Sam & Penny Short-Stories *English*

UNEXPECTED THINGS OFTEN HAPPEN - The right one

When Sam finished his meeting with Steele, he went into the shower. He no longer found Penny in the hall, but he did find Max, who was doing early morning service with Elvis today. It would certainly be better if he avoided him as much as possible.

Freshly showered and in his private clothes, he still wanted to see if he could catch Penny before he went home. Something inside him screamed to finish what he started last night, even if it was only with words. He finally wanted to know if he really had a chance with Penny.

He walked up the stairs to the kitchen and immediately froze on the last step. Penny stood with her back to him, her face cupped in Max's hands as he kissed her. Sam immediately took a step back and leaned heavily against the wall that now hid him. Hot tears fought their way into his eyes and the lump in his throat seemed to be choking him. How could he have been so stupid?

The next moment, a loud bang, along with an exclamation of pain, made him stand upright.

"Don't ever do that again Max, otherwise I'll go to the supervisory authority and report you," Penny warned him angrily.

"You've got a blast, Penny. You've been sending me signals all the time."

"At most, that you should disappear from my life and I'm not just sending that to you, I've also told you that often enough."

"Oh come on, you women always act stubborn when you want to be conquered."

"For the record, Max: not all women are equal. And you've developed too much to your detriment for me to be seriously interested in you."

"Oh yes, I forgot. Our madame now prefers cowboy heroes and wannabe film stars. What does he have that I don't have?"

"Oh, let me think about it: charm, morals, respect, intelligence, courage, character, honor and, above all, a sense of duty. Do you want to hear more? I could go on forever."

Sam felt himself blushing, so flattering were her words.

"Are you going to repeat the old story again? You broke up."

"And that's your excuse for leaving me in a burning house with no oxygen to save your own ass?"

Now Sam had to fight the urge to hit him even harder than two days before. Someone like that didn't belong in the fire department at all.

"It was hopeless. How was I supposed to get you out of the room after the burning beams blocked the door? As if your beloved Sam had gotten you out of there." His taunt was so dripping that you could have slipped on it if you had to walk on it.

"Oh yes, he would have. That goes for everyone here in the station. I would trust each and every one of them with my life, just as I would save theirs at any time. We are a team and we don't leave anyone behind, ever. Especially not Sam. "

"Oh man, where have you gotten yourself into? But you know what? You fit in here. You've always been so moral." Sam heard him rearrange a chair loudly in his frustration. "Okay, since you're always so fair, give me what you owe me and then I'll leave you alone."

"What else do I owe you?" he heard Penny ask, really puzzled.

"You let me starve for half a year on my outstretched arm, Penny, and then you just broke up with me. When you're in a relationship, there are certain obligations that come with it and you didn't fulfill them. So..." Sam was shocked for a moment about the audacity of this idiot. Was that all that mattered to him? To let off steam physically?!

"Just touch me again..."

"Then what, Penny? You know that I'm stronger than you. Then I'll just get it when you least expect it and who's going to believe you, without any witnesses?" Max now objected threateningly and that was enough for Sam. No one threatened any of his friends, especially not Penny.