Ch. 18 - Decisions, Decisions
Laura finished wiping her mouth from the last morsel of desert she and Sam had shared at this fancy dinner.
“Good?” Sam asked, smirking at Laura’s adorable habit.
“Mmmhmm,” Laura said, finishing up. “Everything was amazing Sam. I mean, from the steak and potatoes to the extra whipped pie and ice-cream, and even before with all those appetizers,” she said, her eyes bulging out of their sockets. “It was wonderful,” she said smiling slightly.
“What?” he asked, jokingly.
“Well…” she began, and continued once Sam raised an eyebrow. “I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE YOU PAYED FOR ALL OF THIS!”
“Oh my goodness, Laura! Are you still on that?” he asked shockingly.
“Yeah, I am. I mean, I know we’ve been separated for quite some time, but that is no reason to go spending money on me like this, I mean…uh…,” she said.
“Oh, I have a reason,” Sam said smiling, as Laura’s face became even more surprised.
“Really? And what might that reason be?”
“Oh, you’ll see.”
“When? I have gone through too many good things tonight! Sam, you’ve got to stop it!” she said trying hard not to smirk. Sam snickered for a second, and then became quite serious.
Grabbing Laura’s hand tighter, he said, “You’ve also been through some horrible things Laura. It kills me to see you, the way you are when you’re through those things. I just wanted to see you happy again.”
Laura was touched to say the least, and from that moment on, she did not complain about Sam’s spending on her, because obviously it was for a good reason. She smiled, and then Sam knew everything was alright.
“So, want to head on to the next stop in our magical mysterious journey through Mexico city?” Sam said coyly. Laura didn’t know what to say, so she just nodded. Sam paid the bill, and then headed out to the carriage with his darling lady for the next stop would be spectacular, even more so than the first two.
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Mr. Chapman paced back and forth, many thoughts running through his already troubled mind. What am I gonna do? What am I gonna do? What is she going to do? What will they say? What will Laura say? What if Tessa finds out, and…and…Chelsea? When she gets better and learns of all this that I’ve done! What a coward I am, and so incredibly selfish! Laura can’t know! But…how can I stop her?
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It was safe to say, that Lucy Hall did not rush home as quickly as she’d hoped. Because, once again, instead of just thinking of her son’s well being, she thought of how he’d feel. He was going to surprise Laura big time tonight. It would probably be a most joyous occasion, too! She couldn’t ruin that by what had happened from the past. Maybe I should wait and tell him later. I could regret it. He could hate me for awhile, both of them could. But for Sam’s and Laura’s happiness…I think this bit of news can wait. And so it did. Lucy did not peep a word. Instead, she did not return home, she went to a movie…and let’s just say she shouldn’t have.
“Good?” Sam asked, smirking at Laura’s adorable habit.
“Mmmhmm,” Laura said, finishing up. “Everything was amazing Sam. I mean, from the steak and potatoes to the extra whipped pie and ice-cream, and even before with all those appetizers,” she said, her eyes bulging out of their sockets. “It was wonderful,” she said smiling slightly.
“What?” he asked, jokingly.
“Well…” she began, and continued once Sam raised an eyebrow. “I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE YOU PAYED FOR ALL OF THIS!”
“Oh my goodness, Laura! Are you still on that?” he asked shockingly.
“Yeah, I am. I mean, I know we’ve been separated for quite some time, but that is no reason to go spending money on me like this, I mean…uh…,” she said.
“Oh, I have a reason,” Sam said smiling, as Laura’s face became even more surprised.
“Really? And what might that reason be?”
“Oh, you’ll see.”
“When? I have gone through too many good things tonight! Sam, you’ve got to stop it!” she said trying hard not to smirk. Sam snickered for a second, and then became quite serious.
Grabbing Laura’s hand tighter, he said, “You’ve also been through some horrible things Laura. It kills me to see you, the way you are when you’re through those things. I just wanted to see you happy again.”
Laura was touched to say the least, and from that moment on, she did not complain about Sam’s spending on her, because obviously it was for a good reason. She smiled, and then Sam knew everything was alright.
“So, want to head on to the next stop in our magical mysterious journey through Mexico city?” Sam said coyly. Laura didn’t know what to say, so she just nodded. Sam paid the bill, and then headed out to the carriage with his darling lady for the next stop would be spectacular, even more so than the first two.
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Mr. Chapman paced back and forth, many thoughts running through his already troubled mind. What am I gonna do? What am I gonna do? What is she going to do? What will they say? What will Laura say? What if Tessa finds out, and…and…Chelsea? When she gets better and learns of all this that I’ve done! What a coward I am, and so incredibly selfish! Laura can’t know! But…how can I stop her?
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It was safe to say, that Lucy Hall did not rush home as quickly as she’d hoped. Because, once again, instead of just thinking of her son’s well being, she thought of how he’d feel. He was going to surprise Laura big time tonight. It would probably be a most joyous occasion, too! She couldn’t ruin that by what had happened from the past. Maybe I should wait and tell him later. I could regret it. He could hate me for awhile, both of them could. But for Sam’s and Laura’s happiness…I think this bit of news can wait. And so it did. Lucy did not peep a word. Instead, she did not return home, she went to a movie…and let’s just say she shouldn’t have.
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