Danny watched as Martin's jaw dropped. Danny's wasn't much better. Had she really been away that long? They kept thinking to themselves. Martin watched in wondered as she moved slowly around the pool with the baby in her arms.

"Samantha." Danny finally called out to her.

Samantha, hearing her name turned to where her friends stood. "Oh my God! You're here." She sounded excited to see them. Not at all embarrassed that she had been caught with a baby. "Give me a minute."

Martin watched in awe as she stepped from the pool. She seemed to be glowing, the sun obviously agreeing with her here in LA. The aqua coloured bikini showed off the golden brown tan she had acquired since arriving. She held the baby close to her skin, before wrapping it in a fluffy white towel. Lay the baby into a small bassinette; she quickly wrapped herself in a towel before lifting the baby back into her arms again. Kissing the child's head she made her way to Danny and Martin.

"I didn't realise you guys were going to be here." She said as she reached them, but made no attempt to greet them with hugs.

"Thought we'd give you a surprise." Danny said as they followed behind her.

Making her way to the second floor of the apartment block, she knocked on a door. It took a minute for the door to be answered. "Thank you so much Samantha." The young woman who answered the door said. "You don't know just how much I needed that."

"Remember anytime you need me, you just have to knock." Samantha told her, handing the baby over. "Bye bye Jaime. Be good for mommy."

Martin seemed to finally let out the breath he was holding and hadn't realised he was holding. The baby wasn't hers, which meant the baby wasn't his. He had never felt so relieved in his life.

Samantha saw the look on his face. "You thought she was yours didn't you?" She asked him. Danny looked at his friends. Martin could only nod. "Do you really think I would stoop that low and not tell you I had your baby. Martin I'm not as vindictive as that." She told him as she opened the door to her apartment.

"Nice place you have here." Danny commented, trying to lighten the mood. He wasn't kidding either. The big window overlooking the pool and beach beyond gave a lot of light. A comfy looking sofa was the focal point in the room, along with the TV.

"Thanks. I like it." She told them, though there was something in her voice that Danny wasn't so sure about. Was she lying just to pretend things were all right for her? "Make yourselves comfortable. I'll be back in a minute." She told them before disappearing through the door that led from the living room.

"Why am I such an idiot?" Martin asked after she was out of earshot. Danny looked at him. "Why did I have to look accusingly at her when she had the baby? I know she would have told me if she had a baby, I mean I hope she would have, but why did I have to be all…….. oh I don't know?"

"I have to admit when I first saw her I, too, thought she had a baby, but when I saw her step from the water, there was no way that body had just delivered a child." Danny felt like her had invaded Samantha's privacy by staring at her body, but what a body she had. Since being in LA she had obviously been working out.

Samantha appeared back five minutes later in a pink tank top and denims. "Sorry I should have offered you guys a drink. Do you want anything?"

"Soda would be great." Danny called to her as she entered her kitchen. "So how's life treating you?"

Samantha hesitated before answering. It didn't go unnoticed by the men. "Great. I love it here." Again there was something with the tone in her voice that gave away her insecurities. She walked back out of the kitchen and handed them both two ice-cold glasses of lemonade. "Sorry only had the lemonade."

"That's all right. Anything cold would have done?" Martin commented, smiling at her. She looked amazing. He couldn't believe how good she looked. Had she always looked that great and he just hadn't noticed? She smiled back at him and went straight into a conversation about New York.

Hours passed, where lives were discussed, jobs dissected and loves lives were questioned. The sky began to darken. "Oh, I almost forgot. Do you guys mind, I have somewhere I have to be tonight. You can come along with me, it's just I promised I'd be there."

"Sure." Danny said. "Do you think we have time to go and change first?" He asked staring down to the suit he still wore.

"Yeah, how about I drive you guys back to your hotel, you can get changed and we leave from there."

"Sounds like a plan." Martin interjected. "So where are we going anyway?" He asked.

"You'll find out when we get there." Was all she committed too.