Late the next morning, Jan and Nicole began moving the dresser away from the door to the bathroom in Sami and Lucas' hotel room. After moving the dresser out of the way, Nicole tapped lightly on the door, only to be met by complete silence. Nicole let out an impatient huff and knocked a little harder. Jan stared at Nicole in disgust, then took a step towards the door.
"Why don't you just open the door like a normal person would?" Jan asked, "I don't think it's locked."
"Ew!" Nicole gave Jan a pointed look, "Do you remember what we left them in there to do? Do you really want to walk in and see in them in whatever state they are in right now?"
"I guess not." Jan muttered, letting Nicole continue to bang on the door. Nicole could now hear muffled noises coming from behind the door but neither Lucas and Sami responded verbally. Annoyed, she kicked the door hard.
"Get out here now!" Nicole demanded. Several minutes later, Sami and Lucas emerged, both of them wearing towels wrapped around themselves. Nicole squealed indignantly and covered her eyes with her hands.
"I'm blinded!" she wailed, her eyes blocking out the seething expressions on Lucas and Sami's faces.
Jan giggled, "I don't see how you could be blinded. There's nothing blinding about seeing Lucas in a towel. In fact, it's pretty easy on the eyes. And I just don't look at Sami." Jan added quickly.
Lucas crossed his arms over his chest, "Don't you have anything to say for yourselves?" he asked, glaring at both of them.
"No. What would we have to say?" Nicole asked innocently, "And you two can stop looking at us like that because you're not very intimidating when all you're wearing is towels."
"Whose fault is it that all we have on is towels?" Sami shot back in outrage, "You had no right to do something like to us. What were you thinking?"
"We were thinking about how much both of you would enjoy it." Jan raised an eyebrow, "You should be thanking us, silly. Not getting angry. You know you liked it. I bet you wouldn't mind if we did it again."
"If you ever do something like that again, Sami and I will be forced to lock you and Nicole into an enclosed space together and tell Brady and Shawn that you two were having fun with each other." Lucas warned them. Jan and Nicole began laughing hysterically.
"Can you imagine what Brady and Shawn would do if they thought-" Nicole had to stop speaking as another wave of giggles came bubbling out, "They would be sooooo pissed."
"Don't flatter yourself. I don't think either of them would care." Sami retorted hotly.
Jan ignored Sami, "When we get back to Salem, we have to pretend to be in love with each other. Guys think that is the hottest thing ever."
"I don't think so." Lucas spoke up.
"Yeah, well, you're weird." Nicole seemed to consider Jan's suggestion for a minute, "We could try that. I know I think gays guys are hot. I mean, what could be better, having a hot guy that would be willing to guy-watch with you? Nothing would beat that."
"You two are twisted." Sami shook her head in disbelief, "I can't believe you would try something like that. What if it just turns Brady and Shawn off completely? Besides, Shawn is still in love with my sister." she added, almost as an afterthought.
Jan shrugged, "We all have our own opinions about things."
"And it won't turn them off." Nicole said confidently, "But hurry up and get dressed, Sami. We have something to show you."
"What?" Sami's eyes flickered warily and she took a step away from Jan and Nicole.
"You'll like it, I promise." Nicole assured Sami, sneaking a glance at Lucas, "Just as much as you enjoyed your night with Lucas, even if you won't admit how much fun you had."
"Even if I did have fun, I wouldn't admit anything to you." Sami burst out, then pressed her lips together regretfully. Nicole watched as Sami's face darkened with embarrassment and Nicole smirked.
"That sounds like a confession if I ever did hear one." Jan grinned at Sami, then scowled petulantly, "Get dressed now. I really want to show you this thing."
"And I'm not invited?" Lucas pretended to be hurt.
Nicole shook her head, "We only need to show Sami but I'm sure Sami will end up showing you eventually..."
Still looking worried, Sami rummaged through the dresser for some clothes. After she had chosen some things to wear, she retreated into the bathroom. Jan turned to Lucas eagerly and sat on the bed.
"So, since she's in the bathroom, while Nicole and I are waiting, can we just, like, watch you change?" Jan questioned him. Lucas shifted his weight nervously and pulled the towel a little higher.
