A.N. Thanks for all the great reviews guys..you're the best! This is quite a short chapter, but of course we had to have Sam and Donna making up =)..Gonna be pushing the story on soon and I'm sure there'll be plenty of drama to come lol. Apologies if this one's a little on the boring side, but stay with me =)

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Chapter 21 Let's Talk

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The two Dynamos ran after Donna, as she took off ahead of them, down the stone steps to the beach. They were sat with Sophie, happily chatting, when they'd been distracted by the sound of raised voices coming from the old goat house. Although none of them could actually make out what was being said, they knew it was Donna and she was having a go at Sam. The next thing they knew, she had come running out past them, like a bat out of hell. Instinctively, the two backup girls ran after her.

"DONNA?!" Rosie shouted, as she and Tanya ran across the sand after their friend. "STOP, OR TANYA'S GONNA HAVE A HEARTATTACK!"

Finally stopping, close to the waters edge, Donna quickly wiped her tears and turned to face her exhausted friends.

Tanya shook her head slowly. "This is becoming quite a habit Sheridan…Didn't think I'd need to bring running shoes with me." She said, trying to catch her breath.

"What's wrong Don?" Asked Rosie, nudging Tanya and walking over to take Donna's hand.

Taking a deep breath, Donna shook her head and sank down to sit on the sand, pulling Rosie with her. Tanya walked over and sat down on the other side, as they both wrapped their arms around their upset best friend. Neither of the Dynamos said another word. They knew from previous experience, that Donna would soon talk once she'd calmed herself down.

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"Have you seen your mother?" Sam asked, walking out into the courtyard to find Sophie sweeping up.

Looking up at Sam with a worried expression on her face, Sophie nodded. "She's down on the beach with Rosie and Tanya." She answered. "You're probably best leaving her for a while Sam…Is everything okay?" She added, giving him a caring smile.

Sam smiled back at Sophie in order to reassure her everything would be alright. "Yes sweetheart, it'll be fine." He replied, moving closer to plant a kiss on her forehead. "I just have to clear something up with your mom."

"Okay, but really, just give her a bit of time…The Dynamos will sort her out, they always do." Said Sophie, now trying to reassure Sam.

Winking at Sophie, Sam turned to leave and headed to the reception. His heart ached at the thought of his wife being upset with him. Maybe he had been too harsh when trying to get his point across about Sky. Just looking at Sophie had made him realise even more, how young Donna was back then, alone, pregnant and finding to hard to make ends meet. This was something he didn't want his daughter to go through. Even though she had the love and financial support of her parents, he still knew she was going to go through tough times bringing up a child. These times would surely be better with the help of the baby's father? Sam thought to himself, as he sat down at Donna's desk.

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Still sat on the beach, with the Dynamos on either side of her, Donna had just finished reiterating her heated conversation with her husband. She talked, they listened. Something the pair had learned to do early on, at the start of their long friendship.

"So what is he saying? Is he saying I'm a bad mother for wanting Sophie to live a peaceful life?" Donna asked, turning to look at her two friends in turn.

Rosie shook her head, as she looked into Donna's red rimmed eyes. "You are not a bad mother Donna." She said smiling. "Jesus, just look at what you've done for Sophie…She has had a perfect upbringing and that is all down to you sweetie, not a man."

"She's right Sheridan," Added Tanya, smiling as Donna turned to look at her. "No man could have done what you have honey."

Donna smiled, as she knew it was true. She had done a good job raising Sophie alone and that's why she'd gone off at Sam. For a split second, he had made her question her own ability as a mother, something no man had ever done before. Something no man would ever do again, not even Sam, She thought to herself.

Sighing hard, Donna shuffled round in the sand to face her two smiling friends. "Why are men so complicated?" She asked, now looking directly at Tanya.

Tanya threw her head back and laughed loudly. "Honey, if I knew the answer to that, I wouldn't have been divorced three times." She answered still giggling. "And don't get me started on them."

Shooting a quick look at Rosie, Donna looked back at Tanya and cocked her head to one side. "What happened with number two Tan?" She asked, as she watched her friend's smile slowly disappear from her face.

"What on earth made you ask that?" Tanya answered, slightly shocked and looking suspiciously at her two friends.

Cutting in quickly, to try and help Donna out, Rosie grabbed Tanya's hand. "Well we are talking about men and I think Donna's just trying to use your expert knowledge on the subject." She said with a smile, before pausing. "So what did happen with number two?"

