“Look, Sam, I know you’re not going to believe me but I think this is seriously a good thing,” Tabby told her as they ate.
Sam made an obnoxious snort as she rolled her eyes.
Sam handed the papers to him once again. As he reached for them his hand brushed against hers, making her heart jolt again. He grinned at her, which did nothing to help her cardiac rhythm, before looking over the papers.“If you do not need anything else, Mr. Andrews,” Sam said as she stood. She smoothed down her skirt ready to get the hell out of there.“I was hoping you would go over these papers with me,” he said, glancing up at her. “Seeing as I’m new, it would help for someone familiar with the accounts to help me get acquainted with them as well.”She very much doubted he would need her help, but again, she didn’t think she could refuse. With another tight smile, she sat back down. “Of course.”&ldqu
Sam sat on the couch, trying to solely focus on rebuttoning her blouse. However, she couldn’t help but glance around at the mess she and David had made of her living room. Embarrassment filled her. What was getting into her? She had never been so out of control before. It was like when David kissed her, she became his puppet to do with as he pleased. Worse yet, she would beg him to do it.Feeling David’s eyes on her, Same asked, “Why do you do that?”He chuckled and she glanced over at him. The corners of his mouth were turned up into a hint of an arrogant grin and her body tensed, growing warmer by the second.“Do what?” he dared to ask.Trying to ignore her libido, Sam replied, “You know very well what.
Dan’s Bar was crowded as Sam pushed her way through the crowd to the table where Tabby and the others sat. She sat down at the table trying to ignore as much as possible David’s presence. “Hey Sam, how ya do’in,” Stephanie said, nearly beaming at her. Stephanie was the company’s website designer and managed everything that was done online.“Hey Stephanie,” Sam replied feeling a little surprised at how warmly Stephanie greeted her. She sat down and eyed Adam, who didn’t share Stephanie’s enthusiasm. Adam was another accountant at her father's company and Sam thought if anyone was a bigger goody two shoes than her it was without a doubt, Adam.“What do you want to drink, Sam? It’s on me so get whatever you want.” Stephanie started waving over a waitress.
Veronica Ramirez was one of those women who had all the right things in all the right places and she knew how to use it to get what she wanted. So if Veronica wanted David, she would get him and that would make him finally leave her alone! Sam watched Veronica walked over to his side with a strange mixture of jealousy and hope. “It’s nice to meet you, David,” Veronica said as she walked over slowly exaggerating every movement she made till she was by his side.Sam felt pride bubble up inside her as she realized that even drunk she didn’t stoop to such slutty tactics to get his attention. With a seductive look on Veronica’s face, she gently leaned against him and Sam focused her attention on her drink, her pride gone and the battle against feeling jealous lost. Veronica whispered something in his ear and Tabby was glaring at her disdainfully.
The next morning Sam woke up slowly, with her eyes still closed she snuggled into her pillow. Curious as to what time it was, she slowly forced her eyes open. Her breath hitched in her throat when she realized she wasn’t in her bedroom. After a second of panic, Sam remembered going to David’s apartment. He’d ordered take out from the town’s newest restaurant and only Chinese restaurant, but it didn’t take long before they ended up in his bedroom.She carefully turned around and glance at David, who was still sleeping. A smile forced its way onto her face and there was no denying to herself now, she had fallen for him. He wasn’t only incredibly sexy, but she relaxed completely when she was around him and could be herself. Also, Sam enjoyed his company immensely, strangely even when he was irritating the hell out of her. Honestly, now that she thought about her life before
Sam smiled at David and she sat on the couch watching a movie, she wasn’t sure what it was. She’d never seen it before and wasn’t paying attention. Her mind was running over the events that had happened during the day. David had kept true to his plan and they had periodically spent the day making love in every one of the rooms. It was probably a good thing that his apartment wasn’t that big or she may not have survived.Sam had never felt so treasured before and she had to admit she loved every minute of it but doubt gnawed at her too and refused to go away. Thoughts of Jeff kept running around in her head. Sam chewed on her lip remembering at the time she would’ve sworn Jeff loved her as much as she thought she loved him. Being with Jeff seemed so real and so meant to be but it wasn’t real or meant to be.The night he dumped
Sam stared at him, her eyes blurry with tears. He’d never told her that before and now she felt like a horrid monster. She never meant to embarrass him or her mother. Would her mother be ashamed of her? Her humiliation increased tenfold realizing that everyone had probably been laughing at her the whole time and whispering about what a silly fool she had been. How could she think that someone like David would want to be with her?His face darkened as he continued, “I can’t do this anymore Samantha. May Eleanor forgive me, but I can’t! I have tried so hard but I just can’t do it anymore! If you are determined to make a fool of yourself then so be it but you’re not taking me, my reputation, or my company that I worked so hard for going down with you!” Sam felt her heart stop. “I disown you, Samantha, you may have the Peters name but you’re not my daughter
“Tabby you don’t understand. I know I hurt David, but my father is, well, my father! I have to believe in him when he says that only doing what is best for me! He made a promise to my mother to take care of me! To raise me right and how am I repaying him and my mother? By ruining every good chance he’s had in his life to better the company and himself!” Sam argued, feeling a fresh batch of tears threatening to fall.“I don’t believe that for a minute and neither should you! Can’t you see what he is trying to do Sam? He said that on purpose so you will feel bad and come running to his feet begging forgiveness!” Tabby snapped at her and Sam grew angry at her friend. Why was she fighting against Sam so hard on this when Tabby is supposed to be comforting her instead?“No you’re wrong; you have always been