Chapter 5
He was gone. He just left. How could he leave? Sami stood frozen in place, her eyes glued to the door, hoping that maybe he'd come back to her. But he didn't.
"I guess he doesn't want me," Sami thought glumly. She could feel her heart slowly ripping in half.
"But he said he loved you," a little voice inside her head reminded her.
"And I love him," Sami reassured herself. "I love him, oh my god. I didn't say that, I didn't say anything! I have to find him."
She ran to the door and pulled it open, sprinting downstairs to the front desk.
"I need to speak to Lucas Roberts," Sami choked out, leaning tiredly on the counter.
The clerk typed rapidly for a minute on the computer, then turned back to Sami. "Mr. Roberts doesn't want to be disturbed."
"Look, I just was talking to him a few minutes ago," Sami protested desperately.
"Miss, I'm sorry. I really can't help you out, I'm sorry," the clerk repeated sympathetically.
Sami could barely hold herself together as she slumped dejectedly back to her room. She closed the door and sunk to the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"He doesn't want to see me," she sobbed. "What am I going to do? Maybe I'll see him tomorrow." At that thought, she brightened. "I love my son's meddling," Sami shouted out, beaming happily. "Will changed all of our plans around so we'd be together. Lucas will be with me all day tomorrow."
Finally with a plan of action, Sami was able to crawl into bed, satisfied that everything would be better the next day.
Sami nodded in approval at her reflection in the mirror. "Today has to be perfect," she thought. "It's going to be. I'm going to tell Lucas how I feel and then we're going to live happily ever after."
Her smile suddenly faded and she felt her pessimism creeping back into her head. "Nothing's every that easy, is it?"
She turned away from the mirror and glanced vulnerably around the room for something that would help her find her confidence. Her eyes landed on the shirt that Lucas had worn to bed the previous night, laying forgotten on a chair. She moved over slowly and clutched it to her chest, taking in Lucas' indelible scent.
"I need him in my life, for the rest of my life," Sami decided, nodding in affirmation. "Okay Sami, lets do this."
As Sami approached the meeting point of her activity, horseback riding, a thin layer of perspiration broke out across her forehead. Her heart began to pound double-time and her knees started to shake. But as she looked around at the other people, the familiar mop of brown hair and casual smirk were nowhere to be found. In one breath, the air was sucked from her lungs and all hope she had of seeing Lucas was gone.
The leader of the group walked out and stood in front of the group. "Okay, so everyone is here except for Lucas Roberts. We're going to get started then."
Sami felt the tears coming, but before she could breakdown, a familiar voice snapped her out of her reverie.
"Where's your hot guy pal honey?" Diane Simon nudged Sami playfully, but her fun mood disintegrated when she saw Sami's face. "What happened?"
"And that's why my life is totally and completely ruined," Sami managed to get out.
"Aw honey, there's no way your relationship is over," Diane gave her a sympathetic look from atop her horse.
"Yeah," Al agreed. "You two are head over heels for each other, anyone can see that. He loves you."
"Yesterday morning it certainly seemed like he wanted to be with you," Diane pointed out.
"Don't give up hope," Al reached over and patted her thigh affectionately.
"He doesn't even want to see me," Sami wailed.
"Samantha Brady! Snap out of it right now!" Diane yelled suddenly, causing the horses to shuffle in surprise.
Sami looked over at her in shock.
"If you want Lucas, you have to stop crying and start taking action. Don't stop just because there's a bump in the road," Diane said sternly.
Sami took a deep breath and looked back at Al and Diane with a determined gleam in her eye. "What do you think I should do?"
"Well dear, I'd start by finding him," Al raised an eyebrow.
"Thanks a lot," Sami rolled her eyes.
Sami strolled along the boardwalk, unconsciously searching for his handsome face. She hadn't seen him all day. Even though the Simons gave her a renewed sense of hope, her search had been fruitless. It was as if he dropped off the face of the Earth.
"I might as well just go back to the hotel, maybe I'll bump into him," Sami thought hopefully.
She walked aimlessly back to the room, lost in her thoughts. Before opening her hotel room door, she glanced optimistically down the halls for Lucas. As she expected, he was nowhere to be seen. She sighed miserably and pushed open the door.
"Oh my god!" she gasped in shock.
