<span style="color: #0040FF"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Samuel Richard Johnson</span></div><br/><div style="text-align: center;">Sergeant Johnson; Sammy</div></span><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://covermenmag.com/niklasnilsson/pixInt/h.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Sam listened to Lana's words and while he did not like what he heard, he understood it. Lana was right, he did still have some feelings for the Captain, but they faded in the background, became silent when he looked at Ghost. It was as if Karra had never had influence over his heart when he looked into the baby blue hued eyes of Lana. Karra was likely never coming back to his arms, and he knew it. One look at her and Tom, even with their clearly troubled interactions, he knew that Karra was lost to him. <br/><br/>However, it didn't hurt. Well, it had originally, until he had seen Lana. As for being the faithful type? He had always been the faithful type. He didn't know how to be unfaithful. Usually when he wanted someone, he wanted them always--it was part of the reason him and Karra never worked out. She didn't want to give herself to him, she didn't want to be his always. She wanted his touch, his love when it was convenient to her. She didn't want him. He had known he was being used, but had been so desperately in love, or so he thought. Karra didn't make him feel what Lana did, and Karra had been in his life for years--Lana a mere few hours, and yet here Lana was making him feel more than Karra had in that entire time span. <br/><br/>Karra was a cold and distant woman. Sam had always assumed it had something to do with being held captive all those years ago, but as time went on--he became suspicious. There was something Karra was hiding, something she never wanted anyone to see. It bothered him. It bother him that she would try to hide something important from him. When he had seen her interact with Tom, he had seen a side of Karra he didn't know. He had seen real emotions--real feelings. She actually showed Tom what she felt, whereas she always played a feeling for Sam. He had never had Karra's heart, and he realized with some relief that she had never really had his either. She had his care, his concern, his sexual need---but never his heart. No, he had kept that safely locked away. Kept that away from her frigid fingers. Tom could have that mess if he wanted. He could pick up whatever pieces of Karra had been spread about, could put Karra back together again if he wanted. Sam couldn't. Sam had tried and failed, even he knew that. <br/><br/>But looking at Lana, he knew he could give her his heart. There was no doubt about it. Lana was speaking about the possibility of them being married--that she could see such a thing in the future. Usually that would terrify Sam. A woman spouting off about marriage and they hadn't even talked about being in a real relationship? Hadn't even known each other but a few hours? It was absurd. If it had been any woman other than Lana, Sam likely would have high tailed the fuck out. But it wasn't any other woman--it was Lana and he found that the idea of spending the rest of his life with her was amazing. <br/><br/><span style="color: #0040FF">"Lana, I don't want you to do anything that you don't feel comfortable with. If you wanna just take it slow--that's fine with me. Besides, you're right. I do have issues I need to sort out anyway. I guarantee you, though, that Karra wouldn't take me from you if you were to have me."</span><br/><br/>It was all Sam could offer. He had to work through his own muddled mind and feelings, but he was one hundred percent sure that Lana was the one he wanted. He would give her time though, he would give himself time. Maybe she was right--maybe the presence of Karra would make him desire her again, but he doubted it. He wasn't willing to risk a potentially amazing relationship with Lana simply because he couldn't just wait to see how things were. They could be friends, it could develop. He had all the time in the world for her, had all the patience in the world for her.</div>