Paul walked over to Samaire and cupped her face in his hands. His eyes burned deep into hers. "You need to be strong Sam, she is going to need you to be there for her". Samaire looked at him, confused. "Who, who is she? Is it Brooke? Is something going to happen to Brooke?" Samaire said, her voiced laced with panic. Paul smiled cheekily at her. "Be strong Sam" he said as he started to walk away. "Paul wait, please, who needs me?" Samaire yelled but Paul kept walking until she could no longer see him.
Samaire shot up in bed, dripping in sweat and her breathing heavy. She looked around the room, which was still pitch black. Her eyes focused on the clock radio - 1:13am. She steadied her breathing. She listened carefully - detecting noises coming from downstairs. She crawled out of bed and made her way down the stairs at the end of the hall. As she saw the flickering lights coming from the lounge room, she realised it was just Austin watching TV. It had been four weeks since he had begged for her forgiveness and promised to move out, but he was still living with her and AJ was due home tomorrow. He noticed her standing in the archway that separated the dining room from the lounge room.
"Oh, hey Sam. Sorry is this too loud?" he asked with a mouthful of crackers.
Samaire sighed as she made her way over to the sofa. She sat down next to him.
"Nah, just had another dream" she said as she popped a cracker in her mouth. Austin watched her carefully.
"Paul again?"
She nodded. She had been having the same dream about Paul for the last week - every night the same, with the same warning about needing to be strong. Samaire couldn't understand what it meant and it was driving her crazy.
"Wanna talk about it?"
Samaire shook her head "What's to talk about? It's the same thing every night" she said.
Austin looked at her, worried. He had heard her tossing and turning - talking in her sleep to her dead ex-husband. He was worried about her, which is why he had been putting off telling her he was moving out.
"Uh, Sam there's something I've been meaning to tell you - I've found a new place to live. Samoa Joe - from Ring of Honor - well he's moving up here to start work at TNA and has said there's a spare room if I want it. I'm leaving in the morning"
Samaire looked at him - she didn't know if she was happy or sad.
"Well, that's good timing I suppose - considering AJ is coming back tomorrow" she said, watching the TV.
Austin felt a pang of jelously.
"So I've been meaning to ask, are you guys a couple now or what?"
Samaire kept her focus on the TV, unsure of how to answer that. Hell how could she answer when she didn't even know herself!
"I don't know yet" she answered simply.
Austin took the hint and passed her the cracker bowl. She grabbed one and turned her attention back to the TV.
"Oh, hey try this tuna dip - it's great"
Samaire immediatly felt her stomach double over at the smell of the tuna.
"Oh god, that's disgusting" she yelled as she ran towards the downstairs bathroom.
Austin watched her run off, confused. He looked down at the dip, smelling it. He shrugged his shoulders and took a large scoop on his cracker and turned his attention back to the TV.
AJ walked through the air terminal by himself. Jackie had decided to stay on in Australia when she had received word that Charlie was coming over to have a holiday with her. He looked around the waiting area and spotted Petey in the far corner, reading a comic. His heart fell - he was hoping that Samaire had come to meet him. He tried to put on a happy face and made his way over to Petey. Petey however had noticed AJ's reaction and smiled.
"Hey dude, guess I'm not who you were expecting hey?" he joked.
AJ pretended he didn't know what he was talking about.
"Whata ya talking bout? Who else would I be expecting?"
Petey smirked at him.
"I dunno, maybe an attractive raven haired beauty? Maybe she might kinda look like the one standing behind you?"
AJ turned around to be greeted by a huge hug from Samaire. Petey grabbed AJ's bags.
"Meet you guys in the car" he laughed leaving Samaire and AJ by themselves.
AJ just looked dumbfounded at Samaire. He had been waiting close to a month for this moment. Now it was here he had no idea on what to say.
"How have you been" he managed to say. Samaire smiled.
"Good actually, better now that your back though"
AJ smiled before leading her to the nearby seats.
"I have so much I want to say to you" he said.
"I wanna go first" Samaire cut in, holding onto AJ's hand. "I need to tell you that I was so wrong that morning, it wasn't a mistake in anyway,shape or form. I need you to know that you mean so much to me and I have been so blind not to notice that without you my life would be a train wreck. I love you AJ and I'm sorry I didn't realise it sooner" she said, tears brimming her eyes.
AJ ran his hand across her cheek, wiping away the escaping tears.
"Samaire, I love you too, more than you will ever know and I will always be here for you, and will always care for you. I never want to see you cry ever again okay" he said, looking deep into her emerald eyes. She leaned over and kissed him like there was no tomorrow. He wrapped her peite frame up in his arms and held her tight, never wanting this moment to end.
Paul sat next to Samaire on the park bench. "A storm is coming Sam, I hope you are going to be stong enough" he said. She looked to the sky. "What do you mean? It's a perfect day Paul, not a cloud in the sky". Paul faced Samaire. "Whatever happens you need to be strong for her" he said. Samaire felt confused. "Strong for who Paul?" A clap of thunder struck. Samaire looked up to the sky, it was now covered by dark storm clouds. She looked back to Paul for an answer but he was gone.
Samaire woke up with a fright, her heart pounding. She looked down at her hands which were shaking violently. AJ sat up next to her, watching her face with concern. She was as white as a sheet and he could see the terror in her eyes. He wrapped his arms around her shaking body and held her close, not asking. She rested her head against his bare chest, too afraid to speak. This dream had been different to the last ones. This one made her truely concerned about what Paul seemed to be trying to tell her.
"What does he mean AJ?" she whispered, her voice shaky.
"I don't know honey, but nothing is going to hurt you or Brooke, I promise"
She laid back down in the bed, her head resting on his chest with his arm still wrapped around her. While she felt safe now that he was back and with her, she had a horrible feeling that life still had a nasty twist waiting for her. She listened to AJ's gentle heartbeat until she fell back into a restless sleep.
A/N; So what do you guys think? AJ and Samaire are finally together but what do Paul's 'warnings' mean? Don't forget to review :)