"Lucas Desmond Roberts, you had better start telling me what is going on. I can't believe you would hide something this important from me." Kate's caustic tone matched the hostility in her dark eyes as she regarded both Lucas and Sami. As soon as all three of them had reached backstage, Kate had pounced on the two of them, ranting angrily about how disappointed she was with Lucas.
Lucas shot a quick glance at Sami out of the corner of his eye. He didn't want to face his mother right now, he didn't know if he could pull off deceiving her so completely. It would take a lot to fool her, she had always been able to see through him. If he and Sami were going to keep his mother convinced that they were actually engaged, they were going to have to pull out all the stops in their performance.
"I didn't know how to tell you about Sami and I." Lucas responded, lowering his gaze, "I knew you would react like this and I didn't want to deal with you. I just wanted the two of us to enjoy this trip, without having to worry about anything else. I wanted the two of us to be happy, that's all."
"Happy?" Kate sputtered in disbelief, "Sami couldn't possibly make you happy? She's a lying, selfish bitch that doesn't give a rat's ass about you. How can you allow yourself to be blinded like this?"
"You don't know anything about it, Kate." Sami cut in smoothly, one hand sliding up and down the length of Lucas' arm, "Lucas and I make each other very happy. In fact, I think he's most happy when we're-"
"I'm sure she doesn't want to hear about that, Sami." Lucas chided her. Kate couldn't pull her eyes away from Sami's hand, watching as the blonde woman continued moving her hand along her son's arm, stroking him. Kate gritted her teeth and willed Sami to stop touching Lucas with her mind. But it didn't work. Sami never did what Kate wanted her to do.
"There are plenty of nice women around. Why did you have to pick Sami? Look, why don't you go talk to her, see what she's like?" Kate pointed to a woman standing a few feet away, talking with some of the crew workers.
"No!" Jan came up to stand beside Lucas, "We will not sacrifice Lucas to that turbo-bitch. Or let her eat him after mating. Praying mantises do that, I bet you didn't know that before I told you. But seriously, she reminds me of a praying mantis. She yelled at me for being backstage because she thought I wasn't supposed to be here."
"I remember you, you were on of Phillip's classmates." Kate observed, wrinkling her nose distastefully, "What are you doing here?"
Jan gave Kate a charming smile, "Because I own Lucas and he owns me. I just let Sami play with him but he's really mine."
"Excuse me?" Kate blinked, not sure how to respond to the girl's comment.
"Don't listen to her, she's delusional." Sami jumped in, looking past Lucas to glare at Jan. Kate watched Sami stroke Lucas' arm for a few more seconds before finally losing it and pushing Sami's arm away.
"Stop molesting his arm, you whore!" Kate shrieked, causing Jan, Sami and Lucas to take a step back. Sami eyed Kate innocently.
"I'm sorry, I hadn't realized I was offending you." Sami's voice oozed fake sweetness, "I can keep my hands off him now, I promise."
"You better." Kate grumbled, then stared at Sami, horror-stricken, as Sami replaced the hand that had been on Lucas' arm with her mouth.
Sami slid her mouth along the hard muscles of Lucas' arm, enjoying the knowledge that she was driving Kate crazy. She made it down to Lucas' elbow and pulled her mouth away from his skin, breaking contact with a loud smacking sound for Kate's benefit.
"Mm, salty." Sami took hold of Lucas' hand and brought it up to her mouth. She licked across his knuckles first, his skin silky and hot under her tongue. Then, without hesitation, she pulled one finger into her mouth. Imitating a more sensual act, she slid her mouth up and down the length of his finger, her tongue swirling around it. She heard Lucas take a sharp breath and she withdrew his finger from her mouth.
"Oh, the ecstasy." she said in a breathless voice, trying her best not to laugh as she took his second finger into her mouth. She knew Kate must be in shock by now and she certainly didn't mind the way Lucas seemed to be reacting to her touch either.
"See, you do act like a dog in heat around my son." Kate's voice was a mixture of horrified and disgusted, "How do you put up with her, Lucas?"
"Well, she said it herself." Lucas murmured, using his free hand to caress Sami's shoulder, "She can be a real slave driver. But I never get tired of being with her. She's the most amazing, beautiful, passionate..." Sami looked up at him, her eyes sparkling with contentment and pleasure at his compliments.
"You can heap flattery on me when we're alone together." she told him, cupping the side of his face with her hand, "But for right now, just shut your mouth and kiss me."
