Sorry for the later update. This is only the beginning of a CRAZY booked up weekend for me! My school's winter ball is tonight, so I can't do anything from probably 4:30 PM to like 11 AM on Sunday. And then my mom's surprise party is at 1:00 PM, with everyone showing up at 12:30. So yeah, these next two or three chapters might be later. I am sorry about that, but sometimes life gets complicated. Plus I got writer's block for a few hours on this since so much is in my head! I just sat again staring at the JAMES' POV title with nothing under it. Meh. But by Tuesday, I hope to be publishing in the morning again. So bear with me!

ACK you people know you make me happy, right? Your reviews are the best! I laugh and smile at my phone when I read the e-mail notification! You are the ones that keep this story going! You give me motivation to continue! Just wanted to let you know and say THANK YOU! Aw, "Worldwide" is playing right now… I'm about to cry, from everything! Plus I'm making name cards for my mom's surprise birthday party this Sunday… Agh ok so I have so much stuff going on this weekend, but I'll get to the shout-outs first…

Shout-outs: Dreamer1992- Good, I was happy too! I'm a person who loves to write the romantic sappy stuff. Again not just because my name is Sam… la di da da hehe ;) and phew lol. I realized that you wouldn't have been able to figure out before, but I was amazing at how you guessed right! And yes, James is very romantic. His voice is perfection too! And hope you like this chapter!

Taylor Shine- Aw, thank you! This chapter came to be over 12 pages in Microsoft Word! I stayed up past midnight finishing this thing, and woke up at 6:15 AM to type the ending words of Sam and James. I'm so glad you loved it! I do have to say this was my favorite, second to "Count on You" :D I wanted to seem exactly that way! Agh sorry, I'll listening to "Time of Our Life" now… oh wait "Boyfriend" it switched and my phone is against my laptop as I type. And well, I hope you like what happened here! For the most part… And yes, I understand that. I would try to do that too. Psh, you don't sound crazy! And thanks! I have been obsessed to those songs so I wanted to add them. OMG I have to stop typing. I'm about to cry cause James is singing his part in "Boyfriend". LET ME BE YOURS JAMES! Hope you don't mind my added things in here haha.

love it- Thank you :) And glad you looked it up! I know, I feel like crying too listening to that. The emotion and meaning in there just gets me. That's why I burst out singing the chorus with all my heart when it comes on. I thought those songs would pick, so thank goodness you all agreed! Ah "You're Not Alone" came on. But I put that as the chapter 1 title. But thank you, I will! Hope you like this chapter! This was kinda fun to write… hehe

NikkiilovesJessee- Aw thank you! Don't cry! And well hopefully you read chapter 22 and found out how he got her back ;) Enjoy this chapter! And well I hope you are somewhat satisfied with this chapter :D Thanks, and sorry for the late update :/

OMG I lied when I said those things were getting shorter. No wonder why the number of words is increasing… But nevermind. Also, quick note. Since my winterball is tonight, Sunday's chapter may not be updated until the night. This is one of those times where I had to make that happen, since I am so busy this weekend. But I will try to have Monday's update for that morning. Yeah, so that's that. But here is chapter 23! Don't let the title scare you too much!

Chapter 23: Help

JAMES' POV:

I couldn't believe it. It worked. It actually worked. IT REALLY DID WORK! I had Sam right back in my arms again as my girlfriend. It took some planning and hard work, but I had her back. And boy did I love every minute of it. That one day break-up terrified me, making me see how much I truly needed her in my life. I would take a bullet or any punishment to keep her safe, basically anything to ensure she will always be mine forever. I'd never let her go again.

And here we were, standing outside of her house underneath her bedroom window in a tight embrace. For some reason, I couldn't stop staring at her and smiling. Every time I tried to bring my face back to normal, the smile would creep right up again. But I loved it. I was truly so happy and fortunate that my girl was back. Sam just kept staring right back at me, her teeth on her bottom lip. It was such a cute face, a face that I loved. Her brown eyes were a light golden color, shining right at me. That's when I knew she was just as happy as me.

