The media picture is of Sam Claflin. Most of you might know him from catching fire or the mocking jay part 1...but anyways, I pictured him as Sam and I aslo pictured Patrick Wilson from Insidious as, well 'Patrick lol
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I heard a knock on my office door which woke me up out of my little daze. I had been here since 7:00 a.m this morning and now it was 9:50 p.m.

"Come in", I said and in walked Sandra's assistant.

"Sandra says you can go home now. You've been here since forever", she said.

"I know, I just needed to get caught up with all this work", I explained.

"Well, I know you're hungry so if you'd like, you can come over to my house and my husband cooked dinner", she said. Her husband had cooked her dinner? She must have a wonderful husband.

"Yeah, that'll be great", I said honored by her invitation.

"Ok, I'll be waiting downstairs at the desk", she smiled and then walked out the office.

I began putting everything away and packed everything into my bag. I walked down to the ground floor of the building, where Taryn, Sandra's assistant, was waiting at the desk. I agreed to drive my car and follow her to her house.

Taryn's house was about a ten minute drive and we were finally there. Her home wasnt that big but enough for just her and her husband. You could tell that the house didn't have any set of stairs or an attick. I got out of my car and stood there interested in her house. Yes, I mostly do it with everyone's house I come across. "So this is your home?", I said.

"Yep", she said and then led me to her porch and she unlocked the door and in we went. Inside was very beautiful. It was bigger on the inside and it was decorated. The walls were bergundi and the furniture and pictures and portraits fit it.

"Its beautiful", I said.

"Thank you, just make yourself feel at home", she said. I definitely wanted to because the living room just looked so comfy and I wanted to sleep.

"Hey honey", a man with brownish blonde hair said walking into the room. He looked like he was at least 6'1 and he had green looking eyes.

"Hey", she said and gave him a hug and a kiss. I wasn't jealous but I did wish that I was married and had a relationship like that. Most women these days are so lucky. Why can't I find the right guy?I know that I said that I wasn't ready to be in a relationship but I wasn't going to let Christian stop me from being happy.

"This is Malia. She works at my job and she's the supervisor", she introduced me to him. "And Malia, this is my husband, Patrick".

"Hey, nice to meet you", he said and then shook my hand. After he shook my hand, a guy that also had brownish blonde hair had walked in. He wasn't as tall as Taryn's husband but he was taller than I. He looked to be about 5'11 and he looked like he was in his late twenties maybe.

"Oh Malia, this is Patrick's brother, Sam", she said.

"Hey", Sam said and then walked over to me and shook my hand. He had a nice, firm grip on it and I couldn't help but stare into his perfect green eyes. He stared into mines also. We finally let go of each other's hand. We looked over at Taryn and Patrick who were staring at us with a smile. It was a little awkward for me and probably for Sam too.

"So, dinner is ready", Patrick said.

We all went to the dining room where there were plates and glass with drinks in them were set up. The table was rectangular and I sat down and Sam chose to sit beside me while Patrick and Taryn sat on the other side, beside each other. Patrick placed all the food on the table and we began to start feeling our plates up. He cooked Potatoes, green beans, steak and carrots. I was so hungry so I immediately began to eat.

"So, Malia", Sam started. "Do you enjoy working at Sandra's Fashion Corps.?", he asked.

"Um yes", I said after I finished chewing my food. "Its really great and I love fashion, and I love working with the people".

"As a supervisor, what do you do?", he asked.

"I supervise", I laughed and Taryn, Patrick, and Sam laughed along with me.

Sam was still laughing. "You're funny, aren't you? But seriously, I know you do more than that. Come on, it's Sandra you're working for", he said.

"You're right. I book clients and I help out and do presentations sometimes and then there is a lot of paper work. I also train and talk to new workers" I explained to him.

"Oh really? Thats amazing", Patrick said. "You seem to be a hard worker".

"Its my job, I have to work hard", I said. Hard work. I know that I get that from my parents.

"Are you married or anything?", Patrick asked.

