Finally Getting Love Right (6 page)

“So I saw your mom’s car speeding to Elle’s. I assume she was picking up the kids?”

“No. She was mad because I finally kicked Will out and did not tell her. Well, that and I told her to leave.” Sam said.

“Wait a second. You finally kicked that jerk out? What happened?” Kylee asked as they walked into the living room.

“I came home to him cheating on me in my bedroom. He tried to bully me and told me that I couldn’t make him leave. So, I called the cops and had them both removed.” Sam said calmly.

“If I were in that situation I would not be so calm right now.” Kylee said.

“You know how it’s been between Will and I. It had been falling apart for a couple of years. I cried once and got it all out. I’m ok now. I am definitely a lot happier now than I was a few days ago.” Sam replied.

“So you went and bought new furniture?” Kylee asked.

“No. I had this furniture in storage.” Sam said looking toward the door to see if anyone else was coming yet. This was not something she wanted to explain especially not to one of her best friends.

“Why did you have furniture in storage? Wouldn’t a normal person have sold their old furniture or just used it in their house?”

“A normal person would have but we both know I am not normal.” Sam said referring to their inside joke, that they had become friends because they were both outcasts.

“That is true.” Kylee said laughing. “ But seriously why did you have furniture in storage?”

“It is from a different time in my life. You will recognize the furniture when you see it.”

“Ok then, let’s see it.”

“We have to wait for the rest of the party to get here.” Sam said. Just then there were several knocks on the door.

“Come in.” Sam yelled at the door.

There was giggling as Liz, Charlee, and Pepper walked through the door. They were arm in arm as the started skipping toward Kylee and Sam. Sam thought they looked like they had a plan up their sleeves. Liz always got a mischievous look in her eyes when she was planning something.

“Hey guys, what are you three planning?” Sam asked.

“ Oh, nothing. You wanted us here and we are here.” Charlee said with a smirk on her face.

“I know all of you very well. You are definitely planning something.” Sam replied.

“ok. You caught us. We do have something planned, however, you won’t find out until tomorrow.” Liz commented.

“I am not in the mood for surprises.” Sam said as she stared off into space.

“You don’t have a choice.” Pepper replied.

“Fine. Can we get to work on doing what needs to be done now?” Sam replied snapping out of her daze and jumping up to walk into her room.

The girls followed her into a mess of a room. The movers had not put anything together. They had left all the furniture piled in one corner. It left her room feeling half empty. It honestly looked like she was just moving in or had just used the room for storage.

“What happened in here?” Pepper asked curiously.

When Sam had called the girls she had only told them she needed help in her room. She had not been in the mood to divulge all the details over the phone. Sam really didn’t want to tell them at all, but she knew if she did not tell them they would keep asking questions until they eventually found out. When it came down to it Sam was not ashamed of what had happened with Will and then with George. She just couldn’t bear to answer the initial question of what took her so long.

“It is a long story. The bottom line is, I need help reassembling this room. With the size of the bed we should all be able to jump around with plenty of room.” Sam laughed. “This bed is a major upgrade.”

“If it is such an upgrade then why did you have it in storage for so long?” Kylee prodded.

“Did you see the man who lived with me?” Sam asked laughing hysterically.

“What happened?” Pepper asked. Sam had forgotten that not everyone knew yet.

“Liz, Can you please tell her? Kylee can you help me start moving everything out of the way?” Sam asked nodding her head in the direction of the bedframe.

“Sure.” Kylee answered, as they started moving furniture out of the way.

“Why didn’t you call me?” Pepper gasped as Liz finished telling her what had happened.

“I had a lot on my mind. I have barely talked to Liz since it happened.” Sam replied solemnly.

“That is true. There has been to many memories to relive right?” Liz said pointedly.

“That is not my fault. I didn’t call him, he just showed up.” Sam said trying to focus on moving the furniture around.

“You will be explaining all of whatever it is you two are talking about after we get this done.” Pepper said.

“Maybe.” Sam said laughing.

