1Chapter 9

Sami didn't say anything or stop as E.J. started following her to her car. "Sami!" He grabbed her arm so she would have no choice but to stop.

"What do you want E.J.?"

"To make sure that you're O.K."

"I'm fine. I'm going to be late for my flight."

"You've been crying."

"So? What else is new?" Sami wiped her eyes. "Look, I have to go. I'll call you when I land in London." With that, she gave him a quick kiss and hopped in her car and left, trying not to think about the look in Lucas' or Will's eyes as she left.

Twenty minutes later, she pulled into Basic Black. She saw E.J.'s car there but didn't have time to process it as she went up to find John.

She knocked on his door as his secretary wasn't present.

He opened it and she saw that Bo was there as well. "What are you doing here?"

"We need Bo for this Sami. You know that as well as I do."

Sami nodded. "Do you have everything I'm going to need?"

"Yes," John went to hand her some files. "Brandon will know what to do with the intel you don't."

"Of course he will. That's why I involved him."

"I'm sorry Sami," Bo said, "I was hoping that I was wrong about some of the things we discussed the other day."

"I was too," Sami sighed. "But let's face the facts. I'm just not good enough for someone to love with out a hidden agenda."

"Sami-" John started.

"Don't John. Just because I called you for help doesn't mean I like you all of a sudden or forgive you. I'm doing this for Will. Which, he and Lucas just found out about what I wouldn't tell you, Uncle Bo." Sami pulled out a file from her briefcase and gave it to him. "What was in the envelope that I wouldn't tell you."

Bo stared at it. "Why didn't you tell us Sami? Things could have played out much differently."

"With Carrie and Austin?" Sami snorted. "Yeah and pigs fly. Everyone would still have blamed me regardless. And Carrie would have been scott-free as always. No matter she was the one who cheated on her husband, not once but twice and rushed into marriage because she wanted kids. And people call me selfish."

"Sami-"

"Don't Bo. I don't want to hear it. Anyway, aren't you supposed to be meeting with Shawn and Hope about Shawn's recent escapades?"

"Yeah, I should. I gotta go." With that he was out but he stopped. "Sami, your family does love you regardless."

Sami offered a small smile but didn't say anything as he left. "So, I think that this covers everything on our end so I'm out of here to catch my plane."

"Be careful Sami."

"I always am. As I have no one else to look after me."

"You've always had me," John said quietly after she left. He went to make a phone call when he heard her screaming, "OH MY GOD!"