Behind These Hazel Eyes

chapter 3

Chapter 3

When I woke up the next morning, I found Sam on the couch with his head in his hands and droopy shoulders, so I sat beside the guy in hope of finding out what was wrong.

"what's up man?"

He looked at me then, with a slightly bewildered look on his face, as if he just realized the couch had dipped and I had sat down. Then he shook his head, as if he couldn't talk even if he wanted to.

After a while, once he had collected himself, he spoke up.

"My family..." he chocked up.

" Woah, something happened to Nana or something?"I was immediately worried, I had met Nana a few months ago, she had marched into the apartment after I opened the door for her and had demanded to see her grandson, who was apparently shamelessly neglecting his 60 year old grandmother, and spending too much time with his friends, then Sam had introduced Bri as his Girlfriend and she had immediately become compliant and all happy, then she had FORCED me and Bri to call her Nana. She was a lovable person, which was why, when Sam shook his head I sighed and relaxed back against the couch.

"Then what man?"

"My sis!" he almost growled it out.

I shot him a confused look and asked

"You have a sis?"

"No Shit Sherlock." he was sarcastic uh oh. I decided to tread warily and stood from the couch before he could literally separate my head from my body, slowly stepping towards the kitchen.

When I was about half way across the living room, he heaved a great sigh and muttered.

" Sorry for snapping at you man, just ugh... I'm so confused, she's been in town for about a month now and I still haven't told Bri or her either, about Bri, I mean..." oh this was about the engagement?

"um, Sam? Why haven't you told her about Bri?" he seemed torn at the question, as of he wasn't sure to answer or not, finally after what looked like a really tough internal debate he spoke

"My sister... Has dealt with too much for a girl of 23, and some to do with heartbreak, and the rest: our parents, she was so much closer to mum"

That's right, Sam had lost his mum to a brain tumor at the age of 19 and after, his dad had disappeared too, leaving him to Nana, or rather, them, since apparently he has a sister too.

"Wow!" I whistled, falling back against the couch, him not wanting to tell her he was happily settled with a woman must have something to do with her having bad relationship problems in the past.

"Yeah, I just hope Brianna won't get too mad when I spill, I didn't have to tell till now," he stated running a hand through his hair, and then continuing "but she's not too bad really, just a bit hard, ya know? Doesn't trust many, or if she decided to, then they'd have to be pretty damn special."

Someone cleared their throat, we froze and turned to look at Brianna's room entrance, she was standing there, arms crossed, feet apart, murderous look on her face, but when she took in Sam's torn face her own softened and she came an sat on his other side, taking his chin in her hand and kissing him gently, I cleared my throat, getting a bit uncomfortable and they broke away

"If it was anyone else I'd be glad for the free porn show, but since it's you two..." A pillow was sent flying my way, and then Brianna turned back to Sam

"It's alright, I understand why you did it, just... Can I meet her now? That I'm your fiancée?" she said the last part fondly while Sam had on a goofy proud smile on his face.