This is my first try on a Lynley/Havers Fanfic, as you can guess I´m a Lewis Fan but having a re-watch of the Lynley Mysteries got me to this. I don´t own the characters I use, the belong to Elízabeth George and the BBC, and I think I should also mention that I have only watched the movies and haven´t read any of the books….this story starts at the end of "Know thine enemy"

Chapter 1

Barbara Havers went down the road from the station deep in thought. She hated that Tanja played her up and in a certain way she was disappointed that Lynley hadn´t asked her for a drink like they normally would have done after a closed case.

He had been different through the whole case and now thinking about it he hadn´t touched or smiled at her like he usually did. Not that it meant anything, it was always only some absentminded touches on her shoulder when they looked at something or the usual "well-done-squeeze" but she now realized that he had stopped doing that some weeks ago.

But before she could get even more depressed a motorcycle stopped beside her. Stuart Lafferty had watched her go and seeing her mood thought that she could do with some cheering-up as it didn´t look like her DI wanted to do that.

"Hey Barbara, how about a ride with me?"

Barbara looked at Lafferty a little lost for words.

"Hey, I just want to take you to a nice pub near your flat and have a friendly drink with you, you look like you could use one," Stuart got out a spare helmet.

Feeling immediately a bit better Barbara took the helmet and got on the motorcycle behind Lafferty. He was one of her closest friends and she trusted him as nearly as much as Thomas Lynley.

The ride wasn´t that long and Stuart was driving really carefully knowing it was her first ride, but Barbara enjoyed it more than she thought she would.

They stopped in front of a small pub named "The Unicorn" at the borders of Chalk Farm and went in.

Lafferty looked around and taking Barbara´s hand he dragged her with him to a lovely dark-haired woman. "Hi love, here I am and I bring you a friend, "he bent down to kiss her. "Cordia, this is Barbara. She is a colleague and could use some distraction after a bad case. Barbara, this is Cordia, my wife." Before Barbara could say anything Cordia went on while Stuart disappeared to get them the drinks:" Hi Barbara, nice to meet you. I hope you will enjoy it here, we start as soon as Sam arrives." Barbara looked really confused, feeling a bit like being hit by a truck: "I´m sorry, but start what?"

"Oh, I see he hasn´t said anything as usual. We meet here every Thursday evening to make music together. You can join in playing an instrument, singing along or just enjoy the music. Some days we are only 5 and sometimes we are around 20 people," Cordia explained when Lafferty came back with beers for Barbara and Cordia and a coke for himself.

"Cheers girls, oh here comes the man everyone is waiting for," Stuart said looking in direction of the door. Barbara also turned and stopped dead. In came a tall blond man with a guitar case over his shoulder. Looking around he spotted the three and he also stopped and then a big smile spread over his face when he started in their direction.

"Barbara! I can´t believe it. I would have recognized you everywhere, little one! What are you doing here?" The man caught Barbara in a bear hug and now it was for both Stuart and Cordia to look confused at the scene before them.

Barbara returned the hug and it felt like it wasn´t nearly 20 years ago that she last hugged this man. "Sam, so great to see you. I´m so sorry I lost touch, but after Terry died…," her voice faded away.

"Hey, no sad thoughts now, little one. It´s so great to have you back." "Could someone explain this reunion to me? I guess it is one," Stuart asked watching them with interest. "Stu, you´re really a noisy one. But Barbara and I went from Kindergarten to high-school together and then lost touch. We also made music together for about 5 years in high-school," Sam answered smiling down at Barbara.

"So you play an instrument, Barbara?" Cordia asked and before she could answer Sam said, "No, but she has a wonderful voice. She was our lead singer."

"Good we could do with some more singers here!" Cordia answered.

Now Barbara interrupted: "Hey, I haven´t sung anything since I left high-school. I don´t think I will do it now!"

Sensing her walls coming up Stuart said: "Hey, okay you don´t have to if you don´t want. You just sit here with me and listen like I had planned it. Let the others do the work." Giving him a thankful smile Barbara and Lafferty settled down at a small table besides the musicians.

Sam got himself a pint, tuned his guitar and they started with a reel. As they got on with a jig and then some traditional folk songs Barbara relaxed and somehow found comfort in these songs she had loved and sung as a teenager when her brother had still been alive and her world hadn´t been broken.

After a little break they got on with "Molly Malone" and Barbara found herself joining in the refrain with the others. Stuart hearing her besides him smiled but was also surprised by the clear soprano coming from his side. He looked over to his wife who played her Irish harp and sang along with the others. She was also looking in his direction and nodding to him as she noticed Barbara singing along.

Time flew by and after her third beer Sam tried again to encourage Barbara to sing. Cordia had just finished a wonderful version of "The two sisters" when he came up to Barbara and started playing some very familiar notes to her. "Come on, little one, let us do this together as in the olden times," he said and then started: "Are you going to Scarborough Fair…." And this time she joined in. The first words came out a bit rough and hesitant, but then she found her voice and got on through the whole song in her clear and bright soprano not noticing that she was singing alone at the end and everyone was listening mesmerized. When she had finished Stuart took her in his arms squeezing her: "I didn´t know you have such a wonderful voice, Barbara, it looks like you are full of surprises!"

She smiled at him and then at Sam:" I thought that I wasn´t able to sing again at all but it looks like I was wrong. Thanks, Stu, for taking me here. It really helped getting out of my mood and stopped me from brooding!"

As it was nearly 11pm they only played one last reel and then most people went home. Lafferty wanted to take Barbara home, but Sam insisted on doing it so they had another drink after Stuart and his wife had left.

They talked about what they had done after they lost touch and it felt good for Barbara as Sam was part of her happy past. She learned that he had taken over his dad´s pet-shop and was now specialized in fishkeeping. Also Sam had been married and was the father of 16 year old twins who had chosen to live with him when he and his wife split up three years ago.

She told him about being at the police and also about her closing the world out after her brother had died. She only tried to avoid talking about Lynley too much knowing that would disturb her good mood again.

They only noticed that is was nearly 1 am when the innkeeper who had long closed up wanted to go to bed.

Sam brought Barbara to her flat. "Thanks for this nice evening. It was the best surprise ever, little one," he said when they reached her door and hugged her. "It´s great to have my best friend back. I hope you will not disappear again."

Barbara smiled at him: "No! I´m feeling too happy to have you back too, Sam. I guess we will see each other next Thursday if I don´t have to work."

"That´s a word. Have a good night and see ya," with that Sam watched her go in and then went home himself.

A/N: This story came to my mind having in mind that the wonderful actress of Barbara has a really wonderful singing voice. Reviews would be really appreciated to help me to go on.