Every hotel near Greta's home seemed to be booked. Seemed was an operative word since there was a vacancy until Eric handed someone his credit card. Then the manager would check his computer, apologize and say that the hotel just booked its last available room. Eric had to settle for a small hotel practically on the outskirts of Paris, and rely on the metro. But he wasn't going to give up. He needed to talk to Greta, now more than ever. He needed to tell her that it was her face that he dreamed of when he went to bed at night. Her tears when she confronted him about his affair with Nicole nagged at him still. On his Forrest Gump like long walk to Colorado, Greta was the reason that kept his feet stepping. She deserved flowers, love, romance, and happiness. So when he read in the paper that she was going to marry Nathan, he knew everything that he wanted for her wasn't going to happen. He had to find her and convince her that she was worthy of her prince charming.

But when she showed up at his hotel completely unexpectedly, his noble goals for her turned into something else. He used her to fulfill one of his deepest desires instead of talking her out of the wedding. Now he was more than afraid that what happened between them was the reason that Greta was going to walk down the aisle with Nathan.

He tried to go to her Paris home, but he was blocked from even walking down the street where she lived. Because he wasn't able to properly stake out her house, he never saw her drive away. ~*~

A little while later, Greta waited impatiently for Austin's plane to arrive. When he called her yesterday, she told him how messed up she was feeling and she practically begged him to be her friend. So when the plane from New York arrived and he finally walked out of the terminal, she ran to her friend's arm and started crying before she said, "Thank you for coming."

Austin hugged her back and said, "Greta, I'm sure that this is just nervous energy. But I'm glad to be here."

She stepped back and said, "Let's get your luggage and head back home."

Austin understood that Greta wanted to talk to him about something privately. She seemed sadder than usual. The last time he saw her this sad, she was crying over Eric. ~*~

Meanwhile on the plane from Salem, John, Marlena, Bo, Hope, Doug, Julie, Alice, Jen, Shawn, Belle, Mimi, Philip, Carrie, Lucas and Sami were all sitting in a group, just talking. The running joke on the plane ride was Alice's choice of attire- her swim suit, flip flops, and a small jet ski since she was not up to swimming the English Channel like the last time she accepted a ride on John's plane to Paris. She also happily told everyone that her trunk was waterproof and she could float on it if needs be.

Lucas tried to take the Jet Ski to put up in a storage bin, but Alice refused. Sami pulled Lucas away from his grandmother when he started to argue. As Sami pulled him to his seat, Alice called out, "Thank you my dear."

Sami immediately cuddled up next to Lucas in their seats. He automatically put his arm around her waist. To anyone on the plane, they looked like a couple just relaxing in each other's arms. Course others couldn't see when Sami put her hand under his shirt and started lazily tracing his abs. Her head rested on his shoulder and every so often she let out a soft moan of contentment, just when she could feel his heart racing a little faster.

They just sat there for over an hour. Everyone else on the plane just saw two people happy and in love resting. No one could see that Sami was using her hands to feel every inch that she could reach. Lucas for his part tried to focus on his own scheme. He called Greta and had her make reservations for him and Sami, and he was going to surprise her. However, if she kept up her little seduction act, he was afraid that he was never going to win her over in the way that she deserved. She needed to stop.

Thankfully halfway through the plane ride, his grandmother called over, "Lucas, Sami come over here and tell me about your romance. I think we're all interested!"

Sami froze in place for a minute. Lucas took her hand in his and called back, "Well Gram when I was 17 this girl came barging into my bedroom."

Her mouth dropped before she added jovially, "Just because you were naked it doesn't mean that it wasn't a bedroom. It was backstage at a concert."

Belle asked, "Really? You met at a concert? For who?"

Lucas smirked before he answered, "She was a hot little number until this one came busting in the door."

Sami hit him and replied, "Cherish but I met 'loverboy' here instead."

Carrie laughed and said, "So you're the reason why Sami threw away all those cds immediately after the concert and demanded that no one mention Cherish in your presence."

Belle was shocked and could just reply, "How come I never know the good details?"

Alice wasn't one to give up easily and she called out, "What made you propose?"

