Chapter 7
Did I try in every way,
To show her every day,
That she's my only one?
IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES - GARTH BROOKS
I pulled Sam into a hug when she got back into our locker room. She had just announced to the world that she was part of the McMahon family. "Hey, you were great out there," I said. "Really?" she asked, "I was so nervous. My mind went totally blank and I didn't know what to say." "You did just fine," I told her. I kissed her and pulled her closer into me. She wrapped her arms round my neck and we ended up on one of the chairs. We were eventually interrupted by someone coming into the room. Sam pulled away and looked over. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Oh my God!" she cried, going over to hug the girl, "What are you doing here?" *Okay, so they obviously know each other.* "I had nowhere else to go," the girl said. She looked like she was around Sam's age. "What's wrong?" Sam asked. I coughed lightly, to see if Sam would introduce us. "Oh, Jeff. Sorry, this is Nikki, one of my best mates. Nikki, this is Jeff, my boyfriend." "Hi," Nikki said. I went over, "Pleased to meet you," I said. I turned to Sam, "I'm just gonna go get ready for the match okay?" "Okay," she replied and kissed me before I left. I went out into the corridor and started stretching while I waited for everyone else. They all came a moment later and we went out for our match. After we won the match we were cheered by the crowd. Unfortunately, I couldn't celebrate with Sam the way I wanted to because we weren't a couple in the storyline, so I had to make do with a hug instead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was back in the locker room with Nikki, telling her about how Sam had walked off after I told Stacy that I didn't want to go on a date with her. Sam walked in and I went over to hug her but she pulled away. "I'm just gonna...go do some...stuff," Nikki said as she got up and quickly left. Sam sat down and stared straight ahead. "Sam, what's wrong?" She looked at me but looked away again. "If you don't tell me what's wrong I can't make it better." She sat silently, then asked, "Why didn't you tell her?" Ok, now I was getting somewhere. I sat down beside her. "Tell who what, honey?" I asked. "Stacy. Why didn't you tell her that you and me are together?" *God, how do I explain that I didn't want her getting hurt without sounding stupid or cheesy? Simple answer: I can't.* She looked at me, "Are you ashamed of me?" she asked. "No! Is that what you think?" I prayed to God that it wasn't. "You didn't tell her. I thought..." "Baby, I'm not ashamed of you, why would I be? I'm sorry if I made you think that. "It's just that some people can be real bitches and I don't want you getting hurt," I explained. "So you aren't embarrassed by me?" I wanted to take her in my arms at that moment and never let her go. I don't know why, I just did. "How could I be?" I asked, "I'm dating the most beautiful girl in the world, I wanna tell the whole world. I could never be ashamed of being with you, baby, I promise." She smiled and hugged me. I kissed her, meaning for it to be a simple peck, but I couldn't stop myself. She pulled away before things got too far. She had somehow ended up on my knee with my arms around her waist and my hand on her thigh. *Wonder how that got there?* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I had just found a note on my bed in the hotel room I shared with Matt. I read it over and quickly went out into the corridor. "Samantha!" I shouted. She turned round, "What?" "Matt's with Amy in there. You can share with me tonight." She walked back and followed me into my room. "You can wear one of my t-shirts tonight," I said, "I'll just get you one." I started looking through my bags for a shirt for her. "Jeff, honey?" "Yeah?" I said, looking up. "That's a double bed," she pointed out. "Uh-huh." "Where does Matt sleep?" I bit back the urge to laugh. "On the sofa bed in the other room. You can either sleep in there or in here with me," I said. She looked at me, "How comfy is it?" "The sofa thing's as lumpy as Hell," I said, "Matt's forever complaining about it." "I guess I'll share your bed then," she said, taking the shirt I handed her and going to get changed. When she came back out, I was already in the bed. She got in and, being in a playful mood, I pulled the quilt from her. "Hey! Gimme some covers!" "Why should I?" I countered. "Because it's cold, dumbass." "You take that back." "Give me some covers." I started tickling her and only stopped after she took it back, five minutes later. We were lying looking at each other and I smiled at her. "You're so beautiful." Her face went red and she smiled. "And you're so sweet," she said. I grinned. "And you're so cute with your little dimples." I moved closer to her and brushed the hair away from her face. "I love you." "I love you too," she replied. I started kissing her and I remember thinking to myself that I really did love her. Later that night... Sam was asleep in my arms and I was watching her. She looked so peaceful, like an angel. I still can't believe how beautiful she is. An old Garth Brooks song popped into my head. Sometimes late at night I lie awake and watch her sleeping She's lost in peaceful dreams So I turn out the light and lay there in the dark And a thought crosses my mind If I never wake up in the morning Would she ever doubt, The way I feel about her in my heart? If tomorrow never comes Would she know how much I love her? Did I try in every way To show her everyday That she's my only one?... I fell asleep with that song playing in my head.
