Abi, Phil and Sam all jumped to their feet at the calling, Sam looked petrified. Abi and Phil took one of Sam's hands each and they pulled her along, running. "There's a lockable gate up ahead, the keys are in the ticket office." Abi said as they got closer to the ticket office. Their footsteps echoing around the tunnels.
"I'll get the keys, you keep running and I'll catch you up." Phil said, he darted into the room and looked on the wall where all the keys were. He hurriedly read the labels and grabbed the correct ones before running out the office again. Hugh caught sight of him and followed at a brisk walk. Turning into a jog. Phil ran through the gate and Abi slammed it shut with a clang. Phil fumbled with the keys as Hugh got closer, but pulling himself together he locked the metal gate. Phil walked backwards to where Abi had her arm around her mother, Sam was facing inwards. Too frightened to look Hugh in the eyes. She felt like one look would hypnotize.
"Come along Sammy, open the gate. You need to come home." Hugh said calmly through the triangular bars.
Phil held the key out to her. She looked at it then looked up at him. "Your choice Sam, you can choose whether Hugh comes in and we all talk about this or whether he stays out there."
Sam slowly took the key from Phil and moved towards the gate, she hovered in front of the lock contemplating letting him in or keeping him out when Hugh reached through the triangle bar and grabbed hold of her wrist tightly. Sam locked eyes with him for the first time since being in the underground tunnel. "Hugh let go ... Hugh I can't unlock the door unless you let go."
Hugh did so, thinking he was triumphant. Sam took a step back and dropped the key on the floor, shaking her head at him. Phil and Abi took hold of her, hugging her tightly and lovingly. There was an almighty crash which made them all jump violently, Hugh had kicked down the ate and was attempting to climb over it. Abi ran in front, Phil held Sam's hand as they ran together.
"DCI Meadows to Sierra Oscar, can you tell back up that I'm at the old Sun Hill underground where I've followed Hugh's car to. Waiting for back up to arrive before entering but tell them to hurry as trouble could be heading this way fast."
He lent over and rummaged in his glove compartment, taking out the blown up passport pictures of Sam, Abi, Phil and Hugh. As the back up cars arrived he got out and waitd for them to do the same.
"Right, as you all probably know we're looking for this woman." He called holding up the picture of Sam. "DS Samantha Nixon. She'll probably be in the company of these two people ... DS Phil Hunter and her daughter, Abigail Nixon. Now her fiancee, Dr Hugh Wallis ... has just recently entered the building and there is tension between him and DS Hunter over DS Nixon. Now this is going to be a sensitive arrest, either way so tread carefully. Also make sure DS Nixon is not put into any more danger, plus be aware that DS Nixon is pregnant and Dr Wallis is the father so if anything should harm her or the baby all hell will break loose. Come on, let's go."
"Let's go this way." Phil said, guiding them down a passage. They came to a long tunnel. "Is that a turn at the end?"
"Think so." Abi said. They moved faster and discovered that the 'turn' was really just a shadow from far back. They were at a dead end, turning back around Hugh was coming towards them. Now they were trapped, with Hugh in front and a wall behind. Where did they turn to for help?
"Maybe I should just go back with him." Sam said, Phil and Abi turned back to face her. "What? After all this you want to go back to him?"
"Well if I do then this running and hiding will be over. At the moment we're stuck, all he wants is me. What's it gonna hurt if I go with him?" Sam asked.
"Sam, I know that you want this all to be ver but this isn't the way. Now we will get out of this fine, and he will pay for the damage he's caused." Phil promised. "Just bare with me ok? Abi, stand behind me with your mum." Phil instructed. He gently touched his trusty ASP in his pocket, if the worst came for the worst then he'd flciked it out and do what needed to be done.
Hugh stopped a couple of meters away from Phil. "Get out of my way Hunter."
"No Hugh, all your schemes and all your manipulation is coming to the end. Sam isn't afraid of you anymore, she's not scared."
