You know what they say; all good things must come to an end. For Samantha, that quote couldn’t be truer. Christmas came and left. And so did all contact with Matt. He hasn’t contacted her since Christmas night. He left with Anna after buying the pregnancy test, leaving Sam at the store with a pack of Oreo’s, paper plates and a numb mind. It was almost as if her mind protected her from thinking too much about the situation. Unfortunately, the numbness wore off the next day and left her defenseless with her thoughts. But with work and spending time with Corey, she hasn’t had much time to sit and think about everything. Today she left for work at 6am, got off at 3pm and is now at Becca’s for ladies night. The Avenged ladies haven’t had a night together this month and thought tonight was the perfect night to get together. Samantha didn’t expect an invite to ladies night, considering she isn’t a girlfriend of any of the guys'. But the girls already consider her a close friend since she knew all of the guys’ way before any of them did. Therefore, she is sitting on the couch between a tipsy Andrea and a laughing Ciara, drinking a glass of wine. Becca and Christy are sat on the couch across from them, sharing a bottle of Vanilla Smirnoff.

“Cici, are you still laughing at Andrea’s story?” asked Christy.

Andrea told everyone how Brian’s dog, Pinkly, jumped on the bed during one of their sexcapades. Of course everyone found it hilarious, especially when she added details, but Ciara still hasn’t stopped laughing.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t stop,” she said through giggles.

Samantha patted her on the back, “Maybe I should take your glass.”

Ciara suddenly stopped laughing and moved her glass from Sam’s hands.

“Hell no! I need this right now. I’ve had deal with a whiny Zacky all week. This drink is keeping me sane, woman,” She said, taking a big gulp.

The rest of the girls were in a fit of laughter. Becca got up and grabbed another bottle of Rum from the liquor cabinet and sat it next to Ciara.

“Okay ladies, let’s have a bit of fun!” said Andrea.

“What kind of fun?” asked Christy, passing the Smirnoff to Becca.

“I don’t know. I’m sure we can talk about something interesting.”

Becca took two more gulps from the bottle and wiped her mouth before speaking, “Not to brag or anything, but did anyone else have amazing holiday sex? Cause Jimmy and I used every room in the house on Christmas morning.”

Everyone raised their hand except Samantha.

“Sammy, you didn’t get any holiday woopie?” asked Christy.

Samantha shook her head, “No, I’ve only been with Corey for a couple weeks. I don’t want to rush anything.” The girls nodded.

Becca noticed Sam’s slight discomfort and changed the subject.

“Out of all of us, who do you think will get married first?” Everyone thought for a bit before Ciara answered, “Matt and Samantha!”

Sam choked on her wine and playfully pushed the giggling girl.

“Matt and I aren’t even together, Ciara,” said Sam.

“I seriously wish you two were. I can’t fucking stand Anna,” said Becca.

“Plus, you two belong together. And I know you’re gonna disagree with that but it’s true, Sam. Everyone thinks so,” added Andrea.

Samantha smiled and sighed, “Maybe we do belong together. But, that’s not going to happen. He’s with Anna. Possibly for good.”

Becca grunted in disapproval and sat the empty bottle down on the table. “I hope not! There has to be a way to get you two back together again.”

Just as Sam was about to diverge, a pounding on the door interrupted her. Everyone jumped up and ran to see who it was. Becca looked out the peephole and quickly opened the door.

“Matt, what are you doing here?”

Samantha quickly walked up behind her after hearing that it was Matt. She knew something was wrong when she saw him. He was obviously drunk as he stumbled toward her, completely ignoring Becca’s question.

“I-I need you, Sammy,” he slurred.

Samantha immediately went into best friend mode after hearing his request.

“I’m going to take him back to my place, ladies. I’ll talk to you all later,” she said, connecting her arm with Matt’s.

“You sure you’ll be ok, Sam?” asked Becca. She has seen Matt drunk before, but never this drunk. It looked like he tried to drink his sorrows away. Samantha nodded and helped him out the door.

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Samantha got Matt safely back to her house. Luckily, she didn’t have to walk him far. She maneuvered him over to her couch and sat him down. She went to the kitchen and got a glass of water. She gave him the glass and sat down next to him. He leaned back against the couch and quietly drank the water.

“What’s wrong, Matt?”

