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That was what Kirsten's watch told her when she woke up the next morning. She assumed Sandy was asleep, so she didn't dare to move in case he would wake up. She felt his hand against her naked stomach as the memories of last night came back to her.

They hadn't been able to control themselves; a few innocent kisses had led to that he had pulled off her night gown, he had been kissing her body, touching her all over… His boxers had been thrown across the room… And he had been inside her.

Although it had been amazing she was afraid of what he'd think when he woke up, he hadn't said anything but 'Good night babe' after.

Sandy hadn't been able to sleep much. He thought Kirsten was still asleep, and he didn't want to wake her. He had spent the whole morning thinking about how he felt about what had happened. He loved her, he really did….

Kirsten sighed, she was getting sick with not knowing what was going on between them.

"Kirsten?" she heard his voice whisper, she turned around in his arms.

"Sandy, I thought you were sleeping…"

"I thought you were.."

There was an awkward silence between them, Sandy was the one to break it.

"Hey, about last night…" he began, but she interrupted.

"I know you didn't want to do it, so…" she started, but now it was his time to interrupt.

"I don't regret it" he said and she who had been staring into his chest, too embarrassed to meet his eyes, now finally looked up into his eyes, they told her he was being completely honest with her.

"Well, I can't say I regret it either." Kirsten said and kissed him lightly on him lips.

"Sandy" she began.

"Yes?"

"Are we a couple?" she asked and he drew his hand up and down her back.

"If you want us to be" he answered and she nodded against his chest.

"I do, but do you?"

"Of course, I just feel so happy when I'm around you"

All of a sudden the awkwardness was gone, they could both feel the love in the air and she smiled and pushed him down on his back and climbed on top of him.

"I love you" Kirsten said, her naked body pressed against his.

"Oh Kirsten I love you too" he answered before he started to kiss her like crazy.

They were interrupted by a knock on the door; Kirsten pulled her self up on her arms and looked towards the door.

"Who can that be?" she asked, mostly herself, but Sandy answered.

"I don't know"

It knocked again, a little harder this time and Kirsten hurried off the bed, put on a robe and went to open the door.

"Rachel…" Kirsten said surprised at the sight of her daughter.

"Hey mom. Are you still in bed at this hour?" Rachel asked and laughed a little, her laugh faded as her gaze fell on the bed and the man in it.

"Oh my God!" Rachel said loudly, she looked at her mother; she was dressed in a robe and Rachel's eyes found her night gown thrown on the floor, which told her enough.

"Maybe we should talk about this outside" Kirsten said and motioned for Rachel to step out, she shot Sandy an apologising glare and he nodded.

Well outside in the hallway, Rachel stood with her back to Kirsten, who tried to shut the door, but she failed to close it properly, so Sandy accidentally overheard their conversation.

"What the hell is going on?" Rachel said frustrated as she turned to her mother. Kirsten looked down.

"Answer me!" Rachel had a short temperament and got angry very quickly.

"What do you want me to say?" Kirsten asked in a much calmer voice.

"The truth" Sandy heard Rachel answer, he felt bad that Kirsten had to explain all this to her, he felt like he should go out there and help her, but he didn't think they'd appreciate it, so he stay and did his best to avoid overhearing, but that was almost impossible.

"I get it that you want the truth, I just don't understand, the truth about what? I think you already got it that we slept together" Kirsten said, her voice still quite low, but she sounded a little more angry now.

"Oh my God, yes, I got that, you didn't have to say it, that's just gross" Rachel answered, sounding disgusted. They fell silent.

"So, can you at least tell me who he is and how you met?" Rachel asked, sounding much calmer now.

"His name's Sandy Cohen and we met in a cab last night" Kirsten explained quickly

"Last night, huh?" Rachel said and raised her eyebrows. "You guys are moving forward quickly"

"Rachel, I really like him, and he likes me" Kirsten said and Sandy smiled to himself.

"Are you sure he's not just using you? What if he finds someone else and just leaves you? You've been through it before, you know."

"Rachel, stop it. He's not like that." Kirsten said, she was starting to get angry with her daughter; it was very sweet that she cared for her mother, but Kirsten was grown up, she knew what she was doing.

"Fine, well I just came by to ask if you wanted to have lunch with me, but you're busy so I'm just gonna go. Bye." Rachel said and turned away from her mother and started to walk towards the elevators.

"Rachel" Kirsten said and Rachel turned around. "Are you ok with this?"

"I honestly don't know, I'm gonna need some time" she said in a quite cold voice and then she disappeared into the elevator.

Kirsten stood and looked after her until the door to her room opened and Sandy stepped out, fully dressed. He rubbed his hand against her back and she looked up into his face.

"You ok? You didn't close the door properly, so I kinda overheard, sorry"

Kirsten grabbed his hand and walked back inside. She sat down onto the bed and he sat down on a chair.

"Do you think this is going to be a serious relationship?" Kirsten suddenly asked, he looked up at her.

"I hope so" he smiled and she gave him a weak smile in response. Then he looked worried and sat down beside her on the bed.

"What is it, honey?" he asked and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.

"I just…I mean, Rachel seems to be having a hard time accepting this, and if she doesn't approve of you…I'm gonna have to choose…"

"Kirsten, Kirsten stop it" Sandy said and she looked up into his eyes, the calm, loving blue eyes. "We can make it work, your daughter wants you to be happy, and if you're happy with me she wouldn't want to see you give up that happiness. I also want you to be happy, so if you realize you're happier with her, I have no choice in letting you go, even if it would break my heart"

Kirsten was now smiling and kissed him. "She's just gonna need time" she said and rested her head against his chest. "I'm happy with you, by the way, so don't worry"

"Thanks, that's what I wanted to hear" he said and they laughed together.

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