Chapter 2
Lucas' lips burned a path down her neck. Sami moaned in pleasure and tilted her neck back to allow him better access.
"Lucas," she sighed. "I love you, I love you so much."
"Oh Sami, you have no idea how long I've waited to hear you say that," Lucas' eyes shined with passion. "I love you too."
Sami's breath caught in her throat and her face flushed with please. Lucas' lips captured hers once again and-
"Ms. Brady? Are you Samantha Brady?" a voice interrupted her daydream.
"Sami," she corrected. As her eyes came back into focus and the throbbing pain in her back returned, she realized that the man in front of her wasn't Lucas and she wasn't back in her hotel room.
"Okay, well, we should be casting off any minute now. We're waiting for one more person then we should be all set," the captain informed her. "The rest of the party is over here."
Sami walked over and introduced herself to the rest of the group going dolphin-watching with her- an elderly couple.
The older man smirked at her, saying, "What's a pretty little thing like you doing here all alone?"
"Oh, she's not alone." A familiar voice came from behind them; a voice that made Sami's heart skip a beat even if she refused to admit it.
"Lucas! Are you following me?" Sami glared at him.
"I would love to have him follow me," the older man's wife replied flirtatiously.
A look of panic crossed Lucas' face before a comfortable smirk settled on his lips. "No Sami, I'm not following you. Obviously our son figured out how to get us on the same dolphin-watching boat."
"Since when do you like dolphin-watching?" Sami raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong with that? Lisa recommended it," Lucas informed her indignantly.
"Oh, you mean that Barbie doll bimbo who calls herself a travel agent?" Sami snapped.
The jealous undertones of her comeback were not lost on Lucas. "Sounds like someone's a little jealous."
Sami flushed and her raging eyes narrowed. As she opened her mouth to let him have it-
"Excuse me," the captain interrupted.
Sami and Lucas turned to find a sea of amused faces staring at them.
"Sorry, we tend to get a little, uh, carried away," Lucas lowered his eyes in embarrassment.
"A little?" the woman muttered to her husband.
"If you are Lucas Roberts, than we are ready to board," the captain broke the awkward silence and gestured to his boat.
The group of four walked over to the boat. After the other couple boarded the boat, they turned to watch Lucas unconsciously help Sami onto the boat. The couple exchanged a knowing glance as they saw Sami yank her hand away from Lucas and nearly fall off the boat. Lucas gasped and caught Sami around the waist, pulling her close to him. Their eyes locked and Lucas' lips hovered over Sami's. Her eyes fluttered shut and...
"Would you put these on?" the captain held two lifejackets in their faces.
"Uh, sure," Sami responded, flustered, taking the lifejackets and handing one to Lucas, who was glaring menacingly at the captain.
"Let's get a move on; it'll be about a half-hour to get out there," the captain started up the engine and they were off.
"That one's quite a handful," the man smiled as he gestured at Sami, who was sleeping peacefully with her head on Lucas' shoulder.
"Yes, she is," Lucas laughed. "I'm sorry, I don't think I introduced myself. I'm Lucas Roberts."
"I'm Al Simon, and this is my wife Diane," Al introduced. "She sure can go from one extreme to another pretty fast."
"Oh, well, usually not this fast," Lucas glanced down at the comatose Sami. "We didn't get a lot of sleep last night."
"I'm sure you didn't," Diane winked at him.
Lucas blushed a deep scarlet; realizing their interpretation of is words. "No, that's not why...it was really a lack of that really...No! I mean, I think I better quit while I'm ahead."
"That's probably a good idea," Diane said with amusement.
"So, how long have you been together?" Al asked.
"Oh, we're not together. I mean, we have a son together, but we've never actually been a couple," Lucas replied.
The sadness was noticeable in his eyes. "Let me guess. You've spent that last however many years hating each other, but neither of you can really remember how you got to be that way because you used to be best friends," Diane leaned back in her chair in satisfaction. "Dead on, except we could come up with a million reasons why," Lucas grinned. "You turn your life into a soap opera, huh?" Al chuckled. "You could say that," Lucas responded, shifting into a more comfortable position while trying not to wake Sami. "How'd you guess about us?" "There's so much passion and fire there, it could go either way. You don't need me to tell you you've chosen the wrong one," Diane told him bluntly. Al nodded in agreement. Lucas was silent, thinking about what the couple had said. Suddenly, he looked down next to him and nearly had a heart attack when a glossy triangle shaped fin was sticking out of the water. He grabbed Sami's shoulders and shook her gently. "Sami, wake up. Look!" he pointed down at the water when her eyes opened briefly. "Dolphins!" she cried in excitement as they watched the dolphin race alongside the boat. "Oh Lucas, aren't they cute!" "Yeah, adorable," Lucas agreed immediately, never taking his eyes off Sami as she clapped her hands in child-like glee. The Simons rolled their eyes at Lucas and Sami, who were so obviously in denial about their feelings it was ridiculous. If only they weren't so stubborn, each one could complete the other and fill that void in their heart. Diane and Al exchanged equally exasperated looks as Sami's musical laughter filled the silence when Lucas whispered something in her ear. "Young people can never see what's right in front of them," Diane sighed. Al laughed and wrapped his arms around his wife to site back and enjoy the company of the dolphins.
