She's still not sure

“I don't really know why I came.” Sam admits to me and avoids eye-contact. Standing only a few feet next to her I can't believe that the girl sitting on the couch is the same person I see in school, walking around confident and a little arrogant. Without planning on it, I start to laugh.

“Yes you do.” I tell her and catch her off-guard. “You want to be part of something real.”

Trying to avoid eye-contact with me, Sam looks down and leans forward.

“Something you could love.” I add and with one quick step I stand next to her and place my hand on her shoulder. Feeling the touch she turns her head and looks at me. Relieved I see a smile appear on her beautiful face. “I'm gonna get a few things from upstairs and we can get started.”

The time I spend with Sam flies by. After I got Stella, Lyrics et cetera from upstairs we simply start to play some of our songs. Most of the songs Ernie, Morris and me wrote actually benefit from Sam's angelic voice. After the initial awkwardness between us, Sam starts to put all her feelings behind the lyrics. As the time goes by, she relaxes more and more and I catch glimpses of the girl I had known. It gets easy and is almost like talking to Vicky or even Marisa.

Several times I catch myself looking at Sam's profile. Her eyes closed, trying to feel the lyrics. The dream I had keeps popping into my head and even my hands that always seemed almost immune to any distraction, kept messing up. Sam has her fun with my slip-ups and starts to mock me. The fun we have makes me forget about and worries I had, about her being part of the band. The whole situation feels just right and for the first time in weeks I am happy. Without realizing it, the wish for the dream to come true grows with every second I spend with her.

It is getting late and I keep slipping up so we call it a night after three hours. Trying to get the stiffness out of her limbs, she stands up and stretches herself, exposing her toned stomach. Mesmerized by her beauty I just stand there and admire her body.

“Why are you looking at me like that John?” Sam asks me when she catches me staring at her.

“I just remembered a dream I had.” slips out of my mouth before I can prevent it, what makes both of us blush simultaneously.

“Maybe you'll tell me about it sometime.” Sam says. Ignoring the awkward moment Sam confidently walks over to me, gets on her toes, places her hand on my abs and kisses me on the cheek. The contact of her lips makes me blush once again. Clearly amused by my shy nature Sam starts to giggle as she walks to the door.

I let out a sigh and calm down a little when Sam closes the door behind her. The evening was definitely different. The worries, that Sam wouldn't want to be part of the band was replaced by the confusion I felt when I was around her. Only time will tell how and if it'll work out.