"Is that why she's hiding behind you?" Hugh asked. Phil moved back so he was next to Sam. His arm around her waist. Perfect what he said had worked, he now could see Sam and she could know he was talking to her.
"Sammy. What they been saying eh? That I'm violent? That I'm weird? Sammy I'm not like that, you know I'm not like that because you know me."
They could hear calling, faint and distant but it was there. "Sam?! ... Phil?!"
"Go now Hugh, you can just get away no charges but go." Phil said, desperate to stop Hugh from filling her head with more pathetic words.
"You see what they'e doing, they're trying to push me away but I won't go. Because I won't give you up." Hugh said.
"Please Hugh, just leave her be." Abi begged.
Hugh was acting like he couldn't hear Abi's pleas, he now had eye contact with Sam. "I want you Sam, I need you. I can't cope without you Sammy, if you aren't with me then I just throw myself into my work. The same way as you do to fight love, but there's no point fighting our feelings anymore. Fighting each other. I know that the things you've done have only been because of what Abi and Phil have put into your head."
"Don't listen Sam he's lying." Phil told her.
"Am I Sam? Am I lying when I say that I love you and want to be with you? With you and our unborn baby. Do you really want to raise another child alone?"
"Mum please, he's praying on you and all your weaknesses." Abi tried.
People started running up behind Hugh, police. Colleagues. Jack was in front, he neared them and looked at the scene before him. "Step away Hugh." Jack ordered.
Hugh stepped to the side. Sam broke away from Phil and Abi crying, she ran to Hugh who wrapped her in his arms protectively. She cried against his chest and he felt his own eyes sting at the thought of having her back.
"NO!" Abi screamed, beginning to cry. Sam hid her face in Hugh's chest trying to ignore everything that was going on around her.
"Abi, Phil. I'm going to have to arrest you. Come on." Jack said gently.
"AFTER EVERYTHING YOU'VE PUT ME THOUGH! IT'S YOUR FAULT I WAS ABDUCTED. LIKE IT WAS YOUR FAULT I TOOK THE OVERDOSE, THAT WAS ONLY TO MAKE YOU TELL ME ABOUT MY DAD. AND EVEN THEN YOU LIED, SAYING I WAS THE RESULT OF A ONE NIGHT STAND. BUT AFTERWARDS, YOU HAD THE NERVE TO SAY THAT YOU WEREN'T TELLING ME TO 'PROTECT' ME BUT YOU WERE ONLY PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR JOB! AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR YOU, I USED TO BE THE ONE WHO MOPPED YOU UP AND RANG THE HOSPITAL IF YOU COULDN'T MOVE. MAX HARDY DIDN'T CARE, MAX HARDY WAS OUT DRINKING AGAIN. I WAS SIX AND I HAD TO LISTEN WHILE HE BEATED YOU AND LEFT YOU FOR DEAD!"
Sam turned to face her daughter and wiped her eyes. "Don't you dare bring Max up! You think you've had it bad? You weren't the one he used to hit! You weren't the one who had to get beaten over and over again." Sam turned and lifted the bottom of her top. On her lower back were multiple scars, like someone had scratched her over and over again. "I still have the marks that will always be with me so I never forget. Do you not remember why we left? You gave him a little cheek about him not being your dad, he took it out on me. You tried to stop him and he threw you against the stairs! I didn't want him to start on you, so we left together. But you know you're right, I'm so terrible to you and I'm such a terrible mum and I've already caused you enough pain so Jack i don't want to press charges against either of them ... but they better not come anywhere near me again."
Abi started crying more heavily as Hugh lead Sam away. "A few words and she's back aroudn his little finger."
"I know." Phil said, his own eyes stinging with tears. "We might as well go back to mine."
"We've lost her for good haven't we?" Abi asked sniffing.
"It looks that way." Phil admitted, sniffing.
Hehe, I'm dragging this fic on and on and on. So thank you to everyone who's staying motivted and reviewing. Loves ya. Beccy xoxoxo