Summary: Nine months after Phil decided to leave Sun Hill he's been called back there, he still loves Sam but does Sam love him? Can she give everything up for him? Even the small and new things?
Fool To Believe
Phil Hunter stepped out of his car and straight into a puddle, he swore. The weather they were having was so unpredictable it was like Aril not August. He was back working for DCI Meadows at Sun Hill nick and help but feel reluctant. He'd left eight months and three weeks ago because he couldn't take Sam staying with Stuart. He knew she loved him still, they both felt it but she still left for Stuart. It took him a while but he finally understood why, he knew she was still with him mainly out of guilt. He went up to the DCI's room where he was welcomed warmly.
"Want a guided tour?" The DCI joked.
"I think I'll manage." Phil walked out and went down to CID, he buzzed himself in with the new activation code the DCI had given him. Jo Masters looked up from her desk.
He walked over and extended a hand. "Hi, I'm new now usually I would hit on you but you have this lesbian aura around you am I right?"
Jo gave him a sarcastic smile. "So funny."
"So where's Mr Nasty?" Phil asked.
"You talking about Neil?" Jo asked.
"Think so." Phil grinned.
"He left, he got a DCI position with MIT." Jo explained.
"Ooooooo who's the replacement. Anyone I'd know?" Jo's expression told him everything. "Sam?"
"Yeah but she's ummm well she's not here."
"What d'you mean she's not here?" Phil asked, he looked round and saw Stuart wasn't aroudn either. "And where's Stu too?"
"She's gone into labour Phil, we got a phonecall about half an hour ago. Stu rushed off to be with her."
Phil grabbed a chair and sat down before he collapsed. "If ... if she's nine months gone then it could be ... it could ..."
"Yeah." Jo agreed.
"Has she done a test?" Phil asked.
Jo shook her head, to begin with she was in denial that it was yours. She finally told Stuart who was delighted, presumably because it meant at no point she'd go back to you but she's raising her child with him."
"So if the baby's mine then I can't even see them, great a third child that I don't get to know very well." He put his head in his hands.
"She still loves you yano."
Phil opened his mouth to reply when DC Mickey Webb walked in and their conversation was cut short.
"Hey sarge welcome back!" Mickey beamed with his boyish charm.
Phil put his smile on. "Thank's Mickey."
Sam screamed in agony and pushed with all her might, Stuart was clinging on to her hand as she cried from how much pain she was in.
"Come on babe you're doing great. One more push." Stuart soothed, Sam almost collapsed with relief as wailing filled the room. The midwife wrapped the newborn up and handed him to Sam.
"Congratulations you have a healthy baby boy."
Sam sat cradling him in her arms, he was beautiful with green eyes, blonde hair and was so tiny. One thing that was drifting through Sam's mind was: 'Does he look like Stuart?'
The midwife smiled. "Have you thought of names yet?"
Sam smiled. "Yes, Joseph ... Joseph Luke Nixon."
