Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap) Sims 3 story
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The Test
With his newfound determination to tackle whatever life might throw at him here in Hidden Springs, Sam knew the first thing he had to do was tell Evelyn that he found the Unicorn! So that morning he woke up early to catch her as soon as she arrived with the newspaper. She seemed to be running a bit late...the anticipation of her arrival was killing him! Once she did show up though, Sam burst out the front door, startling her and told her all about his encounter with the Unicorn.
Evelyn gaped at the news and her eyes widened more and more throughout his story. "NO WAY SAM!" she cried, "I can't believe it! You saw the Unicorn! You saw it!"
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Now she was jumping, cheering. "I KNEW it! I knew what I saw! This is SO amazing Sam! You HAVE to come over and tell my parents all about it! Please please please!"
Sam chuckled at her enthusiasm. It was pretty much his same reaction when he spotted the heavenly creature. "Sure thing kid," he said to her, "how about you give me your phone number and I'll call your parents to see when it would be a good time to drop by."
There was never a happier kid in all of Hidden Springs that day. :)
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Later that afternoon Sam went to check out the Shoreline Cabin since it was turning into quite the hot place to hang out. When he arrived he ran into Sebastian Vanderburg and had a pleasant chat with him. Then he met a Miss Ella Carlisle who was quite a shy one. So shy, she struggled to meet his gaze during their greeting and blushed as she said, "Oh Mr. Beckett I've heard you have quite the singing voice? Is this true?"
Eyebrows raised, Sam said, "I'm not sure who you heard that from but, I sing...ok."
"Oh don't be so modest! I'd love to hear your voice."
"You want me to sing to you?" This was an odd request during a first time meeting.
"If you don't mind," Ella said, c o c k i n g her head to the side with a smile. "I love singing myself and it would be an honor to hear your voice."
Now Sam was the one trying not to blush. "Ok," he agreed, scratching the back of his head. He began to sing the first song that came into his mind, which oddly enough was originally sung by a woman.
"Don't know why,
There's not sun up in the sky.
Stormy Weather.
Since my gal and I,
ain't together,
it keeps rainin' all the time."
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When he finished, Ella clasped her hands together and said, "Oh Mr. Beckett! That was beautiful!"
"Thank you," Sam said, blushing again. Why did THAT song pop into my head?
He left the cabin not too long after that, lost in his thoughts. He hadn't heard that song in YEARS! What would cause it to pop up in his mind at this point in time? It was just so...odd. Gazing up at the sky he noticed it was starting to get dark and he debated on whether getting dinner at the Diner or just heading home.
"HELP!" he heard someone cry. A woman.
He turned to look toward the sea where it had come from. He raced to the water's edge and called, "Hello?" He saw what looked like a person's head, barely sticking up out of the water in the distance. It looked like...EDELAINE!
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"EDELAINE!?" he cried, fearing she was drowning, "hold on! I'm coming!" He ripped his clothes off, down to his boxer shorts and dove in towards her.
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There was no more sound coming from her. Sam swam faster. When he reached her he saw that her head...was actually just a buoy. Sam's face fell. He looked all around the water and there was no other person in sight. He looked back at the buoy and stared at it.
Oh boy...
*****************
Sam spent the rest of that night, pacing around his living room trying to diagnose himself. All of the symptoms pointed to one thing: Love. He was in it. But how? he asked many times, I barely know her. Last time we spoke...I was so angry with her, but...I've forgiven her. It's ok. Of course I'd love to tell her that if I could ever FIND HER! He shook his head. Edelaine Porter was simply too much of a busy gal for him. It was doubtful she shared the same feelings. His hypothesis had to be wrong, but like every good Scientist he had to test it out. To do so, he needed to visit the Matchmaker. Matchmakers were always great on pairing people up with their best other half and truthfully, Sam thought about seeing her for a while now. He'd be lying if he said he didn't feel lonely. He hated to admit it.
Once he arrived at the Spa and greeted the Matchmaker in her office, she said, "Of course Mr. Beckett, I'd be happy to help you with your relationship problems."
"I don't have any relationship problems!" Sam countered.
The Matchmaker paused and asked, "Then why exactly are you here Mr. Beckett?"
Looking down, hands in his pocket, Sam replied, "I have a theory...and I need to test it."
The Matchmaker raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
"Yes. And I would like you to pair me up with the PERFECT woman for me." He handed the Matchmaker his personality profile paperwork with a grin.
The Matchmaker took it from him suspectedly. "Ok...," she said glancing through it, "I'll run this through my database and give you a call with my result."
"How long will that take?"
"I'll have it this afternoon."
"Thank you."
*****************
If the Matchmaker's database had pulled up Edelaine Porter this test would've been concluded. What a cinch! Of course...it did not. When the Matchmaker called Sam back she told him that a Miss Marcela Jimenez had been contacted and would be expecting a call from him. She gave him her number. Sam didn't want to waste any time and called Marcela immediately.
