1Lucas didn't hear the door open as he walked out of the shower. He stopped when he saw Sami and noticed the way that she was looking at him.
Sami couldn't help but catch her breath as she saw Lucas in just a towel and wet from the shower she knew he had taken to calm himself down after seeing Carrie and Austin together. She lowers her eyes then looks back up at him, telling herself that now is not the time to be having these thoughts.
Lucas feels a lump in his throat as he looks at Sami. "You know."
Biting her lip, and trembling slightly, Sami nods. Then, as if a magnet were drawing her, she ran to him. "I am so sorry Lucas." Crying, she held on to him.
"You're sorry? What should you be sorry for? This-"
"You love Carrie," Sami said simply. "You've got to be in pain now."
"You love Austin," he countered.
"A part of me always will," Sami admitted as they walked over to the couch. "But I'm not in love with him. If I was, I would have married him or I would have fought for him. I wouldn't have let him go."
"Austin's a fool." Lucas said while wiping some tears from her eyes.
"I'll be O.K." Sami promised. "I'm used to being second or third or last."
"Sami-"
"It's true, so don't try to deny it. My own mother was starting to defend Carrie downstairs after they admitted being caught."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. Like I said, I'm used to it by now."
"Well, you shouldn't be."
"No, I shouldn't be. But that's not being realistic."
"Sami, I..." Lucas fumbled after a moment of silence. Whatever he was going to say was interrupted by Sami's cell phone.
"Hello?"
"I have someone who wanted to say hi to you but he fell asleep."
"Please tell me you're not joking." Sami sat straight up and grabbed Lucas' hands.
"Nope. You were right. About everything. I can't prove it yet though..."
"Screw the proof right now. No one is going to know the truth til I decide what I want anyway. Just tell me where you are."
"We'll be outside your apartment in five minutes."
"Five minutes. Lucas and I will be waiting." Sami hung up the phone and Lucas saw her form the biggest smile he had ever seen and then she started crying.