Remember me?

Chapter Eleven: Maybe I love you

Sam's Pov

I stretched out my arms and let the sun shine down on my face. It was almost eight in the morning, and I sat swinging in Amanda’s hammock in the backyard. I was just upset and mad. Amanda would always look at me like she wanted to tell me something but couldn’t, Aaron whom I thought I had loved now ignored me completely and actually everyone. He acted like a teenager sometimes. Just staying in his room, and never talking to us. He actually snapped at Amanda last night when she asked if he wanted to go with us to take Issy to her favorite restraint. “Hey Sammy….” I looked up. Only really one person called me that all the time. Aaron stood looking really guilty as he bent over me, hands in his pockets and looking at my face, then the ground.

“Aaron?! What's going on?” I don’t even remember the last time we had a real conversation.

“Can I sit with you?” he asked, looking up a bit. I nodded a little worriedly and scooted over. He climbed into the hammock beside me. The way we were laying made me keep on falling into his body. After several attempts at keeping myself far away and up right, he reached his arm around my back and I snuggled into it.

“Sam, in all seriousness, I am so sorry. I have been so mean to you all lately, and you the most.”

“Yeah what about that? It seems like you’re always made at me or Amanda. What been up with you?” I asked, not wanting to make him mad.

“Oh Sammy…. It isn’t you at all. Your so wonderful and my best friend, and you mean the world to me. I got mad at Amanda for some things. She was being totally nice to me but I still treated her like crap and was not even thinking right. Sam, I am so sorry. I know I have been such a jerk but, can we just forget about it and start over?” he asked with puppy eyes.

 I sighed and smiled. “Of course we can. Thanks for not getting on that plane Aaron. I don’t know why you didn’t and I don’t want to know really, but just thank you. Your my best friend.”

Aaron nodded and smiled at me. He closed his eyes and ran his fingers through my hair. “Come on lets go inside! I think Amanda and Eddie are leaving super late tonight!” I said getting out of the hammock, and pulling Aaron up with me.

“Oh my gosh! I will miss them so much!!! Let’s cook them breakfast!” he said.

“Aaron…. You suck at cooking….”

“OK then you cook and I will keep you entertained!” he skipped happily up the porch and into Amanda’s house.

A suddenly weight and lightness came over me as I followed him into the bright lit kitchen. Eddie was already up and sitting in the living room. “Edward!” Aaron squealed. Eddie looked up a little shocked. “Um… Aaron? What's going on mate?” he asked looking from Aaron to me. Aaron just shrugged and pulled my hand to the kitchen. I went about making batter for waffles, Amanda’s favorite. Soon Eddie, still confused on Aarons sudden mood change, joined us. As I carefully poured batter onto Amanda’s waffle iron, the girl groggily walked out of her room.

“Issy is sick again….” She said as she scooted onto a bar stool and sat beside Eddie. I knew she already felt sad about how Aaron had been treating her lately.

“Hi Amanda!” he said. she looked up and saw his face, inches from her own.

“Ahhh! What are you doing?!” he chuckled and slid a bowl of raspberries over to Eddie and Amanda. They smiled and gobbled them down. Amanda leaned her head down on the table. Eddie gave her a look of sympathy, and rubbed her back. “Darling, you can sleep on the plane. You will want to try and stay awake till then. Here drink this!” he handed Amanda some coffee.

“Well that’s too bad about Issy!” I chimed in. we all nodded. “I will go bring her some tea!” Aaron declared, grabbing a cup and running off. That left Eddie and Amanda to interrogate me. I sat down and explained to them what Aaron told me. I could tell Amanda looked like there was more to it, but I didn’t say a thing.

Eddie’s Pov

We ate Sam's delisouse waffles, and sat around doing nothing. “Maybe we should take Issy to the doctor?” Hugh asked, after he walked out of Amanda’s room with a thermometer. “She has a fever….” We all nodded.

“I’ll take her!” Amanda jumped up. She worshipped any time she could spend with Dan and Issy. She told me so much how she would miss them. Hugh nodded, “She will like that. Last chance to see you for a little less than a week. Eddie? Why don’t you tag along?” everyone looked to me. Amanda was practically asleep on my lap.

“I don’t think she should drive….” Anne said, laughing at the poor girl. I nodded, I wanted Sam and Aaron to have some time to make up. I know they had been a little distant and in a fight. Amanda leaned on me as I walked into the room where the little girl slept. “Issy! Isabelle!” Amanda asked, edging towards the bed. she opened her eyes and smiled a weak smile at Amanda and I. “We’re going to the doctor ok honey?” I asked. She nodded, and stretched out her arms. “That’s were Eddie comes in!” Amanda stepped back. at least she now knows that she is the weakest girl ever!

I lifted Issy into my arms and carried her out the door, as Amanda grabbed her coat. I gently put her in the back of Amanda’s car and drove us off. On the way Amanda kept glancing back as Isabelle drifted off. After a long hour of waiting in the doctor’s office, we went in with Issy.

“Are you guys Isabelle’s parents?” the doctor asked.

“Oh ha-ha no! Eddie and I…. no we aren’t married. Issy is just our co-star and best friend, she is staying with me.”

“Oh my gosh! Ha-ha I am so sorry guys! Amanda Seyfried! Wow! Yes! Ok! Let me just test Isabelle’s temperature!”

Finally they gave Issy some medication and let her go. She was still sleepwalking as we walked out to the car. As we drove off Amanda wanted ice cream. How do you say no to that face?! I pulled over and carried Isabelle in as Amanda skipped into the ben and jerry’s. we sat in the sun licking ice cream. I swiped some of Amanda’s. she glared at me and did the same but missed spilling it all over her elbow. “Eddie!” Isabelle giggled as she watched us fight over our food like kids. By now, I was freezing and covered in ice cream, as I gripped the wheel of the car and drove us home.

Aarons Pov

Sammy and I decided to make dinner for everyone with the help of Hugh.

“Sam, Aaron? Do you want to actually help?” Hugh asked, as he stirred sauce.

“Hey taste testing is totally helping!” Sam argued. Hugh rolled his eyes and went back to his work. I had been feeling so bad about how I had been treating Sam these past few days I would cry myself to sleep. I also had been drinking a lot and lashing out at Amanda. I knew I owed her a special apology, but I got some good advice from Russell who said to keep some distance from her, and maybe right before she leaves for London tell her the whole story.  As I sat with Sam, making a fool of myself with my terrible cooking skills and teasing Sammy, I realized how beautiful she really was. The light from the huge windows made her skin glow, and her soft hair fell loosely over her bare shoulders. She laughed at me and ruffled my hair, but I honestly couldn’t hear anything she said. I had been so wrapped up in Amanda and how I felt about her I had kind of ignored Sam. As we chopped and stirred things I couldn’t stop staring at her. “Aaron? What’s going on?”

“Nothing…. Nothing at all. Just happy about things…..” I said grinning. She nodded, “Me too.”

----------------------------------------------------------------------------Next chapter Amanda and Eddie go to London!!!