Title: Bestfriends

Part Eleven: Lunch

Author: Jaycee

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Josie walked into the Sun Times bullpen on Monday morning, with a big smile on her face. After her date with Sam last Friday night, they went out again on Saturday night and talked on the phone on Sunday afternoon since he couldn't get out get out of the house because he has papers to check.

She laughed giddily as she thought about Sam. Her boyfriend. She sat behind her desk and didn't even notice Anita until she was waving a hand in front of her face. "Hello. Earth to Josie. Come in Josie!" Anita said in a loud voice. Josie jumped at the sound. "Oh, hey Anita. What are you doing here?"

"What am I doing here? I come to your office every morning. Now, tell me. What's up with you and that dreamy face of yours?" Josie smiled secretly, and was about to open her mouth when her phone rang. "Hello. Josie Geller." "Hi beautiful." Josie blushed. "Hello Sam." She said dreamily.

"Ah-hah!" Anita shouted causing for the people outside Josie's office to stop and stare. "Wait honey." She said into the phone and covered the mouthpiece with her hand. "Anita! Keep quiet. Close the door now." She hissed and went back to the phone.

"Hi. I'm sorry. Anita is being Anita again." She laughed. "Yeah. I know. So, what made you call? Oh, that is so sweet Sam. I miss you too. Lunch? I'd love to." "I'm coming." Anita declared. Josie shook her head and mouthed 'no' to her. "I'm coming."

Josie sighed. "Honey, Anita wants to meet you. So, she's coming with us. Is that okay? That'll be great. Sure. Um… I'll wait for you here in my office, so you could meet my other friends. Okay. Bye. I love you too." She gently placed down the phone, sighing dreamily. "Oooh…. Details. Details!" Anita said.

"Why do you want to come?" "Well, I want to meet this Sam of yours. And its not like I have something better to do here." She declared as she checked her nails. "Now. Are you two together now?" "Yes…" Josie said vaguely. "When? How? Where?"

"Okay… one question at a time. Last Friday, we went out and ate dinner at this wonderful restaurant downtown, you know, 'Luigi's'? Then, after dinner we went to the park and danced while the snow was falling." She said, as she remembered the night.

"Oh my God! That is so sweet. Did you guys kiss?" "Anita! I'm not the kiss and tell type of woman." Josie said indignantly. "Yes you are, when it comes to me!" she answered superiorly. "Out with it!" "Okay! We kissed… hundred times I think." "How was he?" "Anita!" Anita silenced her with a look.

"He was good… great… fantastic… amazing!" Josie laughed at her exuberant ness. "I'm so happy for you. But, what about Matt?" she asked. "Matt? What about Matt?" "Well, he seems to really like you. And you went out with him once right. And he's going to be your date at your friends' engagement party right?" Josie groaned.

 "Oh yeah! I forgot all about that. I need to talk to Sam about Matt." "Well, don't worry. We're going to see him this afternoon. I'm so glad that I'm finally going to meet him." Josie looked up. "Oh yeah. Sam's bringing at co-teacher of his for you to meet." "Really? That's great! Did I tell you that I approve of your boyfriend?" Josie laughed. "That's great to hear."

* * * Sam walked through the bullpen with a single red rose on his hand. Pausing before a table he asked the young woman behind it. "Hi. I'm Sam Coulson. I'm looking for Josie Geller's office." Suddenly a young man appeared beside him and completely blocked his view of the receptionist.

"Rhoda? How about going out with Merkin tonight?" "Excuse me, but I'm talking to her." Sam said, tapping Merkin on the shoulder. "Yeah Merkin. Move over." Rhoda said as she smiled at Sam. "Mr. Coulson. This here, is Merkin. He's Josie's assistant. He can bring you to her."

"Oh. You're looking for my boss? Come with Merkin." Sam looked at the man with curiosity. "Why do you keep referring to yourself as the third person?" Sam asked, since he couldn't help himself. "Nothing. I just like the sound of it. It's power baby. It's power." He replied as they started walking towards Josie's office.

"Here it is, Mr. Coulson." "Thank you Merkin." He knocked on the door and heard Josie's sweet voice say, "Come in." Peeking his head in, he watched as Josie's face lit up with a smile. "Sam!" she exclaimed as she walked towards the door and let him in.

