Chapter 7
Sami stared at him, a strange look on her face. Lucas rushed over to the other side of the table and pulled out her chair. With a charming smile, he gestured for her to sit down.
"Where have you been?" Sami finally spoke.
"Did you miss me?" Lucas smirked, taking his place across the table.
Sami raised her eyebrows, demanding an answer to the question.
"Planning this. Finding you a perfect beach dress. You look very beautiful, by the way," Lucas flashed her a crooked grin, and Sami flushed prettily.
"I love the dress," Sami told him. "You know you didn't have to do this."
"Yeah, I did," Lucas disagreed. "I was a jerk last night, walking out on you like that."
"I can't really blame you. I didn't say anything," Sami said softly.
Lucas caught her gaze and held it. Before Sami found herself completely drowning in his eyes, she tore her eyes away.
"So, does this discussion include a meal?" Sami said playfully, her smile faltering when she gazed back into his intense eyes.
"Of course," Lucas broke their trace and stood, revealing a three- course meal.
"Yummy," she rubbed her hands together in anticipation.
Lucas served her large portions of various sections of the meal. After a few minutes of silence, Sami took a deep breath. "Did you make all this stuff yourself?"
"Yup," Lucas replied.
Sami stopped in mid-bite and stared at him in question.
"I can cook, you know. Unlike other people I know," Lucas offered her a teasing smile.
"Ooh, you're real funny," Sami rolled her eyes and swallowed the mouthful. "This is good though."
"Thank you," Lucas flushed lightly and sat down across from her.
They ate dinner in silence, each casting quick glances at the other every few minutes. Sami was battling conflicting emotions. She know she should be mad at him, but once she came to the realization that she was in love with him, the feeling was all consuming. But through all her happiness, that little voice in the back of her head was telling her to be careful. Lucas still hadn't told her his decision.
"Come on Sami," she though. "He wouldn't plan this entire dinner and then be like 'oh I'm sorry, I don't want you', would he?"
"What are you thinking?" Lucas said softly, not meeting her eyes.
"What do you think?" Sami glared at him. "I'm trying to enjoy this dinner, but it's hard when we left things so horribly last night. I don't know what to think Lucas."
Lucas took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair. "Let's go for a walk."
Sami looked at him in disbelief, but sighed, "Okay."
They both stood up from the table in unison and headed towards the beach. Lucas dragged his feet in the sand, wondering how long he could possibly procrastinate. Judging from the expression on Sami's face, not very long.
"Okay," he thought, taking a calming breath, "let's do this."
"Sami," he stopped, tugging her around to face him, "I love you, so much, but I already told you that."
Sami nodded, biting her lip.
"I'm really sorry that I didn't see you today, and I'm sure you're angry with me, but I needed to clear my head so I could say what I wanted to, to you," Lucas took a deep breath and got down on one knee and pulled out a ring box from his pocket. He flipped open the lid and there glittered a simple, but elegant diamond ring.
Sami gasped in shock and confusion, bringing her hands up to her mouth.
"Just one day without you and I missed you so much it hurt. Asking if you were worth it was a stupid question. I mean, I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, what's more important than that? I realize that we've never actually dated, but that's just about getting to know each other right? And you're already my best friend. And I know that whatever life throws at us, we can get through it if we're together."
Streams of tears were rolling down Sami's cheeks. "Lucas, I – I love you, more than anything. And..." she choked back a sob. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
Lucas slid the ring onto Sami's finger and wrapped his arms around her, burying his face in her shoulder. Sami could feel his tears sliding down her neck. Lucas pulled back to look into her eyes, resting his forehead on hers.
"I love you," he whispered.
"I love you too," Sami couldn't keep a grin from spreading onto her face.
Lucas leaned in and kissed her sweetly, which quickly turned into an earth-shattering passionate kiss.
"So, I'm going to be Mrs. Lucas Roberts, huh?" Sami beamed breathlessly.
"Yeah, you like that?" Lucas replied.
Sami just smiled and leaned in for another kiss.
