Fallout
Chapter 56
Written by: Karen
Tonight was going to be the night. Tony had taken Anna out for a candlelit dinner at the most romantic restaurant which was located on the other side of the island. He didn't want to deal with the partygoers and his siblings had promised not to let things get out of hand.
Speaking of hands, his girlfriend Anna had the most beautiful hands and he hoped before this evening was over she would be wearing the two carat diamond ring he had been able to afford to buy for her. While he knew he could have asked his father to increase his spending stipend, he also didn't want his father to discourage him from getting engaged either.
While he realized his father would probably be upset with him, Tony couldn't help it. He had fallen in love with Anna from afar, her classic beauty and mannerisms charmed him long before he found the courage to go up and introduce himself to her. So for the first time in his life he had made a major decision without asking for his father's guidance. Surely though his father would understand why had hadn't said a word to him about it. The only reason he had told his siblings earlier today was so that their antics couldn't interfere with his plans to bed the lovely Anna.
He knew Anna wasn't the type of girl to sleep around and he loved her so the only possible solution for him was to ask her to marry him. She would know his intentions toward her were ones that included her in the future as his wife, that she would be more than just a notch on the proverbial bedpost.
Anna would make a fine DiMera wife. She had everything he had ever wanted for a wife. She was the type of woman who went beyond her good looks, she was smart, and her sense of humor was one to rival his wit.
The ring box was carefully hidden within the inside pocket of his suit jacket. The black velvet box contained a brilliantly sculptured Cushion cut diamond ring, one that would appeal to Anna's vintage style. That was another thing that had drawn him to her as well, was her incredible style. No one else he had met at Stanford could even match her on any level.
He couldn't wait to ask her to marry him then sweep her up and finally he would be able to express his more amorous attentions toward her. So far all Anna had allowed him were kisses and that had taken almost a month of dating before she had bestowed him that particular privilege to him.
Plus he was fairly certain Anna was a virgin even if she hadn't told him this outright. Her standoffish manner perplexed him many times, but he knew given time one day he would be unable to unravel all her secrets.
The dinner had went off without a glitch, they were located in the most romantic spot the venue had to offer and had watched the sun setting upon the ocean while they had enjoyed their meal. He had almost proposed to her before the mean was finished, but something kept telling him to wait until they could walk on the beach together in the moonlight.
He was nervous, a feeling he didn't normally have, but this was an important moment and he wanted it to be perfect, something they would look back on in years to come. At this time of night, this section of the island was almost deserted, since many of the residents only vacationed there during the summer months. Since it was early spring most of them hadn't come back to the island yet.
So he and Anna walked in companionable silence on the beach shoreline for a while until Tony deemed within himself that he had found the perfect spot. He stopped their progression and for a moment Anna had looked confused when he had dropped down on one knee before her.
"Tony, what are you doing?"
Suddenly it was as if he had lost his ability to speak, his nerves felt as if they were on hyper drive and it was apparent he was nervous, something he rarely, if ever, felt. Somehow he couldn't get out the words he wanted to say to her.
"Tony?" Anna began to look at him as if he was slightly crazed and maybe he was, but he knew he wanted to marry her.
He tried to take a calming breath, reached inside his suit jacket and pulled out the ring box. "Anna, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
Anna was quiet for a few seconds, even though for Tony it seemed as if it were hours, eons passing by before she gave him a reply. "We have a few more years before we finish college."
Well that certainly wasn't what he had expected her to say to him. In his mind he had envisioned her immediately answering him with an enthusiastic yes, tears streaming down her face and peppering him with kisses and possibly even wanting to have sex with him on the beach.
"Anna, don't you want to marry me?"
"One day, but I don't want to get sidetracked from my goal of graduating either. I have a double major to complete, fashion design and business management."
Tony was still on his knee, but he was contemplating standing back up to speak with her. "I want us to graduate too."
Anna pulled on his hand to get him back up to face her, "Look Tony, I love you, I really do, but we've only dated a few months."
"The amount of time doesn't matter, what we feel matters."
"I want to say yes, but…"
"What is holding you back dearest?"
Anna hesitated for a few more seconds before she stated, "I want to wait for us to graduate college before we become husband and wife. Can you wait that long for me?"
"I'd wait forever for you. I'm hopelessly in love with you."
"Really Tony, you would be all right with waiting?"
"I told you I would. Anna, please say you'll be my wife."
"Well, if you are sure you can wait."
"You my dear are worth the wait. We have our entire lives to be married to one another."
Anna nodded her head, "Okay then, yes."
"You'll marry me?"
"Yes, I never thought you would want to wait that long before we had sex, but now that I see you really love me for me and are willing to wait until we take our wedding vows before we give ourselves to one another…"
Tony's voice slightly squeaked, "You aren't planning on having sex with me until we are married?"
Anna shook her head, "No, you just told me you were willing to wait."
"I am, but I thought…"
"That I'd just jump in the sack with you because you bought me a ring? Was that the reason you bought me this ring Anthony DiMera?"
"No, I want to marry you. I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you. I had no ulterior motives," Tony said earnestly all the while thinking how in the world was he going to wait almost three years for them to be married to one another?
"Good, well put it on me then," Anna stated as she held out her left hand towards Tony.
Tony tried to keep his composure as he shakily placed the engagement ring on her finger. Anna held it up to the sky, adoring how the diamond twinkled in the moonlight. "Can I at least get a kiss from you?"
"Oh sure," Anna said distractedly as she continued to admire the ring.
Tony waited for her to bring her hand down, but she kept staring at how the ring looked on her hand.
Damn, guess he wasn't going to get laid after all tonight.
