Do Us Part

43. "It's never goodbye."

Chapter 43

Natalie

"You did what?" Zoey shouts.

"What are you yelling about? The former or the latter?"

She scoffs. "Err..let's see..the former is that you are actually back here to spy on Sam..basically to get him in some big trouble, and the second is that you freaking kissed him while you are dating his biggest enemy and your boyfriend, Henry, so err..both."

"Ok, first of all, I'm not here to get him into more trouble, at least not more than he had caused himself anyway."

"Wow. You sound like a real career woman. Are you sure this is not some kind of vengeance against Sam?"

"Vengeance for what?"

"You tell me...What happened between you two?"

"I...I had my reasons."

"You know he's falling for you again. Right?"

"He's not."

"Have you seen the way he looks at you? At Baby Lulu's welcome party, both guys were gawking at you like you were the most precious treasure. "

"No, they were not."

She scoffs again, "You are playing with fire here, Natalie." She sighs and sits, "The man just buried his mother and is about saying goodbye to his mentor, and he's selflessly forgiving the ex who broke his heart years ago. Now if he finds out..."

"I know." I sighed heavily and sat down. "You're right. I should have stopped the investigation and, better yet, I shouldn't have volunteered to do it myself. "

I sigh again before adding, "I guess, deep down, I wanted an excuse to be back home and also, to sort of prove the allegations wrong."

"So...you don't think Sam manipulated the accounts?"

"Oh...he probably did, but the Sam I know must have had his reasons."

"And how are you going to find out without causing a ruckus, especially now that you have a new bestie here for the same thing?"

"Yea...That's where the problem is. Beth is no saint, and she sure as hell doesn't care that Sam may have his reasons. "

"Also, Henry..." She says.

"I know. I feel so guilty. Last night, it was as though he could see through me and knew what happened.

"I feel bad for the guy. All through university, he only had eyes for you, while you only had eyes for Sam, the same guy you've now cheated on him with."

"For the record, I feel terrible. He doesn't deserve my insincerity. "

"Well, he's also insincere. "Didn't tell you about the fight he had, did he?"

"Claire!"

"What? I'm just pointing out key facts to let you know that you are not the only one hiding something. The man is not straight with you either."

"That doesn't make what I did any less unfair."

"True. You really shit the bed with that one." She remarked and I scoffed. "Be honest with me."  She says and I nod.

"Who do you like more? Henry or Sam?" She asks.

"I don't like Sam."

"You're sure about that?"

"Yes. I think so. "

"Natalie..."

"Stop it. I can't think about boy problems right now. I just need to find out if Sam is worth my delaying the revelation of my discoveries."