My trance was broken when I saw Sam shiver. She twitched slightly and wrapped her black silk robe over her body, the cold air getting to her. She continued smiling, but the breeze kept hitting her body. My face fell slightly to see her freezing. "Are you cold, babe?" I asked her, my hands rubbing up and down her arms.

Sam just shrugged her shoulders and half smirked. "Yeah, a little" she chuckled out, tilting her head to the side. "I mean I rushed out here, so I was warm then. But now I am freezing." Sam looked down at her choice of clothes and sighed. "Not the best choice of clothes either…" She chuckled again and looked back at me.

I raised my eyebrow and grinned at her. "Well let me take of that, my lady" I properly said to her in a British accent while bowing. She crinkled her eyebrows together in confusion. Before she could open her mouth to ask what's up, I swooped my arms under her and lifted her body up against my chest bridal-style. Her exposed legs were hanging over my left arm while her back was cradled in my arms.

Sam squealed and jumped slightly, laughing at my action. "What are you doing, Maslow?" she laughed out, wrapping her arms around my neck.

"Taking care of my lady" I replied back, looking at Sam and smiling. She just shook her head and tilted it back as I began to run from the side of her yawn to her front lawn. I raced down the lawn, never letting go of Sam once. My grip tightened around her body, only to loosen when I had to open the door. Leaning my back against her front door, I used my hand to gently turn the knob and push it open, kicking it shut with my foot as I stepped inside. Making my way to the couch, I sat down with Sam still on top of me. Her back was against the pillows while her body was draped over my lap.

She gave me an open smile and took a minute to catch her breath. I could feel her chest rising and falling against my chest, making me take in the sweet smell of her. I never told her before, but I absolutely loved her smell. Her smell consisted of her shower fresh breeze deodorant (I know, but I loved that sweet smell), her coconut shampoo and conditioner, her lavender fabric softener, and a hint of her strawberry lip-gloss. That was most prominent whenever she breathed on me or kissed me. It was a pleasing smell, something I loved waking up to that morning after Valentine's Day. I closed my eyes and breathed in the comfort of my girl being in my arms.

Once we had our breaths back, Sam nuzzled her head into my warm chest and looked up at me. "Wow, was that a rush!" she exclaimed, her eyes widening from my action. "What about the piano out there?"

I puffed out a laugh and rubbed Sam's back caressingly. "Who cares! I've got all I need here." I smiled at Sam and began to rub her thighs softly, trying to warm her up. She just sighed in delight and scooted even closer to my chest until ours were pressed against each other. Her robe was hanging off her couch, half around her shoulders and half bunched up over the couch.

"And this is why I love you" she expressed, leaning up to kiss me on the cheek. I just took the kiss in and let the cool, wet feeling of her lip gloss remain on my cheek. After a few seconds, Sam took in a deep breath and licked her lips. "I… I want to tell you the Drew situation" she said aloud, causing me to be slightly taken back by her surprise comment. "I know that we just got back together, but now I want to tell you so you know everything. I trust you and want you to know."

Taking a deep breath myself, I nodded my head and slid my hand down Sam's thigh. "Ok" I agreed, the nervousness shown in my voice slightly. "I will completely listen and believe everything you say. Because I love you and trust you to." I patted her leg and looked right up at Sam, who swallowed slightly and closed her eyes. I could tell she was shaking, making me only squeeze her tighter and rub her hair. "Go ahead, I will listen to it all" I softly said, smiling at her for encouragement.

