Chapter Twenty-Three
Nicole was typing furiously on her laptop when Sami came out of the bathroom after changing into her pajamas. Sami made her way over to Nicole, who was sitting on the bed, about ten feet away from the television. Jan, Shawn, Brady and Lucas were all watching television; Shawn and Jan were sitting between Lucas and Brady. Lucas was slumped on the couch grumpily, his arms crossed over his chest while Brady held an ice pack over his bruised jaw, darting quick glances at Lucas every few seconds.
"What are you doing?" Sami asked, sitting down on the bed. Nicole stopped typing and looked up at Sami.
"Lucas and Brady inspired me." Nicole whispered, "I'm writing a story and sending it to Playgirl. Since I'm Lyric Wilson, they will definitely accept it."
"How did they inspire you?" Sami questioned, reading over Nicole's shoulder. The story's main characters were two men whose names just happened to be Brad and Luke.
"I can see why you're a best seller." Sami remarked after reading a few lines, "You're very detailed. Maybe a little too detailed though because unfortunately, I can almost see this happening in my head."
"There's nothing like some good description." Nicole said in return, beginning a long, explicit paragraph about parts of Brady that Sami really didn't want to think about.
"You know, maybe you shouldn't use the name Luke." Sami murmured, "People are probably going to be able to tell that you're talking about your 'fianc'."
"That's the point." Nicole smiled to herself as she reread the last paragraph, "And since I used the name Brad, everyone in Salem will know about I'm talking about Brady. It will be hilarious. But I can't let Lucas see it because he'd probably kill me."
"See what?" Nicole had forgotten that Lucas was sitting so close to the bed and immediately shut her laptop and smiled innocently.
"Nothing." she tried to say but Lucas was already advancing on her and Sami. Nicole gripped the laptop tightly but once Lucas got there, he wrenched it out of her hands and opened it.
"Luke and Brad?" Lucas raised an eyebrow as he continued to read. It only took a few seconds for him to drop the laptop on the bed, horrified.
"Ew! You are one sick little bitch. I should sue for using me in your stor-"
"Lucas!" Nicole cut him off sharply, eyeing Shawn and Brady pointedly. Lucas closed his mouth and glared at Nicole.
"I hate you all. I'm going to bed." Lucas shoved Nicole off the bed and pulled off his shirt. He then turned around to see Jan and Brady both gawking at him.
"Stop it!" he yelled angrily, climbing in to the bed. Once he was under the blankets, he pulled off his pants, in order to avoid having Jan and Brady continue to stare at him.
He noticed Sami watching him and rolled over so that his back was to her, "And all of you can leave right now." he grumbled, "I'm going to sleep."
"Aw, grumpy Lucas needs his nap time." Jan mocked him in high-pitched voice.
"Get out." Lucas attempted to make Shawn, Jan, Brady and Nicole leave a second time.
"I don't think so." Nicole had carried her laptop over to the couch and was typing on it again, making sure to stay away from Brady and Shawn so that they couldn't see what she was doing on her computer, "We're all going to stay here the entire night and you can't stop us."
Sami frowned at Nicole, "Why? You have your own hotel rooms."
"But that's no fun. I want to annoy the hell out of Lucas. Besides, I haven't had a sleepover in the longest times. It would be kind of fun." Nicole answered.
Jan squealed happily, "I love sleepovers. Can we play a game?"
"What kind of game?" Shawn asked suspiciously.
"Why don't you go play a game in your own hotel room?" Sami suggested, getting off the bed, "Because both Lucas and I want you to leave."
"Well, it's kind of two against four, isn't it?" Brady commented stubbornly, "I don't think you're going to be able to get us out of here."
"Can you at least turn off the light then?" Sami asked, getting back on the bed and crawling under the blankets, "Because Lucas and I kind of want to go to sleep."
"Are you sure you want the lights off?" Nicole asked, looking from Lucas to Brady, "If we turn off the lights, there's no telling what Brady will try and do to Lucas."
"She has a point." Brady added, smirking at Lucas, "I don't know if I'll be able to control myself."
"I'm not worried." Sami shot back, scooting closer to Lucas, "I can protect Lucas."
"You've done a great job of that already, haven't you?" Lucas grumbled and inched so far away from Sami he was practically falling off the bed, "Telling Brady to kiss me and then pushing the guy on top of me. That's real protective."
"You're not seriously mad about that, are you?" Sami asked in disbelief, "Come on, you're supposed to have a good sense of humour."
"I do. But that was not funny, it was sick. How would you feel if I had pushed Jan or Nicole into kissing you? Would you find it funny if I had gotten one of them to kiss you?"
"Probably not." Sami admitted, then giggled, "But you have to admit, it was the tiniest bit amusing. Nicole telling John that you were fathering Brady's child..." Sami broke off as she laughed again, "I can just see the look on that bastard's face. It must have been killing him."
Lucas' only response was to move farther away from Sami. Sami looked up to see, Brady, Nicole, Jan and Shawn all watching her. The four of them quickly averted their gaze when Sami saw them watching.
"You know, I'm tired too." Nicole announced, "I think we should all go to sleep."
"Bye." Lucas said pointedly.
"You're wasting your time because we're not going anywhere." Nicole informed him, "We already said that we're all sleeping over here and you can't stop us."
"It's the only way I can make sure Sami doesn't get to do anything to Lucas." Brady interjected, "I can't stand the idea of her touching him, feeling the way I do."
"God." Shawn rubbed his forehead tiredly, "This is so disturbing. Only half of the people in this room are straight and that's not a very good ratio."
"I get the couch." Nicole spoke up, ignoring Shawn. After a few minutes of confusion, Shawn, Brady and Jan were all settled on their places on the floor. Once the lights were off, Sami moved closer to Lucas and pressed herself against his back. He stiffened but didn't make a move to push her off.
"I'm sorry." Sami whispered finally, "I guess it might have gotten a little out of hand. I probably would have been pretty upset if a girl had kissed me too. If he ever touches you again, I'll let you pick the punishment and then I will carry it out. Take you pick, mutilation, castration, whatever you want."
Lucas actually smiled into the darkness, "I don't think we'll have to worry about that. After all, Brady's only faking it and I think I made it very clear that I don't want to get involved in his little game."
"True." Sami agreed, "So, does that mean you're not mad anymore?"
"I guess I'm not. Just don't encourage Brady, or any guy for that matter, to kiss me ever again." Lucas warned her.
"Yeah, like I'd be stupid enough to try that again." Brady joined the conversation and Lucas started, having momentarily forgotten that he and Sami were not alone in the room, "Lucas didn't enjoy it all and I have the bruise to prove it. But I enjoyed it. Until he punched me because then it wasn't fun."
"We know, Brady, you can shut up now." Sami told him.
"You're just mad that you and Lucas can't do anything." Brady shot back, "Because all of us are in here and you just can't so ha!"
Lucas scowled and rolled over to wrap his arm around Sami, "Do you have any idea how tempting it is to start touching you, just to prove him wrong?" Sami whispered in Lucas' ear.
"I'm going to have to agree with you on that one." Lucas replied, propping himself up on one elbow. His face hovered above Sami's, their lips inches apart. The instant their lips collided, Sami disregarded the presence of the four other people in the room, deepening the kiss with the brush of her tongue.