Chapter 18: I lost everything because of you!

~~~Here I am, standing close to you and it's still so far away. So many times, I tried to say but my heart was afraid. Look at you is all that I can do, like a silly girl I stare. 'Coz you might leave me when I reveal what my heart is really feeling. If I could just say the words, all the secrets in my heart and in my soul you'll hear. Will you take me in your arms or let me go?

-Juris Fernandez-

"Sam? What the hell are you doing here? Why aren't you at home?" Jack's eyes widened in surprise when she found me standing right outside her apartment.

I smiled and walked past her to the living room.

"I want to sleep here," I said resting my tired body on the couch.

"What do you mean you want to sleep here? And what have you been doing all day that you didn't answer my calls?" She asked crossing her arms over her chest as she sat down across my seat.

"Well, I'm sorry because I had a date and I didn't notice that you called all day."

"Haha... date your face!" I chuckled when she rolled her eyes.

"I'm just kidding. Well, the truth is that I had lunch with Dean earlier and he accompanied me to buy some maternity dress."

"Dean?" She asked and I nodded. "As in Dean Scott from school?"

"Yup." I nodded again and started telling her about what happened last night when I talked to my husband, when I woke up this morning and found him gone and when Dean and I met at the parking lot of hospital.

"Are you serious? Dean Scott really accompanied you to buy a maternity dress? Jeez! He's not the father of your baby. Isn't it awkward?"

me after lunch, so who am I to

nodding. "Anyway, what happened to your checkup?

And we

my God! Congratulations, Sam!" She immediately stood up to

know what, I'm thinking of naming her after my mom and Luke's mother, Cassandra Lizeth and Cali

pushed her when I felt my stomach crumbling inside. "Wait, do you have something to eat?" Her eyebrows scrunched as she

her sigh. "Haist! Fine, you stay here and I'll just prepare some dinner for you and for

winked at her after mentioning the word 'thank you' but she simply rolled her eyes on me. I leaned on the couch as I waited for her to prepare dinner for me. And suddenly, my mind flew back to where my husband is... what is he doing and who's with

tried to shake the thoughts about my husband. She put the tray of spaghetti

"Sam?"

took my first bite of meatballs before

that you're going to

sign of 'wait' and she waited until I swallowed what I have in my mouth. My goodness!

I'm sure that even if left for a week

a thing. He will definitely find you when you're gone because you're

sarcastically at her but I just chose remained quiet. 'I don't think

was right. He didn't notice that I wasn't home all night, because he hadn't come home

night, but he didn't. I was so excited to tell him our baby's gender and somehow deep inside me, I was hoping he could find even

where he was and what was going on with him. I tried to call him, but he didn't even once pick up my call. I really wanted to call Dale or ask my in-laws about him but

door. I tried to call him but he just ignored me, so I ran and followed him to the garage. He has a travel bag in his

and called his name before he could open the door to the driver

a deep frown

have you been?" The first question that slipped through my lips instead of surprising him

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