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Chapter 25 – Telling Him

Sam pulled up outside Phil's house, the windscreen wipers on her car going as fast as they could. She turned off the engine and climbed outside, the rain soaking through her coat. She stared into the front window of his house, she could tell that he was there; she could see the television flickering on the wall. It was the first time she had seen him since she had broken up with him, the first time since she now knew that the baby she was carrying was his. She walked closer to his house, the rain dripping down her back, her hair drenched and sticking limply to her face. She stopped as soon as she caught sight of him, he was lying on his sofa, legs propped on the edge of his table and a beer in one hand, his focus on the television in front of him. Sam tried to move forward, to continue towards his door, but her legs simply wouldn't move, they seemed to be glued to the spot, it didn't matter that she was getting saturated, so much so that her teeth were beginning to chatter. She stared at him just watching his face, watching as he seemed to laugh at the program. The past two days without speaking to him had been torture for Sam, this wasn't like fifteen years ago, and she seemed sure that she had never felt this way about Stuart before. She was pregnant to Phil, after such a short amount of time, she had spent two years trying to have a child with Stuart, perhaps this was the way of her finally being able to admit that she loved Phil, that she needed him, that she should trust him, her hand slid down her wet clothes and rested on her stomach, her child deserved a mother who was willing to trust its father. Not a mother who stayed with her husband out of obligation or out of guilt, Sam sighed as the rain continued to fall, trying to pull her hair back from her face, she had needed to see Phil to make this decision, but she still didn't know what to say, she turned around and headed back to her car, but it was too late, Phil had already seen her and was immediately out of his seat and at his door.

'Sam!' he called after her as she turned away from him.

She didn't answer, she'd forgotten the car was there and was now walking away. 'Sam!' Phil called again as he tried to catch up with her.

Still, she didn't answer. Phil caught up with her and gently took her arm. She spun around and was now facing him, 'Sam,' Phil repeated. 'What are you doing here?'

'I…' Sam started. 'I just needed to see you.'

'What for?' Phil asked.

Sam looked up at Phil, gazing into his eyes. 'I'm pregnant Phil…with your baby,' she said.

Phil let go of Sam's arm and she began to walk back towards her car. She opened the door and Phil came up behind her. He grabbed her arm once again and she wheeled around. Their faces were centimetres apart; Phil closed the gap between them and kissed her softly on the lips. Sam deepened the kiss and wrapped her arms around Phil's neck. They were both getting soaked out there in the rain, but they didn't care.

They pulled away and Phil looked down at Sam, tears had begun to well up in her eyes. Soon enough, the tears were rolling down her cheeks, mixing with the rain water that was soaking her. 'Sam,' Phil said as he realised that it was tipping it down with rain, 'lets go inside, you can tell me everything then.'

Sam nodded, 'I guess it'll give me a chance to dry off,' she smiled wryly.

Phil nodded too and he followed Sam inside the house, closing the door as he entered.

Sam stood glued to the floor, her clothes dripping water onto the carpet beneath her. She didn't know what to say, Phil hadn't expressed any real opinion to the news that she was pregnant, but he had kissed her. She shivered with the cold, which did not go unnoticed by Phil.

"Sam, come inside" he motioned as he walked towards his sofa and retrieved a blanket that was lying on the back of it, he walked over to her and wrapped it around her "Sit down. I will be back in a minute"

Sam didn't reply she just wandered to the sofa and sat down, watching as Phil left the room. She wasn't sure where he had gone, she pulled the blanket tighter around herself and sunk back into the couch, closing her eyes, wondering where she would begin when Phil asked her to explain.

"Here, put these on" Phil said as he re-entered the room, carrying one of his t-shirts and a pair of tracksuit pants, he held them out to Sam, as she opened her eyes and then stood up.

"Just go up to the bathroom, and I will make you a cup of tea" he said with a smile

Still Sam said nothing, she just nodded and gave a small smile back, she then left the room and headed upstairs. Once inside the bathroom, she glanced towards the mirror, she looked like an absolute fright, her hair was wet and stuck flat to her head, her mascara was left in remnants down her cheeks, and her clothes were still soaked. She pulled them off and hung them on the towel rail, the water still dripping off them rhythmically, she dried herself with the towel and put on the clothes that Phil had given her, then looking towards the mirror she bent over the basin and splashed her face with warm water, cleaning off the black patches, she then rummaged around in the cabinet and found the hair dryer, blasting her hair with the warm air. Finally she looked at herself once again, she was dry now, but still so confused, she sighed and headed downstairs.

Phil looked up as Sam entered the room, dressed in his white t-shirt and faded grey tracksuit pants, she hadn't said anything to him since they had come inside, and his head was spinning with the news that she was pregnant, but he wanted to know how she was so sure that the baby was his. He smiled once more and held out the steaming cup of tea.

"Thanks Phil" Sam finally managed to say as she took the cup of tea and sat down on the sofa beside him, gently she placed the cup to her lips and sipped the warm liquid, and as she did she began to feel slightly warmer.

