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Payback, Accusations, and a Proposal

"Sam, what is that, Abby asked pointing to Sam's chest.

"What's what?" Sam looked down.

Abby was giggling, "Right there on your chest above your boob, is that a hickey."

Sam got a worried look on her face and continued trying to see what Abby was referring to, "there is no way, I haven't had a hickey since I was sixteen".

"Well you have one now", Abby continued laughing, "go to the restroom, I got this".

Sam got to the restroom and look in the mirror; sure enough it was a hickey.  She buttoned up her shirt but Luka's handy work was still peeking out.  When she into admit and Susan and Chen looked at her and giggled.  Sam smiled, "Gosh Abby sure does have a big mouth".

Susan smiled back, "don't blame Abby, I actually saw it earlier but I wasn't sure what it was.  Plus it is still peeking out".

"OK laugh it up, just do me a favor when Luka gets here don't say anything.  I think some payback is in order".

As Sam was walking off Chen called out to her, "Watch out for Weaver, she considers that a wardrobe violation."

Luka arrived to work early and was trying to avoid Sam, so he could hide the ring.  He had also taken a trip to a fancy lingerie store and brought s little something to give her at dinner when he popped the question.  He was uncomfortable carrying such an expensive piece of jewelry but it was difficult to hide it anywhere else because Alex (who snooped threw everything) and Sam were always with him.  Luka figured that the best place to hide it was in his locker.  Unfortunately for Luka, Abby spotted him in the parking lot and she let Sam know.  Sam was glad he was early because she had devised a plan.  She hid in a closet full of scrubs and waited for Luka to come down the hall.  When she saw him she pulled him in the closet with her.  Sam started kissing and sucking on his ear which she knew drove him crazy.  Luka was caught of guard, "Sam what's going on".

"Nothing, I'm just in the mood".

"Good enough for me".  Luka picked her up and place her on a small shelf.  He took of her shirt as she began fiddling with his pants.  Sam was taking extra time kissing his neck to make sure she left a mark.  When his pants hit the floor there was a thud. 

"What was that," Sam asked

"What was what," Luka replied knowing exactly what it was.

"Luka I heard someth…," Luka shoved his tongue in her mouth before she could finish.

When they were done with the on-the-clock romp, they walked out of the closet and Luka had something to show for it.

 When Luka finally got to the lounge John and Chen were sitting down.  "Good morning Carter".

Carter caught sight of Luka's hickey and tried not to laugh, "obviously".

"What".

"You have a ," Chen kicked him to cut him off.  Taking the hint Carter kept quiet, "nothing, um, good morning to you too".

Luka managed to put the ring in his locker without them noticing.

Sam was going about her day but she could not stop thinking about how Luka was acting strange when she thought she heard something fall in the closet.  She decided to go check it out.  She walked in the closet and found on the floor a card from Tiffany's with the name Stacy Perez on it and a receipt from a lingerie store.  She was infuriated.  She tried to stay calm but he only thing she could think was that Luka was running around behind her back with this Stacy girl, and buying her expensive panties.   She had to find Luka right away.  Sam saw Susan in the hall.  "Susan have you seen Luka?"

"Why you want to give him another love bite".

"Susan I'm serious, where the hell is he".

"He just walked in the lounge on the phone, again".

When Sam got to the lounge she saw Luka walking out.  She picked up the phone and pressed redial.  " Gerard's French Cuisine, how can I help you".

"Yes, what time is the Kovac reservation?"

"I have a Kovac reservation for two at 8:30".  Sam hung up the phone and started crying.  She didn't think Luka would hurt her, but what else was she to think.  He was being sneaky, it wasn't her birthday or their anniversary, and he had a women's card, and a receipt for a lingerie store.  She knew the mature thing to do would be to wait till later to say something but she was so angry.  She stood up and wiped her tears.  She had to find him ASAP.  Sam spotted him at the board. 

Luka saw that she looked upset, "Sam what's wrong".

"Oh I think you know".

Luka was confused, "is this about the hickey"?

"Nice try asshole, why don't you try telling me who the hell Stacy Perez is".

"Who?"

" Oh what's wrong you can't remember the names of the women you buy $300 worth of lingerie for".  Buy this point Sam was yelling and half the staff was staring. "I found the receipt, her card (as she was saying this she was throwing the evidence at him), and I know about your dinner tonight."

"Sam calm down, I can explain".

"Explain, we had sex an hour ago you jerk!"

Luka grabbed her hand and pulled her into the lounge.  He went to open his locker.  She stood with her hands on her hips.  "Nothing you can say is going to make this better". 

"Would you just shut up and listen.  The lingerie was a gift I was going to give you tonight at dinner".

"Nice try, did you forget I found your slut Stacy's card", Luka got down on one knee, "tell me you are not begging".

"Stacy was my sales clerk", he took the ring out of his pocket.  "Samantha Taggart, will you be my wife?"

Sam's jaw dropped, "Oh my God, I'm an idiot, I …", she couldn't find the words. 

Luka stood up and genteelly cupped her face in his hands.  "You are not an idiot.  You are the women I love.  The women I want to spend the rest of my life with."

Tears were streaming down her eyes, "why do you want to marry me, clearly I am not stable".  She sat down and put her hands in her head.

"Sam, the last months with you have changed me.  I never thought that I could feel whole again, but since you entered my life I …" he stopped over come, "I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I want to see Alex graduate from school.  Marry me".

Sam kissed him, "Yes", and put her hand out.

He slid the ring on her finger.  She wrapped her legs around him and he picked her up.  She clung to him and they kissed, completely oblivious to all the people who had gathered outside the lounge peeking in.