Diamonds or Dirt?

Chapter 20: Leaving Part 2

Sam's POV:

Wow. That’s all I can think. I can honestly say that was the best thing that has ever happened to me. There was no way it could have been any better. She was so innocent. I am by no means a virgin but I can honestly say that was my first time making love.

I don't think I could ever be with another woman again. I look over at Rylee sleeping so peacefully and there is no doubt in my mind that this is the best day I've ever had. I could die today and be happy with my life, but if I wake up tomorrow I will make sure she knows she is loved.

With that thought I drift off into sweet dreams full of bliss.

***

I wake up to the sound of the phone ringing I hear Rylee answer it before saying thank you and handing up. I roll over to look at her and she is flat on her back with her eyes closed and a small smile on her face. I can't resist so I slide right up next to her and kiss her lips gently.

She jumps slightly then returns the kiss. She wraps her arms around my next forgetting about the sheet and its only when the edge hits her stomach that she thinks about it and before she can do anything I wrap my arms around her and pull her into a sitting position.

Her body is pressed against mine and she pulls away breathing hard. her arms are still around my neck and her chest is pressed up against mine. I'm thinking I could go for round 2 when I look over at the clock. It's 8:45!!

The king is supposed to send a car for us in 15 minutes! I jump out of bed and Rylee looks at me then blushes. I smile and stand there for a minute before putting my clothes on. When I turn around Rylee has just closed the bathroom door and I look at the ground worried.

Will this change how she feels about me? Will things still be the same between us? Did I hurt her? All these questions are running through my mind as I wait for her to come out of the bathroom. I don't notice her presence until her arms wrap around my waist. She leans her head against my back and sighs.

I pull away and turn to face her, a smile playing on my lips. I pull her in a hug and speak into her hair, "I thought you didn't love me any more. The way you sneaked into the bathroom. I thought you might be ashamed of what we did."

"Sam, I love you more than anything else in the world and last night was nothing less than perfect... I just didn't know how to act so I ran to the bathroom when you weren’t looking." She says not looking at me.

"Ry, there is not one thing about you that I would change. You don't have to hide from me. I love you inside and out. Nothing will change that. I feel even closer to you now than ever before, but it’s not just because of the sex. It's because you trusted me 100% and I could never ask for more than that after not telling you about Toby." I tell her.

She just looks at me and smiles then she stands on her toes and I bend over and kiss her softly before looking at the time. It's now 8:55. "We should probably go downstairs if you are serious about meeting with the King." I tell her and she nods and pulls me over to the elevator.

We get in and I push her up against the wall and kiss her. We didn't realize the elevator had stopped until we hear someone clear their throat and I jump away from her and turn to see an older lady in the elevator with us.

"Rotten kids." She mumbles under her breath and Rylee and I have to hold back our laughter. I brush Rylee's hair out of her eyes and then we reach the bottom floor. I take her hand and walk through the lobby. We don't have anything to hide any more.

A big black limo pulls up to the front of the hotel and our names are in the front window so we walk over to the car. A man in a nice suit climbs out to greet us. "Hello Mr. Dalton, Miss Kane. The King is running behind and he asked me to give you his sincerest apologies and has instructed me to take you to breakfast at any place of your choosing."

I turn to Rylee. "Well where do you want to go?" I ask her and she gets a big smile on her face.

***

Ten minutes later we are stuffing our faces at a McDonalds. When I'm finished with my meal I look up at Rylee and she is still eating her blueberry McMuffin. She smiles at me keeping her mouth closed and her eyes are sparkling.

"Enjoying your breakfast?" I ask laughing.

She nods with food in her mouth and blushes causing me to laugh some more. "Was my cooking not good enough for you?" I ask pretending to pout and she holds up a finger telling me to wait a minute. She swallows hard then takes a sip of her drink.

"It's not that I don't love your cooking... it's just that I have missed the calories and sugar in fast food." She says. "College diet remember."

I just smile and shake my head while she continues to eat. We sit in a content silence until she finishes her food then she leans back with a small smile on her face.

"Are you happy about something?" I ask her.

"I have plenty to be happy for." She says eyes still closed.

"Oh yeah, like what?" I ask leaning forwards sitting my elbows on the table and resting my chin on my fist.

"Well..." She says sitting up and positioning herself the same way I did her nose only inches away from my own. "I just had a great breakfast, I'm in England, I'm alive, I got to meet the king, I went to a beautiful wedding, and what was the last thing.... oh yeah I remember! I have you." She says smiling at me and I lean in and kiss her softly.

She smiles against my lips and then pulls away. We make east conversation for a few minutes and then the chauffeur tells us it's time to go. I throw away our trash and we head out the door. We ride in the limo for about 20 minutes before pulling up to a well guarded gate.

They check our names off a list and send us inside. The chauffeur lets us out at the front door and we are escorted through the corridors and are finally instructed to wait to be called in. The room we are left in is just like a regular waiting room with nicer furniture.

We sit on the couch together and she drifts off to sleep quickly leaving me to play with her hair. It is about 40 minutes before we are called in to the other room. I wake Rylee gently and we walk in there together both wondering what exactly we were getting into.