"Hey where did you sleep last night?" Anne asked as Sam walked into their room later that morning.
"Oh, I crashed with Martin, everywhere else was taken," she mumbled as she started to gather her things for a shower.
"Really?" Her friend asked with an unmistakable glint in her eye. "So you couldn't wake anyone up, you just had to sleep with Martin in a single…" she toyed.
"Uh-ha," Sam replied being evasive, "Besides it was late when we got back, you wouldn't have woken up anyway," she continued as she headed out the door towards the bathroom. Anne just raised her eyebrows in reply, knowing something had happened, but not quite sure what.
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Later that day as they packed the car, Martin pulled Sam aside. "We ok?" he asked, uncertainty creeping into his voice.
"Yeah," she smiled, "Why wouldn't we be?" Confused and a little worried by his apprehension.
"I just wanted to check you didn't…didn't regret last night or anything, I mean I really like you and have for ages, but it was your first time…" Sam couldn't help but smile at his concern as he babbled, "…and I just wanted to check…" Deciding to silence him she took his chin between her fingers and pulled him into a heated kiss, not letting him escape as he attempted to mumble something to her.
"I don't regret it," she whispered against his lips, before kissing him lightly and heading back out towards the car.
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As they drove home that after noon Sam fell asleep on Martin's shoulder, their hands entwined beneath the rug he had spread over her. No one noticed their closeness as Tom had opted to travel back with some other mates and Anne had taken the front seat so she could 'play DJ' on the trip back.
Martin was looking down at her sleeping face when Danny interrupted his thoughts, "Just push her off if you want," Danny smirked in the rear-view mirror.
"Nah, she is ok," Martin replied as his thumb stroked her hand lightly as he resisted pressing a kiss to her forehead.
"Hey, if you're going to be late for practice I can drop the girls off," Martin offered, hoping for some true alone time with Sam.
"Yeah, that would be good thanks," replied Danny, "I'll be cutting it fine otherwise."
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Later, as Sam and Martin sat in the car in her driveway she turned to him, "Anne knows something's up."
"What makes you think that?" he asked reaching out to twiddle a piece of her hair around his finger.
"Because she never wants to play DJ and she kept looking at me through the side mirror," she replied, leaning into his touch.
"So should we tell her?" he questioned running his fingers down the side of her cheek.
"Um, how about we just wait a bit, each kind of hint her in without actually telling her."
"But if she asks us outright we tell her?"
"Agreed." She replied with a smile as she jumped out of the car, shutting the door behind her.
"Don't I get a good-bye kiss?" He called out, making her spin around and come back to the door.
"My parents are home," she replied through the window with a grin, but after hesitating for a second to long she climbed onto the step near the wheel and lent across the passenger seat towards his waiting lips before turning and running back inside.
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"So Martin really has a crush on you now," Anne stated as Sam picked up the receiver.
"What- miss me already? I only just walked in the door," Sam laughed at her friend.
"Don't change the subject," Anne scolded, "So as I was saying, Martin really likes you…" she lead, but when Sam stayed quiet she continued, "And you like him…"
"Why would you say that?" She asked hurriedly.
"Um, because you pretended to fall asleep on him in the car and didn't say anything when he practically drove past your street to drop me off first…"
"So I think he's cute," Sam replied, glad her friend couldn't see the grin on her lips.
"What happened last night…anything?" Anne asked, referring to Sam sleeping in Martins bed.
"Nope, he was the perfect gentleman," she sighed, silently wishing they were back at the lake house now and she was wrapped up in his arms.
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Thanks to those who reviewed the first five chapters, I've been suffering slight mental blank on where to take this since then, but after getting my tangent idea out (Day 1, Week 1, Month 1, Year 1) this one ran a little better. Hope you like it.
Mwa
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