So Sam being involved with a girl, no actual sex, and her not dying horribly works? How about Sam being involved with a girl, politely implied out-of-scene sex, and then she gets sucked back into her own reality and he thinks she's died horribly? And would it make a difference if the girl was you?

Not that I'm likely to write it any time soon. I've been horribly bogged down, and unable to get anything done.