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Sami stared at him, a strange look on her face. Lucas rushed over to the other side of the table and pulled out her chair. With a charming smile, he gestured for her to sit down.
"Where have you been?" Sami finally spoke.
"Did you miss me?" Lucas smirked, taking his place across the table.
Sami raised her eyebrows, demanding an answer to the question.
"Planning this. Finding you a perfect beach dress. You look very beautiful, by the way," Lucas flashed her a crooked grin, and Sami flushed prettily.
"I love the dress," Sami told him. "You know you didn't have to do this."
"Yeah, I did," Lucas disagreed. "I was a jerk last night, walking out on you like that."
"I can't really blame you. I didn't say anything," Sami said softly.
Lucas caught her gaze and held it. Before Sami found herself completely drowning in his eyes, she tore her eyes away.
"So, does this discussion include a meal?" Sami said playfully, her smile faltering when she gazed back into his intense eyes.
"Of course," Lucas broke their trace and stood, revealing a three- course meal.
"Yummy," she rubbed her hands together in anticipation.
Lucas served her large portions of various sections of the meal. After a few minutes of silence, Sami took a deep breath. "Did you make all this stuff yourself?"
"Yup," Lucas replied.
Sami stopped in mid-bite and stared at him in question.
"I can cook, you know. Unlike other people I know," Lucas offered her a teasing smile.
"Ooh, you're real funny," Sami rolled her eyes and swallowed the mouthful. "This is good though."
"Thank you," Lucas flushed lightly and sat down across from her.
They ate dinner in silence, each casting quick glances at the other every few minutes. Sami was battling conflicting emotions. She know she should be mad at him, but once she came to the realization that she was in love with him, the feeling was all consuming. But through all her happiness, that little voice in the back of her head was telling her to be careful. Lucas still hadn't told her his decision.
"Come on Sami," she though. "He wouldn't plan this entire dinner and then be like 'oh I'm sorry, I don't want you', would he?"
"What are you thinking?" Lucas said softly, not meeting her eyes.
"What do you think?" Sami glared at him. "I'm trying to enjoy this dinner, but it's hard when we left things so horribly last night. I don't know what to think Lucas."
Lucas took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair. "Let's go for a walk."
Sami looked at him in disbelief, but sighed, "Okay."
They both stood up from the table in unison and headed towards the beach. Lucas dragged his feet in the sand, wondering how long he could possibly procrastinate. Judging from the expression on Sami's face, not very long.
"Okay," he thought, taking a calming breath, "let's do this."
"Sami," he stopped, tugging her around to face him, "I love you, so much, but I already told you that."
Sami nodded, biting her lip.
"I'm really sorry that I didn't see you today, and I'm sure you're angry with me, but I needed to clear my head so I could say what I wanted to, to you," Lucas took a deep breath and got down on one knee and pulled out a ring box from his pocket. He flipped open the lid and there glittered a simple, but elegant diamond ring.
Sami gasped in shock and confusion, bringing her hands up to her mouth.
"Just one day without you and I missed you so much it hurt. Asking if you were worth it was a stupid question. I mean, I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, what's more important than that? I realize that we've never actually dated, but that's just about getting to know each other right? And you're already my best friend. And I know that whatever life throws at us, we can get through it if we're together."
Streams of tears were rolling down Sami's cheeks. "Lucas, I – I love you, more than anything. And..." she choked back a sob. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
Lucas slid the ring onto Sami's finger and wrapped his arms around her, burying his face in her shoulder. Sami could feel his tears sliding down her neck. Lucas pulled back to look into her eyes, resting his forehead on hers.
"I love you," he whispered.
"I love you too," Sami couldn't keep a grin from spreading onto her face.
Lucas leaned in and kissed her sweetly, which quickly turned into an earth-shattering passionate kiss.
"So, I'm going to be Mrs. Lucas Roberts, huh?" Sami beamed breathlessly.
"Yeah, you like that?" Lucas replied.
Sami just smiled and leaned in for another kiss.
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