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Chapter 21- A Leap Of Faith

By the time the sun set on Kalokairi that evening, the hotel was virtually unrecognisable from what it had been earlier that day. The bar was spotless, all the mess that had been lying around had been cleared up and everything was back to how it had been before Donna and Sam had left a little under a week ago.

Tanya, Rosie, Bill and Harry were having dinner on the taverna, enjoying their last dinner together before 'the lovebirds', as Sam and Donna were called behind their backs, came back from honeymoon. This dinner was no different from the ones they'd shared over the last few days, except that they all knew that they'd all be parting ways fairly soon, not knowing when they would see each other again.

After dinner, Harry left to go and meet his Greek boyfriend and Tanya decided to go and get a cocktail from the bar, leaving Rosie on her own with Bill. They exchanged a look and smiled at the other, Rosie's was a bit forced though. She knew that in a couple of days, she would be heading back to her own life and leaving this place, Bill was going off travelling again and she had no idea when she would see him next, she knew it would be difficult to maintain their relationship over a long-distance but at the same time, she didn't want to lose it. She had given it a lot of thought over the last few days; she didn't have any kids or anything like that to hold her back. Out of all of the Dynamos, she was the most sensible, never allowing herself to make rash decisions but now, she realised that that perhaps hadn't done her any favours. Rosie wanted to make this relationship with Bill work and therefore, she realised that she needed to take a leap of faith and trust that things with Bill would work out, he seemed a nice enough guy and didn't seem like the sort of guy who'd use a woman and dump her once he'd got what he wanted. "Rosie," Bill said, dragging her out of her thoughts.

Rosie looked at him and smiled, "Yeah Bill," she said.

"I know we haven't talked about what's going on between us much over the last week or so but I can't go on like this, wondering what's going to happen to us when we leave here, is there still going to be an us?"

"That depends on if you still want there to be an us,"

"I do,"

"And I do too," Rosie said.

Bill smiled and leant across the table to kiss her softly on the lips, "then come with me," he stated simply, "come travel with me, and we can be together."

Rosie looked at him, temporarily stunned by what he had asked. She knew what she wanted, for the first time in her life, she was going to take a risk, she wanted to be with him and make their relationship work, "Of course I'll come with you Bill," she said, smiling at him.

Bill smiled at her too and kissed her softly on the lips, he pulled away and looked at her, "come on, I'll help tidy this lot up and then we'll go for a walk along the beach, how does that sound?" he asked.

"Perfect," Rosie replied as she picked up hers and Tanya's plates and took them through to the kitchen, smiling to herself as she thought about travelling with Bill would be like.

Sam and Donna swung by his office that afternoon so that he could sign the papers. They left the building a little after three that afternoon, Sam wrapped his arm around Donna's shoulders and pulled her closer, she smiled and wrapped her arm around his waist, he turned to look at her and smiled, knowing that now, there was no going back. Sam had made his decision and he was going to stick to it, he'd chosen Donna and had no regrets whatsoever. Liam and James were the only two things that had stopped him from leaving New York altogether. Now he had a reason to abandon the New York lifestyle and he couldn't have been happier about it. Sam wanted to spend the rest of his life with Donna, having a long-distance relationship wasn't an option, he loved her so much, he just wanted to be with her, and he knew she felt the same way. "You OK honey?" Donna asked, dragging him out of his thoughts.

Sam looked at her and grinned, "I'm fine baby, I'm just happy that we've got everything sorted," he replied as he moved his hands down to her waist.

He lifted Donna up and spun her around, she giggled hysterically, he finally put her down and kissed her passionately. She responded briefly and pulled away, "come on, let's go back to the hotel," Donna said.

Sam nodded as he kissed her once more and began to walk with her in the direction of the hotel.

They arrived back at the hotel a little while later. Not long after, they were wrapped in each others arms, in a tight embrace, their lips connected in a passionate kiss. Sam broke the kiss and cupped Donna's face in his hands, "I think we'd better start packing," he said.

"I don't want to," Donna replied.

"Why not?"

"Because this week with you has been so perfect, I just don't want it to end,"

Sam wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head, "we've still got the rest of today, and I've got plans," he said.

"You have? What plans?" Donna asked excitedly.

"I'm not telling you, it's a surprise,"

"I love your surprises," Donna said, "just not as much as I love you."

"I love you too sweetheart," Sam replied.

Sam and Donna started packing their suitcases ready to go back, their flight was really early the next morning and they both agreed that it would be easier for them to pack most of their things now, to save them both time in the morning.

