Sam heard Austin walk in, she heard him go about his nightly routine. She heard the bathroom door open, and heard his footsteps as he crossed the room. She felt him , slide into bed behind her. And the whole time she lay with her eyes shut. Yet she knew he knew she was awake.
Heavy hearted, tears flooded her closed eyes.
She heard Austin sigh.
She silently choked backed a sob.
Then something she did not expect happened. Austin moved, and then she was in his arms.
Then she heard him.
"I'm not going another night, just laying by you, when all I want is for you to be in my arms Samarie."
Immediately, all the tension left her body, and she melted into him.
"I know I messed up bad. . . but I'm not giving up on you. I'm not giving up on us. And I'm so sorry that there's a possibility that I put those thoughts in your pretty little head."
She didn't say anything, she just rolled over and tucked her head under his chin.
For awhile they just lay there, enjoying the sensation of being in each other's arms. And as Sam drifter off to sleep she mumbled "I missed you Aj." And of course that was followed by her light snore.
Austin could only smile. Things weren't back to normal, but at least they were on the road to better.
Realizing Reality
The next day on the way to school, Sam finally talked.
"Austin, why'd you kiss her?"
"Well, baby. There was a lot of stuff factoring in to that very dumb decision."
Sam waited in silence for him to continue.
"My dad got into me, when I arrived back for the game. I was in a foul mood. And I partially blamed you for the scolding I got. Whatever you said to my father truly pissed him off. But looking back on it I know you were just, looking out for me. So truly I should've been mad at my dad, not you. But that was factor number 1."
Austin stopped talking to see if Sam had anything to say to that. When she didn't say anything he continued.
"Factor number 2 is the fact that Shelby was constantly there that night. I should have known something devastating was going to happen. Always seems to when she's around. Factor 3 is the fact that you weren't talking to me. And I . . . I know exactly why. I went back to being the football captain, and not just Austin. You had every right to be upset. Factor 4 is cliché. Peer Pressure. Everyone was cheering for it. Clapping it up. It was what they wanted. And I wanted to give them what they wanted."
Sam choked back her tears.
"Okay thank you for being honest with me."
Feeling as though the few steps forward had been retreated Austin tried to smooth things out.
"baby I "
"No Austin. This is going to take some time. Not only did you cheat, but you lied, and a closed up. It's going to take some time. Just be patient."
"Ok Samarie. Ok."
I know its short for such a long wait, but I'm updating a longer chapter on Saturday soooo like Sam said just be patient. Its about to go down in the next chapter. Stay tuned!