Chapter 6

Sami looked around in shock. Her hotel room was filled with bouquets of flowers. Tulips, roses, sunflowers. Suddenly, laying amidst the colorful flowers, a sheet of paper caught her eye. Still looking around in awe, she wandered over to the bedside table to pick up the paper.

Sami,
Obviously you've figured out that I'm up to something. Want to find out more? Go look in the closet and wait by the entrance to the hotel. No shoes!!
Lucas

A small smile played on Sami's lips as she held the note to her chest and approached the closet. Waiting for her was a gorgeous, deep green dress. She gasped in delight and rushed to put it on. Sami glanced in the mirror at her reflection, pleased with what she saw. The dress fell to just below her knees and hugged her in all the right places. Lucas certainly knew how to shop! After applying one last coat of lip-gloss, she rushed out the door, the carpet soft on her bare feet.
"Lucas is right outside waiting for me!" Sami was bursting with excitement.
The doors slid open and Sami ran outside expectantly. She looked around, but Lucas wasn't there. Sami sighed in disappointment. "He wouldn't play such a cruel trick on me. Would he?"
"Are you Miss Samantha Brady?" a voice said uncertainly.
Sami nodded and looked up. Her mouth formed a small 'o' at the sight in front of her. Two pure white horses stood harnessed to an antique open- roof carriage. "This is for me?"
The coachman smiled and nodded, gesturing for her to sit down. "Your chariot awaits."

The night sky changed from a brilliant blue to black as the sun disappeared into the ocean. Sami jingled her knees in anticipation as the carriage rolled down the quiet streets.
"So, where are we going?" Sami asked nervously.
"Ah, ah, ah. It's a secret," the coachman looked back at her with a smirk.
Sami offered him a tiny smile. She focused her gaze on the miles of beach stretching out ahead of her. Suddenly, amidst the enveloping darkness, a bright spot stood out in the middle of the sand. Sami strained her eyes to see what was positioned there. She could make out a figure, and what looked like a table and two chairs.
"The ride ends here, Miss Brady," the coachman turned around in his seat after pulling the horses to a stop. "I believe your date is down there."
Sami thanked him and started towards the table. The salt made her eyes sting and the wind whipped her hair around her head, but as she got closer to the table, she knew it was him. She tried to pick up the pace, but it was hard to raise her feet in the soft sand. Breathless, she finally gazed into the beautiful chocolate eyes she'd been searching for all day.
"You never got my answer." His eyes twinkled, crinkling at the corners from his smile.

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