A Walk to Eden

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4 weeks later

"You ready for tomorrow!" Sam tosses Eden in the air.

"Yep!" She smiles.

"Good. Cuz you have the most important job." He kisses her cheek, setting her down. He looks over at me, cheeks turning red. "My my." He walks over to my, holding my hips. "You look good."

"Thank you." I smile, pulling him in for a kiss. He leans further into the kiss, only to be stopped by his phone ringing. He pulls back, pulling out his phone, not letting his other hand leave my waist.

"Shit." He mumbles. "I gotta go." He kisses my cheeks and turns to walk away. "See you guys at moms!" He yells opening the door.

"By Sammy!" Eden waves at him, and he blows her a kiss before running out the door.

"Come on Eden. Let's go get ready for grandmas." I smile down at her.

*Sam POV*

"Im telling you, it's not going to be that easy." Jake grunts at Josh.

"Well, I think it will be. If we just get the same bus for this year, or least something like it, it should work out fine." Josh answers.

"What do you think?" Jake turns to me.

"Hm?" I finally snap out of my trance. "Oh. Yeah I think it could work." I gulp down the rest of my coffee.

"See!" Josh throws his hands up.

"Alright Guys." Danny chuckles. "If we do get the same bus, we need to make sure we pack Accordingly."

"Agreed." Jake starts spinning his chair around, kicking Josh as he walks by.

"Hey!" Josh yells.

My phone rings.       Mom.

"Hello?" I answer.

"Sam?" I hear her whimper through the phone.

"Mom? What's wrong?" I sit up. They boys all turn to me, eyes going wide.

"There was an accident." She cries over the phone. My blood runs cold. The phone slips out of my hand, but doesn't hit the floor.

"Mom?" Jake caught it. He sits there listening, face clouding with confusion. "Woah woah, slow down. What happened?" He looks over at me, and I look into his eyes. His face drops, nearly turning white.

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"Sam!" She laughs, throwing her head back.

"What?" I chuckle. I watch as she rolls on the ground, holding her sides. She hates her laugh, but it's the best sound I've ever heard.

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"Don't you think it should go here?" I pick up the puzzle piece, trying to fit it into a spot.

"No, you goober." She giggles. "It goes here." She places it on the table, and it fits perfectly in the puzzle. "See?" She turns to me.

"I see." I smile.

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"Eden is going to love anything you get her." She smiles, wandering through the aisles. She looks around at the toys, trying to help me find something for Eden. "This one?" She picks up a doll, posing all funny next to it.

"Sure." I laugh.

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"Hey hey lover, you don't have to be a star," she sings, her smile lighting up the room.

"Hey hey lover, I love you just the way you are," I sing back to her, twirling her around in the living room.

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"I love you." I whisper to her.