Chapter 8 - Late night loving
Phil put his phone back onto the bedside table, smiling to himself. He was so glad that they were friends again after what had happened that day. He was also happy that she dreamt of him and worried about him, it made him feel important in her eyes. He settled back to deep sleep again and began to dream...
He found himself sat at his desk at work. Sam was sat opposite him as usual but she didn't look good. She looked tired and pale. As he looked closer, he saw that she had been crying. She was just sat there, staring at the work that she should be doing. Phil was confused, he didn't normally have dreams where he didn't know what was going on.
"Are you ok?" He asked her casually, as he perched on the edge of her desk.
"Im fine! Really!" She said, avoiding his eyes. He didn't believe her, it was obvious she was lying.
"Come on, let's go and get a coffee somewhere!" He said, taking her hand and pulling her up.
They went across the road to a small cafe. They sat down, each with large coffees.
"So what's really wrong?" He asked. He still didn't have a clue what was going on.
"I saw Abi yesterday at the hospital. She said that she's pregnant!" Sam admitted, staring into her cup, tears forming in her eyes. Phil understood now, he remembered.
"And I went round to see her this morning and when Hugh finally let me in, he smugly announced to me that they are getting married!" She said, tears falling now.
"Sam, she'll come round. She can't fall for it forever!" He said, reassuring her. He took her hand in his, stroking it lightly.
"But they're getting married and having a baby together. Surely if he can make her do this then he can make her do anything! What am I supposed to do? He just winds me up everytime!"
"You just have to wait until she sees sense and then pick up the pieces for her!" He said honestly.
"I can't wait, I have to do something!" She decided.
"Sam? Don't do anything stupid!"
"I won't. I'll just make her see sense!" She said. "I need your help though!" She said, looking up at him.
"What did you have in mind?" He asked suspiciously.
"Well I need you to keep Hugh occupied while I talk to Abi!" She looked at him hopefully. He rolled his eyes before agreeing, providing that she did not do anything stupid. He could never tell what she was thinking.
"And what will you do if she doesn't see sense?" He asked. Sam hoped he wouldn't ask this.
"I'll just have to accept it then won't I?" She lied. He didn't believe her but he didn't care, he just wanted to help her. she needed him and he never wanted to let her down again.
After arranging a meeting with Hugh, Sam told Phil about her plan. Hugh thought that he were meeting Sam but she would send Phil in her place and say that she was held up in a meeting. Meanwhile, she would go and speak to Abi.
"Sam, it's pathetic! He'll never fall for it!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as I can get him out of the house!"
Phil couldn't believe that he was going through with this. Hugh would see through it straight away. ? If it had been anyone else, he would have flatly refused but Sam and Phil had a special bond. He saw Hugh walk in and go straight to the bar. He ordered two drinks and sat at an empty table. Phil waited a few minutes before going over and expressing Sam's apologies. Hugh looked at him like he were about to explode. He shoved Phil out of the way before striding out towards his car. Phil followed him and attempted to hold him up. Hugh hit him, trying to get back to his car. Phil got straight back up and went after him. Hugh got to his car and looked at the flat tyres! Phil smirked to himself.
"I'll get you for this! And her! The trouble with Samantha is that she never learns!" He mocked. "She'll keep on pushing and pushing to get what she want's. She only cares about herself. But to be fair she is amazing to be with, she certainly has talent. It's just keeping her there! But of course you wouldn't know about that!" He mocked. But Phil, for once, resisted and smiled.
"Well actually ...!" Hugh's smirk disappeared in an instant.
"You mean, you and her...?" Phil nodded. He saw how angry he was making him.
