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Welcome to the first part of That Special Bond. There is a prologue to this story if you would like to gain an introduction to the characters. Enjoy the story!
Sarah and Amanda Calloway had spent the past eighteen years living together. Sarah had raised Amanda by herself after the tragic death of her husband, Nicholas. The day finally came when Sarah had to say goodbye to her best friend and daughter. Amanda was leaving the house to attend Sim State University. Both mother and daughter were going to have to learn how to be independent while finding themselves.
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Enjoy the story! Amanda looked around her at the small dorm she would be calling home for the next four years. She couldn't believe that she was finally here. She enjoyed living with her mom and would miss the times they spent together but like most teenagers, she had been ready to taste independence. She scurried into the dorm to claim a room of her own. With her independence came many things - including dating older men. She first saw him when she was shopping at an open air market. He was running around keeping things in order - she later learned that he was the owner of the place. He had long auburn hair and dreamy eyes that drew her attention. When he joined her in the hot tub later at the gym, she was taken by surprise.
"Didn't I see you earlier at the market?" he asked.
"Yeah...I didn't expect to run into you again." Amanda managed to get out. She couldn't believe that he had noticed her.
"Me neither. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were following me." He teased.
"Nope, just taking a soak after a workout." Amanda replied.
"Ah...well it seems that you're becoming quite the loyal customer then." He replied.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I own the market and this place. I'm glad to have kept your business." He replied. They talked for a while longer before moving from the hot tub to a local bench.
"So you still haven't told me your name." He stated.
"You haven't asked." Amanda replied.
"Well, who are you?"
"I'm Amanda - and yourself?"
"Clark."
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you Clark."
"I hope to see you around again." Clark smiled as he left the room. After a couple of weeks in the boring dorm, Amanda befriended a local sorority girl named Tiffany. The two of them hit it off and it wasn't long before Tiffany was recommending the Greek lifestyle to Amanda. Amanda told her that she would consider it. Consider it she did and a few days later, the girls of Tri-Var came to welcome Amanda into the sorority. They told her about the sorority and invited her to move into the Tri-Var house with them. Amanda was sick of the dorms, so she agreed to move in. Amanda packed up her belongings and left for the nearby Tri-Var house. College life was certainly looking up. It wasn't long before Clark found her once again. This time, Amanda was dining with some of her friends at a local restaurant. It turns out that Clark owned the restaurant as well and was thrilled to see Amanda there. After some more flirting and friendly chatter, Clark inched his lips towards Amanda's. Amanda allowed herself to melt into Clark's kisses. The kissing quickly moved to a couch in the restaurant and the two of them enjoyed the now empty restaurant to themselves for a while. After a long make-out session, Amanda invited Clark back to her place. She normally wasn't so hasty with men but something about Clark had struck her as just right. After making an appearance at the toga party that was taking place, Amanda and Clark continued their make-out session on her bed. Amanda stopped it before it went any further but she could tell that they both wanted more. "You know - you should really let me give you a makeover." Heather told Amanda while they were sitting on the couch one day.
"Why? Do you not like how I look right now?" Amanda asked.
"No, I think you're pretty now but you were complaining about wanting to look older the other day."
"Oh...that."
"I could help." Heather smiled at her. Heather wanted to own her own salon someday and loved practicing on her roomates. Heather finally convinced Amanda to let her give her a makeover. After several hours of cutting and dying Amanda's hair, Amanda looked into the mirror at her new reflection. Heather had given her a new cut and added red dye to her hair. She had to admit that she liked the new look. Heather admired her work from afar.
"Clark definitely won't be able to keep his hands off of you now." She told Amanda.
"What do you think of him?" Amanda asked. She wanted a second opinion before she went any further with him. The two had been dating for a while now and Amanda wanted an outside opinion.
"I like him - he's rich, handsome, and sweet. What is there not to like?" Heather replied. After weeks of deliberation, Amanda and Clark finally made the final leap in their relationship. Amanda had never felt closer to a man in her entire life. Sarah met Clark Calloway for the first time at a local real estate company. She had come looking to buy a store and was told that this was the place to do it. Clark was the owner of the company and gladly offered their services. After browsing the listings, Sarah didn't find anything she liked - at least not any businesses. Long after she had finished looking at the books, Clark and Sarah continued to talk and chat. It seemed that they had a lot in common and many things to talk about. Sarah hadn't felt this comfortable with a man since her first husband passed away. Maybe Amanda was right - maybe it was time that she started dating again. Clark brought Sarah into an embrace before she left for home. He promised to tell her if any more listings came available and hinted at the possibility of seeing her again. She left her contact information with him so that he could let her know of future openings. Sarah was surprised when she returned home from work one day to find Clark standing at her front door.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"Well, this opening..." Clark began. "I just wanted to see you again."
"Oh." After talking for a few hours, Sarah realized how relaxed she felt around Clark. They took turns giving each other backrubs and talking about their pasts. Clark was quite understanding when she talked about Nicholas. Since Clark was a few years her younger, Sarah was a little hesitant at anything more than friendship. She felt years younger when she was around him and enjoyed his company greatly. Sarah finally gave in after Clark asked her out several times. She agreed to dinner - but only if she cooked. She wanted to keep the date in the safety of her own home. She wasn't quite ready to go out on the town with a man yet. Clark came over and they toasted to a great meal and good company. Sarah couldn't believe how comfortable she felt around him. She knew she was definitely in trouble of falling head over heels for this guy. It wasn't long before she allowed the festivities to move upstairs. Clark had gently kissed her on the lips downstairs and before she knew it, they had found their way to the bedroom. Things felt right for once in Sarah's life. Everything was about to go terribly wrong for Clark, Amanda, and Sarah. Clark and Amanda were dining at one of the restaurants that Clark owned when Sarah Calloway showed up and slapped Clark across the face when she saw him kissing Amanda. Amanda stood by and watched as her mother slapped her first real boyfriend. "Why would my mother have slapped you like that and then ran out so quickly?" Amanda wondered aloud to Clark.