"I guess you want to know what I am doing here?" she asked cautiously

"You are always welcome here" Phil said quietly

"What I told you outside, I'm sorry to just blurt it out like that, but it just sort of came out"

"It's OK Sam"

"I guess you want to know what is going on though?" Sam asked

Phil didn't say anything, he just nodded back

"At my appointment this morning they took more blood to determine that their results were correct, and the test showed that I am pregnant"

"But you said that it was my baby, how can you know this?"

"Because Phil" Sam started "The other results showed that Stuart has a low sperm count and that this baby, our baby, was only conceived in the last two weeks"

"It shows up that soon?" Phil questioned

"Yeah I guess it does, modern medicine" Sam said with a sigh

"I'm sorry Sam" Phil said quietly

"What are you sorry for?" Sam asked worriedly, what was he going to say next?

"About Stuart. Have you told him?" he asked

"It isn't your fault Phil and no I didn't tell him anything, I didn't know what to say, I just knew that I had to see you" she said quickly, without even realising what she was saying

"But you told me?" Phil questioned

"I know" Sam said quietly "You're the father though"

"Did he ask about the results?" Phil questioned once more

"Yes, I told him that they weren't ready yet, that they needed more time" Sam said as he voice began to waver "I don't know what I am going to do Phil" she said as a tear began to appear out of the corner of her eye

Phil reached out and wrapped his arms around Sam pulling her closer to him, "You will work it out Sam" he said as he gently kissed the top of her head

"How?" Sam questioned quietly "I can't even look at him" she said as she snuggled into Phil's warm chest, breathing in his familiar smell

"Then don't" Phil stated flatly

"What do you mean?" Sam asked as she glanced up towards him

"Stay here tonight Sam, with me" he replied

"How will that help?" Sam asked

"It will give you time to think, and besides you cannot put those wet clothes on again. You can sleep in my bed and I will sleep down here"

"I'm not taking your bed Phil, and what am I meant to tell Stuart?" she asked

"Text him, tell him that you have an urgent call to Sun Hill"

"And then what?" Sam asked

"You stay here"

Sam looked at Phil closely, he still had his arms wrapped around her, it made sense to stay here tonight, she couldn't face going back to Stuart, his questions about the tests, his meaningless chatter about police matters. She moved out from under Phil's arms and walked towards the hallway, bending over she pulled her phone out of her bag, typing out a new text message and sending Hi Stuart, won't be home tonight, while I was out the DCI rang me and I am needed at the station ASAP, emergency. Sam xx She then turned her phone onto silent, slipping it into the pocket of Phil's pants that she was wearing, and headed back into the lounge where Phil was sitting waiting for her.

"Done?" Phil asked as she sat down beside him once more

"Done" Sam replied, as she felt his arms wrap around her shoulders once more, her head leaning on his as the television played softly in the background

Phil reached forward for the remote and turned up the volume, and the two of them sat together watching the seemingly less complicated lives of the actors on the screen. Sam reached into the pocket and noticed there was a new message she opened it and read OK. Stuart x. She sighed and then placed the phone on the table next to her. Then she leant back in closer to Phil and closed her eyes, wanting her thoughts to stop and the right decision to become clear, Phil hadn't expressed any opinion either way or the other about her being pregnant, and as soon as she told Stuart the real reasons about the tests and that she was pregnant, then all would be revealed and he would know that she had cheated, she could just never tell him the real results of the tests, but she couldn't do that to Phil, and certainly couldn't do that to her child, her child deserved to know its father, deserved to know Phil.

Phil looked down towards Sam, her eyes were closed, but her face was not calm, it was wrinkled at the nose, as if she was deep in thought. Here she was laying with him again, and this time she was pregnant, he knew that he was happy about this latest revelation, but he couldn't tell her that, he didn't know what she was thinking, he would be here for her tonight, and perhaps tomorrow she might tell him those three words that he had waited fifteen years to hear. He gently nudged her shoulder "Sam" he whispered "Head up to bed"

Sam opened her eyes sleepily "Only if you come too"

"I will stay here. You need the bed"

"Phil please" she said quietly, she felt bad enough as it was, she hadn't seen him since she had ended their affair and had turned up soaking wet on his doorstep with an announcement of a pregnancy, and yet he had welcomed her into his house and had comforted her.

"Alright Sam" he replied as he went to stand up, Sam followed and the two of them headed upstairs.

Sam climbed into Phil's bed, snuggling under the duvet, Phil reached underneath his pillow and pulled out his pyjamas, he stood next to the bed and changed his clothes, Sam closed her eyes to begin with, but couldn't help sneaking a peak at his bare chest, he really was gorgeous. She pulled the end of the duvet back and Phil climbed under it, she leaned closer to him and whispered "Goodnight Phil and thank you"

Phil wrapped one arm around her and whispered back "Goodnight Sam" then he reached out for the lamp and switched it off, the room was then suddenly dark, Sam closed her eyes and hoped that when she opened them in the morning all her questions would be answered.

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