Chapter 42

“Damn…” Samantha thought as she walked into the bathroom, shutting the door as she looked at Megan.

“I’m sorry baby… I didn’t know he was doing that, I’m sorry.. I’m so sorry…” said Samantha as she leaned up against the counter, “Damn…. I don’t know what to do…..”

A little bit later Samantha was still standing there, holding Megan who was still asleep when she Jake started beating on the bathroom door.

“Sam you still in there?” asked Jake.

“Yeah I was dying my hair.” Said Samantha, “I was making it a lighter color.”

“Oh let me see.” Said Jake.

“Nah it aint done yet.” Said Samantha.

“Oh alright well I’m going out with the guys I’ll be home late.” Said Jake.

“Okay.” Said Samantha as she listened and heard Jake leave and she looked into the mirror, “Well you know what you gotta do…”

Nick sat there in the living room next to the phone. He just sat there waiting for it to ring, or at least he hoped that it would ring.

“Damn Sam.. just uhh just call..” Nick thought as the phone rung and he answered it.

“Sam?” asked Nick.

“Okay.” Said Samantha.

“Okay?” asked Nick.

“I’ll do it.. I will leave for good.” Said Samantha as Nick sat up and smiled.

“You sure, because once you leave, you can’t come back.” Said Nick.

“I know.. I’ve been locked up in the bathroom since you left today thinking and I want to. I can’t have him doing that and god only knows what else to Megan… I can’t.” said Samantha, “Jake’s gone so if you’ll come over here and help me pack up some stuff.. we can leave. He’ll be out late like he always does.”

“You sure?” asked Nick.

“Yeah, come on over.. I’m ready.” Said Samantha.

“Okay I’ll be there as fast as I can.” Said Nick when there was a quick pause, “I love you Sam, I’m just doing this for your and Megan’s own good.”

“I know.. hurry up, I’ll go pack.” Said Samantha as she hung up and Nick smiled as he jumped up, grabbing his car keys and running out the front door.

Nick pulled up into the parking lot of Samantha and Jake’s apartment building, jumped out of his car and ran up the steps to see Samantha opening the door and he stopped when he reached it.

“Hey..” said Nick out of breath.

“That didn’t take long.” Said Samantha.

“I know..” said Nick as he licked his lips and looked around, “He ain’t back yet?”

“No.. umm I packed like all of our clothes and stuff and Megan’s stuff and my stuff all of the stuff that I really care about…” said Samantha.

“Okay, I brought my Tahoe so… let me go start taking that stuff down there.” Said Nick as he started to pick up the stuff and Samantha stopped him.

“Nick..” said Samantha as Nick turned around and looked at her.

“Yeah?” asked Nick.

“Thank you..” said Samantha as Nick smiled.

“You’re welcome.” Said Nick, “Get the rest of your stuff here so I can take it down…” as he walked out and Samantha looked around smiling.

Not fifteen minutes later Nick picked up the last of Samantha and Megan’s things as Samantha stood there holding Megan, looking around.

“You ready?” asked Nick.

“Yeah.. I’m ready.” Said Samantha, “Let’s get the hell out of here.” As she walked out with Nick behind her. They walked downstairs and up to Nick’s car as he put the bags in the bag and shut the door while Samantha got Megan in her carseat, and then got in the car herself along with Nick.

“You know this is for good right?” asked Nick.

“I know there’s no going back to Jake or there’s no you..” said Samantha, “And I’m not going back to him…. I left him a note saying goodbye and the ring and it’s over.”

“Okay…” said Nick as he put the car in drive and looked back over at her as he smiled.

“You ready?” asked Nick.

“Yeah..” said Samantha as she smiled and they pulled out of the driveway.

Jake walked into the apartment late that night, well after midnight to see the lights off and nobody around, not even Samantha or Megan.

“Sam?” asked Jake as he turned the light on and looked around to see a lot of her stuff gone and he looked over on the kitchen counter to see a note, “What in the hell has she done now?” as he walked over and picked it up, finding her engagement ring inside it.

Jake,

I’m not going to make this a long letter telling you every reason why

I’m leaving for good. You know, and what you did today to Megan was just making it even more and more clearer to me that you don’t love us. You think you can control me and Megan and you can’t. Don’t go calling Nick either because I’m not with him, he went back to Europe for his tour. I left on my own free will and I’m not coming back. Don’t either bother trying to find us because if you even think about trying to fight for custody of Megan, I will tell everything that you’ve done to us and I have witnesses and hospital reports.

It was nice knowing you and it was pretty good there for a while, until you fucked up. You have just taken so much from me and you’re not going to do it anymore, so goodbye. I’m gone and I’m not coming back.

Samantha

“Well…” said Jake as he tore the letter up, throwing it across the room, “We’ll see..” as he grabbed his keys and walked out of the apartment door, slamming it.

That next morning, Samantha woke up with the sun in her eyes. She brushed her hair out of her face and looked up, not realizing where she was.

“Nick?” asked Samantha as she looked up not to see Megan around, “Megan… Nick!!”

She hopped out of bed, realizing she was just in the little t-shirt that she had on that day before to see a big huge house and she didn’t know where she was.

“Nick… where are you… Nick?” asked Samantha as she ran downstairs and looked around to hear somebody talking, “Nick?!?”