He handed her the rose and she placed it on her penholder. "Thanks." She said as she walked towards him. Closing the door behind him, he circled his arms around her waist. "How's my favorite copy editor?" "Good. Never been better." She exclaimed as she placed her arms around his neck and pulled his head down.

Sam happily obliged and placed his lips against hers. "You taste great Josie." He said, as they pulled apart. She laughed as she rested her face on his chest. He rested his chin on the top of her head. "Where's Anita?" "I'm right here." Sam turned his head to the door and smiled as he recognized the attractive woman with curly hair from Josie's stories.

"Hey Anita." He gently released Josie and walked over to the woman and shook her hand. "I'm Sam Coulson." "Whew! Now I know why Josie is crazy for you." Anita said as she checked him out. Josie blushed and placed herself between the two.

"Excuse me Anita. This guy is off limits to you." Sam laughed and hugged her from behind. "Don't worry honey. I know that Anita didn't mean any harm." Josie leaned against him and sighed happily. "I know." Anita looked at them with a tender look on her face.

"Don't worry Josie. There's this new guy in Op/Ed. His name is Roger something or another. I'm planning on bumping into him tomorrow. And besides, you two look great together. I'm so happy for you guys." Josie looked up to meet Sam's green eyes. "Thank you." "Let's go?" Sam asked, tightening his arms around Josie, pulling her closer.

"Well, I'm ready. And if you kids can get your hands off each other for a while, maybe we can eat." Anita said in mock irritation. "Okay. Okay. Let me just grab my jacket." As Josie went behind her jacket, Anita went out and Sam quietly locked the door behind her.

"Sam! What are you doing?" He wrapped his arms around her. "I missed you so much." He murmured, as he kissed her gently. Josie responded ardently, running her fingers through his hair. "I missed you too." She whispered as Sam began to kiss her temple, her eyes, and her cheeks and slowly came down to her lips. She sighed ecstatically.

"Sam. Anita is waiting…" she trailed off, but Sam shook his head slightly as he kissed her neck. "Wait. I'll be quick." He slowly began to trail kisses down to her collarbone and went slowly back to her lips.

"I can never get enough of you." He whispered into her ear. "Me too." Then, she slowly placed her hands on the sides of his face and brought his lips to hers. When they pulled apart, both were panting heavily. "Ooookay. We have to go, or Anita would throw a fit." Josie said, smiling at him dreamily. He tenderly brushed her hair away from her face.

"You are so beautiful Josie Geller. I love you." He said with all his heart. She bit her lip, and kissed him softly. "Thank you. I love you too." They smiled at each other and leisurely walked out of her office. "It's about time you guys." Anita said, looking up from talking to Cynthia, another co-worker.

"Sorry." Sam said sheepishly. Anita looked at Josie and nodded knowingly. "I think I know what happened. Sam, you have lipstick on you, and Josie, your lipstick's smeared." Josie covered her lips and looked at Sam. She laughed as she wiped Sam's mouth with her fingers. "Oh god! I'm sorry, honey." "It's okay. I'll wear this lipstick with pride." He said as he moved away from Josie's hand.

"Sam!" she called out, laughing at Sam's silliness. "Come here! You have some tissue Cynthia?" Cynthia smiled at her and handed her a tissue. Sam walked over to her and kissed her on the cheek. Anita and Cynthia sighed as Josie began to lovingly wipe his mouth. He felt himself drowning in her eyes as he continued to hold her gaze. "Thanks." He said as he took her hand and kissed it. "Welcome." She whispered and turned to Cynthia.

"Sam, this is a friend of ours, Cynthia Frank." "Hi Cynthia." He greeted as he reached out to shake her hand. "Hiya Sam!" she said, smiling brightly. "Were going now." Anita said, pulling Josie with her. In time, Josie got his hand and pulled him with the two of them. "Bye Cindy!" Josie and Anita called out as Sam waved at her. Cynthia laughed as the three of them hurried towards the elevator.

* * * The three of them slowly went through the bustling pizza place, 'Guido's' which Josie said that was her favorite pizza restaurant. "I love it here." Josie said as they sat down with Sam beside her and Anita in front of them. "I've never been here before." Sam confessed as he got the menu from the middle of the table.

