Tuesday morning there was a knock at the front door. Megan had been knocking on and off for the last few minutes. Figuring maybe Samantha was out back or in the shower, he opened the front door and walked in.

"Sam! You ready to go?" She called out as she looked around.

She knew Samantha was home because she always locked the front door when she went out. They usually left for the food store twenty minutes ago.

"Sam, where are you?" Megan asked as she wandered around the downstairs of the house.

After not finding her downstairs she made her way upstairs. Maybe she was in the bathroom or on the phone or something and didn't hear her come in. She made her way upstairs. The door to the master bedroom was closed, so she opened it slightly and saw someone laying in the bed wrapped up in blankets.

"Hey sleeping beauty. Let's get going. We gotta beat toe two pm old lady rush." Megan joked as she walked over to the bed.

Samantha stayed rolled over on the bed away from her friend. "Sorry Meg. We're going out of town to a friend's for a few days so I don't need to go this week." She mumbled.

"Hey, are you okay?" Megan asked, noticing that Samantha didn't sound quite right as she spoke. She tried to lean in and touch Samantha on the shoulder, but when she connected with ehr body Samantha jumped and flinched. "Whoa, Sam, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. I just had a little accident yesterday so I'm sore." Samantha tried to say.

"What kind of accident?" Megan asked as she sat down on the bed next to her.

Samantha was trying to get Megan to leave, but it was obvious she wasn't going to do that until she knew Samantha was okay. She turned over slightly to look at Megan, and when she Megan saw her she gasped. Her face was swollen, there were random red marks on her arms and shoulder, and she was moving very gingerly.

"What happened?" Megan asked incredibly concerned.

"I fell down the steps yesterday trying t o pick up laundry." Samantha lied.

"Did the washing machine fall on top of you?" Megan asked. It was partially a joke, but also partially a statement to how bad she looked.

"I was at the top and fell all the way down."

"It looks really nasty. Does Seth know? Do you want me to call him?"

"He came home yesterday." Samantha answered.

"Did you want me to get you anything from the store? Some pain killers, ice packs, anything for dinner?" Megan offered.

"No thanks. I have some stuff here. The only thing I need to get done today is pack." Samantha replied trying to sit up, but wincing when she did.

Are you sure you're up for a trip right now?" Megan asked,

"It's not a vacation or anything. It's our friend's anniversary and they invited us down for a few days. Mostly just relaxing and hanging out. I can probably handle it." Samantha explained.

"Okay, well then why don't you let me help you?" Megan said with a smile.

"No, no. I got it. You go get to the store."

"I can go later. I'll just run the old ladies over with my cart if they get in the way." Megan joked.

The next day Samantha and Seth arrived in Las Vegas. It was Dean an Renee's one year wedding anniversary and they decided to invite some friends to celebrate with them and just have a fun time. Just a nice laid back time. When Seth got back on the road, he explained to them that she had an accident so they expected to see her a little hanged up, but Samantha still felt weird about it even thought she was with people who were close to her.

Renee and Samantha were alone talking in the kitchen with a glass of wine.

"How are you feeling?" Renee asked.

"Sore, but I'm doing okay?" Samantha answered.

She honestly was feeling a little better just by being around other people. It was a distraction for her to talk and smile with others. And she had some sense of comfort knowing that Seth wouldn't do anything while they were staying at their friend's house. But physically, she was still hurting. Even in the warmer climate she held her baggy sweatshirt close to her. Renee kept trying to make her feel comfortable and telling her it was okay and she didn't have to feel self conscious around her, but Samantha knew she couldn't. Renee was expecting just bruises and her to be banged up from the stairs, but there was no way she knew about the slashes on her back and legs, or the huge bruises on her sides from being kicked.

"Can I get you anything?" Renee asked.

"I'm good. This helps." Samantha smiled as she held up her wine glass.

"Well I an help with that then." Renee said as she went to grab the bottle to refill her glass. "So are you excited about the move?"

Samantha looked at her slightly confused.

"Dean told me about the land that Seth bought. Said he was breaking ground for the house on New Years. I wonder what he's going to do with that much land though."

"Oh yeah, right." Samantha said acting like she knew what Renee was talking about. "He hasn't told me what his plans for it are for it yet. I'm not even sure if he's figured it out himself."

"Nine acres. He had to have some kind of plan when he bought that much." Renee said as she took a drink of her wine.

Dean and Seth had just come inside and now joined the girls in the kitchen. Seth came up and put his arm around Samantha holding her tight. She had to flight back the urge to flinch. They were all talking while she was lost in her thoughts. She had no idea that Seth had bought a large amount of land. It wasn't her money so he didn't have to consult with her beforehand, but still. She had no idea he was building a new house on all of this land. And she didn't know what that meant for her. Was he kicking her out, did he expect her to move in with him? And why hadn't he said absolutely anything about it to her when he told other people and already had plans to break ground in two short months.

"So did you guys figure out the holiday plans yet?" Dean asked breaking her out of her thoughts.

"Yeah, we compromised. We'll go to Colorado for Thanksgiving and spend Christmas in Iowa." Seth replied.

'Compromise, right.' Samantha thought.

"You wanna go see them so bad? Fine. We'll go. But you bet your ass it'll be the last time you see them for a long time." Seth growled holding her town as she wasn't able to fight back the years anymore.

"Oh! You should back here for Halloween then! We have all kinds of fun!" Renee said excitedly.

"I'm not sure I'd feel safe here on Halloween with that psycho running around." Seth joked pointing at Dean who just shrugged.

Samantha mentally left the conversation again. She now new what had to be done. She had to leave. She had no idea how she would, or even when she would, but she knew she had to. If he was going to take her with him to the new home, she was going to be completely alone. She wouldn't have any neighbors around her to talk to. There would be nothing close enough around for her to walk to. And she didn't even want to think about what could happen with his temper if they were out there. But, having no money of her own, no car, and everything she did monitored, it was going to be a challenge. But one she knew she had to try. At this point she was worried her life depended on it, and if it did, at least she would go down fighting.