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That night was an interesting one for Sam. Her and Amy talked for awhile longer, before Sam tried to fall asleep. It was pointless, she knew, but she promised Amy she would try. They flew back to North Carolina early the next morning, and Amy dropped Sam off at home.
"Sam, are you sure its ok that I stay at Matt's?"
Sam got out of the car and grabbed her luggage. "Yes, Amy, it's fine. I better get used to it, right?" She tried to laugh.
"You know what I meant."
Sam sighed. "I do, and it's fine. I'll talk to you later." Amy waited until she got in the house before pulling away. She unpacked and sort of milled around the house before figuring out what she needed- the comfort only a parent can give.
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Sam pulled up in front of the secluded ranch, and found the man she was looking for out front. "Hey daddy!" She walked up and gave her father a hug.
"Hey little girl. Wondered when you would be making an appearance."
She blushed and shrugged. "I've been pretty busy lately."
"With Randy?" She started shaking her head, but he continued. "I do use the internet, Sammie. Most of the things that mention it also say things about you and Shane. Not good things either."
"How in the hell do these people get that sort of information?"
"I'm not sure I want to know."
"Me either."
Gil finished moving the mulch around and stood. "What is really going on Sam?"
"Alot Daddy, alot." He put his arm around her shoulder and they started walking.
"Wanna talk about it?"
"Sort of, but not....well,...."
He nodded knowingly. "Not with me?"
"I'm sorry, but not really."
He shook his head. "Don't be sorry, Sam." He looked down at his watch. "Liz should be home."
She nodded. If anyone could make sense out of this, Liz could.
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Liz was in the kitchen when Sam came in. She dried her hands off and gave her a hug. "Hey there, sweeite, didn't expect to see you so soon."
"Hey Mom. I just needed to talk."
"You have a seat in the den and I'll be right there." Sam went in and sat on the couch. Liz came in a few minutes later with two mugs of hot chocolate and a plate of cookies. She smiled when Sam laughed. "Comfort food, you know."
Sam nodded. "Of course." Liz got settled and looked at Sam.
"So, what's on your mind?"
Sam took a deep breath. "This isn't going to be very easy for me to say."
"That's alright, honey. Take your time."
"I'm in love with Shane." Liz took a sip of her drink and nodded.
"I knew that." Sam's jaw dropped.
"Did everyone but me know that? Amy said it last night, now you say it. God, even Ronnie said it. And then she went and hooked up with him."
Liz set her cup down. "Sam, it is very obvious how you feel about Shane. And it is quite obvious that he feels the same way. Talk to him, explain things. It will all work out."
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Sam stayed and talked a bit longer. She drove home feeling refreshed, and she decided she would call Shane later in the afternoon. Sam was almost back to her house when her cell rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey, its me."
"Hey Amers, what's going on?"
"Could you come over to Matt's? We kind of wanted to talk to you."
"Sure, be there in a few." She snapped her phone shut and turned around to go to Matt's. She pulled into the driveway of his newly completed home, and was met by Matt.
"Hey Sam." He hugged her.
"Hey Matt. What's going on?"
"Let's go around back, Amy's got drinks set up back there." They walked around and saw Amy sitting on the deck. They sat down, and Amy started talking.
"Here's the deal Sam. Matt and I changed our minds."
"About what? You're still getting married, right?" She had a nervous look on her face. Amy laughed.
"Of course. We're just not getting married in two months."
A look of relief crossed Sam's face. "OK, then what is it?"
Matt and Amy looked at each other. "We're getting married in two weeks."
Sam just stared at them. "Are you serious?"
Amy giggled. "Completely. And I want you to be my maid of honor." Sam jumped out of her seat and hugged Amy.
"Well, duh! I would be honored." She pulled back and narrowed her eyes at Amy. "Are you only asking me because you know I am the queen of pulling things together?"
"Ummm...yeah." They both started laughing. Sam thought of something, and quieted down. She turned to Matt.
"You asked Shane to be your best man, didn't you." He looked uncomfortable.
"Yeah, this morning." Sam nodded and gave a weak smile.
"Well, maybe I can get him to talk to me that way."
"I'm sure he will Sam," he told her.
"Maybe." She sighed. "So, when are we going dress shopping?"
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Sam and Amy discussed the wedding plans for a bit before she decided to go back home. She checked her messages and was surprised to hear one from Shane, asking her if he could come over later. She picked up the phone and called him back.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Shane, it's me."