Jennifer had to add in, "I was under the impression that you hated each other."

Murmurs from around the plane all concurred with Jennifer.

Sami was beat red. She couldn't explain what was going on. If she vocalized it, then she'd give herself away and she'd look foolish and naïve. So she was stunned when Lucas smoothly asked, "Are you sure that you want to know Gram?"

Alice commanded the plane's attention when she answered, "Of course darling. Come sit over here and tell us."

Lucas stood up. Sami refused to move even though Lucas continued to hold her hand. He whispered to her, "Honey, we have to tell them."

Her body seemed to follow his lead, even if her mind was confused. She couldn't explain why she married Lucas to others. She couldn't tell him that she loved him, when the feelings were so strange and unsaid. But she followed Lucas and sat down across from his grandmother. Lucas held her hand as he explained, "Well it started with the serial killer, and the pair of us being hauled in with rest of the usual suspects."

Sami interjected, "No it was when you taught me to bake cookies after the fashion show."

Lucas argued with her, "No it was when I kissed you when I went on the drinking binge."

Alice let out a little noise which told Lucas that he better explain himself, "After I was accused of killing Aunt Maggie, I went home and decided to drink myself into oblivion. Sami found me after a night of heavy drinking. She made me coffee and forced me get dressed to go to Jack's funeral."

Sami said, "Ohh, so you meant kiss when you hadn't finished shaving, not the earlier."

She stopped herself when she realized that she had an opportunity. She caught the hungry that emerged in his eyes. She could hardly breathe herself. Everyone on the plane seemed to have disappeared from radar as she slowly leaned up to kiss him.

He was powerless to stop himself. He needed her offered kiss. He hadn't realized just how much he needed her. His arms went out to pull her closer to him when he smelled her sweet perfume. When her lips met his, the world ceased to exist. All that mattered to him was the moment of the kiss. She was the a temptress to him, one of the ancient sirens who could raise his blood pressure, and she was his.

She started to melt. If he wasn't holding her in his arms, she surely wouldn't have the strength. He was what she always dreamed of having, her soulmate.

Alice and Carrie's voices slowly broke through their escape from reality. Carrie was saying, "See if she only listened to me."

Alice replied to Carrie like, "We'll never get the answer from these two."

Lucas pulled back a little but continued to hold Sami. Sami needed a moment to compose herself. Her heart was racing. When she seemed to catch her breathe he smirked at her and asked his Grandmother, "What was the question?"

Alice raised her head up to see where Lucas' attention was, silently telling him that she hadn't minded in the least the spectacle that she witnessed. After a short silence Lucas answered his own question and continued, "Yeah.anyhow we started spending time together, again, and dating seemed kind of backwards for us at this point. It's not like I can relearn that she loves corndogs from Mr. Patterson's stand."

She rolled her eyes at him and said, "Corndogs? That's your romantic reason for marriage?"

Alice made a noise interrupting the impending tiff that might explode, when she asked her grandson, "Well why did you propose?"

Lucas smirked at Sami before he answered, "I didn't Gram. Sami proposed to me. I agreed and set the whole thing up within a day."

All eyes turned to Sami when Mrs. Horton asked, "Well what was it that caused you to finally propose dear?"

Sami looked at Mrs. Horton and answered in a joking mode, "It seemed the smartest way to win the argument."

Mrs. Horton laughed and told Sami, "Continue to keep him on his toes, dear. My grandson loves to be challenged."

Shawn Douglas then said, "Geez, Gran you aren't going to embarrass all of us when we finally get married, are you?"

Alice replied in mock shock, "I didn't embarrass them Shawn. I'm waiting till Christmas before I really get Sami and Lucas."

Lucas quickly asked Sami, "Sweetheart, weren't we planning the honeymoon around Christmas?"

She flirted back with her answer, "We're spending the holidays with our son and family loverboy. But I will have my wicked way with you soon dear, I promise. Now let's retake our seats."

She pulled him back to the seats and retook her position of cuddling. He put both of his arms around her this time, and she didn't have to pretend her sighs. Just the sound of his breathe hovering above her increased her sensitivity level.