Well I can't really hug my reviews so I'll do the next best thing, review a fic they (and i but shhh) like.
After dropping the charges and going back to Hugh it was obvious that there was going to be extreme tension between sam and Phil so Jack and Neil agreed to put them on altenative working days. Phil worked Monday, Wednesday and Friday while Sam worked Tuesday and Thursday. Phil had heard that Sam had gone home first then come back the next day and requested them days. He supposed that Hugh had advised her to take them days. Less working days, more days to control, watch over her, and have her all to himself. CID staff noticed how detatched she was becoming, not going down the pub after work. She didn't realise it herself but deep down she missed Phil. She was friendless without him despite being friends with everyone in CID.
Until bubbly new recruit DC Jo Masters started working at Sun Hill CID. She was given all the gossip so it felt like she'd witnessed everything that had happened. Jo made friends with Sam easily, Sam was glad of the company. Jo really changed her, she started cheering up, she laughed more and talked more.
CID, including Jack who hadn't approved of Jo at first because she'd arrived to stop the fueding between him and DI Manson despite being just a DC, were grateful that she had arrived and brought Sam back with added extras. They knew she was now vulnerable and much more dependant but she was happy, working hard and talkative.
Phil however wasn't as talkative or happy. He was throwing himself into his work the way Sam used to. Jo managed to make him crack a few smiled with her wit and sarcasm but he never kept the smile on his sad face.
A month and a week later though Phil walked into CID with a smile planted on his face. It was valentines day, and despite not having a date, knowing Sam would be sharing the day with hugh he was happy because Abi had a date with a guy from her college. From what Phil had heard the guy sounded great, and he made Abi happy which was the main thing. She'd had a lot of hurt and pain in her life, this guy sounded promising. Phil thought about Sam, celebrating with her abductor and despite it bringing sadness to his heart he still smiled. He had a subtle, unexplained happiness because although he thought about Sam twenty four hours he was finally moving on.
Abi had returned to college after the ordeal, she was starting to make everything a daily basis. Taking each day as it came by. News about her abduction had spread around the college and she was often asked about it. But she told people that the last thing she wanted to do was talk about one of the most painful experiences in her life. It was right up there with 'losing my mum' and 'hearing Max attemtping to beat my mum to death'. She only confided absolutely everything in Phil and Todd. Todd was a guy on her fashion couse but in the year above, as straight as they come and as gorgeous as ever. He had dreamy brown eyes and he had dark floppy hair with a small goatee and a tatoo on his back. It was two black wings on each of his shoulder blades with his little boy's name in the middle. His little boy, Ben, was a year old. Todd and Ben's mother had rushed into a relationship and without getting married had a baby but then Todd's girlfriend cheated on him with his brother. When Todd's ex couldn't cope with the baby she handed him over to Todd.
Abi had met Ben, who was looked after by Todd's mum while he was at college and fallen in love with the gorgeous little boy. But that was back when Todd and Abi were just friends. Abi had liked Todd alot then, and Todd had liked her alot too but knew if anything was to work then she had to love Ben too. Todd knew after looking at Abi's face as she saw his little kid that she liked him and wasn't faking it.
Abi finished designing her dress for the fashion show and her assignment when she caught Todd's eye and smiled beautifully. He asked her out on a date for valentine's day and she was couting down the hours until she left to get ready just for him. She felt lucky, despite the family background. She smiled, another thing that she liked about Todd. Despite telling him all the history he didn't run a mile, he just felt sorry for her and supported her.
A week later Sam and Jo were writing up paperwork on their desks which were by each other when Jo decided to disclose some gossip she'd heard, not thinking that maybe it would cause bad feelings.
"Ah you know DS Hunter, well apparently he's looking after this girl that is his friends daughter and she wanted a car for her birthday but never go it so he's going to buy it for her." Jo told Sam.
Sam's mouth dried. "That's nice of him."
What does he think he's doing? Abi's my daughter not his. I can't believe he's buying her a car, I was going to buy her the car she wanted but then she went missing. I had the money in the bank, still do actually. Should I buy it for her? Prove that i still care despite our differences? It might be a good idea.