Breaking The Routine

Chapter 15 Chapter 15 - New Day

                   Sam sat on the leather couch holding the warm cup of coffee in her hands, looking out the large window in front of her watching the sun rise. She took a drink from the cup smiling remembering the last three days. It had been the best in her life by far. Mark had proposed to Tabby when they had gone out for last night for Christmas Eve. She was the reason Sam was up so early, Tabby had called her at five in the morning to tell her the news. Sam smiled again thinking of the conversation as she took another drink of her coffee. She hoped it would help calm her nerves, today they were going over to David's parent's house for Christmas lunch.

            Sam was running through possible ways to get out of it, she was sure they would hate her for what she done to their son, and she was still sure the incident in the kitchen wasn't going to help her case any. Taking another sip she sighed. Maybe she could say she was sick...no, that wouldn't work. She couldn't act to save her life and the situation it could definitely be considered life threatening. Maybe she could invent an imaginary friend in Indianapolis that needed her help urgently and she had to leave right now...but she didn't want to leave, she just wanted to get out of the lunch. She sighed loudly taking another drink, maybe she should get dressed and sneak out before David woke up.

            That didn't sound so bad, she could say she wanted to do some more sightseeing and got lost. Yeah, that sounds like a plan, she thought but David came out of the bedroom and sat beside her ruining her excellent plan. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek wrapping his arm around her waist. "Good morning and Merry Christmas" he told her resting a chin on her shoulder.

            "Dito," she said a tab bit grumpy, now she had to think of something else.

            "That didn't sound very good, what's wrong Wildcat," he asked snuggling into her neck giving her soft kisses there.

            She couldn't help but start to giggle. "That tickles, you're going to make me spill my coffee and nothing is wrong," she told him pushing him away from her gently. He looked at her with a look that suggested that he didn't believe her at all then took away her cup of coffee setting it on the table, ignoring her protests.

            "Confess Sam, what's going around in that mind of yours," he told her pulling towards him till she was sitting on his lap with his arms around her.

            "Nothing is wrong," she lied looking at the large window, not wanting to offend him by preferring to be locked in a room with angry hornets before facing his parents.

            David cupped her face forcing her to look at him looking serious. "Sam you really but really, really suck at lying and yet again I remind you that you promised to not keep me out," he told her then smiled kissing her. Sam smiled back as she returned the kiss, laying her arms on his shoulder.

            "So woman, what has you up so early," he told her when the kiss finally ended.

            "Oh Tabby woke me up," she said seeing a chance to avoid what he really wanted to know. "She was too excited to wait for a decent hour to tell me that Mark had proposed to her last night," Sam finished and David smiled.

            "Good hear she is excited, Mark spent half the day in the damn jewelry store trying to pick the right ring," he replied and she laughed pitying Mark. David gave her a hard look. "But that doesn't explain why you seemed so grumpy before," he added causing her to laugh.

            "Don't worry, I am fine," she told him trying to get up but he held her in place.

            "I am not letting you get up till you tell me," he demanded.

            "Okay," she shrugged with a smile laying her head on his shoulder.

            "Ah ha, I knew it," he said.

            "You know what," Sam asked confused and he smiled.

            "You're freaking out about today, about meeting my family," he told her giving her a quick kiss and Sam scrunched up her nose with irritation that he guessed it. Why couldn't she ever have any secrets? "You have nothing to worry about Sam. They will love you just as much as I do," he told her and she gave him a smile but wasn't convinced. She got up from his lap and grabbed her coffee taking a drink.

take a shower," she told him trying to sound more confident than she felt. He got up too giving her a quick kiss on the cheek and told her to relax before he disappeared in the kitchen. She grabbed a change of clothes and walked into

red "Merry Christmas" on it and a small black box between its paws. Sam laughed as she picked up the little stuffed cat giving it a little hug then turned her attention to the box. She set down the cat and opened the box to reveal a silver necklace with a wildcat pendant. She picked it up with a smile. She felt

she didn't expect him to get her anything either, she reasoned

walking out of the bathroom with determination. David smiled instantly when he saw her making her feel even guiltier. "Do

  "Of course David...but I

          "Why not," he asked her confused

you, and that's just terrible of me and egotistical. I can't accept

         "You being here with me

          "Your too perfect David, I don't deserve you," she told him feeling depressed when the kiss ended and he shook his head at

gift into such a big deal," he told her with a hint of irritation. He took the toy from her set it on the coffee table and took the necklace out

deal, it means you took time to think about me, which was

          "Sam don't take this the wrong way but shut up," he told her moving behind her and put the necklace on her then  kissing her neck softly wrapping his arms around her. "Let me give you a Christmas present without making it into something more than that, okay"

if it will make you feel better, I have

            "Really and what might that be," she asked with a impish

     "Come here and I will show you," he replied taking her hand and

closer to her atrocious death. She smoothed over the skirt of her dress nervously

gave him a weak smile. His mother opened the door. She had the same color of hair and eyes as David, she was elegantly dressed, and to put it simple she was breathtakingly beautiful. The woman smiled

the cheek. "Why she is beautiful isn't she," the woman said excitedly and Sam felt her cheeks turn red. Was this real, did this woman

nearly dragging her into the house. "I am David's mother Francine," the woman stated and Sam felt relieved that she didn't make any

    "It's nice to meet you Mrs.

her hip scolding a little boy about something. "This is Elizabeth or Lizzy as we all call her, she is David's sister and my second," David's mother said

            "This is her, the famous Sam," Lizzy asked with an excited tone and Sam felt her

this is the Sam," Frannie told her daughter and

to date that he actually landed a sweet girl," Lizzie told her and Sam looked at the woman in surprise not sure how to reply and Frannie laughed agreeing with her daughter. Sam shifted her weight from one foot to the other,

       "Well Sam, come there is more people waiting to meet you," Frannie told her dragging her off deeper into the house where two men sat arguing with each other. One Sam assumed was David's father and

you two," the older woman told them and they each other a glare before turning towards them. "Nathaniel this is

felt yet another blush rise on to her cheeks but she had no idea why she was blushing now. As seem to be an Andrew's tradition the man suddenly swallowed her in a hug even

her cheeks were flaming red. "Pretty girl, and looks to be a nice one too, how the hell did my son manage to snag you,"

       "This is David's older brother Chris," Frannie told her and Chris gave her a warm smile but thankfully didn't

Sam," he told her politely and she replied with the same politeness then Nathaniel gave him a slap

     "Why can't you have married a girl like that," he barked at his son. "Instead of that bitchy ice queen you got. I bet Sam here know how to treat a man right," he snapped giving Sam a sly wink

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