A/N- It's been a little longer than I had hoped, but I am pretty happy with this chapter, so I hope you enjoy, and please review!

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I stand before the mirror, prodding my short curls and frowning at their refusal to lie how I'd like them. I give up with a sigh, instead pulling some of them back with a knotted headband. Pale turquoise, to offset my baggy lavender cat sweater. As I adjust it, Sam slips into the bathroom and sneaks up on me, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind. I shriek in surprise, despre having seen all of this go down in the mirror. His chin rests on my shoulder, long hair tickling the back of my neck. He's smiling at my reflection. It's been so long since I've seen that smile. The one that used to be so common when we were young. Whatever happened to us? It seems like only yesterday I was sixteen and madly in love with the boy who would take me on high-speed joyrides on the back of his motorcycle. And now, he rarely ever so much as acknowledges me. I push these thoughts from my mind. It doesn't matter. He's his old self again now. Sure, it was a bit sudden, but who am I to question it? He's been so sweet lately. Making me coffee in the mornings. Insisting that we go to Watcher World today…. I might even cut things off with Ted. For real, this time. I spin to face Sam, wrapping my arms around his neck and twining my fingers through his long locks. I push my face to his so that our foreheads are pressed together, noses brushing lightly against one another. I match his warm smile, which has yet to drop, and press my lips to his. He kisses me back, and we remain like that for a moment before he backs away, returning his forehead to mine.

"We should go," he murmurs reluctantly.

"Mmmm," I protest, but a moment later I pull away from him with a sigh.

"C'mon!" he shouts enthusiastically, similar in manner to a small child. He grabs my arm and drags me, giggling, to his patrol car, helping me into the passenger seat. I grin giddily at him, and he holds my hand the whole way there, something he hasn't done in years. Sam. My Sam.

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A/N- So, like I said, I'm pretty happy with this, so… I hope you were too, and please review! :)

~hermionegrangerandarocketship