Chapter 10 - Laura's Acceptance
Laura stared out the window of the car. It was pointless, she couldn't see past her own hand through the downpour of rain but she honestly needed anything to distract her from what had to be the most tense car ride ever.
Sam and J.D. hate each other. With a passion. And Laura really didn't know why. I guess Sam had some kind of stigma about people with money that she didn't know about. But J.D. really wasn't that bad. He seemed genuine enough despite his pretty obvious advances towards Laura. She was flattered, of course, but she wasn't interested.
That probably scared her more than anything. More than the storm, or birds. A sweet, handsome, very rich young man liked her, and all she could think about is why Sam was in such a bad mood all of a sudden. Maybe she said or did something...Oh, Laura stop being such a freaking girl.
The car ride, and the awkward small talk, finally ended and the foursome rushed up to J.D.'s penthouse. It was huge, well decorated and expensive looking. Laura gawked at the luxury of it.
"You live here?" she gaped, a question with an obvious answer that she still felt the need to ask.
"Just on the weekends" J.D. answered while throwing his drenched coat down "it's my dad's place and he's kinda never around so-" he trailed off.
"Where is he?" asked Sam, Laura guessed with more condescension than concern.
"Skiing in Europe with my stepmom" J.D. stated. Laura felt sad for his obvious daddy issues. Maybe she should give him a chance? He clearly meant well and they had a lot in common. But, as J.D. described his brother to her, she couldn't help but look over to Sam staring out the window.
Yes, he's a good guy, maybe even a great one...but he's not Sam.
And for the first time, Laura didn't suffocate the thought. She accepted it.