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Shout-outs: Taylor Shine- Great! Updates are earlier! Hope you like the drama in the story!

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Dreamer1992- I know! Even just writing his words and actions give me the creeps myself. And well, read on to find out! And Sarah's in this chapter! Her hair sounds like Sam's too haha. Gotta love blonde highlights! I have some, but it's not like Sam is modeled after me *hehe um…*

Oh yeah, just letting you that the drama/problems are getting deeper. I'm sorry if you don't like the way this story is heading, but it comes into play later on and such. Since it's a story, each chapter is different and progresses along with life. So enjoy my chapter 18! Wow, story is half-way there. HAHA Big Time Rush reference ;) hehe I do that a lot and slip lyrics with the title. But here ya go!

Chapter 18: Falling Apart

KRISTA'S POV:

Jesus Christ. I didn't know Sam was having issues with Drew. If I did, I would have helped her through it in any way I could. But Sam kept it to herself to protect us because she loved us all. Even though she loved James, she loved everyone else like a brother or sister. I was blessed to have such a close friend like her, but I still wanted her to be safe.

Since James called everyone out of the bunch, we were all worried about her and such. But after I texted Sam, I knew I needed to talk to everyone. James was the first person I had to call to let him know. I dialed up his number to hear him answer with a snappy "Hello!"

"James?" I asked him, curious at his tone of voice. "It's Krista. I talked to Sam and she said-"

All of a sudden, James interrupted me and laughed out cockily. "Of course you talked to her. She probably told you about me trying to stop her at the reservoir. I love how she doesn't try to call me and talk to me."

I was completely surprised by this James on the phone. "Woah!" I emphasized into the phone, shocked by his tone of voice. "Sam said she was going to call you! I just stopped texting her! Give her some time! She went through a lot of problems and-"

"Oh yeah, I know she's been having a problem all right" he snickered into the phone. "I can't believe it. Why would she do this?" James sounded angry and pushy, something I have never heard from him before.

"She was just trying to protect us, especially you!" I replied back into the phone, raising my voice. "She didn't know this was going to happen! If she did, do you think she would have acted this way?" Why was James all snippy and angry? What did he think we were talking about? "James, why the fuck do you sound so angry? You should be thankful it's all done and ended!"

James sighed out in frustration and paused for second. "I think she knew very well this was going to happen! She probably planned the whole fucking thing! And well that's not the only thing that may end. I have to talk to her. Bye." Before I could get another word in, he already hung up the phone. Asshole! What was he talking about? What did he interpret my words as?

Thinking this was turning into a deep problem, I sent out a mass text to everyone else telling them to come over to talk about this. For some reason, it always felt like we had to discuss Sam and James when those two weren't involved, but oh well.

To: Riley, Carlos, Baby ;), Logan
From: Krista
I heard from Sam. Come over a.s.a.p. to find out details. Need ALL of you. NOW. James can't know about this.

To: Krista
From: Riley
 Ut-oh. This can't be good. KK. I'm with Carlos, so we're coming now.

To: Krista
From: Baby ;)
 I thought we got away from all the drama! At least you heard from her. But I'm coming babe. Love you. XOXO

To: Krista
From: Logan
Aksnbgf seriously? Thank god you heard from her, but right now? I'm actually with this great girl named Sarah! But I'll still come if it's so important.

To: Riley
From: Krista
 Yeah… explain in detail when u get here. And OMG ;) hmm. See you here.

To: Baby ;)
From: Krista
 No, it's only just begun… And yes. Good :D Love you too xoxo.

To: Logan
From: Krista
Logan, we need you here too! Bring the girl with you, geez! This is really important! Quit your girlish whining!

To: Krista
From: Riley
 K cause I'm curious! And NO SHUT UP. Haha no! Almost there btw

To: Krista
From: Logan
 Ok then. Hopefully you all like her! DON'T MAKE HER FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE! And FYI: I DO NOT WHINE! But I'm leaving right now.

Less than 10 minutes later, everyone was at my house, looking extremely tired but worried. Riley and Carlos were sitting on the carpet in my living room, Carlos' arms wrapped around Riley as she sat in front of him. Logan was sitting on the couch next to his date, who I actually knew! Sara Carter was one of my friends from my workplace at the department store. Whenever I needed to talk to her, she would always be there to talk to me. She was a little shy at first, but we came to be good friends. Riley met her once when she came in to grab me for lunch about a week ago. She had dark brown hair with blonde highlights blended in. Her light baby blue eyes were always her best feature, always smiling and inviting people in. I could see why Logan liked her. Maybe she could join our clan too! She already knew enough about everything going on anyway…

Deciding that I needed to begin, I walked over to my fiancé and placed my hand onto his arm. "Ok, let's start with Sam's short disappearance" I said as I clapped my hands together. Riley and Carlos stopped smiling at each other and looked at me, while Logan leaned his arm on the upper part of the couch around Sara. "So, starting from the beginning, Sam came home tonight to find Drew in her house. He broke in since he's a locksmith and told her to say she loved him. She bit him, and he threatened to kill her and all of us for revenge. Plus Sam's phone got smashed so-"

"WOAH!" Logan gasped, his hand leaning on the couch flying in the air. Everyone was quiet and listening to what we had to say. "He threatened to kill us? Wacko… But um should we explain to Sara who Sam is and all?"

