Title: In a pickle
Summary: House's newest duckling finds herself questioning her feelings for her boyfriend when her ex walks back into her life.
Part: 4
Author: Mikesh
Disclaimer: Don't own House, MD characters except for the OC's
Warning: contains rape (well sort of you'll see when we come to that)
AN: Takes place Tuesday August 6th, 2010
Around five the next morning Sam decided that since she couldn't sleep then Kevin shouldn't be able to either. So after getting dressed she left and headed for the hospital.
Kevin was having such a great dream. He finally had the two women he loved in his arms and they were a happy family like they should have been from the beginning. And they were expecting another little one and by the looks of it he or she was due any day now. Then he was awoken by the door slamming shut.
"What do you want?" Kevin asked seeing who it was.
"To talk," Sam said not in the mood for his shit.
"It'll have to wait," Kevin said rolling onto his left side.
"No it's not going to wait," Sam said.
"What's so important that it has to be said right now?" Kevin asked rolling back onto his right side.
"Oh the fact that you flat out lied to me," Sam said.
"Why what did I do now?" Kevin asked propped up onto his right elbow.
"Let's start with the fact that my boyfriend is your brother in-law. Or the fact that you show up NOW with your girlfriend who's your niece's friend!" Sam exclaimed.
"My girlfriend is not my niece's friend! What kind of person do I look like? The woman that came in with me is my sister…" Kevin said being Sam butted in.
"BULLSHIT KEVIN!! You're aunt is who came in with you that day. Remember I met her literally days before our daughter's birth," Sam said.
"I hate to tell you this Sam but I don't love you anymore. I did but I've moved on. You just need to do the same thing. And whatever this guy has told you is a lie. You need to just move on and leave my daughter and I alone," Kevin said rolling over before falling back to sleep or trying to anyhow.
"Fuck you Kevin! I put up with your shit for the last three years I don't have to now. Get the fuck out of my hospital and don't even come back! I don't want you in my life. Go take your daughter and let your mother have a nice time with her. And when she asks someday why daddy left I'll make sure your mother tells her that you chose your wife and step children over her. So go ahead and get out of here. I did love you at one time too but I don't anymore. The guy I loved died a long time ago to me. He's the man raising my daughter. This person in front of me I don't even know. So have a nice life and don't come back here ever again!" Sam said ready to leave before she found her path blocked.
"Since I see you two are not working it out like I'd hoped I guess I will have to get involved. So sit down and shut up Kevin because either of you are leaving until I have said what I came to say. And yes I can keep both of you here so don't try it either of you," James said meaning business.
James had taken a hold of Sam's elbow so that she couldn't run. Seeing that her elbow wasn't going to be released Sam decided to just sit down because knowing James it could take awhile for him to say whatever he thought he needed to say.
"This isn't your concern James," Kevin said.
"Well when my ex wife's brother is about to throw away the best thing he ever had then it does become my concern," James said.
"James he threw it away a long time ago," Sam said looking up at James.
He of course had let her go seeing that she wasn't going to run anymore.
"I'm sick and tired of you two playing this bullshit game with each other's head. You both love each other even if you don't want to admit it," James said.
"I did love him but I don't love this man. The guy I loved died the day I left. I don't know who this guy is," Sam said standing up and leaving.
"Just let her go James. Like she said we loved each other but we fell out of love. Just like you and my sister did," Kevin said turning around so he was no longer facing James.
"You maybe just like Greg but that doesn't mean you give up on the best thing you had. I did and look where I am now. I wish I hadn't but I did. Don't make the same mistake I did kid because you'll wake up one day and regret it. I know I do everyday of my life," James said.
"Is that why you left them?" Kevin asked.
"I left because she wanted me to. We had grown apart and she was another man's by then. I saw how happy they made each other. She was pregnant with his child by then. There wasn't anything for us anymore. We grew apart," James said.
"The kid is yours. She didn't love him. She saw you two and wanted to hurt you as badly as you'd hurt her," Kevin said with his back still to James.
"What woman?" James asked.
"She saw you and some chick at the bar one night and saw you kiss her. She found him that night. She'd gone to tell you about the baby. When she saw the two of you she left because she saw that you'd moved on. But it still hurt like hell for her," Kevin said.
