Slowly, Then All At Once - a Sam Pottorff fanfic

Chapter 14 questions

Courtney's POV

Before I knew it, it was two months later.

Everything was going okay but I missed the boys and all their messes.

I've been texting Sam and Connor a lot because I'm closest to them.

"Honey your father and I want to take you out to dinner in an hour please get ready!" My mom yelled up the stairs.

"Okay!" I said while lifting my laptop off my lap.

I got changed,and since I doubt it's gonna be a fancy place I put on some black leggings, a white cami and a red flannel over the top with black combat boots.

I quickly brushed my hair and put on some mascara and lip gloss. "Where's Maeve?" I asked my sister Lauren.

"Oh she's at her friend Megan's house," my dad said answering for her.

I don't know if I believe him but I didn't argue and just nodded my head.

My phone vibrated in my hand It was a message from Kian.

That's weird Kian and I haven't talked in a few days.

From: Kian ;)

Hey Courtney can I ask you something?

I replied quickly.

To: Kian ;)

Yeah sure, what's up?

I locked my phone and looked up when my mom spoke.

"Ready girls?" We both nodded and walked out

-

(At the restaurant)

My parents decided to take us to Chili's because it was close and we always go there.

Kian still hasn't responded which makes me even more worried. It was around Christmas so lights were strung around the booths.

"So Courtney are you excited for the cross country program in the summer?" My dad asked, breaking me away from my thoughts.

"Yeah, I'm a little nervous but I know I just got to work for it," I replied.

"Honey can you take Lauren to the bathroom so I can talk to Courtney," my dad asked my mom.

She got up and took Lauren away. "Courtney, Maeve isn't at Megan's house, she's at a hospital..." My dad said sounding sad.

All these thoughts raced through my head.

Is she okay?

She was okay this morning!

What happened?

I started to tear up and sat back. "Courtney, when you were in your room we went to check on your sister and she was hysterical crying. She hasn't eaten in two days and we are worried. Maeve's just gonna have to stay there overnight to be evaluated and given some tests. Tomorrow morning I need you to watch Lauren while your mother and I go get her. We want her home for Christmas in a few days. Is that okay?" My dad explained.

I wiped my tears and nodded.

My mom came back with Lauren and we went back to casual conversation.

Ny phone vibrated and I unlocked it.

From: Kian ;)

Would you be mad if Sam got a girlfriend?

I replied

To Kian ;)

Why would I be, he's like a brother to me?

-

We were almost home and I felt uneasy and unsure. I felt like venting. There's a lot going on and I just needed to talk to someone. I decided to text Connor.

To: Con da bon<3

Connor can we FaceTime when I get home I'm not okay

He replied almost instantly

From: Con da bon<3

Of course Courtney I'm here just give me a call whenever you're ready

I walked inside and ran up to my room and called Connor.

He could instantly tell I wasn't ok. "Oh my god Courtney are you okay?" He asked.

I shook my head.

"Please don't cry, you can tell me what happened so I can help or you don't have to tell me that's okay too and we could just try and think about other things."

I decided to tell him about my sister. I knew I could always trust Connor, but even though I trust Connor like a brother my sisters story isn't an easy one to tell.

"Well Courtney let me tell you this, your an amazing sister to her. The whole time you were in LA all you did was check up in her. Please don't be upset I know what it's like to be going thru what she is and I know she didn't want to hurt others. I promise I will be here for you too. She'll be alright Okay?" Connor said. "Okay Connor thanks, I love you. I'm gonna get some rest, goodnight." I said with a tear streaming down my face.

"Goodnight Court I love you too." He said and soon I blacked out.