Looking at Samantha when he walked into her office space he knew straight away she was tired. He didn't know how the case had gone, but hoped that it had ended well. "Hey, you ready for brunch?" He asked surprising her.
"Hey. Yeah, just give me a second to finish this report and then we are out of here." She said smiling up to him. He looked so handsome, but she had to remind herself all that she went through when he broke up with her. She had been to hell and back and hoped that he would understand when she tried to explain it to him.
Half an hour later they were situated in a beachfront café. The sun was bright, making Samantha's skin glow even more. Martin couldn't help stare at her. She was so beautiful. Why had he broken up with her in the first place? He as trying to remember but he couldn't.
After ordering Martin thought it best to start the conversation. "So Samantha are you really happy here?" He questioned.
Samantha sat back in her chair, thinking for a moment before answering. "Yes." She answered truthfully. Martin looked at her as if her didn't believe her. "Honestly Martin I am. Okay so I miss my friends back in New York, but here I have something else."
"What do you mean?" He asked, not quite understanding what she was trying to say.
"I don't know, here I have so much more than I had back in New York. Martin when I moved to New York it meant everything to me. It was a whole new beginning for me. And for a while it was amazing. I worked in a great job; I had four great friends and a wonderful boyfriend. But then that all changed and I never thought I would be happy again."
"But you could have stayed and we could have worked it out." He told her, reaching across the table in an attempt to take her hand.
She pulled her hand away. "I tried, but you pushed me away Martin." She retorted. "Maybe you don't realise how much I was hurting after you broke off our relationship. I cried for days, didn't sleep, hardly ate. When I transferred out here I didn't think I was going to make it, but let me tell you I did." She took a deep breath. "I have so many more friends here in LA than I have ever had in my life and that is saying something. You have watched me for three days Martin, can't you see it."
It was Martin's turn to sit back and think about what he had seen in the three days he had been here. She certainly was happier than he had ever seen her, but there was something behind her eyes that told him different. "But there is something not right isn't there?"
"Yeah, your not here." She told him straight. She didn't see the point in lying to him. "Martin I have missed you like I didn't have part of me. But I have tried not to let it stop me. I have moved on with my life and though you are not in it I am enjoying it."
"So if I had to ask you to come back to New York you would say no?" He asked knowing what the answer would be.
"That would be right. Martin I miss it, I won't deny it but here I just have so much more." She sighed. "I miss you."
"I miss you too. I was such a fool to let you go." He admitted to her. Hoping that if he opened his heart to her she would see that he was being real. "I was just so frustrated by the fact we were never going anywhere together. I got sick of hiding it. I wanted to show you to the world, tell them just how much in love I was with you."
She looked into his eyes and knew he was telling the truth. "Martin I love you too, but I am not willing to get hurt again. And we live so far away from one another now, I don't know if we could make it work."
Silence reigned over the table, nothing more was said until they were leaving. "Do you have a ride to the airport?" She asked him.
"Yeah, Danny's going to pick me up at your office. Samantha I really do miss you. Everything I said back there I meant. I love you."
Tears sprung into Samantha's eyes. "I love you too Martin, I just don't know what to do." She admitted.
Arriving back at her office block, Danny was sitting waiting on them. He looked at Samantha's face trying to gauge how well it had gone, but the black sunglasses covering her eyes made it impossible to tell. He got out to say good-bye. "Well baby doll, you take care of yourself and remember where we are."
"I will Danny. I miss you." She said hugging the man she thought of as a brother. "Keep an eye on him for me?" She whispered in his ear.
"I will don't you worry." He whispered back before getting back into the car leaving Martin and Samantha to say goodbye on their own.
Martin walked up beside her and brought his hand up to her cheek. "Goodbye Samantha. Just remember what I said." He told her leaning in to kiss her. She turned her head just in time to capture his lips with her own. It was the kiss she had been dreaming of since they had split. It felt so good to be with him again.
Breaking away from him she looked into his eyes. "You remember what I told you as well." She kissed him again before walking away unable to watch them go. She missed him already but she just wasn't sure what she was supposed to do.
A.N – Okay so I have it to there and I am a little unsure of where it is going to go from here so it may be a while before I update again. I have a little idea but I have to work on it so please bear with me. Thanks for all the encouraging reviews though.