Ch. 36: Jack Falls into the Candlestick
His head hit against the pavement as he was pushed to the ground. He groans in pain and closes his eyes. He couldn't handle this anymore. For the past few days this is what his morning was like. He'd wake up with people standing over him only to be dragged out of the house he was staying in to the outside were he gets beaten by a couple of thugs.
"Where's the money?"
Of course. It was always about money. It was days like this where he wished he was rich.
"I don't have your money."
The two men standing over him chuckle.
"That's too bad there Jacky boy, isn't it? You know the deal man. You pay or we kick your ass and since this is week one of your loan and you still haven't paid our boss back you know what that means."
Jack closes his eyes and takes a breath.
"Do what you got to do."
The two men started their jobs and for Jack it wasn't so good.
*Whatever it Takes*
"I figured you would have taken off by now," Sam mentions as she takes a seat across from Julian.
"Since I am currently filming here I don't think I'll be leaving anytime soon."
"But you will be," Sam says already knowing the answer.
Julian slowly nods his head.
"Yeah, I live in Los Angeles, but I'd be willing to travel more if you and Jamie were okay with me coming around some."
"I don't see the problem with that. As long as you know that you are just the friend and not a father then I don't have a problem. Because I have a father and you're not him."
"I know," Julian admits. "And I'd probably only come out here once every few months depending on my schedule.
"You have to be the one to tell Jamie that though. I love the kid, but sometimes explaining everything to him can be kind of tiring and besides I have enough to deal with at the moment right now anyway."
"Would you be mad if I asked what was going on?"
Sam moves around the food on her plate and shakes her head subtly. Julian caught it and smiled slightly and waited for her to talk.
"My boyfriend or I think he's my boyfriend-details aren't the point right now-is coming over to the house to 'bond' with my family which I think will just be this huge interrogation."
"They're looking out for you Sam. I'm glad they care that much to do that. One day you will thank them."
Sam rolls her eyes and sighs. All adults say that and she was getting tired of hiring it.
"Whatever, I just want to finish eating so I can get home to meet up with Jack."
Julian shakes his head and starts eating his food. Sam was definitely a character and he was excited to find out more about her.
*Whatever it Takes*
"I don't like Jack."
Brooke smirks at her husband before responding to her son.
"We don't like him either, but Sam likes him so we are giving him a chance. Don't mention that you don't like Jack to your sister or Jack himself okay buddy?"
Jamie sighs dramatically.
"If you say so."
Sam comes rushing into the house slightly out of breath.
"Is Jack here yet?"
"No he isn't. Are you sure he is coming over? He's kind of late."
Sam frowns at her father.
"Dad, you promised."
Lucas holds his hands up in front of him in surrender.
"I'm sorry."
When the doorbell rings, Sam is the first to reach the door. When she opens it she instantly steps outside when she sees Jack and the condition he is in.
"What happened to you?"
Jack shakes his head.
"I don't want to talk about it. I'm fine. I just got into a scuffle that's all."
Sam looks at Jack's face and sighs. Jack had a cut on his forehead and he had a black eye. This was not a very good first impression.
"My parents aren't going to like it."
Jack sighs loudly.
"I don't care what your god damn parents think, okay?"
Sam crosses her arms over her chest and frowns.
"Then why did you come?"
Jack rolls his eyes at Sam.
"You give me sex. I owe you and I don't have any money."
Jack walks into the house and Sam's mouth opens in shock. Jack had basically called her a hooker. She was starting to wonder if her parents were right about Jack.
*Whatever it Takes*
Everyone was sitting in the living room in complete silence. Jamie was looking around the room. Jack was looking straight ahead at the window. Sam was looking down at her lap and Brooke and Lucas were just looking at each other.
"So Jack, how long have you known Sam?" Lucas asks willing to do anything to break the deafening silence.
"Long enough," Jack answers shortly.
"Jack, quit being so rude," Sam says softly.
"Look, you don't like me and I don't like you so now that I have finally said it you can leave me and your daughter alone and I'll try and be nice. Does that work out for you?"
Brooke and Lucas look appalled. They looked at their daughter and could see her attempt at an apology in her eyes.
"Fine," Lucas responds harshly. "We'll leave you alone, but you've got one hour and I don't want to give you even that. You don't belong with me daughter."
Jack smirks and grins at Lucas.
"But your daughter wants me," Jack stands up in front of Lucas. "Oh she wants me bad."
Jamie decides to leave the room because he could tell the tension was increasing. Sam was trying not to cry on the couch and Brooke felt bad for her daughter, but she knew if Jack continued to talk then Lucas would do something incredibly stupid.
"She lets out this tiny little sigh when she comes and there is this one spot and if you hit it just right her heels dig into my back…"
Before Jack could say anything back Lucas pulls back and punches him in the eye. Brooke let him do it with happiness. Sam continued to cry silently on the couch.
"Get out of my house! And stay the hell away from my daughter!" Lucas says hotly before Brooke drags him to the kitchen presumably to put ice on his hand.
Jack chuckles and stands up from the floor. He had to admit that the punch had hurt, but he had to do all of this for a reason. He wasn't good enough for Sam. The only way he could walk away was if Sam made him do so.
Jack walks out the door as he watches Sam get up from the couch. Sam looks at her parents in the kitchen and sighs. She sees her mother's purse by the door. She grabs something out of it before running out the door to catch Jack.
"Jack!"
Jack had been walking down the street, but stopped when he heard Sam's voice. He turns and looks at her.
"You used me," Sam says as she walks closer to Jack. "I mean did you love me at all?"
Jack remains silent. Sam nods her head.
"Fine. I hate to admit it, but my parents were right. You don't deserve me. I don't deserve being treated like a whore because I'm not. I'm not a whore and in fact I'm gonna pay you." Sam pulls out the money from her pocket. "I'm paying you to stay the hell away from me. I HATE you! I don't want to ever see you again."
"Sam."
Sam shoves Jack to the ground and throws the money at him.
"You don't get to say me name! Leave me alone!"
Sam turns and walks back to her house. Jack stands up and watches Sam walk away. He looks at the money in his hand. It was enough to pay of his debt and then some. Jack resumed walking down the street and never looked back.
*Whatever it Takes*
Sam walks into the house and sits down next to her father in the kitchen.
"I'm sorry. I should've just listened to you guys. I'm really sorry."
"You didn't deserve that. He shouldn't have talked about you like you were a piece of trash," Lucas says quietly with tears in his eyes. "You're not trash. You are my daughter and you made mistakes and its okay. We can fix it."
Sam looks at both of her parents with tears in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry. He won't come here again. I paid him to leave," Sam looks up at her mother. "You can keep the next few paychecks. I took your money."
Brooke walks around the counter and wrapped her arms around her daughter. She places a kiss on her forehead.
"Don't worry about it. Now you can really move forward."
Brooke looks at her husband with a slight smile. While Sam was outside they had agreed not to bring up the whole sex issue at this time, but eventually it would be discussed.
Jamie comes into the room and sighs.
"We all hate Jack."
Sam chuckles slightly.
"I hate him too."
Jamie wraps her arms around his sister. Brooke and Lucas smile down at their kids. It was a nice picture to see. Although they both could still see the hurt in Sam's eyes and knew that someday soon she would snap. They'd just hope that they had the power to help her heal.
A/N: Jack is officially gone. I really hated him and wanted him gone to, but I didn't want to kill him.
Also, I'd like help in creating a character for a boyfriend for Sam. So email your ideas for a complete character history and description along with a name as well and the first person to send it to me in an EMAIL (not review) will see it in an upcoming chapter.