Chapter Nine
"Sami!" Sami looked up to see Belle, Mimi, Rex and Shawn all hurrying over to her. She smiled at them and got off the hospital waiting room chair to greet them.
"We heard the news and we came as soon as we could." Rex said as Mimi caught up to him. He swung one arm around Mimi's shoulders playfully and grinned at Sami.
"Is it true?" Belle asked excitedly, "Is Lucas really going to walk again?"
"Yes, Belle, it's true." Sami confirmed, her smile broadening, "They just came out and told me that they finished surgery. Everything went perfectly. It should only be another hour or so until he wakes up."
"That's awesome!" Belle said, "And I know you told me to keep it a secret so it's a surprise for everyone when he can walk again but Mimi overheard and then we ended up telling Rex and Shawn..... but we won't tell anyone else."
"I just find it incredibly strange that Tony Dimera paid for the operation." Shawn shook his head in disbelief, "The Dimeras hardly ever contribute in a positive way to this town. It just strikes me as so out of character for a Dimera to do something like this."
"Watch it, Shawn." Rex growled, "Tony has always been a father figure to me. He's a great person if you give him a chance."
"I totally agree." Sami broke in, "He's been an amazing friend to both Lucas and I. I'm just sorry I didn't go to him for help first."
"First?" Mimi eyed Sami inquisitively.
Sami flipped her hair over her shoulder and turned so she wasn't looking at them, "I kind of went to ask Victor to pay for it first." she muttered, "And he's a bigger ass than I ever thought he was."
"What are you talking about, Sami?" Rex asked.
"You don't want to know." Sami responded, shaking her head in disgust, remembering Victor's dirty little idea for a trade-off. She was glad Tony wasn't like that.
"Yeah, well, I think we should leave it at that." Mimi spoke up.
"I still think that it is so cute how you and Lucas bonded over the accident and how you're going to get your happy ending. It's like something out of a movie!" Belle gushed. Sami noticed Shawn and Rex exchanging amused glances.
"I'm pretty happy that it all worked out." Sami told them, "It's going to take three weeks for Lucas to make a full recovery. He's still going to have to go to physical therapy and everything. But after he's strong enough, Will is going to move back in with us. But not until we get to spend some time together."
"And what are you planning to do after he gets all his strength back?" Belle questioned, a mischievous smile on her face.
"You know, I'd describe it to you but it's kind of X-rated and I really don't think you want to hear such explicit wording." Sami responded, gleefully watching the expression on Belle, Shawn, Rex and Mimi's faces change. Mimi and Belle were blushing, Shawn looked stunned that Sami would even say that and Rex just looked plain grossed out.
"What's wrong, Rex?" Mimi asked him, "You look like you want to throw up."
"Can you blame me?" Rex grimaced, "I really don't want to think about my brother and my sister doing X-rated things to each other."
Shawn chuckled, "Well, now that you put it THAT way....."
Lucas rushed around to Sami's side of the car to open the door for her. Sami smiled up at him, who smirked in return.
"I haven't seen you in such a good mood for a long time." Sami told him, then gave him a devilish grin, "Other than last night of course."
Sami shut the door behind her and Lucas pulled her into his arms for a kiss, "If you keep mentioning last night, we'll have to leave this party early to do it again." he whispered seductively in her ear. Sami could almost hear her heart thudding in her chest as she thought about how much fun a repeat of the night before would be.
"I'm all for that." she returned, kissing him firmly on the lips once more. They continued kissing until Sami pulled away.
"Tony promised everyone a surprise tonight and we better get you in there before everyone gets too restless. You remember how hard it was to get everyone to agree to come to a party at his house." Sami reminded him.
Lucas groaned a little and shook his head, "I wonder what everyone is going to do when they find out that Tony was half the reason I can walk again. If it wasn't for you and Tony, I wouldn't even be here tonight. Thank you." he leaned in and pressed his lips to hers again. Now that they were finally together, they had a very hard time keeping their hands off each other. That was part of the reason why it was so hard to keep their new relationship with each other secret.
Sami and Lucas had hidden their new relationship and Lucas' ability to walk again a secret from everyone in Salem. They hadn't even told Will but they were going to tell everyone that night. The only people that knew about it so far were Tony, Belle, Shawn, Mimi and Rex. Sami couldn't wait to go inside and see the look on Will's face when he saw his dad walking. He had went to the party with Abby and Jennifer than night.
It had been hard to get all the people of Salem to come to Tony's mansion for the party. But Tony insisted on having the party at his house and going all out on the preparations. Everyone in Salem, including the Brady's had finally agreed to come when Tony promised everyone a big surprise. It also took Belle, Mimi and Shawn to help convince everyone.
Sami and Lucas went up to the walkway to the Dimera Mansion. Bart was standing at the door when they got there.
