Finally Getting Love Right (11 page)

“Miss Samantha.” Roger greeted her as she opened the door.

“Roger.” Sam mumbled again.

“I am sorry to wake you but I have been asked to deliver this to you personally before I leave for the day.” He said as he held out a small box with an envelope taped to the top.

“Uh. Thanks.” Sam said taking the package.

Roger slowly turned on his heels and headed toward the elevators. Sam watched him press the down button before slowly turning back into her room. Sam looked at the clock and realized it wasn’t really all that early. It was already 9 am, she could have sworn it was at least 6 am. She sure felt like it was 6 am. She took the envelope off the top of the light box. While she sat, she read:

Sammy,

I was only wondering if you would have dinner with me tonight in my penthouse followed by drinks in the ballroom. I have arranged for everyone to have romantic dinners tonight as well. Please do not tell the other girls. I want it to look like all of us guys planned it together. I have also enclosed a gift for you. You will find a key inside the box. It is the master key to the entire hotel. I figure that you have every right to this place as I do as long as you are in my life. Feel free to explore today. I will see you at lunch.

Love George

Sam ripped the top of the box off faster than she could say ‘happy birthday’. She lifted the key ring out slowly. There was a single key on a pink key ring next to a keychain. The keychain almost looked like it was homemade. It was a small wooden heart. ‘that is kind of ironic.’ She thought but she started laughing when she thought of two words ‘pink wood.’

Sam composed herself and got ready for the day. She was greeted outside her door by everyone but Jeffrey when she stepped out.

“Hey. Good Morning.” Sam said with a smile.

“Good morning.” Kylee answered.

“What should we do this morning?” Tj asked.

“How about the pool?” Dillon responded all too quickly.

“Sounds good to me.” Max said.

“Actually.” Sam paused. “How about you guys go find Jeffrey and meet us girls by the pool in about half an hour?”

“Why?” Dillon asked puzzled.

“I need some girl talk right now. Is that ok with you?” Sam said sharply.

“Ok. Ok. Take a pill. Let’s go guys.” He replied grabbing Max and Tj’s arms and pulled them into the open elevator.

Sam turned and went back into her room to change. She had not been expecting that they would want to go to the pool at all today. She had figured that they would all just go exploring after she had received the master key. ‘it’s better that they don’t come.’ She thought changing into her swimsuit. She threw her clothes on over top and slid her flip flops back on. When she had finished she rejoined the girls whom had waited patiently in the hallway.

“Ok, so what is going on now?” Kylee asked sarcastically.

“Oh, nothing really.” Sam said as she dangled the key in front of them for a few seconds. When no one caught on she decided to elaborate just a little bit. “I hold in my hand
MY
” She placed a lot of emphasis on the word my, “Master key to the Ameslee.” It took the 4 girls standing in front of her a full minute of staring to fully realize what she had said.

“How did you manage that one? Did you steal it from Roger?” Charlee asked teasingly.

“It was given to me this morning, as a present. Pepper can I have a word with you for a second? We will take the next elevator down.” Sam said gently.

“Yea, come on Kylee. Charlee.” Liz said, obviously knowing what it was about, pushing them into the yet again open elevator.

When the elevator closed and had started moving, Sam turned to Pepper. “I wanted to talk to you about last night. I could not tell if you really wanted to move in or if you said yes because you felt pressured and were just being polite.” Sam finished pushing the down button.

“I really want to move into the cottage, Sam. I was just a big mix of emotions last night.” She replied as they walked into the elevator.

“Ok then. Now that that is settled. Will you be telling Kylee and Charlee or shall I?” Sam teased.

“Can I tell them?” Pepper asked.

“Of course you can!” Sam replied.

They stepped off the elevator together giving off an over excited vibe. There was a quiet tension between them. When they reached the other girls it was apparent that they were all waiting to see what the two of them had talked about. Pepper grabbed Sams hand as well as Liz’s.

“I have some news. I will be moving into Sam’s guest cottage as I have been evicted from my own apartment.” There was a twinge of pain in Peppers voice as she said it.

“I am sorry to hear that.” Kylee said in a concerned tone.

