When the Beating of Your Heart Echoes the Beating of the Drums

Chapter 3 - Cheat...

Sorry for the long wait guys!! I went on a holiday to Africa and didn't bring my laptop with me. I actually wrote half of this beforehand but my laptop broke so I couldn't finish it. Well, it's here now. Hope you like it, ENJOY :)

"Sam? Can I come in?" after a couple of knocks, she heard an unknown voice from outside her dressing room door.

    "Who's that?" she asked, continued taking her make up off, or in another word  make down as it made her look so much worse, she was covered in mud! 

    "Alistair"

    "Come in," after which he walked in, she continued, "What's up?"

    "I was wondering if you'd like to hang out with us at my place after this?" he offered, then added, "Killian, George, Hugh, Jamie, Aaron are coming. And also Katie" he meant Katie Hall who was their cast mate when they did the 25th anniversary concert.

    "Yeah, I'd love to. I haven't seen Katie in ages!" Sam said, excited. She and Katie were very good friends, but after Sam was cast, she got so busy that she barely had spare time. And when she did, which was rarely, she would be too exhausted to go out. "But would you mind giving me a life afterwards? My car's broken." she asked casually, she knew he wouldn't mind.

    "Yeah sure. I need to drive Aaron home anyway, you know 'cause of his arm, another person would be just fine." he happily replied.

    About fifteen minutes later, Sam opened the door of the studio and the windy and cold rain greeted her. Typical English weather, she thought and sighed. "Are we ready to go?" she asked Alistair, who was already waiting outside with his coat zipped up to his neck.

    "We're just waiting for Aaron. Last time I saw him, he seemed to be having trouble with that wig of his" he said, light heartedly. They both jumped a little when they heard a piercing scream, destroying the rare silence of a London street at that time of day. The next moment they realised it was Alistair's ring tone. "Sorry, my friend set it for me ages ago, and I can't figure out how to change it yet." Samantha nodded. "Hello? Oh hey katie." he smiled, Katie and Alistair were kind of together. But soon after that the smile faded. "Oh, right. Okay. I'm sorry to hear that. Hope he gets better soon. I'll go stay with you tonight. Alright? Miss you too, bye." he hung up. After seeing Samantha's curious raised eyebrow, he informed her, "Katie's brother's was in a car accident, he's in hospital right now." after a pause he continued, "so she won't be coming today."

    "Oh, I should probably call her later then..." she murmured, mostly to herself.

    "Sorry to keep you waiting guys!" Aaron cheerfully called to them, his voice coming before himself.

    "Right then. Let's go! Those guys have already gone" Alistair meant the rest of their friends. Samantha quietly got into the passenger seat, with a far away look, concentrated in her thoughts. She was thinking about the blond man, sitting behind her. The Broadway guy, who was now, one of them. But what were those peculiar feelings she got when he's around? The constant self contiousness. The way he made her cheeks hot, the way she blushed in his presence. And them in that first aid room.

     I should have kissed him...

    Samantha gasped silently before turning bright pink. What was that? Why would she have wanted to...kiss Aaron? 

     "Sam, are you okay?" Aaron abruptly leaned forward and asked her.

    "Huh? Yeah...I-I'm perfectly f-fine" Samantha stuttered, immediately 

    "You sure?" he asked, frowning, "You're just a little red".

    "I...am?" she absent mindedly lifted a hand up to her cheek, then to her forehead, feeling sweat beads forming. "Oh, it's just...a little hot in here." Aaron just nodded, not convinced, but he let it go anyway. Suddenly Alistair pulled up.