Money can't buy love

~7

Thomas:

"Sam" I yelled when I saw him standing in the middle of the campus. "Hey" he said as soon as I reached him. "Chloe isn't with me if that's why you're here." I shook my head "I was actually planning on asking you something." Sam nodded his head "Go ahead."

"When we saw you talking to Chloe, Elena said you were more than a friend to her, but she said if I wanted to know more, I had to ask Chloe, but she is mad at me for a good reason."

He sighed "It's not my place to tell you everything, but I can tell you that she's my ex-girlfriend." I stood there with an open mouth "Wow, I didn't expect that." He started laughing "Most people don't. We only dated for a couple of months, it's not something we talk about."

There was a minute of silence before he spoke up again "if we're on the topic I can see the way you look at her. You like her and I want you to promise me something." I immediately nodded my head "Promise me that you will never hurt her and that you will stand by here no matter what, even when she tells you the truth."

I raised an eyebrow "The truth about what?" He shook his head "Just promise me." "I promise." After I said that he padded my shoulders and walked away.

Sam:

After I talked to Thomas, I started searching for Chloe. Well, more like going to the library because I knew that was where she would be. When I got there, I could immediately see her on her favorite bean bag reading a book. I started walking towards her, but before I even reached her, she looked up and said, "Took you long enough."

She almost seemed mad which made me chuckle. I sat down next to her and put her book down, but not before putting a bookmark inside. I forgot it once and I learned my lesson after Chloe would not talk to me for a whole week.

(Seriously, never take a book from someone and not put a bookmark in. I once ignored for a day my brothers because they did this)

"So, what took you so long? Was something more important than me?" I nudged her side "Chloe you know that you will always be the most important girl in my life." That caused her to smile "Now answer my question." I nodded my head "A certain cute curly haired guy wanted to talk to me."

I could feel her glaring at me before I even looked at her face. "Sam, he's mine so don't you dare think just because you're bi I'll let you have him."

"He's yours, interesting coming from your mouth." Her hands covered her mouth in shock "Did I just say that out loud?" I nodded my head while laughing so hard that I was crying. "It's ok to like him" I said after I saw how upset she looked.

Chloe shook her head though "I've had a crush on two guys, one raped me and the other one well was you." Tears started rolling down my cheeks and I pulled her against my chest. "We both know that Thomas isn't like Elena's brother and I'm still sorry for what I did to you." The guilt from that day a few months ago was eating me alive. "It's ok Sam, I know why you did it and you saved my life afterwards. That's enough to forgive you."

She was still in my arms crying from time to time while I played with her hair or rubbed her back. "Are you feeling better?" I asked her after she seemed to have climbed down. Nini smiled at me "Yes, a lot actually. Thank you so much for always being there for me." I just continued to hold her in my arms instead of answering her.

Because honestly, I had no idea what to tell her. I'm the reason she went through so much and the least I could do is be there for her through it all. I regret what I did back then every day, but sadly I cannot change it. "Are you ready to go back to your dorm?" She nodded her head with a smile on her face. "Yeah, I am." I stood up and held out my hand for her to take.

"So I've been meaning to talk to you about something" Chloe suddenly said. I raised an eyebrow "And that would be?" "There is this boy in my class, who asked me for your number, and I might have given it to him." My eyes widened in shook but I quickly recovered "What's his name?" She smiled brightly "His name is Jake and he's my age, he's also totally your type."

I started laughing "My little Chloe is setting me up, I see where this is going. But he doesn't sound too bad, I'll think about it." That answer caused her to jump up in joy. Chloe jumped into my arms and hugged me "Thank you Sam." "By this time next week, I will have gone on a date with him, how does that sound?" She nodded her head "Sounds like a plan."

"I'll only do it if you forgive Thomas, Elena and Kiley though. So, stop ignoring them, we both know they wanted what's best for you." She sighed in defeat "Fine" she mumbled.

As soon as we reached her dorm, we were both engulfed in hugs. "Thanks, Sam for bringing her here save as always." I just nodded my head in acknowledgement. Then they turned to Chloe "We're sorry and so is Thomas, we took it too far." She smiled at them "It's ok, I know you guys just wanted to protect me even if I have no idea of what."

The two girls looked at each other before looking back at Chloe . "There is something you should know."

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What do y'all think Sam did? And what are Elena and Kiley going to tell Chloe?

Edit: I think I made Sam a little weird but oh well