Chapter 18

Sam was sitting on the couch in the livingroom with his wife while she was talking to her parents,totally caught up in his own toughts,when Amanda pushed him;"Hey,earth to sam!"

"What…?"asked he looking up;"Did you say something?"

"Where were you with your thoughts?"started his wife worried;"Dad just asked something three times."

"I'm sorry."said sam and try to push away the guilty feeling that he kept feeling and turned towards his father-in-law;"Sorry,mac,I didn't hear the question."

"Don't worry about it."laughed he;"All I asked was how the layout is coming along."

"The layout is coming along just fine."answered his son-in-law quickly;"It should be ready tomorrow by the end of the day."

"I'm going to bed."said Rachel as she got up and turned towards her husband;"Are you coming too?"

"Sure."smiled he and walked away with his wife;"Goodnight,you two."

"What's going on with you today?"asked his daughter worried after her parents had gone upstairs and turned towards sam;"You've been distracted all day."

"There's nothing going on,amanda!"said sam annoyed and got up;"I'm going for a walk!"

"Don't lie to me,sam,I know that there is something going on with you!"started she again and followed him into the hallway;"I can see that there is something on your mind!"

"You're just seeing things."answered her husband angry and walked out the door,leaving his wife behind worried;"Don't wait up for me."

At the hudson's Michael was home and was surprised to find his sister-in-law waiting for him in the livingroom;"Hey,Nicole,were you waiting for me?"

"Yes,I was."answered she;"Why are you so late?"

"I had a lot to do at the office."said Michael as he sat down;"Where are donna and marlee?"

"Marlee isn't home yet I think and your wife went to bed a little while ago."started his sister-in-law hesitating;"You came home late so that you could avoid donna,didn't you,michael?"

"What makes you think that?"asked he surprised about her question;"Donna has been talking to you about our fight,hasn't she?"

"I'm her sister,so what do you think?"said Nicole with a faint smile;"Did you know that she went to see your daughter to tell her that she will accept jake and their relationship as long as he makes Vicky happy?"

"No,nicole,I didn't know."answered her brother-in-law irritated;"I wish that she hadn't done that."

"Look,Michael,you can be against their relationship all you want and even hate jake ,but as long as Vicky wants to be with him then there's no way that you're going to be able to drive them apart!"warned she him;"Think about what you're doing because you might end up losing your daughter!"

At the hospital adam was waiting outside of the e.r. with the when Jamie came out of the examingroom and mary got up;"How is she doing,jamie?"

"She's fine."answered he;"She's still unconscious,but everything's fine and she doesn't seem to be hurt or anything,so she probably passed out because of stress or something."

"Can we see her?"asked Cheryl;"When will she wake up again?"

"I have no idea,but it's probably a good idea if you all went home and came back in the morning because I'm keeping her here for atleast a night just to be on the safe side."said the young doctor;"She will probably be able to go home tomorrow-morning."

"Thanks,Jamie."answered cass as they all began to leave;"See you."

"Thank you too,adam."said his almost mother-in-law once while she gave adam a hug;"I'm glad you were there with m.j. tonight."

"You're welcome,mary."said he;"Bye."

"Can I talk to you for a minute about something,adam?"asked Jamie when adam wanted to walk away too;"It won't take long."

"Sure."answered his cousin as he turned around again;"What's up,Jamie?"

"I didn't wanna ask this infront of mary or the rest of the family,adam,because I don't want to alarm them after what they have already been going through lately."began he hesitating;"Did m.j. ever get shot while you were both on the force?"

"No,never,Jamie,is that all you wanted to ask me?"

"No,not really."answered his cousin uncomfortable;"Do you know if m.j. is on drugs or something?"

"Drugs?"asked adam stuned;"You can't be serious about that,Jamie,do you really think that m.j. is on drugs?"

"I don't know what to think,adam,but she didn't just pass out tonight for no reason and I only made the stress-thing up for her family."said he;"She's really out cold right now!"

"Come on,Jamie,she's the last person to be taking drugs!"

"But all the signs are there,adam,the enlarged pupils and the passing out for no reason."answered Jamie;"You told me that she seemed to be in a panic and that she wanted to get up just like that to get out of that store while you guys had been told to stay down on the floor,so she was freaking out."

