Chapter Twelve

Sami took another step a minute too late and she felt her entire body tense when Lucas' hand encircled her arm. After leaving the funeral, she had been spending the entire funeral reception avoiding Lucas, making her way around the buffet table and trying to keep as far away from Lucas as possible. Lucas had been alternating between talking to his mother and trying to catch up with Sami.

Sami turned around and regarded him coolly, "Yes?" she hoped he would make this as quick and painless as possible. The aftermath of her actions in the limo had really gotten to her as she sat through Victor's funeral and she was now shocked and horrified at her brazen behaviour.

"You've been avoiding me." he said flatly, loosening his grip on her arm.

"No, I haven't." Sami responded quickly, "There's just a lot of other people at this funeral I want to talk to."

"Right." Lucas said sarcastically, "That's why you've been walking circles around this table for the last hour. Sami, I don't want you to feel awkward about what happened in the limo. I mean, just because we had sex doesn't mean-"

Sami flinched visibly, "First of all, I feel awkward around you all the time because you're creepy. Second of all, we did not have sex."

Lucas frowned, "Yes we did."

"You're from a different planet, Lucas. That was not sex. I understand it's probably been a long time but if you've really forgotten the definition of sex, then go find a dictionary and spare me."

"If it wasn't sex, then what do you call it?" Lucas challenged.

"I call it oral s- I call it not having sex." she finished lamely.

"Why did you have to correct yourself? Because you were going to say you call it oral sex. That's right. Oral sex." Lucas could not believe they were arguing over something this stupid. Still, he knew that this was taking his mind off the bigger revelation Sami's actions had created- the fact that Sami obviously wanted him a lot more than she had ever let on before.

"That wasn't what I was going to say. And no matter what you try telling yourself, what happened in the limo was nothing more than a type of foreplay." Sami told him.

"Maybe you're just telling yourself that it's foreplay because you're having such a hard time dealing with that fact that you enjoyed it so much." Lucas shot back.

"You are so full of yourself!" Sami returned hotly, "I didn't enjoy it. I only did it because you made me."

"I made you?" Lucas snorted in disbelief, "Correct me if I'm wrong but I distinctly remember saying, 'You don't have to if you don't want'."

"Well, I felt obligated." Sami explained in a low voice, "And that's your fault for waking up! I wouldn't have done it if you had stayed asleep."

"But back in the limo you said that you wanted me to wake up. Why do you keep contradicting yourself? Besides, I think you still would have done what you did if I had stayed asleep at the rate you were going!" Lucas added, his eyes flashing wickedly, remembering the expression on her face back in the limo.

"Get real!" Sami spat out, although she was unable to further defend herself, due to the fact she knew he was right, "This is so stupid, let's just settle this."

She grabbed Rex's arm, who was walking by with Mimi at his side, "Rex, you're supposed to be a genius. Do you think you could answer a question for us?"

"I'll try." Rex said, waiting for her to elaborate.

"Well, you see Lucas actually thinks that a blow-job is considered sex. But I think it's foreplay. Which is it, sex or foreplay?" Sami asked him.

"It's definitely foreplay." Rex answered after a moment's hesitation.

"I don't think so." Mimi countered, "I think it is considered sex."

"Thank you." Lucas smiled gratefully at Mimi before turning back to smirk at Sami, "At least someone knows what she's talking about."

"Why does it matter so much anyway?" Rex asked curiously, "I mean, the two of you really seemed worked up over this and I don't know why you would get so excited over it unless......."

Lucas scratched the back of his neck nervously while Sami picked up a celery stick and bit into it viciously, avoiding eye contact with both Rex and Mimi.

Mimi let out a shocked squeal, "Wow, I cannot wait to go tell Belle that her sister has finally gotten together with a guy! In fact, I think I'm going to go tell her right now."

"Like hell you are." Sami grabbed Mimi's arm, "You are not going to tell anyone because if either of you breathe a word, I will make you pay."

"But you're not denying it." Rex observed, "I guess that means it's true. You and Lucas were actually.....doing that."

Mimi looked a little bit sick now, "Ew, what is wrong with you? How could you do that? You know, I tried it once and I got sick and threw up. It's not fun."

"Mimi, would you mind not spilling the details of our sex life to everyone? Especially not my relatives?"

"Sami seemed to like it." Lucas couldn't resist saying, then watched as Sami began blushing.

"That's way too much information." Rex told his brother, now looking a little bit sick himself.

"If you value your life, never let your mother hear you say that." Mimi warned Lucas, who grinned in response.

Sami exhaled noisily, "I can't take this any more. If we want an answer to our question, we're going to have to ask an expert." she looked around the room until she saw the person she was searching for. She called Nicole over, who left Brady standing with Kate and Phillip.

"Is a blow-job considered sex or foreplay?" Sami asked as soon as Nicole had reached them. Nicole considered it for a moment.

"It depends on whether or not you have sex afterwards. If you have sex after, then it's foreplay. But it you don't have sex after, then it's sex." Nicole answered, after thinking it over.

"Oh sure, take Lucas' side. That made no sense anyways." Sami snapped.

"It made perfect sense. And you said it so well yourself, Sami. Nicole is an expert on those kinds of things." Lucas smirked at Nicole, who rolled her eyes.

"I refuse to dignify that with a response." Nicole said cheerfully.

"I can't believe you'd even indulge in such a horrible conversation in the first place." Brady's voice broke into the conversation. He, Phillip and Kate had all come over to see what was going on, "I cannot believe you are discussing such inappropriate things at my grandfather's funeral! You could at least try and show some respect."

"Hey, don't take it so hard, man. We didn't mean anything by it." Lucas told Brady, who only looked slightly mollified.

"Why would you be discussing something like that anyways?" Kate demanded, "And I know there's a reason because, Lucas, I can't remember the last time you've looked so guilty. You look like a little kid caught with his hand stuck in a cookie jar."

"Judging from the current circumstances, that probably wouldn't be the best way to word things." Rex dead-panned. Mimi giggled as her eyes darted between Lucas, Kate and Sami nervously. Sami began choking on her drink and when Lucas tried to pat her back, she waved his hand away. Kate watched all of this with dread building up inside her.

"What do you mean?" Kate asked, her voice shrill.

Rex knew how easy it would be to just tell Kate the truth and then sit back and watch the fireworks. But since Sami had kept the secret of his paternity for as long as she had, he might as well keep quiet. For a couple months, at least. Not to mention that holding the knowledge of Sami and Lucas' exploits over Sami's head would be very entertaining. Rex shut his mouth and watched as Sami desperately looked around the room for an escape.

She finally found one and her shoulders dropped with relief, "Oh, it looks like Shawn and Belle are getting ready to leave. I'll just get a ride home with them because suddenly I'm really tired. I'll see you all later." before Lucas could protest, Sami practically sprinted over to her sister and cousin, glad that she had managed to get out of finishing the conversation she had started with Lucas.