Ch 25

Sam POV

     Colby and I lay in the bed, holding each other and just enjoying each other's presence. Suddenly, the door was opened causing us to try and separate but it was too late.

     Kat stood at the doorway, looking at us holding each other. Her jaw dropped.

     "He-Hey Kat. What's up?" I said awkwardly.

     "So you two ARE still dating!" She basically yelled. I quickly stood up, dragged her in, and shut the door.

     "Kat, we can't let anyone know!" Colby said. "You have to be more quiet. Please."

     "Why? You know all of us will be happy and excepting if you guys started to date again." She said.

     "We know, and we could never thank you guys enough for understanding. But we aren't worried about you guys. We're worried about Brennen." I said, causing her to make an "oh" face.

     "It's bad enough now, because Sam will walk in the same room that I'm in and Brennen will freak out and threaten him, unless there's people around. If there are people around, he'll pretend to just be talking to him but physically do something to him." Colby said.

     I lifted up my sleeve and showed her the now huge bruise on my shoulder from the party. "This is what he did at the party."

     "Jesus. I can see where you two are coming from. I promise to keep it a secret." She said with a big smile. We thanked her and gave her a huge hug. "So I came in here to ask if you still wanted to make that video?"

     I looked at Colby who was nodding eagerly. I looked back at Kat. "Yeah, we can do it. I have to post it on Saturday, so we can tell the roommates that we're just friends before that." I said. Both of them nodded.

     I grabbed my camera stuff and we headed downstairs to film. Kat said that everyone else left so this was the perfect time to do this video.

Corey POV (the next day)

     Kat told us that she filmed the video, and Sam was just finishing the editing process.

     The plan was that once Sam was done editing, Kat would text us about it and we'll call Sam down to talk to him about something, giving Kat the opportunity to upload the video. We'll watch the video, look for anything Solby related, debunk it, and then have a chat with the two boys. Perfect! And it won't be suspicious because it was early Saturday morning, so it would just look like he uploaded early today.

     Now, at 3:30 pm which was still early for his posting time, Jake, Aaron, Elton, Devyn, and I sat on the couch. Elton and Aaron was playing with their dogs, Jake and Devyn was looking at his phone,  and I waited for Kat's message. Soon, I got it and smiled.

     I looked up Sam's number on my phone and told him to come downstairs. I told everyone that it was happening, and to get ready.

     About a minute passed and Sam came down and stood in front of us. "What's up?"

     "We were thinking about maybe having another party soon since Elton is leaving soon." I said.

     "Oh, when are you leaving?" Sam asked.

     "I was planning on leaving in January." He said.

     "Oh... I mean, I guess we can have a party. But I didn't actually think you would leave Elton. Did you two make up or something?" He asked. We both nodded.

     "Yeah we made up later that day while you were gone, but I'm still moving out. Not because I'm angry with anyone, but I've just always wanted a house of my own." Elton said. Sam nodded.

     "And we talked about Jake maybe moving in." Aaron added.

     "Oh, really? That's great! You know, I..." he continued. I got a text from Kat, saying it was up, and I immediately stopped Sam from whatever he was talking about.

     "Ok, Sam. I bet you have a lot of stuff to do. You can go upstairs now." He looked at us, confused and concerned. "Go, go on."

     He slowly made his way back up to his room. Soon, Kat came running down as we were pulling up the video. "I told him to take a nap, and sure he fell asleep before coming down."

     We nodded and started the video. Already in the intro, they both seemed really happy.

As we got deeper into the video, more proof of them dating became more apparent.

"...to the first person who can count to 10 in French."

"Un deux trois quatre cinq six sept huit neuf dix"

"What the fuck was that?! What does that have do you with your friendship?! Oh yeah, best boyfriend versus girlfriend!..."

We all sat up and looked at each other. Aaron reached for the remote and paused it. "Please told me you all heard that."

We nodded, not being able to say anything out of shock.

"He... Colby... he just... they're definitely dating, right?" Elton asked.

"It's time to find out." Jake said. I nodded.

"Kat, Aaron, and Jake: you all get Sam. Devyn, Elton, and I will get Colby." I say.

"Can we please tie when up?" Jake asked.

"What the hell is with you and tying them up?" Aaron asked.

"Some of us have different kinks for stuff. Don't judge me, leave me alone." He said, jokingly. The girls laughed as he said that. He got up and got the duct tape.

Elton and Aaron watched, rubbing their temples. We all got up and made our way upstairs and stopped in front of their doors. I counted down from 3 and the group split up and ran into the rooms, screaming.

     Colby looked up, confused and scared. I jumped on the bed and held him down as Devyn helped Elton duct tape him. He screamed for help, and we heard Sam screaming as well. Perfect.

     Soon, Elton picked him up and we ran downstairs and sat him on the couch. "What the hell is wrong with you guys?!" He asked, but he soon got his answer when he say Aaron and Jake carrying Sam down with Kat close behind.

     We sat them on the couch by each other. "Welcome to the house meeting." I said.

     "We were sort of forced to come down." Sam said.

     "We're sorry but we needed a way to bring you both downstairs." I said. The two of them looked at each other, confused for a second before turning back into hatred for each other.

     "Why did you put me next to him?" Sam asked angrily. I had to admit, the two of them were really good at acting.

     "Because I want you two to explain this." I say as I grabbed the remote and pressed play.