Lucas' lips burned a path down her neck. Sami moaned in pleasure and tilted her neck back to allow him better access.
"Lucas," she sighed. "I love you, I love you so much."
"Oh Sami, you have no idea how long I've waited to hear you say that," Lucas' eyes shined with passion. "I love you too."
Sami's breath caught in her throat and her face flushed with please. Lucas' lips captured hers once again and-
"Ms. Brady? Are you Samantha Brady?" a voice interrupted her daydream.
"Sami," she corrected. As her eyes came back into focus and the throbbing pain in her back returned, she realized that the man in front of her wasn't Lucas and she wasn't back in her hotel room.
"Okay, well, we should be casting off any minute now. We're waiting for one more person then we should be all set," the captain informed her. "The rest of the party is over here."
Sami walked over and introduced herself to the rest of the group going dolphin-watching with her- an elderly couple.
The older man smirked at her, saying, "What's a pretty little thing like you doing here all alone?"
"Oh, she's not alone." A familiar voice came from behind them; a voice that made Sami's heart skip a beat even if she refused to admit it.
"Lucas! Are you following me?" Sami glared at him.
"I would love to have him follow me," the older man's wife replied flirtatiously.
A look of panic crossed Lucas' face before a comfortable smirk settled on his lips. "No Sami, I'm not following you. Obviously our son figured out how to get us on the same dolphin-watching boat."
"Since when do you like dolphin-watching?" Sami raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong with that? Lisa recommended it," Lucas informed her indignantly.
"Oh, you mean that Barbie doll bimbo who calls herself a travel agent?" Sami snapped.
The jealous undertones of her comeback were not lost on Lucas. "Sounds like someone's a little jealous."
Sami flushed and her raging eyes narrowed. As she opened her mouth to let him have it-
"Excuse me," the captain interrupted.
Sami and Lucas turned to find a sea of amused faces staring at them.
"Sorry, we tend to get a little, uh, carried away," Lucas lowered his eyes in embarrassment.
"A little?" the woman muttered to her husband.
"If you are Lucas Roberts, than we are ready to board," the captain broke the awkward silence and gestured to his boat.
The group of four walked over to the boat. After the other couple boarded the boat, they turned to watch Lucas unconsciously help Sami onto the boat. The couple exchanged a knowing glance as they saw Sami yank her hand away from Lucas and nearly fall off the boat. Lucas gasped and caught Sami around the waist, pulling her close to him. Their eyes locked and Lucas' lips hovered over Sami's. Her eyes fluttered shut and...
"Would you put these on?" the captain held two lifejackets in their faces.
"Uh, sure," Sami responded, flustered, taking the lifejackets and handing one to Lucas, who was glaring menacingly at the captain.
"Let's get a move on; it'll be about a half-hour to get out there," the captain started up the engine and they were off.
"That one's quite a handful," the man smiled as he gestured at Sami, who was sleeping peacefully with her head on Lucas' shoulder.
"Yes, she is," Lucas laughed. "I'm sorry, I don't think I introduced myself. I'm Lucas Roberts."
"I'm Al Simon, and this is my wife Diane," Al introduced. "She sure can go from one extreme to another pretty fast."
"Oh, well, usually not this fast," Lucas glanced down at the comatose Sami. "We didn't get a lot of sleep last night."
"I'm sure you didn't," Diane winked at him.
Lucas blushed a deep scarlet; realizing their interpretation of is words. "No, that's not why...it was really a lack of that really...No! I mean, I think I better quit while I'm ahead."
"That's probably a good idea," Diane said with amusement.
"So, how long have you been together?" Al asked.
"Oh, we're not together. I mean, we have a son together, but we've never actually been a couple," Lucas replied.
The sadness was noticeable in his eyes. "Let me guess. You've spent that last however many years hating each other, but neither of you can really remember how you got to be that way because you used to be best friends," Diane leaned back in her chair in satisfaction. "Dead on, except we could come up with a million reasons why," Lucas grinned. "You turn your life into a soap opera, huh?" Al chuckled. "You could say that," Lucas responded, shifting into a more comfortable position while trying not to wake Sami. "How'd you guess about us?" "There's so much passion and fire there, it could go either way. You don't need me to tell you you've chosen the wrong one," Diane told him bluntly. Al nodded in agreement. Lucas was silent, thinking about what the couple had said. Suddenly, he looked down next to him and nearly had a heart attack when a glossy triangle shaped fin was sticking out of the water. He grabbed Sami's shoulders and shook her gently. "Sami, wake up. Look!" he pointed down at the water when her eyes opened briefly. "Dolphins!" she cried in excitement as they watched the dolphin race alongside the boat. "Oh Lucas, aren't they cute!" "Yeah, adorable," Lucas agreed immediately, never taking his eyes off Sami as she clapped her hands in child-like glee. The Simons rolled their eyes at Lucas and Sami, who were so obviously in denial about their feelings it was ridiculous. If only they weren't so stubborn, each one could complete the other and fill that void in their heart. Diane and Al exchanged equally exasperated looks as Sami's musical laughter filled the silence when Lucas whispered something in her ear. "Young people can never see what's right in front of them," Diane sighed. Al laughed and wrapped his arms around his wife to site back and enjoy the company of the dolphins.