Without A Trace Fan-Fiction
Chapter Eight
Tell me what you need to know.
Martin walked away aroused. How did Danny find out about Sam and him? Did he listen into their conversations? Did he follow them after hours? However he found out, Martin's relationship with Sam was none of Danny's business.
Samantha was in the bathroom. She was crying her heart out. Somehow, she ended up throwing her guts up in the bathroom toilet. It was about nine thirty, so it was time for morning sickness to take place.
Could she do this? Could she keep this baby? Did she want to have the baby? Sam did have to make a choice. She just did not know how to choose. What would happen if she kept the baby? Obviously, Martin or she would have to leave the team. Martin and she would have to work through their relationship together. Sam would have to engage into the meaning of parenthood.
Her entire life would change. In spite of that perspective, Sam looked at it in another way. If she did become a parent, did it have to be a bad thing? Could staying with Martin be a good thing? In addition to her job, maybe a new profession would be a good thing.
Martin stood at his desk just sitting and speculating. What was he going to do? What would happen if the team found out? What would they say? What would they do? He was sure that there were rules prohibiting him to have a baby with Sam.
Nonetheless, he cared for Samantha so much. Did he care what the others thought? All that he wanted was to solve this situation delicately. He wanted to make sure the choice they would make would be the right one. It was not about if he wanted to keep the baby or not. It was about making sure that Sam and he made the choice together.
Sam headed out of the bathroom feeling a bit better. She didn't feel like throwing up her entire stomach. She just felt like throwing up her emotion.
"Hey." A mysterious voice said from behind.
"Oh hi." Sam turned around to see Danny standing there.
Danny was wordless; he just stared at her. He knew that she was tire of people asking if she was okay.
"I'm sorry that I snapped at you." Sam apologies. She did not know what else she should say.
"No its okay. I was hassling you and you had every right to yell at me." Danny elaborated.
"No. No, I did not. I had no right to yell at you no matter how much you were hassling me."
He stared at her some more, "Was it something that Martin did."
Once the word Martin came out of his mouth Samantha became suspicious, "Where would you get an idea Martin was my problem?"
Danny began, "Well, it's just…"
But Sam was too moody to listen, "Did he tell you?"
Danny said. "Sam calm down. All he said was that it was none of his business."
Sam's voice crescendo, "Well he's right! It is none of your business and you should stay out of it!" Sam briskly marched away.
When Sam was sitting down at her desk, she was extremely awed. She did not know whom to blame her anger for. She was mad a Martin because he was harassing her. She was mad at Danny because he was invading her space. And she was mad at herself because she did not know what to do.
"Hello. Sam I need you to sign this." Jack's voice said. Sam could not forget about this guy. She could not forget Jack Malone. This man broke her heart. The man she worked for. This man started it all.
"What is it?" Sam asked.
"Uh, your personal documentation." Jack answered.
"My personal documentation?" Sam was confused, "Why do you need my personal documentation?"
"I need your personal documentation because in a few weeks I have to take evaluate my staff." Jack explained.
"Why?" The last thing Sam needed was for Jack to get into her business too.
"They're making this new stand procedure thing. We have to evaluate our staff's working behaviors. They're just testing. They are trying to make some few changes around here."
"Changes?" Sam repeated.
"I know it's crazy. Look I'm going to leave this information here about it so you could learn more about it." Jack dropped a thick packet of papers.
"I've got to go tell Viv." Jack explained.
"Uh-huh." Sam responded quickly because she instantly looked inside the packet.
Jack went towards his office when he saw Martin sprinting down the hall.
"Hey Martin." Jack called.
"Huh." Martin stopped for a few seconds. He didn't really want to talk to Jack. He wanted to go talk to Sam.
"I have to talk to you later." Jack clarified.
"Yeah." Martin said as he rapidly went to talk to Sam.
"Jack." Danny called down the hall.
"Oh hey Danny. I've got…" Jack pulled out another packet.
"I need to talk to you." Danny has had it. Martin was pissed and Sam was depressed. He knew if their situation did not have any control in it, they would end up in the hot spot.
"What is it?" Jack asked alarmed.
Danny looked around to see if Sam or Martin could see him.
"Do you want to go to my office?" Jack asked.
