A/N: Thanks to Beth, Croady's Angel, and Ty for reviewing- I am so glad that you like the story so far! And Beth- I think they make a cute couple too (just not quite yet)! Ty- Writing slash just ain't my thing! CA-I promise to keep writing- I'm hooked on it!
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Sam opened the door further, allowing David to walk in. "You flew down here just to talk?"
He sighed. "Well, yeah. I knew you were pissed." She opened her mouth to interrupt, but he hurried to continue. "And you have every right to be. I was being immature, and selfish. I'd like to talk about it."
Sam nodded. "Alright. Let's go in the kitchen." Walking down the hall they passed Amy. "Hey, when did you get back?"
"About an hour ago, but Shane said you were still working." She looked over at David. "You better be here to apologize to her."
Sam groaned. "Jeez, Amy. You talked to Shane?"
Amy nodded her head yes. "And you might want to hurry upstairs or somewhere else."
Sam gave her a confused look. "Why?"
"Because Matt came back with me. Thankfully he didn't hear the door when David knocked."
"Oh shit!" Sam grabbed David's hand and they ran upstairs. Sam closed the door and sighed. "That was close."
He nodded in agreement. "You know everyone will have to find out about us eventually though, Sam. We might as well tell them."
Sam shook her head. "No way. They would kill both of us. You know that."
"I don't think I can sneak around anymore Sam. You need to tell them."
"I don't need to tell them anything."
"Yes you do! I am sick of seeing you at the shows and not being able to hold your hand or kiss you if I feel like it. I want to be able to tell the world who I'm dating, who the woman I love is."
"The woman you love?"
He just gave her a look. "Well, duh Sam."
"No, thats not what I meant. You said the woman you love, not the woman you're in love with. There is such a difference there David."
He looked panicked for a second. "Of course I am in love with you Sam. Would I have given you that ring if I wasn't?"
Seeing the look on his face, Sam made her decision right there. "I don't know David. Would you have?"
He sighed. "Don't change the topic here Sam. All I'm saying is that you need to tell your family about us."
"And if I don't?"
He was going to take a huge risk here. "Then I think we should see other people."
She nodded curtly. "Fine, we'll go find Matt."
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Walking into the family room, Sam found Shane, Matt, and Amy sitting around the TV. "Matt, I need to talk to you for a second."
"Nice to see you too, Sammie."
"I'm serious. Can you turn the TV off for a minute." He nodded and turned it off. They all turned to look at her.
Taking a deep breath Sam reached back and pulled David into the room. Matt looked shocked. "What is he doing here?"
"OK, Matt. This is really hard, but let me talk before you say anything." He nodded. 'Here goes...' she thought. "David and I have been dating for the last two years. I never said anyting because I knew how upset you and Jeff would be with me. Then this afternoon David called me, and we got into a huge argument. We had planned to spend a couple days together next week, but he backed out-"
"I had a prior committment, Samantha." David interrupted.
Matt knew Sam too well, he could see where this was going, and he wasn't worried. "Don't interrupt her." David just looked shocked.
"Back to me here guys. ANYWAYS, so he shows up here about twenty minutes ago telling me that I had better tell you, Jeff, and Dad. If not, then we could just 'see other people.' Thats when I made my decision." She turned to David and pulled the ring off her finger. "You can go to hell for all I care David Flair! I realized awhile ago that I am not in love with you anymore. And honestly? I don't think I ever was! So your sorry ass can go get back on that plane and fly back to Tennessee and I don't really care if I ever see you again!"
David's jaw dropped. "What? What in the hell are you doing here Sam?"
She shook her head sadly. "Something I should have done along time ago. Goodbye, David."
Matt and Shane both looked at him. Shane spoke up first. "You had better do what she says because I am holding on tightly to the very little self-control I have left right now."
"Fine. When you realize the mistake you made Sam, you can call me. I'll take you back." With that, he walked out without looking back.
Shane and Matt turned back around to see Amy holding Sam. "Shhh, honey, its over. You stood up for yourself to him. I am so proud of you girl!!!"
Sam pulled back and laughed. Wiping her face she looked over at the guys. "Matt..."
He came over and enveloped her in his arms. "Don't even worry about it Sam. I knew about David. And the second you started saying how you guys argued, I knew what you were planning."
She looked up at him with bewilderment in her eyes. "How did you know about us?"
"The dumb fuck can't keep his mouth shut. That's why he wanted you to tell us. Jeff overheard him talking to Orton when he was visiting his Dad on RAW a few weeks ago, and Jeff told me."
