Ch 16 Sam takes many journeys
All characters in this story are 18 years of age or older unless otherwise denoted. All characters are fictitious and this is a fictitious story, any resemblance to any characters, living or dead, in this story is purely coincidental. I appreciate the comments and appreciate your input. This is a continuous story and you should read the first 15 chapters so you understand the dynamics of the story. Enjoy the story and thank you for reading. JDC
When I reached my apartment, I really felt like I needed a shower. I smelled like sex and Barb, not that that was necessarily a bad thing. I was having feelings of regret for the previous night in giving Barb hope. I went inside, stripped down, and hopped in the shower. The nice hot spray felt good and worked to clear my head a little. I really liked Ally and felt like pursuing a relationship with her. I was still in love with CC, but felt that was going nowhere. I got out, dressed in a pair of lounge pants and a T-shirt. I went in to get something to eat and my phone rang. It was Saffron asking if she could come over.
"I was going flying this afternoon."
"That's great I'll go with you if you don't mind?"
"That'll be fine; I'd like to talk to you anyway."
I drove over and picked her up and we drove up to the airport. When we got the Halsey aviation, Buck was working on the Beech trying to work on the wiring with Chet. They had dashboard out and you could still smell the burnt wiring. Saffron looked at that and said, "Boy that lightning must've really nailed you; you're lucky it didn't do more than that."
"Yes we were quite lucky that it didn't get either one of us; it just got the airplane. It could've been much worse. Of course, I told you that before."
"When did you become an 'I told you so' guy?"
"Boy, you really have your work cut out for you there don't you Buck?"
"I've got 15 hours and already and that's just getting it all apart. It'll be another 20 to 25 hours putting it back together. I could think of more enjoyable things to be doing."
"Speaking of that, do you have a single engine Cessna open this afternoon?"
"Just go to your office and see what's going on with rentals. Ally's in there, she can help you."
"Thanks Buck, I'll leave you to it."
As we went into the office, Ally was sitting there and got a rather perturbed look on her face when I walked in with Saffron.
"Ally, excuse me, Alyssa Halsey this is my sister Saffron Sanderson."
"Ally is fine, nice to meet you Saffron; your brother has told me a lot about you. By the way, call me Ally; your brother's the only one that likes my name."
"My brother is usually quite right about his judgment and it is a pretty name. However, I know all about strange names and how we interpret them ourselves. Saffron isn't exactly a common name, but I've come to grips with it."
"What can I do you for today flyboy?"
"How about a rental on a single engine Cessna?"
"We just happen to have one open for special customers. It's all fueled up and setting out front. You just have to do the preflight. How about you Saffron, are you gonna let your brother fly you or do you need a real pilot?"
"I've flown with my brother before and I trust him wholeheartedly. Besides, your father already said that he's a good and very instinctive pilot."
I gave Ally a rather dismissive smirk and Saffron and I walked out the front of the hangar to board the plane. I did my preflight and climbed into the Cessna. Saffron had learned from the last time and already had her headset on and strapped into the seat. I started aircraft and began taxiing as I received my takeoff instructions from the tower. We began taxiing to runway five, throttled down the runway, and took off into the West. It was a very calm, bright day and we were really enjoying the flight.
"That Ally didn't seem to know that I wasn't your girlfriend Sammy."
"I don't think it was that at all; she's just been under a lot of pressure from her dad. He was none too happy about the lightning strike."
"Still, she likes you Sammy. Maybe you ought to do something about it, she's pretty. She also doesn't appear to take any shit from anybody. She'd be good to keep you busy until CC finishes school."
"That wouldn't be very fair to Ally, to just be a fill-in. And what if CC finds somebody else before she finishes school; that would really leave me in a lurch wouldn't it?"
"Sammy, CC loves you with all her heart and you two are meant to be together; I just know it. I feel it in my heart. Remember you would have never seen her if she'd went away to school to begin with. Don't you think that's a little hypocritical of you?"
"I never thought of it like that sis; but she still said she had no time for me, but I've seen her out at parties and the
Mad Pack
get-togethers. She has time for them."
"Sammy, everyone needs a break from studying and she really feels that she will get you back after she's done with school."
"So I'm just supposed to be there like a little puppy dog waiting for her?"
"And such a cute puppy dog too," as she reached over and scratched me behind the ear. I reached over and shoved her hand away and continued flying. We flew over Moaning Lake and Beggars Bluff and I reiterated again that I was going to own that property and build my family's home there.
"There's no doubt in my mind Sammy that you'll do that too. That would be a great place for you and CC to raise your family."
"Saffron, you never give up do you?"
"Sammy looked me right in the eyes and tell me you're not still in love with her."
"Of course I still love her, she's been the girl my dreams for years, but I'm tired of people crapping on me for their own selfish needs. I'm going to move on with my life; there are too many variables."
We flew around over our area for about another hour and it was time to turn back to the airport. I made a very smooth landing and we taxiing back up to the Halsey hangar and saw Ally standing outside. As we got out of the plane Ally told Saffron that she was glad that I got her back in one piece.
"I'd fly with Sammy any time," as she slipped her arm through mine and hugged to me tightly. Ally came over and lightly punched me on the shoulder and said, "As a matter-of-fact, so would I. He's a good pilot."
Saffron waited outside while I went in to turn in the items from the flight and finish my paperwork. Ally came in and started talking with me.
"Your sister is very pretty; looks like I made a fool out of myself that day when you're parents were here. I'm sorry about that; I guess I just get a little jealous sometimes."
"Maybe if you wouldn't go about like a bull in a china closet, you would've understood that that was my sister. It's like you said, it's not like we were an item or anything."
"Well from what my dad tells me, that wasn't your sister with you the day you flew your friends up to Findus Resort. All he talked about was how beautiful she was; was that the supermodel Charlie talked about?"
"As a matter of fact it was. She was at the wedding and she asked if she could fly up with us, so I let her."
"Can I come over to your place tonight and maybe take you out to a movie?"
"I will tell you something Ms. Halsey; to prove I'm not a male chauvinist pig, I'll let you do just that. Come over around 5:30 PM and I'll make you dinner as well."
"Sam you're the most charming man I've ever met. No reason girls at the college talk so good about you."
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I took Saffron home, walked in to say hello to the parents, and went on home to prepare supper for Ally. She arrived probably at 5:30 PM and we ate our spaghetti and meatballs after starting with a salad. She seemed really happy and said she looked forward to a good evening. I was enjoying our dinner and conversation and she was very frankly asking about Barb. I explained things to her and went through the story in detail about Barb, CC, and the beating I took from Bronco Billings. She talked about how awful that must've been for me and actually seemed sympathetic.
I thought that the conversation was getting entirely too serious, so I changed the subject to ask how her classes had been going. She told me she was getting through okay and asked how my classes were going. I told her that with the extra classes and summer classes I was doing I could graduate in three years. She reminded me again about what an over achiever I was and asked if I was ever gonna find somebody to be in a relationship with me and I told her I might have.
"Who with, that CC girl or the supermodel?"
"You."
"Me, are you crazy? Who says I even like you."