“Don’t be. There is nothing I can do about it. I am just glad that Sam was caring enough to help me.” Pepper replied with a smile. “So what are we doing down here Sam?”

“How about we do some exploring?” Sam said.

“Sounds fun to me.” Liz stated.

“Me too.” Pepper, Kylee, and Charlee replied in tandem.

Sam decided to show them the one place she knew, the ballroom. When they had reached the doorway, Sam slowed her pace. The girls had kept walking because unless they knew where to look they never would have noticed the doorway. There was a long velvet curtain hiding the ballroom doorway.

“Girls, I want you to see something before we go too far.” Sam said stopping with her face toward the curtain. When they had turned around and joined her Kylee stated the obvious.

“Why do you want us to see a curtain?”

“Kylee. I do not want you to see a curtain. You have to learn to look beyond things.” Sam said sliding the curtain aside to reveal the doorway. There was a resounding gasp among the girls.

Sam slid the key into the keyhole and turned until she heard it click. She had the girls close their eyes as she escorted them one by one into the pitch black room. After she escorted Charlee, who was the last one, into the ballroom she closed the curtain again and shut the door. She quietly flicked the lights on and walked over to where the girls stood.

“Ok, now turn around and open your eyes.” Sam said. She knew they would be just as amazed as she had been when she first saw it. She wasn’t expecting, however, just exactly how Kylee and Charlee reacted.

“I want to get married here!” They had said it in sync startling each other. Everyone just laughed at them.

“Whoa. Hold on a second.” Sam began in a mean tone that caught everyone’s attention. “You two can get married here after I do.” She finished in hysterical laughter. It took a second for the joke to sink in. When it finally did everyone else joined her in laughter. After a few seconds more of laughing they decided that they would just explore later and join the men at the pool.

“How about one day we all come back and play 007. We can sneak into the hotel and explore it all. We can dress up in black and try not to be seen?” Liz joked as they made their way to the pool.

“Sounds like a plan Stan.” Kylee said winking at them.

They spent the remainder of the morning playing volleyball and splashing around in the pool. Sam was slightly amused at how ‘manly’ the guys were trying to act. When 1 pm rolled around the group went back to their rooms to get ready for lunch.

Sam was almost ready to go meet her friends for lunch when the phone in her room rang. She grabbed her shoes and walked to answer the phone.

“Hello?” Sam answered the phone.

“Hello. Miss Samantha Lee?” an older woman’s voice said sweetly.

“Yes, This is she.” Sam said as she slid her shoes on.

“This is Mr. Ames’ personal secretary. He has requested you to meet him in his office in 5 minutes.”

“Ok. I will be right down. Thank you.” Sam said hanging up.

She grabbed the master key and stuffed it in her pocket. Before she reached the elevator, she stopped by Liz’s’ room to fill her in. She asked Liz to round up everyone in the lobby and she would meet them there. Liz was trying desperately to be inquisitive but Sam let nothing be known. Sam walked away with a smile on her face.

Sam waltzed into Georges’ office in a very informal fashion. She did not bother to knock or even say Hello. She just walked right in. The secretary turned her nose up at her when she walked in. Sam decided that it was simply because she was jealous.

“I am here to see Mr. Ames.” Sam stated.

“Mr. Ames is expecting someone. Surely you don’t think that is you. He would not give you the time of day.” The secretary was certainly an unhappy old broad. Sam brushed her tone off and replied with, what she thought was, a witty remark.

“I assure you that is all but plainly obvious that I am the one he is expecting since you yourself just a few minutes ago called my room and told me to come down here.” Sam raised her eyebrow slightly.

“Oh. Well. Go in then.” She snooted.

“Oh. I will.” Sam shot back. She wasn’t trying to be mean about it but she knew it came out that way.

“Sam. I hope my secretary didn’t give you too much trouble.” George said walking over to greet her while he shot a glance at the secretary.

“Not at all.” Sam said sarcastically.

“Are you ready to eat then?” He asked.

“I am.” She said.

“Great. Before we go though..” George pulled her in for a passionate kiss.

They dined at Rita’s Bar and Grill located down by the docks on the lake. When they had all finished eating, George had to argue with the guys to get them to go golfing for the afternoon. Sam knew they were not really going golfing. She was careful not to lead anything on to them, however.

