Chapter 33

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It was the middle of October. Emily was home for the next two days. She'd just got back from the store. She sat her bag on the coffee table and sat down on the couch. Her  phone started to ring.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hi." Sam said.

"Hi sweetheart."

"What are you doing?"

"I just got back from the store." "I needed some things." "Including a new toothbrush." "I think I left mine in your room the last hotel we stayed at." "How are you?"

"Missing you."

"Yeah?" "I miss you to." "Two more days."

"That's to long." "I need to feel you sleeping next to me in bed." "I need to snuggle with you."

"We'll get to do that soon." "How's Penelope?"

"Good."

"Has she picked out her Halloween costume yet?"

Yeah." "She's gonna be a fairy princess."

"I'll do her make-up for her if she wants."

"I'll tell her." "I have to go but I love you."

"I love you too sweetheart." "Bye."

"Bye."

Three hours later Emily's  phone rang again.

"Hello?" Emily said.

"Hi Emily." Britt said.

"Hi Britt, what's up?"

"Not much." "I'm bored."

"Me to." "I miss Sam."

"I figured you did." "Have you talked to him?"

"Yeah." "About three hours ago."

"Do you think you guys will get married?"

"I don't know, we've never talked about it."

"Would you say yes if he proposed to you?"

"I don't know." "I love Sam, I do." "I just don't know if I want to get married again." "When I got married I swore to myself that would be the only time." "I don't want to get married and have it fall apart again."

"Do you think it would fall apart with Sam?"

"No, but I didn't think it'd fall apart with Travis either and look what happened." "Besides, I don't think John wants to get married either."

"I'm just happy being with him."

Two days later everyone was in Chicago. Emily used the spare key Sam left for her to get in his room.

"Hello." She said going into the room. She was holding a pumpkin.

"Hi baby." Sam said getting off the couch and going over to her. They kissed.

"Hi sweetheart." "Penelope wanna carve a pumpkin?"

"Yeah." Penelope said. "Wanna help us daddy?"

"Of course I do." Sam said.

Penelope woke up in the middle of the night and went into Sam's room. She went to his side of the bed.

"Daddy wake up." She said.

"What's wrong Penelope?" He said tiredly.

"I feel sick."

He opened his eyes and turned on the light. Penelope had little red spots all over her. "Oh, it's ok." "You just have the chicken pox."

"Chicken pox?"

"Yeah." "Everyone gets them when they're little." "Daddy had them to." "Come here." He felt her head. "You're burning up."

"What's wrong?" Emily said sitting up.

"Penelope has the chicken pox."

"I'm itchy daddy." Penelope said.

"There's a twenty-four hour pharmacy down the street." He said looking at Emily. "I'm gonna go get Penelope a thermometer to take her temperature and some calamine lotion."

He got up and started getting dressed.

"What's calamine lotion daddy?"

"It'll help with your itching." "I know it's hard but try not to scratch it." "I'll be right back." He left.

"Wanna lay down with me?" Emily asked.

"Yeah." Penelope got in bed.

"I know you don't feel good but it's gonna be ok."

"Will I still be able to go trick-or-treating?"

"Sure." "You'll be fine by then."

"I'm glad you're here Emily." She said grabbing her hand and holding it. Emily kissed her on the forehead.

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