Do Us Part

54. "You, despite of you."

Chapter 54

Sam
(Next morning)

As I lay on my side, I watch her sleep. I placed a quick kiss on her head and moved back to stare at her. I sighed in contentment and smiled to myself. She looked so cute and completely childlike as she made small sounds and tried to sleep more comfortably on her pillow.

Soon, she opens her eyes, and our gaze locked. She smiles instantly, causing a repeated flutter in my heart. I leaned in to kiss her. She places her hand slightly around my neck. I smile, feeling satisfied by how responsive she was being, and proceeded to kiss her.

"Good morning," I said when our lips were unentangled from each other.

"Hi." She says softly and I pulled her to me for a hug. I kept my arms around her, smiling, and I heard her laugh lightly.

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Natalie

When I felt his grip around my back lessens, I moved up a little from his chest to check him. I caught his eyes staring fixedly at me with a bright smile. He was giving me a beautiful look as if admiring and taking my features with a mixture of lust and affection.

It was a familiar look that I have missed. It was the look he always used to give me when we parted every other morning while we dated - There was something about the way he squirts his eyes, and to me, that look was enough. That look was enough to make me feel shame as I know that I am falling for him too. I wanted to enjoy this moment. Enjoy being in his arms but thought back to my conversation with Anna last night as well as Amanda's ultimatum and I sighed.

Sam used his finger to lift my face to his level of his. "Is everything ok?" He asks with a gentle smile.

"I..Yea."

"Yesterday, you said there were some things you were doing and wanted to tell me."

"I."

"It's OK. You can tell me whenever you are ready. Ok?"

"Ok." I smile and he kissed me. I was smiling by the time we pulled away.

"I love this." He says.

"Me too," I admitted and he kissed my forehead.

Then he says. "I'm starving." and I chuckled

"Me too," I admitted and he laughs, then kissed me gently but soon deepens it. He then stood, so naked, in all his glory, and I blush, looking away.

He laughs richly. "That expression can never get old." He says and I rolled my eyes. Thankfully, he soon puts on his shorts. "What do you have at home?" He says and begins to go downstairs. I got up and followed behind him.

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I stared at Sam, as he began to show his culinary expertise in the kitchen. He looked focused like he always does when he's working on something and wants it to be to perfection.

I smiled and sat over the counter, watching him casually, as he chopped the onions he would be putting in the oil.

"What?" He finally asks, after some time. At this point, he's probably fed up with feeling my eyes on him this whole time. I shook my head and he smiled. "I look so sexy, don't I?" He adds and I scoff.

"I'll take a shower," I said, running my hand through my hair.

"Can I join you?" He shouts when I was almost at my door and I suddenly felt warm as I thought back to our love-making session last night.

"Is that a yes?" He asks again, from the kitchen.

"No," I yelled back.

"Your loss." He replied, and I laughed and head upstairs.
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