Life Changing

Chapter 20

Two weeks had passed. They were in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sam was getting ready to go workout with Austin . There was a knock on the door. Sam answered it. It was Emily.

"Hey." He said.

"Hi." She went inside.

"How are you today?"

"Good."

"Here's your money." He said handing her twenty dollars.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." "You are my best employee."

"I'm your only employee."

"Yeah but you're still my best." "I'll be back in an hour." "Penelope's in her room."

"Ok."

Sam and Austin were working out in the hotel gym.

"Dude I want to talk to about something." Austin said.

"What?"

"Britt has a recently divorced friend who wants to start dating again." "Her name is Connie." "Britt thinks you two should meet."

"I don't think so Austin."

"Plan on being single the rest of your life huh?"

"No, I just don't if I'm ready for a relationship right now."

"It's been over a year."

"First I have to meet a woman." "Then if I like her I have to make sure Penelope likes her." "I just don't feel like doing that."

"I know someone who you get along with and she loves Penelope."

"Who?"

"Emily."

"Emily?'" He said confused.

"What?" "You don't think she's hot?"

"She's beautiful."

"Since she's been back I noticed the relationship between you two has changed."

"No it hasn't."

"You guys just seem more friendly than you were before."

"We do talk more but that's only because she's still struggling with everything." "I'm just trying to help her." "We're friends." "That's it."

"Do you like her?"

"As a friend."

"Why don't I believe you?'

"I don't know, why don't you believe me?"

"I think you're lying."

"No I'm not."

It was two o'clock in the morning. Emily had been sleeping. She woke up suddenly. She had a bad dream. She turned on the light and grabbed her phone off the nightstand. She dialed Sam's number.

"Hello?" He said tiredly.

"Oh sorry." She said. "I didn't mean to wake you." "Go back to sleep.'

"Em?"

"Yeah."

"Did you have another dream?"

"Yeah." "We can talk about it tomorrow though."

"Tell me about it."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"I had Greyson." "He was alive in my arms." "Then suddenly he died." "I couldn't save him." She said starting to cry a little.

"Don't cry Emily." "It's ok."

"I hate having dreams like this."

"I know."

"I feel bad that I inconvenience you like this."

"You're not an inconvenience." "I like talking to you."

"At two in the morning?"

"It doesn't matter what time is."

"I'm glad I have a friend like you." "Just talking to you makes me feel a lot better."

"Good I'm glad." "I'm always here if you need me."

"Thanks."