Title: Again
Chapter Ten:
Author: Jaycee
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On Thursday evening, while driving home, Sam called Josie on her cell phone. "Hello?" "How are you beautiful?" His husky voice never failing to send shivers up and down her spine. "Hey." She said cheerfully. "Hi honey. It's Sam." "I know. Who else would call me beautiful?" She asked playfully.
He chuckled. "So, do you want to meet?" Josie giggled. "Of course I do. When? Where?" "How about tonight? At the beach?" "Planning another romantic setting there, Mr. Coulson?" She asked. "Anything for you my love. So, will I see you there?" He asked tentatively. "Of course sweetie. I'll just ask Anita to cover for me. I'll see you in an hour, okay?" "Okay. I love you." "I love you too. Bye!"
With that, they hanged up. Josie headed for her friend's house. "Josie! What are you doing here?" Anita asked as she opened the door. "I need your help Nita." Josie said. "Is Gus here?" "Rigfort called him at the last minute, saying that he needs him right away to talk about the paper's 25th year anniversary edition. So, why do you need my help?" "I'm going to meet with Sam tonight." "Uh-huh." "I need you to cover for me." Josie said as she sat on an easy chair.
"How?" Anita asked. "Um… I'm going to tell my parents that I'm going to leave Georgia tonight with them because I'm staying over with you because your starting to have stomach cramps so I can take care of you while Gus is out." Josie explained. Anita sighed and shook her head. "Okay. I'll do that. Just be careful, okay sweetie?"
Josie hugged her friend and started to walk out. "I will be careful Nita. Thanks!" Josie quickly drove towards her house and told Georgia that she'll be staying at her parents' house earlier this time because Anita needs her. "But Anita is going to be okay, right?" Sarah Coulson asked as she swept little Georgia in her arms.
"Yes mom. She will be. She just wants me to stay with her while Gus is out. I'll be back tomorrow morning, okay?" Josie said, hurriedly checking her watch. "Okay sweetie. Just be sure that Anita's going to be okay." Tim Geller called out. "She will be dad. Bye guys!" She ran out of the house and drove towards the beach.
* * * Sam waited impatiently for Josie to appear. He missed her so much over the week, and would have not made it if he didn't call her every now and then in her office and in her cell phone. A few minutes later, he looked up and saw Josie walking towards him, wearing the white sundress with blue flowers, that he remembered she wore that day before the prom, when he almost kissed her.
"Sam!" She called out as she came into his arms. "Josie." He whispered as he inhaled her flowery scent. "I missed you." He said sweetly. "And I missed you." She met his lips in a slow sweet kiss. "Mmm-hmm. Okay, are you ready to have dinner?" He asked as they slowly walked down the beach, arm in arm. "Yup."
She suddenly saw a picnic blanket fill with different foods, a bottle of wine, a bouquet of fresh tulips and scented candles. "Sam. You're spoiling me." Josie said as she took off her shoes and sat down. "You deserve to be spoiled." He answered. She took one of the tulips and took a whiff of its sweet scent.
"I remember the first time I saw you wearing this dress…" Sam started as he sat next to her. Josie met his eyes and tilted her head to the side, smiling. "Really? When?" "It was the day before the prom… when I almost kissed you." He said huskily as his face drew nearer. "Oh, that day. I remember that. I wanted you to kiss me that day… actually every day before that and after it." She admitted.
"I didn't kiss you that day because I'm your teacher and I know that it's against the rules. But now, I can kiss you… because it's not against the rules anymore." He said as his hands traveled up and down her spine. "It is against the rules, remember?" Josie asked, her fingers tracing the outline of his lips.
He nodded. "Yeah I remember…" But, he slowly kissed her anyway and laid her down on the blanket. His hand traveled down her waist as her hands got tangled in his soft hair, down his back. His lips left hers and went down to her throat, to the V of her dress.
Josie grabbed his face and kissed him ardently. They broke their kiss for breath and stared at each other for a long time. "Sam… our dinner…" She whispered as she started to kiss his throat. Sam closed his eyes in rapture and merely nodded as he tried to sit up, his hands still on Josie's back. As he sat up he carried Josie with him, so her lips never left his neck.
"Josie…" He moaned his name as he treaded her back impatiently. Josie giggled softly against his neck and pulled away. She placed a hand above his heart, and she felt it pounding. "Are you having a heart attack?" She asked teasingly. "Your heart is pounding so hard." "You do that to me honey." He said as he took her hand and kissed it.
