SUBMIT✔ (DSD SERIES, BOOK TWO) WATTYS2020

Kisses

"Wow, it's you." Sam says for the umpteenth time as he stares at me unbelievingly.

The shock on his face is evident as his eyes run over my form. His eyes flicker with emotion that I fail to recognize. He sucks in a breath before looking at my face sceptically.

"Yes Samuel, it is me." I say slowly as I look into his green unbelieving eyes. Why is he here?

Sam furrows his browns before looking down and his eyes zoom in on my baby bump. He parts his lips before muttering under his breath. He runs a hand through his short, curly hair before brushing his jaw with his fingers and resting them on his chin in thought.

His mind seems to drift off as he stares at me and I jut as I feel someone poke me. I look over at Lexi who looks at me confused. She furrows her brows and use her eyes to indicate to Sam before mouthing the words 'who is he?'.

I now look at her confused, hadn't I told her about Sam? I search her eyes wonderingly but there really isn't a flicker of remembrance in them. I guess I hadn't told her about Sam, not that he is an important part of my life but I could have sworn I had at least told Lexi about this determined young man.

"It's really you..." My eyes flicker to Sam and I sign. He's still in shock.

"You've said that about ten times now," Lexi pipes up, a bit irritated and Sam's eyes move to her. "Yes, this is Christina. Now who are you?"

Sam glares at her and his demeanour is anything but relaxed. He is edgy, angry and tense. I deduct that it has something to do with my bloated stomach because his eyes tend to settle on it every ten seconds.

"Alexis," I warn as I look over at her and she raises a brow before narrowing her eyes.

Who the fuck is he? Her eyes say and I sign before introducing them.

"Lexi, this is Samuel Mariel," I say gesturing to Samuel. "And Sam this is my best friend Alexis J–"

"Please to meet you," Lexi says interrupting me before holding out her hand out to Sam.

He looks at it as if he's wondering if it's a wise move before stretching forth his had to shake hers.

"I wish I felt the same way..." He says and I look at him shocked at his rude remark. "But since it'd be rude not to say it. 'The pleasure is mine'."

Lexi looks at him offended and narrows her eyes before jerking her hand away from his. Sam looks at her uninterested and with distaste and Lexi returns the favour with an equally disgusted look.

"Sam..." I say drawing his eyes away from Lexi. "What are you doing here?"

He seems to be taken back by my question and scratches the back of his neck before replying. "Um... I came to get some..." His eyes flicker around the place before landing on the menu board. "Pastries! Yeah... Pastries for my aunt she's in the hospital."

"Pastries?" Lexi asks unconvinced and Sam tenses under her calculating eyes. "Your aunt is in the hospital and you buy her pastries rather than flowers. What if she's not allowed to eat pastries?"

"That's for me to know and you not to butt in," Sam says with a roll of his eyes before his jawline went rigid.

"Okay," I say stretching out the 'Kay' and narrowing my eyes at Lexi who shrugs nonchalantly.

I then turn my attention to Sam who still seems on edge. "I'm sorry about my friend. It seems as though she has lost her manners."

"Oh please," Lexi mumbles. "Respect is owed where it's given."