Sara laughed quietly and looked at Logan. "No no, I already know who Sam is and the whole Drew situation" she admitted, crossing her legs on my couch. "I pretty much know everything that happened, including Sam's break-up, the James issue, and everything after."

Kendall sighed and looked at me, raising his left eyebrow. "Krista, really?" he questioned me, shaking his head.

"What?" I whined, crossing my arms. "It gets slow around lunch time, so Sara and I talk. She knows everything but I trust her!" Kendall just wrapped his arm around me and nodded, chuckling at how much of a loud mouth I could be. Riley and Carlos were just looking confused, so I decided to continue the story. "Anyway… Sam left her house after he left to go to the reservoir. James found her, but Sam stormed off to Drew's place to tell him off. Drew kissed her, but my girl told him she wasn't scared and kicked him in the balls. So hopefully Drew will leave her alone for now."

"Yeah Sam!" Riley squealed, her fist going into the air. Everyone just stared at her, making her feel slightly embarrassed and sink her hand down. Carlos just laughed and pulled her hand down, holding it in his own.

Meanwhile, Kendall rocked me in my arms, opening his own mouth to speak. "Wait, so Drew really wanted to get back with her? For how long?"

I shrugged my shoulders and squeezed his arms. "Sam said for almost two months now that kept saying he wanted to get back together with her. He showed up at her house at the end of January and kissed her, and before Valentine's Day he showed up where she worked! I'm guessing that's why she was acting scared and all when we all hung out. Drew's words were just affecting her."

Carlos leaned his chin on Riley's right shoulder and crunched his eyebrows. "Wait, does James know what happened?" he asked, confused to why I know all of this all of a sudden.

"No, not yet" I replied, brushing a piece of hair out of my face. "Sam was going to call him to let him know. She didn't tell him because she wanted to protect him since she loves him so much. But I told her how worried he was, so she said she would apologize to him and all."

Logan adjusted his seating on the couch and rubbed his head with his right hand. "Wow" he breathed out, his eyes widening slightly. "So they are going to talk at-" he looked at his watch for a second, "1:24 in the morning? Where even is James?"

I shook my head and looked down. "I don't even know" I admitted, my face curling into a sad frown. "Here's the weird thing though. I called him right after I stopped texting Sam to let him know I got in contact with her. And he sounded angry. When I mean angry, I really mean it. He kept snapping at me, saying he couldn't believe she did this and how she knew this would happen. He even said that she probably planned it! What the fuck do you think he was thinking?"

Sara cleared her throat and tilted her head up like she wanted to speak. "Did James miss-read anything that happened?" she asked, trying not to intervene too much. But she knew so much about everyone anyway, so it didn't matter.

Logan nodded his head and rubbed her left shoulder. "Yeah, did he talk to Drew or know anything related to Drew?"

"Again, I don't know…" I sighed, my head falling down. Kendall just continued to rock me and rub my back, making everything feel easier.

"We should try to talk to Sam more after the two of them talk" Riley suggested, glancing around at everyone to see if they agreed. Everyone just kept nodding their head in agreement, thinking that it might help.

Carlos grinned at Riley and kissed her head. "Yeah, and we could also talk to James again" he spoke out, his hand going up in gesture. "He's never been mad or ticked off before, so we at least deserve to know why."

Kendall stopped rubbing my back and let go of me, moving to the side so everyone could see him. "We can't keep meddling in Sam and James' lives" he pointed out, his hands going in his pockets. "Yeah we are their friends, but Sam has to tell him herself. You all remember what almost happened last time…" He scanned around my living room, stopping at me briefly before continuing. "We'll ask to make sure they are ok, but they will tell us everything when they are ready. Sam didn't even tell us this stuff. Krista did, who only heard it from Sam. So we have to approach this cautiously…"

I nodded my head and bit my lip. "Yeah, I for sure don't want a repeat of what almost happened last time…" I agreed, licking my lips from all the talking I was doing. "We'll wait for them, and we will support everything no matter what. Let's hope this doesn't affect their relationship…"

JAMES' POV:

I was pissed, and confused, and angry. But mostly pissed. Why did Sam just walk up to Drew and kiss him? Was that her decision? Did she really have to choose between me and him? Her ex that cheated on her and said he was glad he never would have to spend the rest of life with her? The ex she said she never loved and only dated because she couldn't have me? Was this seriously happening? I didn't even know whether or not Sam actually loved me or if that was an act too.

Just as I was thinking about her, my phone started going off. I pulled over on the side of the road and answered it. "Hello?" I answered the phone, the anger expressed in my voice.

