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Sam was drifting in and out of sleep but he caught the gist of Alex's words. He knew she was right. Their circumstances were very different. He could handle lies a lot better than before but they still packed a punch. Especially when they were directed at him.
His eyes were closed and he barely heard Alex's request as he curled up close to her in an almost fetal position.
"Okay, Lex." He mumbled. Had he been more awake, he would have been hesitant to let Alex meet Kenny. It felt way too soon and he wished he had more agency in the matter but he would have to admit, having Alex befriend Kenny was a better idea to gauge how she was.
But he didn't think of the repercussions of introducing a friend to a potentially scary Alex. Let alone a friend he wanted to be more than with.
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He almost fell straight to sleep when Alex ran her fingers through his hair but he had to stay up. He hadn't seen Alex in a while and her being here meant so much to him.
Her first response had him smiling and then came her worry. Her worries were his too. He'd been thinking so much about how Kenny would react once she really knew him. Alex had been the only one who really knew what he felt all the time. To share it with someone new was absolutely scary. Especially someone like Kenny.
"I'm...not." He admitted finally as he looked at her, his eyebrows knitted together. "But I really like her, Lex. And...she's been so nice to me. I don't know if there'd be someone else who'd be as nice to me."
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He fumed when Alex tried to pass it off as a regular occurrence between the two. He hadn't gotten used to it when they were kids, after being forcefully isolated, it didn't become any less daunting.
Smacking her finger away from his face, Sam calmed down enough to whack the pillow on her face again. He then put the pillow back under his head and winced when she reminded him of the message he had sent.
"Shit. Sorry, Lex." He cupped her face and squeezed. "Okay so me and this girl are vibing really hard. She took my jacket. I mean I gave it to her but she actually kept it and it's been...two weeks? I wanna take her out on a date but I don't know how and I'm freaking out man. She's legit pretty and sweet but like-" a yawn overcame Sam and he buried his face into his pillow and for a second just stayed there, consumed by his tiredness.
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Sam was exhausted by the time he landed in bed at around one in the morning. He had been assigned to a nightmare of a trainer as an assistant and they had run him ragged.
He hadn't even been to see his two favourite people the entire week because of the assignment and he was beginning to feel the ache. Texts and calls just didn't cut it.
He thought he was still asleep when he heard a loud whisper. He had completely forgotten that he sent Alex a text about Kenny. Frowning slightly, he stirred until his eyes opened and saw his twin right in his face.
He gave out a shriek before hitting her in the face with his pillow. "Jesus!" He hissed, his heart beating so hard in his chest. "What the fuck, Lex!"
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If only Kenny knew how much Sam actually did care, she would probably not find him as amusing as she thought. Sam was by no means a people pleaser but years of isolation had taught him that nobody liked him and that didn't sit well on him. Getting out of isolation made him realise that it wasn't that they didn't like him, they just didn't care for him.
That Kenny even noticed him and liked him was a feat all on its own. He didn't know how he had accomplished it but he was glad that he did.
Sam watched Kenny with a soft smile on his face. She radiated sunshine and it was directed at him. He couldn't help his heart skipping a beat as he looked at her. He was glad that she was accommodating enough to glaze over their previous conversation so he ventured further.
"Hey, if you're done, we should definitely hit the snow again." He grinned.
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When Kenny started giggling, Sam gave her an amused but confused look. He was about to ask what she was laughing about when she answered it for him by gesturing to his face. He rubbed at his face and found it to be sticky.
"Oh no. Not again." He groaned as he used his t-shirt to scrub at his face. "Did I get it?" He asked.
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Sam laughed and nodded before giving out a scandalised "Hey!" at her tease. "Almost being the operative word, thank you." He chuckled, squeezing her hand before pulling away to scratch the back of his neck.
"I may not be skilled at dodging snowballs but creating them is easy peasy." He waved a dismissive hand as he finished up his hot chocolate. "They should totally give us an edible scooper to get the bits from the bottom of the mug." He mused aloud as he tipped his mug and head back to capture the melted marshmallows near the bottom.
After he managed to get them, he set the mug down, leaving a ring of chocolate smudge on his cheeks.
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Having Kenny's fingers lacing through his was a surprise that he welcomed happily. She wasn't going anywhere it seemed, and she liked hanging out with him. It was bizarre, frankly, but he was going to take it.
His cheeks heated up and he smiled before looking up at her. "You're...really sweet, Kenny." He said. "I like this too."
