What if it was just Samantha in the dojo when Robby returned that night...

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"Sam..." A familiar voice spoke her name, breaking her out of her thoughts.

Lifting her gaze from the rock with the carvings, Sam was both surprised and relieved to see Robby standing in the doorway. She had been so worried about him ever since he'd disappeared after the fight at the high school.

"Robby... I uh... I didn't expect to see you here." She greeted, jumping off from where she was sat on the deck.

It had been weeks since they'd last had a proper conversation and so she was understandably nervous. Swallowing her fear, she walked over to where he was standing and wrapped her arms around him in a hug.

"I missed you." She breathed into his ear.

"I missed you too Sam."

Finally, she withdrew herself from the embrace and took a step back, although there were a thousand things that she wanted to say to Robby, she knew that the most important thing should come first.

"The day of the fight... When you... When you kicked Miguel over the banister, please... Tell me you... You didn't mean to, did you?" Sam struggled to word the question in a way that wouldn't offend him.

"No. Of course not... I was angry that he stopped me from breaking up the fight but I never meant for it to go that far." Robby admitted.

"I knew it. I knew you made a mistake because you're a good person and no matter what there was no way that you would attempt to murder someone." She said in a sigh of relief.

Before their conversation continued, the two sat down on the deck where Sam had been sitting before he'd arrived. Silence took over for a moment as neither of them knew where to begin. There was so much to talk about, yet most of it would need a sensitive approach.

"Thank you, for not shunning me for what happened. It means a lot to me Sam."

"No problem."

"Can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"Is it true? Did you really kiss Miguel at the party, while you were drunk? Or was Tori just talking out of her ass?"

This was the question that Sam had been dreading. For a split second, her gaze dropped from his eyes but deep down she knew that he deserved the truth. With a sigh, she lifted her gaze so that she was making eye contact with him once again.

"Yes. I'm afraid that it is true and... I'm sorry Robby. Everything was stressing me out and I got drunk, which was a mistake. I went outside for air and I was sat down when Miguel approached me. He asked if I was okay, we were just talking and then I lost my balance and I stumbled forward... He caught me and being in the state that I was, I kissed him. I wasn't thinking straight, I could barely think at all."

"Right."

"I swear... I didn't mean for it to happen."

"Ssh." He hushed.

"Are you mad?" She questioned in fear.

"Honestly... Yeah, I am."

"Oh..."

"But all while I was in juvy, the one thing that kept me going was thinking about you. Being with you again, being able to hold you and kiss you again... So yeah, I am mad but after hearing you out, my thoughts have been confirmed. It was a mistake, and everyone makes them. I can forgive you, but I will never forget. I am willing to work hard to put this behind us but only if you promise me one thing."

"Absolutely. Anything... I'll do anything because I really do love you Robby."

"Promise me that you won't let it happen again... Even if you're friends with him." Robby requested.

"I promise. I won't let you down again."

"Thank you."