Banned in a book
Distractions
Brian’s POV
After I tried already for the past 30 minutes to get Selena to pick up her phone she finally did, but only to say that she will call me back shortly.
So I went back to my home, grabbed a small bag from my wardrobe and threw all the things in that I thought I would need while being gone for a few days.
I planned to be away for a few days, I needed to check on Sam and I needed to talk to her about everything that happened.
Would she admit how everything went down, would she trust me that I knew? Did her feelings change during the last weeks, because I didn’t even try to fight for her?
All those thoughts were running around in my head while I paced my foyer, waiting for Selena to call me back and damn why was that taking her so long, I mean fuck, she must know that Matt told me, she must know I was going crazy right here!
Finally my phone rang and I picked up “Hey, what took you so long!” I demanded before I even let her say hello.
“Brian, hi. What do you want?” Selena sounded distant and I sighed, fuck…
“Hi.. I heard from Matt what happened… How is she? Can I come over? I would head to my car and drive over to you right now.” I said and Selena sighed.
“You don’t have to come, Brian. She is okay, she was in the hospital to be checked but everything is alright. Just a slight concussion, she needed to rest for a bit, but now she is good. Why do you care all of a sudden anyway?” Selena asked and I heard some voices in the background, who was that?
“What happened exactly? Someone broke into her home?” I asked and waited for more information, since Matt couldn’t really tell me much.
“Yes, this asshole of a neighbor, while she was out for dinner, he took the chance and broke into her home, he freaking went through her belongings, god, poor Sam… but she is strong. Thank god, she could call the police before anything serious happened.” Selena said and I punched the wall, my fingers immediately hurting, my knuckles bleeding but I didn’t care.
“That fucker, if I get my fingers on him I will freaking-” But I couldn’t finish before Selena interrupted me.
“The police took care of him, he won’t get out that easily, and I asked Sam already to come live with me for a while… she refused.. of course” Selena sounded defeated and I wanted to hug her, even though we weren’t on the best terms lately, which I really regretted now, she meant a lot to me as a friend.
“I will be coming, but don’t tell Sam anything, yet. I have some things to say to her and I don’t want her to know it before I arrive… It’s important, okay?” I asked and hoped Selena would help me.
“Yes, okay. I won’t tell her anything… and good luck” Selena said before she hung up and I just grabbed my bag and locked my door, okay, so a couple of hours to drive, before I stood before Sam, before I could grab her in my arms again and tell that she was what I wanted, that she still was my every thought and that I wanted her back in my life.
Sam’s POV
I was glad that Selena had come over after Ethan called her. After the police had stormed into my home and found me unconscious in my bedroom with Gary hovering over me, they had called the last number that was in my phone, which in this case was Ethan.
They brought me to the hospital and when I woke up again Ethan was already there, he asked me who I should inform and besided Selena I hadn’t really known who I should inform or who would care enough, so I settled with Selena and that was it.
Of course, my best friend immediately came over and was taking care of me now like a mother hen, she regretted leaving me alone even though I tried to tell her that everything was fine and I didn’t blame her for anything, I should have been more careful and it hadn’t been her fault, this could have happened with or without her around.
Today was the first day she actually left me alone for a couple of hours, since I had to work again anyway, I could have stayed home, yes… but I didn’t really wanted, my thoughts would return back to the topic that was still lingering on my mind, and I liked to busy myself with work and I could bet that my boss really appreciated that too after my absence for quiet a while.
“Sam? You are working already?” Ethan walked in and I nodded. I had come in after lunch time to get me a little more sleep and had been working now for a couple of hours, while he had meetings, so he hadn’t seen me before.
“Yes, trying to get my head of all these things.” I said finally and he shook his head disapprovingly.
“Damn it, Sam. You shouldn’t be here… Let’s finish this up and I’ll bring you home. Where is your friend, Selena? Shouldn’t she be taking care of you?” He asked and I sighed.
“She gave me a couple of hours to myself, she will be waiting for me at home tonight.” I said and Ethan still not looked really convinced.
“Good, I’m done for today. You finish that up, and we go get some food. I’m starving, didn’t even have a real break today. How does that sound?” He asked and I chuckled.
“Like you are hungry… but yes, fine. Let’s go” I couldn’t really concentrate anymore anyway, my head began to pound again and maybe I really did a little too much right after what happened?!
Ethan and I ate at a small bistro, nothing special but we could sit outside and that was really nice, he brought me to other thoughts and that was good for a change, he didn’t even ask about what exactly happened but he probably knew everything from the police anyway.
“Sam?” He asked when we were about to climb back into his car.
“Yeah?” I stopped at the sound of his voice.
