AN: thanks for all the reviews! Next summer can't come fast enough! I'm having MAJOR RB withdrawals! Sorry I haven't updated in a while—real life has been a bit busy.
Chapter 2: Breaking down
Over the past week this kept happening—Sam would have horrible nightmares, wake up screaming covered in sweat so they would take a shower then make love but Andy knew that he was wearing thin and that his breakdown would come soon even though she kept reassuring him that she was alive and not going anywhere. She also kept a watchful eye on him because she was so worried about him so finally she decided to talk to him and give him a suggestion:
"Sam, babe…have you thought about going to see a trauma therapist?"
"What? Me…seeing somebody…no way…N-O, not gonna happen…"
"Sam…I'm very worried about you…you've been having nightmares and they are not getting any better but only worse! I love you! And I do not want anything to happen to you"
"Okay I'll think about"
"That's all I'm asking…" then she dropped it and began making dinner. They ate in a comfortable silence while watching a movie but Andy really couldn't concentrate on it because Sam had barely touched his food and this worried her, a whole lot more, "Babe, would you like me to fix something else?"
"No I'm fine…Really Andy this good I'm just not that hungry…"
"Okay"
She put away the dishes and put away the extra food for later while he got ready for bed then she got ready also but she couldn't shake this nagging feeling inside her gut that something was going to happen. She climbed into bed and he instantly wrapped his arms around her waist and laid his head over her heart so he could listen to it beat and soon enough they were both asleep.
Sometime in the night things had changed and she could feel it. She reached over to see if he was there but she felt nothing but cold sheets. Her eyes flew open and she quickly turned on the light but blinked a couple of times to get her eyes adjusted to the light. She scanned the room but he wasn't in there so she got out of bed and went in search for him. Bathroom-no, hallway-no, living room-no, kitchen-yes. Then she saw him lying on the floor in blood. "SAM! What happened?" she yelled as she ran over to him to see where he was stabbed.
"Jamie stabbed me…I'm just glad you're alive; he said that you were dead."
She realized that he had been having another nightmare but this time he'd done something in his sleep and didn't even remember doing it, "Oh honey…you were having a nightmare…"
"So that means that I did this to myself?"
"Yes…now just hold on, I'll call for help" she grabbed her cell phone off the counter and dialed 911 then she called Traci even though she knew that she'd wake her up but she didn't care; she needed her best friend here.
"Andy what are you—"TRACI get over here NOW!"
"What happened?"
"Sam—he had another nightmare but this time he thought Jamie had stabbed him…"
"Oh god…is he alright?"
"He's still alive if that's what you're asking…and no he's not alright; oh god there's so much blood…hurry please"
"Don't worry Andy I'm on my way…did you call 911?"
"Yes they were the first call I made…"
"Okay just hang on; I'll be there in a few minutes…"
She hung up the phone and continued to apply pressure to his wound that just underneath his rib cage; she had just hoped that he didn't hit anything like his lung. He then started coughing, 'Damn, I jinxed myself…' she thought.
"An..dy…you…you have to promise me something…' more coughing, 'promise me that you'll move on; live your life but I'll always love you…"
"Oh hell no—do not even think about leaving me!"
She shook her head and decided to go find something to save his life, she was not going to loose him, not when they were just getting started. Thankfully she had some straws that she had bought some time ago for some reason but she was glad she had them. She took a couple, grabbed a small paring knife and some duct tape. "Okay Sam…this is going to hurt so bite down on this rag."
He nodded as she put the rag in his mouth and she began to cut. He bit down on it so hard and groaned in pain that he thought he would pass out from the pain and then he felt relief and took a deep breath. He opened his eyes and she was putting the tape around it to secure it in place until the paramedics got there. She looked over at him, smiled and took the cloth out of his mouth which had clear teeth marks. "Feel any better?"
"Yes thanks"
"Good because if you ever talk like that again I am going to personally kick your ass."
He smiled widely so as not laugh but he wanted to even though he knew he'd be in pain so that's why he just smiled. Traci came bursting through the door with the look of fear and confusion on her face, "Why are you guys still here? I thought they would've come by now."
"Us too…oh wait look here they come…well it's about damn time! What took you so long?"
"Sorry ma'am there was an accident that happened right in front of us but thankfully no serious injuries."
"Well alright just hurry up…his lung was about to collapse if I hadn't done something and I'm not having this man; the man that I love die on me, no way…N-O…"
"Yes so sorry…come let's get you to the hospital…good job on the patch work"
"Yeah that's my woman" Sam said weakly but strong enough for the guys to get the hint that he was her boyfriend.
A few hours later and couple of cups of coffee later Sam was finally getting out of recovery and heading to his room. He was still sleepy but was awake enough to see that Andy and Traci were waiting in his room and they both smiled when he came in.
"Hey baby, you're awake…feeling any better?" Andy asked with concern laced in her voice.
He took her hand and kissed the back of it and smiled, "Yeah I'm better now that you're here…I can't believe that I did something like that in my sleep; I've never done something like that"
She rubbed his shoulder, "It's okay Sam…they said that sometimes when the nightmares feel like they're real then sometimes people do things in their sleep and they don't even know that they're doing it. But with therapy and support of all of us at the 15th you will be back to your usual sarcastic self in no time."
"Yeah I agree…Sam you don't know how scared Andy was…ow, what was that for?"
"You weren't supposed to say anything Trace now he'll be worried about me instead of trying to get himself better."
"He is in the room and can hear you guys talking about him"
This got everyone to laugh until Sam's face went into pain. Traci told him to get better and goodnight because she was tired; after all it was the middle of the night when this happened and she told Jerry to watch Leo. Andy settled in for the night but Sam scooted over in the bed and motioned for her to get in which she did. The wrapped their arms around each other and he leaned down and gave her a sweet gentle kiss, "I love you Andy…I always have and always will…my Andy"
She flashed her megawatt smile, "I love you Sam…I don't know why I tried denying my feelings for you, I'm sorry"
"Don't be sorry baby…you've been hurt and had your heart broken more than you deserved; it was perfectly natural when those feelings came up to try and push them down but know this—I will never ever leave you or do anything to break your heart—this I promise."
She was down right speechless, her mind a blank and she just stared at him with wide eyes and a smile so she just kissed him then laid her head on his shoulder and they both went to sleep.
AN: okay I thought this would be a good stop to end it here, omg I miss RB so much but thank god for YouTube…please review