The girls set out to re-master the master bedroom. They put all the furniture together and re-arranged the entire room. The enormous bed took up a lot more room than she was used to. She had been sleeping on a full sized bed for the last few years. This bed was a California king bed. This bed was the twin bed to the bed seen in one of her favorite movies. This particular bed was the giant bed that was Collins. It had four posts ceiling high. If you looked at it just right it looked like it was built into the room. Her nook now held a lavish loveseat and a couch. As well as, a bookshelf that she did not even remember owning.

She looked around her room slowly. Sam wanted everything to be perfect. Her vision for the room was almost complete. All that was left was the trunk that was currently sitting in the middle of her living room.

“I will be right back.” Sam said walking out to retrieve the trunk.

When she returned she laughed. Her friends were sprawled out on the various pieces of furniture in her room. Pepper was on the loveseat laying at a weird angle. Charlee was on the couch propping up her feet. Liz and Kylee were sitting on the edge of Sams’ bed. Sam drug the trunk to the end of the bed placing it in the exact middle.

“What is in that?” Charlee asked as Sam sat in front of it.

“In this trunk is all the memories I have with a certain person.” Sam replied sitting on her bed.

“Who? Will?” Charlee replied.

“No. George.” Sam said with a slight smile.

“We want the whole story start until present please.” Kylee said settling into Sam’s bed seemingly ready for a bedtime story.

Sam told the girls every detail of what she could remember. Liz managed to chime in here and there with her opinions from the specific memories. Sam felt ridiculous about the fact that she had told no one about George before. She had always hidden him from everyone. George was the biggest heartbreak Sam had ever encountered.

“I have not decided if I am going to pursue this thing with George whatever it turns out to be.” Sam said as she ended the story.

“I am sure you will figure it out. You always seem to have a knack for that type of thing.” Liz said sleepily.

“Yea. In other peoples relationships never my own.” Sam replied yawning.

“You should go to him tomorrow and find out what this thing you are feeling is. It is the only way you will know for sure and stopped stressing.” Charlee said as she drifted off to sleep.

“Goodnight everyone.” Sam said with a chuckle. When she looked around everyone had fallen asleep. She thought it was early still until she looked at the clock. They had spent until 3 am finishing the room. When she noticed the time she rolled over and went to sleep herself.

Sam awoke the next morning to the clattering of pans coming from the kitchen. She sat up and rubbed her sleepy eyes. Throwing the blankets over the side of the bed she jumped out of bed. Sam walked into the kitchen to a sight that brought her back to her childhood. The girls were having a massive food fight in Sam’s mediocre sized kitchen. They were using pans to shield themselves from the flying waffles, syrup, whipped cream, and strawberries.

“What are you guys doing?” Sam said loud enough for everyone to hear here stopping them all at once.

“We are just having a little fun.” Kylee said smiling.

“Well you guys are cleaning this up.” Sam said smiling back at her.

“We will clean it up if you hurry up and be ready and packed by 2.” Liz said walking over to her.

“What do you mean packed?” Sam said with a questioning look.

“We told you we had a surprise for you. We are going to the beach for a few days. Our flight leaves tonight.” Charlee said chuckling.

“I can’t just up and leave. I have a business to run. Plus we all have to be here on Saturday.” Sam said.

“We have everything taken care of. Max is going to run the shop all week and he is giving you a pass on tonight. He said to tell you that you will have to do it Saturday morning. We will be back late Friday night. Just say ok.” Charlee pleaded.

“What? You guys are serious?” Sam said.

“Yes we are.” Pepper said.

“Ok I guess.”

“Ok then, its settled. You go see George and by the time you get back we can have your kitchen cleaned up. We will all help you pack when you get back. Now shower and get moving.” Kylee said with a smile.

“Thanks you guys.” Sam said looking at her friends. “Just one question though. When did you start planning all of this?”

“We have been planning it for a while. You have been so stressed and we all needed a vacation. It will be like our last single hurrah.” Kylee said.

“Wait a minute.” Sam said shock on her face. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I wanted it to be a surprise!” Kylee said tearing up.

“Does someone want to fill me in here?” Liz said.