"Uh no, I'm not", I said and gave a weak smile.

"No luck in love, huh", Sam said and then he took a sip of his wine. "Join the team".

"What? You're not seeing anybody?", I asked him surprisingly.

"Nope, he's not because he's too lazy to go out and find love", Taryn said jokingly. We all laughed at her comment.

"We both know that I got out of a horrible relationship a year ago", he said and then everyone got really quiet.

"I know and you deserve so much better", Taryn said. "Right, honey?", she said looking over at her husband who was chugging down a glass of wine.

"Of course. You'll meet your right match bro and so will you, Malia", he answered. Did he just say my name? He did.

"Yeah", was all I could say back to him. Everyone got quiet again and we finished up our dinner. I was full from all the food.

I helped Taryn wash the dishes. She talked to me about how she met Patrick at the beach one summer and then when he proposed to her on a island and the most surprising that I wouldn't expect anyone to ever tell me first. She was pregnant. She said that she was going to tell Patrick tomorrow when she was off work and they were to go on a date for their one year anniversary. I was so happy for her. I congratulated her and then walked to the living room where the men were.

"It was really nice meeting you guys", I said as I prepared to leave and go home.

"Nice to meet you too, Malia", Patrick said and came over to me and gave me a hug good bye.

Sam followed behind him. Patrick stepped away and I was now face to face with Sam. "Thanks for coming", he said.

"Thanks for welcoming me here", I said. I wondered if Sam lived here.

"Yeah....um, can I walk you out?", he asked.

"Sure, I'd love that", I said and then I said goodbye to Taryn and her husband again. Sam and I walked into the dark, cool night. The stars twinkled in the nightly sky. I couldn't help but look up and stare at them. "The stars are beautiful", I said as I leaned against my car.

"Yeah it is", Sam assented. "So, how come you're still single?", he asked. I didn't see that question coming.

"Well, guys I've dated played me and I guess I'm just scared to fall in love again. It seems like every guy I get with is no good", I explained to him.

"Wow, that's not good", he said.

"Yeah, I know. I guess Im not so lucky with finding love like you said. So, what happened with you and the girl a year ago?"

"Uh, well, I can tell you that I'm not so lucky with finding love either. I know I've made mistakes in the past with my previous girlfriends but I'm older now. I want to settle down but I guess she just wasn't ready. But I don't think that you have to cheat after I ask you to marry me and then you decline and say that we should wait", he explained to me. I wanted to say ouch because I could hear the hurt in his voice.

"I'm so sorry", I said.

"Its not your fault and I'm ok, I'm over it", he said. "She wasn't right for me at all. If you're having an affair with another guy in my bed, then thats unforgivable".

"I totally understand", I said and then I thought back to when Nate cheated on me. I also thought about Christian's wife. Did I sleep with Christian in their bed? "But Taryn's right, you deserve better than that. I don't know why it's so hard to be faithful these days".

"Yeah, I completely agree and you deserve some one that will treat you right. I mean, look at how beautiful you are and you're a funny person". I couldn't believe that he thought I was all those things. I didn't think that I was because I never heard that come out of anyone's mouth about me except Lina's.

"Really? You think so?", I asked. I was blushing a little.

"Yes of course. Um, can I take you out some time?", he asked. I was stuck. I didn't know if to yes or no.

"Um, um", was the only thing I could get out.

"If you don't want to, I totally understand", he assured me.

I stood in silence for a few seconds, trying to gather what to say to him. "Uh yes, I mean, I'd love to", I said with a fake smile. Behind my smile, I wanted to say: Am I doing the right thing? He put a smile on his face. "But anyways", I said as I tried to break the awkwardness. "Here is my number. Just call", I said as I wrote my number on his hand with a pen. After I hugged him goodbye, I got in my car and drove off. The whole drive home, I was thinking about our date. Was I making the right choice? I didn't know but I was not going to fall hard for him right now.

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Its a fairly long chapter but anyways, thanks for reading the chapter and I hope you enjoyed.

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