Kristen and Nikki continued drinking and dancing around the main bonfire that was situated in the middle of the three bonfires that were glowing bright in the moonlight that surrounded the beach. They were both drunk, but their drunkenness didn't seem to be slowing them down much at all. Various people kept coming and going from one bonfire to the other or even venturing into the shallow waters of the ocean.
Some were beginning to couple off with one another, but EJ and Sami hadn't given the appearance of wanting to leave the party yet, they roamed around together and separately during the night. Finally EJ had come up behind Sami when she had walked off from one bonfire site and not yet close to one of the other ones.
It was dark enough where their forms weren't easily apparent to anyone else around them. Sami had almost shrieked though when EJ had suddenly touched her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Are you ready for us to make our escape?"
"Damn EJ, you scared me!" Sami whispered back to him.
"Sorry darling, but I knew I had to make my move when you walked away from Nikki and Kristen this last time. They have occupied a lot of your time tonight."
"They are totally wasted," Sami remarked as she looked back toward the bonfire where their outlines were defined, but even if it had been pitch black dark she would have known their whereabouts because both girls had been singing off key for quite some time. From what Sami could recall they had sung a wide repertoire of Katy Perry, Brittney Spears, Lady Gaga, Pink and Taylor Swift songs.
"Yep, but they will be fine. There are so many people around partying and Chad or Philip won't let them go out into the ocean in their condition."
"Are you sure EJ?" Sami placed a hand on his arm which immediately made him want to take her in his arms and kiss her, but they had to play it cool around everyone with the exception of Nikki and Philip.
"If it will make you feel better, I'll go and quietly tell Philip he is to be their bodyguard for the rest of the evening so that you and I can have a little alone time."
"I guess I am glad I told you that it was all right to let Philip know about us."
"I told you he would be on our side. Philip may be many things, but his loyalty to me and our friendship supersedes anything else."
"We are lucky to have such good friends. Even drunk Nikki would never say anything to anyone about our secret."
"Are you sure? She seems pretty much tanked."
Sami nodded her head, "Nikki does not blab things out even if she drinks everyone else under the table. Believe me I've seen her do it several times over."
"Maybe Kristen has met her match then, since she usually is the one who can hold her liquor the best out of all of us."
"You're giving Kristen a compliment?"
EJ chuckled, "Just don't let her know I said it. I'll be right back, let me go inform Philip not to come to our room tonight."
"You mean your room, right?"
EJ couldn't help it and brushed his lips against her ear, "No, I mean our bedroom, the one we are going to share tonight."
Sami felt a rush of awareness instantly go through her, she wanted him so much, "Hurry."
"I'll be back in less than a minute," EJ assured her as he jogged back to the bonfire where Philip was cuddling with Chloe even though he had been eyeing Melanie and Chad for most of the evening.
EJ held true to his word, Sami saw he leant down to Philip, spoke something in his ear and then he was returning to her. When he got close enough she could see him smiling. "Ready to go, sweetheart?"
"Yes," was her instant reply, and then they were walking toward the beach house, not close enough for anyone to suspect anything untoward about them being together; they'd have to wait until they reached EJ's room for any kind of display of affection to be shown to one another.
The house was darkened and quiet when they reached it and they hastened their steps. Luckily no one was roaming around in the hallways where they would have to make up some kind of explanation of why they were going into EJ's bedroom.
As soon as they entered the room, EJ locked the door and placed a chair against it like he had done in her room the night before. There was only one light being emitted into the room, a bedside light which was turned on the lowest setting.
Sami stood there by the door, not moving toward him yet. She had a mixture of emotions at the moment, anxious to be with EJ even though she was also nervous about it too because this was it, the night she gave herself to him fully. She wouldn't leave this room being the same girl she was when they had entered it together. A comforting thought was the same would hold true for EJ as well.
EJ looked back to Sami, "May I leave on this light?"
Sami nodded her head, "Are you sure you want to leave it on?"
"I want to see all of you the first time we make love with one another. That is unless you aren't comfortable with the light on…"
"No, it's fine," Sami immediately replied. "I want to see you too."
"Well then come over here beside me," EJ beckoned as he held out a hand to her.
"Okay," Sami agreed walking the few steps it took to reach EJ and as soon as she took his hand, a thrill ran through her even with the trepidation she felt at the same time.
"Are you sure you want to do this? We don't have to if you don't want to…"
"No, I want to do this with you. I'm just nervous, what if I'm not any good at this…"
"Impossible, although I'm worried I will hurt you. Maybe you should have drank more tonight."
"No, I want to remember every little detail, every kiss, and every touch from you. Please don't worry, I know it may hurt, but anything worth having is worth the pain it may cause, right?"
EJ nodded his head, "I agree. I'd be willing to suffer anything as long as it meant I could be with you."
"Me too EJ," Sami stated as she moved close enough for him to reach out and stroke her cheek. His fingers moved to her neck and then her collarbone before taking both hands to cradle her face and kiss her. He buried his hands into her long hair and while she moved in closer to him until their bodies were touching.
When they broke apart for a few seconds, EJ said, "I want you so much. I love you Samantha."
"I love you too. I want to do this, to be with you, really with you."
"Are you sure? I won't be upset if you change your mind no matter how far we go."
Sami smiled at him, "I'm sure EJ. I want you as much as you want me."
EJ looked into her eyes, "If we get started and you need to stop, just tell me and I will."
Sami touched his face, "I know you would. I trust you EJ with everything I have, everything I am. I gave my heart to you, now I want to give you my body."
EJ smiled and then promised her. "I won't ever do anything to betray your trust, your faith in me, in us. I give the same things to you from me. You've had my heart from the night you walked back into my life."
"Kiss me EJ," Sami grinned as she pulled him in for a kiss, one that would be the start of something neither one of them would ever forget as long as they lived.
