Disclaimer: Nothing is mine in this entire story. Marvel owns the characters, and the Damn Yankees own the song. (It's one of my all-time favorites, I had to use it *somewhere*!
I wipe the tears away as best I can as I drive away from Camp Verde and Sam. Oh, god, what am I doing? I'm leaving the man I love, the man whose children I'm having. Why?
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I know why. I can't stay with him, knowing that he doesn't love me. If he loved me, he would have told his family about me. I know he would have.
I sniff again, and reach to turn on the radio. Maybe it will drown out the sound of my heart breaking.
The music does help a little bit. I don't have to listen to myself think now, at least.
What am I gonna do know? I don't have anywhere else to go, I don't even have any money. What am I gonna do about the babies?
I don't know. I can't think anymore. I pull the car off to the side of the road and put my head down on the steering wheel. I feel the tears roll down my face as I think about everything I had, and everything I lost.
"At least I still have the babies." I mutter out loud to myself. "At least I have them to remind me of Sam."
After a few more minutes of crying, I sit back up in the car and turn it back on. Suddenly something on the radio catches my attention.
"Hello, you're on the air!"
"Hello? Um, could you please play a song?" A nervous and hauntingly familiar voice asks.
"Sure, what do you wanna here?" The DJ asks.
"Can you play the Damn Yankees "High Enough", for Tabitha? And could you tell her Ah'm sorry, and�Ah love her." Sam asks.
"Sure! Why, what happened?" The DJ asks, her voice curious.
"Ah did something incredibly stupid, and Ah lost the woman Ah love. Ah just want her to know that, if she's listening, Ah love her and that Ah will do anything to get her back." Sam tells the world listening to the radio.
"Well, if I was her, I'd take you back." The woman tells him.
"Ah hope." Is all that Sam says.
"Well, alright! Here's your song!"
The music soon fills the car. Oh, god, I know this song. It's the song that was playing when Sam first danced with me.
I don't wanna hear about it anymore
It's a shame I've got to live without you anymore
There's a fire in my heart
A pounding in my brain
It's driving me crazy
We don't need to talk about it anymore
Yesterday's just a memory
Can we close the door
I just made one mistake
I didn't know what to say when you called me baby
Don't say goodnight
Say you're gonna stay forever
Oh oo Oh, all the way
Can you take me high enough
To fly me over (fly me over) yesterday
Can you take me high enough
It's never over
Yesterday's just a memory (yesterday's just a memory and)
I don't want to live without you anymore
Can't you see I'm in misery
And you know for sure
I would live and die for you
And I'd know just what to do when you call me baby
Don't say goodbye
Say you're gonna stay forever
Oh oo Oh, all the way
Can you take me high enough
Can you fly me over (fly me over) yesterday
Can you take me high enough
It's never over
Yesterday's just a memory, I'm running
I was running for the door
The next thing I remember
I was running back for more
Yeah...
Don't say goodbye
Say you're gonna stay forever
Oh oo Oh, all the way (all the way, all the way, yeah)
Can you take me high enough
Can you fly me over (fly me over) yesterday
Can you take me high enough
It's never over
Woh oo oh oo oh oo oh
Can you take me high enough
Won't you fly me over (won't you fly me over) yesterday
Can you take me high enough
It's never over
The music slowly fades away and I began to cry again. Sniffing, I pull the car out onto the highway�and drive toward Camp Verde.
It's nearly sunset by the time I get there. Pulling to a stop, I climb out of the car and look for Sam. I can't find him anywhere, though.
"Sam?" I call as I walk toward our, his room.
Slowly I push the door open. The room is completely dark, and I think he's not in here. Suddenly, I hear a noise, almost like a sob. Reaching out, I flip the lights on, and find Sam.
He looks horrible. He's curled up in a ball in one of the corners and his eyes are red from crying. His face is haggard and he's shaking slightly. A bottle of vodka is sitting next to his feet.
"Sam?" I whisper, stepping closer to him. Slowly, he turns his neck to look at me.
"Tabitha?" He whispers. His voice is hoarse, like he'd been screaming for hours. I bite my lip and try to smile at him.
"Hi." Is all I can get out before he grabs me up in his arms.
"Tabitha, you came back!" He sobs over and over again into my hair. I cling to him for a few more minutes, my own tears slipping down my face.
"Oh, Sam." I whimper against his chest.
"Ah so sorry, Tabby, Ah so sorry." Sam cries, holding my face in two of his hands.
"I know. I�heard the song. I heard you on the radio." I tell him, reaching to put my hand on his face.
"Tabitha�" Sam whispers, bending down to kiss me softly. After a few minutes he pulls away and strokes my face softly.
"Sam, I�I'm sorry." I apologize, sniffing softly.
"Hush girl. You ain't got nothing to be apologizing for." Sam tells me, hugging me tight. "It's me who should be begging you to forgive me."
"You hush." I say to him, touching his face. Sam smiles slowly, and tugs me toward our bed.
We spent the next several hours convincing each other that we were quite happy to see each other again.
Afterwards, we lay in bed, him on his back, and me with my head resting on his chest. He idly plays with my hair, and his aftershave fills my nose.
"Ah love you girl. Ah love you so much." He whispers to me, softly running his hand down my back.
"I love you too." I whisper back to him, snuggling back down into his arms. He tightens his grip and I feel him swallow hard.
"Will you marry me?"