Chapter 12
Walking through the front door of the house on Saturday morning Jason and Sam put down their bags at the foot of the stairs. Walking into the kitchen she turned on the lights. Jason went over to the answering machine and pushed the button to see who had called. It was Justus bringing them up-to-date on the situation. He said that he would get in touch with them come Monday morning and that they should enjoy the rest of their weekend together.
"Jason if you don't mind I am going to go upstairs and take a nap for a little bit."
"Do you feel alright?"
"Yeah, just a little tired from the trip."
"Okay, babe." He said bending over to kiss her.
Watching her go up the stairs he was concerned for her. It wasn't like her to be tired during the day. It had been almost a month now since they had been together, walking around to the kitchen he opened the fridge and was just about to grab a beer out of the refrigerator when the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Is this Jason?" She said.
"Yes it is."
"This is Elizabeth, how are you doing?" She said.
"Sam is taking a nap right now. Would you like me to have her call you back when she gets up?" Jason asked.
"Actually no, I was calling to check up on you to see how your shoulder was healing?" She asked him.
"It seems to be okay." He said.
"My brother would like for you to make an appointment with him so that he can take a look at it." She said.
"Okay well does he have any appointments tomorrow sometime?" Jason asked.
"Yes, he does. How about noon?" She said.
"Sounds good to me. Tell him I will see him then. Thank you Elizabeth." Jason said.
"You are welcome. Tell Sam I said hi and hopefully I will see her tomorrow." She said.
"Will do." He said.
Speaking of Sam he went upstairs and checked on her. Walking upstairs he sat down next to her on the bed and leaned over
"Sam" he whispered
She didn't budge he reached out his hand and felt her forehead. There wasn't any sign of a fever. He decided to lie down next to her in bed and turning faced her. Putting his hand up he moved her hair out of her face. Then looked at how peaceful she was as she slept. Leaning into her he kissed her gently on her nose and thought about how in love he was with her.Abouttwo hours later she woke up and glanced over at Jason. He was sleeping still so she didn't know whether she should wake him up or not. She opted to not wake him up. Getting up slowly he reached out and grabbed her arm.
" Hey beautiful where do you think you are going in such a hurry?" He asked.
"Well, I figured that since you were asleep I would just go down stairs and see what I could cook up for dinner." She said.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah, I feel great." Sam said.
"Do you want some help in the kitchen?"
"Sure. In fact I would love it.''
Taking his hand she helped him off the bed. Going into the bathroom she looked a mess. Running a brush through her hair Jason came up from behind her and took the brush and did it for her. He was so gentle and she loved it. Taking the brush from him she put it down. Gathering it all in one place she put it up in a clip and turned to look at him with a smile on her face.
"Come on, let's go."
Walking down the circular stairs he held her hand. Getting down to the kitchen Sam walked over and looked into the refrigerator. There was some hamburger."How about a simple meatloaf and a salad for dinner?" She asked him.
"Sounds great." He said.
Grabbing the hamburger and the ingredients she mixed it up and through it in a pan and throwing it in the oven Jason grabbed the salad stuff and began to get that put together. It was like they were performing a dance in the kitchen working side-by-side with each other. Sam was busily putting the table together. They had decided to eat inside tonight as the weather was beginning to change to cooler nights now that the summer was ending.
"Would you like a beer to drink or a glass of white wine?" He asked.
"A beer." Sam said.
Getting it out of the cooler he removed the lids and put one down next to her place setting. Sam and Jason sat down and dug into their dinner. Jason commented on how great a chef Sam was. She told him thank you.
"So you never told me how your meeting went with your boss last week." Sam said.
"It went well. He wants me to take over the business side of it." He said.
"But…. What aren't you telling me Jason?"
Looking away she could read him so well. He wanted to work alongside Earl but knew he would miss the sea sooner or later. Looking back at Sam he smiled but she had a look on her face that said exactly what he was thinking.
"You miss being out on the boat don't you?" She asked.
Jason looked at her and gestured with his hands that he did. She could see that he was torn between his love for her and his love for the sea. Reaching over and putting her hand on his she stroked her fingers across it.
"I already told you that it was okay for you to go back to work. Jason I don'twant to stand in the middle of you and your job." She said.
"You're not Sam you need to believe me in that."
"I want to Jason. But that has been your life for so long." She said.
"I don't want to talk about this right now." He said.
He felt bad because he knew what was probably going to happen to them if he went back to fishing. That kind of lifestyle was not ideal for a marriage. He had to make a decision and the right one that would make the both of them happy. Taking a sip of his beer he averted his eyes from hers. Her eyes drew him in like no one else's.
"You know Jason; I will never give up on you or us. I love you so much. Whatever you choose to do is okay----" She said
"Sam, I don't want to talk about it anymore tonight I said." He snapped.
She just looked at him and got up from the table. Putting her dish in the sink she turned around and walked toward the sliding door. Grabbing the blanket off the edge of the chair she wrapped it around her and opening the door she walked outside. Across the lawn and down the stairs that led her down to the beach. She had to get out of there. She didn't want him to see her crying.
