Can I Have Your Attention Please

Chapter 43: Come On In

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Sam's POV
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"I was really that drunk?" He groans.

I laugh. "You asked."

Kason sighs and rubs the back of his neck. "I didn't want you to see me like that."

I shrug. "Like I said before, I don't mind taking care of you. Besides, with everything going on right now, you probably deserved a night to yourself...with Cameron."

He shakes his head and pops two of the Aspirin pulls into his mouth. I hand him the small glass of water, which he downs with the medicine. Once he swallows, he gives me an apologetic look.

"Still. I should be taking care of you. You're the sick one, and I decided it would be a good idea to get blackout drunk when I should be helping you. So, I'm sorry," He states.

I smile at him. "Forgiveness granted."

He smiles back, but it's still not all there. There's something lingering in his mind, and I can tell immediately what it is.

The topic doesn't scare me. I mean, it's just about him and my mother meeting. I've already met her. The thing is: he doesn't know that. So technically we're keeping secrets from each other.

Secrets are what tear relationships apart.

I feel like one of the focal points of being together with someone you love is growth. It's about growing with your partner, because you love him or her so much, that you want them to make you better than what you are. They make you want to be more. To mean something. To make someone else make them feel like they mean something to you.

But you can't grow without full truth and trust. Just like he's hiding something from me, I'm hiding a lot from him. The only difference is that I already know what he's hiding. Kason doesn't even have the slightest clue that I'm trying to put his father away for good. He doesn't know I'm hiding anything at all.

So while he's feeling guilty for no reason (even though he should've told me in the first place), I'm sitting here, being a hypocrite for not spilling my own beans.

I guess I can't be too hard on myself, since my goal isn't to hide this all from him. In fact, I want to tell him - along with Cameron and Kassidy - so very desperately. I just can't bring myself to ruin this night.

It can wait for a few hours. I can tell them all tonight when we're gathered at Kason and Kassidy's place. That way I have them all together in a quiet, crowd-less place where no one can interrupt. And my friends can experience a true high school prom night.

"Sam, I need to tell you something," He begins.

I keep my smile gentle and understanding. I get why he hid it from me. He was a drunken man speaking sober thoughts last night. He didn't want me to be hurt by my mother, and he also didn't want to be the reason I knew she was here. It's all out of love.