"Um, I don't think so." Nicole broke in, "I don't want to see that." Lucas shot Nicole a half-relieved, half-grateful smile and she returned the smile briefly. She almost felt sorry for him sometimes. No matter how many times Jan hit on him, the girl's brazen comments had to freak him out sometimes.
"I bet the first thing Sami did was get you naked." Jan guessed, "Unless she decided that it would better to start off with a little foreplay..."
"Oh, God, you two are sad." Sami remarked, stepping out of the bathroom, now fully dressed, "You lock people in bathrooms with the intention of getting them to play with each other, then you make guesses about what happens in other people's sex lives. Both of you," Sami's eyes alternated between Nicole and Jan, "Really need to get laid."
"So did you and Lucas. Before last night, anyway." Jan retorted, getting to her feet, "Now, hurry up, we have to show you what we got for you."
Sami followed Nicole and Jan out of the bedroom, still eyeing Nicole and Jan suspiciously. Once they were inside Nicole and Jan's hotel room, Jan hurried over to a large bag, "Nicole's date with the waiter didn't work out-"
"Why the hell is everyone married these days?" Nicole interjected grumpily.
"So, me and Nicole went shopping together." Jan finished cheerfully, "And we got you this." she pulled a t-shirt out of the bag and held it out in front of her, "What do you think?"
Sami stared at the t-shirt in horror, "I think you have gone insane, especially if you truly believe I am ever going to wear that piece of crap."
Jan pouted, "Sami, don't be so difficult. It's a great shirt, we found this place where they will make you a shirt that says whatever you want it to. We decided to get you one because we knew you would like it."
Sami fingered the light cotton doubtfully, "Lucas' Go-Go Girl?" she snorted, "You seriously thought you could willingly get me into this thing?"
"Yes." Nicole jumped in defensively, "It would be great to see you wear it when you make one of your publicity appearances. Lucas would love it. And Kate would die the minute she saw you wearing a shirt like that."
Sami broke into a smile, imagining Kate's reaction to seeing Sami wearing the shirt, "You're right, it is a very nice shirt. I think I'll keep it and wear it sometime. But only around Kate." she added.
"I hope I'm around to see that." Nicole laughed, pulling another shirt out of the bag. It was dark blue in colour, unlike Sami's shirt, which was dark red, "Look, Jan and I got matching ones."
"You both got shirts that say Lucas' Go-Go Girl on them?"
"I'd rather die." Nicole scoffed as Jan took a royal purple shirt out of the bag. They held them up for Sami's inspection. The one Jan was holding read Shawn's Go-Go Girl while the one in Nicole's hands read Brady's Go-Go Girl. Both women smiled eagerly at Sami, "So, what do you think? Aren't these the coolest shirts ever?" Jan asked excitedly.
"I think you two are seriously going to scare the shit out of Shawn and Brady one of these days." Sami responded. Jan shrugged after hearing Sami's words and threw her shirt on the bed.
"Enough about those shirts. I want to hear all about you and Lucas' shower fun." Jan told Sami.
"I don't kiss and tell." Sami shot back, irritated at Jan's constant nagging. Nicole mumbled something about Sami doing a lot more than kissing Lucas but quickly fell silent when Sami turned to glower at her.
Jan's eyes were glazed over and she smiled dreamily, "I bet it was wonderful. You and Lucas, kissing passionately underneath the stream of water-"
"That's quite profound, Jan." Nicole broke in sarcastically, "Do you want to co-write my next novel with me?"
"It's not profound, it's scary. Are you into voyeurism or something, Jan? You video-taped everything, didn't you, you sick pervert?"
"Yeah, she did. And I just put the video-tape up for auction on Ebay." Nicole added, leering at Sami, "You wouldn't believe the number of bids I've already gotten for it." seeing the genuinely angry and scared expression on Sami's face, she quickly spoke again, "I was kidding. I wouldn't have let Jan video-tape, even if she had wanted to."
"Kissing passionately underneath the stream of water, admitting their undying love for each other." Jan continued her speech, the sound of her voice letting Sami and Nicole know she was not pleased with them for interrupting her.
