Fandom: General Hospital
Title: Smile
Characters: Ric/Sam
Pairing: Ram/Sic
Rating/Warnings: PG. AU, Het, OOC, Song Fic.
Summary: Ric knows that Sam deserves better than him, so he makes her leave and forces a smile while acting like it's not hurting him inside.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but this story.
A/N: Thanks to Judy and to the readers. Lyrics by Lonestar.
Words: 171 without title, ending and lyrics.
*Smile*
So I'm gonna smile
Cause I wanna make you happy
Laugh
So you can't see me cry
I'm gonna let you go
And even if it kills me
I'm gonna smile
I smile as she packs her bags and, though tears are falling down her cheeks I try not to let it affect me. I'm only doing this to make her happy.
She deserves better than me, more than me. Sam deserves so much more than I can give her and more than I could ever hope to give her.
I laugh, forcing myself not to cry; I turn away as she slams her suitcase shut and then pulls the key off her key ring and tosses it on the counter.
I have to let her go, and even though I want nothing more than to take Sam into my arms and stop her from leaving, I don't allow myself to do it.
Her shoes squeak on the floor and then the door slams, letting me know that my wife of eight years has left me.
And even though Sam leaving me kills me inside I'm gonna smile. I know that I'm doing the right thing and that is all that matters.
The end.