Here is the early Sunday update to apologize for my late update yesterday! Things are getting heated again! Wow, these are getting shorter. I'm running out of things to say besides thank you, but maybe that's a good thing? More room for the story? Oh well, here's the usual stuff I say…

Shout-outs: Taylor Shine- Yeah, I think he bothers all of us. He can't understand that Sam is happy and doesn't love him because he's a douche bag. And yeah, I'm surprised him and Sam lasted that long. I guess you really do discover how a person really is until after… He's the one who cheated! And thank you :P Nice and early update!

Dreamer1992- Yeah, things aren't going too well for that. And ok, I'll probably try to incorporate the girlfriend next chapter or two. Thanks for the information! And thanks, I kind of had writer's block on this one but hopefully you enjoy it!

Chapter 17: I Know You Know

JAMES' POV:

I kept looking at the clock, wondering when Sam was going to call me. It was 11:58 PM, and her house was only 5 minutes away from mine since she lived so close. She left at 11:30, so the latest she could have been home was about 11:40. Why didn't she call? I decided to get my cell phone out and call her cell phone, but there was no connection. It wouldn't connect me through. The phone was saying it was unavailable. Unavailable? Something was up, and I needed to find out.

The next thing I tried was Sam's house phone, but that just kept ringing and went to her answering machine. This wasn't good. Sam usually always answered her home phone too. Thinking that something could be wrong, I ran to my car and drove to Sam's house. I reached the front door, which was unlocked. I was about to put the key in when I turned the handle and it swung open. This was another suspicious thing. She never left the front door unlocked, so I knew something was definitely happening.

Walking into the house, I flipped on the switch to notice Sam's broken iPhone in the middle of the living room. The screen was shattered, leaving the smashed phone in pieces on the floor. Every other room was dark, so I went into each room shouting "Sam! Sam?" to see if my girlfriend was home. But I found nothing. I then remembered seeing her car missing from the driveway. Maybe she went out for something? Her coat was gone too, along with her purse and keys she always she with it. I needed to know where my girlfriend went. Did she forget anything at my place? Maybe she went back there. It was worth a shot to find out.

It took me another 5 minutes to get back to my place, revealing an empty driveway in front of me. If Sam didn't go to my house, where did she go? Now was the time to start calling people. The first person I called was Krista. When she answered, I immediately cut to the chase. "Have you seen Sam?" I asked, sounding extremely worried. "I mean is she with you?"

Krista paused on the phone for a second, a soft rustling coming from the phone. "No, she's not with me. Why? What's up James? Is everything ok?" She sounded just as worried as me.

At this point I was freaking out a little. Where did my girlfriend go? Before answering Krista, I took a deep breath and swallowed. My voice was shaky as I replied "She left my house at 11:30, and I told her to call me when she got home. But then I didn't hear from her, so I went over her house to find it unlocked and her phone smashed. I don't know where she went, Krista. I don't know, and I'm worried for her. If you hear from her or anything, please let me know. I love her too much to not know."

"Oh my god" Krista breathed into the phone. "If I do, I'll call you. Please do the same for me. Good luck." She sounded on the verge of tears.

"Thanks Krista." I hung up the phone and proceeded to call all of my other friends, asking if they knew where she was .Each one of them had no clue, making me start to have a panic attack. Where was my girlfriend?

After getting in touch with everyone, I thought about the possibility of Sam going to her work place. Even though she was supposed to call me, maybe she had some last minute work? As ridiculous that sounded, I needed a good enough excuse to keep me from losing it. At about 12:30, I drove by her workplace to see if Sam's car was there. It wasn't. The building was dark and locked up. At this point, my heart was r acing a million beats a minute. Please don't tell me something bad happened to Sam. She was my everything; I needed to know she was safe. Where was she? There was only one other place I could check, and I hoped to god she wasn't there.

SAM'S POV:

I couldn't put up with it anymore. I just couldn't. I couldn't put up with living my life in fear and secrecy. I couldn't put up with Drew and his threats. I couldn't put up with hiding everything from my boyfriend. All the problems of my life and the world were making me crack.

