Saying I Love You
Chapter Two

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Phil woke up the next morning and realised with surprise that he was still in Sam's bed. Although they had been sleeping together on a fairly regular basis he had never stayed all through the night before. He looked down at her sleeping form that was curled into his side. Sam slept peacefully, her head resting on his bare chest; her stomach rose and fell as she breathed steadily. Phil smiled in spite of himself, pushing some loose strands of hair away from her face. He knew he should probably go but something was holding him there and stopping him from leaving. Phil wanted to be the one Sam woke up with every morning but he still had no way of telling her how he really felt. To her it just seemed like this was another one of his affairs but it meant so much more to him than that. Sam stirred in her sleep beside him and Phil thought she was about to wake up but she didn't. Phil slipped out from under the pale lilac duvet and dressed. Before he left the room he leant over and pressed a kiss to Sam's cheek. It hurt him to leave her but he knew it was what he had to do.

Phil headed downstairs and out onto the street outside, letting the front door lock shut behind him. Upstairs, on the boundary between sleep and being awake Sam stirred again, hearing the door close. She sat up and pushed her hair back. The sheets were still warm suggesting that Phil had only just left. He'd stayed through the night, maybe that meant something? Sam thought wistfully to herself as she pulled back the covers and headed for the shower.

Kerry Young woke and rolled over, coming face to face with Smithy. She felt guilt surge through her as the events of the night before came back to her in a jumbled order. She remembered Cameron and felt her guilt intensify, she had to get out of her. Part of her didn't want to leave though; there was something between her and Smithy that she couldn't define. It was more than just attraction and desire; it went deeper than that. She wondered if Smithy felt too, she was almost convinced that he did but both of them had too much to lose.

She climbed out of the warm bed and headed out of the room towards the bathroom. She turned on the hot water and found her favourite shower gel and a bottle of shampoo. Kerry was stepping under the stream of water when the bathroom door opened. She looked round and watched Smithy take a step towards her. He looked at her, then at the shower and back at her again. Knowing she shouldn't but unable to ignore the increased speed of her heartbeat, Kerry nodded and Smithy followed her under the warm spray of the shower. Smithy took the shower gel from Kerry's hands and lathered some in his hands, rubbing it over Kerry's body and making her shiver despite the heat of the water. Kerry loved the feeling but hated herself for it, Cameron had no idea what was going on and she knew how much it would hurt him. Still, it didn't stop her from responding when Smithy pushed her back against the wall and began to kiss her lips. She was aware of nothing but Smithy and warm water raining down on them.

"I think I've lost the feeling in my legs." Zain moaned, pushing himself out of the car the next morning. They were back at Sun Hill and their surveillance was completed. It had been a complete waste of an evening as absolutely nothing had happened.

"Whoever volunteered us for that is dead when I find them." Suzie muttered through gritted teeth as she picked her empty flask and her book from the back seat.

Zain smiled in spite of the pain he was feeling. "I'll second that." He agreed.

"I don't know about you but I'm off home for a long hot bubble bath, a glass of wine and as much sleep as possible." Suzie said, shutting the car door and heading for her own car.

"Is that an invitation?" Zain asked, winking as she turned around. She mocked glared at him.

"You wish." She retorted, but it was actually her who was wishing this.

"I'm still holding you to that drink." He told her retreating back. She smiled to herself; she would look forward to that.

Phil went home to shower and changed into a black suit and pale blue shirt. He was thinking about Sam as he finished dressing and made himself a black coffee. He wondered if she had known how long he had stayed, the door had slammed behind him when he left but Sam was a heavy sleeper. Phil was still kicking himself for not being brave enough to tell Sam how he really felt. He was afraid of losing her if he told her how much he was in love with her. Sam seemed to think that they were just a fling and a bit of fun but to Phil she meant so much more. He drove to the office and parked next to Sam's car, was it a coincidence that the only space was next to her car. Phil Hunter didn't believe in coincidences.

Sam looked up and smiled as Phil entered the office. She tapped a finger on the face of her watch and smiled at him mischievously. It was a standing joke that Phil was never on time for work.

"Morning." She smiled, saving her document and turning to look at him.

"Morning Sam." He replied, taking a seat at his desk and draping his jacket over the back of his chair.

"How are you?" She asked; sounding friendly but her words had a hidden meaning. She wanted to know what had happened that morning.

"I'm good." Phil smiled. "And how are you?" He replied, equally as polite.

"Confused." Sam replied.

Phil tried to hide whatever expression was creeping onto his face.

"Oh, yeah?" He said casually.

"Hypothetically," Sam began. "If you were dating someone and they stayed the night but left in the morning without so much as goodbye what would you think?" She asked, her voice remained normal but she refused to look at him.

"Sam…" Phil began.

"Please answer the question Phil."

He sighed. "Okay, hypothetically I'd say that they viewed it as a one night stand but you know that doesn't apply to us. We have some kind of a relationship, right? We're friends, we go out to dinner, we drink together and yeah, we sleep together but you mean more to me than all of the one night stands I've ever had. And you know me, there have been quite a few, in the past." He stressed the last three words but not too loudly, he didn't want everyone to hear.

"Okay." Sam said, looking back at her computer so Phil didn't see the tears that had crept into her eyes.

"Dale…" It came out as a moan that only encouraged him further. "Dale…" She tried again, it came out a little firmer this time but he didn't stop. After their shower Smithy had lead her back to the bedroom where they had resumed from the night before. Smithy's breath tickled her neck and her skin responded to him. She had to stop this before she got in too deep and couldn't get out.

"Smithy!"

Dale looked at her, his surprise obvious.

"What's wrong babe?" He asked.

"Don't call me that." It came out much harsher than her first intention. "I mean, you can't call me that."

Smithy looked her hurt; it showed clearly in his green eyes. Kerry reached out and placed her hand on his chest.

"I'm sorry, but you know I'm with Cameron."

Smithy sighed. "I should go then." He said coldly, climbing out of bed and slipping on his boxer shorts.

"Heya Kerry! I'm home!" They heard a familiar voice shout. Kerry cursed under her breath and Smithy looked more than a little panicked. Cameron appeared in the bedroom doorway, his grin disappearing as he looked from a half naked Smithy to where Kerry was lying in bed.

Hehehe...drama...review to find out what happens next:p xx