Thanks to all my reviewers! Here is the next chapter! Enjoy!
Inside the house, Cindy heard the bell ring. She clicked the kettle onto boil again and then went to answer the door. She pulled it open and there was Sam, she hadn't changed much, still the usual perfect hair and that always knowing look that seemed to be standard. However Cindy noticed that perhaps she was a little nervous as her hand appeared to be shaking.
As the door opened Sam was still not sure if she was doing the right thing and then all of a sudden she was face to face with Cindy. In some ways Sam held a great deal of admiration for Cindy. Sam couldn't understand how she was able to forgive Phil time and time again but always remembered that Cindy could always give as good as she had gotten. There had been many times when Phil had told her about some fight that the two of them had gotten into and how Cindy had been the one that had won out in the end. Not many people could win a fight against Phil, he was very competitive and didn't give up easily. That was one of the things that she admired about him.
"Hi Sam, come in"
"Thanks Cindy" Sam said nervously as she followed Cindy into the lounge
"Would you like a tea or coffee? I've just boiled the kettle"
"Umm, yeah sure"
"Just take a seat I'll be in, in a minute"
Sam sat down on the couch and looked around the room. Her eyes focused in on a particular armchair as it looked so familiar. Then it hit her, Phil had exactly the same one and she had sat on his lap and watched television with him just days ago. She had always wondered why he didn't have two. She thought it just might have been a ploy so that he got her to sit on his lap but her suspicion had been proven wrong.
Cindy returned to the lounge, gave Sam her coffee and sat down in the armchair. She looked at Sam and then began to speak. But before she could say anything Sam blurted out
"Why did you want me to come here tonight, you are Phil's ex-wife and it's not like we were ever friends?"
"I'm not sure, I know that it's unusual, but when I saw Phil in that bar tonight I felt sorry for him. I always wanted him to know what it was like to feel pain because someone you loved hurt you. But when I saw him, I don't know, it doesn't make sense to me. Maybe it's the pregnancy hormones kicking in"
"You're pregnant?"
"Yes, 3 months actually, my husband Patrick must be better at that thing than Phil, well at least with me" Cindy replied sarcastically.
"That's great news Cindy, did you tell Phil?"
"Yes, I did, I think he was a bit shocked, he saw my ring and guessed that I had remarried. Anyway that's not why you are here"
"Why am I here again? You didn't answer my question before"
"You are here to talk. Everyone girl needs someone to talk to after they break up with a guy"
"Yeah, I guess" Sam replied hesitantly. She had never had many female friends, even at work she had spent most of her time hanging around with Phil and occasionally Stuart. The closest she had to a female friend was probably Jo, but Sam wasn't even sure where she was at the moment. It had been awhile since they had spoken.
"And you are also here to prove something to me and also to yourself"
"Which is?" Sam waited for the reply, what was Cindy going to say to her and did she really want to know. She wasn't sure.
"You love Phil"
"I what" Sam exclaimed, she couldn't really believe what she had heard
"You heard me Sam, you wouldn't have come here if you didn't"
"No, I don't love him Cindy, I broke up with him today. Those aren't the actions that someone does when they love someone is it"
"Not usually no, but then again you are Samantha Nixon, high and mighty queen of all. Never let anyone get close to you, because then you can never be hurt. Can you?"
"Queen of all? Where did you get that from" Sam replied angrily, Cindy really could be rude sometimes.
"It's just something Phil said about you, when you were the Acting DI and you used to drive him crazy"
"I drove him crazy, what do you think he did to me?"
"Drove you crazy in around double the amount" Cindy said with a laugh
"Yes, you are right there"
"So why did you break up with him then" Cindy thought she knew the answer, but she wanted to be sure
"I don't know"
"Sam come on of course you know, you don't do anything without thinking through all the options"
"What do you mean? You hardly know me, how can you claim to know what I would do" Sam replied, she was starting to get angry now, how dare Cindy pass judgement on her. They had only ever spent a few hours with each other in the past.
"I know enough about you, I was married to Phil remember. He did tell me things about you, and sometimes he was actually a good husband"
"What! You mean excluding the part where he fathered two children to women other than you, sold you to Ron Gregory and basically was useless to you for years"
"I know my history Sam, it doesn't need repeating and if I stayed with him for so long, what did he do to you to warrant immediate break up?"
"He told me that he loved me"
"You broke up with him for that! Phil Hunter actually showed commitment and told someone off his own back that he loved them, without being prompted?"
"Yeah I guess" replied Sam weakly
"The minute that he showed commitment and possible honesty, he got dumped? A trait that I tried my hardest to instil in him and you basically punished him for it?" Cindy couldn't believe what she was hearing. "How silly are you Sam, you're a sergeant, shouldn't you be smarter than that? You really are a cold and selfish women aren't you?"
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