"James?" a recognizable voice asked. It was Sam, the person I didn't really want to talk to now. "Can you come over so I can talk to you about everything?" She sounded guilty and slightly scared by the snappiness in my tone.

"Yeah whatever" I replied, my eyes darting around my car. I had no time for this, but I guess I could go over to tell her how I felt and approach her on the situation. "I'm coming now" I said into the phone before hanging up and leaving the line blank. Turning around in the middle of the road, I headed the way towards Sam's house, nervous at how this was all going to go down.

Once I finally arrived at her, I hopped quickly out of my truck and slammed the door. I was only in a short sleeve T-shirt and jeans, but I wasn't cold. The anger was pulsing in my body, making me hot-tempered and extremely warm. I knocked on the door and stood there impatiently, waiting until Sam opened the door was a small fake grin on her face. I could tell she felt bad, making me believe there was something going on. She opened the door and stepped aside, allowing me into the living room.

Right when I stepped in the living room., I spun around to face Sam. "What's going on? Between you two?" I demanded, my voice traveling through the empty room.

Sam jumped back in surprise, her face scrunching up in confusion. "What are you talking about?" she asked me, her tone sounding shaky at the volume of my voice. I was standing in the living room, my breaths deep and heavy from the anger inside of me. "Me and who? I told you to come here so I could talk to you about earlier…"

I puffed out sarcastically, crossing my arms and leaning back. "Don't act like you don't know" I snapped at her, causing Sam to step back in fear and take in a quick breath. "I saw you go over Drew's! Is there something going on between you two?"

"No!" Sam screamed back, blinking her eyes to keep the tears from spilling out. They were building up in the corner of her eyes, lingering there until it was time to release. "Nothing is happening between Drew and me! Why would you think that? I went over there to confront him! That's what I need to talk to you about!" Sam looked confused and hurt, probably because of what I was saying. But she should know what I was mentioning. She did do it!

I chuckled at her response, surprised at how stupid she was playing. I thought she loved me! Wouldn't she know what happened? "I know what I saw, and it didn't look like nothing!" I spat back at her, my grip tightening on my crossed arms. "You two kissed! How do you explain that? I can't believe you!" To be honest, I was more hurt than anything. Sam kept saying she loved me. Everything was fine for the two months we were almost dating, until this whole issue happened. The whole issue that made me question EVERYTHING. I didn't even know whether I could trust her or not.

"I can't believe you don't believe me!" Sam yelled at me, her hands flying up in the air. Her voice was on the edge of tears, shocked by what I was saying. "You're walking in here and accusing me of something I never did! You didn't even hear my side of the story! What the fuck, James?"

She was really playing this game, wasn't she? She was going to play the act stupid like she didn't do anything game! I wasn't up for that, and I wanted the truth. "Well, I KNOW what I saw!" I hollered, my hands slapping against my legs. "And it sure looked like you two were locking lips tonight at his house! Are you really seeing him again? Why would you do that to me?"

There were tears sliding down Sam's cheeks, staining them with tear marks. She was now over five feet away from me, scared by my outburst. "You seriously don't trust me after everything that happened?" she asked me, her voice shaking from the tears building up inside. "You think I would lie to you? Who do you think I am? After every single confession I've ever said to you, you're doubting me?" She said the last question in disbelief, her voice getting higher like she was on the verge of sobbing.

"Well you've lied to me before…" I coldly replied back, thinking about the time she told me she lied twice. My brain wasn't really thinking right now, my anger and rage doing the thinking for me.

Sam's mouth dropped in awe, completely taken back by my comment. "That is not a reason, James!" she screamed right at me, her hands going on her hips. "Don't you fucking dare bring that up! The only reason I did was because I thought you didn't love me back! Do not hang that after my head! I'm not lying to you!"

I snickered slightly and put my hand in my pockets. Taking a step closer to Sam, I sneered "Actions speak louder than words."

After the words escaped my mouth, I saw Sam's face completely change. She looked so shocked… and hurt. It was written all over her face. With the coldest tone I had ever heard Sam use, she snapped back "Watch this action!" And with that, she stepped right in front of me and slapped me hard across the face, turning my whole head to the left. I reached up and grabbed my now red cheek, stretching my jaw from the pain. I looked right back at her, her eyes screaming with anger and hurt. The tears she was trying to hold back were flowing freely down her whole face, Sam not even making an attempt to wipe them away. She walked right over to the front door, opening it up and gesturing her hand out. "Get out" she gritted through her teeth, the tears now covering the every part of her cheeks. She brought her thumbs up and wiped from under her eyes, sniffling and standing up straight as I walked out the door.

The minute I was on Sam's front steps, the door slammed right after me. I could feel the cold air hit me in the face again, numbing the pain Sam left with her hand. What was going on? Everything just seemed to be going downhill. I didn't know what to believe anymore, but I knew I had to get to the bottom of it. And fast. Because if I wanted to save anything in my life, I needed to know the truth.

I told you the drama is getting bigger! Drew is affecting everyone! I hope you enjoyed this! Keep reviewing and all! Thanks :P