The lighting was dim as the tall brunette entered her empty home. With a heavy sigh she closed the door behind her. It had been a long day in the office for Jo, not having Sam there made it feel like a life time. The petite blonde helped Jo get through her days as easily as possible, but without Sam, the days just got longer and harder.
"I thought this would get easier after time." Jo sighed to herself. She strolled through the hall and in to her lounge, dropping her coat on the couch as she made her way to the kitchen to pour herself a drink, and a strong one at that. Jo raided her kitchen cupboards in a desperate search and she finally came across a half empty bottle of wine in the bottom right cupboard under the sink. As she pulled the bottle out, she heard a knock at the door.
'Who could this be?' Jo thought to herself. She wasn't expecting any visitors on this particular night and it was now getting late. Placing the bottle down on the work-top she made her way to the door. Opening it with caution she saw the beautiful Sam peering round at her. 'What was she doing here?' Jo wondered.
"Hey," a small voice said. "So are you gonna let me in or are we just going to stand here?"
"Of course, sorry, come in." Jo stumbled. "What are you doing here though?"
Sam felt slightly confused and shocked at the way Jo quizzed her. "I'm sorry Jo, have I come at a bad time? Should I go?"
The brunette turned to face Sam. "No, not at all. I... I just didn't expect to see you here that's all sweetie." Jo walked back in to the kitchen "I was just getting myself a drink. Want one?" She pulled two glasses off the top shelf, picked up the bottle of white wine and walked back through to the lounge to see Sam sat uncomfortably in the chair by the window.
"What you doing sat over there?" Jo asked. "Come and make yourself comfy over here." Jo put the glasses down on the table and began to pour out drinks.
"I won't have one thanks Jo, I'm driving."
"Well, if it's not a drink you're after, what do you want Sam?" Jo questioned, with a tone of bitchiness to her voice.
"I'm here to talk darlin'."
Jo took all of the wine back in to the kitchen; if Sam wanted to talk then she needed to keep a clear head. "Okay, shoot!" Jo said, re-entering the lounge. She took her place upon the sofa again and focused her attention on the, now nervous looking, blonde. Sam stood and cautiously made her way over to sofa to join her friend. 'In the time I've been away Jo, I've realised I can't live without you in my life. I've been going stir crazy thinking about you and there's nothing in this world that can stop me. I think I love you Jo Masters and I want to spend every second with you.' Sam thought to herself. These were the words she longed to say to the vivacious brunette sat right at the side of her, but she knew she couldn't, not just like that, not out of the blue. Sam reached out a hand and placed it on Jo's lap. "In all the years I've known you Jo, you've always been the one who's been there for anyone, no questions asked."
"Well maybe a few," Jo interrupted "but I know what you're saying."
"I've always liked that about you Jo, so it made sense for you to be the person I came back to first honey."
"Came 'back'?" Jo asked."Bristol just wasn't what I had expected it to be. I left here to get away from all of, well, you know, just everything. But 'everything' ended up being exactly what I missed while I was there." Sam paused. "Although, most of all Jo, I missed… You." she said with a sigh of relief that she had managed to get the words out. Jo looked stunned at Sam's confession. The brunette had never thought for one moment that she, of all people, would be the one that Sam had missed most. Jo placed her hand on top of Sam's which was still firmly placed on the taller woman's lap.
"I missed you too darling." came a small reply. The blonde looked in the direction of the reply and slowly raised her gaze to look Jo in the eyes. Jo was looking straight back at her. There had been a great sincerity in what Jo had just said and more meaning than Sam would probably ever know. As they both gazed longingly into the others eyes, a sense of passion over took the women and they slowly leaned in for a kiss.