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The Achy, Breaky Heart!

NovelShort Completed

Billionaire Romance PregnantSecondChanceHealing

Samantha comes home from her bartending shift and - oh, my god - are her eyes playing tricks on her? Not like she had been drinking? No, it's real. It's Kayne Waterhouse, her fiancé. He's in her bed. On top of ... on top of ... Gina, Samantha's own sister. And not only is Kayne doing Gina, he has also knocked her up and now they are getting married. "So, Samantha," Gina says, "I want you to be my Bridesmaid." Are these guys for real?

Chapters (9)

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 I walk through the door of apartment Fifteen B, that I share with my fiancée Kayne Waterhouse. I met Kayne when I was sixteen. He was in some of my classes and we hit it off. A couple weeks later he asked me. We've been together since. Opening the door to the bedroom, I hear moaning. I see Kayne is on top and inserting his small prick into a girl. I can't move from the spot I'm standing in. The girl screams. "What the Fuck!" I have a smirk on my face. It's not just any girl in bed with my fiancée it's my god damn little sister. Fuck. Kayne slowly turns to face whoever made her scream. "Get lost!" I walk to the bed. "Let's have a threesome?" Kayne smiles. "You want that?" "Suuuure..." My sister looks at me then at Kayne. "Are you really considering this? I'm not going to watch you fuck her. She's my sister." I clear my throat. "How long have you been doing this behind my back?" Kayne looks angry. "Don't you fucking dare, Gina." She ignores him. "Ten years." She's been sleeping with him since she was sixteen. Gina continues. "I'm pregnant and we're getting married." Tears run down my face. She keeps going. "I want you to be my Bridesmaid. The Wedding will be held on March 29th." I was supposed to Marry Kayne then. I look at the engagement ring on my left hand. Kayne and Gina look at my action. Kayne takes my left hand. "I want the ring back." You're not getting this ring back. If you propose to someone you mean it. Instead he gets a woman that's not me knocked up. I just can't believe it's my sister that took him from me. I move my hand away. "Don't touch me, Kayne. You can't have this ring back. No-one else should wear it." He shakes his head. "Mum's going to kill me for giving away her ring." I laugh. "That's not my problem. You should of kept your dick in your pants. That way this wouldn't be one messy shit you got yourself into." Chapter 2 My alarm goes off waking me up at nine. I swipe my finger across my iPhone 5. This wedding is going to be a Shit Sandwich. I open my cupboard door and find my beautifully handmade brides gown. The dress took me three years to make by hand. The dress has a shoulder strap and goes straight down. I bought the perfect white heels to go with it. Everything for my wedding to Kayne are boxed up in the spare bedroom. I really need to get rid of everything that was for my wedding. There's a knock on the front door. My best friend Peyton is on the other side. Peyton walks into the house. "Are you ready for the Shit Sandwich Wedding?" I laugh. "Yeah, it's a dream come true." I say sarcastically. "I get to watch my ex fiancée and sister walk down the aisle on my wedding day. You know what sucks? This whole wedding was planned by me." Peyton shakes her head. "Let's get smashed first." "Nah, Peyton. I'm doing this sober even if it kills me." "You're braver than me. I'd be a complete mess." I storm into the spare bedroom and give the boxes a loathing look. "Peyton can you help me get rid of these boxes?" She nods. "Sure, what's in them?" "Some stuff for my wedding. I need to take them to Mum's. My bloody sister would be happy for more shit at her wedding." Peyton and I take the boxes to my car. I stack them careful in the boot. "What's the time Peyton?" She looks at her wrist. "It's 11." I'm late for hair and make-up. My phone starts ringing. I look at the caller ID and show it to Peyton. I hit the decline button. It starts to ring again. Again I divert it. It rings again. I power down my mobile. "I have to go, Peyton. Shit's going to hit the fan when I get to my parents." She laughs. "I'll see you at the wedding?" I roll my eyes. "I supposed you will." I climb into my car. Gina storms out the front door and she yells. "Where the hell have you been?" I shrug and step out of the car. Gina walks to the boot of the car and I pull out a box. "Take this inside you ungrateful bitch. This is more stuff for your wedding, Gina." Gina harrumphs. She turns and takes the boxes into the house. When I get into the house Mum is going nuts that I'm an hour and a half late. "Jesus, Mum. I'm here. I found some stuff that Gina needs for the wedding." Gina walks into the kitchen with a necklace and a pair if matching earrings. They look superb on her. It makes me want to spew. Gina gushes. "Mum, you should check this out. It's gorgeous. Samantha's got great taste in jewellery." Mum smiles at me and mouths. "Thank you." I give Mum a genuine smile and not my head. Fake it, until you make it. That's my motto for the day. I sit at table and get my hair and make-up done. A couple minutes later, all I want to do us walk around instead of getting tortured with hair and make-up. Gina can pay for mine. After my hair and make-up I walk into the room where my bridesmaid dress is hanging in the cupboard. I pull the dress off the coat hanger. I slip into the dress. It has some wrinkles in it. I run my hand over the wrinkles to get rid of it. Gina opens a bottle of champagne. "Gather around, ladies. Since its tradition to have a drink before the wedding I want you all to know how thankful I am to have you all in my life and apart of my special day." She pours each of us a glass of champagne. Madeleine looks at Gina. "Aren't you going to drink?" Gina shakes her head. "I can't." "Why?" She asks. Another girl says. "Isn't it obvious. She's pregnant." A couple girls look at me. I zip my lips and throw away the key. I know it's selfish to do that. It's just not my place to tell everyone exactly how cruel and heartless those two are. Madeleine reaches into her purse and pulls out my wedding invite. "Gina how could you do this to your sister?" Some of the girls look confused. They look to me and back to Gina waiting for one of us to explain. I'm not going to tell them anything. It's none of their damn business. Gina opens and closes her mouth like a fish. I remain in my seat looking at Gina waiting for her to defend herself. Madeleine says. "Well?" Trina asks. "What's going on?" Madeleine gives my wedding invite to Trina. The girls all peer over Trina's shoulder. The girls gasp and turn to me. I shrug my shoulders and pretend everything is normal. One by one the girls start leaving the house. My sister is on the verge of tears. She wraps her hand around her stomach. I need to stop the girls from leaving. Mum has a scowl on her face. "What did you do?" I shake my head. "I didn't do anything, Mum. Madeleine had the my wedding invite in her purse and she wanted answers fro Gina." Mum shakes her head. "Did she show the girls the invite?" I nod. "Yeah. If you don't get out of my way right now your precious Gina won't have a good wedding. Are you willing to do that to your daughter?" Mum moves out of my way. "I'm ... " I turn to her. "Don't you fucking apologise. Your words have meant shit to me since I found my cheating ex fiancée in bed with my fucking sister. I told you I was going to be on my best behaviour, but, you're making it worst, Mum." Mum walks away from me. I'm happy My Dad left early. He wouldn't want to see me butting heads with Mum. Dad is always the peacekeeper. The girls stop when I call them. Madeleine hugs me. "I had to do that I'm pissed on you behalf." I smile. "Thank you, Madeleine. You didn't have to do that." She nods. "Samantha, I had to. It's not right that everything you booked and paid for are the venues they're using." "Mr and Mrs Waterhouse are reimbursing me on everything for the wedding and they're giving me extra money to keep quiet about all the shit there son's put me through." "Are you taking the money?" "I got it last week." I look at the girls. "I know you are all disgusted with my sister, but, can you please come into the house?" Madeleine sighs. "Fine, for you, I will stay." The other girls nod and walk into the house. I saved the day for a Shit Sandwich Wedding.

