By your side

Chapter 1

As Sam drew her car into an empty space outside of sun hill, she knew subconsciously that today would be a day unlike the rest.

Yesterday Sam's short term boyfriend, Stuart Turner announced publicly to her that he was breaking up with her following his promotion to DI in another of the Mets London police stations. He told her if he was to have a high rank job then his girlfriend would also have to be high ranked.

Sam got out of the car gathering all of her belongings as she did so. She slammed the door behind her locking the car behind her as she hurriedly approached the large swing doors at the entrance of the station.

Once inside, Sam began to make her way up to the CID offices when she was suddenly pulled into the soft interview room.

As she stood startled she took time to the in the 6'5" dark figure which stood in front of her. When she realised who it was stood in front of her she didn't know how to react until

"PHIL!" She exclaimed loudly

"Shh" he said "you've probably got enough unwanted attention because of that idiotic ex boyfriend of yours, do you want to make it worse for yourself by making it sound like you are being attacked in here.

"Sorry" Sam said "but you took me by surprise, what do you want?"

"I hope you haven't forgotten what happened yesterday"

"Do you think I would" she replied sarcastically

"True, I apologise, that was a stupid question"

"So what do you want" Sam said starting to become impatient

"oh yeah sorry, as you know I class you as my best friend, yesterday you must have felt like a bomb had been dropped on your life"

"Are you going somewhere with this"

" well what I'm trying to say is that as my best friend I want you to know that I am always going to be here for you when you need to talk, even if it is at 3am and you want to tell me you miss him"

"Well thank you for your support, it is nice to know that someone cares for me, but if you don't mind I need to get to work"

With that Sam turned on her heels and left the interview room.

It took a while for Phil to compose himself 'but as he did he couldn't help but think to himself 'god she's beautiful what I must have been for me not to kiss her right then.