The early morning rays of sunshine danced gently across Samantha's skin prying her into the world of consciousness. Not that she wanted to be; she wanted to be back in her dream. The dream where Martin held her in his arms all night long after making love to her, promising never to go anywhere.

When the alarm buzzed she knew the dream really was over. She could still feel his arms around her waist. They had been so comfortable in each other's arms, watching the fireworks the night before. But even she knew they should talk before trying to get more comfortable. She only hoped she would get the chance before he had to fly back to the big apple.

Arriving at work, she entered her office and turned on the lights. The answer machine flashed that there were messages from overnight; stretching out to retrieve them she was interrupted. "Sorry Miss Spade but I was asked to deliver this straight away." A young intern handed her a case folder.

"Thanks Manny." She smiled at the young man before he retreated back out of her office. Looking down to the brief in front of her she had to hold back the huge gasp that appeared in her throat. It couldn't be, could it?

Heading out into the bullpen her colleagues were assembled at their respective desks. "We got one guys." She said solemnly.

"Samantha, what's wrong?" Becca asked her.

"Well, it's weird one, maybe not weird but….oh I don't know." Samantha stuttered out. "Most of us were their last night and this morning I get a brief to say Sara Roberts hasn't been seen since."

Joseph turned to where Samantha stood. "I spoke to her just before I left last night."

"What time was that?" Samantha asked as she sat down at the conference table, the others joining her.

"About midnight, maybe a little earlier. I got home about 12.15 and I only live about ten minutes out from the beach, so there or thereabouts." Joseph seemed shocked and a little rattled by what he was hearing.

"How was she when you were talking to her?" Carla asked.

"All right, though she did keep looking over her shoulder." Joseph remembered.

Flashback

"Hey Sara, how are you?" Joseph approached her slowly. It had been a while since he had last spoken to her.

"Jo, it's good to see you. I'm all right." She answered, looking over her shoulder to a group of people start.

"Sorry am I keeping you from your friends?" Joseph asked, noticing her watching a group of people.

"No of course not. It's been ages since we spoke. How's life treating you?" She asked him. It was no surprise that Joseph liked Sara and he hoped speaking to her now would maybe lead to something.

"It's good. Work's really good. What about you? How's grad school going? Are you still trying for Law school?" Joseph asked.

"Yeah, my tutor's think I have a good chance of getting into Berkley, which isn't too far away." Sara told him excitedly.

"That's great." He began to say when someone shouted on her. "I guess I should let you get to your friends."

Sara had a little look of fear in her eyes. "You don't have to go." She told him.

"No it's all right. I have to be up early for work in the morning anyway." He paused, not knowing whether he should ask the next question. "Maybe we could get coffee sometime?"

"Sounds great." She told him with a huge smile on her face. Maybe she did feel something for him "I'll call you."

End Flashback

"Than I left. I mean she looked scared at one point but then when we said we would meet for coffee she was all happy again." Joseph stuttered out.

"Do you know who it was calling for her?" Jodi asked. She also remembered seeing Sara last night around about the same time.

"Nah, there was a huge group of people waiting. I presume it was one of them. But there was someone there she didn't want to see."

"Possibly Barry Murray." Jodi said.

"What makes you say that Jodi?" Samantha asked.

"I saw her with him earlier that evening and it didn't look to be a happy meeting. She seemed to be trying to get away from him."

"Okay, Joseph I want you and Carla to go to Sara's home and get all you can about her. Jodi, you and Becca try and speak to as many people that were there last night if you can. I am going to try and find out all we can about Barry Murray." Samantha said before everyone disappeared.

After a while of working on her computer she wasn't getting anywhere. There was a knock on her door. Looking up she was surprised to see who was standing there. "Martin."

"Senior Agent Spade. I am impressed. When did you get the promotion?" He asked, smiling at her.

God, he had a great smile. She had to pull her eyes away from him before she could answer him. "When I moved here. How are you this morning?"

"Good. I was…." He paused. "I was wondering if you would like to meet for a drink later, or maybe dinner?"

He was making an effort she told herself. Maybe this would be the time to talk. "Martin that sounds great, I just don't know when I'll be out of here tonight. We got a case this morning and it's a little close to home."

"What do you mean?" He asked, sitting in the chair opposite her.

"One of the girls that attended the bonfire last night didn't appear home and no one has seen her since about 12.15 last night." She told him, running her hand through her hair.

"I see, well I guess I should let you get back to it." Martin sounded a little disappointed.

"When do you leave?" Samantha asked as she flicked through some of the files on her desk.

"Tomorrow afternoon." He answered.

"If I get out of here at a decent time tonight, I'll call you. If not how about lunch tomorrow?" She added.

"Sounds great. Okay I should go now." Martin said as he started to walk away.

"Martin, it's really great to see you." She added before he disappeared with a smile on his face.