"I do?" She asked incredulously, wondering what she ever did to have a man like him in her life. "Don't look so surprised." He said as he opened the bottle of wine and poured them each a glass. She gratefully accepted it and took a sip. Josie opened a small container and saw that it's filled with little crackers. She opened the rest of the containers and pretty soon, the air was filled with enticing aromas of roasted chicken, freshly baked bread, cheese and pasta salad.
"Yummy!" Josie exclaimed as Sam handed her a plate. "I'm glad you approve Ms. Geller." He said enthusiastically as they started eating. "Well… what did you say to your parents?" Sam asked. "I told them that Anita's having tummy aches and that I have to take care of her." She explained as she took a bite of the juicy chicken. "Nice one." He commented, making Josie giggle.
"You? What did you say to Lara?" "Well, I told her that I'm staying at Jon and Joanah's house overnight. Because it's his birthday." "How about Rosalind?" Josie asked. Sam smiled at her sweetness for asking about his daughter. "Lara's parents asked if their little granddaughter could stay with them for a week. And since she's only in Nursery School, it's okay. Her grandmother promised to teach her some stuff anyway, so I'm not worried." He said.
"Lara didn't get mad at you for leaving her all alone?" "Nope. Her friend, Susan Reyes, asked her to spend the weekend at New York. And Lara misses New York, so she eagerly accepted it. That makes things easier for me. She won't be back until Sunday, and Rosie will be back on Monday." "Wow. Three whole nights alone. Whatever will you do?" Josie asked teasingly.
Sam chortled. "I don't know. I was hoping that I can spend them with this beautiful, wonderful woman that I know." He answered. "Whose that?" She inquired innocently. Sam placed his plate down and started to move closer to her. "I don't know. Do you have any ideas?" He asked as he slowly leaned towards her. "Me?" She asked, smiling brightly as she too laid her plate down.
"That's right! You win… an all expensed paid stay at the Victorian Bed and Breakfast!" He announced as he started to kiss her neck. "Wow… that sounds like a great prize!" she whispered as she slowly leaned back down on the blanket.
They stayed like that for about an hour, just lying on the blanket, kissing passionately. When they finally sat up, their faces were both flushed and breaths shallow. "Whew!" Josie breathed as she fixed her hair. Sam laughed out loud at that. "Whew is right!"
"Let's finish eating now." She said. "Why? We just had desert. Why should we go back to eating the main course?" Sam kidded. Josie rolled her eyes. "Whatever! Now let's go back to eating this wonderful feast that you made and then we can go to the B&B thing that you arranged."
Sam rubbed his hands together at her words. "That sounds… yummy!" Josie's eyes became huge as she gently swiped him on the arm. "I'll eat. I'll eat." He said as he bent down and hurriedly began to finish his food. Josie just shook her head in amusement as she too began to eat.
* * * Sam tightened his arms around Josie as she slept beside him at the Victorian Bed and Breakfast. He nuzzled her neck, inhaling her sweet scent. The sun was slowly rising, sending in red, blue, orange and pink rays of light through the open windows. He felt a sense of peace around him, as he watched her sleep.
She looks so peaceful and then she yawned, a clear sign that she's about to wake up. He leaned a little to let her stretch. Sure enough, she stretched slowly and smiled as she opened her eyes and met his. "Morning honey." He whispered. "Morning honey." She echoed as she smooth his hair out. "Stop doing that Jos. You'll lose every time. My hair doesn't want to be tamed." He said jokingly.
She rolled her eyes and sat up. She gazed around the room, her eyes resting on his dress shirt. She looked at me and grabbed the shirt. "Can I wear this?" She asked. "Of course." He agreed as he watched her slip her hands in the sleeves and pulled it down to her waist. "So, what do you think?" "You are meant to wear that shirt." He said truthfully, appreciating how the clothing hugged her curves right.
"Really?" She asked as she lay back down and hugged him. "Really." He said as he kissed the top of her head. "Sam?" "Yeah?" "How about the following weeks? What will we say to everyone so that they won't suspect a thing?" She asked. "I don't know honey. But I know that we'll think of something." He said with more confidence than he really felt.
"It's going to be really hard. And I don't know if I can go through with all the lies that I know I'm going to be telling in the coming weeks." Josie said quietly that Sam barely heard her. "Honey, we both know that this is going to be hard." He reminded her gently. "I know. But, I'm still willing to do this." She stated, and smiled at Sam.
"I'm glad to hear that Josie." "As long as I'm with you, I know that I can go through anything." Josie whispered as she kissed his cleft chin. "I love you so much Josie." He confided as he kissed her hair. "And I love you." She whispered back and slowly closed her eyes, as she savored the time she has left with Sam.