"Sam, hey."
"Hey....umm, you wanted to come over?"
"Yeah, I thought we should talk."
'He doesn't sound in a good mood....,' she thought. "Sure, whenever you can."
"Give me 15 minutes, and I'll be there."
"OK, bye." Sam hung up and ran upstairs. She changed her clothes, and quickly ran a brush through her hair. She started talking to herself. "Why am I doing this? I don't need to impress him, it's just Shane." She was giving herslef another once over when she heard him yell for her.
"Sam? Are you upstairs?"
"Yeah, be right down." She reached up and smoothed her hair, and walked downstairs. "What's up?"
He looked very nervous. "Could we maybe go sit somewhere?"
"Sure." They went into the living room, and sat down, and she looked at him expectantly.
"Here's the thing Sam. I've been thinking a lot about us lately."
She smiled. "So have I, Shane."
He looked surprised. "You have?"
"Yeah, and I was hoping to talk to you about it."
"Oh. Did you want to go first?"
She shook her head. "No, go ahead."
He gulped. "Alright. Well, you know how I've been seeing Ronnie lately?"
"If by lately you mean the last three days, then yeah."
"Yeah." He cleared his throat. "Well, I think that she might be...the one."
"What?" Sam whispered.
"I think she could be the one. And because of that, I don't think we should hang out anymore. She doesn't really like me having girl friends, and I think it is weird to be so close to another girl when I have Ronnie waiting for me."
Sam couldn't sya anything. She just sat there staring at him, until she finally found her voice. "You don't think that we should hang out anymore?"
"At all."
She slowly nodded. "At all."
"Yeah."
"Yeah." They were both quiet for a moment. "I think you should leave now Shane." He did so, wordlessly, leaving a shaken Sam sitting there alone. Once in his car, he called Amy's cell.
"Hello?"
"Amy, it's Shane. I think you should go home now."
"Why?"
"Because I think Sam needs you."
"And why would you think that Shane?"
"Because I just told her we can't be friends anymore."
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A/N: Sorry this is such a short chapter with an odd ending, but I didn't want to get into the next part, which will be up probably tonight also or tomorrow. :)
Lisa
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That night was an interesting one for Sam. Her and Amy talked for awhile longer, before Sam tried to fall asleep. It was pointless, she knew, but she promised Amy she would try. They flew back to North Carolina early the next morning, and Amy dropped Sam off at home.
"Sam, are you sure its ok that I stay at Matt's?"
Sam got out of the car and grabbed her luggage. "Yes, Amy, it's fine. I better get used to it, right?" She tried to laugh.
"You know what I meant."
Sam sighed. "I do, and it's fine. I'll talk to you later." Amy waited until she got in the house before pulling away. She unpacked and sort of milled around the house before figuring out what she needed- the comfort only a parent can give.
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Sam pulled up in front of the secluded ranch, and found the man she was looking for out front. "Hey daddy!" She walked up and gave her father a hug.
"Hey little girl. Wondered when you would be making an appearance."
She blushed and shrugged. "I've been pretty busy lately."
"With Randy?" She started shaking her head, but he continued. "I do use the internet, Sammie. Most of the things that mention it also say things about you and Shane. Not good things either."
"How in the hell do these people get that sort of information?"
"I'm not sure I want to know."
"Me either."
Gil finished moving the mulch around and stood. "What is really going on Sam?"
"Alot Daddy, alot." He put his arm around her shoulder and they started walking.
"Wanna talk about it?"
"Sort of, but not....well,...."
He nodded knowingly. "Not with me?"
"I'm sorry, but not really."
He shook his head. "Don't be sorry, Sam." He looked down at his watch. "Liz should be home."
She nodded. If anyone could make sense out of this, Liz could.
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Liz was in the kitchen when Sam came in. She dried her hands off and gave her a hug. "Hey there, sweeite, didn't expect to see you so soon."
"Hey Mom. I just needed to talk."
"You have a seat in the den and I'll be right there." Sam went in and sat on the couch. Liz came in a few minutes later with two mugs of hot chocolate and a plate of cookies. She smiled when Sam laughed. "Comfort food, you know."
Sam nodded. "Of course." Liz got settled and looked at Sam.
"So, what's on your mind?"
Sam took a deep breath. "This isn't going to be very easy for me to say."
"That's alright, honey. Take your time."