"Yeah." Danny responded.
Once they were in their office Danny did not waste anytime explaining.
"It's about Sam." Danny said.
"What about her?" Jack had to look up since he was sitting in his chair.
It took Danny a second to explain, "I think she depressed."
"What makes you think that?" Jack asked.
"I think her personal life is affecting her work." Danny said.
"How?" Jack queried.
"Since her personal life is around here all the time?" Danny let out the truth.
Jack just raised an eyebrow confused.
"I think Sam is dating Martin. Or was dating Martin." He finally got the words out of his mouth.
Jack was entirely out of words. He was inclusively in shock, "Wh…What do you mean by dating?"
"Well for the past few weeks I've seen signs. They've been a bit closer than they should be." Danny said.
Jack through a packet in front of him.
"What is that?" Danny asked.
"It's an evaluating form. I'll be evaluating my team in three weeks. So I'll check on the Martin Sam situation then." Jack stated.
"But you don't know what would happen in three weeks." Danny justified.
"Look. I've known Sam just as long as you have. And trust me, she wouldn't date in the office." He put it in plain words.
Later that night Sam headed home. She still had many emotions to deal with. It had been only one day, but it was a long day. Could she be able to last nine months?
"Hey Sam." A deep voice turned around.
Sam looked around astonished to see that it was Martin. He was just sitting there, on the outside stairs, waiting for her to come home. "Hey Martin… What are you doing here?"
"Well I've been thinking. All day I have not gotten much work done because I've been thinking about you."
"Why are you here?" Sam ignored his sympathy.
"Well, I am here, because you told me that you given me plenty of times to help." Martin got up and stared deep into her eyes, "And this time I am going to make sure that I don't miss it."
Sam was happy. For the first time that whole day, she was happy, "Do you want to come in." Martin nodded.
Jack was sitting all alone in his apartment. For the first time a long time, he had been in seclusion.
He was drinking a beer. Ever since his daughters and wife moved to Chicago he found himself drinking a beer or two before he went to bed.
What if something was going on between Sam and Martin. Sam and Martin were both co-workers. So they were equally on the same ground level. So there were no rules against them dating.
Was Jack comfortable with Sam dating? Was he comfortable with her dating someone he knew? Samantha and Jack did have an affair, but it was almost three years ago. Nonetheless, he did loose his wife, his daughter, and his dignity because of it. So why was he feeling jealous?
Martin was sitting on her bed. Sam rumbled through her kitchen looking for something to drink.
"Do you want anything to drink?" Sam asked.
"No I'm fine." Martin asked.
Sam closed the refrigerator, "Yeah I'm not really thirsty either."
Sam awkwardly sat next to Martin. For a few moments, Sam didn't say anything. But she remembered what Martin said, "Martin."
"Mmm." He responded.
"I'm sorry that I haven't been talking to you." She apologies.
Martin got up so he could sit on her coffee table across of her. He wanted to talk to her face to face. "Were you afraid to talk to me?" He asked.
"No. Not at all… I, I don't know….Well maybe." She said.
"Why?" He insisted to know.
"I wasn't afraid to talk to you Martin. I was just afraid. I guess… I was just plain out scared." She elucidated.
He pushed her hair behind her ear, "I don't know what will happen Sam. But I promise you, that we can handle this together."
"Together." She said looking at him.
Sam brushed his hair up. Martin put his hands on his face. For a while, they just intently watched each other. Then suddenly they passionately kissed each other. Samantha and Martin felt so intimately charged up.
Sam pulled off Martin's shirt. Then immediately Martin began kissing her. Sam sat on his lap. Then Sam starting kissing his neck. She was so close to him. She loved her body next to his heated chest. Martin unbuttoned her blouse and pushed her down on the bed. They just started kissing each other.
"Martin." Sam interrupted their wonderful moment.
"Yeah." He said out of breath.
"What if…" At first, she was looking at the floor then she looked in his eyes, "What'll happen if we kept the baby?"
Martin just looked at her. He wasn't expecting her to ask that question, well not at a moment like this. He didn't know what to say and he did not want to lie, "I'm not sure."
Sam accepted his answer and kissed him so they could continue their moment when Martin pushed her down on the bed.
