Ok heres the next part. Not too sure about this part so all feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Chapter 9

Cassie sat on the couch with one eye on the tv and the other on Sam. Since she had got back from DC a few hours ago she had been uncharacteristically distracted and was now pacing around the house. "You sure you're ok Sam?" Cassie asked for the third time.

"Yeah." Sam muttered in reply as she picked a jacket up from round the back of a chair. "I'm fine. I gotta go out for a bit Cass. See you later." And with that she ran out the door before Cassie had even processed what she said.

"Ok. That was weird." Cassie said to the tv.

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A while later Cassie heard a car pull up outside the house. Expecting it to be Sam she was surprised when there was a knock on the door. She was even more surprised to find Pete standing on the doorstep.

"Pete. Hi." She smiled at the man but was quickly pushed aside as he stepped into the house.

"Where's Sam? Is she here?" He half shouted, looking around the lounge and kitchen.

"She's not here Pete!" Cassie exclaimed with a frown. "She went out a while ago. She never said where she was going."

"To call off our wedding! That's where she was going." Pete stepped toward Cassie and shook his finger, the anger he was feeling was very obvious.

Cassie's mouth dropped open and surprise was evident on her face. "I, I don't know. She called off the wedding?" She frowned at Pete, still not quite sure what just happened.

"D'you know where she is?" Pete ignored her question. Cassie shook her head and watched as Pete stalked back out the front door.

"She's called off the wedding." She told no one in particular.

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Sam was so completely engrossed in the unusual alien object in front of her she didn't notice anyone was in her lab until she was right next to her. "Just looks like a paper weight to me." Kerry said looking at the object.

"Kerry! Hey." Sam smiled and looked up. "What you doing here?"

"Looking for you actually. They were about to send out the search party."

"What?" Sam frowned in confusion.

"Pete showed up at your house a while ago saying you'd called off the wedding. Cassie was getting worried when you didn't come home. Said Pete was pretty angry." Kerry answered.

Sam groaned and looked at the clock. "God…" She sighed. "I didn't even realise the time. I just came here to clear my head, guess I kinda got side tracked." She smiled sheepishly at Kerry.

Kerry grinned back as she took a seat next to Sam. "So, you called the wedding of then?"

Sam let out a deep breath and sat back in her chair. "I couldn't marry into a lie Kerry. He loves me so much, and I just couldn't give him that in return. He deserves better than that."

"Guess he didn't think so?"

"I thought he'd taken it alright. I guess he came looking for me once he'd had time to think about it."

Kerry nodded, "so does this decision have anything to do with a discussion with a certain retired general?"

"Actually, never got around to having that discussion. I found out that my dad is unwell yesterday. It doesn't look good for him or Selmak."

"Oh Sam I'm so sorry."

"Don't be. S'pose it's helped me to sort all this out in my head. Made me realise what's important."

Kerry squeezed Sams' hand and smiled. "As long you're sure it's what you want."

"It is." Sam smiled back, "I s'pose I should head home before Cassie starts to panic."

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Sam arrived home to the worried faces of both her dad and Cassie. After reassuring them that she was in fact ok and of sound mind, and answering as many of their questions as she could, carefully avoiding Cassies' questions about whether it had anything to do with Jack, she fell into bed. She felt absolutely drained. She was not looking forward to tomorrow; she knew she would probably have to face Pete again. She had a feeling it would be another long day.