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When Sam failed to answer the door immediately, Jo assumed her boss had backed out of spending the evening with her. Ringing the bell a second time, Jo fiddled impatiently with her auburn tresses. A whole army of questions bombarded the DC's mind; were the two women friends or was Sam hinting at something more despite her previous denial? Was Sam leading her on without intending to? Would Sam even answer the door for that matter?
Jo became so lost in her train of thoughts that she didn't notice Sam had opened the door and was standing just a couple of feet in front of her.
"Hi Jo, you look great." Sam's smile turned to a look of concern as Jo didn't reply. "Jo?" Sam repeated. placing her hand on Jo's bicep.0
"Oh, sorry!" Jo snapped back to reality. "You know what I'm like, always off in my own little world! Are you ready to go?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." Sam laughed.
"You look fantastic by the way." Jo complimented her superior, fighting back the urge to tell her just how sexy she looked in her slinky black top and matching tight trousers which showed off her clinched waist and pert bottom beautifully.
"Thanks," Sam said blushing at the compliment, "And like I said while you were off in your own little world, you look great."
"Thank you yourself. Sorry I didn't hear the first time!"
"No, I gathered you hadn't, that's why I just told you again now! So are we off then or what?"
Jo nodded, opening the car door for Sam.
"Your carriage awaits, Ms Nixon." Jo smirked.
"Why thank you, Ms Masters!" Sam said with a big smile on her face, while climbing into the car.
Jo did the same, turning the key in the ignition as the car sprung into life. Jo reversed the car out of Sam's drive and then flicked on the radio "This okay for you?" Jo asked as Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" blurted out of the speakers.
"Err, yeah." Sam replied, not interested in the music, but the company. As Jo went to put the car in forward, she paused for a second.
"Sam, do you really want to go to the pub... or... would you rather go somewhere else?"
"Up to you." Sam secretly hoped Jo was suggesting going back to her place...
"I don't mind, we could go for a walk around the park... or..." Jo took a deep breath and then continued, "We could go back to my place."
Sam quickly turned crimson. "Sounds great."
"My place it is then." Jo replied, glancing at Sam with a cheeky glint in her eye, "Or did you mean the walk around the park?"
"In these heels?!" Sam giggled, indicating to her boots with a four-inch heel. "We're still outside your house Sam you can go and change them." Jo smiled.
There was a silence and then Jo said, "Okay, to mine then."
Sam nodded. "You could have just said you don't want to go for a walk you know, I don't either, I just wanted to wind you up." Jo grinned as Sam playfully slapped Jo's arm.
"Jo!" she shrieked.
The drive back to Jo's was short, so the conversation in the car was very limited. Sam wasn't quite ready to spill out her heart and head right there and then in the car to Jo, thankfully for Sam the silence between the two of them was quite comfortable, though it wasn't fully silent as the radio was still on. As they pulled up at Jo's, Sam went to get out of the car when Jo quickly interrupted.
"Wait!" Jo jumped out of the car and ran round to open the door for Sam. "M' lady" Jo laughed, continuing her joke from before.
"I haven't been to your place before," Sam said matter-of-factly, brushing aside Jo's attempts at humouring her, and also attempting to make conversation. Unfortunately, it didn't strike up a conversation as Jo wasn't sure how to respond, she couldn't say what she was thinking, which was, 'Hopefully it won't be the last either.' Jo thought for a second longer then answered.
"Well as they say; there's a first time for everything and all that." Jo grinned glancing at the blonde woman to gauge her reaction.
Sam's cheeks turned slightly scarlet as she placed herself on Jo's doorstep, waiting for her to follow and unlock the door. Jo did so and she carefully slid her curves around the blonde's body to reach the door, enjoying every moment of the move.
Jo lead the way in to her house, closely followed by Sam. The warmth hit both women as they entered, it was a big contrast from the chilly air outside. The petite inspector looked around Jo's abode in awe.