"If you really want to know, I'll tell you." Replied Tanya sighing, as she looked out across the horizon. "To cut a long story short, we were married just over a year, I had an affair, he found out and then bang, divorce number two." She added, now looking back at her friends.

The friends could detect some sort of remorse in Tanya's voice and Donna moved closer to take her hand. She was quite astonished her friend had volunteered the details, without having to be pushed. Emotion was never something Tanya showed and Donna knew that's why she drank heavily, to drown out the pain from her past.

"Oh sweetie, why have you never told us about it?" Donna asked, as she noticed tears beginning to form in Tanya's eyes.

Tanya shook her head slowly. "It's not something I'm proud of." She answered, looking at Donna. "I hurt him terribly and he had shown me nothing but love, but then I went and ruined it by having an affair with his brother."

"HIS BROTHER?!" Screamed Rosie. "Bloody hell Tan, nothing like keeping it in the family." She continued, shaking her head in disbelief at her friend.

Donna rolled her eyes at Rosie, before looking back at a teary Tanya. "If he was so great, why did you end up sleeping with someone else?" Donna asked, gently wiping a stray tear from her friend's cheek.

"That's something I often asked myself Don." Tanya answered. "But I guess with him working all the hours god sent, I just missed the attention of a man…Nothing more than sex." She added, shaking her head.

Taking a deep breath, Donna closed her eyes for a few seconds, before looking back at Tanya's now tear stained face. Tan, I've got something to tell you." She said softly, squeezing her hand.

"Here we go." Rosie whispered under her breath.

"I've met James." Donna said simply.

Tanya shook her head, as a confused expression came to her face. "James, James Carrington?" She asked calmly. "I don't understand, how? When?"

"In New York." Replied Donna, smiling softly. "It turns out number two is Sam's business partner." She continued.

With her mouth dropping open in total disbelief, for once Tanya was lost for words.

Rosie giggled at her friend's expression. "Tell her what he said Don." She said tapping Donna's leg for her to go on.

"Well after he got over the initial shock of hearing your name, he asked me to tell you, that he missed you." Donna said, wiping another tear away from Tanya's cheek.

"Oh my god." Whispered Tanya, shaking her head and then staying silent for a few moments. "I'm sorry, I have to be alone for a while." She finally said, standing up and quickly walking away from her friends.

The two remaining women watched in silence, as Tanya walked up the steps to the hotel and out of view. They could see she'd been overwhelmed by Donna's announcement and for the first time since they could both remember, Tanya had actually shown true emotion when talking about her much guarded love life.

"Well that went well." Said Rosie, looking at Donna with a worried smile.

Donna smiled back. "She'll be alright." She said softly. "Our Tanya's a tough cookie, she's shocked that's all."

"I'm sure she is." Replied Rosie, leaning over to give her friend a hug. "But Tanya doesn't do alone, I'm gonna go check on her….Are you sure you're okay?" She asked, standing from the sand and looking down at her best friend.

Nodding slowly, she smiled up at her. "Yes sweetie, you go, I'm going to stay down here for a while." Answered Donna. "Look after Tan."

"Okay babe." Said Rosie with a wink, as she too, turned and made her way back to the villa.

With the sun still bright in the sky and everything off her chest, Donna sighed and laid back into the soft sand. Today had been yet another emotional one and even though there was a load of chores to complete, she couldn't have cared less. Donna closed her eyes and listened to the soothing sound of the waves crashing around the nearby rocks and let her body relax until she was almost falling asleep.

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With the warmth of the sun being disrupted by something, or someone casting a shadow over her body, Donna opened her eyes and focused on the figure stood over her.

"We need to talk." said Sam, as his wife stood up quickly and shook the sand from her dress.

Looking into Sam's eyes, she could see he had things to say, things to get off his chest. At that moment in time, Donna really didn't want to hear it. "I think we've both said enough already, don't you?" She replied, turning and walking away slowly towards their 'spot' on the beach.

"No Donna, that's just it." Answered Sam, walking along side his wife. "You ran off before I had chance to explain myself and now I want you to listen." He continued, gently taking hold of her arm to bring her to a standstill.

"Sam please, just leave it." Whispered Donna, not wanting another argument, as she stared out across the secluded part of the beach.

