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Fighting for Love

Chapter 2

In the locker room, Sara sits on the bench in front of her locker and sighs. She smiles at the bouquet of flowers as she pulls out the card to read.

A Golden Gate Beauty; My Golden Gate Beauty, meet me at the diner down the street at 6pm. Love always, S.R.

She can't hide her smile, she'd forgotten how sweet Sean can be and how much fun they used to have. She checks her watch and swears as she has thirty minutes to shower and to remove the decomp smell. She folds the note and puts it in her pocket before quickly going in search of some lemons.

She practically runs down the street and into the diner, only five minutes late, her eyes darting around in search of Sean, her ex-lover.

"Well, well...if it isn't Sara Sidle, looking as sexy as ever." comes a deep, husky voice.

Sara spins around, a dazzling smile across her face, and she steps into his open open arms.

"Sean, it's so good to see you." she beams.

She pulls away, smiling. "So...what are you doing in Vegas?" she asks as they find a booth to sit in.

"I'm...here on personal business." he replies.

Sara stays quiet, thinking that he'll elaborate but he doesn't.

"Hey, did you like the flowers?" he asks. "I couldn't resist calling you your pet name. Do you remember how you got that name?"

Sara blushes.

"Err...yes. I remember."

"That was a good day. I believe it was our third date. We were in Golden Gate park having a midnight picnic and...one thing lead to another. You looked so beautiful under the moonlight." he smiles, hinting at seduction.

Sara just smiles, something stirring deep within her stomach.

They sit chatting, and laughing, for about forty minutes. Talking about everything from science to their past together and their present. Sara is just about to tell him that she's married, when she's cut off by his phone ringing.

"I'm sorry, Sara. Please excuse me?" he smiles.

Sara nods her head and smiles one of her flirtatious smiles; a smile which she only uses on Gil..

She can't remember him being so caring, so funny and...sexy. She's having such a good time with him but she feels awful, she loves Gil with her whole heart, so why is she acting like this? Why does she feel attracted to Sean after all of these years? Why is she flirting with him? Yes, they used to have fun and she was attracted to him once, but then she met Gil and her life changed. It changed for the better.

Sean walks back to their booth with a huge smile across his face.

"Sara, I'm sorry. I really have to go." he says. "I have a feeling that I'll be here for quite a while, what I need to do needs quite a lot of...attention. Maybe we can meet up again?"

"Definitely." she smiles and hands him her card. "I work graveyard though."

"Great. I'll ring you during the day then." he smiles.

"I'd like that."

He pulls Sara up and into his arms.

"Take care, My Golden Gate Beauty."

Sara smiles and kisses his cheek, allowing her mouth linger there a second longer than necessary, before pulling away

"Oh come on, Sidle. A peck on the cheek? Is that all I get?" he asks.

Her face drops a little, knowing that that's all she can give him.

"Yes." she whispers. "I'm sorry..."

Sean lifts her face up to his and kisses her softly on the mouth.

It takes Sara a few seconds to realise what's happening and she pulls away from, in shock.

"Sean...I..." she stammers.

"I'll phone you tomorrow, Sidle." he smiles and walks away.

"Oh God, what have I done?" she whispers to herself as tears sting her eyes.

She needs to go home, now. She needs to see Gil and forget about what's just happened. How can she face him? How could she kiss another man, and sort of enjoy it, when her heart fully belongs to her husband? He's going to know something's wrong. Why didn't she just tell Sean that she was married; happily married?

She picks up her bag, pays the bill and walks out of the diner, unaware that Nick was sitting a few tables further back and had seen everything.

TBC...

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