"It wasn't like that at all." Sami cut Jan off again, "We weren't confessing our love for each other."
"You weren't?" Jan exploded, "What the hell is wrong with you? When you love someone, you're supposed to tell them while you're-"
"I think Sami is right." Nicole broke in, "You do need to get laid because you are way too interested in what goes on between Lucas and Sami. But as a sidenote, I think they confessed their love for each other after they finished doing... whatever they were doing."
"Who said anything about love?" Sami protested, "I never admitted to being in love with Lucas. It's a game, this whole thing is. Love is completely irrelevant here, not to mention non-existent." she lied.
"Okay, you don't love Lucas. And I don't love my Shawnie-Poo either." Jan replied.
"Yeah, and I don't love... you know, that thing that I love." Nicole finished lamely.
"Money?" Sami supplied helpfully.
"Ha! I just made you admit it. You love Lucas the way I love money." Nicole shot back gleefully.
"I'm surprised Lucas didn't end up admitting it." Jan murmured, "I would have expected him to tell you since it's so obvious."
Sami stopped short of making the protest she had been planning on making, "It is?"
"Sure. You're his little Sami-Bunny." Jan assured Sami.
Sami cringed, "Shawnie-Poo and Sami-Bunny? Where do you come up with these nicknames?"
"I'll never te-ell." Jan sang, then shoved Sami towards the door, "Well, what are you waiting for now? Go tell him, you stupid whore."
"How am I a stupid whore?" Sami asked, insulted.
"Because you didn't tell Lucas how you felt, that's why." Jan's eyes narrowed dangerously, "You don't know how good you have it. He loves you and you love him. You don't have to work to make him yours, the way Nicole and I do to make Brady and Shawn ours. Nicole and I are going to attack you in a jealous rage one day if you don't stop messing up."
"Okay, fine, I'm going." Sami huffed, making her way towards the door. When she returned to her hotel room, she saw a now fully dressed Lucas sitting on the couch, his eyes closed. After shoving the shirt Nicole and Jan had gotten her into one of her dresser doors, she walked over to the couch and sat down next to Lucas. His eyes opened and he turned to her, yawning.
"Tired?" Sami asked gently, resting her head on his shoulder. He smiled down at her, enveloping her in his arms.
"Kind of." he admitted, smirking at her, "We didn't get very much sleep last night."
Sami nodded in agreement, "And we still have a few hours before we're leaving the hotel. Nicole and Jan can wake us up later." Sami yawned too and got up to step towards the bed. Lucas followed her, slipping out of his shirt and jeans. Once both of them were underneath the blankets, Sami smoothed her fingers over Lucas' chest, taking deep breaths to calm herself down. After everything that had happened last night, she knew she loved him and she did believe that he loved her too. But the idea of actually saying the words out loud, risking her feelings and pride like that, was terrifying. She rolled over so that she was facing him. He seemed to sense her uneasiness and his eyes flickered with concern.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
Sami nodded, stroking the side of his face with her hand, "It's just, I wanted to tell you something. It's about last night."
Lucas looked worried, "Sami, last night was incredible. But if you aren't ready to talk about it yet, you don't have to. I'm not going to push you, I'll give you all the time you need to sort things out."
Realizing how worried he was about how she would react to what had happened the night before, Sami felt her heart soften even more towards him. He always made sure he looked out for her, even if it meant putting his own feelings second, "No, Lucas. I want to tell you right now. I think that I should have told you a long time ago. Lucas, I... I love you." she finished in a small voice, not pulling her eyes away from his. The way his dark brown eyes lit up at her words gave her complete assurance that he felt the same way.
"I love you too." he whispered without hesitation, brushing her hair back from her face, "That's what I tried to tell you on the boat. You made it so easy to fall in love with you. And I couldn't stop myself from falling. But that's your fault because you tripped me." he gave her a crooked smile and she giggled.
"That is the corniest thing I have ever heard." she informed him, trying to fight off the unshed tears of happiness that were swimming in her eyes.
"You know you love it." Lucas replied, his hand pressing against the nape of her neck tenderly, tilting her head down so he could pull her into a kiss.