“Do you still want to live in that house? After what happened I mean?” He asked carefully and I had no answer to that one.
I did like my house, but now it was tainted with more than enough distasteful memories, of my ex-husband, of the loss of Brian… of Gary and his… actions.
But on the otherside… I really had no where else to go did I?
“I don’t know… Selena asked me to live with her for a bit… but she just moved in with her new boyfriend, I don’t want to be a burden… and since he is friends with my… with Brian. I don’t know if that would be such a good idea.” I said absently and Ethan stared at me for a moment.
“What?” I asked when he still didn’t say anything.
“Well, that actually was the first time you talked about him.. or even mentioned his name. Is that a good or a bad sign?” Ethan asked a small smile playing on his lips and if he would have been in hitting distance I would have giving him a good one to the head.
“Ass” I muttered finally when I sat down in his car.
“Do your job driver and bring me home.” I added and Ethan sat down chuckling.
He brought me to my house and Selena was actually not there yet, it was getting dark out and I was getting a panicked feeling, a feeling I didn’t want to admit but couldn’t deny too.
“Are you okay, Sam?” Ethan asked and I tried to nod.
“Should I come inside and wait until your friend arrives? You wanna call her?” He asked and damn, he was such a nice guy, why could I fall for him… why did I still have to be so hung up on Brian?
“Would you… I mean… do you still have time?” I asked and he nodded, “Sure thing, let’s go inside… what does the young people say, you could make me some coffee, right?” Ethan grinned and with his lame jokes he immediately distracted me from my fear and I was glad he did that.
“Quit the stupid jokes, they don’t suit you, Ethan” I told him when I opened the door and let both of us in. It was still kind of weird to be in this house, but I was glad I wasn’t alone, and even though I knew, I didn’t have to fear Gary now, cause he was in jail… I wouldn’t want to be here alone.
“You really want some coffee? Coke? Something?” I asked and Ethan plopped down on the couch “Coke would be great” He answered smiling and I nodded.
“Hey, let’s watch a movie… I mean.. until your friend comes home” Ethan suggested and I nodded, Selena should be here any moment, but why not.
I brought the Coke to Ethan and sat two wine glasses out, one for me and one for when Selena arrived and poured some wine in, when I sat down Ethan had finally decided on a movie that we would be watching and I cuddled closer into my pillow’s, what was Selena taking so long at her parents anyway… weird!
After I tried already for the past 30 minutes to get Selena to pick up her phone she finally did, but only to say that she will call me back shortly.
So I went back to my home, grabbed a small bag from my wardrobe and threw all the things in that I thought I would need while being gone for a few days.
I planned to be away for a few days, I needed to check on Sam and I needed to talk to her about everything that happened.
Would she admit how everything went down, would she trust me that I knew? Did her feelings change during the last weeks, because I didn’t even try to fight for her?
All those thoughts were running around in my head while I paced my foyer, waiting for Selena to call me back and damn why was that taking her so long, I mean fuck, she must know that Matt told me, she must know I was going crazy right here!
Finally my phone rang and I picked up “Hey, what took you so long!” I demanded before I even let her say hello.
“Brian, hi. What do you want?” Selena sounded distant and I sighed, fuck…
“Hi.. I heard from Matt what happened… How is she? Can I come over? I would head to my car and drive over to you right now.” I said and Selena sighed.
“You don’t have to come, Brian. She is okay, she was in the hospital to be checked but everything is alright. Just a slight concussion, she needed to rest for a bit, but now she is good. Why do you care all of a sudden anyway?” Selena asked and I heard some voices in the background, who was that?
“What happened exactly? Someone broke into her home?” I asked and waited for more information, since Matt couldn’t really tell me much.
“Yes, this asshole of a neighbor, while she was out for dinner, he took the chance and broke into her home, he freaking went through her belongings, god, poor Sam… but she is strong. Thank god, she could call the police before anything serious happened.” Selena said and I punched the wall, my fingers immediately hurting, my knuckles bleeding but I didn’t care.
“That fucker, if I get my fingers on him I will freaking-” But I couldn’t finish before Selena interrupted me.
“The police took care of him, he won’t get out that easily, and I asked Sam already to come live with me for a while… she refused.. of course” Selena sounded defeated and I wanted to hug her, even though we weren’t on the best terms lately, which I really regretted now, she meant a lot to me as a friend.
“I will be coming, but don’t tell Sam anything, yet. I have some things to say to her and I don’t want her to know it before I arrive… It’s important, okay?” I asked and hoped Selena would help me.
“Yes, okay. I won’t tell her anything… and good luck” Selena said before she hung up and I just grabbed my bag and locked my door, okay, so a couple of hours to drive, before I stood before Sam, before I could grab her in my arms again and tell that she was what I wanted, that she still was my every thought and that I wanted her back in my life.
