Disclaimer: Jo, Sam, Phil, Suzie, Jack and Mickey are not mine.
Chapter 10:
Sam looked up from where she had been, leaning over Phil's shoulder to look at something he had been showing her on his computer, when she heard the door to CID open, and a lot of clattering coming from that direction. To her surprise she saw Jo attempting to get through the door with no help whilst on crutches. She quickly got up from her desk and assisted the brunette, although at the same time she was quietly asking the DC why she was here.
"Because I got frustrated, I couldn't bear being at your house when you weren't there and had taken all your case notes, it gave me nothing to do."
"I deliberately brought my files so that you could have time to rest, not so that you could come into work."
By now most of CID had looked up, surprised to see Jo on crutches. Sam noticed Phil getting up from his desk and heading towards them so she quickly steered Jo back out of the office. Jo however, was having none of it, moving the opposite way to her DI, Sam found she had no choice but to go the same way as Jo, much to her annoyance.
Bustling back into CID, Jo quite literally walked into Phil. "Jo, are you alright? Are these because of the abduction?"
"No, I sprained it a few hours before we went to meet them. It's fine, really."
"What are you doing here?"
"I thought I should probably come in and give my statement." She shot Sam a look, the blonde instantly felt guilty for getting annoyed at the brunette for coming in, even if it had been because she cared.
"I've got to give mine too, maybe we could go together?" Sam proposed as a peace offering to the brunette.
Leading Jo out of the busy CID office, Sam gestured for her to enter the empty room on their right. Jo complied, taking a seat to relieve the weight on her arms.
"Jo, will you stay at mine again tonight?"
"Oh I dunno Sam, there's only so long I can put up with the sofa for."
"You've only been on it one night, and you didn't sleep for long, yesterday evening was, well, it was scary. I want to be close to you after almost losing you."
"Look, no offence Sam, but that sofa might be ideal size for you, but I'm too long to fit on it comfortably."
"Well then, share my bed."
"Are you sure you're ready for that? What about Abi?"
"How about we tell her?"
"What, but she only met me yesterday evening, and I guess she doesn't know you have feeling for another woman."
"I don't just have feelings for you, I love you. And I think Abi will understand that, and if she does understand it, she'll accept it."
"Are you sure you're ready to tell her?"
"Yeah, I'm sure."
Coming out of the interview room, Jo was glad to see Sam sitting waiting for her. "Heya, how did it go?"
"Alright, you?"
"Yeah fine." The brunette replied, "Here can I come back up to CID and pick up a few of my files to take back to your place?"
"Oh sorry Jo, everyone has already claimed them, felt you needed time to relax."
"Well what about yours, can I take a few of them and do the paperwork?"
"No Jo, everyone's right, you need to relax."
"So do you Sam, you went through exactly the same thing as me. Now how can you refuse my offer to do your paperwork?"
"Okay, fine. I'm finishing at 2 thirty today, so I'll be back in about 3 hours anyway, that's your cut off point, I don't want to see anything work related when I get through the front door, okay?"
The brunette grinned at Sam's persistence, "Yeah, okay."
"Good, come on then." She said, heading back towards CID.
"Sam handed over three files to Jo, "Now remember, no work when I get back."
"Okay." Jo smiled, " Bye then."
"Bye." Sam hesitated for a moment before kissing the brunette gently on the lips much to the shock of Jo and everyone around them. There were a few gasps from their fellow CID officers also in the office, followed by a loud crash. Sam broke away from Jo to turn to see the cause of the bang. To her surprise, she saw Phil lying on the floor of CID, out cold. She attempted, unsuccessfully to suppress a giggle. She called over her shoulder, "Bye Jo." Before going over to help the group of people now crowding round him. She bent down and placed a hand on his shoulder, gently shaking him, when he didn't wake, she instructed Suzie to fetch Jack and Mickey to find the FME.
Shortly after Suzie had left in the direction of Jack's office the DCI came rushing into the office, followed by the still flustered DC Sim. "What happened? DI Nixon?"
"What did Suzie tell you?"
"That he'd passed out. Why? What else happened?"
"He passed out when he saw DI Nixon kiss DC Masters, Guv." Zain provided helpfully.
"Okay. Has anyone gone to get the FME yet?"
"Yes Guv, I sent Mickey." Sam added.
"Okay, well, you're not all needed here, so, Sam, a word in my office, please?"
"Yes Guv."