Running his hand through his hair, Sam sighed. "Donna, the only reason I wanted to find Sky, was to talk to him man to man." He said, still holding onto her arm. "I wanted to tell him what a huge mistake he's making by not only giving up Sophie, but his unborn child too."

Sighing deeply, Donna didn't say anything, she just let Sam talk.

"I want to tell him how much he'll regret it twenty years down the line…Jesus Donna, I know because I'm feeling it now." Whispered Sam.

Closing her eyes and swallowing hard, Donna fought hard to keep control of her feelings of anger. "So it's all my fault you feel like this Sam?…That's what you're trying to say isn't it?" She said, turning to look at him. "You blame me for not telling you about me being pregnant with Sophie. This isn't about them at all, it's about us isn't it?"

"Yes and no.…" Sam said, trying to explain his feelings.

"You bastard." Whispered Donna, cutting him off and pulling her arm free from his grip. "You were the one who left me remember?.. You got what you wanted from me, then you left. You may fail to remember, but you didn't leave me a forwarding address." She continued, tears welling up in her eyes.

Turning to walk away from him once more, Donna rounded the huge rock face that overlooked the secluded part of the beach. Grabbing his wife by the shoulders, Sam pushed her up against the rough surface and looked deep into her eyes.

"You are not to blame woman." Said Sam, holding Donna tight so she couldn't turn away from him again. "It is all my fault…I should never have left you Donna, never." He added, as a single tear escaped him.

Looking back into her husband's eyes, a sharp pain seared through Donna's heart. He was hurting and he wasn't blaming her at all. He had simply wanted to explain to Sky how bad it feels, years after it's too late to be a real father.

"I'm so sorry Sam." Whispered Donna, gently cupping his face and kissing his tear away.

Stroking his wife's hair away from her face, Sam smiled sweetly. "You have nothing to be sorry for darling, it's me that should be apologising." He finished, moving in close, to place a tender kiss on her lips.

Looking deep into each others eyes, Sam then slowly ran his finger down Donna's neck and across her collarbone, pausing at the low neckline of her dress. Donna gasped softly at the feeling of his fingers slowly but surely, undoing her buttons, one by one. She looked deep into her husband's eyes, before wrapping her arms around his neck, to pull his body hard against hers. As their lips met, soft and tenderly, Donna's body flinched slightly under the sensation of Sam's hands running delicately down her sides.

"I love you." Sam whispered, kissing Donna's mouth deeper than before, his arousal evident as he pressed against her body.

Her kisses became more and more urgent, their tongues now fighting for control wildly in one another's mouths. Sam broke for air and looked into Donna's eyes, his cheeky grin had returned, as he felt her hands sliding down his waist and unbuttoning his pants. The look of complete lust in his wife's eyes, turned him on even more, as he couldn't resist placing his mouth over hers once again. Donna ran her hands down Sam's back and into the waistband of his trousers, sliding them in to grab his bare behind to pull him closer.

"Oh Sam." Moaned Donna softly, as his mouth left hers and made it's way down her neck and towards her cleavage.

The feeling of his lips running over her sensitised skin, made Donna's body tingle. Enjoying the sensation, she ran her fingers roughly through Sam's hair and bit her lip to stop herself moaning too loudly. Sam could sense his wife's urgency and kissed his way back up her body until their eyes met once more. Neither of them said a word, as he took Donna's hand and lead her further round the mass of rocks and onto the beach. Sinking down into the sand, Sam laid his wife down and slid his shirt off, before moving close to smother her mouth with hot, forceful kisses. Donna, unable to hold back any longer, pulled Sam right down on top of her body and reached down for his pants once more.

Sam looked into her eyes. "What's the rush Darling?" He whispered, before gently teasing Donna's lips with the tip of his tongue.

"Just fuck me Sam." Whispered Donna in response, running her fingers through his hair, as her kisses became quick and urgent once more.

Sliding his hands down Donna's body, along the fabric of her dress, Sam gently pulled it up and let his fingers teasingly brush her inner thigh on the way to her underwear. Within a few moments, he had pushed them aside and entered his wife with a single, deep thrust of his hips. Donna gripped tight onto her husband's arms and groaned loudly, as he pushed his way deeper and harder into her. Sam groaned too, as she raised her hips to wrap her legs around his body and allowed his length to move deeper into her tight, aroused lower body. Their movements were fast and hard, as neither of them were able to hold back their unbridled desire for one another. They held on for as long as they could, completely lost in the intimate moment. With her back arching against the soft sand under her, Donna knew it would only take a few more thrusts of her husband's hips, to take her exactly where she wanted to be. Sam knew too, with his wife's lower body tightening around his manhood and her soft moans growing louder, he placed his mouth over hers. He brushed Donna's hair away from her face and watched as her eyes closed. Her body contracted and tensed around him, as they both came together, their bodies shuddering against each others. Breathing hard for a few moments, Sam looked back into Donna's teary eyes and kissed her lips tenderly.