"I'm in love with Shane." Liz took a sip of her drink and nodded.
"I knew that." Sam's jaw dropped.
"Did everyone but me know that? Amy said it last night, now you say it. God, even Ronnie said it. And then she went and hooked up with him."
Liz set her cup down. "Sam, it is very obvious how you feel about Shane. And it is quite obvious that he feels the same way. Talk to him, explain things. It will all work out."
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Sam stayed and talked a bit longer. She drove home feeling refreshed, and she decided she would call Shane later in the afternoon. Sam was almost back to her house when her cell rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey, its me."
"Hey Amers, what's going on?"
"Could you come over to Matt's? We kind of wanted to talk to you."
"Sure, be there in a few." She snapped her phone shut and turned around to go to Matt's. She pulled into the driveway of his newly completed home, and was met by Matt.
"Hey Sam." He hugged her.
"Hey Matt. What's going on?"
"Let's go around back, Amy's got drinks set up back there." They walked around and saw Amy sitting on the deck. They sat down, and Amy started talking.
"Here's the deal Sam. Matt and I changed our minds."
"About what? You're still getting married, right?" She had a nervous look on her face. Amy laughed.
"Of course. We're just not getting married in two months."
A look of relief crossed Sam's face. "OK, then what is it?"
Matt and Amy looked at each other. "We're getting married in two weeks."
Sam just stared at them. "Are you serious?"
Amy giggled. "Completely. And I want you to be my maid of honor." Sam jumped out of her seat and hugged Amy.
"Well, duh! I would be honored." She pulled back and narrowed her eyes at Amy. "Are you only asking me because you know I am the queen of pulling things together?"
"Ummm...yeah." They both started laughing. Sam thought of something, and quieted down. She turned to Matt.
"You asked Shane to be your best man, didn't you." He looked uncomfortable.
"Yeah, this morning." Sam nodded and gave a weak smile.
"Well, maybe I can get him to talk to me that way."
"I'm sure he will Sam," he told her.
"Maybe." She sighed. "So, when are we going dress shopping?"
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Sam and Amy discussed the wedding plans for a bit before she decided to go back home. She checked her messages and was surprised to hear one from Shane, asking her if he could come over later. She picked up the phone and called him back.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Shane, it's me."
"Sam, hey."
"Hey....umm, you wanted to come over?"
"Yeah, I thought we should talk."
'He doesn't sound in a good mood....,' she thought. "Sure, whenever you can."
"Give me 15 minutes, and I'll be there."
"OK, bye." Sam hung up and ran upstairs. She changed her clothes, and quickly ran a brush through her hair. She started talking to herself. "Why am I doing this? I don't need to impress him, it's just Shane." She was giving herslef another once over when she heard him yell for her.
"Sam? Are you upstairs?"
"Yeah, be right down." She reached up and smoothed her hair, and walked downstairs. "What's up?"
He looked very nervous. "Could we maybe go sit somewhere?"
"Sure." They went into the living room, and sat down, and she looked at him expectantly.
"Here's the thing Sam. I've been thinking a lot about us lately."
She smiled. "So have I, Shane."
He looked surprised. "You have?"
"Yeah, and I was hoping to talk to you about it."
"Oh. Did you want to go first?"
She shook her head. "No, go ahead."
He gulped. "Alright. Well, you know how I've been seeing Ronnie lately?"
"If by lately you mean the last three days, then yeah."
"Yeah." He cleared his throat. "Well, I think that she might be...the one."
"What?" Sam whispered.
"I think she could be the one. And because of that, I don't think we should hang out anymore. She doesn't really like me having girl friends, and I think it is weird to be so close to another girl when I have Ronnie waiting for me."
Sam couldn't sya anything. She just sat there staring at him, until she finally found her voice. "You don't think that we should hang out anymore?"
"At all."
She slowly nodded. "At all."
"Yeah."
"Yeah." They were both quiet for a moment. "I think you should leave now Shane." He did so, wordlessly, leaving a shaken Sam sitting there alone. Once in his car, he called Amy's cell.
"Hello?"
"Amy, it's Shane. I think you should go home now."
"Why?"
"Because I think Sam needs you."
"And why would you think that Shane?"
"Because I just told her we can't be friends anymore."
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A/N: Sorry this is such a short chapter with an odd ending, but I didn't want to get into the next part, which will be up probably tonight also or tomorrow. :)
Lisa