A/N: I'm so happy that all of you really enjoy my story. Please keep leaving me the nice reviews…Oh and send some ideas because I love them and it would totally help. How many of you love Aria? I know I do.

Chapter Four: Promises

"I think we should tell the police. I mean that's the only logical thing to do," Brooke says as she, Peyton and Sam continue to sit on Aria's couch. Brooke turns to Sam hoping to get her input, but frowns when she sees Sam staring into space. "Sam, are you okay?"

"She looks out of it."

Brooke glares over Sam's head at Peyton.

"Thanks for stating the obvious Peyton!"

"You don't have to get bitchy at me Brooke."

Brooke shakes her head and snaps her fingers in front of Sam's face, but it never gained her attention.

"Sam, honey, I need you to snap out of this. You're really scaring me right now."

Peyton and Brooke could see tears start to form in Sam's eyes. Brooke looks at Peyton in fear. Peyton kneels down in front of Sam and takes a hold of her face.

"Samantha, you have to snap out of this. You can get out of this. Whatever is going on you have to realize it's not happening now. Samantha!"

The front door to the apartment opens and Aria looks surprised.

"What's going on?"

Brooke looks at the girl standing in front of her.

"Are you Aria?"

Aria nods her head and looks down at Sam. She instantly kneels down in front of Sam.

"How long has she been like this?" Aria questions as she looks at Brooke and Peyton.

"I don't know exactly. We've talking for a few hours and she didn't really talk and Peyton and I looked down at her and she was like this, but she won't snap out of it."

"Can you give me a minute please, with Sam? I think I can help."

Brooke looks at Peyton who nods her head. Peyton starts walking towards the bedroom with Brooke following her.

"Sam, honey, what's going on? What are you seeing?" Aria whispers while she trails her finger down Sam's cheek.

"Don't hurt me. Don't hurt me!"

Aria closes her eyes and bows her head.

"God help me," Aria says before opening her eyes and connecting her lips to Sam's. It didn't take long for Aria to realize that Sam was kissing back. Aria pulls away and smiles shyly. "What happened?"

"I don't know," Sam cries.

Aria sits down beside Sam and brings her into her arms.

"It's okay, Sam. You're protected. I've got you. I'm not letting you go."

-Complications of the Heart-

Brooke looks around the room and sits down on the floor. Peyton stands by the door with her back against it.

"Are you going to talk to me at all?" Peyton asks. "You haven't really said a word to me since we got in here."

"What do you want me to say Peyton? Do you want me to say how happy I am that you're here?" Peyton nods her head. "Well I can't," Brooke says honestly. "You left and it hurt me deeply and the worst part of it is, was that we weren't even seeing each other. My heart broke and I rather not be hurt anymore."

Peyton slides down the door to sit on the floor.

"You looked happy with Julian."

Brooke nods her head.

"I was happy, but when he told me that he loved me and I couldn't say it back I knew that I was too far into it. I didn't want Julian to waste his life on me when he would never be the one I truly loved." Brooke looks at Peyton with tears in her eyes. "We had this argument where Julian had wondered if there was ever going to be a day that he wasn't compared to Lucas Scott. He never knew. No one ever knew that my Lucas Scott was really Peyton Sawyer. No one ever knew."

"We're so messed up," Peyton says honestly. "If things didn't happen the way that they did then I would never have Sawyer and you would've never met Sam. And I don't think I can imagine my life without them, can you?"

-Complications of the Heart-

Nathan crosses his arms over his chest as Lucas walks into the living room where Nathan was busy looking out the window.

"In high school I probably would've been the one voted most likely to be like Dan. If I hadn't have met Haley, I still think I would've. Now here we are at age Twenty-six, my marriage is great and yours looks like it's about to end," Nathan turns to look at his brother. "And now you are the one voted most likely to be Dan."

"I screwed up. I fell out of love, what else do you want me to say Nathan?"

"I don't know Lucas. Honor your damn wife. You cheated on Peyton."

"I know you don't have to keep telling me."

"Does Peyton know? Does anybody know?" Nathan verbalizes.

"I don't know," Lucas says as he shrugs his shoulders. "I think she might, but I don't I know. I screwed up and I don't know what to do. What do I do Nathan? What I do?"

Nathan exhales slowly.

"I hate you right now, just remember that. To be honest, I don't know what to tell you, but if you don't love Peyton anymore, then I think you need to tell her and you need to tell her soon so she can move on with her life."

"Would she keep Sawyer from me?"

"Are you even there for Sawyer now?"

Lucas doesn't say a word because he knows he really hasn't been.

-Complications of the Heart-

"Why did you kiss me?"

Aria looks at Sam in surprise. She didn't think Sam would bring it up.

"Um, when I was in your situation a friend did that to me and I snapped out of my head. I think you were having a panic attack. Tell me what you saw," Aria pleads softly as she pushes a piece of hair behind Sam's ear.

"She was hurting me and I just sat there and took it. I didn't do anything. I just let her hurt me and I didn't do anything about it."

"Sometimes it's easier not to do anything," Aria replies honestly. "I know for me there were times that I just sat and took it, but eventually I had to get out and you're getting out. You have amazing people in your life that are going to take care of you. I will take care of you. I promise you that."