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Chapter Thirty-Four – I Love You

"That wasn't a clever idea Steven" Phil managed to say, with his left hand holding his left cheek.

Meredith then pushed past Phil, and ran over to Steven pulling him against the wall, and as soon as she did the door swung open, and Stuart ran over to join her. Both of them grabbing one of his arms and pulling him out of the room and back to his cell, his hands and legs flailing against the two of them.

Sam stood back as Steven was escorted out, then shutting the door behind them, she made her way over to Phil, "Are you okay?" she asked, as she ran her hand underneath his, so that she could see if he had a bruise, "Do you need the FME?" she asked, thinking whether or not they would be here at this time of the night.

"Sam, I'm fine" Phil said slowly, "It's just a punch, I've had worse, I've given worse too" he said with a laugh, before he took Sam's hand from his cheek and pulled her close to him, "There is no need for you to look as white as a sheet"

"Do you want another one?" Sam asked, as she nudged him on the chin, looking up at him.

"I think it's sweet that you were worried" Phil said with a smile, "I'm just sorry I couldn't get more out of him for Jessica's sake"

Sam sighed, "I don't think Jessica would want you to get your face punched in"

"Sam" Phil said seriously, "My face isn't punched in. It's one small bruise, besides it was better for him to punch me, and not Mer. Wasn't it?"

"I don't think anyone should have been punched" Sam said.

"I'm fine Sam, and at least we saw some of Steven's charming temper"

"Yeah, we sure saw that" Sam said sarcastically, "It is good that Stuart and I were just next door"

"Yes, it was good. Otherwise you would have been in here now all alone, instead of with me" Phil said with a wink.

"You aren't going to take this seriously are you?" Sam asked angrily, as she pulled away from Phil's arms and stood away from him, her arms folding across her chest.

"Why are you mad at me?" Phil asked, puzzled, "I'm not the one that did the punching"

"I'm mad because I don't like you being hurt" Sam said, glaring at him.

"Because you don't like me being hurt" Phil repeated, "Well that's fine, I don't plan on letting him punch me again"

"What about the next one?" Sam asked.

"The next one?" Phil asked, beginning to be confused, what was behind Sam's suddenly irrational behaviour? "We are police, we get hurt, we deal with criminals. Always have always will. You know all of this. You are one too, what makes it all different now?" Phil continued to ask.

"I don't like people I love being hurt" Sam said sharply.

"People you love?" Phil asked teasingly, as he moved towards Sam cautiously, hoping that he could get her to uncross her arms.

Sam let a small smile escape her lips, she knew that she had confused him immensely, so she uncrossed her arms and dropped them to her sides, "I love you Phil Hunter, and I don't want anything to happen to you" she said quietly, and quickly, looking at him straight in the eyes.

Phil smiled, as Sam said the words he had waited years to hear, and as they escaped her lips the past seemed to disappear, all the arguments, the failed relationship, the leaving of one another at certain times, and all that was left was the two of them now.

"I love you too Sam" Phil said, and he moved closer to her, running both his hands down her arms, pulling them close to him, then he ran his hands upwards and behind her neck, and she did the same.

Sam smiled, and leant forward to Phil, soon enough the two of them were inches away from each other, and then it was smaller, and then the gap was closed. Sam's lips touched Phil's and they softly moved against one another's, before his tongue ran over her lips, gently pressing them open, and sliding her tongue into her mouth. Sam followed Phil's actions, and soon enough the two of them were kissing one another passionately, and Phil's hands ran up the back of her shirt once more.

Eventually the two of them pulled away, and Phil's hands slid down Sam's arms, until he reached her left hand and he clenched it tightly.

"I love you Samantha Nixon" Phil said once more, with a smile.

"And I love you too Phil Hunter" Sam replied.

Phil leant forward and pulled her left hand to his mouth, kissing it tenderly, tickling each of her fingers, before he noticed the time on her watch. "Where did the day go?" he asked.

"Searching, getting punched, kissing" Sam replied, "That really makes a day go fast" she added smugly.

"Speaking of which, I think it is time I went home," Phil replied, "And I think you should come with me" he added with a wink as he pulled her towards the door.

"I agree" Sam said with a wink that matched his, and the two of them headed back out into the corridor, where they were met earnestly by Stuart, Meredith and Jo.

"Thanks Phil" Meredith said as she made her way over to the two of them, brushing her hand over Phil's.

"It's fine" Phil replied, "I owed you for having too much sleep in that van anyway, but I think now that I have saved you from a black eye, we might just be even" he continued with a smirk.

"Even?" Meredith questioned cheekily, her finger poking her chin, as if she was deep in thought, "I guess we are" she finally said with a laugh.

Sam smiled watching this exchange, in truth she was no longer jealous of Meredith, she knew that Phil was just her friend, and she was happy that he had managed to make something out of his transfer to Specialist Crimes, whereas she had been left here, miserable and half living in a fog, with nothing to concentrate on other than her work, not really knowing why. But now she knew, it was the presence of Phil in her life that changed things.

"So what now?" Meredith asked, bringing Sam back to the reality of the corridor.

"It's late, we can reconvene in the morning" Sam replied, "We have enough to hold the Marsh's overnight, they will go before the judge in the morning, or at least I hope that they will, and as for Jessica, she'll have to stay here too. I haven't quite decided on her just yet. There is a strong case for her being pressurised into the fraud, but as for the details of her going missing, that seems to all be down to her" Sam explained, glancing back towards custody.

"I'll leave you to it then" Jo said, before smiling and excusing herself from the group, heading to retrieve her things so that she could head home.

"Have you spoken to the DCI yet?" Phil asked Meredith.

"Yes" Meredith replied, "But only briefly, he told me to leave them all here. But apparently he wants to see us both tomorrow afternoon"

"Oh great" Phil said sarcastically.

"Did you ever think that we might be getting the turkey?" Meredith asked, with a glint in her eye.

"No. I didn't" Phil said before laughing.

Sam looked at Stuart, who had been very quiet, apart from his usual scowl towards Phil, but that was nothing new, but at this moment, he looked as confused as she did.

"Each year the DCI gives a turkey to the officers who solve the best case" Phil explained.

"We helped you solve your case" Stuart protested, "Sam and I should get some"

Sam laughed, before she glanced up at the clock on the wall, "Come on" she said, "It is getting late, and we need to be back here in the morning"

"Right" Stuart said, "I'll see you tomorrow" he continued, as he headed off disappearing through the corridor.

"Night then" Meredith said, as she noticed how Phil's hand had slipped further around Sam's tiny frame as soon as Stuart was out of sight, "I'll see you both tomorrow" she called as she began to walk away, before turning, and noticing that the room was empty besides Sam and Phil she called back, "I will one day like to know all about the two of you, and what happened here Bench" she said, before winking and disappearing down the corridor quickly.

"She is too clever for her own good" Phil said, as he clasped the side of his arm around Sam and pulled her to his side, "But they both had the right idea, let's get out of here" he whispered huskily.

"I'll meet you at the car" Sam replied with a smile, "There is just something I need to do before I leave"

Phil smiled, before he pulled away from Sam, his fingers running over her arm, leaving goose bumps in their wake.

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