"What the fuck was that?! What did that have to do with your friendship?! Oh yeah, best boyfriend versus girlfriend!..."

     The two of them stared at the TV, wide eyes and jaw dropped.

     "How did you-" Sam started before Kat interrupted.

     "When you went downstairs when Corey talked to you, I uploaded the video." She said.

     "You two need to explain! What the hell is going on between you guys?!" Elton said. The two boys looked at each other once more before sighing and answering.

Sam POV

     It took almost an hour to explain everything. Yeah, that sounds like a long time, but we had to take a few crying breaks, and some parts of the story had to be fully explained, with every single little detail.

     We started with my birthday when Colby broke up with me and finished when we got back home from the hotel and filmed the video.

     Luckily, everyone was able to understand. Colby and I appreciated that. Aaron untied me and Jake untied Colby, and we all went in for a group hug.

     "Thank you all so much for upstanding. This past year has been absolutely crazy between Colby and I, and it almost seems like it's out of a Fanfiction or something. So thank you for dealing with it and sticking with us. We could never ask for better friends." I said right before we separated the hug.

     "No problem. We're all a family, and family will stick together and help each other through tough times." Aaron said. We all smiled.

     I looked outside, seeing that the sun was setting. I hated when the sun went down at like 5:30 every night.

     "It's getting dark. Did anyone get the mail?" Elton asked. We all looked around and shook our heads.

     I raised my hand. "I'll go get it." I started to make my way to the door when I felt a hand on my arm. I stopped and turned around, seeing Colby.

     "I can get it." He said. I shook my head.

     "No I got it." He gave me a worried look. "Jesus, you're so overprotective. I'm only getting the mail, which takes 30 seconds. It's not like I'm going to be gone for so long that I get hurt." I say, with a small smile.

     He frowned, but soon nodded, letting go and let me exit the house. I love Colby, but he gets so protective over me sometimes, that it gets a bit too much. For example: I can't even get mail now, especially since the whole drama with Brennen going on.

     I walked to the gates and opened it, making my way to the mail box. The second I opened it and took out the mail, I felt someone grab ahold on me, making me drop everything.

     I start yelling and thrashing around, but the person covered my mouth and dragged me to an alley. They threw me on the ground and put duct tape over my hands, ankles, and my mouth.

     They picked me up and then threw me into, what I'm guessing, was their car and started driving off into a direction. Even though it was pointless, I still kept screaming and thrashing around.

     "I told you to stay away from him, Sam, or I'll ruin your life. And you didn't do it. So now look where we are." The voice said. It sounded familiar.

     I looked up to the mirror and saw him: Brennen Taylor.

Colby POV

     I sat back down on the couch. The roommates gathered around me and started asking the most random questions.

     "So, did you like it when you two... you know what?"

     "Who was top and who was bottom?"

     "Colby is obviously a topper."

     "You never know!"

     "What are you guys going to do about Brennen? What if he found out?"

     Everyone got quiet after that question. I was hoping the Brennen never found out, but I feel like he will some point.

     Wait... he probably saw the video!

     There was suddenly screaming and the sound of a door opening and closing, and a car driving off. We all jumped when we heard it, but I was the first up and running out the door.

     At first, I thought everything was fine, until I saw all of the mail laying on the ground. Sam!

     I stood still at my spot. The roommates gathered around and gasped when they saw the pile of papers laying on the ground.

     "Do you think... someone took him?" Kat asked, worry filling in her voice.

     "M-Maybe he's doing a prank?" Corey asked.

     They all inched closer to the paper, and even checked around the corner and down the street.

     Jake and Aaron started running down the street in search for Sam. Devyn and Kat stayed by the pile of mail and started yelling for him. Corey turned and ran down the alley to find him. Elton started to check everywhere in the front yard, even trying to call Sam.

     I stood there, motionless and felt like I couldn't breathe. It felt like my chest was closing in. I couldn't do anything, except for one thing.

     I felt around my pockets for my phone, and soon found it. I dialed 911 and waited for someone to answer, my eyes starting to water. Some tears even escaped my eyes.

"911, what's your emergency?"

     "M-My b-boyfriend... he-he's..." I paused, placing a hand over my mouth as I choked on my own words. I saw everyone turn and faced me.

     I turned around, my back facing them and tried speaking again. "My b-boyfr-... I-I'm sorry, I-I can't..." Tears started flowing out of my eyes. 

"What's your name, sir?"

     "C-Colby..." I answer, still struggling.

"Ok, Colby. I need you to take a deep breath. Are you with someone right now? A friend, family member, or anyone?"

     I can only hum in response.

"Ok. Can you please put them on speaker or give the phone to them?"

     I once again hum and put my arm out, waiting for anyone to take it. Soon, I felt someone take it out of my hand and started talking. The second the phone was in another hand, I broke down and fell to the ground, hyperventilating and crying loudly.

     I felt a few arms wrap around me.

     "It's going to be alright, Colby." Devyn's voice said.

     "We'll find him soon." Corey's voice now saying.

     "I'm sure he's fine. It's Sam. He's a survivor." Kat was now saying.

     I hope they're right. I really, really hope he's alright. I don't know how I can live without him...

A/N- I'm sorry for the crappy ending. But in other words, Carissa and I saw that our book was at #1 for Solby for a bit! And I know we may not be #1 anymore, but we are so thankful for all of you who read and support us and this book. It really, truly means a lot to us! ~Kaitlyn