Sam had convinced the girls rather easily to spend the afternoon at the spa. They chatted continuously about the two upcoming weddings. They all were treated to manicures, pedicures, massages, and other various spa treatments. When they went to pay for it, however, they were informed that everything was on the house. Smiling, they emerged from the spa only to be greeted by the guys smiling from ear to ear.

“You are all being treated tonight. Ladies your dates know your plans for tonight. Have fun now.” George said smiling.

The rest of the girls looked surprised. Sam was glad to be on the giving end for once instead of the receiving end. She watched the others walk off in all different directions before turning back to George. He wasn’t dressed up in his suit and tie as he had been earlier. He was now wearing jeans and a t-shirt. He looked like he was actually trying to fit in for once.

“Shall we?” He said with an overly toothy grin.

Sam took his outstretched hand. They headed to his suite for dinner. When they arrived, there was a table in the middle of the dining room. It was set for yet another candlelit dinner for two. They ate in near silence. When Sam was done eating, she excused herself to the bathroom. She splashed some water on her face before heading back out to face him.

“Ok, I give up. Why the silence?” Sam said as she walked back toward the table.

“I am not sure actually. I was going to ask you the same thing.” He answered laughing.

They laughed for hours after that. All it had taken was Sam to break the ice. ‘You would think that he didn’t know how to talk to me anymore’ she thought to herself. George lit a fire in the small fireplace that was in the center of his living room. Sam decided to take the opportunity to lay her head in his lap. She had needs to after all. To his disappointment, however, She had fallen asleep in his lap within a matter of minutes.

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CHAPTER 6: THE BEST IDEA IN THE WORLD

Monday after work Sam arrived home only to receive a frustrating letter in the mail. The letter was sent from someone who apparently wanted to remain anonymous. It was only a short paragraph long but it had the most disturbing details within its words.

Sam shuddered as she read:

Samantha Lee, I have known Will for some time now. I thought it best that you be informed that he is married to Elle. He has been married to her for almost 10 years now. They are scam artists. You are not the only girl that he has led to believe she was only his ex-girlfriend.

Anonymous

Even though what the letter informed her of meant that she had been with a married man, she just didn’t care anymore. Sam decided that it was good ammo if she ever needed it though. Even if Sam wanted to care she didn’t have the time to think about it. Pepper was going to be there in a matter of minutes. Today was move in day. It turned out that once the possibility came up that she could move out, Pepper had realized just how bad she needed to move out. Now, Pepper couldn’t wait to get out of her apartment. When there is a knock at the door, she assumes that pepper has arrived early. She was speechless, however, when she saw who it actually was.

“Don’t you know how to just leave me alone?” Sam screeched when she opened the door. She thought it was an odd coincidence that he just happened to be here when she had just received that letter moments ago.

“Sam, I know but I want you to have dinner with me please?”

“No!”

“Please?”

“No. But I will do you one better.”

“How?”

“I won’t tell everyone your secret.” Sam said pointing toward her ring finger.

“How did you find out about that?” Will asked angrily as his face lost color.

“I have my sources. Here is the deal, Will. You are going to sign a binding contract stating that you will stay away from me, that you have absolutely no claim to anything I own or that we purchased together, and that if you do either of those things I will press charges that you will plead guilty to. If you sign it at the courthouse I will drop the charges that I do have on you now.”

“Fine.” He was steaming mad.

“8 am at the courthouse. Not a minute late!” Sam said slamming the door in his face. She took one second to feel sorry for him. Just as fast Pepper was there with everything she owned.

It took exactly 2 hours to move all of Sam’s boxes into the basement and all of Peppers into the cottage. Jeffrey was there so Sam didn’t bother to help unpack. With the looks they were giving each other she figured they wanted to be alone.

The next morning Sam and her lawyer, Mr. Parker, met Will at the courthouse. Mr. Parker was a tall, lanky, and nerdy man. He was very nice though and always got things done for her. It only took 10 minutes to legally file a notarized copy of the contract. Now, Sam could officially take her life back and move on. She was excited.