Chapter 2

Chapter 3 The limo pulls into the curb at the St Mary's Catholic Church. The bridesmaids and I climb out of the limo. Gina follows closely. The photographer takes photos of us. We walk to the entrance of the church. Dad is standing by the doors. He kisses me. "I love you, Samantha. Thank you for showing up." I pull away from the old man. The girls are noticing how shitty my family really are. My parents care about making their little princess happy. I've always been the last person they cared about. A song plays and the bridesmaids make their way down the alter to the groom and the Groomsmen. Oh, shit! Maddox Colt is the Best Man. I freeze halfway down the alter when my eyes clash with the Number One Football player in Los Angeles. His sea blue eyes are boring into me. He winks at me. On foot in front of the other Sam. Take your eyes off the hot football player. I walks the remainder of the way to the wedding party. "Here comes the bride, all slutty and wide, She's taken my man, And made him hers, I wish she'd fall and die." A couple bridesmaids are laughing. I turn to them. "Did I say that out loud?" "Yeah, you did." I look over at Kayne and he has a scowl on his face. Yeah, buddy. That's the way I feel about being here watching you marry my sister. I put a smile on face as Gina makes it to the priest in one piece. The priest blubbers on and I tune him out. I pick at my fingers and look around at all the fools that came to the church I was supposed to get married in. I look at Jesus on the cross above our heads. I don't want to witness their kiss. Then I hear the dreaded words. "You may kiss the bride." I run out of the church and throw up close to the doors. People start slowly pouring out of the Church. Peyton and Madeleine are the first of my friends to walk out of the church. Madeleine pulls me into a hug. "I couldn't of planned what you did any better." Peyton laughs. "Kayne and Gina are furious. Maddox Colt looks un-fucking-believably-yummy in that tux. I want to take him home with me. But, I can't." I look at Peyton. "Why can't you take Mr Footballer home?" Madeleine laughs. "Are you blind? He only has eyes for you." I shake my head. "I'm not blind. No, he doesn't." Peyton whispers. "I saw the way you acted to him when he was staring at you when you were coming down the alter. You froze. When you freeze like that, it means that your eye-fucking him. He's not the first guy to catch your attention that way either." I smile. "I'm going to be selfish tonight and go after what I want." Peyton laughs. "Is that Maddox Colt?" I nod. "Yeah, one night should do it right?" Madeleine laughs. "You can't be satisfied by one night with that guy. You'd need more." Maddox Colt walks out the door with his cousin and my sister right behind him. The bridesmaids and groomsmen climb into the limousine. Gina pours a glass of champagne for us. The guys all have bottles of beer. I hold a bottle of water for my sister. The girls and I take our flutes from Gina. I give her the bottle of water. The limo pulls over and we get photos close to the Hollywood sign. Two hours later... We are finally on our way to the reception. I look out the window as we drive to the winery that I booked for the reception. Tears start to prick my eyes as we get closer to the winery. "Can you pull over." I yell. The limo driver pulls over and I scramble out of the limo. I find a place and vomit. What is wrong with me? Gina steps out of the limo. "What's your fucking problem?" I vomit again. I shake my head. "I can't help being sick, Gina. Maybe, I'm pregnant? After all, we broke up two months ago." "You're jealous, Samantha, admit it." I laugh. "This wedding was planned. I was going to Marry that piece of shit. Congrats, Gina. Enjoy the prick." Madeleine steps out of the car. "Let's walk to the reception." Madeleine and I start walking to the winery. The limo drives past us. A couple minutes later a car is driving toward us. It comes to a stop in front of us. Maddox pulls the window down. "Hey, beautiful. I couldn't allow to girls like you to walk to the winery alone." I laugh. "At least your nothing like your cousin." He shakes his head. "I'm not a prick. But, you deserved better than what those two did to you. If this is what you planned for the wedding with Kayne. I can't wait to see what you come up with when the right guy comes along." I laugh. "There's no right guy for me." "Get in the car. I'll show you what the right guy can do." Madeleine open the door to the backseat. Looks like I'm up front with the hot football player. At the reception the food is being served. There's a spare seat at the wedding party table. I'm not going to sit with them. I've had enough being polite to so many fake people. Maddox takes my hand. "Do you want to eat outside?" I nod. Maddox and I take our food outside. Madeleine and Peyton join us at the table. "This is the rebel table." Peyton says. I laugh. "Are you going to get in trouble by your Aunt and Uncle?" Maddox shakes his head. "No! Aunt Lena asked me to get you. She told me that we'd make a cute couple." "Do you always listen to your aunt?" "No, never." I laugh. "Good, I'm glad you did and picked us up." He smiles. "I'm glad I did too." It's time for the wedding dance. Maddox takes my hand and leads me inside. He pulls me against his hard chest. I burry my face against him. He whispers. "Let's dance." Maddox takes my hand and we move around the floor. His eyes shine in the light, he has a day old stubble on his face. I touch his face. He pulls me closer and we make-out on the dance floor in front of everyone. My problems are washed away with this one kiss. Maddox and I slowly pulls away from each other. "Let's get out of here." I shake my head. "We can leave in five minutes. I want to see the fireworks. Maddox looks confused. "Fireworks?" I nod. Everyone's phones start going off at once. People are opening the video. I pull out my fake phone and click on the video and it's my voice. "Hello, everyone, my name is Samantha Black. Today was supposed to be my wedding day to the prick Kayne Waterhouse. The Church, this place, the limo were all set up by me. This was supposed to be mine and Kayne's day. Instead two months ago, I came home from work and found my fiancée in bed with my sister. They told me they were fucking pregnant. My life turned to shit that day. Here's to the Shit Sandwich Wedding." The phones shock everyone holding it. I watch as phones fall and break onto the floor. I laugh. "Let's get the hell out of here."