I pulled Sam into a hug when she got back into our locker room. She had just announced to the world that she was part of the McMahon family. "Hey, you were great out there," I said. "Really?" she asked, "I was so nervous. My mind went totally blank and I didn't know what to say." "You did just fine," I told her. I kissed her and pulled her closer into me. She wrapped her arms round my neck and we ended up on one of the chairs. We were eventually interrupted by someone coming into the room. Sam pulled away and looked over. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Oh my God!" she cried, going over to hug the girl, "What are you doing here?" *Okay, so they obviously know each other.* "I had nowhere else to go," the girl said. She looked like she was around Sam's age. "What's wrong?" Sam asked. I coughed lightly, to see if Sam would introduce us. "Oh, Jeff. Sorry, this is Nikki, one of my best mates. Nikki, this is Jeff, my boyfriend." "Hi," Nikki said. I went over, "Pleased to meet you," I said. I turned to Sam, "I'm just gonna go get ready for the match okay?" "Okay," she replied and kissed me before I left. I went out into the corridor and started stretching while I waited for everyone else. They all came a moment later and we went out for our match. After we won the match we were cheered by the crowd. Unfortunately, I couldn't celebrate with Sam the way I wanted to because we weren't a couple in the storyline, so I had to make do with a hug instead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was back in the locker room with Nikki, telling her about how Sam had walked off after I told Stacy that I didn't want to go on a date with her. Sam walked in and I went over to hug her but she pulled away. "I'm just gonna...go do some...stuff," Nikki said as she got up and quickly left. Sam sat down and stared straight ahead. "Sam, what's wrong?" She looked at me but looked away again. "If you don't tell me what's wrong I can't make it better." She sat silently, then asked, "Why didn't you tell her?" Ok, now I was getting somewhere. I sat down beside her. "Tell who what, honey?" I asked. "Stacy. Why didn't you tell her that you and me are together?" *God, how do I explain that I didn't want her getting hurt without sounding stupid or cheesy? Simple answer: I can't.* She looked at me, "Are you ashamed of me?" she asked. "No! Is that what you think?" I prayed to God that it wasn't. "You didn't tell her. I thought..." "Baby, I'm not ashamed of you, why would I be? I'm sorry if I made you think that. "It's just that some people can be real bitches and I don't want you getting hurt," I explained. "So you aren't embarrassed by me?" I wanted to take her in my arms at that moment and never let her go. I don't know why, I just did. "How could I be?" I asked, "I'm dating the most beautiful girl in the world, I wanna tell the whole world. I could never be ashamed of being with you, baby, I promise." She smiled and hugged me. I kissed her, meaning for it to be a simple peck, but I couldn't stop myself. She pulled away before things got too far. She had somehow ended up on my knee with my arms around her waist and my hand on her thigh. *Wonder how that got there?* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I had just found a note on my bed in the hotel room I shared with Matt. I read it over and quickly went out into the corridor. "Samantha!" I shouted. She turned round, "What?" "Matt's with Amy in there. You can share with me tonight." She walked back and followed me into my room. "You can wear one of my t-shirts tonight," I said, "I'll just get you one." I started looking through my bags for a shirt for her. "Jeff, honey?" "Yeah?" I said, looking up. "That's a double bed," she pointed out. "Uh-huh." "Where does Matt sleep?" I bit back the urge to laugh. "On the sofa bed in the other room. You can either sleep in there or in here with me," I said. She looked at me, "How comfy is it?" "The sofa thing's as lumpy as Hell," I said, "Matt's forever complaining about it." "I guess I'll share your bed then," she said, taking the shirt I handed her and going to get changed. When she came back out, I was already in the bed. She got in and, being in a playful mood, I pulled the quilt from her. "Hey! Gimme some covers!" "Why should I?" I countered. "Because it's cold, dumbass." "You take that back." "Give me some covers." I started tickling her and only stopped after she took it back, five minutes later. We were lying looking at each other and I smiled at her. "You're so beautiful." Her face went red and she smiled. "And you're so sweet," she said. I grinned. "And you're so cute with your little dimples." I moved closer to her and brushed the hair away from her face. "I love you." "I love you too," she replied. I started kissing her and I remember thinking to myself that I really did love her. Later that night... Sam was asleep in my arms and I was watching her. She looked so peaceful, like an angel. I still can't believe how beautiful she is. An old Garth Brooks song popped into my head. Sometimes late at night I lie awake and watch her sleeping She's lost in peaceful dreams So I turn out the light and lay there in the dark And a thought crosses my mind If I never wake up in the morning Would she ever doubt, The way I feel about her in my heart? If tomorrow never comes Would she know how much I love her? Did I try in every way To show her everyday That she's my only one?... I fell asleep with that song playing in my head.