Sam breathed out a long breath and pressed her tongue against her teeth. "Well, towards the end of January, I was at my house just relaxing on the couch. It was a Saturday, and someone knocked on my door. So I got up to answer it, and it was Drew…" Hearing that name made me cringe. Why the hell would he be showing up at Sam's door? Was that the car I saw that Saturday when I drove by her house? Something was telling me it was, since I just recognize the car. Sam felt me tense up and hesitated before continuing. "When I opened the door, he kissed me" she continued, causing me to hiss. "I tried to fight back, but he was too strong. So I slapped him. He said he wanted me back, but I told him how I felt and how I never even loved him. I was never going to take him back. But he kept saying he loved me and such, so I told him he didn't understand love and how I found someone I loved so made me happy. And he said you weren't anything but a pretty boy. He said he would do anything to get me back. And how he will…" Once Sam finished, her voice was shakier as she tried to hold back the tears. I slid my fingertips across her leg, digging my nails slightly. I wasn't hurting her at all, just showcasing my anger towards Drew.

"That guy has some fucking nerve" I spat out, clenching my fists slightly. "Is there any more?" I asked Sam, looking at her.

She rubbed her lips and looked down, a tear starting to form in the corner of her eyes. "Yeah…" she uttered out, her voice becoming really shaky. "In the beginning of February, Drew showed up at my work place…" I grunted out in rage and pressed my back into the couch, still rubbing Sam's leg to help her. "I didn't expect him to be there…" she spoke, shaking her head. I could tell this was difficult for her to do. "He kept asking me why I chose you. He said I could have anyone guy, including him. I kept saying I didn't want him and only wanted you, but he said he knew that I wanted him. I told him you had everything I wanted, but he wouldn't believe me. And then he told me, before walking off, that he would be that guy. Just wait and see…"

My anger was bubbling up inside of him. How fucking dare this guy do that to Sam? Sam told him she didn't want him, but he wouldn't listen. A pain of guilt swept over me, realizing that this problem was big and I doubted her. My arms went around her chest and back as I squeezed her, sniffling myself from how hard this was. "I am so sorry I wasn't there baby" I apologized, my hands sliding down her back. "You should have told me. I would have taken care of him."

"I couldn't!" Sam whimpered out into my chest. There were small stains on my button up from her tears. Looking up with her watery eyes, she trembled to speak out. Coming out in stutters, she said "He-he said if I called the cops or-or told anything, I would be the first one to go… and then you." When this came out of Sam's mouth, I froze. He threatened to kill us? Just as I was going to speak up, Sam sobbed a little and took a short breath in. "This Saturday I left your house, I found my front door to be unlocked. When I got inside, Drew grabbed me and tried to force me to say that I loved him. But I wouldn't, so I bit him instead. He dragged me off the floor and kicked me. He said he would come after everyone important in my life. I'd be in his arms, even if he had to kill. Then after he left, I went to the reservoir where you found me. I realized I had to make everything straight, so I went over to his hosue to tell him off. That's when he kissed me and you saw. I slapped him after that and kicked him, but he still wouldn't give up. I'm so sorry James for not telling you. I really am. I just didn't want you to be in danger…" Sam brought her hands up to her face flat out cried. Sobbed, wailed, and everything else that involved tears. She was breaking down in fear. My heart killed, wincing in pain from me not being there to protect there. But my body was fueling with rage.

Drew threatened to kill us. Our friends, me, and even my girl. Sam. Words could not describe how pissed I was. Straightening up on the couch, I clutched onto Sam's legs and growled. "How fucking dare he do that to you! I AM GOING TO FUCKING KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH!" I yelled, taking Sam's legs off of me and standing up to look at her. "How DARE he try to go after my woman and lay a finger on her! What kind of a sick bastard is he? I am going to break him so hard that he'll be begging for me to kill him! I am going to slit that bastard's throat and make him regret doing this to do!" My chest was heaving fast, the rage pulsing through every inch of my body. I was fucking fumigated. Sam was my life, my everything. And Drew tried to ruin it all. He was going to PAY, mostly through his life.

Sam's eyes got hurt staring at me. "James, you can't!" she pleaded, sitting herself up on the couch. "I know it's bad but I don't want to hurt yourself! I don't want anything to happen to you! I CAN'T LOSE YOU AGAIN JAMES!" Her voice was slowly fading from how much emotion was coming out.