Chapter 3

Maddox pulls me onto the boat. "My Best Friend told me to stay here instead of hiring out a hotel room. I hope you don't mind?" I smile. "This place is perfect. Do you have a boat?" He shakes his head. "No, but, seeing you on this makes me want to buy one." I laugh. "What are we doing?" "Whatever you want? I'd prefer to do it naked." I push him away. "You're terrible." I laugh. "Terribly turned on by you. That's me, Maddox Colt Los Angeles number one footballer who can't find a wife." I roll my eyes. "You're drunk." "I'm serious, Samantha. I'm sick of being single and playing the field. It not fulfilling for me anymore." I shake my head. "What do you want me to do about it?" "Marry me." My mouth drops open. Is he serious? If we weren't drunk I would believe it. Maddox picks me up and carries me to the bed. He drops me on the edge of the bed. He pulls the zipper of the dress down and I lift my body off the bed as Maddox pulls the dress off. The dress drops on the floor. I'm left in my black g-string and matching bra. My cheeks start to flush. I rip Maddox's button shirt off him and throw it across the room. He helps me takes his pants off. He steps out of them. I lie on the bed. Maddox touches my thigh. "You look beautiful like this, cupcake." I laugh. "You're trying to butter me up before we have sex." I feign shock. "I wouldn't do that." "Sure ... " "I want you now, Maddox." Maddox thrusts into me. I moan. "Maddox! Harder and faster, please." Maddox speeds his thrusting into me. "Maddox!" I scream. Maddox pulls out of me. He pulls me against him. "I need to get some sleep, Babe." "Goodnight, Maddox." "Goodnight, Sam." I fall asleep in his arms. In the middle of the night I'm woken to Maddox kissing my neck. "Oh, Maddox." I moan. I can feel his kisses trail a blaze through my body. Shit! This man is too good at this. "How does this feel baby?" It feels good. I hope he doesn't stop. Maddox thrusts into me. The bed slams into the wall. "You're all mine, baby. I don't know why your sisters trying to ruin your life." I freeze at that. What does that mean? My sister trying to ruin my life? "Relax baby." He thrusts into me again. I can feel the tears fall as he continues his thrusts. He doesn't realise that I'm crying. What have I done to Gina? Maddox pulls out of me. "I need to have a shower." he walks into the bathroom and shuts the door. I pull the blankets around me. What am I doing here? I should go home. I climb out of the bed and put my clothes on. My handbag is on the desk and I put it over my shoulder and leave the boat. I can see Gina on a chair in the park and I sneak around some trees to listen to her conversation with a guy. "Did my sister go home with Maddox?" He nods. "Yeah, spent the night. By the sound of it she was having wild sex." "Duck!" She yells. "I don't want my sister to have wild sex. I want her out of town and my life. I'm sick of my parents comparing the two of us. They stopped that when I put a wig on and pretended to be my sister." That's how the Bitch got my fiancée. Is he even in love with him? "I don't think you can break your sister she seems to rise from the ashes." She nods. "I know. I'll have to figure out a different way to get rid of her." "Maddox hates wearing protection. If your sisters a smart woman she'd be on the pill." I shake my head. "No!" I run to my car and drive home. Why would my little sister do all this to me? I've never done anything to her. She got all the guys from our school. What did Kayne have that all the other guys didn't? There's a knock on the front door. I open the door Maddox Colton is standing on the other side. "What are you here, Maddox?" "You left without saying 'goodbye.' I wanted to make sure you were alright." I wave my hand down my body. "I'm perfectly fine. You can go now." He shakes his head. "What's happened between this morning and now?" I sigh. "I heard my sister talking to some guy about us. She wants to ruin my life and run me out of town. You might be part of the plan to send me packing." He pulls me into his arms. "I'm not part of whatever your sister has cooked up for you. I have to leave tonight. Will you spend the rest of the afternoon with me?" I nod. "Sure, what do you want to do?" Really? That's a stupid thing to of me to ask. I think I already know what he's going to say. "I want to take you out to lunch. Then we can come back here and watch a movie or do whatever." He winks. Maddox takes my hand and we head to his car. He opens the door for me. I slide into the front seat. "Thanks." He nods and slams the door. I watch Maddox move to the other side of the car. His jeans fits perfectly around his arse. He jumps into the car and pulls onto the road. He turns to me. "Where do you want yo have lunch?" I shrug. "You choose." "I've got the perfect place. It's a place I go to every time I'm in town." "Do you take all your dates to this place?" Maddox shakes his head. "Nah, I normally have to go to vegetarian places with the girls. A lot of them hate meat." I roll my eyes. "You have such bad taste in girls than." He laughs. "You're the only girl that I want to spend more time with. The others I couldn't wait to get rid of." Maddox pulls into a burger joint. "This place makes the best burgers. I haven't found a place like this in all the towns I've visited." He steps out of the car and opens my door for me. I step out of the car. He throws an arm around my shoulder and leads me into the Burger Joint. We grab a table close to the door. Maddox orders two burgers and chips without looking at the menu. "Trust me." I nod. "I do, Maddox. You forgot to order drinks." He laughs. "I knew you would luck up on something I'd forget." He waves a waitress over. The waitress looks at us. "What can I get you?" "Two diet cokes." She leaves us. Maddox moves his chair close to mine and he kisses me. The waitress clears her throat. "Excuse me, I have your drinks. Also, there are children in this establishment. They don't want to see you to kissing."

