Broken

Chapter 24

Chris pov...

Today was the day... We would go to Boston... We would drive so Sammie could bring more stuff for her and Sophie and to make a little road trip out of it... I was just excited and a little anxious... I am taking my family home... All the stuff Sammie wanted to bring along was packed. Sophie was excited... She was excited for this big new adventure... There was a mix of emotions in Sammie... She was going to miss her home... Which i understood. She had worked so hard for it... I felt a sense of pride for her... She was strong and gave our girl a good life... She took the heartache i gave her and turned it into all this... My little girl had never wanted for anything... I was well aware that they did not need me... But in a way it was better... They wanted me... It was nice feeling wanted... I am happy... Well aware that there was still a long way to go but i was going to take my girls home... That is all that matters...

Ma had flown back 2 days ago. When we were settled at my place, we would go over to her, for dinner with the rest of the family... Scott had been by here in Sammie's apartment... She and Scott had talked... She had forgiven him... But Sophie was scared of him... She would not come near him... Scott was sad about it, but Sammie had said she would come around... I hated seeing it but there was nothing i could do about it, he had just really scared her... Ma had scolded Scott for what he had said and you could see he was really sorry...  My sisters were excited to meet Sophie and see Sammie again... Ma's visit has been a nice one... She was a big help in sorting out my thoughts and make a plan to get my life back on track, not that it was off the rails, but it was clear that some changes were needed... Ma and i had a long talk... She told me all the rumors... Sammie was having brunch with Sophie, Sara and Liam at the time... I was glad they were not there for it as it had been all so emotional and difficult to hear... I didn't want Sammie and Sophie to see me like this... Besides she needed this brunch... It was a sort of goodbye... Not that she would never see them again... But it would not be as easy as it was now. 

But if everything was going to plan out like we hoped, she would not live in New York anymore... We had discussed it and Sammie was willing to make Boston her home again so that Sophie could grow up around family... We had a long talk and decided to be officially together yesterday... Sammie wanted clarity... She wanted to know what we would be, what the goal was of all this... For her own sanity... She wanted to know what we were before packing up her life and coming to Boston... We had grown closer over the last couple of days... I was more than happy to let her know that she was it for me... That i wanted her... That i wanted to be with her... Other than a few kisses before falling asleep nothing had happened. Not that we both not wanted to... God i wanted to... But something stopped her every time... She seems to want to take it slow and i can understand that... I was more than happy to wait... No pressure... I was just happy she was letting me in... It was like she had given in and was letting me in...

 Ma and Sophie got a long great... We had spent some time with Sophie alone as Sammie was making arrangements... She had a meeting with her publisher. Being a writer, she could work anywhere which made the move a lot easier... I dont know what other meetings she had... She was pretty vague about it but i didn't want to pry... Sophie had had her last day at daycare. I had gone with Sammie to pick her up and i had smiled as she came running up to me dragging me off telling her friends i was her daddy... But this brought along a new problem... The risk of the news leaking was getting bigger every day and i needed a team to deal with that in case it happened... 

So, i had called Robert... Ma said to do it before going back to Boston, to get the ball rolling... To say Robert was shocked to hear i had a kid was an understatement... To say i was shocked hearing more freaking stories about Kim was even more of an understatement... Everyone seems to have a story about her, and no one ever told me... Their excuse... She was your childhood friend...  It pissed me off... I pride myself on being able to read people... To feel what their intentions are... I guess i was wrong... How could i have been so wrong and not have seen it...  

Robert said he knew a good manager and tomorrow we would have a meeting at my place... It was making me nervous... But i trust Robert... I think... I dont know who to trust anymore... I thought i could trust Kim to...The only people i blindly trust now are my family and Sammie... I am just scared for the fall out of it all...

"Are my girls ready?" I ask smiling as Sammie walks in with a Sophie on her arm... She had just woken up from her nap... "What do you say Sophie... Are you ready to go to daddy's house?" Sammie asks smiling and Sophie smiles back and nods while rubbing her eyes as she is still waking up... I had rented a car yesterday for the drive and this morning loaded everything up... "I have the Ariel movie in the car..." I say and Sammie rolls her eyes, but Sophie squeals all happy... 

Sammie smiles at Sophie... "Well let's go..." She says nervously smiling. I kiss her temple and smile. I know she is nervous and anxious and i wish i could take it away... I take Sophie from her she can grab the last of her stuff and lock up the apartment... 

Half an hour later we drive out of the parking garage and are on our way... Sophie is sitting in her car seat singing along with the little mermaid... I look at Sammie and smile... I take her hand in mine and kiss the back of it... "I am so happy..." I whisper and she blushes...