Casual Friends? || Sam, Anyone

Sam chuckled a bit. "Uhh yeah, I'm meeting a girl in a few hours, I'm taking her out to dinner then take a walk on the beach with her." he said.

The woman smiled and looked over her shoulder at him. "Oh yeah? That sounds great!"she said, finishing quickly and handing him over the dozen roses. "I'm sure she'll love it."

Sam accepted the bouquet of roses as he pulled out his wallet. "How much do I owe u?" he asked the woman.

"Twenty should suit me just fine,"the woman said with a shrug and smile.

Sam nodded and handed the woman a crisp 20 dollar bill. "Here u go, a little extra just for u for helping me out. Have a good day." he said.

The woman nodded her thanks and flashed a smile. "Thank you, and you too, sir."

Sam returned the nod and left with his roses. He couldn't wait to see Kate now. "She's gonna love these roses." he said to himself.

Kate was eager to see him again, and she nervously chewed at her lip as she pulled her hair back into a neat ponytail to finish up prepping for him coming. Examining her look in the mirror, she gave a shrug, telling herself to just relax.

It was Sam, after all. She shouldn't be nervous at all... Or maybe it was more excitement. Either way, it made her adjust the straps on her dress one last time, shooting another look at the mirror as if it was the one arguing with her and she could silence it with that look.

Sam arrived at Kate's apartment finally and he was nervous and excited at the same time. This was their first official date and he wanted to make sure he did everything right. He approached the front door and knocked on it, fixing his shirt and taking a deep breath.

Kate nearly jumped when she heard the knock on the door, but then realized that it was Sam. Calling herself silly to think it anything other than him, she quickly adjusted her black dress and then opened the door, smiling when she saw it was him. "Hey!" she greeted, "So good to see you again!"

Sam smiled as he saw Kate. "Good to see u too, Kate. Ummm these are for u. Stopped by the flower shop on my way here. Hope u like them." he said, pulling the roses from behind his back.

"Sam!" Kate exclaimed, eyes wide in surprise and clapping her hands together once before she shot a look at him, "You didn't have to! That is so sweet of you! They're beautiful!"

Sam smiled as he saw the excitement unfold from Kate's face. "Actually, I didn't have to, you're right, but I wanted to. You're worth it, Kate." he said.

Kate blushed and looked shyly away from Sam. "Okay, okay, stop it!" she said, playfully pushing his shoulder as she looked back at him, "You're worth it, too, Sam. But I will have to disappoint, you'll have to be satisfied with my presence," she said a little jokingly, "Shouldn't be too hard."

Sam shot a playfully confused look at Kate. "Is that right? U know I don't do well with disappointments. That's my weakness. That's my kryptonite, if u will." he said.

Kate smiled softly. "Well, we can't have that happen," she said, "Wouldn't want you to be hurting. I don't know if I'd be able to handle that one."

Sam smiled before he kissed Kate. "I don't think I could handle that myself, Kate." he said.

Kate didn't hesitate to kiss him back and smiled a little, nodding in agreement. "Lucky we don't have to worry about it then, eh?"

Sam nodded and smiled. "Yeah. Lucky us. Lucky me. I never thought I could ever meet such a beautiful woman such as yourself. I mean, damn, you're gorgeous, Kate." he said.

Kate blushed a bit, smiling shyly. "Need I mention that you're quite the handsome gentleman yourself?" she asked, "How'd we get so lucky?"

Sam blushed a bit and shook his head. "I really don't know, Kate. But I do know this, there's this great restaurant in the Everglades that I'm taking u to. They have the absolute best salmon and catfish. What'd u say we head out?" he asked.

Kate smiled and nodded. "It sounds great, Sam. Let's do it."

Sam grabbed Kate's hand and led her to the car. "Your chariot awaits, my dear." he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Kate smiled and laughed a little herself as she followed after Sam to the car. Man, did she get lucky or what? She still couldn't believe it.

Sam closed the door for Kate, leaning into the open window and planting a small kiss before he got in the driver's side to start the car. "Thank u, Kate. For meeting me, for....for not hesitating to go out with me, for making me happy. I can see this lasting for a while." he said with a smile.