Chapter 4

Chapter 5 Maddox and I leave the burger joint. He puts his arm around my shoulder. "What do you want to do?" "Let's go for a walk through the park and then head back to my place." Maddox smile lights up his entire face and he has two dimples. "Sounds great, babe." We walk through the park. There's kids playing football and the ball comes towards us and Maddox catches it. A guy yells. "Can we have the ball back?" Maddox throws the ball. A kid yells. "That's Maddox Colt." The kids all run over to him. "Can we get a photo with you?" Maddox smiles. "Sure," I take one of the iPhones and take a photo. I give the phone back. "Thanks." The kids walk away. I smile. "You're good with them." He puts his hand into the back pocket of my jeans and squeezes my arse. "I want to have kids like them running around." I loop my arm around him. "You'll have to give up your bachelor ways and be a one woman kind of guy." "For you I'll be that guy. Can we go to your place now?" I jump on his back and he carries me to the street. Maddox waves a taxi down. A taxi stops in front of us and I tell him the address to my place. The taxi pulls to a stop in front of my place. Maddox pays and he walk to the front door. I put the key in the door. Before I can close the door Maddox has me pushed against it. He kisses my neck. "Where your bedroom." I wrap my legs around him. "It's down the hall, the second door on the right." I kiss him as he walks us to the bedroom. He lies me on the bed and pulls the t-shirt over my head. I move my hand down his stomach and pulls his shirt over his head. I unbuckle his belt and pulls his jeans and boxers from him. He is hard when I move my hand to his erection. I move my hand up and down his shaft. Maddox throws his head back. "Sam," he groans. I use my other hand to pull my jeans off. Maddox pulls my bra off and kisses his way to my breast. He takes one of nipples into his mouth and he finds my entrance with his fingers. He thrusts them into me. I grind against his finger, "Maddox," I groan. He grins against my mouth. "You like that, babe? Come for me." A couple more thrusts and I explode and yell out. "Maddox." Maddox pushes me onto the bed. "I don't want to come on your hand. I want to save that for when I'm inside you. He lifts my hands above my head. He thrusts into me and moves inside me. He pushes in and out of me. I can feel sweat all over my body. He quickens his pace and our bodies slap against each other. My breathing becomes faster. He leaves kisses on my body and I feel goose bumps every time he leaves the last spot. Maddox thrusts into me and I can feel his come hit my walls. Maddox pulls out of me. "That was fantastic, babe." He pulls the clock towards him. "I should go." I pout. "Can you stay for dinner? I don't want to be alone yet." He gets dressed. "Alright, after dinner I need to go to New York. I'm going to be late to practise tomorrow." I pull on a dress and move toward the kitchen. I pull out macaroni and cook that. Maddox sits at the table watching me. "What are you cooking?" "Mac and cheese." He grins. "Great, do you want me to make a salad?" I laugh. "You can make a salad?" He nods. "All I need is lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, red onion, cucumber, eggs and bacon pieces." "You can make a Caesar salad?" Maddox boils an egg and cuts the bacon into small pieces. I sit on the stool and watch him move around the kitchen making the salad for us, He looks at me. "You're the first girl that's let me make a salad without complaining. All my ex's prefer to do all the cooking. She thought I was only good for the bedroom." I shake my head. "They are idiots. You are useful in other areas besides bed." He leans over the table and kisses me. "Thanks, babe." I pull out a dish from the cupboard and lay it on a tray. I drain the macaroni and put it in the dish. I sprinkle cheese on it and put it in the oven. The table is set for dinner and the salad sits in the centre in a bowl. The alarm goes off and I pull out the mac and cheese. Maddox and I put our dinner on our plates and eat. I moan. "This is great salad." Maddox laughs. "I'm going to miss you, Sammy. This has been the best couple days of my life." Maddox keeps asking me to move to New York with him. I don't know what to do. I like him a lot. After dinner Maddox helps me clean the kitchen. The dishes are washed and put away. I move over to the lounge and turn the TV on. Maddox sits next to me. "What is about you that makes me want to stay?" I shrug. "I don't know." Maddox kisses me and it sends electricity throughout my body. He pulls back. "I need to go. Pass me your phone. I'll put my number in there. If you come to New York give me a call." I give him my phone and he types in contact details. He takes a picture of himself. His phone goes off. "Can I take a photo of you?" I nod. "Smile," he takes the picture. I smile. Maddox kisses me on the head. "Bye," I follow him to the door and wave to him as he walks out of my life. Today was a great way to end the weekend with Mr Football. I hope to catch up with him one day. Right now isn't the time for me to move on with him.

