12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Roberts caught the attention of the waitress and she came over.
"Sam you first" Sam took and deep breath and relayed what she had chosen
"Good choice" Roberts commented, 'good choice!?!' Sam thought 'it is only a sandwich!' Roberts made his selection and the waitress left them alone to begin their 'meeting'. Each question he asked she felt more uncomfortable, he was creepy in everything he did from his voice to his manner he sat opposite Sam asking her questions about her family which she was very uncomfortable with, every now and again he would reach over and stroke her hand making Sam want to vomit. They talked and ate for 30 minutes before Sam excused herself to the toilet. As she walked past she brushed her hand against Phil's shoulder. She walked into the disabled toilet and waiting for her company. While she waited she looked around her:
"Who decided this would be a good place to meet?" she thought "its tiny"
After a couple of minutes she heard and knock on the door and Phil entered.
"Hey you alright?" Phil's voice was so reassuring to Sam that she could have cried.
"Yea, I guess Roberts is so creepy, he keeps stroking my hand and asking me about relationships." Sam was desperately trying to control the quiver in her voice, she felt her legs shaking and sat down on the toilet.
"Listen, I am just on the other side of the room, I'm not going to let anything happen to you, okay? Do you want to carry on?"
"Yea I will be okay I just need a second to calm myself, Thanks Phil." Sam was so grateful that it was Phil that she had been paired with, she knew that Terry or Mickey would have been just as supportive but she wouldn't have felt as comfortable as she did with Phil by her side.
Sam waited for a minute and then stood up ready to face Roberts again. As she turned to the door Phil grabbed her wrist.
"Everything is going to be fine, I promise" He winked at her again, Sam smiled back and headed back to her table.
As she sat down she saw that Roberts had already paid the bill 'Obviously cant stretch past a sandwich' Sam thought.
"It was lovely to finally meet you Sam, we should defiantly do this again." Roberts helped Sam put on her coat, stroking her arm as he did making Sam cringe again.
"That would be great, thanks for a nice lunch, makes a change from my usual desktop lunch" Sam thought she had better put some effort acting interested in Roberts.
They walked out of the café and onto the high street. It was raining heavily now so Sam began looking in her bag for her umbrella.
"Where are you parked then?" Roberts asked
"I'm not I work just round to corner its only bout 10 minutes away, so I walked" Sam quickly replied realising that she didn't actually have her car with her.
"I cant let you walk in the rain my car is close by ill drop you off." Roberts placed his hand on Sam shoulder making her shudder.
"No its fine thanks I'd rather walk it will give me a chance to clear my head, thank you anyway" Sam turned to walk back to Jack car.
"Goodbye then Sam lovely to finally meet you hopefully I will see you again very soon.
"Yea you too, goodbye David." It made Sam cringe just thinking about having to meet up with this man again.
She turned a watched Roberts walk round the corner towards his car, once he was out of sight Sam signalled to Phil to rejoin her.