Lucas smirked, "That's one hell of an oxymoron. Because in order to kiss you, I have to open my-" Sami cut him off and pressed her mouth against his, her lips pushing urgently against him. Kate let out an enraged squeal and stamped her foot in a vain attempt to get the couple to separate.
"I can't believe this is happening. Sami, get off him. He doesn't feel anything for you, you porno-writing slut! He just wants to get in your pants and you are allowing him to do exactly that. But once he's finished you, he's going to leave you with nothing more than a harsh reminder of how much he truly despises you."
That was all it took for Lucas and Sami to pull apart. Sami turned to scowl at Kate but her eyes flickered with uncertainty, hurt and unhappiness for a split second. Lucas noticed the look and encircled her waist with both arms. He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek gently.
"Don't listen to her, Sami. You know that she's lying. She doesn't know how to accept the way we feel about each other and she's lashing out at you because of that. But she couldn't be any more wrong, sweetheart. I promise."
Sami tilted her head back and rested her head on Lucas' chest, "I don't doubt how you feel about me, Lucas. I know that are feelings for each other are more than just physical and nothing Kate says can change that."
Jan looked at Kate incredulously, "You don't have very much faith in your son, do you? If you were my mom, I think I would have disowned you."
"Stay out of this." Kate snapped at Jan, then turned to look at Lucas beseechingly, "Lucas, please!"
Lucas ignored his mother and pressed against the top of Sami's head, nuzzling his nose against her hair, "I want you so much, Sami." he whispered, although he made sure to keep it loud enough for Kate to hear.
The tone he used was so genuine and so loving, Sami almost forgot that they were only playing a part. For a moment, she let herself believe that Lucas really was hers, instead of just her co-star for these four weeks, "I want you too, Lucas." she whispered back, then remembered the closet about ten feet behind her. Taking Lucas by the hand, she pulled him over to the closet. Before Kate had the chance to react, Sami yanked Lucas inside after her, shutting the door quickly. Once she and Lucas were safely hidden away from Kate in the closet, Sami wrapped her arms around Lucas and rested her head on his shoulder, sighing softly. For a few moments, all she could hear was the sound of the heavy breathing coming from both her and Lucas. Then she heard Kate's angry yelling. She could hear Kate behind the door to the closet, banging on the door loudly and screaming at her to get out.
Sami pressed her back against the door, so that Kate wouldn't be able to open it. Despite the darkness in the cramped closet, Sami could still make out the questioning look in Lucas' eyes.
"What was that all about?" he asked.
Sami tried to smile, "I knew it wouldn't be easy to fool your mom about the two of us being together." she confessed quietly, "I just laid it on thick so it would be convincing. Did I do okay?"
Lucas returned Sami's smile easily, "You did great. You were fantastic." he shifted so that the remaining space the had been between them was gone, "And now that we've done such a great job with my mom already, don't you think it would be better if we made the whole thing more... authentic?"
"What do you mean?" Sami asked in a shaky voice, already guessing what he had meant by his statement.
"I mean, we should do this." Lucas elaborated, leaning down for a no-holds barred variety of a kiss. He tangled his hands in her hair while her nails dug into his back. Sami could feel Kate trying to push the door open and with each effort Kate made to open the door, Sami was pushed a little bit closer to Lucas. Sami clung to Lucas tightly, her mouth feeding off of him, only coming up for air when she absolutely had to. Kate continued trying to open the door but Lucas pushed both of his hands against the door, putting a stop to the rattling Kate was making with the door. His lips left Sami's mouth and trailed down to her neck, teasing the soft skin of her throat with his lips and tongue. Sami tilted her head back, giving him better access to her neck. Outside the closet, Kate seemed to have given up on trying to get the closet open because Sami couldn't hear her shouting outside the door anymore.
"She's gone." Sami said, trying to catch her breath. Panting softly, Lucas pulled away from Sami slightly, who was reaching behind her to open the door. Lucas quickly grabbed her hand before she could open it.
"I think we're fine where we are." Lucas mumbled, dropping another kiss onto Sami's lips. Sami's eyes fluttered shut and she took a deep breath.
"I guess we could stay in here for a few minutes longer." Sami relented, trying to sound reluctant. But when Lucas captured her bottom lip with his mouth and began stroking her inner lips with his tongue, she had to stifle a moan and her knees almost buckled from the intensity of Lucas' kiss. At that moment, the publicity campaign and Kate felt non-existent, the only thing that was real was the feeling of Lucas touching her.