Blackmailed Merger (11 page)

For their final evening together he had driven them both down to a secluded beach, laying out a delicious picnic over a large rug, Sam marvelling at how beautiful the setting was, looking sadly over at him a small smile on her lips
.

“This has been the
best time ever Dante” she had whispered softly, her large green eyes full of such honesty.  She had seen as he had frowned down at his drink, looking so indecisive, Sam once more looking back out over the sea
,
lazily watching as seabirds had swooped into the clear water.  She had felt as he had taken her hand in his, turning back round to face him, seeing the look on his handsome features
.

“Does it have to end Sam?”

His question taking her by surprise as she had gave a sad half laugh
.

“Unless you have a time machine to take us back two weeks”
she had responded trying to make a joke, though her heart was not in it.

He had moved closer to her, his face full of resolve
.

“I have to return to New York in two days” he had said as she had looked sadly back
.

“Well I have to return to the UK tomorrow, beat you” her voice not reaching the levity she was aiming for, looking down sadly
.

“Come with me Sam, I want you to be with me”
her eyes rising in surprise
.

“You
...
you want me to come with you
?
” she had stuttered, seeing as he had nodded softly
.

“We have something good together Sam... I know you feel it to
o
, and for the first time in my life...I actually want to see where it goes”
.

Sam had looked at him indecision in her eyes, Dante kissing her fingers
.

“If you don’t feel the same way.....I will understand” he had said, his eyes full of sadness, seeing her pause.

“Oh Dante” she had cried throwing herself into his arms and kissing him, before finally pulling back laughing so happily, feeling as his arms had moved around her, pulling her in tighter to him giving her a kiss full of passion knowing that when he returned to New York it would not be alone.

Kate and Bella had been surprised when she had given them the news later that night, Dante dropping her off to spend the last evening with her friends and to pack to move into his house ready for their journey the following day
.

Both girls had looked at her with surprise and concern
.

“
Are
you sure Sam
?
...men like Dante...” Bella had not finished but her look had said more, Sam moving to hug her friends.

“It is a chance I have to take” she had grinned “because if I don’t then I will always wonder what might have been” her eyes looking so seriously at the other two girls
, so full of depth
.

“He makes me happy”
.

The three girls
had hugged and cried
, knowing that for the first time since
primary school they would not be together
, each clinging to the other knowing that things would never be the same
.

The next day, Dante had collected the three of them, insisting on transporting the other two girls to the airport in style, Kate chuckling as she had playfully pushed Sam seeing the car
.

“Remember if you change your mind about him,
I’ll
take him” Sam giving her a ‘you
’
r
e
hopeless’
look, hugging her
tightly

As the plane had taken off, Dante had wrapped his arms around her shoulders, his cheek against hers as he had leant in kissing her
softly
.

“In case I forget to say this later
Cara
” his voice velvety
.

“Thank you, you have no idea what this means to me”
.

She had moved her arms to wrap them around his waist, pushing her bottom harder against him as she had nuzzled his cheek like a cat, smiling happily.

That night their lovemaking had been even more intense, Dante playing with her, taking her to the very edge of reason time and time again before finally allowing her to climax b
elow him.  Sam had gasped panting and
crying out his name as the blackness had momentarily taken her, not even aware as he had released deep with her pulsating body his reaction every bit as violent, once more amazed at the way she made him feel.   As they had lain together the two fighting to fill their lungs, she had looked up at him wit
h complete devotion in her eyes, her wonderful smile making his stomach flip.  Her f
ingers had trailed over his swea
t slicked back
.

“You make me so happy” she had breathed softly “I
can’t
believe that I was so lucky to meet you”
.

Dante had groaned softly, his mouth dropping to lick the small tear that had appeared in the corner of her eye
.

“Oh Sam” his voice a whisper, his insides feeling so uncomfortable at the knowledge
of what he was doing to her and what he had planned for the future.

The following day they had boarded the plane together taking them to New York, Sam chuckling as they were shown to first class
.

“You should see the way I flew here” she had laughed at him, remembering economy
class,
the three girls all crushed together, but all so excited about their unexpected holiday.  Here the seats were luxurious and spacious, with a bar for guests to sit at and enjoy the company of their fellow
passengers
.  He had grinned back at her
.

“You mean there are other types of seats” laughing seeing the look on her face, before she had given one of her wide smiles at him.  Thoughtfully he had looked over
.

“What would you like to do when we get to New York
? I
could try and pull some strings if you want to carry on at University” he had offered softly seeing the way she had grimaced
.

“Noooo, I am think
ing
that it is time that I tried to actually put some of my plans into practice
...
see if I can get a job with a stagers perhaps”
.

He had nodded, giving another thoughtful look at her
.

“Well I could try and see if I can get you a green card” his eyes watching her carefully
.

Sam had smiled back at him, shaking her head
.

“That’s OK ...I have dual nationality” she had replied breezily, Dante feigning surprise
.

“Oh
? How
is
that?
”

Seeing a strange look cross her eyes

“My father is American and my mother British” she had replied, looking away quickly
.

“Do your parents stay in the UK
?
” he had continued delving, as she had given a soft frown
.

“No
...My
parents divorced, my father still lives in America”
.

Before he could ask more she had continued
.

“What about you? Where are your
parents?
”

She had seen the strange look cross his features as gently he had
replied
.

“They are both dead”
.

Sam’s face dropping as she had reached her hand over to cover his
.

“I’m so sorry Dante
...
I didn’t mean to upset you”
.

He had given her a small smile.  “It is OK
,
it happened a long time ago”
, q
uickly changing the subject, neither of them wanting to elaborate further on their families.

“You do not have to work Sam”
.

He had offered softly, seeing as
she had flashed him a ‘yes I do’
look
.

“Now, I think
that you are a bit of a worka
holic...am I right”
.

Seeing the way he had chuckled, nodding
.

“So sitting around your house all day just waiting for you to return” she had made dramatic swooning gestures
.

“
Being
a kept woman...
would make me bored within a day” flicking him a loving look
.

“No
...
I need to be doing something”
.

Dante had nodded once again thinking of how so many women would love nothing more than to
be as she had put it “a kept woman”, once more admiring Samantha Trey
,
again feeling the discomfort at what he planned.

“Well in that case, perhaps I might be able to introduce you to my designer, Joseph.  He did the villa on the island”
.

Sam had looked at him hopefully
.

“Really...you would do that for me
?
”

Seeing as he had laughed again,
raising his hands to calm her
.

“Introduction my love, I know Joseph, if he doesn’t feel you are up to the job, he will not take you on.  So you have to prove yourself”