That evening he waited anxiously for his doorbell to ring. Once it did, he froze for a few seconds and then opened the door. Marcela smiled brightly at him as she said Hello and he welcomed her in. She looked younger than Sam expected, but certainly not homely.
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The two got to know each other for a bit, asking the usual questions...
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...and pretty soon they were opening up to each other about all sorts of things. Even shared a few common interests and laughs. It was no doubt that the two of them found each other attractive...
https://s20.postimg.cc/byc544bil/SB_Post_5_10.jpg
...but throughout it all Sam couldn't help thinking, She's pretty and we have a lot in common, but...she's not Edelaine.
That confirmed it. He had truly fallen for Edelaine.
In a way Sam felt awful for using Marcela to help him realize his attraction to Edelaine and promised he would give her a call sometime to hang out when they said goodbye. He intended to keep that promise. If anything, he made a new friend and that was always nice.
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The next day Sam remembered that he'd forgotten to call Evelyn's parents! He for sure didn't want to disappoint her. For fun he thought he would use the wall phone to call them since he was standing right by it in the kitchen. It seemed so long since he last used one...
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Sam: Hello. Mr. Kwon?
Evelyn's Dad: Yes?
S: Hi, this is Sam Beckett. I am a friend of your daughter's. She delivers my newspaper.
ED: Oh...right.
S: Anyway, Evelyn is such a sweet girl and she thought it would be nice if I got to know you, her parents, so I was wondering--
ED: I'm sorry...are you...asking my daughter out or something?
S: (?) No sir...I'm thirty-seven years old.
ED: WHAT!?
S: (!) No, no, it's not what you think! You see, I spotted a Unicorn at the beach the other day and she wanted me to tell you about--
ED: Ugh! The unicorn thing again?
S: Yes sir.
ED: Listen, Mr. Beckett was it? I really don't have time to hear silly stories about Unicorns. And I also don't like the interest you seem to have placed in my little girl.
S: Mr. Kwon, she simply delivers my paper and we chat sometimes. She reminds me a lot of my little sister.
ED: Whatever. You just leave her be and let her do her job!
S: But Mr. Kwon--
ED: Don't ever call this number again! *click*
Sam stared at the phone in disbelief. Poor Evelyn...perhaps there really was some truth in what she said about her parents before.
To be continued...
With his newfound determination to tackle whatever life might throw at him here in Hidden Springs, Sam knew the first thing he had to do was tell Evelyn that he found the Unicorn! So that morning he woke up early to catch her as soon as she arrived with the newspaper. She seemed to be running a bit late...the anticipation of her arrival was killing him! Once she did show up though, Sam burst out the front door, startling her and told her all about his encounter with the Unicorn.
Evelyn gaped at the news and her eyes widened more and more throughout his story. "NO WAY SAM!" she cried, "I can't believe it! You saw the Unicorn! You saw it!"
https://s20.postimg.cc/ix2b40uod/SB_Post_4_10.jpg
Now she was jumping, cheering. "I KNEW it! I knew what I saw! This is SO amazing Sam! You HAVE to come over and tell my parents all about it! Please please please!"
Sam chuckled at her enthusiasm. It was pretty much his same reaction when he spotted the heavenly creature. "Sure thing kid," he said to her, "how about you give me your phone number and I'll call your parents to see when it would be a good time to drop by."
There was never a happier kid in all of Hidden Springs that day. :)
*****************
Later that afternoon Sam went to check out the Shoreline Cabin since it was turning into quite the hot place to hang out. When he arrived he ran into Sebastian Vanderburg and had a pleasant chat with him. Then he met a Miss Ella Carlisle who was quite a shy one. So shy, she struggled to meet his gaze during their greeting and blushed as she said, "Oh Mr. Beckett I've heard you have quite the singing voice? Is this true?"
Eyebrows raised, Sam said, "I'm not sure who you heard that from but, I sing...ok."
"Oh don't be so modest! I'd love to hear your voice."
"You want me to sing to you?" This was an odd request during a first time meeting.
"If you don't mind," Ella said, c o c k i n g her head to the side with a smile. "I love singing myself and it would be an honor to hear your voice."
Now Sam was the one trying not to blush. "Ok," he agreed, scratching the back of his head. He began to sing the first song that came into his mind, which oddly enough was originally sung by a woman.
"Don't know why,
There's not sun up in the sky.
Stormy Weather.
Since my gal and I,
ain't together,
it keeps rainin' all the time."
https://s20.postimg.cc/lsasx59al/SB_Post_4_1.jpg
When he finished, Ella clasped her hands together and said, "Oh Mr. Beckett! That was beautiful!"
"Thank you," Sam said, blushing again. Why did THAT song pop into my head?
He left the cabin not too long after that, lost in his thoughts. He hadn't heard that song in YEARS! What would cause it to pop up in his mind at this point in time? It was just so...odd. Gazing up at the sky he noticed it was starting to get dark and he debated on whether getting dinner at the Diner or just heading home.
"HELP!" he heard someone cry. A woman.
