Sami leaned her head back against the wall she was up against on in utter boredom, "How much longer do we have to stay cooped up in here?"

Lucas laughed at her lightly before checking his watch, "We've only been in here for ten minutes. Relax."

He was sitting comfortably on some old table or shelf or something. She wasn't really paying attention to that. All she knew was that she absolutely hated the fact that he was so relaxed in every single situation. And he looked good doing it.

"Ugh, whatever. We're stuck in here with no form of entertainment, Lucas, I think I'm justified in being a little antsy."

"Ooooh, it's entertainment you're looking for. Now, I could be wrong, but I think there are a few ways to provide what you're looking for. Maybe, and this is only a suggestion, but maybe we could try a little thing called having a conversation. What do you think, is that possible?"

Sami just rolled her eyes and sighed a little louder, "What, do you want to talk about the weather? I think we're past the point of trivial conversation. We're in the middle of a plan that is taking an agonizingly long time to make any difference. I don't think we could find a safe topic."

Truth was that she was tired of exhausting, soul-baring conversations, which such an enclosed space as this would undoubtedly bring about. She didn't know how much longer she could keep the distance between Lucas and herself that was needed to keep safe. But, on second thought, maybe she was pushing a little too hard because he had the look that said he didn't mind pushing back.

With deceptive carelessness he rose from his perch on the table-shelf thing. With a look that vaguely brought to mind a predator stalking its prey, he continued to walk towards her. Sami tried to take a discreet step back, only to be reminded that she was already against the wall. He continued to come closer until she could just barely catch his distinctly Lucas smell.

"You know, it wasn't even a week ago that we were completely, insanely in love with each other. We would have killed for an hour alone in closet," he dared to come a bit closer, until he was just barely touching the front of her body with his own, "What do you say, Sami, what to make the most of our time?"

He knew he was pushing dangerous territory. She still wasn't entirely sure that he hadn't cheated on her and it probably wouldn't be the best idea to push for something they weren't ready for. Except he was ready. He was extremely ready to get past the drama and return to his loving relationship. Every aspect of it.

He could tell she was seconds away from giving in to the tension he knew that she felt, too. So, as anyone could imagine, it came as a complete shock to him when the panic settled in her eyes seconds before she pushed him none too gently away while side stepping in the other direction.

He caught his balance easily, but the next part happened too quickly for him to comprehend. While Sami attempted to step to the side she bumped into a pile of junk, which sent box, already precariously situated at the top of the pile, crashing down. With a shriek, she allowed him to pull her away from the danger and the sound of shattering glass.

With a racing heart, he lifted Sami's face anxiously to inspect her for any sign of damage, "Are you okay?"

She lifted a hand to stroke his cheek, "I'm fine. What about you?"

"No harm done," hearing the whistle of wind Lucas looked over her head, "It looks like we broke a window, though."

She turned around to see for herself, not at all minding the fact that she was still within the circle of his arms, "At least it's not snowing."

He laughed and she could feel the rumble of his chest behind her, "Yup, it's only February. As long as it's not snowing, we have no problem. We'll keep each other warm, right?"

With another put upon sigh she broke free from his embrace, "I think we'll be fine for the half an hour we've got left in here."

"Actually, we've got about thirty five minutes. Or, if we want to be really specific, thirty five minutes and fifty eight seconds."

Her only response was yet another eye roll.

………………………………...

The aforementioned thirty-five minutes and fifty-eight seconds passed without any major event. Lucas attempted to charm and entertain Sami by dropping half-joking innuendos and she desperately tried to keep from letting him make any progress. She couldn't do that until she was sure that he was telling the truth, although she was already more than half convinced.

When he finally announced that time was up, she eagerly went for the door. Really, she should have known that she was being set up for a disappointment because whenever she looked forward to an event, it inevitably failed her. It was as much an undisputed rule of science as the laws of gravity.What goes up must come down and so forth.

It took a good five tugs or so before she could allow the fact that the door wouldn't open to be true. When she announced this to her companion, he took it upon his masculine self to give it a try. The result was the same; they were stuck.

Completely ready to find someone to blame Sami circled in on the easiest target. Slapping his shoulder in annoyance she exclaimed, "Now look what you've done! I knew that security guy was trying to tell us something."

"Okay, maybe you had something there when you told me to wait, but in my defense…"

"Save it, Lucas. It doesn't matter."

Giving in to defeat for now, she lowered herself to the floor and leaned her back against the closed door. After a second he joined her.

"There's always the possibility that Steve will realize we didn't get the tapes and come looking for us."

"Steve?"

"That was the guy's name. I saw it on his tag, and he seemed like a nice guy. I'm sure we'll get out of here soon."

"Yeah," she sounded more defeated than he knew she wanted to appear.

A few minutes passed in silence only disturbed by the howling of night wind.

Finally, Sami couldn't hold in her complaint any longer, "I'm freezing."

Lucas gave a derisive shake of his head, "That's your own fault for leaving your coat in the car."

She let out a small pout, "I don't like carrying it around inside. It's so bulky."

She huddled herself further into a small ball, more than a little hurt from his dismissal. Out of the corner of his eye he saw that she was visibly shivering and it became clear that she thought he was trying to be mean.

Never having been able to bear seeing her in discomfort, he moved closer and slipped an arm around her shoulders. She settled herself into the embrace instinctively, before realizing what was happening.

In surprise, Sami looked up to find his warm brown eyes much closer than she had thought they were going to be. He cleared his throat nervously before managing to croak out, "Is this…uh… any better?"

She was too caught up in trying to find the perfect way to describe the look he was giving her to do more than nod. He was looking at her like she was all his hope for the world. It was amazing… and utterly terrifying.

In vain she tried to look away, but he was absolutely captivating. Lucas, finally recognizing the look in her eyes couldn't keep from pulling her to him in a tight hug. He pressed an agonizing kiss to her forehead, and then, because he couldn't not, he gently kissed both of her closed eyelids. Finally, his lips hovered once again right above hers, but, instead of pushing him away once more, she was the one to lean up and kiss him.

The fact that she kissed him, after days of skittishly restraining from any physical contact, broke whatever control he once may have had. In seconds they were on the floor in a whirlwind of lips and tongue and heat. In fact, they were so engrossed in becoming reacquainted with each other's body, the pair failed to notice the sound of the door opening.

To say the janitor had been surprised to see the storage room door closed when everyone knew it stuck in the frame would be nothing compared to the shock he felt at seeing a couple making out on the floor when there were plenty of available beds in the motel above.

"What the hell are you kids doing here?"

They pulled apart immediately to look up guiltily at the man in front of them. As he took notice of the broken window the couple rose to their feet.

"Did you break that? You better be planning on paying for it, buddy, 'cause…"

He never got to finish his threat because Lucas grabbed Sami's hand and together they ran out of the storage room. The thrill of being caught, combined with the fact that he had very nearly made love to Sami only seconds ago, gave him a speed he didn't know he possessed.

She followed him without question and they were immediately back at the surveillance desk. Blindly he grabbed the only tape on the desk and once again they were in motion.

Laughing almost hysterically with the strain of their flight and gasping for breath she had to break free from his grasp. Leaning against the wall of the lobby, Sami greedily sucked in air all the while trying not to think of what had almost occurred only minutes ago.

Meanwhile, Lucas looked at the tape in his hand as if he had never seen anything quite like it before. He looked up at her in wonder and simply stated, "We've got the tape."

Sami felt her chest constrict with a pleasure bordering on pain as she took in the genuine emotions he let show. Suddenly, it seemed possible that if, and that was a big if, but if the tape did not prove his innocence that they may very well be able to move forward anyway.