After Drew slapped me and left my house, I had to get out of that place. I didn't even car that I didn't call James. It didn't matter anymore since my cell phone was broken. I needed to go to one place where my problems would go away. At that was at the local reservoir. My problems could disappear right there, everything Drew said would just get lost in the water. But then I would lose the one man I loved: James. James was the reason why I was still alive, but how many times could I be saved? Kicking off my flats, I took a step closer to the edge, looking down at the pounding water falling over. Was I really going to do this? I shifted my feet slightly, watching a pebble fall straight into the water and get swallowed within. Was this whole Drew situation worth ending my life? I was going to leave behind a wonderful man who made every day easier and count, compared to the miserable days of Drew. But I knew deep down that this was the only way to keep everyone safe. If I wasn't here anymore, then Drew couldn't fight for my love and kill anyone. I had to do it. I had to jump.

The rushing of the water filled my ears, luring me into the deathtrap. Just as I was about to take my first step, I stopped. What the hell was I doing? I was seriously going to kill myself? Over Drew? That's what he wanted; he wanted to know the satisfaction of him getting to me. I couldn't let him win. So I slowly backed up and sat down on the grass, just watching and listening to the water clear away my thoughts.

A handful of minutes had gone by before I heard a car door close. "SAM!" James screamed, his voice stinging me from how much pain was in there. "Please get away from there! Why are you here?" He asked, his voice sounding in tears. He stepped an inch closer with every word he said. Pretty soon, he was close enough to snatch me away from edge, but he didn't. I turned around and saw him walking cautiously towards me, with open arms to help me up.

Instead of embracing his arms, I got angry. Angry at the fact that my problems were about to be solved. And James decided to make this conflict ten times worse. Instead of being left in peace to think about all of this, he had to come for me. Yeah he was my boyfriend and cared, but I needed alone time. In my rage, I stood up and held out my arms in defense. The whole time I was staring at him, breathing heavily and observing him. He was a wreck, watching me with teary eyes as I rebelled against his help. James' face was completely shocked, worrisome why I would do something like this. I completely snapped to that. "WHY?" I yelled, my hands going up in the air. "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HALF OF THE PROBLEMS I'M GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW! I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!" My voice was shaky from the angry pulsing through my veins. But I felt on the verge of crying too, the emotional toll of everything weighing down on me.

James moved closer to me and held out his arms again. "Sam, I'm your boyfriend! I need to know what's going on! I'm SUPPOSED to help you through your problems! I know something's wrong! Just tell me!" The amount of worry in his voice was making me disgusted. If he knew what my problem was, he probably wouldn't even want to talk to me.

I puffed out and crossed my arms. "I know you know!" I bellowed back, my hands slapping my thighs. "Obviously, or else why would you be here? James, just go! I really don't want you hear right now. I can't make my decision now…" Tears were building up in my eyes, flowing down at an extremely slow pace down my cheeks.

"I'm not leaving you!" he firmly told me, crossing his own arms. "I'm not leaving here until I find out what's up! What decision do you have to make?"

The amount of nosiness was making me furious. This was my problem and my problem only. He was only making this whole choice more difficult. I cared for his safety, but I hated what he was doing right now. "You wouldn't understand!" I spat at him, moving closer to him. "And if you're not leaving me, I'll leave you!" And with that, I pushed him away from me with my hands, running to my car and starting it up. James was yelling behind me, going to his own car to follow me. I didn't care if he followed me. I was going to the one place to end all of this. End all of the problems and decisions I didn't want to make. Drew's place.

JAMES' POV:

Sam was scaring me right now. What was she talking about? What decision? How could I not understand what she was going through? I was her god damn boyfriend! Shouldn't I know this? Did all of this have to do with her actions lately? After Sam screamed at me and got into her car, I decided to follow her.

She went down many roads, twisting and turning with her head down. Her speed was pretty fast, making me worried that she would crash. We ended up in the northern end of the town, which looked oddly familiar to me. I used to come up here when Sam needed to be picked up from… Drew's place. Drew's? Drew? Was she going to see Drew? What was this? Did she have to make a decision between me and him? Was everything she said before fake, her acting skills coming into play to trick me? She genuinely seemed like she loved me, but then again, everyone has a secret.

