Author's note: Thanks everyone for reviewing, sorry it took so long to update, but I have been so busy lately, with school. I hope you enjoy this chapter, although I don't think it's that good.

Sam's POV

I look up and see Martin in front of my door, 'Perfect timing Martin' what am I suppose to do this is so complicated. I don't know what I should do, should I tell Jack to get lost and let Martin come up or should I tell Martin to get lost.

I stare down at my shoes puzzled as in what I should do. I look back up to see Martin awaiting an answer.

"Oh nothing we just went out for drinks and Jack was just walking me home."

"Yeah I just wanted to make sure that she made it home okay…. So I will be going now" Jack says with defeating eyes.

"Okay" Martin says looking more than happy that Jack was leaving.

I don't want Jack to go, I don't want to lose this feeling I get when I'm around him, it feels like I'm light as air and I could walk on water. I have to do something, I finally get past the lump that's in my throat and I speak.

"Hey Jack wait. Why don't you come up and have some coffee with Martin and me."

As I ask the question they both look at me puzzled, as if I were speaking a foreign language.

"Come on I got enough for everyone"

Jack glances into my eyes to gage my seriousness of the matter, when he sees that I am serious he shakes his head slightly as if he is unsure. I look into his with a look of sheer desperation for him to come up stairs. He then finally gives an 'Okay' and the three of us are making our way up to my apartment.

Jack's POV

I can't believe I agreed to come up here this is very uncomfortable, it shouldn't be, I mean it's just three co-workers sitting down to have a cup of coffee. I mean it can't be that bad, I saw the look in Sam's eyes, that look of need and I knew my mind was made up.

Sam goes to the kitchen and makes up a fresh pot of coffee, when Martin and I both hear her say 'CRAP' I start to open my mouth and ask if she needed help. But before I know it Martin has jumped up out of his seat and scrambled to the kitchen.

I hear Martin ask her if she needed help and I realized that I don't belong here, it's obvious that Martin likes her, and she doesn't deny him. I think that I should just leave I'm just like a third wheel on a date. Martin is a good looking young man I don't know what I was thinking Sam would never want anything to do with an old man like me. With this is mind I'm only going to stay for 1 cup of coffee.

Martin and Sam both come through the kitchen door with three freshly brewed cups of coffee along with creamer. I take a cup and add creamer to my cup 'I really needed this' I think as I drink down the liquid. I look up to see Sam nursing her cup and I look around and realized that her place is somewhat a warm and welcoming apartment. I glance at the walls that have great earth tone colors splashed on the walls and from what I can see in her apartment she has great taste.

Silence fell within the room and Martin looks jumpy like he can't stand the quietness of the room, I find it comfortable and a retreating silence. I look towards Sam again and she looks comfortable and at peace.

Martin unable to take it any longer and speaks.

"So do you think that we will find Sarah?"

"I hope so" Sam says with sorrowful eyes.

"I don't Martin, you know it yourself, sometimes we find them and sometimes we don't. I've had so many cases that were we have lost them and when it happens time and time again you start to lose faith, and hope." I say with saddened tone.

Conversation once again is at a joint and I take that as my cue to leave and make my way home. But oddly enough Martin once again beats me to the punch.

"Well Sam I think I'm going to head home and look over the case file a little more, I'll see you'll tomorrow." Martin says standing to leave.

"Give me a call when you make it home, let us know you made it home ok." Sam says to Martin as he leaves.

Sam quickly stands not protesting at all that he is ready to leave, if I'm not mistaking I see a look of relief written all over her face. Sam ushers him to the door and says her goodbyes to him.

I stand about to make my exit as well, but before I can say anything about leaving Sam speaks.

"You want to come and sit on the couch where it's more comfortable." She says with kindness and warmth in her eyes.

"Sure"

I walk over first taking a seat at the end of her couch she quickly follows me taking a seat right next to me, her legs brush mine and I look up to see her looking at our legs where they just touched. She felt it too, I thought it was just me but every time we touch I feel an electric zap flow through my body. She looks up seeing me stare at her and she looks directly into my eyes as if she reading me like an open book. I look at her lips seeing them tremble as if they are begging to be kissed. I lean in slowly to brush my lips against hers and………

TBC

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