Chapter 5

Maddox She's fucking pregnant. Why didn't she call me? Why did she wait for now to tell me? I'm going to be a father. I throw my bag on the chair and it slides across it and land on the ground. A couple team mates look at me. "Are you alright?" Jackson asks. I shake my head. "No, my cousins ex fiancé is pregnant. It's my kid. She was outside." Jackson pats my back. "You'll see her after the game." "No, I won't. She left." "Get someone to keep her at the hotel and you can talk to her after the game." My head security guy walks into the room. "Get someone to look for Samantha Black and keep her in the hotel room. I want to talk to her after the game." "Will do, boss." He leaves the room. I change into my footy shorts and jersey. The coach enters the room. "Everyone outside for warm ups." The team and I run onto the field and we throw the ball around and stretch our limbs. Jackson throws me the ball and I catch and throw it back to him. Donato kicks the ball over the post and he does that until he misses. I swap with him and practice my kicks. "Five minutes to the game." The team walks back inside. The coach gives his pre-game speech. After the speech is done the team stands. We put our hands and chant. "Tigers, tigers, tigers." Then we all throw our hands up. Jackson hits my back. "We're going to murder those silly cougars." I laugh. "Hell yeah." I hear the cougars walk out of there room and head for the field. Jackson and I walk down the tunnel with our team. I jog down the four stairs and out onto the field. The fans are standing and cheering on my team. I wave at them and take my place on the field. The referee stands next to the captain of the cougars and I. "Head or tail." I call out. "Head." The coin lands on heads. I smile. "We'll start first." The cougars kick the ball and my team catch it and they run down the field with the ball. A player gets tackled. He climbs to his feet and pushes the ball to the next player. Jackson has the ball and I move into a position where he can off-load the ball to me. I catch the ball and run down the field. I'm tackled by a big guy. I move like a worm to get him off of me. I stand and put my foot the ball and pushing it out to the player behind me. He throws the ball to Donato and he runs with the ball. I run behind him and he throws me the ball. I run as fast as I can to the try line. I dodge 1, 2, 3 players and I throw myself across the try line. The score is 4-0. Three of my team mates run over to me and pat my back. Donato sets the ball up and he kicks it over the post. 6-0. At half time the score is 24-4. My team and I walk through the tunnel and we sit. I grab a bottle of an energy drink and I drain the bottle in 30 seconds. The coach is smiling. "That's how we put them cougars away on the board. You have to get out there and continue this leading streak." I'm on fire tonight. Maybe, that's because I'm showing off for Samantha. I hope she's watching the game. I smile. Jackson smacks the back of my head. "What are you smiling about?" "Just thinking about Samantha watching the game. I hope she's impressed with my ball handling skills." Jackson laughs. "Everyone's impressed, mate. I'll have to ask Donato who has bigger balls." I smack the back of his head and roll my eyes. "Don't you dare, Jackson" "Donato," Jackson yells. He turns to us and I cover his mouth with my hand. I hear his muffled voice. When I pull my hand away I have Jackson's saliva on my hands. I wash my hands before the coach yells. "Second half." Another forty minutes and I get to find out where Samantha is. I need to make things right with the girl and find out why she didn't call me. Her image keeps flashing in my mind. She's sexier now that she's pregnant. I shake my head. My heads not in the game this half. I've missed a couple tries and fumbled the ball when it's been thrown my way. Jackson stops next to me. "Get your head in the game. You could lose us with win. I'm not going to have some pussy distracting you from the win. Fuck! I run along the field and stop next to the coach. "Put someone else in. I need a rest." The coach puts McGuire in my place. I take a seat with my team mates. Coach turns to me. "Let me know when you want back in the game." I nod. I close my eyes and clear my mind of everything including Samantha. Get your head in the game. "Coach I want back in the game." Coach holds up McGuire's number and he runs off the field. I run over to my team mates. Jackson has the ball and he looks for someone to pass the ball to. I run behind him and he passes me the ball. I run down the field. I dodge four players and go over the try line. Jackson taps my back. "Welcome back, mate." I kick the ball over the post adding two more points to our score. At the end of the game my team won. The score was 50-16. I shake the hands with the players from Cougars. "Good game, Captain." The Cougars captain says. "You, too. I'll see you the next time we play." I walk up the tunnel to the change rooms. I stop next to the door when I see the head of my security. He turns to me. "She's gone, Mr Colt." I should have gone after her out there. I hit my fist against the wall. My knuckles are grazed when I pull it back and they are bleeding. Jackson pulls me away from the wall and into the change rooms. "Colt?" I take a deep breath before looking at my team mate and best friend. "What?" "What happened?" I sigh. "She's gone. I'm too late." Jackson shakes his head. "When we get home we'll look for her online, okay?" "Okay," "Take a shower and then see the doctor." I take my clothes off and walk into the shower. After the shower I wrap the towel around my hips and pull on a pair of black slacks and blue button up t-shirt and tie. I knock the door and enter the room. The doctor cleans up my hand and wraps it up. Jackson waits for me next to the door. "Are you ready to look for her?" I nod. "Samantha Black is the type of girl that's meant to be loved and cherished. Instead of used and left behind." "Did you invite her back with you?"

Chapter 6

Chapter 8 I've been living in Santa Cruz for a week. After I left Maddox behind in New York I hired a car and drove here. I live in a one bedroom apartment that overlooks the beach. The guy that runs the building is a grumpy old fart that makes whistling noises with his nose every time he breathes. I think I need to get some earplugs for when I'm around whistler. Today I'm looking for a job. I need to money for the apartment I'm living in. I pick up resume and and handbag. I walk out the door. I walk along the boardwalk and come across cafes and shops. I put my resume into all of them. The last cafe on the boardwalk has people lining up onto the streets. There's a girl around my age pushing through the crowd and collecting cups from the tables. I walk over to her. "Do you need some help?" She nods. "Yeah, can you collect all the cups and bring them into the kitchen?" I put my bag behind the counter and collect the cups from the tables and wipe them down. The line moves and it takes fifteen minutes until the final person on the street is served. The girl my age sits at a table. "Do you have a resume?" I give it to her. She flips threw the pages. "I want you here tomorrow morning at seven for an induction. I'll train you how to make coffee using our machines." I shake her hand. "Thanks." She smiles. "My name is Lauren." "I'm Samantha." "It's nice to meet you. I have to go to the office. If you want something to drink one of my employees will get it." Lauren walks behind the counter and into a room. On the way back to my apartment my phone rings and I look at the called ID before answering it. "Hey, Maddie," "Guess who's back in town?" I shake my head. "I'm not in the mood for games. Who's in town?" "Maddox Colt." My grip on the phone tightens. "What's he doing there?" "He's looking for you." I sigh. "Does he know what happened between my parents and me?" "Yes, his Aunt and Uncle took him to my work and told him over lunch. Maddox isn't happy and I think he's ready to hurt people." "Don't tell him where I am." "I won't. Sam, please go to one of his games before you give birth to the kid. Take care of yourself and I'll see you in two months." "Okay, I'll show you around town and where I work." "You got a job? That's great." I hear a male say. "Maddie is that..." I hang up the phone. I can't talk to Maddox right now. I stop in front of the rundown apartment building I'm staying in. Whistler exits the building. "Stop loitering girl and get inside. You make the place look dirty." I laugh. "Yes, Sir." I salute him. I enter the building and walk up the stairs to my apartment. A guy run down the steps. His shoulder brushes against mine and I nearly fall down the stairs. He grabs my arm and tugs me to him. "I'm sorry." He drops his hands. "Be careful next time." I start to climb the steps. He grabs my hand. "I'm Jaxon." "Samantha." "Do you want to grab dinner sometime?" "Sure, find me when you want to go on the date." "Alright, I'll see you around, Sam." He runs out of the building. The door to my place is ajar. Whistler walks up the stairs. "Is everything alright, miss." I shake my head. "The door to my place is ajar. I locked it when I left. What if someone is still in there." "No ones in there now. If it makes you feel safer I'll check it out for you." He enters the place. A couple seconds later he exits the room. "It's all clear." I enter the place and everything is thrown all over the place. The fridge and freezer are open. I start cleaning up the place. Someone was after something I don't have. I don't feel safe here. I walk into the hardware store. A guy stops next to me. "Can I help you, Miss?" I nod. "Sure, I need some locks for my apartment. My place was broken into and I need to feel safer in my place." Damn, I need to learn when to talk and when to keep my mouth shut. This is the time when I need it keep my mouth closed. The guy pulls some things off the shelf. "Is there anything else you need?" I shake my head. "That should be it." I stop. "Tools, I need something to use to put those in the door." He picks up the tools and puts it in the pile. "Follow me to the register and I'll ring your order up." I follow him the register and he puts the items through. I give him the money and take the brown paper bag from the table. I hear the pounding of feet as I step onto the street. The guy from the apartment trips over his feet. He lands at my feet. I laugh. "Hey, handsome." He looks at me. "Of course it had to be you that I fall in front of." I help him to his feet. He points the bag. "What did you get." "I got some tools and locks for the apartment door." He shakes his head. "Your place was the one that was broken into?" I nod. "Yeah, does that happen all the time?" "No, only to the new people to the apartment. Did you have anything valuable in that house?" "No, everything I had valuable was left behind with my old life." "What about the baby?" "That's another story and something I don't want to talk about." Jaxon put his hand on the small of my back and we head toward our apartment. "Do you need help installing the stuff you have in the bag?" "Yes," "I'll have a shower and then come over." Jaxon enters the apartment next to mine. I put the bag on the floor next to door. I pull out the mince from the fridge and the spaghetti from the cupboard. I start making dinner. There's a knock on the door and I open it. Jaxon looks great in his jeans and t-shirt. His black hair is tousled from his shower. I pull the tools out of the bag and give them to him. He takes it from me. "Thanks, babe." I check on the food on the stove and turn it to a slow setting. I put a timer on for twenty minutes. I watch Jaxon put the locks into the door. The timer goes off and I turn off the stove. Jaxon stands. "The locks are done. I should go." "Please, stay. I don't want to be alone." I set two plates on the table. Jaxon and I sit on the lounge and eat dinner.

