Sam Lawson

"'We have a duty to do and sometimes, you just have to balance the things you want with the things you need to do.'"

Early Life
The only child of Derek and Jennifer Lawson,Sam attended the same high school as Brian Woods, Jake Woods and Cordelia Garner where she was a cheerleader and one of the popular girls. Despite the different social circles, Sam and Brian quickly fell for one another and dated through most of high school. After graduation, they briefly separated and Sam pursued a bachelor's degree in biology. She reconnected with Brian a few years later. Remaining unemployed for a time after graduation, she accepted a position as a laboratory research technician around the same time she became the Guardian of the South. Passionate and spunky, Sam always followed her heart before her brain.