c'est la vie

samantha alice fenton seventeen years old bright eyes and sweet smile "the colder the winter, the warmer the spring. the deeper the sorrow, the more our hearts sing." [daughter of zander and lula]

[flowervsflour]

wOW HELP YOU ARE SO RIGHT. ; ~;

literally the perfect song in every way for them like from skipping town to not knowing how to move to that next step to her name being sam it's all so perfect and i ship them way too hard

[flowervsflour]

run away with me | aaron tveit

[goofnomore]

How soon can we leave?

[flowervsflour]

Oh, um, as soon as you want. I just need to pack, and I'm ready to go!

[goofnomore]

Deserted of course. 

[flowervsflour]

Then it sounds like a great idea! I honestly can't wait. This'll be so much fun.

[goofnomore]

Well it’ll only take eight hours to drive. I’m thinking we leave early in the morning and take our time driving enjoy the scenery. We can take Route 66, and be true tourists. There’s this really cool ghost town we have to check out too. 

[flowervsflour]

That sounds like a nice idea! By, um, ghost town, do you mean a deserted town, or a town filled with actual spirits? Because you know how I feel about stuff like that..

[flowervsflour]

[flowervsflour]

like i’m making her a playlist and then zander one and then the whole fam like everyone gets a playlist

yes please

make my babies all the playlists you want

do it

[goofnomore]

Alright.

[flowervsflour]

[ ok let's say that this is like the next day or something bc now they get to plan the actual trip... ]

Okay, so now that I have permission, would you like to actually map out what we're going to be doing? Aside from leaving the state, that is.

[flowervsflour]

((crying into my crackers nbd))

ew

soggy crackers

[flowervsflour]

▬ private encounters

[ it was her mother that answered first, offering the girl a bright smile before sticking her fork into the salad that sat in front of her on the table. ] "I think it sounds like fun, sweetie. But the Grand Canyon is pretty far away..."

[ the girl's bright eyes dropped to her own salad, and she couldn't help but stab at the lettuce leaves on her plate, not excited about the answer she seemed to be receiving. ] "... So I can't go."

"We didn't say that." [ zander made a face as he watched his daughter violently forking at her food.  he hated when she pouted like that. ] "We're just a bit worried. Going away for the weekend when you were only an hour away made us nervous enough. What if something happened while you were there and we couldn't get to you fast enough?"

[ with a small roll of her eyes -- which she had to admit was uncharacteristic of her -- sam glanced up at the man. ] "What's the worst thing that can happen? It's not like I'm going to fall into the canyon or something."

[ lula's eyes widened slightly at her daughter's words, looking over to her husband with a worried expression. ] "That can't happen, right? People don't fall into the Grand Canyon often, do they?"

[ zander couldn't help but smirk at his wife's worry, finding it rather adorable that she was actually picturing their daughter tumbling down the dirt cliff. ] "That doesn't happen, Lula, I promise."

"Exactly! So there's nothing to worry about! And it's not like I'm going alone." [ with a casual shrug of her shoulder, sam stuck her fork in her mouth, chewing with a proud smile at her argument.  they couldn't deny that she would be much safer going with maverick than if she were to go alone. ]

[ the two adults shared a glance before lula carefully set her fork down on the table. ] "About that, honey..." [ she eyed her husband, not wanting to continue her sentence.  she waited patiently for him to take control of the conversation. ]

[ with a sigh, zander straightened his posture. ] "Your mother and I have been talking, and you know that we love you and Maverick, but..." [ he shifted uncomfortably in his seat, remembering a fairly recent memory of marty happily explaining to him that they would be in-laws in the future. ] "You two aren't... uh..." [ he looked to his wife for help, making one of his famous 'i'm-uncomfortable-so-please-help-me' faces. ]

[ lula recognized the expression immediately, taking back the reigns on the conversation. ] "You two aren't together, are you? You would tell us if you were, right?"

"What do you..?" [ it took a moment, but eventually sam's confused expression was replaced with an extremely embarrassed one. ] "No! I mean, no, we're not... I would tell you if we were, trust me. I've never even--... No. Just no. We aren't together." [ she paused, avoiding eye contact as a blush spread across her freckled cheeks. ] "Is that why you don't want me to go? You think Rocko and I are... together?"

"We thought it might be a possibility, that's all..." [ zander gave the girl a small smile, trying to clear the air a bit. ] "And what kind of parents would we be if we let our teenage daughter go out of state with the boy she might be involved with?"

"Well I'm not... involved with Rocko. He just wants to get away for a little while. Everything with Aunt Marty is stressful right now, and he needs a friend. And I'm his best friend, and he's mine, so it only makes sense that he would ask me to go away with him for a few days."

[ samantha's parents exchanged nervous glances for a moment before zander cleared his throat, speaking up once more. ] "Okay. You can go." [ his heart melted slightly at the excitement that found its way onto his daughter's face, and before she could leap out of her seat, he raised his voice slightly. ] "But, you have to promise that you'll keep your phone on you at all times, fully charged. And you'll call if you have a problem. And you won't do anything that could end up with you getting hurt or in trouble."

[ sam was too busy kissing her parents' cheeks to really pay attention to her father's words, but she understood the gist of it.  excitedly grabbing her plate, she went to clear her spot before running upstairs to text rocko that she could go.  shouting over her shoulder as she hurried out of the room, she couldn't contain her excitement. ] "Thank you so much! I love you guys! I promise I won't do anything stupid!"

[ lula let out a laugh, reaching across the table to grab her husbands hand. ] "Look at how happy we just made our daughter. We're parents of the year!"

[ zander smirked at his wife's words, leaning over to place a kiss on her cheek. ] "We are parents of the year every year."

[goofnomore]

I know… 

[flowervsflour]

... I'll ask my parents what they think tonight at dinner, okay? It might take a bit of convincing, but it'll be worth it.

[goofnomore]

Now that I think of it, Mom might flip at that idea too. I did get a lecture from her for leaving without a word, but I was thinking only a couple of states away, like the Grand Canyon or Big Bend, something cool.

[flowervsflour]

You really shouldn't do that to your mom, you know. She's going through a lot, and the last thing she needs is to find her son missing... But the Grand Canyon does sound beautiful.

[goofnomore]

We’ll have to plan another one soon.  Speaking of how do you feel about crossing state lines?

[flowervsflour]

Sounds like fun, but I guess it depends on where you want to go. My parents might not be too excited about the idea.

[flowervsflour]

if you guys don't get on soon i am going to write an incredibly painful future post that will make you all hate me because i'm that upset with all of you

[goofnomore]

I agree. It was pretty great.

[flowervsflour]

Thanks again for actually wanting to go. I had so much fun!

[flowervsflour]

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