Breaking The Routine

            David stood out of the club feeling surprised by how nervous he felt. Mark had already gone in before him He took a deep breath and entered the crowded club and looked around quickly. He felt his breath stop when he saw her at the table in a corner talking with Robert. He rubbed his jaw while he watched the two till Robert looked up and saw him standing there waiting just like they had planned. Robert gave him a discreet nod and David returned it.

            Robert made his excuse and he frowned watching her beg Robert to stay making him feel so jealous and angry. Robert freed himself from her and a smile crossed his lips as he watched Sam pout with her chin resting on her fist. Serves you right, he thought bitter as he stood there watching her even after Robert had already left, he felt stuck in place.

            He couldn't believe after so many long months she was right there but he also recognized the change in her. Her brown eyes that had sparkled with life six months ago where now dull and haunted, she was paler and thinner than he remembered, and she had a general air of defeat about her. Slowly he managed to get himself walking towards her. Just as he had gotten to her table she got up suddenly and ran straight into him.

            "Whoa easy there Wildcat, now where you running off so quickly." David told her not being able to resist the irony. He felt her stiffen and slowly she looked up at him with surprise painted all over her face. Her legs gave out from under her and he grabbed her so she wouldn't fall surprised at how much she was affected by him. Sam opened her mouth several times but she didn't seem able to get any sound to come out. He couldn't help but smirk down at her seeing she was a total loss for words.

            "Wow I knocked you off your feet and left you speechless," he teased her and she turned a bright shade of red that made his heart skip a beat or two.

            "Is it really you," she finally managed ask catching him by surprise once more by the hopeful look on her face.

            "Yes Sam, it's really me," he said coolly and suddenly she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling herself against him and kissed him hungrily. David's jaw drop in surprise, all of his blood rush south in record time and he wrapped his arms around her tightly not being able to stop himself from returning her kiss just as intense.

            They finally broke the kiss; David was breathless and becoming confused. Sam seemed to be just as surprised by her actions as he was. She gasped quietly turning once more bright red removing her arms from around him and yet again he was surprised by the fact he didn't want that loss of contact between them despite his original intentions.

            Sam started to clumsily mumbled to herself but he couldn't quite get what she was saying but he was guessing she was chastising herself. She looked back up to David biting her lip. "I...I sh-" she started with a look of insecurity but he interrupted her with a gentle kiss before taking her hand and led her to the dance floor without saying a single word.

            They fell into rhythm easily with the music and David found himself mesmerized with her lips that she insisted on chewing on so nervously. He wondered what was so special about them that they made Sam's kisses so incredible. So incredible that he had never been able to find a woman that kissed half as good as she did. Feeling his resolve start to slip he looked away from her lips and looked at her. She was looking at him with an expression he couldn't read and that irritated him, he felt the need to know what she was thinking.

            "I am so sorry David," she said as if she knew what he was thinking. He could see tears in her eyes threatening to fall with her face filled with sadness. David wasn't sure what to reply back to her. He told himself long ago that even if she dared apologize he would never accept it, she didn't deserve it. "I have been such a horrible person to you and I really have done nothing more than step all over you," she explained.

            "Yes you have," he replied with a slight bitter tone that caused her eyes to fall downwards, filled with tears.

            "I can't even begin to know how I could ever fix what I have done, or if that is even possible," she continued. It's too late for that, was all David could think with bitterness. He started to tell her so when she spoke again. "I know you probably don't care by now but I just want you to know that I do love you, even if I have a horrible way of showing it. I love you and always will," She finished and David felt his whole world stop when she spoke those words.

            Sam stepped away from him and David felt more confused than ever. He didn't know what to do; he had come here for the sole purpose of revenge. He wanted to make her worse fears come true, to humiliate her the way she had done him but now he wasn't sure if he could do it. She had finally said what he had wanted her to say that day half a year ago and willingly. It was clear she had suffered as well as he did, and even though she was terrified of what he would say to her she had the courage to apologize.