"Oh God," James said sitting down heavily into the chair by Kevin's bed.
"She loves you and never stopped loving you," Kevin said before letting sleep overtake him.
After sitting there for a good hour James finally got up and went in search of his ex wife. He knew two to one she'd be in her hotel room. Ever since their aunt had called her, she'd been up there watching over her little brother and niece.
Meanwhile Sam was in her apartment getting ready to leave. She couldn't do this. She couldn't stay and act like everything was fine. It wasn't fine. She loved him so much it hurt sometimes to just breathe. Sam didn't know where she'd go but all she knew was she needed to get out of here and away from him. Little did Sam know that Kevin would get in touch just before she could leave.
Kevin hadn't been able to sleep at all. He just kept thinking over what he'd said to Sam. He loved her and their daughter and always would love them. He wanted his family back but didn't know how to get that. He was always taught that the woman was always wrong. Kevin had seen it happen a number of times with his mother and father. Finally one day he came home to find his mother and sister gone. His mother couldn't take his father's abuse anymore and left. He hated her for years for leaving him with his father. He still hated her but he was trying to get past that for his daughter's sake. He didn't want to end up like his father. But with the way his life was going that's exactly where he was headed. Within a matter of years he'd be right where his father was. And he didn't want to go down that road.
Finally Kevin called the number he'd called so many times before. But unlike every other time he didn't hang up after two rings. This time he was going to talk to her and get her back. As he heard Sam's voice he decided he'd do whatever he had to, to get her back. Even if it meant making a complete fool out of himself. He'd already made an ass of himself so he figured he really didn't have much to loose now.
Sam was getting in line to board the plane when she heard her cell going off. She saw that it was the hospital's number so she decided to answer it. She never in a thousand years thought it'd be him.
"Hello," Sam said.
"We need to talk," Kevin said.
"We have nothing to talk about," Sam said getting ready to hang up before he said the three words she'd wanted to hear from his lips for the last year.
"I love you," Kevin said.
"What?" Sam asked tears forming in her eyes.
"I said I love you. I love you and I never stopped loving you. I'll love you until the day I die. I can't keep doing this shit," Kevin said.
Sam would have laughed if she didn't know that Kevin was NEVER this open with anyone.
"I want you back in my life. I want us," Kevin said.
"There is no us anymore," Sam said.
"I want you back Sam," Kevin said.
"You had me," Sam said.
"And I still want you. I want you for the rest of my life," Kevin said.
"Don't," Sam said.
"Don't what?" Kevin asked confused.
"Don't say this. You don't want me. You want the idea of us. But you don't want me. You'll just get bored with me like you did when I was pregnant with our daughter. You'll move on and leave us," Sam said crying now.
"Ma'am ticket?" the woman asked.
"I can't," Sam said getting out of line.
"Sam I love you and will always love you. I never cheated on you. I won't ever cheat on you. I saw my father do it to my mother and I saw the hurt in her eyes. I never want to see that hurt in another woman's eyes that I love. I don't want to cause that hurt and know I'm the reason for putting it there," Kevin said.
'Too late for that,' Sam thought to herself.
"Those are empty promises to me," Sam said.
"Then if you don't believe me know this you'll always be my baby," Kevin said.
"Don't!" Sam said.
"Why?" Kevin asked.
"Because you don't have that right anymore," Sam said.
"Sam I don't know how else to get you to see I love you. If you can't trust me then I guess you were right we don't have a future together," Kevin said.
"I guess we don't," Sam said hanging up the phone on Kevin.
Little did either know as Sam was headed back to her place that his sister had heard the conversation and was currently headed over to Sam's place.
Sam's place
When Sam got to her apartment she saw that Kevin's sister Sarah was standing there.
"What are you doing here?" Sam asked.
"We need to talk," Sarah said.
"I have nothing to say," Sam said as she walked into her apartment door followed by Sarah.
"Sam I know my brother is a dick and deserves most of what he gets. But when he tells a woman he loves her he means it. He doesn't just throw that word around. He vowed never to hurt a woman after our mother was with our father. There's been women in his life that he's liked. You're his first and only love and no matter what he tries to do it doesn't change. You can see it in his eyes and in these," Sarah said handing Sam some pictures.
