All because of you... [Sam Bettley fan fiction]

Chapter Twenty-One

Later that day.

6:30PM

(Hazel POV)

"I'm not exactly sure what it is that you have a problem with?" I said to Rachel as I pulled on my black converse. 

Tonight, Sam and I had planned a date at the bowling alley, I loved bowling, and I guess I loved Sam too. 

Rachel sighed, placing her hands on her hips and leaning against the wooden staircase, giving me the annoyed mother's stance. 

"I'm just not happy that you're ditching us for our weekly movie night to go on a date with someone you have been with for practically the last twenty four hours." She groaned. 

I sighed, rolling my eyes and I stood from slipping my shoes on, I sorted my hair back into place and just stared at her. 

"Rachel, please. Listen to yourself a second, I'm always with you lot. I haven't been with Sam alone for a long time, tonight is the night where we finally get an actual first date. We have movie night every week. Can't we just go one night without fucking watching a shitty DVD?" I said. 

She frowned and shook her head, sighing yet again and turning to the living room. Looking at Joey and Oscar awkwardly sitting on the couch, eating popcorn from the local shop. Then she turned back to me. 

"Fine." She said. "I guess one week won't hurt that much." 

Then she walked into the living room to join the boys, slamming the door behind her, I heard the muttering inside, like a small argument. But it didn't phase me at all, I got annoyed when they did this to me. 

Whenever I had some form of happiness getting back into my life, they make sure to pull me away from it, and it gets me depressed again. 

Just as I was contemplating going to speak to them, to say sorry I was missing out, I heard Sam's car door shut, I smiled and unlocked the front door, heading towards a happy looking Sam. Tonight wasn't going to be one of those nights where I ditch everything I have to please others around me. 

"You're so fucking beautiful." Sam said to me, as I walked right into his welcoming arms. 

I hugged him tightly. "You're too kind." I said, pulling back and kissing him on the lips again, this made me feel amazing. 

I never found someone that I liked this much before, Sam made me want so much more happiness, and he was clearly the first sign of my happiness. 

Sam pulled back, smiling and stroking my cheek with his hand, then we both got into his car and started heading to the bowling alley. 

An hour later

(Sam POV)

"I have one polished ball." I said to Hazel, holding up the heaviest bowling ball that was in the building. 

Hazel's face looked priceless, she just stared at me, wide-eyed and looking very amused, then it clicked. I shook my head, chuckling to myself. 

"You're the one who said it!" Hazel said.

I turned back to her, still smiling as I spoke. "Ah, but you're the one who took it in that context." 

She smiled and looked down at her hands again, I laughed, having my turn, she was so beautiful, I couldn't help but want to kiss her constantly. 

**

"I love looking at the stars, it's like a whole other world is out there, and I'm just sitting, looking at it.." Hazel said, sounding like she was high.

I smiled. 

We were sitting on the beach right now, I had sat on the rocks and Hazel had joined me, looking up at the stars as I held her body close to mine. 

"That's beautiful." I said, refering to the comment that she had just made. 

A smile played on her lips, then she turned to me, our eyes meeting, just like they had done in the early hours of this morning. All of this was happening so fast for us, and I couldn't be happier with it all. 

"Do you believe in God?" Hazel then asked me. 

I frowned, what an odd question to ask, but I guess it was a good conversation starter as she'd just spoke about the stars above us. 

I shook my head. "I don't. Not really, I guess you have to have an open mind, but I don't look up to anyone, I don't bow. Do you?" 

She grinned. "Actually. I kind of do, you know. I think there may be someone out there, who watches down on us all of the time. I pray sometimes, to someone, whoever it is. Just for comfort when I'm feeling lost and alone. When I need guidance from somewhere." 

I smiled, stroking her back. I moved closer to her again, and she looked right into my eyes, a tear fell down her cheek. Then I took her head and moved it closer to mine, pressing my lips against hers. 

Then I pulled back, wiping the tear away, she just smiled, going red again, rubbing the tears away. "I'm sorry." She said. "I've just been a little emotional lately, and I don't know why." 

I cuddled her. "It's okay. Everything is okay."