He turned to look toward the sea where it had come from. He raced to the water's edge and called, "Hello?" He saw what looked like a person's head, barely sticking up out of the water in the distance. It looked like...EDELAINE!
https://s20.postimg.cc/tmbeijh3h/SB_Post_4_2.jpg
"EDELAINE!?" he cried, fearing she was drowning, "hold on! I'm coming!" He ripped his clothes off, down to his boxer shorts and dove in towards her.
https://s20.postimg.cc/m7m2q5v7x/SB_Post_4_3.jpg
There was no more sound coming from her. Sam swam faster. When he reached her he saw that her head...was actually just a buoy. Sam's face fell. He looked all around the water and there was no other person in sight. He looked back at the buoy and stared at it.
Oh boy...
*****************
Sam spent the rest of that night, pacing around his living room trying to diagnose himself. All of the symptoms pointed to one thing: Love. He was in it. But how? he asked many times, I barely know her. Last time we spoke...I was so angry with her, but...I've forgiven her. It's ok. Of course I'd love to tell her that if I could ever FIND HER! He shook his head. Edelaine Porter was simply too much of a busy gal for him. It was doubtful she shared the same feelings. His hypothesis had to be wrong, but like every good Scientist he had to test it out. To do so, he needed to visit the Matchmaker. Matchmakers were always great on pairing people up with their best other half and truthfully, Sam thought about seeing her for a while now. He'd be lying if he said he didn't feel lonely. He hated to admit it.
Once he arrived at the Spa and greeted the Matchmaker in her office, she said, "Of course Mr. Beckett, I'd be happy to help you with your relationship problems."
"I don't have any relationship problems!" Sam countered.
The Matchmaker paused and asked, "Then why exactly are you here Mr. Beckett?"
Looking down, hands in his pocket, Sam replied, "I have a theory...and I need to test it."
The Matchmaker raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
"Yes. And I would like you to pair me up with the PERFECT woman for me." He handed the Matchmaker his personality profile paperwork with a grin.
The Matchmaker took it from him suspectedly. "Ok...," she said glancing through it, "I'll run this through my database and give you a call with my result."
"How long will that take?"
"I'll have it this afternoon."
"Thank you."
*****************
If the Matchmaker's database had pulled up Edelaine Porter this test would've been concluded. What a cinch! Of course...it did not. When the Matchmaker called Sam back she told him that a Miss Marcela Jimenez had been contacted and would be expecting a call from him. She gave him her number. Sam didn't want to waste any time and called Marcela immediately.
That evening he waited anxiously for his doorbell to ring. Once it did, he froze for a few seconds and then opened the door. Marcela smiled brightly at him as she said Hello and he welcomed her in. She looked younger than Sam expected, but certainly not homely.
https://s20.postimg.cc/zba6mmrm5/SB_Post_5_9.jpg
The two got to know each other for a bit, asking the usual questions...
https://s20.postimg.cc/j2tyd5irx/SB_Post_5_11.jpg
...and pretty soon they were opening up to each other about all sorts of things. Even shared a few common interests and laughs. It was no doubt that the two of them found each other attractive...
https://s20.postimg.cc/byc544bil/SB_Post_5_10.jpg
...but throughout it all Sam couldn't help thinking, She's pretty and we have a lot in common, but...she's not Edelaine.
That confirmed it. He had truly fallen for Edelaine.
In a way Sam felt awful for using Marcela to help him realize his attraction to Edelaine and promised he would give her a call sometime to hang out when they said goodbye. He intended to keep that promise. If anything, he made a new friend and that was always nice.
****************
The next day Sam remembered that he'd forgotten to call Evelyn's parents! He for sure didn't want to disappoint her. For fun he thought he would use the wall phone to call them since he was standing right by it in the kitchen. It seemed so long since he last used one...
https://s20.postimg.cc/8x7eo4jf1/SB_Post_4_8.jpg
Sam: Hello. Mr. Kwon?
Evelyn's Dad: Yes?
S: Hi, this is Sam Beckett. I am a friend of your daughter's. She delivers my newspaper.
ED: Oh...right.
S: Anyway, Evelyn is such a sweet girl and she thought it would be nice if I got to know you, her parents, so I was wondering--
ED: I'm sorry...are you...asking my daughter out or something?
S: (?) No sir...I'm thirty-seven years old.
ED: WHAT!?
S: (!) No, no, it's not what you think! You see, I spotted a Unicorn at the beach the other day and she wanted me to tell you about--
ED: Ugh! The unicorn thing again?
S: Yes sir.
ED: Listen, Mr. Beckett was it? I really don't have time to hear silly stories about Unicorns. And I also don't like the interest you seem to have placed in my little girl.
S: Mr. Kwon, she simply delivers my paper and we chat sometimes. She reminds me a lot of my little sister.
ED: Whatever. You just leave her be and let her do her job!
S: But Mr. Kwon--
ED: Don't ever call this number again! *click*
Sam stared at the phone in disbelief. Poor Evelyn...perhaps there really was some truth in what she said about her parents before.
To be continued...
