Sam's Outfit

I sat in Chik-Fil-A with Jade and her best friend Leo, the three of us sharing a large pile of waffles fries.

"I can't believe that that bitch up and left us for the week", Jade said.

"I know! How dare your girlfriend go on a trip with her moms for their anniversary!", Leo said in mock horror.

"Yeah, I know. I just miss her a lot. I wish I could be with her", Jade said.

"No you don't. Palm Springs is the desert, it is really freaking hot there. You freak out when it gets above 80 degrees, I don't think you'd like it", I replied.

"She's got a point. Plus, isn't Palm Springs like an old person community?", Leo asked.

"Are you saying that because that's where the grandparents lived in the Good Luck Charlie movie?", I asked.

"...Maybe", he admitted.

"I'm sure that Dana misses you as much as you miss her", I said.

"Yeah, I hope so. Sammie, how are you dealing with not being able to see Alex?", she asked.

"Meh. I miss him, but we find ways to see one another. I just can't believe how stupid he was", I said.

"Wait? Alex is the one who got grounded for weed, right?", Leo asked.

"Yeah", I replied.

"Girl, he is cute! I saw him on your Instagram and I got, like, jealous. There are NO cute guys at our school who are out", Leo said.

"We go to a Catholic school, so that's kinda expected", Jade said.

"Yeah... but still", Leo replied.

I looked at my phone, "Shit, I gotta go. Schneider's dad is coming over and I gotta be there".

"Isn't he your grandfather?", Jade asked.

"I'm not claiming blood-relation to someone as racist and homophobic as he is", I said.

"I felt that", Leo said.

"Bye guys! Wish me luck", I said, leaving.

Although I left on time, it took me longer than expected to walk back to our building.

Once I was there, I saw that Schneider had texted me and told me that they were at the Alvarez's.

"Hi! Sorry I'm late!", I said, walking in.

"Samantha, say hi to your grandfather", Schneider said.

Samantha? Damn, I only usually got that when I'd really screwed up.

"Hi, how are you?", I asked.

"Very well, how about yourself?", he asked, shaking my hand.

"I'm doing good", I replied, walking over to stand next to Alex.

Everyone else kept talking as I leaned against Alex.

"I miss you so much, Sammie", he said quietly.

"Me too. I just left from hanging out with Leo and Jade and it felt weird that you weren't there", I said.

"Samantha! Let's go show your grandfather around our apartment", Schneider said.

I hugged Alex before I left, and my grandfather gave me a dirty look. Rude.

We went up the stairs to our apartment, which Schneider immediately started talking up as soon as we were in the door. I haven't seen my grandfather since I was eight, and I can't remember meeting my grandmother, but I'd always expected my grandfather to be more... grandparent like I guess.

I mean, Lydia is kind of like my grandmother and she is the kindest and most supportive person ever, so I guess I just kind of expected my actual grandfather to be more like that. But nope, he's a total douchebag.

We walked around the apartment, Schneider bragging about every part of it to my grandfather.

"Samantha, why don't you show your grandfather your room?", Schneider asked.

I gritted my teeth, and said, "Sure", opening the door to my room.

My room wasn't the cleanest at the moment, and the decorating wasn't particularly nice or anything, but it was my safe space and that's what matters. The walls were painted a soft blue, and my bedspread was just white and ruffled. My walls were covered in posters, and of pictures of me with Alex, and with all my other friends.

"My room isn't really that clean right now, sorry about that", I said.

My grandfather walked around my room, silently judging or something. I don't know, he was seriously creeping me out.

He stopped in front of a large collage of pictures of Alex and I together, not unlike the one I'd made Alex for Valentines Day.

"Is this the little boy from downstairs?", he asked.

"That little boy, is my boyfriend Alex. We've been together for almost a year now", I said.

"...oh", he said, turning to Schneider and giving him a Look.

"Okay, I think we're done in here", I said, walking toward my door, and thankfully the both of them followed.

Once we were done with the grand tour of the apartment, we sat in the living room.

It was super weird to see someone as stuffy and formal as my grandfather sit on the couch where Schneider and I made fun of Glee.

Since I didn't feel like sitting there and listening to my grandfather talk on and on, I left to go to the bathroom.

Once I was in the hall outside the living room, I heard my name being said.

"I can't believe you're letting Samantha dress like that!", he said.

"Like what?", Schneider asked.

"Like a whore! And letting her date that boy, too! I can't believe that you're allowing this to happen", he said.

And then, since I couldn't deal with hearing that dick talk for any longer, I made my grand appearance.

My grandfather stayed for about ten more minutes, before presenting a bottle of booze as a gift to Schneider and then leaving.

"Oh, thank goodness he's gone!", Schneider said, leaning back on the couch.

"You're... not gonna drink that, right?", I asked.

"No, Sammie. Not at all. I won't", he said.

I didn't wanna break down here, because I didn't want to upset Schneider, especially considering how upset he already seemed.

"I'm gonna go down to Alex's", I said.

"Okay, I'll be down later for dinner", he said.

I went down and knocked on the door. I needed to talk to Alex right now. I was on the verge of crying and breaking down, and all I wanted was for him to hold me and comfort me.

Penelope answered the door, "Hey Sam. I'm sorry, but you can't be here right now, since Alex is still grounded", she said.

The tears I'd been holding back finally spilled over.

"Come on in, honey", she said, concern on her face.

I sat down on the couch and just kept crying.

"Elena, go get your brother", she said.

"Is everything okay?", Elena asked.

I shook my head no and she went to go get Alex.

Penelope sat next to me and hugged me as I continued crying.

"Sammie?", Alex said, walking into the living room.

Penelope got up, joining Elena in the kitchen as Alex sat next to me.

He put his arm around me, and I finally felt all the tension in my body relax.

"What's wrong?", he asked.

"He called me a whore", I said between sobs.

"Who?", he asked.

"My fucking grandfather", I said.

Alex sat up abruptly, "What the actual hell? He seriously called you a whore? Who does that?", he asked.

I shrugged and leaned my head against his shoulder, and as he held me close and smoothed my hair, I felt safe and relaxed for the first time today.
Once I'd stopped sobbing, I said, "Thanks. I'm sorry for what he said about you".

"Nothing that he said matters", he replied.

"He said that we shouldn't be dating, right after calling me a whore", I said.

"Classy guy", Alex replied.

"I know. I can't believe he had the audacity to say that shit about his own granddaughter", I said.

"I refuse to believe that that dick is related to you or Schneider. He's the complete opposite of you guys", he said.

"Aww that's actually a high compliment. Thank you for calming me down, without you I'd probably be still sobbing", I said.

"I'll always be here for you, Sammie", he said, kissing the top of my head.

Authors Note: Hi! This chapter sucked a little, but it's whatever. I love me some drama, so I tried to make Schneider's dad as much of a dick as possible! I'm excited to round out the last few episodes of season three and then get to season four! Lots of drama and lots of cute Sammie and Alex moments are to come. I plan to update this either this weekend or early next week!

Lots of love, Beth 💗