Moonlit Wishes
Book II, Part XXIV

Sami punched her pillow again, hoping this time sleep would come to her. She'd been wide awake for almost two hours now. She'd tried everything from the time tested counting sheep to mentally listing her various chores for home and work for the upcoming week and nothing helped to make her drowsy.

Every time she closed her eyes, she thought about EJ, he was here in the house with them and apparently her nerves were on hyper-drive. She'd never been uneasy in this house from the first time she had walked across the threshold, but now knowing EJ was near she couldn't relax.

She didn't know what to make of his arrival. Their talk had done little to break the ice between them. It was really more like an iceberg between them instead of them just seeing each other again after their time apart from one another. EJ seemed to be another person altogether and she wasn't sure if she could deal with him being so honest with her.

His words of them not being friends and no longer believing in love or romance set her back, that was it. She wasn't used to him not having an agenda around her any more; it wasn't like he was playing some kind of cat and mouse game with her. They had been at odds for so long now that this new phase in their relationship was making her feel off kilter.

She sat up and mentally scoffed at being so foolish, they didn't have any kind relationship beyond being parents. EJ had made that point very clearly to her tonight. He reminded her they weren't friends anymore.

Why did that thought seem to bother her now? It wasn't like she had taken him for granted countless times during these past few years.

She knew she was a fickle person, it was in her nature apparently, but nevertheless she was trying to change some of these less than admirable traits she had in her possession.

She looked at the clock, another thirty minutes had passed and still no sign of sleep coming forth. She hit her pillow again and grumbled. She would look horrible in the morning if she didn't get some sleep.

Then again what did it matter what she looked liked in the morning? Tomorrow was going to be just your run of the mill Saturday, nothing out of the ordinary or special.

Well nothing special unless you counted EJ being in the house, which of course she didn't, she was happy for the children's sake that he had come back home, that was all.

Which she kept repeating in her mind until sometime later she finally fell asleep.

A few hours later, she was awaken by the alarm, the incessant beeping making her want to sweep if off of her nightstand to shut it off. She hadn't had nearly enough sleep and now she had to begin her day with deciding how to play things with EJ. She yawned and stretched after she dragged her sleepy body out of bed. She immediately went to brush her teeth and contemplating doing something with her hair, then decided to hell with it. She wasn't going to put on airs for EJ.

What he saw was what he got. Well not literally, but she wasn't splitting hairs over the matter this morning as she silently padded her way down the stairs into the kitchen.

She had needed about three hours more of sleep she thought as she turned the corner, wanting to get a head start on making breakfast before all the children were up. After they realized EJ was back home, it would probably be mass chaos around here for the rest of the day.

She was in the process of attempting to get the coffee pot in order to make some much needed coffee. She didn't need to be slow or sluggish around EJ. She smiled when the coffee was brewed, the aroma was heavenly, exactly what would help perk her up.

She wasn't even paying attention to her surroundings as she arched up on her tiptoes to reach for her favorite coffee mug that had somehow been pushed to the back of the cabinet. Damn she hated being short as she leaned in closer to the counter when suddenly out of nowhere an all too familiar form was standing directly behind her.

"EJ," she acknowledged without turning around. Instantly realizing her mistake of not even putting on a robe on as she felt herself go all tingly inside by his closeness and her body's natural reaction to having him so near. Of course he would walk in to find her struggling with something that was just beyond her reach. Nothing was going right this morning.

Surprisingly he made no witty comment about her lack of stature as he continued to stand behind her, then he reached up and grabbed the mug for her. She turned around ready to thank him for his help when she realized that she was snugly trapped between him and the counter top.

"You really should wear more clothes around here in the morning," EJ commented as he pushed back her fallen tank top strap back into place while her heart began to race all on its own accord. "You never know who might be stopping by or arriving unannounced. Somehow you can drive any man to distraction without even trying."

Then he pressed his body into hers just a little, letting her know how serious her lack of attire could be especially in his presence.

She shook her head, trying to find the words to tell him she understood as she tried to break away from his hold on her, wriggling in the process but making no headway in trying to escape.

"Let me go," she croaked out in what she hoped passed to be an order to him which only made him roll his eyes at her.

"Stop trying to squirm away, it's only making matters worse. Sweetheart I only have so much control when it comes to you." He pressed his hips into hers a little more firmly and there was no doubt he was sporting a huge morning erection. She instantly gulped trying to get more air into her lungs because it felt like she couldn't breathe properly anymore.

"Please EJ," she pleaded, "you need to take a step back and think about things rationally."

She heard him laugh lightly and before she could stop him, she saw his mouth coming towards hers in what seemed like slow motion. Sami felt her heart began an erratic beat like she was running a race. The seconds seemed to stretch out like minutes before his lips finally touched hers.

EJ kissed her like he was starving for her. She opened up to him and felt him trace the inside of her mouth before deepening the kiss even further. It was incredible to have him kissing her again, even better than before if that was possible and before she tried to analyze his actions she was reaching out, pulling him closer to her, wanting to feel him deep inside her when he began to move to her neck, sucking lightly on her skin as she started to moan for him to continue with his kisses. She pulled upward and wrapped one of her legs around his body hoping he'd hit that sweet spot of hers that was begging for his immediate attention.

"Samantha, you need to stop," he spoke in warning, pushing back from her slightly as she continued to shamelessly rub up against him.

"Don't want to stop, want to fu…"

He cut her off before she could complete her sentence, not that he didn't know what she was asking for, the one thing he wanted from her too for them both to lose control and let whatever it was between them happen. She was so ready for him to take her right there in the kitchen and she grabbed the bottom of her tank top and started to lift it over her head when suddenly she heard a loud ringing that wouldn't stop.

"What the hell," Sami muttered one of her father's well known catch phrases as she frantically looked around the room, wondering why she wasn't in the kitchen with EJ as reality crashed down around her. She had been clutching the bed sheets which now resembled nothing more than a tangled mess around her.

It took her a minute to get her bearings but finally her eyes adjusted to the morning light streaming into her bedroom where she quickly realized she was all alone. Sami placed a hand over her wildly beating heart.

Her dream had felt so real, achingly so in fact as she was instantly aware of wetness in the lower vicinity of her body, and wondered if she would have climaxed if she had kept on dreaming.

She shook her head, she had only wanted to get some sleep, not be having dreams of having sex with EJ. She had told him last night she wasn't interested in anything romantic involving him, only his friendship and now she was having erotic dreams about him and he had only arrived last night.

She only hoped this was a one-time thing for her with his unexpected arrival and now the next time she fell asleep she wouldn't even see him in her dreams in any way, shape or form. She didn't want EJ in that way; she truly wanted them to be friends and she was determined to get him back as her friend because that was what would be what was best for their kids.

She rushed to the bathroom to splash some water on her face and resolved to get fully dressed before leaving her bedroom this morning. No way was she walking around in her pj's, not while EJ was living in the house.