Sam’s POV
I was glad that Selena had come over after Ethan called her. After the police had stormed into my home and found me unconscious in my bedroom with Gary hovering over me, they had called the last number that was in my phone, which in this case was Ethan.
They brought me to the hospital and when I woke up again Ethan was already there, he asked me who I should inform and besided Selena I hadn’t really known who I should inform or who would care enough, so I settled with Selena and that was it.
Of course, my best friend immediately came over and was taking care of me now like a mother hen, she regretted leaving me alone even though I tried to tell her that everything was fine and I didn’t blame her for anything, I should have been more careful and it hadn’t been her fault, this could have happened with or without her around.
Today was the first day she actually left me alone for a couple of hours, since I had to work again anyway, I could have stayed home, yes… but I didn’t really wanted, my thoughts would return back to the topic that was still lingering on my mind, and I liked to busy myself with work and I could bet that my boss really appreciated that too after my absence for quiet a while.
“Sam? You are working already?” Ethan walked in and I nodded. I had come in after lunch time to get me a little more sleep and had been working now for a couple of hours, while he had meetings, so he hadn’t seen me before.
“Yes, trying to get my head of all these things.” I said finally and he shook his head disapprovingly.
“Damn it, Sam. You shouldn’t be here… Let’s finish this up and I’ll bring you home. Where is your friend, Selena? Shouldn’t she be taking care of you?” He asked and I sighed.
“She gave me a couple of hours to myself, she will be waiting for me at home tonight.” I said and Ethan still not looked really convinced.
“Good, I’m done for today. You finish that up, and we go get some food. I’m starving, didn’t even have a real break today. How does that sound?” He asked and I chuckled.
“Like you are hungry… but yes, fine. Let’s go” I couldn’t really concentrate anymore anyway, my head began to pound again and maybe I really did a little too much right after what happened?!
Ethan and I ate at a small bistro, nothing special but we could sit outside and that was really nice, he brought me to other thoughts and that was good for a change, he didn’t even ask about what exactly happened but he probably knew everything from the police anyway.
“Sam?” He asked when we were about to climb back into his car.
“Yeah?” I stopped at the sound of his voice.
“Do you still want to live in that house? After what happened I mean?” He asked carefully and I had no answer to that one.
I did like my house, but now it was tainted with more than enough distasteful memories, of my ex-husband, of the loss of Brian… of Gary and his… actions.
But on the otherside… I really had no where else to go did I?
“I don’t know… Selena asked me to live with her for a bit… but she just moved in with her new boyfriend, I don’t want to be a burden… and since he is friends with my… with Brian. I don’t know if that would be such a good idea.” I said absently and Ethan stared at me for a moment.
“What?” I asked when he still didn’t say anything.
“Well, that actually was the first time you talked about him.. or even mentioned his name. Is that a good or a bad sign?” Ethan asked a small smile playing on his lips and if he would have been in hitting distance I would have giving him a good one to the head.
“Ass” I muttered finally when I sat down in his car.
“Do your job driver and bring me home.” I added and Ethan sat down chuckling.
He brought me to my house and Selena was actually not there yet, it was getting dark out and I was getting a panicked feeling, a feeling I didn’t want to admit but couldn’t deny too.
“Are you okay, Sam?” Ethan asked and I tried to nod.
“Should I come inside and wait until your friend arrives? You wanna call her?” He asked and damn, he was such a nice guy, why could I fall for him… why did I still have to be so hung up on Brian?
“Would you… I mean… do you still have time?” I asked and he nodded, “Sure thing, let’s go inside… what does the young people say, you could make me some coffee, right?” Ethan grinned and with his lame jokes he immediately distracted me from my fear and I was glad he did that.
“Quit the stupid jokes, they don’t suit you, Ethan” I told him when I opened the door and let both of us in. It was still kind of weird to be in this house, but I was glad I wasn’t alone, and even though I knew, I didn’t have to fear Gary now, cause he was in jail… I wouldn’t want to be here alone.
“You really want some coffee? Coke? Something?” I asked and Ethan plopped down on the couch “Coke would be great” He answered smiling and I nodded.
“Hey, let’s watch a movie… I mean.. until your friend comes home” Ethan suggested and I nodded, Selena should be here any moment, but why not.
I brought the Coke to Ethan and sat two wine glasses out, one for me and one for when Selena arrived and poured some wine in, when I sat down Ethan had finally decided on a movie that we would be watching and I cuddled closer into my pillow’s, what was Selena taking so long at her parents anyway… weird!
Notes
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10/19/18