Okay, Okay! I know I havent updated in forever, sorry! But here's 14!

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Chapter 14

Jake looked over at Sam. What were they going to do? Jake had fiancee; Sam had a boyfriend. He knew neither would be happy.

Sam sighed. "I'll sleep on the ground, it's okay." She dug through Jake's saddlebags until she found the woolen blanket she'd used earlier.

"No, I'll sleep on the ground, you get in the sleeping bag." Jake told her.

"No Jake, I don't mind, you take it." Sam put her hands on her hips.

Jake knew about the Forster family stubbornness, he also knew Sam would keep rallying back at him until he told her he'd sleep in the sleeping bag. He gave her a look. "Fine."

Sam took out some water bottles from the bag along with some jerky Jake had in his bags, handing Jake a water bottle and half a piece of the jerky.

Jake took it, and tore a little bite out of the meat.

"Bra- Sam, we have to ration the food, just in case it runs out." Jake warned her. She knew she shouldn't have taken that big a piece.

Sam nodded.

Jake and Sam had finished their Jerky and were getting out the other blanket. Even in the late spring, it was still chilly, and the thunder didn't help, either.

Sam had climbed down earlier and brought up Witch's tack, now taking her saddle and laying it by her blankets to use as a pillow.

She slid of her boots and pulled up her socks a bit, then sat down on her blankets, and looked over at the Phantom's Valley.

Even if she was trapped here, she didn't think she could imagine the valley more beautiful.

Jake snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Are you gonna be warm enough, Sam?" Jake asked hesitantly.

"I'm fine"

Jake nodded and slid off his own boots, sliding into the sleeping bag.

Sam layed down on own of the blankets, bringing the other over her.

"'Night Sam." She heard Jake murmur from beside her.

"Goodnight Jake" She said in a barely audible whisper

Sometime later, Sam awoke, shivering and groggy.

She sat up, and felt the cold breeze hit her. Judging by the sky, it was around two or three in the morning.

Sam, unexpected to herself, crawled over to the sleeping bag where Jake was snoring softly, opened it a bit, and slid inside next to his warm body, zipping it back up once she was fully inside.

Jake's eyes shot open as he felt Sam slip in to the sleeping bag next to him.

He looked over into her eyes and saw the weariness he'd never seen before there, gave her a soft smile, and layed back down.

Jake thought he couldn't be more surprised, but was when Sam snuggled into his chest, and he put his arm around her, holding her tight against his body as he drifted to sleep again.

Sam awoke feeling a weight just under he chest, and opened an eye to see Jake's tanned arm around her firmly. Suddenly, the days events played out in her mind, and to her surprise, she smiled a bit.

Sam moved back into Jake, spooning with him.

She rose her head a bit, and looked over the valley, smiling at the grazing horses. She spotted that Phantom on his little perch, overlooking his heard. She saw his shimmering Gray body and Silver-like mane, fluttering in the breeze.

Sam layed back down, and smiled.

She looked over at Jake stirring, and yawned a groggy, "G'morning"

Jake looked down at her, her hair was messy and her clothes all twisted around on her body, but she was still beautiful to him.

Jake smiled at her. "Good mornin'"

Sam suddenly burst out laughing at the situation, Jake joining in soon after.

When they sobered, he looked at her, serious this time.

Jake got up and stood at the edge of the ledge.

He sighed. "Sam, I have a problem."

Sam was instantly curious. "What's that?"

Jake sighed again. "Well, first, I leave the girl I adore to go to collage, hoping she'll stay safe. I meet this girl, falling in love with her," Jake began.

The last part of Jake's words stung her, she looked up to him and replied, teary-eyed, "Go on.."

"I propose to her, and bring her back to my family to introduce her to them. But they don't seem to happy about her," He added.

This time, the first words he uttered made Sam's heart break again, but didn't want to show him her tears, nodding for him to continue.

Jake smiled a sad smile. "She comes with me on the roundup. And I meet the girl I adore again, but this time, she's with someone else. I feel so jealous, but then again, I know I did the exact same thing to her, too,"

"Well this girl and I, we talk, and shes pretty sad and hurt at me, I understand why. And well, it just so happens we end up trapped in a horse valley." Jake sighed again, rubbing the back of his neck.

"But Sam.. I think I never really fell out of love with my hometown girl, every time I was with my fiancee, her beautiful face had always shown up in my mind."

Sam was sure her mouth had dropped to the floor. Jake still loved her? Still? She didn't question him, though. She knew what a long speak that was for Jake.

Sam looked up to see him staring at her, his Mustang Eyes showing all the care he did when they were together years ago.

Sam stood up also, standing beside Jake.

"Just so happens I've got a little problem like yours too," Sam began, hot tears stinging her eyes.

Jake rose an eyebrow.

Sam took it as a cue to begin, not letting him interrupt.

"Well, my guy left me at the end of my Sophomore summer, and trust me, it broke my heart, 'cause I was really in love with him. I didn't think I'd recover, if I knew why he left. So theres one day, in my Junior year, I fall down during Cross, and a guy catches me, just like my hometown guy did the very first time he asked me out.

"Me and this guy, we talk. I like him, so we go out a couple times, and he asks me to be his girlfriend. I said yes, and we've been in love ever since."

Jake felt a ping of jealousy rise inside of him, but nodded his head.

"But, one day, during roundup, I see my guy, my hometown guy," Sam looked up, staring into Jake's hypnotizing brown eyes.

"I feel sad again, and to make it worse, I see a girl run up to him."

"So we talk, get mad, and end up in this little valley together, and I think I'm in love with my hometown guy again too,"

Jake was taken aback at her words.

Sam shook her head, Jake saw the confusion and frustration in them as she thought deeply.

"But there's a twist, you see. I.. I think I always loved my hometown guy, I don't think I ever wont be able to not love him, but.. I'm still in love with the guy I'm with now. I love both.."

Sam looked up, only to see Jake's face inches from hers.

"I'll always love you, Sam."

I really am sorry I haven't updated, and I just recently came up with a new ending for this story! Ill try to have more chapters up quickly!

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