"You're right, she is great to be with. But I don't seem to have a problem with keeping her in my bed! In fact I have more of a problem with getting her out of it." Phil teased, appeaing utterly serious. "Oh yeah, I love her tattoo as well, very sweet!" He said, recalling Sam mentioning (whilst drunk) that she had a tattoo of a tiger cub on ther top of her thigh, near her hip. Hugh swung at him but Phil ducked, making contact with Hugh's stomach. He went down in pain, crawling on the floor until the pain subsided. He got up slowly, running towards the nearby taxi rank. Phil ran towards his car getting in and following Hugh's taxi.
"Sam, where are you?" He asked, as he spoke on the phone.
"Hugh's drugged Abi, I need to get her out"
"Sam you can't!" "I have to"
"He's on his way back, he'll be 10 minutes max"
"Phil I have to get her out"
"Look, I should tell you. I said to Hugh that we slept together, so go along with it if he asks"
"Why did you say that?" She asked gently "Because it wound him up"
"Oh, ok!" She hung up before Phil could try and dissuade her again.
"Sam? ... Sam?" He tried ringing again but it went straight to answerphone everytime.
He followed Hugh as they got to his house. He couldn't see Sam's car so that meant that at least she had gotten away.
"Look what she's done!" Hugh roared at him, gestering to a smashed window. "I'll kill her!" He threatened, when he saw that Abi was missing from the house.
"Phil?" Jack demanded as soon as he walked in the door. As he drove back to the station, Sam had phoned him and told him where they were. He couldn't believe that she had kidnapped her own daughter.
"Guv?"
"Where's Sam?"
"I don't know!"
"You know where she is!"
"No, I don't!"
"If I find that you're lying ...!"
"I don't know where she is!"
"Look I know you and her are good friends, but she's kidnapped her own daughter. This is serious Phil and Hugh Wallis is breathing down my neck, wanting me to sack her." Phil remained silent, he wouldn't tell where she was. He would protect her, she needed him.
He cautiously made his way to where Sam was hiding.
"Sam what the hell did you think you were doing?" He shouted at her. She scowled at him, gestering to a semi sleeping Abi led on the sofa.
"Unless you can change her mind, you'll be arrested!" He whispered furiously. "And if Hugh tells Jack that I was involved, I'll be finished!"
"Look I'm sorry but I have to do this." She reasoned. She leant up to kiss his cheek. "Thank you for helping me!" She whispered.
He was on his way back to the station, he was angry with her for kidnapping Abi, she was risking his own job as well as her's and she could face a prison sentence if she wasn't successful, he thought. But, it was his own choice to help her, she didn't force him and she was just doing what was best for her daughter, he would do the same.
He stepped out of his car and walked up to CID. His phone began to ring, Samantha was calling him.
"Hello Sam!" He said. There was no reply but he could hear voices. He was about to say something else when he heard Hugh's voice shouting. He ran to Jack and told him what was happening, Jack raised an eyebrow. He knew Phil had known where she was all along but he decided to forget that for the moment to help Sam.
They forced their way into the flat that Sam had been hiding in but it was deserted. Phil listened to the phone again, but it gave him no clues. He could'nt hear Hugh anymore, just Sam and Abi talking, at least they were still safe. He didn't want to say anything down the phone to her, just in case Hugh was still there. They were about to search the surrounding area when he heard a train going by through the phone.
The team tried the bridge where the train had been minutes before. Phil couldn't see Sam but he heard voices. He crept closer towards them. The three came into sight. Sam had managed to barricade her and Abi into a corner. But it had back fired on her because although Hugh couldn't get to her, he had her trapped all the same. Uniform pulled Hugh away but it was Samantha that Jack and Phil were forced to arrest. She hadn't managed to persuade Abi and because of that she had to be arrested for kidnap. Hugh's delight was evident, he had everything exactly as he wanted it. He had managed to get revenge and he had made sure that he would be able to rub her nose in it everytime she thought of her daughter.