He looked down at their joined fingers and his smile turned shy as his thumb grazed the base of hers. What were the odds of him finding a really cute girl who liked hanging out with his dorky self?
He was very glad he came out today.
He sipped from his mug some more and gestured outside with his head. "D'you think you're up for another round of snowball fights?" He asked, a hint of teasing in his voice.
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Watching her pull the jacket tighter around her made Sam smile. So she did like him. That was good. That was really good.
It didn't occur to him that his reaction to the question had made her feel guilty and when her hand moved over his, he turned it over so he was holding her hand. This was the most physically affectionate he had been with anyone not Alex and the thought made him sad.
As Kenny reassured him, the niggling thought to tell her about his biggest side effect overwhelmed him to the point of a stomachache and he winced. "Well, part of the reason why I had to stay in isolation was because of my uncontrollable snitching." He breathed out lightly as the stomachache abated slightly. "The uh...side effect to my ability is that I can't lie. Not even a little white lie. So...there is a lot of hurt going around." He tried to lighten the confession with a small chuckle.
"If you wanna leave, I won't stop you. Even if I want to. I...can understand why you would."
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Sam wasn't all that good at reading signs but when a girl says she's keeping a guy's jacket, it had to mean something, right? Beyond wanting to be warm and such? He didn't want to read too much into it but he couldn't help it. Kenny liked him and he liked her back. This was a good sign.
"It's fine. I've got plenty. You can keep that if you want."
He smiled and gulped down more of his hot chocolate. When the question about his ability came around, the groan that escaped him was followed by a wince. "Sorry. I...my abilities are..." he was struggling to lie but if Kenny knew, she'd close up like a clam. And then Sam would be left alone because who in the hell would want to be friends with a snitch?
"I can...uh...tell when someone's lying. I won't know why but...it's difficult for me not to know that they are. Lying I mean." He looked down at his mug, disappointed in himself for having the need to be truthful and fearful that Kenny would leave.
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Sam chuckled at Alex's assessment. Her colour commentary always cracked him up. "When you're right..."
He wasn't as seasoned on the machine as Alex was but he got by and he rose up the ranks not so long after starting to play. Alex's comment made him blindly pat his hand in the direction of her face.
"Shut up, monkey. I'm trying." Sam grumbled as he continued to play the game. When he finally finished the level, he stepped back and did a little bow when he got to first place on the machine. It was lucky for him that the machines didn't sync up the scores. "How you like them apples."
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Sam tried not to stare at Kenny for too long but when he did look at her, he couldn't help but smile. He accepted her answer, even though he felt she wasn't telling him everything. She didn't have to of course. They had just met, but he was definitely curious to find out more about her.
When the question came, Sam had to actually think about it before coming up with an answer. "Well...for one it's free?" He chuckled. "And my sister is here. Also...I'm studying to become a trainer here so I felt the need to stay."
He looked out the window where people had abandoned the snowball fight. It was quite still and beautiful from here.
"How's the warming up coming along?" He asked when he turned to her with a smile on his face.
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"Whatever lets you sleep at night," he shrugged, grinning at his twin. Just because he knew she was stating facts, didn't mean he was going to take it lying down.
"Pac man first." Sam echoed as they moved towards the machine after getting tokens. The two machines were unoccupied. "I wonder why they avoid the classics. I mean it's good for us, obviously but like...so dumb." He shrugged as he slipped the token into the machine and started playing.
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"Exactly!" He chuckled when she agreed with him about the marshmallows. He didn't doubt that he was the only one who felt that way but hearing someone say it out loud with him gave him the validation he needed. It was absolutely sad that that was something he needed validation on but it was what it was.
Her sigh gave him a little crease in the middle of his eyebrows before it eased as she spoke. He had expected her to be sad but hearing her speak about her hometown made him smile. But she did look a little sad and for that he felt a little sorry for her.
Home, for Sam, was right here. He stopped thinking of Vermont as home the moment he was recruited. Which was why when he answered, it didn't cause him great pain not revealing the actual truth. "Just Montana. And now here. So you miss New Orleans huh. What's stopping you from going back?" He asked as he took a sip from the mug.
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Sam would have been hurt by Alex's words, had he not known better. But he did and he wasn't. They shared the sharp wit but Alex never actually meant anything she said when it came to him. They both had a mutual understanding.
He squeezed her finger when she hooked it around his. Her trash talk made him roll his eyes. "To wipe your guts off the machine? I think I have a packet or two." He responded as he followed her, despite it having been his idea. He really was just a follower, after all.
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