"Thanks for…you know…letting me sit here. I know you probably wanted to be alone but, there's nowhere else to sit and I doubt you want a total stranger talking about her depressing life for hours." She put her head in her hands in embarrassment.
"I'm rambling again, aren't I?" she said
"Yes but, it's ok. I tend to do that sometimes as well." He said with a smirk. Letting an afflictive silence pass between them, she decided to give casual conversation a chance.
"So you're Johnny Zacchara, right?" He nodded and let her continue. "I'm Sam McCall; I'm your girlfriend's brother's girlfriend. Well at this point I'm not sure what I am to him right now." She stopped again, mentally taking note of her rambling. "I hope that made sense to you." She put out her hand awkwardly, hoping he wouldn't avoid the handshake she offered. He surprisingly took her hand in the friendly gesture.
"To be correct, she's my ex-girlfriend. We broke up a couple of days ago." He said
"Oh I'm sorry."
"Don't be. We had some irreconcilable differences with my life and her affection towards Logan Hayes." She saw his eyes cloud over at the thought of his memory. His word was enough to verify the newest town rumor; he really had broken up with Lulu.
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, you're not alone." He shook those dreadful thoughts out of his head and paid attention to the woman sitting before him.
"I think Lucky may still love his ex-wife Liz. Maybe there's a Spencer code of conduct that says you're allowed to have 2 loves." Sam said with a sad smile. For the first time, it wasn't his sister's requests or mob related business that caught Johnny's attention. It was the current turmoil in Sam's life that made him wonder.
"And why would Lucky risk a relationship with a girl like you? You seem intelligent, beautiful, and it looks like you don't take shit from anybody. Am I right?" He said, head propped up by his arm.
"Yep, that sounds a whole lot like me." She said with a grin. "But I don't know, I tend to fall with the wrong people when it comes to relationships. I tend to invest so much into the relationship, I forget that there's a possibility of breaking up." He nodded in agreement with her. It sounded vaguely familiar.
"That's funny because, it reminds me of my relationship with Lulu. I put so much work and effort into it, I didn't think she'd break up with me."
"Yeah well, at least you have your family to turn to in times like these, right?" she said hopefully
"You mean my sister on the prowl? Or the insane excuse I have for a father?"
"Well, at least you can talk to your sister, I can't even say 'damn' or 'hell' near mine. You know how frustrating that is?" He could only chuckle lightly at her rant.
"Well you must have friends in this town that are willing to hear you."
"Actually," She said, stirring her hot chocolate, "I only have Maxie to talk to in this town. Everyone else regards me as…"
"…the bad guy?" He completed her sentence, which was slightly odd in her case.
"Wow, I never knew we had so much in common." Sam said cheerfully.
"Yeah, who would've thought it?" They both knew they were lying to themselves. That was the only reason they were talking to each other, because they knew they had something in common.
"Johnny?" He lifted his gaze towards her.
"I know this is going to sound so corny and weird but I have to ask."
"Go ahead."
"Would you, you know, want to be friends?" She could feel the blush rising to her face. How could she ask such a stupid question? What she didn't expect was for him to answer back.
"Of course Sam. I would be honored to be your friend."
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