SPEECHLESS ~ S. Evans

15. Rumors

"Hey." Rachel says with a sweet smile as she approaches Sam at his locker.

"Why are you talking to me?" Sam asks apprehensively as he closes his locker and looks at her in confusion.

"Cant I say hello?" Rachel asks still smiling at him to try and make him more comfortable.

"I guess. It's just Santana told me never to speak alone with you because you would try to steal all of my gold." Sam tells her slowly getting less apprehensive about the encounter.

"Okay, uh... Anyway, I got you this." Rachel says after her mind buffered for a moment in confusion at what the insult mean before handing Sam a three pack of chapstick. "I know everyone's always making fun of your lips, but I think they're cute and worth weatherproofing. So, considering that we're both single and I think your lips are cute, I was wondering if you would go to prom with me?" She tells him trying to flirt as Sam gets a really confused look on his face and tilted his head looking like a lost puppy. 

"As in your date?" Sam asks for clarification.

"Yeah!" Rachel says excited thinking this was going well.

"No." Sam says handing her back the thing of chapstick before beginning to walk away.

"W-What? Why?" Rachel stutters as she starts to follow Sam down the hallway.

"Well, for one I have a girlfriend, so I'm not single." Sam says shooting her a glare and wondering why she thought he was single. "Two, I'm not even going to prom, Naomi and I decided to just stay in for the night. And Three, if I were going to prom it would be with Naomi and not you." 

"Are you worried that Finn will be jealous?" Rachel asks completely ignoring all of his reasons.

"Look, you're just not my type." Sam says before trying to speed up to get rid of her, but as he's walking away from Rachel he turns back and shouts "Thanks for the invite though, I guess..."

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"She asked you out on a date?" Naomi whimpers out hurt at what Sam was telling her.

"Yeah, I mean I obviously said no though. But it was weird she tried to give me chapstick said that I was single, which I'm still confused about, then asked me to go to prom." Sam says looking at his hands before glancing up to look at Naomi who was frowning and looking at her shoes. "Whats wrong? You know I won't leave you for her right?" 

"Its just, I feel kind of sad to think that, if she thought we broke up she would try to swoop you up that fast. Do other people asks you out?" Naomi says cautiously not wanting to know but also really wanting to at the same time. 

"Well, I mean sometimes but I'm never even slightly tempted by them." Sam relents as he looks at the girl.

"Could you- I don't know- could you tell me next time someone hits on you? I-I, I don't like it..." Naomi mutters out before getting confused as she hears a chuckle come from Sam.

"Are you jealous?" He asks the girl who looks at him with a thoughtful look.

"I don't know, I don't think I've ever been jealous. I-I feel hurt and kind of mad that she did that, I really thought we were friends." Naomi sighs out with sadness lacing her voice.

"I think you might be slightly jealous." Sam chuckles out.

"Is that bad?" Naomi questions him scared.

"No, it just shows you care." He tells her before placing a gentle kiss on the crown of her head.

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