Chapter 5
There was a knock on the door. Samantha jumped up from the couch, thankful
for a distraction. "Yes?" She asked as she whipped open the door.
Slowly he rose his head. His dark, sullen eyes met hers. His hair unruly, his skin pale, he seemed to have barely enough energy to hold himself up. He was a hollow shell of a man.
"Matt?" Samantha gasped, beginning to close the door. Her mind racing with a thousand thoughts.
"Sam, please." He pleaded, causing her to stop. "I know you don't want to talk to me, but please, don't close the door in my face."
Her world had stopped. He was right. She had hurt him, left him without warning. How could she disrespect him like that? No matter what their issues were, he didn't deserve that.
Samantha opened the door wider and turned towards Jennifer's room, moving before her mind even had time to register where she was going and why.
"It's obvious you don't care what I have to say to you anyway. You don't answer the phone and you won't even return my messages. To think, I used to believe you loved me." He scoffed.
Samantha stopped where she was, a few feet from the open doorway. Her body was paralyzed by his words. "What do you mean?" She asked when she was able to speak again. She turned back to face him. "I did love. I do love you."
"This is how you treat people you love?" Matt added. "What did I do to make you treat me this way? What happened?"
"You didn't do anything wrong. That was never the problem." She tried to explain. Their breakup hadn't been about a lack of love. Samantha had always made sure to let him know how she felt for him. She often feared she was too open with her affections towards him. She also knew that he loved well. They're problem was that she felt he loved someone else, someone she couldn't be. Maybe he didn't realize it. Maybe he didn't want to face it. * How can I make him understand? *
"I thought you were happy. That's all I ever wanted, to spend the rest of my life making you happy." The desperation in his eyes cut through her.
Samantha couldn't speak. She kept staring at the man before her. Matt had been a strong, handsome, charismatic man, a man who could instatnly put you at ease with a look. Samantha realized she had broken this man down. And now, it seemed she had been wrong all along. "I thought I was a replacement. I thought I was there to take the place of Mac."
Author's Note: Sorry to make this a short chapter. Y'all have been great and very patient. I know that this story is coming along really slowly and I'll try to update more often, but I can't make any promises. There have been a lot of stressful events in my personal life lately and writing this story is a bit depressing so far. I'm hoping for a happy ending, I guess we'll just have to see where this story takes me. Thank you for your great reviews, I appreciate the support. Remember, if you have any ideas as to what you would like to happen with this story, just let me know. I'm open to suggestions and I try to work them into my stories if I can. As always, don't forget to review!! ~ Sam
Slowly he rose his head. His dark, sullen eyes met hers. His hair unruly, his skin pale, he seemed to have barely enough energy to hold himself up. He was a hollow shell of a man.
"Matt?" Samantha gasped, beginning to close the door. Her mind racing with a thousand thoughts.
"Sam, please." He pleaded, causing her to stop. "I know you don't want to talk to me, but please, don't close the door in my face."
Her world had stopped. He was right. She had hurt him, left him without warning. How could she disrespect him like that? No matter what their issues were, he didn't deserve that.
Samantha opened the door wider and turned towards Jennifer's room, moving before her mind even had time to register where she was going and why.
"It's obvious you don't care what I have to say to you anyway. You don't answer the phone and you won't even return my messages. To think, I used to believe you loved me." He scoffed.
Samantha stopped where she was, a few feet from the open doorway. Her body was paralyzed by his words. "What do you mean?" She asked when she was able to speak again. She turned back to face him. "I did love. I do love you."
"This is how you treat people you love?" Matt added. "What did I do to make you treat me this way? What happened?"
"You didn't do anything wrong. That was never the problem." She tried to explain. Their breakup hadn't been about a lack of love. Samantha had always made sure to let him know how she felt for him. She often feared she was too open with her affections towards him. She also knew that he loved well. They're problem was that she felt he loved someone else, someone she couldn't be. Maybe he didn't realize it. Maybe he didn't want to face it. * How can I make him understand? *
"I thought you were happy. That's all I ever wanted, to spend the rest of my life making you happy." The desperation in his eyes cut through her.
Samantha couldn't speak. She kept staring at the man before her. Matt had been a strong, handsome, charismatic man, a man who could instatnly put you at ease with a look. Samantha realized she had broken this man down. And now, it seemed she had been wrong all along. "I thought I was a replacement. I thought I was there to take the place of Mac."
Author's Note: Sorry to make this a short chapter. Y'all have been great and very patient. I know that this story is coming along really slowly and I'll try to update more often, but I can't make any promises. There have been a lot of stressful events in my personal life lately and writing this story is a bit depressing so far. I'm hoping for a happy ending, I guess we'll just have to see where this story takes me. Thank you for your great reviews, I appreciate the support. Remember, if you have any ideas as to what you would like to happen with this story, just let me know. I'm open to suggestions and I try to work them into my stories if I can. As always, don't forget to review!! ~ Sam