Back again and with a valuable excuse. Exam time! Arrrggggghhhh! Hate them!
R&R please!
Yumi quietly entered Odd's side room. Improvement had been made over the last twenty four hours. He had slipped past unconscious and awoken a couple of times but for no longer than a few minutes.
Yumi looked over to Sam who had finally dozed off in the chair next to his bed. Tears had cleared the make up off of her face to make their path down her cheeks. Her eye make up was totally ruined as it performed as black rain on her face.
Everyone had gone home except for Sam and her. Ulrich didn't want to but Yumi had made him for the children.
A moan from the bed made Sam spring to life and look upon Odd who had opened his eyes again and was attempting to sit up.
"Sam?" Odd whispered when he saw her.
Sam simply smiled. "You rest Odd, I'll go and get the doctor, he wishes to speak with you"
Odd watched her go which brought Yumi to his attention.
"Hey Yumes" He grimaced.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" she asked.
"Oh you know, fucked up" he replied
She nodded.
"She hasn't left your side at all"
Odd eyes showed guilt.
"She shouldn't have done it, and Ulrich should have left me for dead, I'm scum. No, I'm worse than scum."
"Odd, you made a mistake, we all do it. Yeah, even I was mad at you for doing it but you've punished yourself enough for me to even think of still being angry at you. Ulrich was angry with us when he told us about you! He's a true friend Odd, he would never ever leave anyone for dead especially not his best friend"
Odd stayed silent.
"You know I'm right Odd" Yumi said walking over to his side.
"I love her Yumi; I just screwed up big time. I don't even like Sissy. It's this stupid fear of growing old and becoming boring."
Yumi nodded her head understandingly.
"Its more common than you think Odd, to be afraid of old age"
Sam came back into the room with the doctor.
After several tests, the doctor finally left the room only for Ulrich to enter.
"Odd!" Ulrich shouted when he saw his friend awake.
"Ulrich!" Odd smiled for the first time.
"Glad to see you're awake buddy" Ulrich said.
Odd just smiled at looked over at Sam, who was conversing with Yumi.
Ulrich followed his gaze to the girls and smirked.
"She cares you know" Ulrich whispered to him.
"Yumi has beaten you to this conversation, pal" Odd sighed.
"Oh right" Ulrich smiled.
"Well whatever she said, its true" Ulrich laughed.
"And how would you know what she said?" Odd asked
"She's my wife, come on, I know"
"Go on, take a guess then!" Odd challenged.
"Something along the lines of you have punished yourself and making mistakes?" He asked.
Odd looked at him suspiciously.
"It's also what we tell clients with the same symptoms as you"
Odd rolled his eyes at him.
"Well I knew didn't I?" Ulrich laughed, which soon after Odd joined in with.
The girls looked over at the best friends laughing.
"Good to see you laughing Odd" Yumi smiled walking over to Ulrich and taking a seat on his lap.
All eyes were upon Sam who just stared at Odd.
She broke her gaze from him and gave Yumi a look.
"Ulrich, lets leave them alone" Yumi said and pulled on Ulrich's hand.
Sam watched them leave as did Odd.
"I'm glad you're okay Odd" Sam breathed as she walked beside him.
"I don't see why you should be" he croaked in return.
Sam didn't reply just stared at her husband's pale face. His eyes still had no shine to when they had opened briefly last night. His sparkle hadn't returned.
"Sam, I am sorry you know that don't you?"
"Sorry for what?" She asked quietly.
"All the bad things I've done, everything, I don't know"
"That's the problem with you Odd, you never do know what you've done wrong and when you apologise it's always the same; everything. Odd, I would have given up riches, fame, everything to be the only girl you look at, to be your number one forever. And I did. You remember Dave? He rang me up the night before our wedding, begging me not to marry you, begging me to return to him and be happy. I recently learned that he's a millionaire, yeah, his company struck oil. I told him no. Told him that I loved you, and you know what Odd Della Robbia, after all this, I pathetically still do love you" She said crying.
Odd was speechless. He recovered fast and began his response as fast as he could.
"Sam, I'm sorry, I messed up, and I don't know what came over me. All this stupid fear of being old and boring has done my head in. I handled it the only way I could, and I can never ever forgive myself for this Sam. But please know that you are my number one, and you're the only girl I ever need to look at to feel happy and safe and that you are the only girl that I've loved. And still do. And I know I've ruined everything but that will never change"
Sam looked up, amazed at his mini speech.
They both just stared at one another in comfortable silence, both wondering what to say or what to do. Each of them attempting to start a conversation but closing their mouth as fast as they opened it.
"Sam, I –"
"Odd, I –"
They chuckled nervously at both speaking at the same time.
They gave each other edgy looks and before they could control it, they grabbed one another and passionately kissed.
They were lost in one another so much that they didn't hear the door open, nor did they hear sneaky laughs, or the closing of the door.
Aelita, Jeremie, Yumi and Ulrich laughed into the hallway. They were glad of their friend's reunion. Ever more glad that they secretly witnessed it!
Back in the side room, Sam and Odd, who was still vigorously kissing, was slowly starting to realise what they were doing. They pulled apart as fast as they had started and just gazed at one another, small O's for mouths.
"Sam, what was that?" Odd timidly asked.
"I don't know" she replied after a long silence.
Odd just watched her whilst she stared into space, the cute little confused look on her face.
"Why are you staring at me for?" Sam asked noticing him.
"I'm just wondering what's going through your head" he replied.
Sam sighed.
"Odd, I love you so much, but you've hurt me so much. I want to forgive you, but at this time I can't"
Odd nodded and continued to look at her.
"But I feel that getting a divorce would be selfish to the children" she smirked to him.
He slightly smiled back.
"Sam, only say this if you mean it. And please not only for the sake of the children. The children can see me, that is not going to cause a problem, but I need to know you want me. I understand you can't forgive me but I'm not returning if we aren't going to get along"
Sam smiled.
"I want you back, but when you return, we aren't going to be sharing a bed straight away –"
"Understood"
"-I will be in charge of everything-"
"Agreed"
"-And I'm not cooking!" she laughed.
"Well, I don't know about that last one!" Odd laughed with her.
The group finally decided to re-enter the room to find the newly reformed couple talking. Sam was sitting next to him on the bed.
The girls gave Sam sincere smiles whilst the guys gave Odd sneaky ones.
The couple looked puzzled at how their friends knew of their renewed relationship.
"Well...you guys were really busy when we walked into here last!" Aelita giggled.
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