"I'm sorry,Jamie,but I really think that you're wrong about this."said his cousin;"I really can't believe that m.j. is taking drugs."

"I don't want to believe it either,but I have to be sure."started he slowly;"That is why I have taken some blood and send it to the lab for some tests."

The next morning Amanda woke up and saw that sam,who was laying next to her in bed,was staring at her;"What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking at how beautyfull you are."said he softly;"I'm sorry about yesterday,Amanda,I was acting like a big jerk."

"Yes,you were."answered his wife teasing as she kissed him;"But I love you anyway."

"Hahahaha."smiled sam and kissed her back;"Very funny."

"What was going on with you yesterday anyway,sam?"asked Amanda;"You were acting so strange all day long."

"I don't know,Amanda,I was probably just tired."answered her husband lying and quickly kissed her again while he layed down on top of her;"I'm glad that it's Saturday and that we don't have to go to work."

"Oh,really?"laughed she;"Who says that I don't have to go to work?"

"I do!"said sam as they started making out;"I'm not letting you go anywhere this morning,Amanda!"

Adam had hardly slept that night and so he was pretty irritated when he heard somebody knocking on his door,waking him up;"What kind of a nut is pounding on my door?"

"That would be me."said Jamie after adam had opened the door;"Did I wake you up?"

"Yes,jamie,you did."answered his cousin irritated;"What do you want?"

"What do you know about m.j.'s life in new York?"asked he and seemed really worried;"Did she tell you anything about that?"

"No,not really."said adam surprised;"She said something about a small accident and both Karen and neil kept saying that m.j.'d been through a lot the last few months,but neither of them said anything about what had happened."

"Maybe I should talk to Karen or neil then."started his cousin slowly;"Do you know where they can be reached,adam?"

"No,they're on their honeymoon,Jamie,but what is this all about?"asked he suddenly worried;"Is m.j. okay and does this have anything to do with you thinking that she's on drugs?"

"No,it's got nothing to do with that and m.j. is okay."said Jamie;"Besides,I was wrong about that,adam,she isn't on drugs."

"I knew that she couldn't be on drugs,Jamie,but what is wrong with her then?"

"You know that I can't really talk to you about that,adam,but she sure isn't on drugs."

At the same time Kathleen came into her parents' kitchen;"Goodmorning,mama."
"Goodmorning,honey."said mary looking up;"I've just called the hospital and it seems that m.j. isn't awake yet."

"Why not?"asked her daughter worried;"Jamie said that there was nothing wrong with her lastnight,mama,so why isn't she awake yet?"

"The nurse said that m.j. had been so restless during the night that they had to give her something to calm down and help her sleep more peacefull."answered she;"She said that she'd probably be out untill around lunchtime."

"Something really strange happened lastnight,mama."began Kathleen slowly;"When I was working at mary's place,after I came back from the hospital again,a man called asking about m.j. and when I told him about her being in the hospital he seemed really upset."

"Who was he,kathleen?"asked her mother surprised;"What it a friend of hers from new York?"

"I don't know,mama,he didn't say and then he hung up before I had a chance to ask him."answered she;"I only know that his name was aaron ."

Around lunchtime sam was waiting for his brother at tops when mitch came out of the elevator and walked up to him;"So,sam,what was so important?"

"Guess who amanda's secretary is."started he unhappy;"The same tara that i slept with."

"Are you kidding me?"asked mitch surprised;"Is she the same girl?"

"The one and only."answered his brother;"What am I suppose to do now,mitch,should I tell Amanda?"

"Not unless you want your marriage to end!"said he irritated;"You sure know how to make a mess of things."

"I never wanted this to happen,mitch,if I could take it all back then I would,but I can't!"

"Has that girl said anything about what happened between you two?"asked his brother;"How did she react when she saw you?"

"She acted like she met me for the first time."answered sam;"What if she tells my wife about what happened?"

"If she wanted to do that then she probably would have done it by now when she saw you with Amanda."said mitch;"I don't think she would want Amanda to know either,sam,so just keep your mouth shut against your wife and forget about what happened!"