He was gone. He just left. How could he leave? Sami stood frozen in place, her eyes glued to the door, hoping that maybe he'd come back to her. But he didn't.
"I guess he doesn't want me," Sami thought glumly. She could feel her heart slowly ripping in half.
"But he said he loved you," a little voice inside her head reminded her.
"And I love him," Sami reassured herself. "I love him, oh my god. I didn't say that, I didn't say anything! I have to find him."
She ran to the door and pulled it open, sprinting downstairs to the front desk.
"I need to speak to Lucas Roberts," Sami choked out, leaning tiredly on the counter.
The clerk typed rapidly for a minute on the computer, then turned back to Sami. "Mr. Roberts doesn't want to be disturbed."
"Look, I just was talking to him a few minutes ago," Sami protested desperately.
"Miss, I'm sorry. I really can't help you out, I'm sorry," the clerk repeated sympathetically.
Sami could barely hold herself together as she slumped dejectedly back to her room. She closed the door and sunk to the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"He doesn't want to see me," she sobbed. "What am I going to do? Maybe I'll see him tomorrow." At that thought, she brightened. "I love my son's meddling," Sami shouted out, beaming happily. "Will changed all of our plans around so we'd be together. Lucas will be with me all day tomorrow."
Finally with a plan of action, Sami was able to crawl into bed, satisfied that everything would be better the next day.
Sami nodded in approval at her reflection in the mirror. "Today has to be perfect," she thought. "It's going to be. I'm going to tell Lucas how I feel and then we're going to live happily ever after."
Her smile suddenly faded and she felt her pessimism creeping back into her head. "Nothing's every that easy, is it?"
She turned away from the mirror and glanced vulnerably around the room for something that would help her find her confidence. Her eyes landed on the shirt that Lucas had worn to bed the previous night, laying forgotten on a chair. She moved over slowly and clutched it to her chest, taking in Lucas' indelible scent.
"I need him in my life, for the rest of my life," Sami decided, nodding in affirmation. "Okay Sami, lets do this."
As Sami approached the meeting point of her activity, horseback riding, a thin layer of perspiration broke out across her forehead. Her heart began to pound double-time and her knees started to shake. But as she looked around at the other people, the familiar mop of brown hair and casual smirk were nowhere to be found. In one breath, the air was sucked from her lungs and all hope she had of seeing Lucas was gone.
The leader of the group walked out and stood in front of the group. "Okay, so everyone is here except for Lucas Roberts. We're going to get started then."
Sami felt the tears coming, but before she could breakdown, a familiar voice snapped her out of her reverie.
"Where's your hot guy pal honey?" Diane Simon nudged Sami playfully, but her fun mood disintegrated when she saw Sami's face. "What happened?"
"And that's why my life is totally and completely ruined," Sami managed to get out.
"Aw honey, there's no way your relationship is over," Diane gave her a sympathetic look from atop her horse.
"Yeah," Al agreed. "You two are head over heels for each other, anyone can see that. He loves you."
"Yesterday morning it certainly seemed like he wanted to be with you," Diane pointed out.
"Don't give up hope," Al reached over and patted her thigh affectionately.
"He doesn't even want to see me," Sami wailed.
"Samantha Brady! Snap out of it right now!" Diane yelled suddenly, causing the horses to shuffle in surprise.
Sami looked over at her in shock.
"If you want Lucas, you have to stop crying and start taking action. Don't stop just because there's a bump in the road," Diane said sternly.
Sami took a deep breath and looked back at Al and Diane with a determined gleam in her eye. "What do you think I should do?"
"Well dear, I'd start by finding him," Al raised an eyebrow.
"Thanks a lot," Sami rolled her eyes.
Sami strolled along the boardwalk, unconsciously searching for his handsome face. She hadn't seen him all day. Even though the Simons gave her a renewed sense of hope, her search had been fruitless. It was as if he dropped off the face of the Earth.
"I might as well just go back to the hotel, maybe I'll bump into him," Sami thought hopefully.
She walked aimlessly back to the room, lost in her thoughts. Before opening her hotel room door, she glanced optimistically down the halls for Lucas. As she expected, he was nowhere to be seen. She sighed miserably and pushed open the door.
"Oh my god!" she gasped in shock.