A series of stories covering Lara and Sam's first meeting and their experiences afterward, all taking place pre-Yamatai.

Sam was perceptive, focused, and alert. But more importantly, she was Lara Croft's best friend. Put two and two together, and whammo! You got one confused Japanese-Portuguese-American twenty three-year-old wondering why the heckie heck her cute British best friend hadn't yet snagged herself a hunky, bookish, adventurous, sexy, etc, etc boyfriend. (No worries, it's Lara/Sam).