"Call him again!" I cried out as I paced the room. "Try to relax, Julia. Freaking out will make it worse." Sam said as he brought his phone to his ear.
It's been a couple hours since the sun had risen, and a long time since Colby said he would be back.
Of course I was losing my shit.
"You have to go find him, Sam. I can't do this without him." I said and shook my hands out, tears pricking my eyes.
"His phone is off." Sam said with a sigh. "Babe, you should go find him." Kat said as she wrapped her arms around me, pulling me into a hug.
"Not right now. If someone got him, then they are after Julia and I'm not leaving you guys unattended." Sam said as I clenched my jaw.
"You're just gonna let him die?!" I yelled with tears in my eyes. "Julia, relax." Sam said as the front door opened.
"Thank God." Sam said under his breath as Colby walked into the apartment.
I whimpered and ran to him, tightly wrapping my arms around his neck. "I'm here, sweetheart." Colby whispered as he hugged me tightly.
"Where were you?!" I asked, pulling away slightly so I could smack him in the chest.
"One of the jobs I had ran a little late." He said as I shook my head and hugged him again, hiding my face in his neck.
"Maybe give us a call next time. Scared us to death." Sam said as Colby sighed. "My phone died, I'm an idiot and didn't charge it." He said and scratched my back gently.
"I thought you died." I mumbled as he rested his cheek on my head.
"I thought you would have been asleep..at least that's what I hoped for." He said quietly. "Nope, she's been up and pacing the room for hours. I was exhausted even looking at her." Kat said with a laugh.
"Well I'm here now." Colby said as I pulled away to look up at him. "I guess since you're back, we'll head to a hotel." Sam said as Colby shook his head.
"No need. Kat and Julia can sleep in the bed, you get the couch." Colby said as I scrunched my brow.
"Where are you gonna sleep?" I asked as he chuckled and brushed my hair behind my ear. "I'll take the floor." He said as I frowned.
"We really can just go to a hotel." Sam said as Colby shook his head.
"No, I need to talk to you about some stuff before going to sleep, and I know Kat and Julia are tired." Colby said as Kat nodded.
"Say less." Kat said then turned to Sam. "Goodnight." She said then kissed him before turning to go the bedroom.
"Go on, Jules. Get some rest." Colby said gently as I shook my head. "Why are acting like this?" I asked as he sighed and brushed his fingers along my cheek.
"Acting like what?" He hummed. "It feels like you're pulling away from me again..are you leaving me?" I whispered as Sam shifted awkwardly.
"I'll go check on Kat." He said then went into the bedroom and closed the door.
"Im not leaving you, sweetheart. I just have a lot to work through and need Sam's help with it." He said calmly.
"I wish more than anything I could be here all day every day with you but that can't happen right now." He said then kissed my forehead.
"When I wake up will you be gone again?" I asked as he nodded. "Yeah, and I'm sorry for that." He said gently.
I wanted to cry and scream and tell him how unfair it was for him to do that to me, but he was right.