"The Count is going to be so glad that you guys finally showed up. Everyone else is already here and we were all waiting for you." Bart told the two of them as he lead them in the direction of the large room where the party was being held. Sami and Lucas waited outside one of the doors as Bart ran in to tell Tony that Lucas and Sami had arrived. The two of them could hear Tony talking loudly to the crowd, which had gone silent.
"Everyone, I promised you a surprise and the surprise has finally gotten here. So, without further ado, let's all turn to this door to see what the surprise is." Tony announced, sweeping his arm around to gesture at the door Sami and Lucas would come in through.
Sami heard the shocked gasps of everyone around them when they came through the door. Lucas and Sami continued walking further into the room, their arms linked together. Sami saw John and Marlena standing together, staring at Lucas in shock. Kate and Will were the first to actually approach Lucas.
Will ran over and flung arms around both his parents, "Dad, you can walk again. And you guys look happy together for a change!" he looked up at them hopefully, "Does this mean that we're all going to be a family?"
Sami and Lucas exchanged a smile before answering, "Yes, Will, we're all going to be a family now." she told him. The way his eyes lit up when she said that was everything she had imagined it to be. Her son looked happier than he had in a long time. She and Lucas probably did too.
After Kate and Will finished talking to Sami and Lucas, Roman, Marlena, John, Jennifer, Mickey, Alice and Phillip all came up to talk to Lucas. After that, everyone seemed to get over the surprise. Belle, Rex, Shawn and Mimi came over to see them.
"The last three weeks were the longest ones of my life." Mimi told them, her eyes wide with excitement, "I was dying to tell everyone the news but I'm sure you'll be really proud of me. I actually kept it a secret."
"I heard Roman and Kate talking and Kate was kind of freaking out over the fact that you and Sami are together, Lucas." Shawn informed him and Lucas just smirked in his mother's direction. He had expected as much from her but she would get over it.
"We don't want to talk about that." Belle lowered her voice so that Bonnie and Mickey, who were standing nearby, couldn't hear her, "Tell us, Sami. How was your X-rated night with Lucas?"
Mimi giggled at Lucas turned to look at Sami in horror, "God, Belle, please don't start that again. If you keep talking about it, I'm going to get pictures in my head and have nightmares about it forever." Rex said.
"I bet Sami would have liked to have taken pictures. She seemed pretty excited about it at the hospital." Belle told Lucas, who was still looking at Sami in horror.
"Sami!" he admonished, "What all did you tell them?"
Sami glared at her little sister, who smiled innocently in return, "Nothing, Lucas, I swear! Belle is making a big deal out of nothing."
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything but-" Lucas, Sami, Rex, Belle, Mimi and Shawn turned to look at Tony, who was giving them a look that told them he must have been standing there long enough to get an earful of what Belle had been saying.
"Tony!" Sami gave him a hug and Lucas did the same, "Thank you so much for having this party. It's amazing."
Tony smiled modestly, "It was my pleasure. Anything for a friend. By the way, if you want to have the wedding here too, just say the word."
"Wedding?" Belle and Mimi repeated in unison. Belle turned to glare at Sami accusingly, "Where's your ring? You didn't tell me you got engaged."
"I didn't." Sami looked at Lucas out of the corner of her eye, "At least, I didn't yet."
Lucas turned to wink at Belle, then yelled loudly over the crowd, "Everyone, there's something I'd like to say." all heads turned to watch Lucas.
"I just wanted everyone to know that there would be no party here tonight if it wasn't for this man." Lucas reached over and put on hand on Tony's shoulder, "Tony was the one who made the arrangements for this party and he was the one who paid for the surgery. I just wanted to let everyone know that and I wanted to thank him publicly." Lucas' words were met by applause. Even John, Bo and other enemies of Tony's couldn't help but clap and throw the man an appreciative smile.
The only who wasn't smiling or clapping was Victor, who's glare alternated between Sami and Tony. He's still mad I didn't do the trade-off with him, Sami realized.
A little while into the party, Lucas pulled Sami onto the dance floor for a dance.
"Do you think we should move?" Lucas asked her suddenly and she was a little startled by her question. But after thinking about it for a few moments, she shook her head.
"We have too much history with that house now. And it's the perfect size for you, Will and me. If we fixed it up a little, it could actually look okay. You know, new carpets, new paint, the whole works."
"We can't forget that it comes equipped with it's own hobo." Lucas reminded her. Sami rolled her eyes.
"Right. Who could forget good old Hobo Joe? We should bring him a new cardboard box and get him some jellybeans or something." she replied.
Lucas smirked at her, "Why jellybeans?" he asked.
"Why not?" she returned, pressing her body closer to his, "You know what?" she whispered in his ear.
"What?"
"Your mom has been giving me dirty looks all night and it's annoying. I think it's time we go back to our house and do what we were doing last night." she told him.
Lucas felt his breath catch in anticipation when he thought about their exertions from the night before, "I think you're right, Sami. I think you're right."