Dawn broke the next morning and as the sunlight found it's way through the window it cleared the sleep from Adam's mind bringing him back into the conscious world.
He smiled at the woman in his arms knowing there and then that he had lost his heart to her without even realising it. He knew there and then what he wanted to do and hoped that she would want the same thing as well.
He held her for a minute just enjoying the feel of her body against his then gently removed himself from the bed trying not to disturb his sleeping beauty. Making sure that she was still sleeping peacefully, which she was he walked out of the bedroom and headed into the kitchen to make himself some coffee.
Once the coffee was made Adam stood looking out at the garden through the kitchen window thinking of all he needed to do to get things organised. A noise behind him distracted him and he turned around to see Sam enter the kitchen.
"Morning" Sam's voice still sluggish sleep drifted through the quite room. "Is there any coffee left?"
"Yeah there's coffee left but you're not having any… I'll make you a cup of tea" Adam couldn't help but smile at her slip.
"Oh god… why is it that you never miss something till you realise you can't have it?"
"Don't know… I've never have been able to work that one out."
"Yeah well you'll have to let me know when you work it out…"
"Sure no problem."
Sam took a seat at the small table as Adam started to work on making her a cup of tea. "I've got to go out this morning but I should be back before you get home from work… Do you want me to drive you to work."
"No… Daniel's going to swing by and pick me up… oh by the way Jack's decided to have a barbecue tonight… he say's it's as a celebration for me being pregnant but I just think he's got this fascination with cooking food outside."
"Yeah that'll be great."
"You can ask Duncan as well… I'm sure Jack won't mind him coming."
"Yeah I'll do that."
"So are you doing anything interesting today?" Sam asked as Adam placed her cup of tea in front of her.
"Nope… nothing interesting just going to pick something up… then after that I've no idea… I may just do a bit of relaxing or get in a bit of practise with Mac."
Sam nodded and sipped her tea, they both drifted into their own thoughts and a peaceful silence quickly descended the room.
Adam gazed at the items that were all presented stunningly in the shop window trying to make his mind up. This had been the tenth shop that he'd been to and still nothing screamed at him that it was the right one.
He sighed and turned and walked further up the street where the last shop on his list was and he just hoped that there was something there that would be perfect.
Like all the other shops before he stopped at the window and gazed at the display which like all the others were presented nicely. He stood there for a good ten minutes trying to see if there was one that caught his attention this time. He sighed when he couldn't find any, he was about to give in when one caught his eye. He knew there and then that it was perfect, it was what he'd been looking for all morning.
He smiled as he walked into the shop and was soon greeted by a cheerful assistant. "Good morning… was they're anything in particular you were looking for?"
"Errr yes… there's one in the window and I was just wondering if I could take a closer look."
"No problem… which one is it that you would like to look at?" the assistant asked as she led him over to the window display cabinet.
Adam pointed to the one that had caught his eye and she made quick work of removing it from display and then taking it back to the counter.
"It's a nice choice sir."
"Yeah I thought so too." Adam inspected it closer noticing that the detailing was exquisite and knew that Sam would love it. He smiled imagining the look on Sam's face when she saw this. "I'll take it."
"Good… do you know what size you require?" the assistant's face lit up knowing that she had made a sale, Adam figured that she more than likely was working on a commission bonus.
"No I'm afraid not."
"No problem I'll give you an average size but if it's wrong just bring it back in and we can send it off to get it altered… No extra charge."
"Thank you that would be great."
The assistant went about with the final preparations before the end of the sale placing it in a box then bagging it up for him to take away. Adam handed over his credit card and she made quick work of putting the payment through.
A few minutes later Adam exited the shop, relieved he'd managed to find what he'd wanted. He headed back to where he'd parked his car and made his way back towards the cottage.
"Where the hell have you been?" Duncan's voice bellowed through the cottage as Adam walked through the door, Duncan emerged from the kitchen then with a cup of coffee in his hand.
"I had to go get something."
"Get something… where did you have to go back in Paris?… It's almost 1'o'clock… what was it anyway?"
"This" Adam took the box out of the bag then handing it to Duncan.
Duncan opened the box and looked inside, he didn't know what to say for a few moments.
"Well?"
"I never knew you cared" Sarcasm laced Duncan's words.
"Funny… Well what do you think?" Adam felt his insides twisting into knots with nerves.
"It's nice… but is it what I think it is."
"Yeah"
"Are you sure about this?"
"Never been more sure about anything in my life."
"OK"
Adam smiled taking the box off Duncan and put it on the side with his keys so he wouldn't forget it when going round to Sam's later to pick her up.
"Oh by the way one of Sam's team mates is having a barbecue tonight as a celebration for me and Sam."
"Sure… do they know about that" Duncan pointed to the box on the side so Adam knew what he meant.
"No… I only really decided this morning."
"Ok… So what time is this barbecue then?"
"Don't know, Sam never said, but I'll be going straight round when she finishes work… she be able to tell us then?"
"So when are you…"
"After the barbecue"
"Ok I've been warned… I'll stay well away and won't interfere" Duncan said only half jokingly.
TBC