Fears: Chapter Nine
Danielle's POV:
My grandparents were standing in front of me, looking down at me. I almost wanted to hide behind Danny. "Don't be nervous, sweetie," Maddie said, kneeling down in front of me. "You're a part of this family, you're out granddaughter."
"That's right," Jack agreed. (A/N: NOT going to make Jack a total idiot and Jazz is at college.) "You're a Fenton."
I smiled at them and Danny placed his hand on my back, "I'm going to drop her off at Sam's."
"Alright, Danny," Maddie said.
Danny led me outside to a big black Jeep parked in front of the house. He unlocked the door and I climbed in the passenger seat, pulling the belt around me. Danny got into next to me and started the Jeep. "What should I call them?" I asked.
"Whatever you like, I suppose. Jack and Maddie, Grandma and Grandpa, it doesn't really matter."
I nodded and stared out the window as he drove. When we got to Sam's, she was waiting by her car, a little red Prius.
We got out and walked over to her, "Okay, I'll be at my parents'," he told Sam. He handed her his credit card, "Buy her whatever she wants."
Sam smiled, "Okay, we'll see you in a little bit."
Danny kissed her cheek and then pulled me into an awkward hug, "I'll see you later," he said. He got back into the Jeep and pulled away.
"Well, let's go," Sam said, unlocking her car. I got into the passenger seat and buckled my seat belt. "We're going to head over to Elmerton mall," she told me.
"Okay," I said.
We drove in silence for a few minutes, then Sam spoke up. "Danny really does love you, you know."
"I know."
"He made a mistake, but he didn't mean anything he said. He was just scared."
"I guess that makes sense..." I replied slowly.
"He was afraid he wouldn't be a good enough father, and he was afraid of the repercussions you would both have to face if he'd taken you in as his daughter that young."
"I haven't thought about it like that."
"The point is, Danielle, he loves you more than anything. I can't tell you the number of times he's called me in the middle of the night, worried about you."
"Really?" I asked, looking over at her.
"Yes. And there's actually something he and I wanted your opinion on..."
"What?"
"Danny and I have already graduated and I'll be eighteen in a few months..."
"Yeah?"
"Well, he and I were wondering what you would think about me adopting you," she said, looking at me out of the corner of her eye.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course. If you didn't want me to, that's fine, too, we just wanted to-"
"No, I'd love that," I said.
Sam exhaled loudly, as though she'd been holding her breath. "Great."
She pulled into the parking lot of the mall and parked the car.
A/N: Okay, so I've set a goal, I want to get at least one hundred reviews on this fic. Let me know what you guys think.