‘We’ll just have to find a way to occupy ourselves until then,’ I teased.
‘We’ve got Monopoly,’ said Alec, and then laughed. ‘I’m leaving. Good bye for now. Have fun.’
‘I’m up for Monopoly,’ said Marcus. ‘And I’m sure Adele will be too. Although she did say she might bake some of her delicious chocolate brownies.’
‘Melody would love to help with that,’ said Alec.
‘Good bye to you both,’ said Sam, laughing as he closed the front door.
I could hear Marcus and Alec laughing as they walked away and I was just about to turn and walk back to the sofa when Sam pulled me into his arms.
‘What game could we play, I wonder?’ he said, his eyes darkening with desire.
‘Hmm. Let me think.’ I tapped my fingers against my lips and then trailed them down the front of my dress. ‘Nope. Nothing comes to me right away.’
‘Oh doesn’t it?’ That gorgeous smile of his lit up his face and his eyes. ‘Well, I have a few ideas.’
He swept me up in his arms once again and carried me back to the bedroom.
Seventeen
‘Ilike being snowed in with you,’ Sam said two hours later as I lay wrapped in his arms. ‘We should do this again.’
‘We should. I’ll pencil it in for ten years’ time.’
He shifted his position to throw me a look. ‘I may not like commitment, Lucy, but I’d be happy to commit to that. Or even to two years. Or … less. Possibly.’
‘Let’s see how the rest of this week goes,’ I said, trying to play it cool and avoiding his eyes after the last two hours of incredible sex. I was so close to blurting out the words, ‘I love you, Sam,’ that it frightened me.
He lifted me from him and tilted my chin so that he could look me in the eye.
‘Have I done something wrong? Or said something I shouldn’t have?’ There was genuine concern in his eyes.
‘No! You’ve been … great. Better than great. You’ve been … perfect. But … we’ve already had one blazing row. We might have more before the week is out.’
‘Why would we? We understand each other much better now, don’t you think? I was a jerk yesterday. I’ll admit that. But Ididn’t want to lie to you. Or to lead you on. Or make you think this might lead to something I knew it wouldn’t. It couldn’t.’
‘Yes. I think we’ve established what this won’t lead to. All I meant was, despite the sex being wonderful and working perfectly between us, we don’t really know one another, do we?’
‘Don’t we? I feel like we do. I feel as if I’ve known you all my life.’ He laughed. ‘And I have known you for ten years.’
‘No. You knew me for one week, ten years ago. And now you’ve known me for one day.’
‘Is that … is that how you really feel? That you hardly know me?’
‘Please don’t be cross,’ I soothed, reaching out and stroking his cheek.
He took my hand in his and kissed it. ‘I’m not cross. I’m … a little sad, that’s all. Sad that you feel that way. I feel I know you inside and out.’
I smiled seductively. ‘You certainly know me … intimately after last night and today.’
He pulled me in for a kiss.
Afterwards, I eased myself away.
‘To continue. There are lots of things you don’t know about me, Sam. For example. You don’t know my favourite colour.’
‘It’s red. And purple. You like them both.’
