your cheek.'

Sam didn't know how to react to that other than the slight smile he gave for the creativity of the nicknames she came up it. He was never going to lie about it to her but he didn't know she would find out like this. This sort of changed the way things were going for him with getting her back. Sugar kissing his cheek and him kissing her cheek was nothing more than date flirting, nothing more.

'Well the food was good. But you're seeing it in a different way.' He took a step closer which caused her eye to catch it and shut her locker a bit to get a better view of him. 'I was just going with Santana and Brittany since she was visiting. Britt just asked Sugar to come along I swear. It meant nothing to me.'

Kitty wanted to say that she believed him but where he was at, it was hard. It made her question to herself if Sam was really serious about earning a second chance with her. She never once gave anyone a second chance before and with Sam, it was slim.

'Please just hear me out. Two minutes. You promised we would talk and I'm asking if it's okay if we do that now.' Again, slim. It was also in her rulebook that she followed through with her promises and she wasn't going to change it up now. She figured she would let him say what he had to say, he's earned that much for telling the truth.

'Talk then. Why are you even still trying?' She never said it was going to be easy. Easy wasn't really her thing.

'I love you, Kitty.' Her heart began to race hearing those three words come from his mouth. They were meant to be true and by the tone in his voice, he was telling the truth. 'I haven't been the same since what happened. Before I was barely sleeping because I was angry at myself for hurting you. I still am every day. It's not so easy getting over you when Steve and Stace keep asking me when you're going to come back over and I have to tell them otherwise so I don't have to see their hearts break again.'

She couldn't believe that his little siblings missed her, let alone remember her. She missed them so much even just from one visit. They were the cutest pair of kids she has seen and most of the time Kitty can't stand kids. She looked up at Sam trying not to show that she was being affected by everything he was saying.

'And...you have every right to hate me. I can't take back what I did no matter how much I wish I could. All I'm asking for is a second chance and with that second chance, I promise that I'll earn your trust again. You are the only girl I have loved this much in my entire life and I refuse to go on thinking that I can move on.'

Before Sam could finish, Kitty shut her locker and fell into Sam's chest. Instantly his arms wrapped around her body like it was the first time he saw her again. Everything felt so right. Her real smile played out on her face with her eyes shut missing the security of Sam Evans around her.

'Wait, wait.' She backed up and fixed a bit of her hair sensing that Ryder might have been watching but she saw no one down the hall. 'I'm not taking you back right now, Sam Evans. My answer is a maybe. Ryder asked me out on a date before and it wouldn't be too fair that you got to go on one with the Jersey Shore Prototype.'

'So what you're saying is...'

She kept her smile to her face and made their distances shorter with one tiny step. 'I'm saying this. I'm going to go on his date, God knows where that will be. And then you and I are going to have one more talk before I can decide if I'll take you back. Is that clear, Sam Evans?' He didn't need to answer her question with a simple yes. His Trouty smile said it all for him knowing he's one step closer to getting Kitty back into his life.

Kitty shook her head and even let out a tiny giggle in return. 'You are such a loser, you know that?'

'Maybe. But the only loser I want to be is yours again.'

Kitty leaned up and pressed her lips to his cheek before deciding their talk was over for the time being. She pointed her finger at him walking away which he didn't let his eyes miss the sight of it. 'That's a real kiss on the cheek, Sam. Try not to get used it.' Just a tiny wink and she was off to Cheerios practice for the day. Making sure she was out of sight so she didn't catch him, he air-pumped the sky in his minor success.

A/N: I'm not sure if people are still reading this but here's for the people who still are. I'm pretty sure this story is slowly coming to its end in the next few chapters but we'll see how it goes so stay tuned (: On a good note I'm pretty glad that I didn't take too long on this chapter like the others since I thought this one out earlier in advance. The next chapter might not take too long either! That's about all I have for now. Feel free to message me, leave a review, send me a message on Tumblr if you'd like you, and I hope you're enjoying the story (: