little girl hugging her dad and become upset. She missed her parents and her
aunt and uncle were very unaffectionate people. When Riley had started to cry
her aunt had jerked her into the bathroom and scolded her for crying in public
and embarrassing them. They had left the restaurant without eating and her
uncle had sat her down and lectured her on the appropriate behavior in public.
Mary chose that moment to interrupt. "Is everything all right here?" She asked
quietly.
"Yeah we're fine. How about bringing us another cup of coffee? Does that sound
good to you Riley? She asked.
Riley glanced up shyly at Sam then over to Mary. There was no censure on her
face only honest concern. Mary smiled gently at Riley. Riley smiled back before
leaning back to rest against Sam.
"Yes, that sounds good."
"Thank you." Riley told Sam when Mary walked away.
"For what?" Sam inquired.
"For not being angry with me or embarrassed that I broke down in public. I am
sorry I've done that to you twice now."
"You don't have anything to be sorry for. I'm pleased you trusted me enough to
share that with me. There is no shame in tears Riley, you didn't embarrass me."
"Wel now that I bored you wit
my life story I guess it's time to go." Riley said
"You could never bore me Riley." Sam's expression was serious. She gently
stroked Riley's cheek. "But if you're tired we should head back."
"I'm on backup call and suddenly I do feel kind of drained." Riley smiled
sheepishly. "I do want to thank you. It's been a long time since I was able to talk
about my folks. It felt good."
"Any time. I enjoyed our dinner and I want to know more about you." Sam
assured her.
Riley laughed. "You have no idea what you're getting yourself into with a request
like that."
Sam smiled in return. "I look forward to it. Come on let's head back to Del Mar
so you can get some sleep."
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The drive back to Del Mar was pleasant. Riley shared with Sam some of her
childhood memories of her parents. She had all these memories bottled up
inside and no one to share them. Sam was more than happy to learn everything
she could about Riley. She did notice that Riley made no mention at all of her life
with her aunt and uncle.
Sam walked Riley back to the steps just outside her condo.
"Would you like to come in for a bit?" Riley invited.
Sam felt her earlier discomfort returning and didn't want to go back into the
sterile condo.
"I should be getting back and you need your rest." Sam hedged.
Riley looked disappointed but acquiesced. They turned to go up the steps to
Riley's door. She cursed under her breath... "Damn."
"What's wrong?"
"I forgot to turn the porch light on. The doorways are in an archway and very
dark."
"Come on I'll walk you up." Sam offered.
They stood on the last step before the dark archway in the glow of the security
lights.
"Well goodnight." Sam leaned down to kiss Riley goodnight. Riley had a sudden
flashback to the night Keith confronted her kissing another date. She stiffened
and pulled back glancing around nervously. Sam couldn't help feeling hurt she
wondered if Riley was really serious about being involved.
"Well good night then, thanks for a pleasant evening." Sam said as she turned to
walk away.
Riley grasped hold of her forearm. "Wait!" She stepped up into the darkened
archway and pulled Sam with her. As soon as they were out of the light, she
reached up and tried to pull Sam's head down. Sam resisted until Riley pressed
her body into her. Sam gave in with a groan her lips met Riley's in a passionate
kiss. Riley escalated the kiss pressing her tongue into Sam's mouth. She
wrapped her arms tightly around Sam then her hands slid down to grab Sam's
butt and squeeze. Sam's arousal soared. She dueled with Riley's tongue before
chasing it back into her mouth. Riley kneading her ass was making her crazy,
she pushed Riley back against the door and brought her hands up to caress her
breasts through her shirt. Riley moaned and pressed closer to Sam her body
pulsing with incredible feelings. Sam was rapidly loosing control. She parted
Riley's thighs with her knee then thrust her leg hard between hers. She gasped
in pain as she pressed into Riley's center. In the heat of the moment, she'd
forgotten her leg. The shooting pain down her thigh rapidly reminded her. She
pulled away from Riley trying to gain control of herself. The sudden jolt of pain
helped clear her head. She couldn't believe how far things had gone. Much
longer and she would've taken Riley right here in the archway. It scared Sam to
realize how out of control she'd been. No one had ever made her forget her
surrounds so completely. Riley whimpered when she pulled away. She wasn't
aware of what had happened. Her body was caught up in the whirlwind of
sensations. She finally realized Sam was no longer kissing her and stood
rubbing her leg. Concern for Sam instantly cooled her libido.
"What happened? Are you alright?" Riley asked with concern.
Sam tried to laugh but it came out a croak. Her arousal was acute despite the
pain. "My leg just decided to remind me of its presence. I'm fine."
"Come inside let me look at it and make sure you're okay."
Sam had a brief flash of Riley kneeling between her legs looking at her incision.
The surge of arousal the image caused was painful.
"No really I'm fine." Sam insisted. There was NO way she could let Riley
examine her. She knew she'd never be able to control herself. She reminded
herself this was all new to Riley. She needed to make sure she was serious
about being involved with her. She knew how she was feeling about the little
doctor and knew that if they made love there would be no turning back. Sam's
little voice chose that moment to speak up. Yeah sure like it isn't way too late
already! Shut up, Sam told the voice.
Riley wasn't convinced she was fine but knew that stubborn look on Sam's face.
Riley stepped back into Sam's arms and gently wrapped her arms around her
waist. She looked up at Sam her expression soft and inviting.
"When can I see you again?" Riley asked.
It took all of Sam's willpower not to accept the invitation on Riley's face and kiss
her senseless. She cleared her throat before answering.
"Tomorrow's Sunday, are you working?"
"Nope!" Riley smiled. "I have the whole day off. Not even on call."
"Could I interest you in a baseball game? The team I usually play for has their
last game of the season tomorrow. I can't play but I want to go out and support
them. After the game we could go out for dinner."
Riley grinned happily she hadn't been to a baseball game since she was a kid.
"Sure I'd love to go. What time should I meet you?"
"Why don't you come to my place about noon? We can go from there." Sam told
Riley where she lived. "Do you know where that is?"
"Yes I'm familiar with that area it's near where I grew up!"
Sam couldn't resist any longer she leaned down and gently kissed Riley. She
pulled back before things could get out of hand again.
"I'll see you tomorrow at noon then. Sleep well." She reluctantly pulled away and stepped way from Riley.
"Good night Sam. Thank you for a wonderful evening."
"My pleasure," Sam responded before turning and slowly walking away.