"I love you so much Sam." Donna whispered, as he smiled sweetly at her, and rolled to the side to adjust his pants.

Resting up on his elbow next to her, Sam traced his finger down Donna's chest and around her half exposed nipple. "You are so beautiful…I could lay here and look at you all day." He whispered, looking back into her eyes.

Donna wrapped her arms around her husband's neck and pulled him close once again, to plant kiss after kiss on his soft, inviting lips. "You might get bored with just looking…Where's the fun in that?" She giggled.

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Sitting alone at the courtyard bar, lost in thought, Tanya poured herself another scotch. Since Donna's shocking revelation on the beach earlier, she had been reminiscing over her short marriage to husband number two. It was the first time Tanya had really opened up about subject and she realised it actually made her fell better, confiding in her best friends.

With all her other failed marriages, it had been her that had been hurt. Number one running off with his secretary and number three, running off with a man. It had been different with James, as it was her that had hurt him. Like she had told her fellow Dynamos, James had been the perfect husband. The only drawback being, he was working hard and long hours, to push his career to partnership level, therefore unintentionally neglecting his wife's needs. She hadn't been looking to start an affair, but when her husband's brother had shown her some much needed attention and a shoulder to cry on, it had just happened. There had been no strings attached for either of them, just hot, lustful sex whenever James was working late at the office. The memories of the night they were eventually caught out, stuck in Tanya's mind like a thorn in her side. Walking into the marital bedroom, roses in hand, James had come face to face with his worst nightmare. After physically throwing his brother out of the house, James had packed a bag and left. The last thing he said to Tanya, was that she'd be hearing from his lawyers. Indeed she did and less than six months later, she became the ex Mrs. Carrington.

"Are you alright Mother?" Asked Rosie with a kind smile, as she placed a hand on Tanya's shoulder, to bring her out of her daydream.

"I'm fine honey." Tanya responded quietly, as her friend sat down at the table next to her. "I was just in shock I guess…I can't believe James is Sam's partner." She added, pouring Rosie a drink.

Taking a sip, Rosie giggled quietly. "Yeah and I can't believe he said he missed you." She said looking at her friend.

"Me neither." Responded Tanya in a whisper, as she looked up to see Sam and Donna approaching from the steps from the beach.

Walking over to the table, with their arms tightly wrapped around one another, Donna giggled as her husband whispered naughty thoughts into her ear. Still covered in sand and cheeks flushed from their encounter on the beach, Rosie and Tanya both laughed at the sight of them.

"Well I won't bother asking if you two made up." Rosie giggled. "I think that's pretty obvious." She added, as Sam sat down opposite her, with a huge grin on his face.

Standing behind him, Donna wrapped her arms around her husband's neck and placed a loving kiss on his cheek. "Don't let them tease you darling, they're only jealous." She said, giving the Dynamos a little wink.

"Oh I know." Sam whispered, turning his face to give his wife a long, slow passionate kiss.

Tanya rolled her eyes at the pair. "For god sake, get a room." She said laughing.

"Yeah, or a beach." Added Rosie, giggling too, as Donna brushed sand off her husband's shirt.

Quickly standing up and scooping Donna up into his arms, Sam turned back to the Dynamos before carrying her off. "Excuse us ladies, we're going to take a shower." He said, now walking off across the courtyard, towards their bedroom.

The two Dynamos watched, as Sam carried Donna up the reception steps.

"I knew she wouldn't stay mad at him for long." Giggled Rosie, shaking her head.

"Well, he has got a nice ass." Tanya replied, craning her neck to catch the last sight of Sam's backside, as he walked through the doorway.

Bursting out laughing, Rosie hugged her friend. "Yes, the old Tanya's back."

She giggled.

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A.N. Okay even I have to admit, that was a little bit boring lol…wake up, wake up, it's over lol.. Gonna move the next chapter on a few months and see what drama I can think up =).. Please review and if you have any ideas…let me know! Love to you all, Liv x