Sam: Are you getting tired yet?
Lilly: No… *looks up from the list* I am to interested in this story to be tired… anyways I am pretty sure if I go to bed now, you will NEVER finish the story….
Sam: …. Fine…. So it was the next day… and I was getting ready for a long day ahead of me… and luckily the play was on a Sat. which was one of the days I had off… well both me and John….
"Sam… it is only eleven, you should NOT be getting ready until at least ONE or TWO o'clock!" Natalie shouted, as I was in the bathroom doing my hair.
"I'm not getting for tonight, Stupid!" I shouted as I finished brushing my hair and exiting the bathroom. "I am going to lunch with my old friend, Hailey." I continued as I headed back toward my bedroom.
"Wait… Hailey Williams? The girl who works at the design place?" I heard Natalie say from behind me.
"Yep, we decided to catch up on things." I replied, grabbing my purse and heading back toward the small living room. "Why are you going to lunch with her? Didn't you say she has a massive crush on John?" I heard Natalie say in a worry tone.
"It could be a rumor, I am going to lunch with her and you can't stop me." I stated and headed toward the door. "Hey, I never said I had anything against it, he is your boyfriend, not mine." Natalie said, putting her hands up in the air in defense.
"Okay, I will be back at 1 to get ready, if Monique shows up tell her I went out. Bye." I said , heading out the door and down the elevator.
"Sam! Over here!" I heard as I entered the small café, I turned toward the voice to find, Hailey. "Hey Hailey!" I said, as I got closer.
"How have you been?" I she asked, as I sat down in the seat across from her. "Good, and you?" I replied, with a smile. "Perfect." She replied, after that it was awkward silence for a good ten minutes, not counting when the waitress came and took our drink orders.
"So how have things been with you and John?" I heard Hailey ask, I looked up at her slightly. "Oh… good… things have been… good." I said with a fake smile. "That's nice… has purposed yet?" She asked, with a smirk. "No… but he might…." I said, from there the conversation dropped.
Next thing I knew an hour had passed, with us still just having small talk here and there, "Well I better go…" I said, getting up from the table.
"It was nice having this lunch with you, I hope I can see you soon…" I said, grabbing my purse getting ready to turn away from the table. "Me too… keep in touch." She replied, getting up and giving me a hug. A couple seconds later, I was walking away.
Once back at the apartment, I started getting ready for the night ahead of me.
"Sam! John is here!" I heard Natalie yell from the other room. "Okay, hold on one second," I yelled back. I put on black high-heels and took a look in the mirror. I was wearing a fancy red, one strap, skin tight dress that went to about my knees. After making sure I looked absolutely perfect, I headed out my door.
"Hey…." I said, shyly as I headed into the small living room. "Wow… Sam you look amazing!" said John, getting closer to me and giving me a quick hug and kiss on the cheek. "Thanks, you look good too…" I replied, looking over his back tux with a red rose tucked into the jacket chest pocket.
"Thanks… Well, we better go… I don't want to be late for you reservations." He said looking over at me and winking. I smiled a very fake smile, but he didn't seem to notice.
When we reached Blue Hill, I didn't know what to do. I felt nervous, sick, excited, but not happy… I felt that if he did purpose, I would be forced to say yes. Mainly because I don't think anyone would be happy if I said no.
"Reservations for Barlow, John." I heard John say, making me leave my thoughts as the waitor led us toward our table. For some reason I felt like the girl in the horror movies that everyone says not to open the door.
"Miss… Miss?" I heard someone say, I looked up to see our waitress. "Oh… I'm sorry… what did you ask?" I replied as nice as possible.
"What would you like to drink?" She said, obviously getting annoyed with me. "Just water" I replied, with a fake smile. Me and John talked a bit here and there… he didn't seem to notice that I wasn't happy to be here... or he did and didn't care to think anything of it.
Finally the desert came, I ended up getting just a strawberry shortcake. When I was about to take a bite, I heard John say, "Sam."
I looked up at him, "Yea?" I replied. "You know I love you right?" I nodded my head slowly, kind of knowing where this was going. "Good because Sam I love you will all my heart, and I can't think of a day without you, will you marry me?" he said getting down on one knee.
My heart stopped.
I didn't know what to say or do.
what else to do. Next thing I knew I was getting hugged and twirled in circles. "Come on, we are going to be late for the play." I heard John say, as he kissed me lightly on the lips. Suddenly, I felt like I just opened the closet.
Lilly: wow… did you want to marry John?
Sam: yes and no... I knew I had to let go of Danny and move on so I figured the best way to do that was to get married to John
Lilly: hmmm….
AHHHHHHHH! DON'T DO IT SAM! DON'T! okay so next chapter is the play… BUM BUM BUMMMMMMMMM….. and Don't worry guys I will introduce the next guy later on…. He is coming though.. and I believed I mentioned him in an earlier chapter….
~Haley oh and here is a picture I made for The Way Life Is :D #/d53apau
