Here is the next chapter! Thanks to my reviewers especially Ruth, Laura, Amy, Gemz and Emz who reviewed chapter 10. Please let me know what you think of this one!
Sam looked out of the plane window, she couldn't believe how fast the past week had gone. She was now on her way back to England and she still wasn't that happy to be going back. She looked down at her left hand and saw her engagement ring sparkling back up at her. She was leaving Australia but she wasn't going back to her old and miserable life, she was going back to a new and happy one and unbeknownst to the DCI and the Super, Phil had kept his house in Melbourne. He had transferred the lease into his real identity and had even told Jess the truth about who he and Sam really were. The poor girl had been shocked at first but she had later even managed to congratulate the two of them and had made them both promise to return. She had even bought Sam bridal magazines, Sam smiled to herself, she was going to be married to Phil, how long had she secretly dreamed about this. She reached across and took hold of Phil's hand in hers and kissed it softly.
Phil felt Sam kiss his hand gently, he looked over at her and she was smiling. He was glad that she had eventually come around to going home. It wasn't long now until they landed, and they were both keen to head to the nick before returning home. Mainly because once they went home they would have to be separated and go to their own houses, at least until they got married. For over the past two months the only time they had really been apart was when on the odd occasion that he had headed into work. It was going to be weird without her. He had even managed to convince her to join him in the airplane bathroom, she had changed too, since the first time they had met.
Jack looked up at the clock, it was the day that Sam and Phil were returning. At first he hadn't even been sure that they were going to come home and that had worried him. They were two of his best officers and when they worked together their was no partnership quite like it. Sam knew what the law was and Phil well he knew how to break it and somehow they were the perfect combination. However as far as he knew the two of them were expected to arrive at Heathrow in around twenty minutes time, he knew that they were coming straight here and that both of them wanted to lead a briefing to both CID and to Uniform. He didn't know what they wanted to say, but as long as they were both back and in one piece he was happy to let them do anything.
Sam sighed as the familiar building came into back into view. The last time she had been here she had spent the whole day crying. But now she was back and so was Phil. She watched as he got out of the car and paid the cab driver and as he took out both their suitcases and opened the door for her. She hesitated as she started to get out, this all felt like some sort of weird deja-vu. Just like when they had returned from Romania all those many many months ago. But this was different she was now his fiancée and the past wasn't going to affect them anymore. She took hold of his hand and her began to tremble. They walked into Sun Hill hand in hand, both feeling as nervous as each other. There was no-one in reception or not that they could see. They headed to the door and Sam placed her hand onto the buzzer, looking at Phil she said "Are you ready?"
"I guess I am, you?"
"No, can we go back?"
"Come on Sam, it wont be that bad" he squeezed her hand tightly and the door swung open
Phil wandered down the familiar corridor, things hadn't really changed much around here in the past year. He could feel Sam's hand shaking in his, it hadn't stopped since they had left the cab. They both arrived at the doors to CID and they looked at each other and smiled. Phil placed his hand on the door and pushed it open. They both looked around, there was no-one in here either.
"What's going on?" Sam asked worryingly
"I dunno" Phil said as he wandered over to his desk. He was shocked nothing had been moved, it was just the way he had left it.
"Your desk, I protected it for you. I knew you would be back for it"
"Come here you" he held out his arms and pulled Sam close towards him "Thank you for not giving up on me"
"It was my pleasure. Now let's find where everyone else is"
Sam walked back towards the door with Phil following behind her, there was only one other place where they could all be. She knew that she and Phil had asked the DCI to make a briefing when they got back, but she had at least wanted some time to sit first.
The relief was trying desperately to stay quiet, Mickey had been on the lookout for Sam and Phil all day. No-one had done much work today, they had all been far too excited. For many of them they never believed that they would see Phil again, but he was coming home. Finally Mickey had returned to tell them that their cab had arrived and everyone had raced away to hide. However Sam and Phil had taken their time though to make their way down to where they were all hiding. Some people were very happy today to see both Sam and Phil return and especially due to the fact that they were together. However others were not so happy and just wished that Sam was coming home alone, Stuart was one of those others, and he was just standing there with a smirk on his face.
They reached the briefing room, the blinds were drawn but they could hear voices inside, it immediately dawned on Sam that this was where they were all hiding. Sam leant over and kissed Phil again "I love you" she whispered
"I love you too" Phil replied. He put one hand on the doorknob and left the other holding onto Sam's hand and turned the latch, the door swung open.
"Welcome home" came a chorus of voices and suddenly they were both covered in streamers
Sam was shocked everyone was there, they were packed into that room like sardines. She managed to make her way to the front of the room, still clenching Phil's hand. She looked around and suddenly she was glad that she was at home again. She felt a tear run down her cheek.
Phil stood there next to Sam, he was surrounded by people that one day he had thought he might never see again. As soon as he had walked back into CID he had felt like he was back, like he had never been away. He looked over at Sam, he could see a tear forming, he reached over and wiped it away. Everyone was looking at the two of them, one of them would have to say something soon.
"Thank you all for this amazing welcome home. I'm very happy to be back. Thank you for catching Harvey and his gang. You all deserve a night out down the Seven Bells with drinks on me! But not tonight though, I will need my sleep" Phil said, he was then interrupted by a loud cheering
"Even us lowly uniform then?" Will asked
"Why of course PC Fletcher. There is something else too"
"We will have to make this a double celebration" Sam added quickly
"What? Why?" called Jo from somewhere in the back row
"Because" Sam started as she held out her left hand "Phil and I are getting married" she squealed
"It's true, in one weeks time Sam will be Mrs Hunter and you are all invited"
"Wait Phil, one week! How is that possible?"
"I'm not just a pretty face. I told you back in Australia that you were the best thing in my life and I want to marry you as soon as I can"
Their colleagues screamed and clapped loudly, the two that had always been like a married couple were actually going to be one.
Next time in Where Have You Gone – Phil and Sam are finally getting married! Will this be the end of the story? Perhaps not! I might make some more surprises! Will they ever go back to Australia? Please review!
