‘Broooooke’ it was to early for Brooke’s perkiness.

‘Saaaaam’ Brooke said in that same exasperated way.

‘I don’t know what to say, how to tell her,’ and that was the truth she was afraid she would say something stupid and ruin everything.

‘Sam, tell her your heart she’ll understand. And for Gods sake would you at least be a little happy you’re about to get the girl of your dreams’ Brooke said that with a huge smile and walked out of Sam’s room and finished getting ready for school.

Sam had to smile at that because it was true, if all went well she’d be kissing Nic by the end of the day. ‘Time for school.’

****

All right, Amazon practice is over. It’s time to put the wheels of ‘Operation Hook-up’ in motion.

‘Nic, wait up’

‘Yeah hun, what’s up’?

‘I just wanted to tell you that you have lipstick on your teeth,’ lame I know but I couldn’t think of anything else to say.

‘Thanks B, I’ll go to the Novak and get it off. Wait for me and we’ll go to the mall.’

‘Ok’ Brooke said with a huge smile that had nothing to do with the mall and everything to do with the plan that was working perfectly.

****

‘What was she talking about, there is no lipstick on my teeth’ Nic muttered to herself.

‘I asked her to somehow get you to come to the Novak after school’ Sam said from the couch in the Novak.

Nic jumped, she didn’t know anyone else was in there let alone Sam. ‘Why’

‘Because I needed to tell you something Nic’ Sam said silently praying she didn’t ***** things up.

‘What Sam, how truly disgusted you are and that you never want to see me again? Because let my save you the trouble and tell you I already know.’ Nic said trying to fight down the urge to cry the words she just said provoked.

‘No. God, no. Nic if you would just shut up and let me talk.’ Sam took a deep breath and prepared for what she was about to say. ‘I love you Nicole’

‘What?’ Nic knew she was dreaming cause there was no way Samantha McPherson just said…

‘You heard me Julian. I. Am. In Love. With. You.’ Sam chuckled at the look on Nic’s face ‘If you had given me time to get over my disbelief that you loved me too, instead of running away you would have known this already.’ Sam smiled lovingly at Nic and wiped the single tear of joy on the blondes face and kissed her gently. ‘Shh don’t cry, you’re supposed to be happy. I love you Nic’

‘I am, oh God Sam I am so happy right now.’

‘Good’ Sam smiled, ‘because I am too.’

‘I love you Sam’

‘I love you too, Nic’

One again they kissed with everything they had.

****

Brooke stood outside the door of the Novak crying ‘It worked’

fin