"Sam, when I told you I'd die for you, I meant it" I told Sam, looking straight into her eyes. "I am here to protect you as your boyfriend. I value you more than my life itself. I will do anything to protect you and keep you safe. So if that means facing your ex, I'll do it. Because I will always be there for you." After that, I walked to her front door.

I could hear Sam get off the couch and run after me. "James, wait!" she called after me, causing me to stop and turn around to look at her.

She adjusted her robe and looked up at me with tears still in her eyes. "If you're going, I'm going with you" she firmly stated.

I stared back at her and took a breath in. "Fine, but you are staying in the car out of sight!" I replied, with a serious tone. Sam just nodded and followed me out of her door, locking it before we headed to my truck parked two houses down the street. I parked there so Sam wouldn't suspect anything.

Once we hoped into the truck, I glanced over at Sam. She was slightly shaking, trying to take calm breaths so she could calm herself. Sliding my right hand over the counsel, I grabbed her left hand and gripped it. My thumb gently slid over the top of her hand, causing Sam to soften her expression at me with loving eyes. I pulled out of the driveway and drove straight to Drew's, my heart pounding. I wanted to rip his fucking head off and shit down it, that's how mad I was. Put the fucking head on a stick and parade around town, showing how I beat my girlfriend's ex. I loved Sam so much. She deserved to have me at least help with her problem, since that was my job.

The ride to Drew's came oh too soon. I pulled quickly into the driveway, unbuckling my seatbelt in lightning speed. I swear you could hear the brakes screech. Right before I opened the car door, I looked at Sam and held both of her hands in mine. "I promise I'll be ok" I assured her, seeing how worried she was. "Just stay in the car and wait until I'm done. This is my issue now, ok? I love you."

Sam let a tear slide down her cheek as she let go of my hands and brought them up to my face to rub my cheeks. "Please don't hurt yourself" she begged, the desperation of needing me evident in her tone. "I love you too." She leaned in and gave me a kiss on the lips. The kiss was like a woman saying goodbye to her husband going off in war, acting like that might be the last time she saw him. This scared me a little. Did Sam think I was going to die or get hurt? I would never do that. I could never leave her alone. I promised.

I pulled away from Sam slowly, trying to force a smirk as I opened the car door. Sam grasped the locket around her neck and rubbed it with her thumb, closing her eyes like she was praying. Once I shut the door, I looked at Sam one last time and nodded my head. Then I nodded at her and made my way to the door.

With each step I took, my heart pounding got louder and louder. My blood was racing, my fists clenching and unclenching every second. Stepping up to the door, I was full blown raged. My hand knocked on the door, each knock echoing against the door. After a few seconds, I saw the doorknob move. This was it. I was going to end this right here, right now.

As soon as the door opened enough to reveal Drew's disgusting face, I lifted my clenched fist and swung it towards him. I saw his face change from sneaky to shocked as my right fist connected right on the bottom of his face, knocking his jaw and face to the side as he staggered back.

I watched him fall to the ground, giving me the opportunity to hover over him and start punching everything. Kneeling over him, I began to punch his stomach, face, and any other area of his body my fists could reach. The whole time I was spitting at him, screaming "DON'T TOUCH MY WOMAN!" and "TAKE THE FUCKING PAYBACK LIKE A MAN!"

Drew just let me punch him, that creepy grin forming on his face. As I watched it grow, the force of my punches declined to the point where I completely stopped. I got off of Drew and knelt on the floor, staring at his bloody nose and face. He nose was almost completely smashed, blood pouring from the sides. His lips were all red, swollen at the top and bleeding from the cuts. But he still had that same damn grin on his face. "Are you all done, pretty boy?" Drew snickered, his eyes showing that inner evil.