I watched as Sam pulled into his driveway and got out of her car, slamming the car in anger and muttering. I drove by slowly, staring at she walked right up to the door and knocked on it. Drew opened it immediately, a sneaky smile growing on his face. What I saw next was something that gave a pain in my heart. Right there, in Drew's doorway, Drew and Sam embraced each other in a kiss. Drew's arms were wrapped around her body, while Sam's hands were on Drew's shoulders. That sight was too much to bear. We loved each other. She said he was a memory! Why would she do that to me? Not wanting to see any more, I sped up and drove away. I didn't care where I was going to, but I knew I just had to get away from them…

SAM'S POV:

Don't fucking tell me he did this again. He was kissing me at his house, probably thinking I came to take him back. I could hear a car in the background, speeding away right after Drew grabbed me for a kiss. Who was watching? At this point I didn't care. All I wanted was for his lips to be off mine so I could scrub them clean.

Drew pulled away slowly, that crooked smile crawling back on his face. "Nice to know you chose me" he laughed, pulling my arm closer to him. "You made the right decision to come back to me."

My anger reached its boiling point, causing me to push Drew to the ground and slap him again. The sound of my hand hitting his face was the only thing flying through my ears. "I came here to tell you I'm not scared" I snipped at him, my heel digging right into the middle of his chest on the ground.

The only response Drew had to this was another smirk and a chuckle. "Do you know this is so fucking sexy?" he growled at me, the attraction he had to me evident. "You actually think you're not scared of me. I know that you know we belong together. You doing this shows it. You want me. You want me bad…" His eyebrows raised as his eyes scanned over my leg on his chest.

"The only thing I know is that I'm not attracted to you. Or am I interested in dating you again" I replied, my heel deepening in his flesh slightly. "I don't want you or ever will. The only person I want is James. If you ever come after me again, I will kill you. I'm not going to be afraid anymore. I made my decision the minute after you broke up with me. No one is better than James. He is my one and only. So accept the fucking truth and leave me alone." I kicked him in his stomach and removed my heel.

Drew snickered and leaned up on his elbows. "Say whatever you want. I know it's not true" he sneered, biting his lip at me. "Right now, I just want to get into those damn panties of yours. James never got in there, and I want to leave my mark. DEEP." He grinned at me and started to sit up.

My reaction to this was giving him a kick right in the balls. My heel went right into the middle of his crotch, pressing and digging in to give him terrible pain. He grunted out in pain, rolling over and clutching to the middle of his pants. "Go fuck yourself" I muttered before walking away. It felt good to do that. Hopefully he would leave me and my life alone for a while. Because I was not afraid to do damage to him, either.

Once I was back in my car, I drove all the way back to my house and walked inside. My phone was still on the ground, the screen smashing and cracked. After closer inspection, I realized that the black surrounding it was the case. My phone itself wasn't ruined besides the screen. I picked it up and clicked the home button, seeing 6 missed calls from James and multiple texts from people. I ignored most of it, not wanting to talk to them. The most recent text I got in was from Krista. This was our conversation:

To: Sam
From: Krista
Sam! Where the fuck are you!? We r all worried! Especially James! Where did you go?

To: Krista
From: Sam
Sorry, I had to deal with some business and end it. No need to be worried. I'm home now.

To: Sam
From: Krista
Woah, what business? What are you talking about? And good! James was worried sick! You need to call him!

To: Krista
From: Sam
 Drew. For almost two months now, he was trying to get back together with me and telling me we would be together. And I'll tell James later. I kinda snapped at him at the reservoir. I didn't mean to, but Drew was getting to me.

To: Sam
From: Krista
 OMG no! Why didn't you tell us? We could have helped you! Do you know what kind of danger you could have been in? And don't let Drew get to you! You have a worried boyfriend out there that searched for you. He was scared, Sam! Don't you think he deserved to know about this?