Chapter 7

Chapter 9 Maddox I've been looking for Sam for the past week in New York and I haven't had any luck finding her. After tonight's game I brought a ticket to LA I'm going to search her old town for her. I hope my family will help me find my pregnant 'one night stand.' I don't like the idea of her running through town unprotected. I wonder if she's told anyone who's the father of the baby she's carrying. I look at the boys on the field. "Alright, boys make this game count." There's three minutes on the clock until the games over. My team are in the lead. The score is 50-16. I want to score a conversion and a goal before the game is over. Samuels has the ball and he runs down the field. Before he's tackled he offloads the ball and I run it down the field. I avoid three players and then I'm tackled. I stand and give the ball to Curtis. Curtis runs down the field and he avoids a couple of players before he throws the ball back to me. I run over the try line and score for my team. The buzzer goes off to end the game. I kick the ball over the goal post and it goes over. The final score is 56-16. I shake hands with the guys from the other team. I run off the field and have a shower and get changed. I step out of the change rooms and sign autographs for the kids. I climb into my limo and tell the driver to take me to the airport. At the airport I check in and watch my stuff leave my sight on the conveyer belt. I walk through the checkpoints and take a seat at the departure lounge. I order a drink at the bar. At midnight I board the plane and take my window seat. At LA airport my Aunt and Uncle are waiting for me. I run over to them and give them a hug. My aunt looks at me. "What are you doing back here?" I lift my bag on to my shoulder. "I looking for Samantha. She's pregnant with my kid." "Are you sure it's yours? Her sister has told everyone that she's been sleeping with a whole heap of people after you left." "I don't believe what the sister said." My uncle takes my suitcase. "Let's go somewhere for lunch. Lisa and I will tell you what we know about Samantha Black." At Mason's palace we step out of the car and enter the building. It has chandeliers on the ceiling, the walls are painted a creamy colour with black and white autographs. People are talking over the top of each other and looking over the menus that are placed in front of them. A girl walks over. "Welcome to Mason's Palace. Would you like a booth or a table?" "A booth, please. I'd like some privacy while I'm here." The girl turns to me. "Alright, Mr Colt." She looks familiar. She shows us to our table. "I'll be back with some menus." I remember how I know her. She's Best Friends with Samantha. The girl places the menus on our table. "I'll give you a couple of minutes to look over your orders." I watch her take care of other people around the restaurant. A couple minutes later she returns with notepad and pen. "Can I take your order?" We give her our orders and she walks away. "Okay, what do you need to tell me about Samantha?" "That girl has been kicked out her house and disowned by her family for getting pregnant out of wed lock and trying to ruin her sisters life with your cousin. Samantha Black isn't the type of girl I want my nephew to hang around." I slam my hand on the table. "It's a good thing it's not you decision on who I fall in love with than. Your son and his wife ruined that girls life. She has no one to turn to. I might have been the last person she could turn to cause I'm the father of her child and I turned my back on her because I believed the lies told by your son and his wife. Since it's clear she's not in town I'm going to finish lunch with you and head back to the airport." Aunt Lisa shakes her head. "You can't leave Kayne and Gina want to see you. The waitress walks over and places the food on the table. How much did she hear. The girl leaves our table. Maddie I can't believe Maddox Colt is standing in front of me with Kayne's parents. "Welcome to Mason's Palace. Would you like a booth or a table?" "A booth, please. I'd like some privacy while I'm here." I turn to him. "Alright, Mr Colt." I show them to a table. "I'll be back with some menus." I pick up three menus and place it on the table for them. "I'll give you a couple of minutes to look over your orders." I walk around the room and fill up cups for my patrons and take orders for coffee/tea and deserts. I fill up a couple of glasses with water. After that's done I return with notepad and pen to take Maddox's tables orders." Can I take your order?" They give me their order and I walk to the kitchen and place it with them. I pick up tea/coffee for my patrons and take it to their tables. I pick up the deserts that were ordered and deliver it to the tables. I walk over to the kitchen window and look at the orders that are up. I take the food over to a table close to the Colt's. On the way over to my customers table I hear my Best Friends name mentioned and about her being disowned by her family. I hate the Colt's. I place the order at my table and ask them if they need any refreshments. They tell me they're fine. I walk back over to the kitchen window and pick up the orders for the Colt's table. I place the food in front of them and I leave them to their conversation about my best friend. At the kitchen I yell. "Frankish, I'm taking my ten minute smoke break." I don't smoke but I'm going to use this time to call my Best Friend and tell her that Maddox is in town looking for her. I hope this information will bring her back home. Since I know her too well it won't bring her home. She's a stubborn woman and she hates handouts. She's fierce and loyal. The type of woman you want as a Best Friend. I pull her name up on my phone and call her. "Hey, Maddie," "Guess who's back in town?" I say. "I'm not in the mood for games. Who's in town?" "Maddox Colt." "What's he doing there?" "He's looking for you." I hear her sigh. "Does he know what happened between my parents and me?" "Yes, his Aunt and Uncle took him to my work and told him over lunch. Maddox isn't happy and I think he's ready to hurt people." "Don't tell him where I am." "I won't. Sam, please go to one of his games before you give birth to the kid. Take care of yourself and I'll see you in two months." "Okay, I'll show you around town and where I work." "You got a job? That's great." Maddox comes around the corner. "Maddie is that..." She hangs up on me. I nod. "It was. She doesn't want to talk to you Maddox." "Do you know where she is?" "I do. When I visit her I'm going to bring her home. I'll call you when she comes back. For now Maddox Colt you concentrate on winning games and making every fan proud to support and your team. Don't stay her a second longer and get sucked into the lies the Colt's tell you." He sits on the ground. "Is it true about her parents?" "Yes, it is. You were her last resort of happiness, Maddox. You believed the lies your family told and you lost her. Samantha won't be gone forever. She just needs time. She'd want you to be apart of your child's life." He hugs me. "Thank you, Maddie."

