It is very late in Salem as all our salemites are sound asleep except Lucas who is having trouble sleeping. There are so many things on his mind including his earlier fight with Carrie and his conversation with Sami. He goes to the kitchen to make some tea to see if it will soothe him. He looks at a picture of him, Sami, and Will a couple of years ago. He decides to go see Sami. He goes across the hall to a sleeping Sami's apartment.

Lucas: (gently knocking on the door and whispering) Sami...Sami...Sami...Sami...Sami...Sami... .Sami...Sami (He's just about to leave when he hears the door being unlocked and Sami talking to her self, she answers the door) Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh, I really forgot how...rough you look this late.

Sami: (Sarcastically) Well excuse me pretty boy if we can't all look as beautiful as you do three in the morning. What do you want, Lucas?

Lucas: Oh, stop your complaining, it is only one.

Sami: Oh that makes it so much better.

Lucas: Can I come in? (Sami is looking like you have got to be kidding me) I come bearing gifts. (As he holds the two mugs of tea up)

After a pause Sami moves from out of the door way suggesting he can come in.

Sami: (Rubbing her eyes and yawning) You woke me up two, I mean one in the morning for tea.

Lucas: Well not necessarily. I wanted to hear about how your day went with looking for a new job.

Sami: (She goes to sit down on the couch next to Lucas to get her tea) If you wanted to know so bad then why didn't you wait until I was actually functioning, to ask me?

Lucas: I couldn't go to sleep and I really wanted to hear how everything went.

Sami: If my search for a job kept you up at night then you really need to get out more.

Lucas: Look, will you stop stalling and just answer my question.

Sami: Well if you should know, some of them went pretty good and others...well...lets just say they were interesting.

Lucas: (Jokingly) Those who were interested must have not heard about how well Sami Brady gets along with others. An area that needs some working on, wouldn't you say? (As he raises his eyebrows when he says this)

Sami: Oh shut up Lucas (giggling and smiling as she punches him in th arm) I know one thing and that is that it won't take me some 20 plus years to get a job, like some people I know (as she starts to clear her throat)

Lucas: Oh, you want to talk about people, Sami Gene

Sami: Hey, I'm just calling it as I see it.

They laugh for a while until it becomes silent again

Lucas: No but really, I'm proud of you Sami. I know tearing your self away from Austin must have been hard for you but, you did it and for that I think that is very admirable. (He raises his glass) So cheers to no more Austin.

Sami: Ah, thank you Lucas, That means a lot to me. And Cheers (as they hit their mugs together)

There is a very awkward silence for a couple of minutes as they look around the room so they don't have to directly look at each other. Lucas will look at Sami while she is looking away and then turn his head, and Sami will do the same thing.

Sami: So...

Lucas: So...(as he looks down at his feet)

Sami: So...what do you have planned for today? Any thing big happening?

Lucas: (As he shakes his head) No not really, you?

Sami: Oh no, same ole', same ole'.

Another moment of silence...

Lucas: I probably should be going. (As he walks up to the door)

Sami: (She runs over to the door to stop him) No. Stay. I mean...if you want to. It is ok. I know how you said that you and Carrie got into some type of disagreement earlier and if you don't want to go home then you can stay here.

Lucas: Thanks but no Thanks. I really shouldn't

Sami: But you should...I mean you, you, you...Look I don't know what I am saying but I want you to stay.

Lucas: (Lucas looks at the couch) No, its ok. Besides the couch really isn't comfortable.

Sami: Then sleep in my bed...with me..well not "with me, with me" but with me. You can sleep on one side and I will do the other.(Lucas looks pretty unsure) Look, stop being so stubborn. Its fine

Lucas: (After thinking about it) Ok-

Sami: Good! (She grabs his arm and leads him to her room)

Lucas: Yea, I really wasn't in the mood to wake up to Carrie tomorrow

Sami: See then it works out fine.

Sami takes of her robe to reveal that all she has on is her bra and panties. He takes off his pj bottoms to just his boxers.

Lucas: You don't mind do you? Me wearing only my boxers.

Sami: Its not like I haven't see it all before.

They smile and get on their side of the bed. They are facing opposite sides so their backs are to each other. Some time goes by but they are still woke.

Lucas: Sami? You still woke?

Sami: Yea. You too?

Lucas: I want to tell you thank you for everything. You are being a really good friend.

Sami: You make it sound like I have never been nice before.

Lucas: No, it is not that. Its just...never mind.

Sami: No, say it.

Lucas: Its just that I am really seeing another side of you.

Sami: Yea? Well me too.

Lucas: Oh, well good night.

Pause

Sami: Good night Lucas.

They both smile and close their eyes.