A WEEK BEFORE
Samantha woke up feeling dizzy, dressed up, went straight to work. She saw Danny arrive few minutes after her. That Monday morning it was him who prepared the coffee. Shocking that she didn't feel like haven some! Then again something was strange. And it became even more awkward as soon as she told him that when someone else arrived he was going with her somewhere.
Vivian arrived saying that she had received a call from Jack.it was important for the case that Danny talked to the victim's relatives. There wasn't much choice, Sam told Danny to go do what he had to, to forget what she had said. It didn't feel right for him to leave her like that.not after want she had said about not wanting to go alone. It kept on going back to his head.
When Danny went back to the office he found out that Samantha had asked for the day off. She never did that. Not since.ever! He didn't know if she had gone where he was supposed to go with her or not. He didn't even know where that was.
It was late when he got out of work. Not having her there had slowed everything down. He didn't know whether to go to her apartment or not, but he did. She wasn't there, where else could she be?
On Tuesday things got even stranger. Samantha went in after Danny, didn't have coffee, didn't wait for Jack and didn't go into his office. She just sat there, literally, looking at the ceiling.
"Now you can't tell me you're doing fine! Not this time Sam," Danny said in a very sweet tone of voice.
"I guess not." She replied, still looking at the ceiling.
Danny looked at her in the eyes and she looked back. They stared at each other for a minute or so and then he walked away.
That Wednesday night she finally asked Danny if he had time for dinner. He had nothing to do so he agreed to go. He knew she would talk to him. He just didn't expect something like that.it had never even crossed his mind.
They didn't go to the bar. Instead they took one of the most quiet tables, non smoking, the usual.
"So, I've got tonnes to say. I just can't keep it to myself any longer. And I'm afraid to become a burden. I mean."
"You should start from the beginning," said Danny trying to calm Samantha. "We could go to the park, do you feel like walking while we talk?"
"Sure."
"OK."
Danny called the waiter and asked for the bill. A few minutes later they were taking their coats and heading to the park. They walked quietly for some time. It was her who broke the silence.
"So, Jack and I had an affair, but you know, it ended about a year ago.after the accident in the bookstore."
"Yeah, I figured," Danny said with approval.
"Do you remember when Hannah went to the office two weeks ago?"
"Of course.What does that have to do with anything?"
"Marie was out you know that too, with Kate."
"Yes," Danny kept replying.
"Well.the day before Hannah went to the office Jack went to my place. It was supposed to be just a cup of coffee but."
"But it wasn't," said Danny interrupting her abruptly.
"No, that's really not it, not just that."
Danny's eyes were asking her what she meant so she immediately added: "I bought an apartment in Washington DC Danny. I'm leaving."
He was shocked. She simply smiled. Softly, almost without breath he asked: "What? Why? When? For Jack? For that day? Sam?"
She was looking down, afraid of facing him, afraid of letting him down. Danny meant too much to her. All they felt for each other, she didn't want to ruin it.
"Yesterday when I was getting out if the building I saw Hannah. She wanted to talk to me. I was not sure I wanted to talk to her, my day hadn't been quite the best, but I didn't say no."
"So.," Danny was intrigued.
Samantha woke up feeling dizzy, dressed up, went straight to work. She saw Danny arrive few minutes after her. That Monday morning it was him who prepared the coffee. Shocking that she didn't feel like haven some! Then again something was strange. And it became even more awkward as soon as she told him that when someone else arrived he was going with her somewhere.
Vivian arrived saying that she had received a call from Jack.it was important for the case that Danny talked to the victim's relatives. There wasn't much choice, Sam told Danny to go do what he had to, to forget what she had said. It didn't feel right for him to leave her like that.not after want she had said about not wanting to go alone. It kept on going back to his head.
When Danny went back to the office he found out that Samantha had asked for the day off. She never did that. Not since.ever! He didn't know if she had gone where he was supposed to go with her or not. He didn't even know where that was.
It was late when he got out of work. Not having her there had slowed everything down. He didn't know whether to go to her apartment or not, but he did. She wasn't there, where else could she be?
On Tuesday things got even stranger. Samantha went in after Danny, didn't have coffee, didn't wait for Jack and didn't go into his office. She just sat there, literally, looking at the ceiling.
"Now you can't tell me you're doing fine! Not this time Sam," Danny said in a very sweet tone of voice.
"I guess not." She replied, still looking at the ceiling.
Danny looked at her in the eyes and she looked back. They stared at each other for a minute or so and then he walked away.
That Wednesday night she finally asked Danny if he had time for dinner. He had nothing to do so he agreed to go. He knew she would talk to him. He just didn't expect something like that.it had never even crossed his mind.
They didn't go to the bar. Instead they took one of the most quiet tables, non smoking, the usual.
"So, I've got tonnes to say. I just can't keep it to myself any longer. And I'm afraid to become a burden. I mean."
"You should start from the beginning," said Danny trying to calm Samantha. "We could go to the park, do you feel like walking while we talk?"
"Sure."
"OK."
Danny called the waiter and asked for the bill. A few minutes later they were taking their coats and heading to the park. They walked quietly for some time. It was her who broke the silence.
"So, Jack and I had an affair, but you know, it ended about a year ago.after the accident in the bookstore."
"Yeah, I figured," Danny said with approval.
"Do you remember when Hannah went to the office two weeks ago?"
"Of course.What does that have to do with anything?"
"Marie was out you know that too, with Kate."
"Yes," Danny kept replying.
"Well.the day before Hannah went to the office Jack went to my place. It was supposed to be just a cup of coffee but."
"But it wasn't," said Danny interrupting her abruptly.
"No, that's really not it, not just that."
Danny's eyes were asking her what she meant so she immediately added: "I bought an apartment in Washington DC Danny. I'm leaving."
He was shocked. She simply smiled. Softly, almost without breath he asked: "What? Why? When? For Jack? For that day? Sam?"
She was looking down, afraid of facing him, afraid of letting him down. Danny meant too much to her. All they felt for each other, she didn't want to ruin it.
"Yesterday when I was getting out if the building I saw Hannah. She wanted to talk to me. I was not sure I wanted to talk to her, my day hadn't been quite the best, but I didn't say no."
"So.," Danny was intrigued.