“Dillon asked her to marry him.” Sam said.

“Congratulations.” Liz, Pepper, and Charlee said in unison.

“Hey Liz, Can you come help me really quick?” Sam said heading toward the bedroom.

“Sure.” Liz said following her.

Sam was in panic mode now. She was worried about seeing George today. She needed advice and the person for that was Liz.

“What is on your mind?” Liz asked seeing her friends’ worried face.

“I am nervous.” Sam said.

“You shouldn’t be. Just remember that at one point in your life you completely trusted him. You told me once a long time ago that you thought you wanted to marry him.” Liz said.

“I never told anyone that.” Sam said with a puzzled look.

“You said it in your sleep one night. You must have been dreaming about him because you kept saying marry me George over and over again. I figured you would tell me what it was all about in your own time.” Liz replied.

“Oh. Well I better get ready. Thanks for telling me that. I now have what I need to say what I have to say to him.” Sam said as she walked into her bathroom to take a shower.

Sam spent an hour making sure that there was no imperfect thing about the way she looked. She was wearing a pair of skinny jeans, flip flops, and a somewhat risqué tank top. Her goal was to get the answers she wanted, without letting her true feelings get the best of her. She took a final look into the mirror and headed out of her room.

“I will be back soon.” Sam yelled as she grabbed her purse and the keys to her new car.

“Have fun. Get some answers.” The girls yelled back in unison as Sam walked out the door.

Sam drove to the hotel. She made it a point to notice the sign that said the name of the hotel. She rolled down her window to get a closer look. She was stunned by what she saw. The sign read ‘The Ameslee’ in huge dynamic bright lettering. ‘Why would he name this hotel that?’ she thought. She continued the drive through the thick woodsy area until she arrived at the guards’ booth.

“I am sorry ma’am. No one is allowed to come through this gate. You must use the main entrance.” The guard said not bothering to look in her direction.

“Well this is the only way I know. You should probably pay more attention when you are telling people not to go through.” Sam said lightly.

“Oh. Miss I am truly sorry.” He said after turning his head to look at her. “I know this car.”

“It was a gift from Mr. Ames.” Sam stated the obvious.

“I see. You must be Miss Lee?” He questioned.

“Yes, that would be me.” Sam said with a sarcastic hint in her voice.

“Go on through Miss. You are the only exception to the orders I was given.” The guard said as he pressed the button to open the gate.

“What do you mean I am the only exception to your orders?” Sam asked.

“Mr. Ames told me that no one except himself and you were allowed to come through this gate. I was to call up to his office and inform him that you were on your way up.”

“Thank you so much. Can you do me one favor though? Can you not call him and tell him I am coming? I will take full responsibility.” Sam asked hopefully.

“Sure thing Miss.” He replied as he watched her drive through the gate and up the drive.

Sams head was spinning. ‘Why would she be the only other person allowed to come in the back way?’ In a weird way it made sense to her. ‘The problem was that there was a possibility that he would never have had the chance to even show me this place.’ Sam kept randomly thinking the rest of the drive up to the entrance. She arrived at the front doors where Roger was waiting for her.

“Hello Miss Lee. I was not informed you were coming today.” He said as he opened her door.

“I was not planning on it.” Sam said stepping out. “Thank you Roger.”

“You’re Welcome Miss.” Roger said with a smile.

“Is he here?” She inquired.

“He is ma’am. He is in his office I believe. Go through the doors and down the hall where the ballroom is. It is the fifth door to the right.” Roger said

“Thank you.” Sam said heading through the door.

She walked down the hallway were she had recently been amazed with the grandness of the ballroom. Passing the doorway to it she noticed a scent that she could not forget no matter how much she wanted to. The scent was Wills cologne. He had to have it special ordered because it was not a generic brand. She knew of no one else that wore it. She shuddered slightly but continued onward. She was not here to think about Will. She was here to figure out what was going on between herself and George.

“I don’t care what you think about the situation. I get caught and you are suddenly there to the rescue.” She heard an unmistakable voice through the door that roger had said was George’s office.