Chapter 8

Chapter 10 Today is the first of the month and it's the day I'm supposed to pay Whistler the rent money. I don't have enough to pay him. At least I have a month left before I need to find someplace to go. I pull on a pair of black tights and a white button up blouse. I brush my hair and teeth. I pick up my handbag and keys off the counter before stepping outside the apartment. Whistler is blocking my exit. "Hello, missy, I'm here to collect this months rent from you." "I'm sorry, sir. I don't have the whole payment on me. Can I give you what I have and I'll give you the rest next week?" Whistler shakes his head. "No, can do, Missy. Pay me the money or you can get out." I start crying. "I have nowhere to go." He crosses his arms. "Not my problem." "I paid first and last months rent." He chuckles. "That doesn't mean you get to stay here for free the last month. You have until seven to clear your stuff out. What you leave behind will be donated to the people of this building. When you leave, just put the keys in my box." "Yes, Sir. I have to get to work before I'm fired. Excuse me." I run down the stairs and out the door. Where am I supposed to go. I'm pregnant and in a strange place. I enter the Cafe and start cleaning the tables. I take orders at the register when it gets busy. The coffee orders keep coming during the day. My boss pulls me aside. "Come into my office we need to talk." I step into the office with her. "I'm sorry about today. I'm off my game." She nods. "I can see that. Is there anything you need to talk to me about?" I sit in a chair. No, I just have to figure this out on my own. I'm sorry I brought my problems to the workplace. I promise I'll be better tomorrow." "Alright, get back to work." I walk out of the room and help make coffee for the new patrons that walked into the Cafe. "Sam, I need your help in the kitchen." Caleb says. I enter the kitchen. "What do you need help with?" "Can you make more of your brownies. They are selling like crazy. You need to teach me how to make it." I show Caleb how to make it for when I'm not working. Caleb hugs me. "Thanks for showing me how to make it." I help with making the coffees for the last costumes coming into the cafe. The doors to the Cafe closes at five. I clean the tables and chairs. I put the chairs upside down on the table. I enter the kitchen to fill up a bucket with warm water and disinfectant. I sweep and wash the floors. I tie the bin bags and carry them out the back. I open the back door and step into the alley. I hear some yelling in the alleyway. "No, no, no, please don't kill me." I need to get out of here. I put the rubbish in the bin. I turn the handle to the Cafe door. It won't open. I bang on the door. Then I hear bang, bang, bang. Someone please open the door. I bang on the door again. Please some one hear me. I want to get inside before these people see me. A car pulls out of the alleyway and I'm frozen on the step as the car headlights come towards me. I have tears streaming down my face. Someone open the damn door. The door opens and I run inside. Caleb grabs my hand. "What happened?" I shake my head. "Nothing, I'm just afraid of the dark." I walk into the office and collect my bag. "I'll see you tomorrow." I exit the building. A car pulls over to the curb and a guy steps out. "What did you hear in the alley?" "Not-nothi-nothing." I stutter. "For your sake I hope you're telling the truth, baby." He runs a finger across my face. "If you are lying I will kill you understand?" I nod. He cups his hand to his ear. "I can't hear you." "I understand. Can I go?" He moves out of my way. "Have a good night, baby." I make my way through town to my apartment building. The sun has gone behind the sea and the streetlights are coming on. As I approach the building I can see a removals truck parked on the curb. I enter the building and see my apartment door wide open. I still have time. I push past the guys to get my stuff. Everything I own is gone. The only things I have left are in the bag next to the door. I don't know what left inside and I'm afraid to open it. Whistler step into the room. "I couldn't wait any longer for you to get your stuff out of my apartment." I open the bag and find a pair of sweat pants, jumper and t-shirt. What happened to my beautiful dresses and underwear? That's gross that someone had to steal my underwear. I hope hand wash the underwear. If they don't it's going to shrink. I pick up the bag. "You're a dreadful person, Mister. Someday you're going to mess with the wrong person." I grab my gym bag and exit the place. I have the keys gripped in my hands. I throw them at him. A key hits him the face. Where am I going now? I take a deep breath and exit the rundown apartment building. My phone rings and I pick it up. "Hello, Pey," "Hey, Maddie and I are on our way to see you. We couldn't wait another week. We'll be in town tomorrow." No, I can't have my friend know how terrible things are for me here." I shake my head. "Can you visit next weekend?" "No, we booked this weekend off and we intend to see you. Maddie and I will be there on Friday." I sigh. "Fine, I'll see you on Friday." I have two days until I see my best friends. I stop in front of a brick building that have woman and children lining up outside of. "Excuse me, what's this line for?" The woman smiles. "It's for the Woman's shelter. We get free food and drinks. Some even get a free bed to stay in." "Thank you." I walk to the front of the line. A woman exits the building. "Can I help you?" I smile at her. "I want to volunteer to help you serve these people." "Good, grab an apron and I'll show you the ropes." I pick up a apron and tie it around me. I pour soup into a bowl and hand it to woman. "Thank you," she takes the bowl from me. "I'm Brie Clarkson." "Samantha Black." The rest of the night I talk to Brie and serve the homeless people. I pick up my backpack and exit the building. I walk through town and find a public bathroom. I fall asleep in the filthy, smelly bathroom.

