Chapter 4

"This is a beautiful place you have Samantha" Anna stated as they walked in to the spacious, modern apartment that night.

"Thanks I love it too" Danny replied.

Both Anna and Martin looked at him oddly.

Danny just looked at them straight faced for a few seconds as Sam and Elena laughed.

"It's actually Mine, Sam and Em's apartment. Em's my fiancée." Danny added in explanation seeing Anna's still confused expression.

"Oh I see." She smiled

"Sit, make yourselves at home" Sam said indicating the two large very comfy, modern looking, deep wine coloured couches in front of them. She walked through to the joining open plan kitchen separated from the living area by a breakfast bar "Can I get you guys a drink? Beer, wine, soda?"

"Beer!" Rick and Elena instantly replied.

"I meant Martin and Anna. You guys know where the drinks are get them yourselves!" Sam retorted laughing as she got the drinks regardless.

"I'll have a red wine if you've got it please. Beer Martin?" Anna asked turning to him.

He simply nodded in answer. Anna was surprised at Martin's lack of verbal response. Come to think of it he'd seemed quiet since she'd turned up at the FBI building again. She had put it down to being a tough first day back and seeing people he'd once been close to and now having so much catching up to do.

However now she was beginning to wonder if something else was going on. He would usually be much more verbal and polite as a guest bad day or not. And he was refusing to look at Sam and acknowledge her presence. And she kept looking at him almost sadly or maybe as if she was worried about him or something.

She knew they were ex-lovers but had split up about fifteen months before he left. She also knew Martin hadn't left on the best terms with the whole team but was sketchy on the details. Something had happened to cause the reactions from Martin but what Anna had no idea.

However as Sam and Danny returned with everyone's drinks, including Vivian's, the sound of the front door opening and closing meant she would have to leave her pondering for later.

"Hey all. You must be Martin and Anna. Hi I'm Em, its good to meet you both" Em warmly greeted as she came in and dropped her bag on the floor.

"Hey you" she said pulling Danny in for a quick kiss.

"Hey yourself" he replied with a smirk as he pulled away.

"I'm gonna go take a quick shower. Go ahead and order for me."

"Kay will do" Danny said.

Em looked at Sam before moving and inclined her head slightly towards her bedroom. Getting up, Sam took the hint and followed her.

"So that's Martin huh?" Em started as Sam closed the door. Sam nodded staying quiet as she sat on the edge of the bed.

"I can see why you fell for him. He's cute, beautiful eyes. He looks sad though" The redhead continued moving around the room removing her jacket, shoes and socks, grabbing a towel. Sam remained silent.

"He looks like he's had a bit of a shock. And you don't look so hot either" Em looked at Sam closely. Still Sam said nothing. "So I'm gonna take a guess and say you told him it was his baby."

Sam smiled weakly at the other woman. "Right, as always. How is it you can read people so well?" She asked rhetorically "I couldn't not tell him now he's back and I didn't wanna wait to tell him 'coz I know he'd of been mad at me for it."

"Hey I didn't say you'd done anything wrong hun. I think you were right to tell him today." Em assured her calmly, sitting beside her on the bed. "How are you doing? And don't bother giving me the 'I'm fine' routine. I know you way better than that."

Again Sam smiled at her weakly. Since Em had been treating Sam since she woke up from the coma, she was aware of everything that had happened to her. Sam's depression had, in the early stages at any rate, been hindering her physical recovery. So Em had requested to be informed of how her sessions with the therapists had been going and to know the reasons for the depression.

As Danny attended all of Sam's sessions, and was obviously very close to her despite Sam's equally obvious attempts to push him away, Em had gotten to know him as well and worked with him to help Sam. Sam and Em had eventually become very close through their work and with Em and Danny beginning to date. Sam could sometimes fool Danny into thinking she was okay when she wasn't but never Em.

"Honestly right now I don't know. I think I'm still in shock at him being here and being engaged to know how I really feel about it yet" Sam said quietly. "I've spent the last three years moving on and getting over him. Now I've finally got my life together again and he's back" She continued sounding close to tears.

Em placed a comforting arm around the woman she'd come to consider her sister over the past three years.

"I think I'm almost mad at him for coming back now." Sam laughed bitterly. "How screwed up is that?"

"It's not at all Sam. You're confused right now and its gonna take some time to work out what your feelings are for him now. But we're all here; we all know what you went through. And if you want I can hate the fiancée for you, it's the best friends duty." Em added trying to add some levity to the situation.

Sam smiled and almost laughed at that. "That's more like it. Now go back out there, I'm gonna take a shower and we'll talk more later. Now go." Em said getting up and pulling Sam up with her and pushing her towards the door.

"Okay, okay! I get the hint!" Sam laughed as she walked back out the door and headed down the hall to the main living area.

Em watched her retreating back and wondered how the hell Sam was going to deal with this.

A/N please R&R and let me know if I should continue to post this story.