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November 3rd 1992

Dear Friend

Imagine my surprise, as soon as I sent you my letter I went back inside and found a letter on the table addressed to me. I didn't have to look at the return address to know it was Sam. I was so happy I leapt on the couch and sat next to dad who was watching one of my brother's game.

Dear Charlie

Everything is really good here, but I'm so tired because I'm always studying. My professor says I'm doing really well and that I can take my holiday break early. So, guess what? I'm coming home in a month and I might even be there for your birthday! I'm so excited but it feels like years until I see you. I hope things are okay with you and I hope you're making a friend or two or twenty. I can't wait to see you Charlie.

I love you,
Sam

"Sam's coming home!" I exclaimed before I could stop myself.

"That's great!" Mom said.

"Isn't she tired of seeing you yet?" Dad said jokingly.

So that night I went to bed and things were quiet. But it was an exciting quietness.

When I woke up this morning it really hit me that Sam was coming in a month. She was right, it felt like forever until that time would come. The last time I saw her we were staying at her house, just me and her – Patrick wanted to spend time with Andrew – and I let her read the first chapter of my story. I don't think I will tell you what the story is about because one day I might publish it and I want it to be a surprise. But I will tell you this; like I promised Sam, it's about us. When she was done reading it she looked at me with tears in her eyes and hugged me without letting go for a long time.

"Do you really think that?" she asked.

I nodded.

"You need to keep going with this. It's amazing."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I believe you could publish this when it's finished."

I must have looked sad because Sam asked me what was wrong. I did what she asked me to do the night before she went to college and was honest about my feelings. I tried to anyway, I still find it a bit hard.

"I've really, really been missing you Sam and…I'm afraid of you and Patrick leaving again."

"I know you are Charlie, I am too. But mostly, I'm worried about you. I don't want you to shut down when we leave."

"I won't, I promise."

Then she grabbed my face and started kissing me really hard. I kissed her back because nothing else was going through my head at that moment except that Sam was so beautiful and I couldn't imagine loving anyone else and I wondered if she enjoyed kissing me as much as I enjoyed kissing her. We fell on her couch and she let me lay on top of her as we made quiet sounds. She started unbuttoning my shirt but that's when I had to stop. This was wrong. This would make us both wrong for doing this while Sam was going out with Trent.

"Sam, no." I struggled to get off her before we went any further.

She looked at me as if she was waiting for me to start kissing her again. Then she started to cry quietly which made me start crying.

"I'm sorry Charlie, that wasn't right of me to do."

"Don't cry Sam, please."

I hugged her and just let her cry on my shoulder and repeat how sorry she was and that she was really stupid for doing that.

"You're not a bad person, Sam."

She pulled away and just looked at me and smiled at me even though she was upset. "I love Trent, but I'll never stop loving you, Charlie."

I really wanted to kiss her again when she said that but I knew I couldn't. So we just stayed hugging for a really long time and we talked for the rest of the night until we were tired.

I don't know if Sam has told Trent about us kissing but I don't think I will bring it up when I see him again. I hope Trent is okay with it if he does know and I really hope Sam and he are making each other happy and I really hope they love each other. I really do.

I better finish this letter now because class is starting and Diana has just walked in.

Love always,
Charlie