Phil put his arm around her shivering body. He started to walk her away from the scene, not wanting to think about what would happen to her. She suddenly pulled from his grasp and started shouting at Hugh. Phil and Jack made no effort to pull Sam away as she threw herself at him. Scratching, hitting, slapping, biting at anything that she could make contact with. He quickly grabbed hold of her and held her against the wall. He laughed at her, telling her that she could never get away from him and that she would always have to kneel down to him and beg if she wanted to see her daughhter. This made her sob even harder, she knew that he had won now and there was nothing she could do to stop him.
Jack stood there, taking in his words. He had decided to leave Hugh alone, hoping that he would do something stupid to get himself arrested.
Hugh let her go and watched her slide down the wall, her heart utterly broken. He laughed, turning around to take Abi home with him. But she stood watching her heart broken mother. She was horrified at what Hugh had done to her. Phil saw it in her eyes as recognition and understanding finally set in. Phil squatted down next to Sam, tears in his eyes. He couldn't bear seeing her in so much pain. She had become so fragile in the past few months and now she had become broken. He pulled her up, slowly, letting her rest her weight on him as she walked.
She didn't look at anyone as Phil walked her away. She couldn't bare to see Abi still with Hugh. They were out of sight when Abi pulled from Hugh's grasp and ran after them, hugging her mother, almost knocking her over with the surprise.
"I'm sorry!" She sobbed as she fell into her mother's arms. Phil still had to support her and so the three stood there as if they were a family ...
Samantha couldn't face interviewing Hugh herself. She still felt too humiliated. She felt everyone watching her as they all got back to the station. She sat with Phil as she waited for Abi to finish her interview.
"Do you think that people think I'm insane?" She asked him.
"No course not! Anyway what do you mean, I know that you're insane!" He said, giving his trademark puppy dog grin.
"I don't mind that you know I'm mad!" She smiled. "Look, I just want you to know that I am really really grateful for everything that you've done! I wouldn't have been able to do it without you!" She looked at him.
"Yeah? How grateful?" He smirked.
"Not THAT grateful!" She smiled, knowing exactly what he was referring to.
Phil phoned her nearly everyday, seeing how Abi was and what she had been up to to stop herself from going mad.
"I don't know how much longer I can stay here without going insane!"
"You're already insane!" He laughed.
"Very funny! Do you want to come over and keep me company? Abi seems to have done nothing but sleep!"
"Sure, I'll come over after work!" He said, pleased that she had asked him above anyone else to keep her company. That had to mean that she liked him, even if it was only a little bit!
Her smile dazzled him as she opened the door. She handed him a glass of wine and they sat down and talked ... and talked ... and talked. Phil looked at his watch and saw that it was past 1 o clock in the morning.
"So you and Abi are getting on better now?" He asked
"Yeah, it's been really good. We went shopping yesterday and today I took her to the hospital for her scan." She smiled, filling his glass up again.
"I really don't think I'm going to be able to drive now! Thanks to you!"
"Well you'll have to stay then won't you?" She smirked. She moved closer towards him. He stroked her cheek, moving the strand of honey blondness that fell onto her face. He leant in to kiss her gently. He felt her hands on his waist. She felt his hands on her hips. He felt warm in her embrace. Her kiss was like nothing he had ever felt before. She pulled away, looking into his eyes.
"Phil?"
"What is it?" He asked gently.
"I think I'm in love with you!" She admitted, blushing. He always thought that she looked sweet and innocent when she blushed.
"Good!" He said "Cos I think I'm in love with you too!" She smiled, leaning in to kiss him again.
They moved upstairs to her bedroom, he pinned her against the wall with his body, kissing her harder, not wanting to ever let her go ...He awoke to the sun streaming into his bedroom and his alarm ringing. He looked around his room, wishing Sam was there with him. He felt lonely and slightly empty without her being there and he didn't know why.
He felt like he had been asleep for days, so much had happened in his dream, things that he never wanted to forget ...
That was a very long chapter, hope you enjoyed. Please review, I like knowing what you think! I've just had a brainwave and so I've planned for quite a few more chapters ...