Love is everything

Reunion {16}

*Sam's POV*

I groan as I wake up, my whole body it's sore. Fuck, my father went too far. I groan again as I start walking out of my room. I see my mom seated on the couch. I approach her and sit by her side.

"Hey, mom."

"Hey." She says looking at me. "How are you?" She asks worried, I smile at her.

"Fine, alive." I chuckle and she hits me. "Ouch, mom. Are you trying to kill me?" I tell her jokingly. She smiles and chuckles.

"Very funny, young lady." My mom says imitating my tone.

"No, no, no. Don't start." I plead at her.

"Sam." I just groan as I hear the tone in her voice. The last time she used that tone, all hell broke loose. Hah funny, because we're in hell...  I lay down on the couch, as I know that I will be here for a long long time. She arches an eyebrow at me as I put my feet in her lap.

"What? Last time you started to lecture me we spent hours. So I'm just getting comfortable." I say nonchalantly and shrugging my shoulders.

"Okay." She sighs. "Honey." I groan at her. She's starting. "I know you don't want to hear this, but he's doing it for your own good."

"No, mom." I tell her raising up from the couch. "I want to be with her. I need to be with her. I love-" I stop, I love her. Why it has to be so hard? I slap myself as I lay down again and I sigh. "I love her, mom." I take away my hand from my face as I look at her. She's shocked. "Mom." I say as I kick her softly.

"Uh-" Okay, she's really shocked. I never saw her like this. It's funny. She slaps me as she sees me smiling, I just laugh at her. I'm happy, I know it's not the best situation, but I just realized that I really want to be with Alice despite everything. I couldn't be happier. Wait, I could, I should be with her. I groan, I just ruined my good mood, awesome. "Sam." I stop my thoughts as I take all my attention on my mom. "Are you serious?"

"About?" I frown not getting what she meant.

"Loving her."

"Yes, mom. I love her. I know that it's fucked up, but I don't care anymore. I just want to be with her as long as I can. You may not get it, but-"

"I get it." I look at her surprised.

"You know, there was a time that I didn't know who your father was, hell" She smiles at that and me too. "even he didn't know who he was. The point is, that even before we knew, when I thought he was... normal. I wanted to be with him, with all the consequences." I didn't know about this. Mom really loves him. Lucky bastard, he doesn't deserve her.

"What should I do mom? Dad won't let me, and you know it."

"Fuck your dad." Wait, what? What did she say? My mouth just dropped to the floor. She smiles. "What? Do you or do you not want to be with her?"

"Of course I want!" I jump to my feet as I say it. I see her smiling, she's the best mom in the world, no, in the multi-verse, I smile at her. "Thanks mom."

"Go, go to her. I'll deal with your father, don't worry." I kiss her cheek as I go to her, to my girl.

I approach the gate of her college and go through the campus looking for her. And I see her, I see Alice, she's with Karen talking. It seems serious, I don't want to interrupt, but I can stand it anymore, I want to talk with her. Fuck, it's been three weeks, I've been busy more of the time, but still I've missed her. I start approaching them, it seems neither of them notice me, they're engrossed in whatever they're talking. When I'm just at a few steps away from them, I call her. She spins her head so quickly that I'm sure that she hurt herself. I look at her eyes, her mesmerizing hazel eyes as I take the few steps that separate us.

"Alice." I say again, missing her, missing the way her beautiful eyes look at me, the way her eyes lit up. It's been three fucking weeks. I see her raise up and I smile like a fool, and then she slaps me in the face. I did not expect that. "What?" I blurt out, I don't get it. Why did she slap me?

"Three fucking weeks, Sam. You could have called, or even texted me! But it's been three fucking weeks without news of you." I see her eyes get watery as she says this. I fucked it up and I didn't even thought about it. I'm the worst, I should... I should have... I close my eyes trying to bear with the guilt.

"I'm sorry, Alice." I don't know what else to say. I really fucked it up. I see it in her eyes, the hurt; I hurt her. I close my eyes as I can't stand it, I can't stand seeing her sad not when it's my fault. I hate myself, why did I have to mess with her life.

"Sam." I hear someone say my name and I open my eyes. I see Karen, she was the one who called me.

"Yes?" I say not getting what does she wants.

"You left three weeks, she's happy to see you. Nevertheless, you cannot show up like nothing after three weeks without expecting this. Can you?" Ugh, she's right, it's my fault. I should... I should give her... time? I don't know what to do.

"What should I do?" I hear myself ask even before processing it. Well, it's not a bad question. I look at her hopefully, she seems surprised, but nonetheless she answers me.

"Give her time, but text her. Don't let her get away from you." She smiles before leaving in the direction that Alice went while I had my eyes closed, or so I think.