"You sick fucking bastard!" I retorted at him, wiping my hands on my pant legs. I just realized that I was still in my suit, but it didn't matter. "You need to stay the fuck away from Sam! Because I will fucking kill you if you are anywhere near her!"

Drew sneered and evilly chuckled, sitting up on his elbows. "Where is she? In the car?" he asked. His crooked smile smearing over his face. "Tsk tsk James, not a good idea to bring your girlfriend to her ex's house. Can't let anything happen to her…"

That comment made me so ripped. He was mocking me, teasing me like something was going to happen. So I pushed his body back down with my hands and pinned him on the ground. "Don't you fucking berate me" I hissed at him, almost spitting in his face. "I swear to god, I will kill you if you do anything to Sam. Find her, talk to her, touch her, look at her, or even be in the area, I will slit your fucking throat so bad you won't be able to scream for help."

"Why don't you just kill me now if you're so mad?" Drew teases, rising his eyebrows like I should do something. After a few seconds of no response from me, he opened his mouth and spoke again. Oh yeah, that's right. If you kill me, Sam will get mad. And that means no sex. Like you get any anyway, though…"

"You shut your fucking mouth" I spat out, my eyes squinting at him with a death glare.

Drew just shook his head and looked so the side. "I bet she's so tight down there" he groaned out, sounding so perverted and turn on. "So fresh, naïve, fragile. So… easy."

Boom. I snapped. Attacking Drew's face with my fists again, I kept swearing at him. Pound after pound, I treated Drew's body like a punching bag. "YOU MOTHER FUCKING BASTARD CUNT SON OF A BITCH! YOU ARE A FUCKING PERVERT WHO DOESN'T DESERVE TO LIVE! I AM GOING TO HURT YOUR FUCKING BODY SO BAD THAT YOU-"

"JAMES!" I heard Sam scream from behind me. I stopped punching Drew and turned around, seeing Sam's shocked expression on her face as she stood in the doorway. Her eyes widened looking at me again. I looked down, only to see that my perfect white button up was covered in Drew's blood, darkening and staining my whole outfit. There wasn't a scratch on me, besides the blood from Drew covering my hands and knuckles.

Drew tilted his deformed face to look at Sam in the doorway. "Hello, Samantha" he droned out, sounding pleased that she came. "I see you came back to me."

"Shut your fucking mouth, Drew" Samantha gritted through her teeth, holding back the tears again. She had her hands wrapped around her robe on her body, observing what was in front of her.

"I told you to stay in the car" I sternly spoke to Sam, leaning my head forward as I looked at her.

Sam just sighed out and swallowed, licking her lips before speaking. "I know that" she replied, shaking her head like it was obvious. "But it's kind of hard when you hear swearing and grunts all the way outside…" She paused slightly, letting the cockiness of her tone sit in. "We need to leave, now."

Drew puffed out dramatically and sulked into the floor. "Going already?" he asked, his tone exhibiting a fake sadness. "But the fun has only begun!" He made one of those infamous Drew smiles at Sam and raised his eyebrows at her. "May I say, you are looking good…" he purred out from the back of his throat, the look in his eyes resembling a hunter who's staring at his prey.

Sam walked closer to Drew, only to grab onto my arm and pick me up off from the floor. "Let's go" she simply stated, glaring at Drew before pulling me out of the house.

As we walked away, I could hear Drew laughing in his house. It was an evil deep laugh, the one that made we want to go in there and continue my throws. "This hasn't ended!" he yelled out, a chuckle coming in between each word.

Once we got back to my car, I hopped back into my seat and slammed my hands against the steering wheel. Sam got back in herself, folding her roe around her body again and crossing her leg. I didn't want to say anything, but I had to. "You should have let me finish him off" I told her, wishing that I could have killed him there and make that problem go away.

"That would only cause more problems" Sam replied, turning her head to look at me. "You're lucky I let you come over here. I wanted him to get his ass beat, but nothing more. I don't need you in jail!" She rubbed her forehead and leaned against the window. "Let's go home" she sighed.