            David came out of his thoughts and realized that Sam not only had stepped away from him but she was walking away him and towards the door to leave. Panic seized him as he lost sight of her, he bolted in the direction she had gone realizing that he couldn't lose her again, and it was simply destroy him beyond the point of return. He pushed through the mass of people ignoring their complaints till he caught her by the hand. She turned and looked at him with her tear streaked face filled with confusion.

            "You're a silly woman Sam," he told her with a pointed tone and her face twisted even more into confusion and he pulled her up against him and lowered his lips to her ear. "I love you too, I have since the first time I laid my eyes on you," he whispered and she jerked back in surprise.

            "Seriously, even after everything I've done," she asked with surprise in her voice and she so surprised and confused that he couldn't resist a small laugh.

            "Yes seriously," David replied with a smile on his lips. "But only if you can really love me, not only in words but in action as well. I need you Sam; I need to be the one who cheers you up when you're depressed, the one who you tell your day to during the evening, the one who you confide your dreams, wishes, and fears to, and the one who wakes up next to you every morning. I need you to do all this and never let something like what happened six months ago happen again. I couldn't pass through that again, I don't think I would survive. Can you do that?" He asked her looking at her waiting desperately for her reply.

            Every second that passed and she remained silent was killing him and the fear that she'd walk away from him was growing and he knew it would crush him like the first time. "Yes," she whispered quietly and he had never felt more relieved in his life but smiled an impish smile.

"Sorry I didn't hear that," he told her and she pressed her lips together only making his smile grow, how

    "Yes you did," she said with a small smile and he shook his head in denial. "I

            "Yes," she shouted this time causing several people to give them irritated looks but he just laughed

      "Yes," he repeated and grabbed her lifting her up into his arms and spinning in circles. He was feeling happier than he ever had in his life as he kissed her

watch those hands," she scolded him with a playful look that made him want to throw her over his shoulder and run to his apartment with her as quick as he could. He

mine now you will just have to get used to it," he told her evilly and

  "I don't remember agreeing to that," Sam replied with a pointed but

replied back and she just rolled

        "Well I will take that is a good sign," he heard Robert tease

couldn't you have waited a little longer.

            "Don't worry too much Ass; I just wanted to wish

    "Robert," Sam exclaimed turning her horrified look to her friend who gave her a wink and she looked back to David then back to him. "You two....have

have. Who do you think set up this little meeting?" David told her and she looked to Robert who nodded

   "I knew it! I knew you two were up to something," She replied

       "Ouch, what was that for," he complained and David

"What's that for! It's for not listening to me!" She snapped putting he hands on her

damn stubborn to do it yourself. If it wasn't for me you'd still be in Indianapolis

         "That is so beside the point!" Sam glared at him then hit him again. "I guess that explains the busted lip," she said with a matter of fact tone as she gave him a

see you tomorrow," Robert told her musing her hair and she shrieked batting him off with her hands. David felt a small pang of jealousy but successfully ignoring it since it was his arms

two card keys and she gawked at him in disbelief all over her face. Robert gave her a wink and disappeared once

  "God, I have been set up good," Sam huffed and he grinned at her brightly

it coming. You really are too

            "Where are we going," she asked and he

all to myself, it's been a long six months waiting for you to come around," he told her and

happy night that would only lead to many long happy nights. His blood was boiling and his body was burning

          "You're not even going to show me your apartment first,"

only one room you need to see right now," He told her picking her

            "Oh God, David what are you doing," she shrieked his surprise as he carried her off to the bedroom. "You're going to drop me or something," she shrieked again. "David put me down," she demanded clinging to him fearfully. He laughed full heartedly and pinched her bottom

       "Don't worry Wildcat, I am not going to drop you," he replied setting her down when they were in his bedroom. "I will never let

The next morning David woke up to find Sam

     "Nothing," she said quickly looking away but David pulled her

tone. "Remember you promised to let me in, so tell