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said before closing her
door. Sam shook her head with a grin and pushed the covers off of
herself.

    “John.” Matt said when he walked into the living
room yawning. “Why did you make us get up at 9:30?”
    “‘Cuz I’m excited.” He did a hop, skip and a jump
over to the kitchen.
    “It’s not even your birthday.”
    “So?” He shrugged.
    Matt shook his head. “Forget it.”
    Sam came out into the living room brushing her
hair.
    “I’m up, are you happy?” She asked John.
    “Yep.”
    “Why’d you make me get up at 9:30?” She pulled the
hair out of the brush and dumped it into the bathroom garbage
pail.
    “‘Cuz the guys and Juliana and Derek are coming over
for a little party kinda thing, and Shawn has to go into work at
1:00, and he wanted to be able to come.”
    “I don’t need a party.” Sam offered a small
smile.
    “It’s not a party, it’s just the guys, Juliana and
Derek, and Craig’s gonna make his famous cake.”
    “That’s sweet. Thanks.” She headed to her room to
put the hairbrush where it belonged.
    “No problem. You know I love my baby sister.” He
smirked.

    Sam kept trying to help out in the kitchen, but
Craig refused to let her. So she settled onto one of their white
kitchen chairs and continued reading her book.
    Soon the whole gang had arrived. Juliana and Derek
came together. Juliana gave Sam a tight hug and Derek kissed her on
the cheek. Sam knew that Derek sort of liked her but she had never
felt that way about him.
    Shawn and Chris arrived. The screen door slammed
shut behind them. None of the guys ever knocked. Sam was still
sitting in a chair reading, and they both hugged her from behind,
making her almost jump out of her skin. They teased her saying,
“Our little baby girl’s growing up.”
    Then Jason came. Sam was in the kitchen with
everyone else when she heard the door close.
    “Hey.” She smiled seeing Jason as she walked into
the living room.
    “Hey.” He smiled back. Sam’s hair was down,
partially hiding her face.
    They met in the middle of the room. “Happy
Birthday.” He said.
    “Thanks.” She reached out to hug him. She wrapped
her arms around his neck and he wrapped his around her waist.
Usually, the annual hug she got for her birthday only lasted about
five seconds, but this time Jason couldn’t seem to let go of Sam
and Sam didn’t want him to. She thought about that night a year ago
when John had accused her of liking Jason. Maybe he was right.
    Jason’s eyes were closed, but he could smell the
sweet scent of Sam’s hair mingled with the scent of her perfume. He
imagined himself kissing her, holding her in his arms for real.
    They pulled away from each other, but not a lot. Her
arms were still wrapped around his neck and his were still around
her waist. Their faces were only about an inch apart.
    “Hi.” Sam whispered.
    “Hi.” Jason breathed back.
    If, what they both were thinking was going to
happen, happened, it would be Sam’s first kiss. Jason’s too.
    The moment seemed to last an eternity. They leaned
in closer, their lips just barely touching, brushing against each
other, then . . .
    “Sam!”
    They jumped apart like two magnets repelling each
other.
    John eyed them a little suspiciously. “Come on, it’s
time to sing Happy Birthday.” He nodded his head in the direction
of the kitchen. His perfect hair swung into his eyes.
    Sam looked at Jason one last time, a hint of longing
in her eyes and walked away.
    Jason stayed where he was. His shoulders sagged. It
had almost happened, and he didn’t know when he’d get another
chance.
    “Jason, ya’ coming?” Someone who might have been
Shawn called from the kitchen.
    “Yeah.” He said. He walked into the kitchen and the
chorus of “Happy Birthday” started.
    ***

 
    “W hat was going on with
you and Jason?” Juliana asked Sam. The party was over and Juliana
and Sam were in Sam’s room studying. They had a big history test
soon.
    “What are you talking about?”