Chapter 2:

As promised Mark and I picked Anya up from school and then headed over to Kayleigh's to scoop up Jordan, her four year old son. When we pulled up, Kayleigh was sitting on her porch try to finish tying Jordan's shoes. He looked so much like Sam only he had Kayleigh's red hair and brown eyes. He was almost as tall as Anya but she was slightly taller. I was just glad that the two of them got along so well.

When she was done with his shoes she walked him to the truck and helped him inside.

"Hey girl," I said.

"Hey boo, how are you two doing?" she asked as she fastened Jordan's car seat.

"We are good…are you alright?" Mark asked.

I thought I was the only one that noticed but Kayleigh looked really sick. Most of the color was gone from her face and she looked skinner than normal.

"I'm fine, just not feeling too well today." She said as Jordan hugged her and kissed her cheek.

"Bye mommy," he said.

"See you later baby, make sure you're good for Mark and Serena ok?"

Jordan nodded and then turned his attention to Anya.

"How long are you guys going to be gone?" she asked as she shut Jordan's door and then came to my window.

"Probably until eight if that's alright." I told her.

"Yea that's fine; he'll probably be tired by then. I need to lie down honestly."

Mark looked at her suspiciously, "Yea you should…where is Sam?"

She shrugged, "I haven't seen him since yesterday."

"Wow, well if he isn't back by time we get back I'll help you look for him alright?" Mark said.

She nodded, "Thanks Mark. I'm really worried."

"No problem hun, now you go get some rest."

She smiled and then gave me the signal to text her. I nodded and then watched as she walked back to the house.

"Where do you think he could be?" I asked as we pulled off.

Mark sighed, "I'm not too sure, let's talk about it later though." He said as he looked into the rearview mirror at the children.

I agreed and then fell silent as we rode down to the Chucky Cheese. When we got there I was surprised to see Kayla working down there. She smiled brightly and came over to hug us, that's when I noticed her pregnant belly.

"Wow wow wow….how long have you been pregnant?" I asked.

She sighed, "Six months, I was going to tell you guys but Steve wanted me to wait and surprise you."

"Well this is one hell of a surprise." Mark said. "He didn't even tell me."

She giggled and then showed us all to our seats. Mark ordered us all fruit punch and a large pizza. Kayla gave the kids some tokens and then left to get our drinks and the pizza.

"You guys can go play until the food comes." I told them.

"Ok," they said. "Come on Jordan,"

We both smiled watching Anya play with Jordan. She was so attentive to him…almost like she seen him as her little brother. Mark put his hand on my belly.

"Well at least we know now that she won't mind you having another baby."

I smiled, "True, she loves playing with other kids."

Mark rubbed my back and then kissed my head. Kayla soon came back with our drinks.

"So were you happy to see Steve?" Mark asked.

She nodded with a smile, "Yea I was very happy to see him. I just hate that I had to work today."

"Yea I know what you mean. Have you spoken to your sister?"

"Not since this morning actually, she told me Sam didn't come home last night."

We looked at each other and then back at her. "Do you know where he might be?"

She sighed, "The last time I spoke to him was when I saw him coming out of The Rodeo bar. After that I thought he went home."

"Was he with anyone?" I asked.

She shook her head, "I didn't see anyone…hold on I'll be right back."

When she left I looked at Mark, wondering if he had any idea of where he could be. He sighed and then shook his head. "I just hope he isn't doing something stupid."

"I hope so too. Kayleigh will be so pissed."

"Tell me about it. That girl can be quite the animal when she's mad."

I laughed and then went to find the kids so they could eat. After that they continued to play for a few hours until Jordan ran to me rubbing his eyes. Anya had ended up falling asleep in the play place and Mark had to go up and get her. On our way to drop Jordan off Kayleigh texted me and told me to hurry to the house because she had an emergency. Mark gladly stepped on the gas and we got there within five minutes.

When we got there, there were two police cars in front of her house. She was outside sitting on the porch crying her eyes out. I quickly grabbed Jordan and went to see what was going on.

"Kayleigh what's going on honey?" I asked her.

"Excuse me ma'am but are you family?" The police officer asked.

"Yes she is..." Kayleigh said as she took Jordan out of my hands. "Serena…he's gone…he's gone."

"What do you mean he's gone?" I asked.

"Ma'am we found Sam dead behind his bar."

I gasped and then looked towards the truck. I waved at Mark to park the truck and to bring Anya inside the house. When He did I took both kids inside and put them in Jordan's room where they could sleep. Mark and I stayed outside on the porch with Kayleigh as she grieved her loss. I had never seen her so distraught before.

Who in the world could have done this? I thought to myself. Sam was one of the sweetest guys in the world and yet someone saw fit to put his life on hold.