Chapter 2

The next morning Sam woke up with a killer headache. She groaned and got ready for work.

'This is going to be a long day,' Sam groaned.

Once at work Sam saw Martin at his desk working hard. She quickly got herself seated and started the work she needed to do. Martin spotted Sam come in. It made Martin guiltier just by looking at her. Her skin was pale and her eyes were all red and puffy he guessed from crying all last night and the lack of sleep.

Danny and Viv both noticed something was wrong with Sam and Martin. Usually Sam would say hello to him and look at him while no one was looking but Danny and Viv always spotted her. Both Danny and Viv looked at each other sadly.

Danny went up to Sam and asked what was going on with her. But all Sam would say was that she was just tired. But Danny didn't believe that for a second, he sensed it was more than that being the good agent he was. He went back to his desk knowing very well that Sam wouldn't talk anymore. Later on Danny caught up with Viv telling her that something was definitely up.

"I spoke to Sam and all she gave me was 'she's tired' but I've known her for a long time now and there's more to it that she's not telling us." Danny said worriedly to Viv.

"I agree. Just looking at Sam you can tell she's not alright, her skin is paler than usual and it looks like she's been crying." Viv said sadly to Danny wishing they knew what was wrong with the younger agents.

"Maybe we should talk to Martin. He might know something." Danny suggested.

"Ok you do that because he seems to be opening up to you more than to the rest of us." Viv said.

Danny nodded and left to go see Martin. "Hey Martin," Danny said taking a seat on the edge of his desk.

"Hey what's up?" Martin said not looking up from his work.

"Do you know what's going on with Sam? Yesterday she was happy and now she's all sad." Danny asked hoping he had answers about his friend.

Martin stopped what he was doing and looked up and then back at his work. Danny sensed that it had something to do with him and Sam.

"Martin what happened?" Danny pushed him for answers.

"I didn't mean to. It just came out." Martin said sadly.

Danny looked at him. It looked as if he was going to cry.

"You didn't mean to what Martin?"

"I said some awful things to her and I don't think she's going to forgive me." Martin looked at him sadly.

"Ok start from the beginning. Tell me exactly what happened." Danny said.

"Well Sam came round to my apartment sensing that something was up with me. She spotted the pills and got all angry and started to tell me that drugs aren't the answer and I'm better than that. Then I got all angry and started to say that our relationship was a waste of time and she was too. I didn't mean to say it just came out." Martin told Danny.

Danny couldn't believe what he had just heard. He didn't know it was that bad. All he could think about was Sam.

"Martin how could you say that? Sam doesn't deserve this. She was trying to help. Why couldn't you see that? She loves you and you told her she was a waste of time. I don't believe you Martin." Danny said to Martin not impressed by his actions.

"I know I've done wrong. But I didn't intend for it to happen. Don't you think I know that now?" Martin chucked his pen down on his desk. "How do you know she loves me? She never said as much while we were together. How can you be so sure?" Martin looked at Danny.

"Because I know. I have known Sam for ages and all the guys she went out with before that would always break her heart only because she let them in. When you first joined this team I knew she had feelings for you." Danny said remembering what she had said.

"Two years working white collar in Seattle and he gets this assignment." Danny whispers.
"Doesn't hurt to be Victor Fitzgerald's kid" Samantha said.
"Mmm. No wonder he's smiling" Danny said.
"Not a bad smile, either." Samantha smiled.

"Martin you have to know that Samantha has been hurt over the years and that's why she didn't open up to you when you guys were together. She didn't want to get hurt and when she started to you called it off. Did you know that when Sam told me about the break up she was so devastated and truthfully I've never seen her like that before not even after the way Jack treated her. She would stay with me and cry herself to sleep when she knew I was asleep, but I always heard her. Now you tell her those things which will probably result in her not trusting you again or any other guy for that matter." Danny told Martin who looked shocked.

Martin couldn't believe that she had gone through all of that. He didn't even know. Seeing her at the office she looked so normal but then again Sam was very good at hiding what she was feeling.

"What have I done?" a very sad Martin said to Danny.

"Well first off you could show her that you're sorry and you're going to do everything in your power to make things right by getting off the drugs." Danny stared at him hard.

Martin only nodded and that was it. Danny left him to be alone, letting him think over what he had just said.