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"Sam, please come on open up" Norman pleaded as Samantha sat against her door tears streaming down her face trying her hardest to not allow them to fully flow so he wouldnt know she was upset. "Just go back Norman" she whimpered trying to hold it back. The knocking continued "Samantha can we talk" Norman pleaded once more.
Hoisting herself up she opened the door trying not make eye contact, in the time Samantha paced back to her room Norman had thrown boxers and a t shirt on. "Shouldnt you go back to..whatever her name is?" Samantha snapped still not meeting his eyeline "im sorry, I didnt expect you to come in like that" Norman said embarrassed while taking her hands into his to get her to meet his gaze, she quickly pulled them away "But what are you sorry for? Its not like we are together?" Samantha asked opening the door motioning him to leave, Norman sighed and reluctantly walked to the door "you said the baby kicked?" He asked "yea it did" she bluntly replied "can you just go? Go have fun. I'll just be here pregnant" she added sarcastically. Norman guiltily nodded and left, Samantha slamming the door loud behind him.
Waking up and seeing it was 10:30am Samantha gathered Norman had already left for day two of Comic Con, still too guilty about last night to face her. Good, she thought. Deciding on staying in her room for the day and to skip Comic Con.
As she sat on her bed playing candy crush, ultimately bored she heard a knock on the door, probably the maid wanting to clean and make the bed.
"Oh, its you." Samantha sighed fed up seeing Norman on the other side "can we talk?" He asked. Rolling her eyes she let him in "arnt you supposed to be downstairs?" She quizzed him "break" he replied swiftly. "Look Norman, this isnt working out is it? I think I should just go home. Come to the next scans and, just, i'll call you when the baby is here" Samantha sighed zipping her bag but Norman stopped her "what? Why?" He asked "because i dont think us living on top of eachother like this is a good idea, we slept together last week and this week you have another girl, its messed up this is messed up " she stated pointing between the two of them. "Sam, we can make this work" Norman pleaded with her but it was no use "lets just have some time apart okay" Samantha told him, he reluctantly agreed with her and arranged her travel home.
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Slinging her bags on the counter Samantha huffed out, Comic Con was supposed to be fun and a way for her to get a glimpse into Norman's life but instead she was reminded how dumb this whole idea was.
Reaching for her phone in her bag she called Fiona
"Can I come stay with you for a few days?" Samantha sighed, knowing her friend was right all along with her skepticism.
"You know you can Sam, fly by the bar and grab the keys and ill finish early and we can have a girly night and you can fill me in" Fiona reassured her.
"Thanks, ill see you soon" Samantha replied blowing a sigh of relief.
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"So, spill" Fiona said handing Samantha a cup of tea as they sat at Fiona's dining table
"I dont know where to start! I walked in on Norman fucking another girl. Just made me realise how stupid I'm being" Samantha began. "To the world he is a free agent, can fuck who he likes when he likes, while i'm pregnant, his little secret and there is nothing I can do about it, if i tell all I lose the future this child could have" She added rubbing her small bump
"Bullshit Sam! He doesnt control you like this, I said this was a stupid idea. You can do this on your own, this is your baby too you know" Fiona quipped
"He isnt like that Fi! Its just, how I feel at the moment" Samantha interjected her friend slamming Norman
"What are you and the baby going to do when he meets someone else and marries her? Or if you meet a guy and marry him? How does this all pan out then?" Fiona asked withs concern bringing Samantha back to reality.
"This sucks" Samantha groaned sinking back into the chair shaking her head at herself.
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2 months had passed and Samantha had spent it at Fiona's ignoring Norman's calls and messages and making Fiona swear to not tell him where she was no matter how bad an idea Fiona thought it was keeping him in the dark like that but Samantha insisted it was until she figured things out.
"You have to go back to your apartment girl, you have to speak to him, you called your situation stupid, well this is stupid! You can't ignore him thats not right" Fiona explained as she sat on Samantha's bed waking her up. "Im not ignoring him, i just needed some space from it all" Samantha groaned as she sat up from the bed "yea well 8 weeks is more than enough, come on, i'll drop you back" Fiona insisted, her friend was right, yes Norman hurt her but what right does she have to keep him in the dark like this?
"If it doesnt work out we will sort something else out okay, may even make the spare room into yours and the baby's room" Fiona reassured her friend as they pulled into the apartment block. Giving her friend a hug Samantha left the car and entered the lift up to her floor. Walking past Norman's she felt guilt wave over her when she considered knocking before changing her mind and entering her apartment instead.
There was a pile of post on the table, but other than that it was exactly how she left it. Baby scan photo on the fridge, movie stubs on the counter from when her and Norman went to see the latest Batman movie, one of Norman's snapbacks he let Samantha borrow and her stuffed toys on the bed. Seeing Norman's things made her miss him, but the fact he was just across the hall didn't stop her feeling he was miles away.
I came back home. Xx Samantha messaged Norman as she sat down awkwardly on her bed and bounced on the springs slightly. It didnt take long before there was a frantic knock on her door.
"Jesus Sam! Where the fuck have you been? I thought id never see either of you again! Look at the size of you now!" Norman exclaimed with a relived face as he pulled Samantha into his arms "i didnt want to leave it so long but it just happened that way" Samantha apologised taking his hand and placing it on her bump "see, moves all the time now" she smiled looking up at him.
"I think we need to make some ground rules dont we?" Norman sighed rubbing his hands through his hair confusing Samantha "no, im sorry for upping and leaving like that it wont happen again, you have your life and I have mine and we can--" Samantha began but Norman cut her off "Things have changed Sam" he said looking nervous.
"In what way?" She replied confused before it dawned on her.
"Oh"