Sam groaned loudly. "How embarrassing. I should have broke it off earlier."
"Well, if you just would have listened to me..."
She turned to Shane. "Yes, I should have." Sam shook her head. "I cannot believe everything that has happened in the last 48 hours. Too weird. The strange thing is, I'm not upset about losing him. I think its just stress from everything else. I need a nap."
The whole group laughed. Matt picked up his keys and turned towards the door, "Well, I'm going to get going. It might not be a bad idea for you to go rest, Sam. Or sleep, considering its like 11. I'll be back to pick everyone up at 5." Everyone nodded, and Amy went to walk Matt to the door.
Shane looked down at Sam. "Its ok to be upset Sam."
She shook her head. "I'm really not. In a way, I think I knew we wouldn't be together much longer. If nothing else, its a bit of a relief." She took his hand and started lightly swinging their arms. "Im gonna head up to bed. Are you staying here?"
He nodded. "I'm going to go home and get my stuff and then I'll be back."
"OK." Sam kissed his cheek. "Thanks Shane. I'll see you when you get back."
He squeezed her hand before heading into the kitchen, where Amy was just closing the door. "Damn, Amy."
"I know Shane. I'm just glad that its over now."
"Me too."
"She is so lucky to have a great guy like you around Shane. It shows her that not all guys are like David."
"She has Gil, Matt, and Jeff."
"Yeah, but they're family. Its different."
"OK, Amy. But I'm the lucky one. Sam has changed me. Ever since everything with Ronnie..."
Amy shook her head. "You don't have to go there, Shane. I know." And she did. The night that Shane's ex veronica cheated on him was the night his friendship with Sam had been cemented. She understood all too well that feeling, and was there for him. For awhile she was the only female he would treat with any decency, as he even treated Amy a bit coldly. It was not something any of them wanted to remember.
"So do I. I'm gonna head over to my place and pick up my stuff, then I'll be back."
"Alright." Amy paused for a second. "Hey Shane?"
"Yeah?"
Amy hesitated. "You are going to watch out for her, right? I mean, Jeff and I will both be there, but she needs you. She's only 23, this is a huge experience for her, and I guess I'm just a little worried."
"Of course. Sam is gonna wish she never agreed to work on RAW." Shane smiled, grabbed Sam's keys, and walked out the door.
"I doubt that, Shane. I highly doubt it."
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Sam opened the door further, allowing David to walk in. "You flew down here just to talk?"
He sighed. "Well, yeah. I knew you were pissed." She opened her mouth to interrupt, but he hurried to continue. "And you have every right to be. I was being immature, and selfish. I'd like to talk about it."
Sam nodded. "Alright. Let's go in the kitchen." Walking down the hall they passed Amy. "Hey, when did you get back?"
"About an hour ago, but Shane said you were still working." She looked over at David. "You better be here to apologize to her."
Sam groaned. "Jeez, Amy. You talked to Shane?"
Amy nodded her head yes. "And you might want to hurry upstairs or somewhere else."
Sam gave her a confused look. "Why?"
"Because Matt came back with me. Thankfully he didn't hear the door when David knocked."
"Oh shit!" Sam grabbed David's hand and they ran upstairs. Sam closed the door and sighed. "That was close."
He nodded in agreement. "You know everyone will have to find out about us eventually though, Sam. We might as well tell them."
Sam shook her head. "No way. They would kill both of us. You know that."
"I don't think I can sneak around anymore Sam. You need to tell them."
"I don't need to tell them anything."
"Yes you do! I am sick of seeing you at the shows and not being able to hold your hand or kiss you if I feel like it. I want to be able to tell the world who I'm dating, who the woman I love is."
"The woman you love?"
He just gave her a look. "Well, duh Sam."
"No, thats not what I meant. You said the woman you love, not the woman you're in love with. There is such a difference there David."
He looked panicked for a second. "Of course I am in love with you Sam. Would I have given you that ring if I wasn't?"
Seeing the look on his face, Sam made her decision right there. "I don't know David. Would you have?"
He sighed. "Don't change the topic here Sam. All I'm saying is that you need to tell your family about us."
"And if I don't?"
He was going to take a huge risk here. "Then I think we should see other people."
She nodded curtly. "Fine, we'll go find Matt."
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Walking into the family room, Sam found Shane, Matt, and Amy sitting around the TV. "Matt, I need to talk to you for a second."
"Nice to see you too, Sammie."