Matt looked over at her with a sad expression, “Anna’s pregnant.”

Samantha sighed and rubbed his shoulder. ”I kind of figured that. But why are you so sad?”

He sighed and set the glass on the table, “I don’t even know where to begin. Guess I should apologize for not talking to you lately. My mind has been fucked up for the past few days.”

“Are you not ready to be a father?” asked Sam.

Matt turned so that he was facing her. She could see the tears in his blood shot eyes. All she wanted to do was hug him, to comfort him but first she needed to know what was truly wrong with him. Matt took a deep, quivering breath before speaking, “Samantha, I am so fucking sorry for walking out on you 7 years ago. I told you I would always stand by your side and I fucking left. I screwed up everything, Sam. I don’t love Anna like I love you. I wanted her for company. For the past seven years, I’ve only dated and hooked up with women for company. Why? Because I knew that one-day you'd come back to California. I waited for you, Sammy. I had planned to marry you and have kids with you. And now I’m stuck with someone I’m not in love with. And I don’t know how she got pregnant because I always used protection with her-“

he stopped rambling when he noticed Sam crying. All this time she wondered if Matt regretted leaving her or if he still loved her. And now that she knows, it doesn’t even matter. She can’t be with him again because Anna is having his child. Matt pulled her into a comforting embrace when she started to sob. He buried his face into the crook of her neck; his tears ran down her shoulder. When both of them were out of tears, they pulled away from each other. Samantha wiped her face with her sleeve and then wiped his face.

“I feel a little better now,” he slurred.

Samantha smiled, “That’s good. I hate seeing you like this.”

Matt chuckled, “Yeah. Remember when we were teenagers? You always dragged my drunk ass home.”

“Well, I didn’t want you sleeping in Johnny’s puke.”

They both laughed that time.

“I don’t know how I survived seven years without you, Sammy,” he said.

Samantha didn’t want to dampen the mood again but she had to tell him how she felt. He finally told her everything and it wouldn’t be fair if she kept quiet.

“I don’t know how I survived without you. I did everything I could to get rid of the girl you loved. I drank more, hooked up with guys, changed my hair color, got a tattoo and most importantly, I stayed away. I had many chances to come back to Huntington Beach. But I was to chicken to see you again. When I came back I still had no intention of dating anyone. Then I met Corey and decided to give him a chance. I really like him but he’s not you.”

Samantha stopped and took a deep breath, trying to keep the tears away.

“Knowing that you’ll be with Anna from now on is difficult to grasp. Not only because I don’t really like her but also because I no longer have a chance to be with you. But, I will always support you. I’ll always be your best friend. And whenever you need a babysitter, I’ll be here.”

Matt was crying lightly but managed to chuckle when she mentioned baby-sitting. Samantha wiped away his tears again.

“Fuck! I’m such a pussy right now,” he groaned.

“I’m just glad we finally talked about the break up. It was long overdue,” she said. “Now I think we need to sleep on it. Especially you, Shadows.”

Matt cringed at the name she used.

“Ugh, don’t use my stage name. It sounds weird coming from you. Shit, I’d rather you call me Matty and you know I hate that.”

Samantha laughed and stood up, stretching her arms over her head.

“Fine, Matty. Let’s go to bed. And before you ask, Corey is in San Francisco with his dad. We’re just sleeping and there’s nothing wrong with that.”

Matt nodded and got up. His head started to spin and he wobbled back down to the couch. Sam laughed and struggled to pull him back up. He was a lot heavier than he was when he was a teenager, especially with all the muscle mass. She finally got him up and led him to her bedroom. He sat on the bed and took his jeans and shirt off, leaving his boxers on. Sam changed in the bathroom. When she returned to her room, Matt was already under the covers. So she turned off the light and slipped in next to him. She made sure not to get to close but Matt pulled her against him and wrapped his arm around her.

“I love you, Sammy.”

Samantha snuggled closer to him and closed her eyes.

“I love you too, Matt.”

Notes

I decided to upload another chapter this week. I'm seeing Avenged Sevenfold at Mayhem Fest for the first time Sunday and i'm not sure if i'll be able to upload another chapter Monday. Anyway, Sam and Matt finally talked about the breakup! Now that Anna is pregnant, what do you think will happen next? The drama might return in chapter 12 ;)