Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Who?

Chapter 2

-Who Jen Who?-

"I WAS ASKING what did you do that made you run?" Jen asked again this time with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"I…. Uh… well sort of went out on the range—"

"—Come on Sam we both know you did more than that."

"Linc deserved it!" Anger flushed over Sam how dare her friend accuse her!

"Sam, calm… hang on what? But first tell me, what I originally meant you promised them you would go nowhere near that stud until the police had Slocum in custody, you knew he would follow you and you knew he was not afraid to hurt you—"

"—YEA I KNEW," she sighed letting the anger go away before speaking again when she saw the lady in the seat in front give her a reprimanding look.

"But I had to help, I mean he wasn't safe and….." suddenly at a lose for words she felt her anger come back "So what I hit that low down snake Slocum and left then suddenly my family thinks I am a horrid person and they didn't even know I had seen or let alone hit him!"

Sighing again she continued. Sadness crept in and she continued "They said that they couldn't forgive me for what I did and that I had lost their trust and…. Jake said that he thought I loved him but before I could even say I did he asked do people do what I did to people they loved, Jen I was crying but he had to add to it… b-b-by saying, n-no, and then r-riding o-o-off—"

"Oh Sam I am so sorry but no one told me and I wanted to know" Jen could here Sam sobbing which made her feel even worse that she'd asked.

"That was when I decided they'd be better off living without a disappointment in the house" Sam mumbled the last part about Jake being better off with someone who loved him enough to do as he wanted and stay away from danger even if it meant putting another living creature in harm's way. She loved him with all her heart and it broke it to leave the ranch yet she knew it was for the best and she knew he no longer loved her.

"Sam I have to go I'll meet you at the bus stop in two hours, bye"

"Bye Jen"

Over the next two hours Sam slept and only awoke when the bus pulled up at her stop, Darton.

"Sam!" her friend Jen said while running up to engulf her friend in a hug. Sam felt a smile on her lips even if no one else was happy to see her Jen was. Jen pulled away holding her at arms length and looking her up and down.

"You look.. OMG Jen is that a ring on a special finger!" Sam said jumping up and down with excitement.

"Yes" a slight smile crept across her lips, "the wedding is in 2 weeks"

"Who Jen who?"