"Your m-mother?" Clark stammered. "Oh no."
"Oh no? Who else would it have been? Why else would you think she was slapping you?" Amanda asked Clark. He looked extremely uneasy.
"Well, things were never official between us and I was kind of..." Clark let his voice trail off as Amanda's face took on a new look. "You've got to be kidding me!" Amanda yelled.
"Afraid not." Clark said, bracing himself for another slap across the face. Instead, Amanda walked out and called a taxi to take her home. She found a dozen roses on the front porch with an apology inside. Clark's message seemed genuine but she didn't really know where she was supposed to go from here. There were her mother's feelings to consider as well. After hours of trying to call her mother, Amanda confided in Heather the sordid details of the evening. Heather didn't have much advice to give Amanda. She had never been in this situation before. Tiffany couldn't help but overhear their conversation and was reminded of the phone message she was supposed to give Amanda.
"Amanda...I just remembered that I was supposed to pass on a message to you. It's from your mother." Tiffany began.
"What'd she say?" Amanda was curiuos.
"She said to let you know that she'll be unreachable for a while. She doesn't know how long but she wants to be alone she said. She sounded pretty upset. I hope everything's okay." Tiffany replied.
"I hope so too." Amanda had been spending a lot of time in the bathroom. The girls in the sorority house were worried that she might have caught food poisoning at some point. They encouraged her to rest and try to renew her health. Following the advice of her friends, Amanda was spending a lot of her downtime reading and daydreaming. She was still trying to figure everything out. None of the books that Amanda was reading were helping her find answers. She was reading every self help book she could find from those about love to those about mothers and daughters. All of the rest wasn't making her feel any better either. She was still throwing up a lot and had her final exam in a few hours. The girls at the sorority house were trying to keep her mind off of her problems but this didn't seem to be working either. She spent her free time thinking about Clark or her mother. She returned from her final exam to receive quite a surprise. She had made an A in her class and landed on the Dean's List for the semester. She had also put on some weight. A trip to the doctor confirmed her suspicions. "Heather, I'm pregnant." Amanda said as the two went away from the house to talk. Heather reached out to give her friend a hug.
"If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know." Heather told her. "The other girls will help too, I'm sure."
"I know, but what I want you can't help me with."
"What's that?"
"I want to talk to my mother." Amanda replied.
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Where is Sarah? Will Amanda get ahold of her? What will happen between Amanda and Clark? Keep an eye out for Part 2 of A Special Bond to find out!
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25 Comment(s) posted so far
On Apr 22, 2007 bingochao1 wrote:
very good
On Apr 22, 2007 wrote:
Ah! What drama! Can't wait to see where it goes.
On Apr 22, 2007 Shannen124 wrote:
OMG!!!! What a douchebag (Clark) Her maternity wera is so cute btw. 5.0
On Apr 22, 2007 kitfu11 wrote:
Wow! Clark's a jerk!!!! OMG, what if Sarah gets pregnant too! Geez that'd be a twist! Can't wait for more!!
On Apr 22, 2007 wrote:
good story maybe sarah is also pregnant
On Apr 22, 2007 wrote:
omg, ewwwwwww--sleeping with the same guy as her moth! Clark is such a jerk!!!! I'm curious to see where it goes.
On Apr 22, 2007 AnniKayna wrote:
well,Clark didn't know that Sarah&Amanda are mother&daughter...but he's still a jerk!!!
can't wait for more,anyway...
I'll rate 5.0, I really liked it!
well written.
take care
On Apr 23, 2007 lildebbye75 wrote:
great story, i can't wait to see what happens
On Apr 23, 2007 wickedgalaxia wrote:
A nice start.
On Apr 23, 2007 dorcam wrote:
I like the story very much, my compliments
On Apr 24, 2007 sara_87 wrote:
Interesting story!
On Apr 24, 2007 sandybvv wrote:
oh my god!! poor Sarah and Amanda... so sorry for them both., that Clark is a big jerk.. i hope mother and daughter will get together again.. nice story!!
On Apr 24, 2007 Pippa22 wrote:
This was a very good story. I look forward to reading the next part.
On Apr 24, 2007 dannybond1990 wrote:
ooooh. riviting!!
It's a very complicated relationship between them all. ^.^
On Apr 25, 2007 fizz bomb wrote:
Aww poor Sarah & Amanda, that Clark well I could just grrrrrrrrrr
great story looking forward to the next episode
On Apr 25, 2007 maxi king wrote:
On Apr 26, 2007 stara_oma wrote:
great story
On Apr 26, 2007 BBKZ wrote:
it's really nice story
can't wait for more 
On Apr 26, 2007 happyb8888 wrote:
Wonderful story...hopefully, things will work out between Amanda and Sarah. Great screenshots. 10+++++++
On Apr 27, 2007 scarlet_white wrote:
Hey I liked it, yeah both girls hitting on the same man, wow, it is a weird situation alright, waiting for next part
On Apr 27, 2007 Nono_Girl wrote:
Very gud!I loved it very much!very special story@
On Apr 28, 2007 itachigirl wrote:
there is definatly supense
On Apr 29, 2007 jaundyce61 wrote:
a good effort indeed!
On May 3, 2007 enchantmentsisters wrote:
There is a typo - Clark's last name is supposed to be Rochester. Sorry about that
My sister pointed it out to me.
On May 6, 2007 wrote:
trouble trouble trouble - I can sense it. But I'm gonna have to read the next one to see if I'm right. I hope you'll publish is soon. You have a pretty good story going on here