Chapter Ten

Chapter Ten

Sam walked into CID a week later to find nearly everyone staring at her.

"Is there something going on that I don't know about" she questioned.

The detectives all exchanged looks until Grace volunteered an explanation,

"So how long has this been going on then?"

Sam hurriedly looked at Phil, but only saw confusion on his face.

"How long has what been going on?" Sam said, feigning any knowledge of her relationship with Phil.

"You and Nate"

"What?" Sam almost yelped. That was the last thing she had expected.

"Yeah, we saw you drop him off yesterday, I mean you gave him a goodbye kiss and everything!" ventured Max.

"But, that wasn't me, I'm not…" Sam was utterly confused.

"Who was it then?" quizzed Will.

"I don't know. Honestly it wasn't me. Why don't you ask Nate?"

"He isn't in. Otherwise we would"

"Well, someone phone him. It definitely wasn't me"

Sam then turned and headed to her office, every eye in CID following her. After a while Neil left (not before a long stare of course) and Phil appeared at the doorway.

"I need a word"

"Yeah, I've been thinking that. Meet me in the soft interview room in ten minutes".

"Sam, if you're cheating can you please just admit it. I mean I don't want you to be, but if Nate makes you happy then there's no sense in me keeping hold of you."

'No, Phil I'm not. You have to believe me. I have no idea who that woman is but it wasn't me."

"Well, okay, but you've got to see what it looks like from my point of view"

"I know Phil, but you will just have to trust me on this one. Its one of those cases where you can't prove anything, all you can do is believe" Sam stated, a little agitatedly.

"Sam I want to believe you, I really do!"

"Well believe me then Phil. Use some of that trust that should be in our relationship!" she almost shouted.

"Okay, fine, I was out of order. I suppose I didn't give you a chance"

"Thank you" she said, relieved.

"Okay. I'm sorry. But if it wasn't you, who was it then?"

Sam and Phil discussed who it could be for a few minutes before going back to work. All day as she worked on an assault case, Sam could feel people staring at her. Yet she ignored them, the woman wasn't her and she knew it.

Later that day, Sam called Abi to ask her over on Saturday night. Phil was looking after both Maddy and Alfie and it was decided that they should have a big 'family dinner'.

"So do you want to come along?"

"Yeah sure mum. It would be nice to see you as we've both been so busy. Hey, how's work been?"

"Yeah good, bit of a weird day today though"

"Why?"

"Well apparently I was seen dropping off, and kissing I might add, one of the younger PC's"

"What, who?"

"Oh, some guy called Nate Roberts. But I didn't, you know I'm with Phil".

"Umm mum" Abi stuttered "I need to tell you something"

Ha ha you will have to wait. What is Abi going to tell her mum??