I promise!" I know it is really you. Nobody ever called me Sweety but you. Hold me like you did when I was a baby, please?" Aileen crawled into my arm... and I sat there rocking her. Eventually she whispered, "Mommy said Steve was my Dad, but I knew he wasn't and I knew you would come back for me someday and here you are. I'm so happy now. This is the happiest I've been in a long, long time." Aileen snuggled into my arms even further and her arms clutched me as tight as she could.After awhile I. Thomas was, since it was already 11:30pm and he had told me he would be home 2 hours ago. I didn’t really care though. The kids had already gone to bed hours ago and I had pants in the dryer. I had accidently spilled some tea on my pants a little while ago and so I threw them in the dryer. I didn’t have any underwear on so I just picked a pair of Mr. Thomas’ basketball shorts out of the clean laundry bin and slid them on. They were very big on me but I didn’t care. I was lost in my own thoughts. I had the best group of friends in college, including my boyfriend, Jack, my best friend, Lauren and her boyfriend, Emmett. My name is Samantha, Sammy for short. I still remember this amazing day, as if it just happened yesterday.It was the aftermath of a snowstorm, which had trapped us in Jack's cabin for three whole days. December 18th was the third and last day we would be stuck in the cabin. Beautiful, pure white snow, blown in drifts, covered the frozen tundra, clothing the bare trees with. He's not what I had expected. Anyway, I just called to apologize, I'll see you tomorrow.'Resigning myself to the couch, I switch on the TV and curl up. Resting my head on the armrest I close my eyes, feeling my body slowly begin to relax. My breathing slow and deep as I feel sleep finally wash away any thoughts of Michael.Glancing at my watch I sigh, thinking just how highly unusual it is for either Jon or Michael to be this late. Checking the door finding it locked I make my way around to the.