knock on her door. She opened it to find a smiling Sam with an overloaded tray
in her hands and her cane hooked over her arm.
"Hi Sam. Come on in." Riley invited. Before Sam could step into the office Riley
heard someone else in the hall and glanced out her door. It was Dr. Stevens. He
gave Riley a stern look and glared at Sam before continuing down the hall. Riley
scowled pulling Sam inside and slamming the door.
"What was that all about?" Sam asked seeing Riley's scowl. The man had
looked familiar but Sam couldn't place him.
Riley took the tray from Sam's hands putting it down on her desk with a thump.
"That was my boss."
"Is it a problem me being here while you're working? I don't want to cause
problems for you. I can go." Sam said her disappointment obvious. She took a
step toward the door.
Riley quickly moved back over to Sam. "It's no problem. If I get paged then I
have to go. He's just a small-minded bigot who thinks he can tell me who I can
be friends with. He's a friend of my uncle."
Sam was confused. How would he even know they were friends and why would
he care? All of the sudden it hit her; why he'd looked so familiar. He was the guy
who'd seen them kissing in the parking lot.
"Oh Riley... I'm so sorry." Sam told her obviously distressed.
"Sorry for what?" Riley asked seeing the stricken look on Sam's face.
"He saw us kissing in the parking lot last week. I didn't even think about it, I just
figured that he was another doctor. I had no idea he was your boss. I'm really
sorry Riley." She apologized again.
"There's nothing to be sorry about Sam. I was the one who kissed you
remember." Riley assured Sam.
"But I mean... I'm sure you didn't want people to find out like that. This is all new
for you. I mean... I didn't want to 'out' you to your boss. You might not be sure
and people will talk... I don't want you to be uncomfortable or feel obligated or
anything... Sam's rambling finally trailed off. She wouldn't meet Riley's eyes and
stared at her shoes shifting nervously."
"Sam." Riley stepped closer into Sam's personal space. She reached up to
stroke Sam's cheek forcing eye contact.
"I don't care who saw us. I told you I'm tired of pretending to be something I'm
not and I meant it. You're not an experiment and I am sure. I promise." She
assured Sam. She put her hand on the back of Sam's neck urging her to lean
down. She sealed the promise with a soft gentle kiss. Sam sighed and pulled
Riley into a tight embrace when the kiss ended.
"I'm glad." Sam whispered next to Riley's ear. "Did he say something to you?"
Sam felt Riley's body go tense and her jaw clench. She ran her hands up and
down Riley's back trying to calm her.
"Oh yeah, he had plenty to say." She told Sam. "He informed me I should be
careful who I was friends with and not allow them to unduly influence me. Then
the bastard had the nerve to tell me he'd seem us kissing and he was sure my
uncle wouldn't approve of such deviant behavior." Riley ranted. "To top it off he told me I really didn't want to get involved with one of 'those people'.
Riley was obviously angry about the whole situation but Sam couldn't help
feeling guilty. She was the one who'd pushed Riley to be involved with her and
now she was suffering the consequences. Her heart ached for what she was
about to do but she cared too much for Riley to cause her any pain.
"Maybe it would be better if I didn't come around anymore. This is a big step for
you. You need to take some time and think about things. People will treat you
differently when they find out. Is this really the lifestyle you want to lead? I don't
want to cause any trouble for you at work or with your family." Sam regretfully
told Riley.
Riley tightened her hold on Sam. "The only thing that would be a problem Sam
is if you decided to walk away. I care about you deeply and I have thought about
it... a lot. I told Stevens my personal life was none of his damn business and that
I was one of 'those people'. Unless you've changed your mind about us." Riley
started to pull back out of Sam's arms as the realization hit her that maybe Sam
had changed her mind. "You haven't have you?" She asked fearfully.
Sam held on to Riley not allowing her to step away. Sam was amazed Riley had
outed herself to her boss. "No I haven't changed my mind. I just don't want to
see you hurt or estranged from your family because of me.
"The sooner people like Stevens get used to it the better. If he stopped talking to
me that would be great." Riley said smiling up at Sam trying to lighten the mood.
"As for my family, I've spent too many years already living the life my aunt and
uncle expected of me. I'm not going to do it any more. I understand now why my
father moved away from his family so he could live the life that made him and
my mom happy. It's time I did the same. And you Sam McKenna make me
happy." Riley adamantly told Sam.
Sam leaned down and took Riley's lips in a deep kiss. Riley moaned and
opened her mouth inviting Sam's tongue in to play. As their tongues wrapped
around each other in an increasingly erotic dance Sam backed Riley up and
pressed her against her desk. She pressed her good leg between her thighs.
Riley groaned as her hips began to thrust against Sam's leg. Sam's hand came
up and slipped beneath Riley's lab coat kneading her scrub-covered breasts.
She managed to release the tie on Riley's scrubs and slid her hand down inside
the front of her pants. Riley instinctively spread her legs further giving Sam
access. Riley moaned into Sam's mouth when Sam's hand pressed between her
legs and cupped her. Riley's pager shrilled interrupting.
Riley groaned pressing herself into Sam's hand. Sam growled in frustration at
the interruption. She pulled Riley tighter against her body as her fingers gently
stroked between her legs. Her face was pressed into Riley's neck where she
was placing open mouth kisses on the exposed skin.
Riley's pager shrilled again. "Oh God Sam please, you have to stop."
Sam growled again, "No don't want to." She husked against Riley's neck. She
continued stroking Riley feeling the wetness soaking through her underwear.
When the pager let out a third shrill beep, the two women forced themselves
away from each other. Their faces were flushed and they were both panting.
Riley finally managed to get her pants retied and checked the display on the
pager.
"It's the ER I have to go. Call me later!" And with that she was gone.
Sam stayed in Riley office until she managed to calm down and regain her
composure. So much for going slow, She thought as she made her way home.
She was still throbbing from their brief encounter.
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Sam snarled in frustration as she slammed the phone back onto its cradle. She'd
gotten Riley's voice mail again. She'd been trying to catch up with Riley since
their encounter in her office. It was Friday and they'd been playing phone tag
since Monday. Riley in one of her messages explained she was not only
covering her call but one of her fellow staff. His wife had gone into labor early
and delivered their son 6 weeks prematurely. Riley was covering his patients
and call for him so he could be with his wife and son. Even though Sam
understood what Riley was doing, it didn't make not seeing her any less