"You don't know what your missing Sam." Anita said as she looked around the restaurant. "Okay. What do you guys want?" He asked, smiling at the two of them. "Hmm… Let's get the house special." Josie said, smiling at Sam. "Okay." Anita agreed and called the waiter. "Hi. May I take your order?" "Yes. We'll have the house special. Large. And three root beers." Sam said.

"Be right back sir." The waiter said as he walked into the kitchen. "Where's the friend you said was coming with us Sam?" "Well, I called him on the way here. He was in baseball practice when I went here, and he said that he'd be here immediately. Wait. There he is now." He pointed to the door and the two of them looked at the door.

"Woah! He's hot!" Anita exclaimed as the man walked closer.  "Hi Adam." Sam said and gestured at the two of them. "This is my girlfriend, Josie Geller and this is our friend, Anita Brandt. This is Adam Christiansen." "Hi." Josie said as she extended her hand. "Hey Josie." "Hi Adam." Anita said, flirting. She extended her hand a moved over to have Adam sit beside her.

"Great for you to come. I thought that I'm going to be the third wheel forever on this lunch date." Anita said as she smiled meaningfully at Adam. He smiled back. "Glad to be of service, madam." Josie looked at Sam and smiled. "Thank you for bringing Adam, Sam. He's right up Anita's alley." She commented as she snuggled in closer to Sam's embrace.

* * * "Thanks for lunch Sam." Anita said as they walked into the parking lot. "My pleasure." Sam answered. "I'll see you at school, Adam." "Wait. Can I be the one to bring Anita to her office? I really want to see where she works." Adam said, smiling at Anita. Anita looked at him in surprise. "That will be great Adam." She answered. Josie smiled.

"Okay. I'll see you at work Anita. Great meeting you Adam." She said as the two of them walked towards Adam's car, talking animatedly. "Now, were alone!" Sam said as he opened the passenger door for her. He ran quickly to the other side ad got in. Josie looked at him.

"You still have class, right?" "Not for another hour." "Hmm… what are you implying Mr. Coulson." "Nothing Ms. Geller. I just thought of going to some place quiet, and to kiss you for the rest of the afternoon. Well, for the rest of our lunch breaks anyway." He said, as he took her hand.

"That sounds good. Where to?" "I don't know. How about the park?" "Going back to the scene of the crime, huh?" "Yes, exactly." Sam replied, looking in her eyes and saw his longing reflected in her blue ones. She nodded. "Let's go." Leaning over to place a soft kiss on her lips, he started the ignition and went to the park.

* * * "I had fun, Sam." Josie murmured as Sam led her to her office. He closed the door and looked at her. "I had an amazing time." He replied. He sat on a chair and pulled Josie to sit on his lap. She laughed as she gingerly lowered herself. "Now, about Matt…." he started. "I'll talk to him." "He'll still be your date on the engagement party?" He asked jealously. "What are you talking about? No! You'll be my date." She said incredulously. She placed a kiss on his mouth.

"Okay…" He pulled her head towards his and kissed her sensually. "Ehem, ehem!" Josie looked up in surprise and saw Gus. She stood up and saw Sam do the same.

"Gus! What are you doing here?" "I just came to give you this. Need it by five." Gus Strauss boomed as he placed the papers on her desk. "You must be Coulson." He said, extending his hand. "I'm Gus Strauss." Sam nodded. "Sam Coulson."

 "Now, Geller. Back to work. I'll see you later with those copies." With a curt nod in Sam's direction, he went out, shutting the door behind him. She looked at Sam and burst out laughing. "Oh God! I can't believe he saw us doing that." She exclaimed. "Doing what?" he asked pulling her closer. "Sam…" she protested, but came willingly to him.

After kissing for a while, she placed her hands on his chest and gently pushed him away. "You have to go to school." She said, smiling at him. "School? What's that?" Josie smiled and pulled him towards the door. "Go, go. Call me later."

"Okay. But kiss me first." She kissed him deeply, running her fingers through his hair. "I'll miss you Josie." "I'll miss you too." As she saw him ride the elevator, she closed the door and leaned against it. "I love you." She whispered before going back to her desk and started on her work.