"I'm serious. Can you turn the TV off for a minute." He nodded and turned it off. They all turned to look at her.
Taking a deep breath Sam reached back and pulled David into the room. Matt looked shocked. "What is he doing here?"
"OK, Matt. This is really hard, but let me talk before you say anything." He nodded. 'Here goes...' she thought. "David and I have been dating for the last two years. I never said anyting because I knew how upset you and Jeff would be with me. Then this afternoon David called me, and we got into a huge argument. We had planned to spend a couple days together next week, but he backed out-"
"I had a prior committment, Samantha." David interrupted.
Matt knew Sam too well, he could see where this was going, and he wasn't worried. "Don't interrupt her." David just looked shocked.
"Back to me here guys. ANYWAYS, so he shows up here about twenty minutes ago telling me that I had better tell you, Jeff, and Dad. If not, then we could just 'see other people.' Thats when I made my decision." She turned to David and pulled the ring off her finger. "You can go to hell for all I care David Flair! I realized awhile ago that I am not in love with you anymore. And honestly? I don't think I ever was! So your sorry ass can go get back on that plane and fly back to Tennessee and I don't really care if I ever see you again!"
David's jaw dropped. "What? What in the hell are you doing here Sam?"
She shook her head sadly. "Something I should have done along time ago. Goodbye, David."
Matt and Shane both looked at him. Shane spoke up first. "You had better do what she says because I am holding on tightly to the very little self-control I have left right now."
"Fine. When you realize the mistake you made Sam, you can call me. I'll take you back." With that, he walked out without looking back.
Shane and Matt turned back around to see Amy holding Sam. "Shhh, honey, its over. You stood up for yourself to him. I am so proud of you girl!!!"
Sam pulled back and laughed. Wiping her face she looked over at the guys. "Matt..."
He came over and enveloped her in his arms. "Don't even worry about it Sam. I knew about David. And the second you started saying how you guys argued, I knew what you were planning."
She looked up at him with bewilderment in her eyes. "How did you know about us?"
"The dumb fuck can't keep his mouth shut. That's why he wanted you to tell us. Jeff overheard him talking to Orton when he was visiting his Dad on RAW a few weeks ago, and Jeff told me."
Sam groaned loudly. "How embarrassing. I should have broke it off earlier."
"Well, if you just would have listened to me..."
She turned to Shane. "Yes, I should have." Sam shook her head. "I cannot believe everything that has happened in the last 48 hours. Too weird. The strange thing is, I'm not upset about losing him. I think its just stress from everything else. I need a nap."
The whole group laughed. Matt picked up his keys and turned towards the door, "Well, I'm going to get going. It might not be a bad idea for you to go rest, Sam. Or sleep, considering its like 11. I'll be back to pick everyone up at 5." Everyone nodded, and Amy went to walk Matt to the door.
Shane looked down at Sam. "Its ok to be upset Sam."
She shook her head. "I'm really not. In a way, I think I knew we wouldn't be together much longer. If nothing else, its a bit of a relief." She took his hand and started lightly swinging their arms. "Im gonna head up to bed. Are you staying here?"
He nodded. "I'm going to go home and get my stuff and then I'll be back."
"OK." Sam kissed his cheek. "Thanks Shane. I'll see you when you get back."
He squeezed her hand before heading into the kitchen, where Amy was just closing the door. "Damn, Amy."
"I know Shane. I'm just glad that its over now."
"Me too."
"She is so lucky to have a great guy like you around Shane. It shows her that not all guys are like David."
"She has Gil, Matt, and Jeff."
"Yeah, but they're family. Its different."
"OK, Amy. But I'm the lucky one. Sam has changed me. Ever since everything with Ronnie..."
Amy shook her head. "You don't have to go there, Shane. I know." And she did. The night that Shane's ex veronica cheated on him was the night his friendship with Sam had been cemented. She understood all too well that feeling, and was there for him. For awhile she was the only female he would treat with any decency, as he even treated Amy a bit coldly. It was not something any of them wanted to remember.
"So do I. I'm gonna head over to my place and pick up my stuff, then I'll be back."
"Alright." Amy paused for a second. "Hey Shane?"
"Yeah?"
Amy hesitated. "You are going to watch out for her, right? I mean, Jeff and I will both be there, but she needs you. She's only 23, this is a huge experience for her, and I guess I'm just a little worried."
"Of course. Sam is gonna wish she never agreed to work on RAW." Shane smiled, grabbed Sam's keys, and walked out the door.
"I doubt that, Shane. I highly doubt it."
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