After looking through the pictures Sam could see that she was right. Yes he always looked happy playing with their daughter but if you looked in his eyes you could see the sadness while watching his daughter play.
"Why are you telling me this? He even admitted we don't have a future together," Sam said.
"Sam that's just his stubborn streak showing. If he didn't think you two had a future he wouldn't be here. He wouldn't be in the hospital. Kevin would not have asked my ex husband to help him," Sarah said.
"What?" Sam asked.
"Kevin made himself sick. He wanted to be in the hospital because he wanted to see if you'd truly moved on. If you had then he was giving up on life, and up on his daughter. He doesn't want to live anymore. If he dies then he'll be happy. Sam he loves you and you're the only thing now-a-days that keeps him going," Sarah said.
"That's good to know he doesn't give a shit about our daughter," Sam said.
"Sam he loves her but he loves you and wants you. He cries himself to sleep at night it hurts so badly. This was his last chance to show you that he'd changed and that he was a better man. He thought that's what you wanted was some high class guy and he's tried to turn himself into that. But he can't because that's not my brother. Don't give up the best thing in your life," Sarah said.
"And what about you?" Sam asked. She was getting very tired of people saying that all the time.
"What about me?" Sarah asked.
"You gave up on James," Sam said.
"That's a totally different story," Sarah said.
"Really? How's that?" Sam asked.
"Yes I loved him and gave him my heart. I never moved on but I thought he had," Sarah said.
"Looks like we both screwed up big time," Sam said.
"Yes we have but unlike me you can still fix your mistake," Sarah said.
"So can you," Sam said.
"It's too late for me," Sarah said.
"Who says?" Sam asked.
"Sam he moved on a long time ago," Sarah said.
"Sarah he still loves you very much," Sam said.
"Thanks for trying but I had my chance," Sarah said.
"I'll make you deal," Sam said.
"What kind of deal?" Sarah asked raising her eyebrow.
"I'll go talk to Kevin IF and only if you go and talk to James," Sam said.
"Sam this isn't about James and I," Sarah said.
"I guess I can't help you then," Sam said.
"Why do you want me to go talk to him?" Sarah asked.
"Because he's standing outside my door," Sam said.
On either side of the walls there were little glass windows in Sam's apartment. She of course had curtains on them but you could still see out.
"Oh," Sarah said seeing that yes her ex was standing just outside.
"Fine I'll do it," Sarah said.
"Good," Sam said going to open the door for James.
"Ok you two now don't kill each other," Sam said grabbing her keys and purse before walking out and shutting the door before either could say anything.
"I'm sorry," Sarah said knowing he knew.
"Why didn't you tell me?" James asked letting the hurt show.
"You hurt me and I wanted to hurt you too," Sarah said.
"Sarah I never meant for this to happen," James said.
"James I'm the one that should be sorry. I kept your daughter from you for the last 10 years," Sarah said.
So with that they sat down on Sam's couch for a very long discussion.
Meanwhile at the hospital
Once Sam got to the hospital she headed to Kevin's room. Unfortunately he wasn't alone when she got there. Their daughter was in the room with Kevin. He was currently playing with her stuffed animals they'd brought along for the trip.
"I thought you were leaving," Kevin said finally looking up from their daughter.
"Well someone asked me to stay," Sam said.
"Really and who would that be?" Kevin asked going back to playing with his daughter who was trying to get his attention.
"Just someone that doesn't want to see you give up on life," Sam said taking a seat finally.
"Allison just can't stay out of other's business can she?" Kevin asked shaking his head.
"Allison? Allison House?" Sam asked.
"How many Allisons do you know?" Kevin asked.
"Oh only one. Why would she care?" Sam asked.
"She's my step sister," Kevin said.
"Just how many sisters do you have?" Sam asked.
"Too many," Kevin said.
"Hmm no I meant Sarah," Sam said.
"Figures," Kevin said.
"Would you like to hold her?" Kevin asked seeing the looks Sam kept shooting his way.
"No," Sam said.
"Tough shit," Kevin said pretty much dumping his daughter into her mother's lap.