Their cases were almost packed a couple of hours later, the only things that were left unpacked were their clothes for the next morning and Donna's dress for later that evening. "I'm going to have a bath," she announced.

Sam looked up at her and walked towards her, wrapping his arms around her from behind and kissing her neck, "can I join you?" he asked.

Donna pushed her head back against his shoulder and looked up at him, smiling widely, "course you can,"

Sam smiled back as Donna took his hand and led him into the bathroom. He closed the door behind them, she let go of his hand and walked over to the bath, turning the taps on. Donna reached up and took one of the bottles off the shelf, pouring the bubble bath into the bath. She turned to face Sam and he walked towards her. He wrapped her in his arms and pressed his lips and nose to her neck, inhaling her scent. His hands found the hem of her top and lifted it over her head, casting it aside on the bathroom floor as Donna did the same with his shirt. After he had removed her jeans and underwear and she had removed his trousers and boxers, she took hold of his hands and stepped into the bath. Sam followed her and lowered himself into the bubbly water. Donna turned the taps off and sat herself in between Sam's legs; he rested his chin on her shoulder and planted a soft kiss against her neck. She leant back and put her hand against his cheek as he wrapped his arms around her. They didn't speak for a while, just enjoying the peace and quiet, knowing that they weren't going to get much of that when they got back to Kalokairi.

They got out of the bath about forty five minutes later. Sam wrapped a towel around his lower body and handed Donna her towel as she stepped out. She wrapped the towel firmly around herself and then looked at Sam, biting her bottom lip, trying to stop herself from kissing him there and then. That was nigh-on impossible, he was just so irresistible. She walked towards him and planted a soft kiss against his lips, she pulled away and smiled at him, gently running her fingers up and down his naked, wet chest, "what was that for?" Sam asked, smiling back at her.

"Do I need a reason to kiss the man I love?" Donna replied.

Sam shook his head as he put a finger underneath her chin, "you definitely don't," he said, kissing her once more and then walking out of the bathroom, "are you going to get ready for your surprise then?"

Donna followed him out of the bathroom, "I would if I knew what it was," she said.

"That's not how it works, just get ready and you'll find out what it is,"

Donna grinned at him, feeling excited at the thought of what Sam's surprise could be. She walked towards the wardrobe and opened it; it was almost empty apart from a couple of things, one of them being the dress bag which contained the dress that Donna had planned to wear that night. She took it out and began to walk back towards the bathroom, "I'm going to get ready in there," she said, "so you can't see me." Sam smiled at her as she entered the bathroom, "your clothes," she added, throwing his clothes towards him before closing the door.

"Are you ready yet babe?" Sam called into the bathroom a little while later.

"I'm almost done!" Donna called back as she turned to look at her reflection in the mirror.

Deciding she looked fine, she reached across and unlocked the door. She stood in the doorway, staring at Sam, smiling slightly at the expression on his face. "You look gorgeous sweetheart," he said as he walked towards her and kissed her.

She was wearing a red dress with a V-neck that plunged just between her breasts was and hemmed just below her knees, giving Sam a rather tantalising glimpse of her cleavage, "its not too much is it?" she asked.

Sam shook his head and pulled her closer to him, "nope, it's perfect," he replied as he kissed her neck. He looked back up at her and smiled, "come on then, let's go."

Donna nodded as Sam grasped her hand in his and they left their hotel room.

Sam had booked a table at Veritas for that evening; it was small but intimate at the same time, perfect for the two of them. They were shown to their table by the maitre'd and handed the menu. They ordered a glass of red wine to start with as they both pondered the menu. They eventually ordered their meals and talked about everything that came to mind.

Eventually, Sam and Donna finished their main course and were examining the dessert menu when he reached out and put his hand on top of hers. "Let's skip dessert and go back to the hotel," he suddenly said.

Donna looked up from the dessert menu, smiling slightly, "why? I thought we were getting dessert?" she replied.

"You can still have your dessert sweetheart, God knows I'll get mine later,"

Donna laughed, "you're incorrigible, you know that?" she said, "but I still love you."

Sam smiled and leant across to kiss her softly on the lips. "I'll be right back," he said as he got up.

He was gone longer than Donna had expected but when he did finally come back, he was carrying a package. "What's in the package?" she asked curiously.

"That's for me to know and you to find out," Sam replied mysteriously, "let's go."

Sam put the package down on the table as he opened his wallet and pulled out a few notes to leave a tip for the waiters. He put his wallet back in his pocket and picked up the package before Donna stood up and took hold of his hand, leading him out of the restaurant.

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