Chapter 11

“Okay mom and dad.. open up the door…” she thought late that night as she knocked on her parents door when her brother Ryan opened the door.

“Sis… what the hell are you doing here?” asked Ryan as Samantha walked in.

“Came to pick up Megan…” said Samantha.

“Thought you were Tampa, that’s what Dad said..” said Ryan.

“I was.” said Samantha as Roger walked downstairs.

“Samantha, what are you doing here?” asked Roger.

“I came to get Megan… I umm you remember how Jake told me to follow my heart and I did…” said Samantha.

“Yeah you went to Tampa to visit Megan’s grave.” said Roger.

“I did and I found Nick.” said Samantha, “His grandmother died and they were burying her in the cementary a few yards away, do you think that’s fate or what?”

“That’s weird..” said Roger, “You’re mother told me you called her.”

“Yeah it is… and he acted as if he hated me, but he wanted my address and number so he could see Megan, so..” said Samantha.

“Okay, you’re mother’s asleep now but.. I’ll go get Megan for you.” said Roger as he ran upstairs.

“You and Carter gonna get back together?” asked Ryan as Samantha looked at him.

“I was never really with him in the first place.” said Samantha, “But uhh I hope so….” as Roger walked downstairs with Megan who was in her pajama’s and carrying her bags.

“Here we go, let’s go get her in the car…” said Roger as him and Samantha walked outside to her car, “So what are you going to do?”

“Hopefully he comes to see her becuase… I messed up two years ago and I love him.” said Samantha as Roger nodded his head a little.

“Well if you need anything, you call okay.” said Roger as they hugged.

“I will.” said Samantha.

“You be careful too it’s late and you’re tired.” said Roger.

“I’m wide awake.” said Samantha as she smiled, “I’ll call when I get home. Bye.”

“Bye.” said Roger as Samantha got in her car, cranked it up and drove away.

A hour or so later, Samantha unlocked her door, carrying Megan and her bags. She kicked the door shut, locking it and looked over at the answering machine to see no new messages.

“Damn…” Samantha thought as she walked upstairs and to Megan’s bedroom.

“Mommy…” said Megan who was starting to wake up.

“Shh… we’re home, go back to sleep okay baby.” said Samantha as she put her in her bed and turned the light out, and then turned on her night light. Samantha stood there for a few minutes until Megan was completely back asleep and she walked out of her room, leaving the door cracked a little. She walked down to her bedroom, shutting the door and picked up the phone, dailing her parents phone number.

“Hello?” asked Roger answering the phone, sounding sleepy.

“Hey daddy, I’m home.” said Samantha.

“Everythings good?” asked Roger.

“Yeah I just got Megan in bed.. I’m tired.. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.” said Samantha.

“Okay, bye.” said Roger as Samantha hung up.

She got off of the bed, walking into the bathroom to get ready for bed. A few minutes later she walked out of the bathroom in a t-shirt and panties. She walked over to her stereo which she always cut on when she went to bed at night. She got in bed as “This I Promise You” was going on and “In My Pocket” by Mandy Moore came on. She got in bed, laying back, closing her eyes, listening to the music when her mind started drifting to something else.

“Shit! Are you ok? “Are you having
the baby?”

“No, I’m not. But you’re killing me, stop making me laugh, you ass. I think I need to lay down, too much laughing,”

“God you scared me to death. I thought I was going to have to take you
to the hospital or some shit.”

“Uhhh, stop,”

“You know what?”

“What?”

“The best thing about you is that you
make me laugh. Stuff that wouldn’t be funny to anyone else, makes us both crack up. When I’m with you, I feel like all I do is laugh all the time. I’m just…..happy,”

Samantha laid there crying, thinking about that Thanksgiving when she went to Nick’s after her
and Jake had a fight.

“He’ll never come….” she thought as layed back thinking about that night in the elevator. She still remembered how it felt with he kissed her, when he touched her, and when he held her.

“It’ll never happen, his mother and father doesn’t think I’m good enough for him. He has a girlfriend who’s a model who they probably just adore. Why would he want to be stuck with some chick with a kid…” she thought as she rolled over on her side, holding her pillow, crying herself to sleep

“Well…” said Brian that morning as he walked into his kitchen to see his wife Leighanne standing there reading the paper, “What’s in the paper?”

“Nothing much…” said Leighanne, “Bush is an asshole, why did he get the presidency…”

“God only knows..” said Brian as he poured himself a cup of coffee, “So what are you doing today?”

“Amber, Kristin and I are going shopping. Versace is suppose to be having this thing and we were invited.” said Leighanne.

“Cool.. yeah man I bet Amber was asking a lot of questions last night.” said Brian as he sat down at the table across from Leighanne.

“You mean about Samantha yesterday?” asked Leighanne.

“Yeah… Nick was.. Nick was messed up. You could see it in his eyes.” said Brian.

“Well she was his first real love and she just totally blew him off Brian.” said Leighanne.

“You know, you would think that, but I think deep down, she did it for his own good. I mean he was 19, he was in love with a girl who had a kid and then for him to be who he is…” said Brian as Leighanne nodded her head a little.

“And then “Rain” being so popular.. it’s gonna kill him and she knows that song was for her right?” asked Leighanne.

“I believe so.” said Brian, “Nick still loves her though. He always will. I really don’t think he loves Amber, they’ve only been together six weeks and apart for more than half that time.”

“I bet he’s thinking about her alot..” said Leighanne.

“Yeah probably thinking about how he could be with her and Megan if things hadn’t gotten messed up back then.” said Brian as he took a sip of his coffee.

“She can’t walk.”

“Yes she can.. stand up Megan… Come on Megan.. come here…”

“Whoa..”

“Come here.. Come on and we’ll get some
Jello.. you want some jello?.

“Oh my god!!”

“She did it.. I told you she would didn’t I?”

“Awww she did… Oh she’s becoming a
big girl now.”

“Damn… Man.. I can’t beleive that…”

Nick sat there thinking in his car early that morning. He hadn’t slept a wink. He didn’t know what he was doing or anything.

“Shit…” Nick thought as he looked to his left to see the Atlantic Ocean. He hadn’t even looked it since he left Daytona for the last time. When the guys were on tour and were near it, he avoided it, but now.. he was sitting there on the side of the road looking at it. It was almost like diamonds were floating on top due to the sun coming up and it’s reflection in the water.