Chapter 9

Chapter 11 I wake up on the floor of the toilet. I climb off the floor and walk over to the basin. I wash my hands and put some water in my hair. I get changed into my work clothes. My mobile is on the floor and the battery is dead. Damn, what time is it? I exit the bathroom and a black car is pulled to the curb. The sandy blonde hair, blue eyed guy from last night steps out of the car. He moves towards me. "I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself last night." He says with an Aussie Accent. "I'm Vincent Diablo." My hands shake as I place them in his tanned hand. "Samantha Black." He pulls me against him. "About last night? Do you remember anything?" "I heard screaming and gunshots. That's all I know. I won't tell anyone. I have other things to worry about then the man you killed. If you'll excuse me I have to go to work." He frowns. "What do you mean you have other things to worry about?" I cross my arms. I put one finger up and say. "One, I have a job to get to. If I'm late I'll lose it." My second finger goes up. "Two, I have nowhere to live." My third finger goes up. "Three, I'm pregnant. Do you think I care what you do in your spare time in dark alleyways?" "I'm sorry, I'll let you go." I wave him off. "I'll be seeing you around won't I?" "Yep," I leave him standing close to his car. I walk along the footpath and head to the Cafe. At the cafe I make my brownies and take them out front. I help Caleb with making other cakes for the display case. Lauren enters the kitchen. "Sam, I have a cute blonde, Aussie accent guy that wants to see you. That guy is hot." I laugh. "You can have him if you want?" She shakes her head. "No, I have my eyes on someone else." "You have to tell me who. And I'll work my magic." Lauren laughs. "I'd love to see you work your magic on... Never mind. I'll point him out when he gets back from Europe." I step out from the kitchen and I see Vincent at the counter. The girls in the shop stare at him. Vincent smiles. "Hey, baby. What's good to eat and drink here?" I roll my eyes. "Coffee and any cakes." "I want you to make me a coffee and give me the best cake you have." I cross my arms. "Vincent, these girl could have taken your order. Why do you want me to make these things for you?" He smiles and it lights up his handsome face. "I trust you. Besides these girls could slip anything into my drink and I don't want to take any chances with them." "What makes you think I won't slip anything into your drink?" He moves his index finger telling me to come to him. I move towards him. He leans over the counter and whispers. "You know what I'm capable of, baby. Don't test me." I walk over to the coffee machine and make him a black coffee to match his heart and I give him a slice of my brownies. I put it in a bag and put the order on the table. I tell him how much it costs and he hands over a fifty. "Keep the change, baby. I'll see you around." Vincent steps out of the Cafe and he gives the coffee to one of his workers. He holds up the brownie bag and waves at me. He steps into the car. I watch the car pull out onto the road and disappear around the corner. The girls gather around me. Rene taps me on the shoulder. "How do you know him?" "I met him last night on the way home from work." I turn to Lauren. "I didn't tell him where I worked." Lauren nods. "I know. He saw the company logo on your uniform." She claps her hands. "Okay ladies, get back to work. We can't stand around gossiping about our customers." I pick up a cloth and walk around the shop cleaning the tables. After work I exit the front door of the Cafe and I walk to the homeless shelter. On the way there a black car pulls over and I hear a window get pulled down. "Sammy?" I turn to the voice and see Vincent. What does he want? I move towards the car. "What are doing here, Vinny?" "Following you." No shit Sherlock. "Why, do you have to keep doing that?" He steps out of the car. "I've been given orders to keep an eye on you, Miss Black. My Boss doesn't like that you know what happened to the guy in the..." "Vincent Diablo, leave me alone. I want to forget about last night. Why, don't you just kill me or take me to your boss." Vincent shakes his head. "You don't want to meet The Boss. He's not a good guy." Neither are you. But, you seem to be everywhere that I am. I look across the street. "I have to go." I cross the street and enter the homeless shelter. The girl next to nudges my shoulder. "Looks like we got a new helper." Vincent walks into the shelter with Maria. Great! All I need is Vincent to be here every night. I whisper. "I don't think he's here for a helping hand. I think he's offering money." "Why, would you say that?" "He's wearing a suit and he has a driver waiting outside the building." The girl looks out the door. "You're right." We continue to serve the food. Vincent stands next to me. He put mashed potatoes on the plate and hand it back to the girl. The girl looks at him. "Thank you, Mister." She takes the plate and walks to a table. I'm tired. I yawn. Vincent touches my face. "If you're tired you should go home." I hit his hand. "Do you have to keep touching me?" "I'm sorry. I didn't realise I was doing it." I roll my eyes. "Whatever. I'm out of here." I pick up my backpack and I walk out the door. I walk to the female public toilets. I wash my hands and prepare the backpack as a pillow. I pull out my sweat pants and t-shirt. I change into them. I close the door to the stall. I sit on the ground and then lie my head on the bag. I close my eyes. Vincent What the he'll does this girl think she's doing? I watch from my car as she enters the bathroom. I wait ten minutes and she doesn't come out. "I'll be back." I step out of the car and walk into the toilets. "Samantha?" I yell. She doesn't reply. I step into the woman's toilets and I see legs hanging from under a door. She needs to take better care of herself. She told me she was pregnant this morning. I kick the door and it hit against the wall. She doesn't wake up. I pick Sam up and carry her to my car. I put her in the back with me. Barrett turns to me. "Where are we going?" "My place. She needs somewhere safe to be." Barrett drives to my place. At home I carry Samantha into my house and place her in the spare bedroom. I kiss her forehead. "Sleep tight, baby."