Where Loyalties Lie
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the following characters of Sam Nixon, Jo Masters and Phil Hunter. They are the property of TalkbackThames and shall be safely returned to their original state once I have finished with them. evil grin
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story contains Femslash references. This means it contains females in relationships with other females. This fic in particular could be classed by fans of "The Bill" as Jam lol. If you do not like reading these type of fics, then please do not read any further. You have been warned!
Chapter 1:
"Damn!" Jo said, cursing herself as she saw the time once she had parked her car at the station. She was half an hour late for work. Running the stairs, she took a deep breath before walking through the doors into CID.
Hearing the doors open, Sam looked up from her desk, then walked to her office door. "DC Masters, a word please," she said in authoritative tone.
Jo cringed ever so slightly as she walked into Sam's office, closing the door behind her.
"So DC Masters, would you care to explain to me why you are late to work for the tird time this week?" Sam inquired curiously.
"I…" Jo stammered, which was unusual for her.
"You what Jo?" Sam asked.
"I overslept, I haven't been feeling well the last few days. I guess everything is catching up with me lately. I'm sorry Guv, I should have said something," Jo replied.
"Yes you should," Sam replied, then her voice softened to a more caring tone, "Is there anything I can do? Maybe a few days off?"
This caught Jo a little of guard. The two had had their moments in the past, but Jo had never really seen the caring side of Sam, one she could only ever imagined about, until now.
"No thanks, Guv," Jo responded, smiling a little.
"Okay, well if there's anything you need, you know where the door is," Sam said, smiling back at the brunette.
Anything I need, oh I know what I need, I need… Stop it Jo! she thought.
"Jo?" Sam repeated for the third time in the last thirty seconds, "You sure you're ok?"
"Oh right, um, yes Guv and I know where the door is," Jo replied before leaving her blonde superior's office, sitting down at her desk. Her eyes drifted to the overwhelming pile of paperwork which she had been neglecting, leaving the office the second her shift was over for the past week. This was very out of character for Jo, who was always very efficient. Jo suddenly felt exhausted at the sight, but her exhaustion was interrupted by her Sergeant.
"Jo, we've got a shout," Phil said as he made his way over to Jo's desk, putting his coat on.
"Oh?" Jo responded.
"Yeah, armed robbery in progress at the bank on the High Street," Phil replied.
Jo stood and slipped on her jacket. "Right," she said, heading towards the doors, "Let's go."