To: Krista
From: Sam
 Don't start with me, Krista. I didn't tell any of you because Drew threatened to kill all of you. I didn't want to put all of you in danger! I was in enough danger as it was! I didn't need for any of you to be dragged into this, especially James. I love him so much, and his safety was most important. So I risked my own life to keep his safe. If he found out, Drew would have gone after him and killed him. Do you seriously think I would let Drew do that?! No! So I didn't say anything to protect him. I need him in my life. James is my other half. I didn't mean to worry him! That's a whole other story…

To: Sam
From: Krista
 Wow. I am so sorry Sam. I wish I knew, but I understand why you didn't. Is Drew that nuts? WTF report him! And wow, you must really love James. Maybe you should tell him this… and what story?

To: Krista
From: Sam
 Yes, thank you. But yeah, he broke into my house tonight and tried to get me to tell him I loved him. But I bit his hand and then he threatened all of our lives. Krista, he came to my work place before Valentine's day to win me over, and he showed up at my house before that to kiss me! He's a fucking psycho, but I'm glad he's out of the picture right now. I drove to his house tonight and told him I wasn't scared. That disgusting bastard kissed me again, so I slapped him and kicked him in the balls. Hopefully that will make him stay away for some time. And I promise I'll tell James this. You don't know how much I love him, so telling him all of this will be hard. But I want him to know that everything is ok now and I love him with all my heart. Drew couldn't take me away from him, and nothing else will. So I'll explain everything to him and apologize. Wow, this is a long text. Sorry girl!

To: Sam
From: Krista
 Ok, that guy is absolutely nuts. I am so glad you caught him cheating and ended it. James is so much than him, and you two are so happy and madly in love. And ugh you better have used mouthwash after that! And you go girl! Teach that son of a bitch not to mess with you! I think it will. And good, he called me all frantic and everything. Sam, listen to me when I say this. He's a keeper. And the fact that you said all that proves how much you love him in return. It's good to know that this problem will go away. And haha don't worry! There is so much to explain. We should have called each other…

To: Krista
From: Sam
 Ikr! Us breaking up made me realize my love for James. So if we didn't break up, I wouldn't be where I am right now. With James and happy. Well, for the most part. Besides this little problem… I'm actually thankful I caught him. Because now I have James 3 And oh girl, trust me, I did. They might be broken, but like he uses it anyway… And aw, now I feel bad. I know he's a keeper. I want to be with him forever. And I really do, Krista. You don't even know how much I do. The amount doesn't even exist. And yeah if Drew comes again, I'll take care of him. :D

To: Sam
From: Krista
 Aw, someone's love crazy! Haha, well good. And nope, I don't think anyone wants to go near that… ick. :/ and don't feel bad! Just call James or whatever and explain to him it all. I know he'll forgive you. I mean you two had so many deep discussions and thoughts that he would be a moron not to forgive or believe you. And awww! You're so in love. And yeah!

To: Krista
From: Sam
 Haha, yeah I am. I love James Maslow so freaking much! And yeah let's not talk about that… he said he wanted to get deep into my panties since James has never been in there. Sick bastard, as I said. And I will, so I gtg. I'm going to call right now and tell him. I've waited too long. He was so sweet to care so much, so he deserves my apology and explanation. And yeah, I know he will. He just loves me that much too ;) and yes, I am so deep in love but I LOVE IT! Haha bye girl :P

To: Sam
From: Krista
 Aww! Omg I keep saying that lmao. But it's true! And kk np. And WTF NO! You told me you wanted to with James when you got married or engaged. So he's worth the wait. You just love him that much. And ok, let me know how it goes! Yes, he will! Good luck! And lol just keep swimming in that love. Bye chica :)

To: Krista
From: Sam
 Lol but I like you saying that! Everyone thinks we are :P and IK! Ugh, but yes I want to lose mine with James. He's that special to wait for. Maybe even earlier since I trust him so much. And alright. Thanks! And oh yeah, I will! Bye!

After my conversation with Krista, I realized I needed to call James. I needed to tell him everything. There was no point in keeping it secret anyway. I loved him, and I knew he was going to forgive me. Because that's what lovers do. James knew how crazy Drew could be. He was just trying to be a good boyfriend. And I wanted to thank him. For everything. Since I loved him so much.

How did you all like the drama? PLENTY more to come, maybe not around Drew so much… *not hint* But sorry if this updated a little later. I'm cleaning my room and my dad didn't want me to be on my laptop. Meh. But whatever! Keep reviewing and such!