"Wow, Jo! What a lovely place you've got here."
"Thanks," Jo replied, slightly distracted by the fact she actually had this beautiful woman stood in her house.
Sam stood awkwardly in the hallway, unsure whether she was supposed to remove her coat and shoes or not, as the brunette seemed to be in a trance.
Jo sauntered in to her living room, still in a trance, leaving Sam stood there. She decided to slip off her coat and hold it over her arm. As Jo hadn't taken her shoes off Sam thought it fit to just wipe her feet on the mat then Jo appeared on the doorway.
"Sorry, I'm being an awful host! I'm not used to having guests. You can leave your shoes on if you like, however you feel comfortable." Jo immediately prayed the ground would swallow her up, realising she had again used unintentional innuendo.
Sam smiled both noticing the innuendo but also showing her much taller friend that all was fine and forgiven. "Don't worry about that Jo, I'm not here for your hosting skills remember, although where shall I put my coat?" she asked with a giggle in her voice.
"What are you here for?" Jo found herself blurting out. "I mean, it's not that I don't want you to be here of course..."
"You invited me Jo, you wanted to carry on the conversation from my office, dig deeper in to my thoughts and feelings, so her we are!" Sam seemed to be shouting. She went from calm and collected about being in the presence of Jo to an angry and enraged mess. The only reason for this - Jo's, what seemed like, forgetfulness of the whole situation.
"Alright, calm down! What's wrong with you, Sam?" Jo felt angered but concerned all at once.
Sam let out a sigh. "I'm sorry Jo. I don't know what came over me, just thinking about this situation, it's, well it's difficult for me."
Jo sat down gently on the sofa, indicating that Sam did the same. "Now I'm all ears, what's difficult for you?"
"You know what's difficult Jo, this whole situation, my feelings and thoughts are all over the place." She took a deep breath in.
"Okay I admit, you kissing me felt good! There I said it, happy now?" Sam hung her head almost in shame of what she had just confessed to a woman who, although she worked with, she barely knew.
Jo froze; confused, relieved, and stunned. "I'm...happy my feelings are being reciprocated..." she paused before continuing, "but I'm not happy that you seem so... well, I don't know Sam, you're not yourself."
"Well, that's an easy one to answer for once. I've never felt like this, never thought about enjoying things with another woman, that's not me Jo."
"If you enjoyed the other night then, maybe it is you Sam." Jo placed the blonde's hand in her own. "I understand it's scary and confusing but I'll help you sweetheart, of course I will."
"Maybe that's just what you want me to think, so you can get closer to me and have what you want," Sam retorted without thinking. She then considered what she had when she saw the look on her colleagues face.
"I thought you of all people would have thought better of me," Jo said almost in a whisper, leaving the room.
Sam jumped up and raced after the brunette. "Jo, I'm sorry, I didn't think I just blurted out the first thing that popped in to my head. I know you're not like that really Jo, please look at me." Sam stretched out her hand to touch Jo's arm.
Jo flinched at the other woman's touch then sighed. "All I want is for you to be happy."
Sam moved closer to Jo and pulled her in to a hug.
"I'm sorry Jo," Sam said in a tone barely audible.
The taller lady shook her head a little, just to check she wasn't dreaming, before reciprocating the hug as well as making a mental note of this moment. "It's ok."
Sam pulled back a little "So, you really think you can help me then?" she enquired with a slight quirkiness and challenge in her voice.
"If I can tame Eddie a bit, I'm sure I can try my damnedest to help you." Jo smiled, engulfing Sam in another hug.
The blonde smirked at the thought of Jo taming Eddie and then buried herself in the busty woman.
"So, first thing tomorrow, I'm taking you to gay camp!" Jo smirked.
"Gay camp!" Sam exclaimed. "And where exactly would that be?" Sam asked.
"Wait and see." Jo winked, a definite twinkle in her striking orbs.
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