Deciding that this was not the time to fight with her, I agreed. Firing up the car, I drove all the way back to her house and helped her inside her house. I took off my shirt and stared at my stained pants. Sam saw me looking at it as she picked my shirt off of the couch. "Just take them off" she said, holding out her hands for me. I stared at her for second before finally moving. Slipping my pants off, I handed them to her in a ball. Sam closed her eyes and shook her head, a small smirk on her face. "I hope this suit wasn't rental, or else they would be suspicious why blood is on it" she chuckled out. "Thank goodness you're here so I can wash it." She softly grinned and tucked the clothes under her shirt. I could tell what she was doing. She was trying to lighten the mood to make it easier. Some tension could be released this way. And right now, that seemed like a good idea. So, I went alone with it.

"I think you just wanted me in my boxers" I teased her, using my hands to gesture to the black boxers on my body. "But don't worry, it wasn't a rental. If it was, I'd probably go out and buy another suit to replace it anyway…"

Sam just shook her head and puffed out. "Like you don't like the view right now" she teased back, opening up her robe to reveal her booty shorts and tank. She was right; I loved that view. Taking off her robe, she added it in the pile of dirty laundry and tossed it down the cellar steps. "Can we just go to bed?" she questioned, the tiredness in her voice. "These were a long past two days…"

"Of course baby" I replied, stepping closer so I could grab her around the waist and kiss her forehead. "Where am I sleeping? Couch?"

"No!" Sam giggled out, scrunching her eyebrows. "My bed!" she stated, making that duh face.

I rocked Sam in my arms, leaning my mouth closer to her ear. "Even better" I murmured out, making her smile against my chest. I lifted her up again, tossing her over my shoulder like earlier in December and walking up the steps.

"James!" Sam squealed, laughing over my shoulder. She didn't try fidgeting or anything, which made me smile in return. Now that we were dating, this seemed cuter.

Once I finally made it up the steps, I plopped her on the couch and leaned over her. My arms were on either side of her, holding me up from crushing her body. "We're here" I carried out, my voice rising like I was tempting her.

Sam wiggled from under me and laughed. "No duh!" she exclaimed, pushing her hands against my chest to try to get me to lift up. "James!" she whined, pouting her lip. "I want to go to sleep!"

"So do I" I replied back, leaning in closer. "But I want a kiss first before I do anything…"

Sam smirked and rolled her eyes. Lifting up, she gave me a soft peck on the lips and pulled away, licking her lips. I grinned in satisfaction.

"Thank you" I told her, lifting off her bed. But Sam wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me down, giving me a longer and more passionate kiss on the lips before pulling away. Raising my eyebrow, I titled my head at Sam and opened my mouth to speak. "What was that for?" I curiously asked her.

Sam sighed and looked up into my eyes. "Thank you for everything tonight" she said to me, smiling that gorgeous of hers. "I love you."

"You're welcome" I answered, sliding under the covers with Sam as she got into bed. "I love you too." Once I said that, Sam nuzzled closer to me in her bed and draped her arm over my chest. Placing her chin right on my chest, she closed her eyes and began to fade away into sleep. I closed my eyes myself, pulling Sam a little closer to me. Her body warmth was making me drift off into deep sleep. This night was stressful, even though Sam was mine again. I had to accept her wishes and stop myself from killing Drew, even though my body was edging me on to finish what I started. For the rest of the night, all the problems we had in the past floated away, leaving me in complete peace with my girl. Hopefully it would stay like this for a while.

Sorry, Drew's not dead! I know you must all be pissed cause it got so close! But I have ideas of him returning in the sequel, so he can't go just yet. I'm trying not to give away any hints, but just stating it out there :D I hope you liked this chapter, and again I am sorry for the late update. I had to spend the whole morning working on the party, so I couldn't finish typing until later. Sunday's update is the same. But thanks for the added follow and favorite too! Keep reviewing :P