grin breaks across his features , hum vibrates the throat as his hand moves to caress cookie’s cheek . something burning in his eyes - unfamiliar . strange . when he was just a boy , sam remembers picking up an old book . pages upon pages of sepia tone photographs - harry houdini , bound in chains , submerged in water . . trapped . how sam had marveled over it ! that mere humans , frail & powerless as they are , could escape . now here that same little boy stood , finally feeling that freedom whenever he was with her .
there’s not much that will get the man’s adrenaline pumping nowadays . words are lost in his throat all of the sudden . how should he respond to that ? lips parted , yet nothing came out , causing them to close again . coffee colored hues flickered down to the female’s lips , thumb sliding to brush across her lower lip with little hesitation . seconds pass by before his thumb moves off of her lips only to be replaced by his own . this kiss was different than their first one - planned . almost CALCULATED as sam moved his lips gently against hers , eyelids fluttering closed , hands resting lightly against her cheeks ( light enough so she could pull away if she chose to ) . it had been short , sam breaking the kiss , gaze gauging her reaction . no words were spoken , yet sam hoped he’d shared exactly how he’d felt towards her through that simple action . perhaps a promise in its own .
it was a soft feeling , something UNFAMILIAR to her - it’s brand new & she couldn’t exactly describe it. all the woman knew is that she was at her happiest when sam was around. no one made her feel like that besides her children. eyes were focused on him as his touch made content goosebumps grow along her dark skin , seeing something diverse in his hues that was different than before ; a genuine different in her sense. LORETHA HOLLOWAY , the real woman behind a persona that’s she’s kept up for most of her life , was exposed in the moment - the tenderhearted , openhanded , unassertive , affectionate person she was deep down. lips curved upwards into a smile while his thumb ran along her lip , almost immediately knowing his next move & cookie didn’t pull away.
the kiss cause her smile to grow wider , becoming lost into it as if she didn’t want it to end ( cookie really didn’t want it to ) . he was ever so gentle with her - another thing she wasn’t used to. maybe that’s why sam was her ONLY INTEREST. he is what the female’s been looking for all along. once their lips parted , it was like she had become like liquid in his hands ; mocha hues filled with fulfillment before a wide , gleeful grin shown on her features. ‘ --- it took you long enough. ’ words released from her mouth in a playful whisper before her lips connected with his once again with the smile never leaving her face. ACTIONS SPOKE LOUDER than words & his feelings were acknowledged through the kiss ; cookie decided to show him hers by mimicking the similar action.