a/n: i have no idea why i wrote this, i was just bored. enjoy.
Darkness. It consumed her as she laid in Sam's arms with eyes wide open. She had no idea what had woke her up and why she was awake at three in the morning. She sighed, the previous day's events swirled in her mind.
The look Sam gave Marlo didn't go unnoticed and for a moment she wished she wasn't even there. Andy knew that longing look and what it meant.
He'd given her the same look, too.
Andy closed her eyes and ran a hand over her face; her heart was hurting. She felt the tears coming on and she threw Sam's lazy arm around her waist over his chest and slid out. She already made her mind – she couldn't play this game anymore with him. She was tired of their complicated relationship and needed to leave.
Maybe for good.
She packed a small overnight bag and threw it over her shoulder, hoping she looked somewhat presentable. Andy secured her ponytail and looked at Sam once more. He looked so cute while he was sleeping, she thought.
Maybe she was overreacting and took that look to be something else and maybe all those glances between Marlo and Sam were just over calculated?
Andy shook her head as she contemplated leaving and told herself no. She'd been a victim of all his games and knew Sam way better than Marlo did. She grabbed her keys and slowly closed the door behind her.
As she walked towards her car, Andy for once felt free. A weight had been lifted off her shoulders and she drove towards a small motel, knowing very well she could go to Traci's or maybe even try Gail's. But she needed time to herself; to just sort her thoughts out.
Andy gripped the steering wheel harder as she let out a bittersweet laugh. She thought Marlo was her friend and of course, friends didn't do these types of things. The thought of Marlo and Sam made tears once again well in her eyes and she turned right without putting her blinker on, ignoring all the honks behind her.
She found a parking spot but didn't get out and retrieve her things. She felt like crying and she let the tears she'd been desperately holding fall and a muffled sob released itself from her lips. It had been a long time since Andy had felt this hurt, well apart from her problems with Nick. She thought that this time would be better and possibly the last time. Andy slammed the steering wheel and got out, not caring who saw her tears.
The room she got for the night seemed to be pretty nice and she threw her shoes off and jumped on the bed. It's sheets were eggshell white as Andy snuggled in between them and closed her eyes, blocking the images of Sam and Marlo together and everything associated with the pair.
The next time she opened her eyes, the sky was a dark blue and it was snowing pretty hard outside. She got up, put her coat on and looked outside. It was beautiful and Andy felt a little better. Maybe this was what she needed, a little break from Sam and relationships overall.
Her heart wasn't completely broken or beyond repair but she knew time to herself would cure her heartache and possibly Sam could become an afterthought. It's true life was too long to live it alone but life was also horrible to live it with someone who would and continue to hurt you repeatedly.