"Why did you come here?" Kevin asked leaning back while scrubbing his face with the palms of his hands.
"Your sister asked me to," Sam said watching her daughter for the first time in a year.
"She takes after you, you know," Kevin said.
"And how do you figure?" Sam asked.
"She's just as stubborn and pretty as you are," Kevin said.
"Stubbornness no that doesn't come from me. As for being pretty yes she is but again not from me," Sam said.
"Why can't you see it?" Kevin asked.
"What?" Sam asked.
"That you're smart, pretty, talent and just about everything else a guy would want," Kevin said.
"But not you," Sam mumbled under her breath.
After sitting in silence for a few minutes Kevin finally spoke up.
"Amazing at how fast she attaches herself to you isn't it?" Kevin asked having to smile at mother and daughter bonding for the first time.
"Kevin I can't do this," Sam said standing up and handing her daughter back to him.
"Wait," Kevin said holding onto Sam's elbow.
"What?" Sam asked.
"I'm sorry," Kevin said.
"It doesn't matter that's in the past. Move on I know I have," Sam said.
"Fuck it," Kevin said before pulling Sam down for a long passionate kiss.
"I have to go," Sam said pulling away from Kevin.
"So much for getting your mom back kid," Kevin said looking down at his daughter.
As Sam was walking out of the hospital she bumped into someone.
"Sorry," Sam said.
"No it's my fault I wasn't watching where I was going," the girl said.
"Danny?" Sam asked.
"How do you know my name?" the girl asked.
"Danny it's me Sam, Lisa's mother," Sam said.
"Sam? Sam Reed?" Danny asked
"Yeah that's me," Sam said.
"Oh sorry didn't recognize you there for a minute," Danny said.
"It has been a year so can't say I blame you. So what are you doing here?" Sam asked.
"I was looking for my mom. My aunt dropped me off. They said she maybe with Kevin," Danny said.
"Sorry she's talking with someone over at my place," Sam said.
"Really? Who?" Danny asked.
"Nice try," Sam said having to smile at her.
Danny had a way of getting people to tell her something that she wanted to know by sampling asking. They'd forget just who they were talking to and let it slip. For the most part it worked on everyone. The only exceptions were Kevin and Sam.
"Well I tried. So how are you?" Danny asked.
"Yes you did. I've been good and what about you?" Sam asked smiling brightly at the girl.
"Good where have you been?" Danny asked.
"Working here," Sam said.
"Wow," Danny said.
"Yeah it's pretty cool for the most part," Sam said.
"Why did you and Uncle Kevin break up?" Danny asked.
"Your uncle and I were never officially dating," Sam said.
"Not from the way I hear it," Danny said.
"Well we weren't. I don't care what he says," Sam said.
"Can I ask you a question?" Danny asked.
"What?" Sam asked.
"First can we sit down these high heels are killing me," Danny said.
"Come on," Sam said chuckling while leading her to a set of chairs. Even though Danny was only 10 she acted like she was 20. For a 10 year old she was pretty mature.
"Why did you leave?" Danny asked.
"I had to. There wasn't a life for me there," Sam said.
"I wish you'd stayed. I miss the old Kevin," Danny said.
"The old Kevin?" Sam asked.
"Yeah the old Kevin used to joke around and treat me like an adult. Now he's a dickhead and he treats me like a child. I can't do anything right by him anymore. He doesn't even like me playing with Lisa. He's so protective of her. I mean yes he always has been but he's more so now. It's like he thinks she too is going to up and leave, Danny said.
"I'm sorry I didn't know," Sam said.
"The worst part is that he'll get pissed off for no reason. Mom's jumped his ass several times but that doesn't do anything except for piss him off more," Danny said.
"I'm sorry Danny I didn't know he was like that," Sam said seeing Sarah and James walking their way.
"Danny can we talk to you?" Sarah asked.
"Sure," Danny said looking a little confused.
"Hey James can you do me a favor?" Sam asked before James walked away.
"What?" James asked motioning for Sarah and Danny to go ahead to his office.
"Just follow me," Sam said and with that they were off.
Next chapter: Just what does Sam have up her sleeve?
AN: Sorry to break off like that but it's already 11 pages long