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Chapter 2- Set Up
Sam left work at about 3 that afternoon to pack some stuff up for her and Jo's girlie weekend bonding session. She bundled a suitcase and a few bags into her car. Jo had given her the address for the cottage not long after she'd invited Phil so Sam could get down there herself. She didn't want her plan found out until they were both at the cottage so they couldn't get out of it. If they found out before they got there, they would probably back out of the plans and Jo didn't want that. Sam took the piece of paper out that Jo had written the address and looked at it. She started up the engine and drove away from her house, her weekend away was about to begin.
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'How much are we planning on drinking?' Phil asked, marvelling at how much alcohol Jo had brought.
'Enough for us to drink over a whole weekend,' Jo said.
'We always were like that weren't we? You remember Calais don't you?'
'Course I do,' Jo replied. 'The three of us on a 3-day bender, those were the days, weren't they?'
Phil nodded; he hated not speaking to Sam. The three of them were really close and when one person wasn't talking to another, it affected all of them.
'What DVD's have you got then?' Phil asked, changing the subject.
'A little bit of everything, I think I've just about brought my entire DVD collection,' Jo smiled.
'This is gonna be great isn't it?'
Jo nodded as she and Phil got into the car and they drove off.
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Phil and Jo pulled up outside the cottage about 7 that evening. Phil looked up at the cottage, at a total loss for words. 'This place is bloody gorgeous!' he exclaimed.
'It cost a fortune but I thought it'd be worth it,' Jo replied.
'Hopefully it will be,' Phil said. 'Do you wanna hand?'
Jo nodded as she and Phil got out of the car. Phil went over to the boot and opened it to get some of the bags.
Jo took the suitcases and went to open the door. The door opened and she and Phil stepped inside. Phil put the shopping bags in the kitchen and went out to collect the rest of the bags. 'I didn't realise how much you ate,' Phil remarked.
'Hey, that's not all for me, it's for both of us,' Jo said, trying to cover up what she'd done.
'OK,' Phil said as he took the suitcases and moved them upstairs to the bedrooms.
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Sam pulled up outside the house about half an hour later. She looked at the cottage and saw a light coming from the living room. Sam turned and noticed the car parked in the drive, Jo had already arrived. Sam got out of her car and shut the door behind her. She opened the door and entered the house. She went through to the kitchen and saw Jo sat in the kitchen. Sam turned around and saw Phil entering the kitchen; she looked shocked to see him there. They looked at each other and they both looked at Jo, everything finally made sense, they'd been set up. 'I have got the right date, haven't I?' Sam asked.
Jo stayed silent for a moment. 'OK, I might as well come clean, I know you two haven't been on the best of terms recently-' she started.
'Yeah too right we haven't,' Phil cut over Jo.
'Just let me finish,' Jo begged. 'I thought that a weekend together would help you two sort things out, like we used to do,'
'It's gonna take more than to get us talking again,' Sam said and she promptly made her way towards the door and slammed it shut.
'I'll go after her,' Jo said and followed Sam outside.
'Sam please!' Jo called as Sam was about to get back into her car.
'Please what?' Sam replied. 'Stay here and act like nothing's happened?'
'Please just give me a chance to explain things,' Jo said. 'Please,' she pleaded, softening her voice slightly.
Sam considered this for a moment, 'OK,' she relented as she got back of her car.
'Let's go for a walk,' Jo said as she took Sam's arms as they began to walk over the hills.
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Phil was trying to get some of the food into the fridge. He couldn't believe that Jo had been so devious, she'd set him and Sam up. He felt instantly guilty for the way he'd been treating Sam over the past few months, Phil began to realise how selfish both him and Sam had been about their relationship, Jo had been forced into playing the mediator and he could understand why she'd done this…
Phil's POV
I've been really, really silly about things between me and Sam. It's been really selfish of me, not considering how this was making Jo feel. We've all been friends for years and I really should've thought before I put that in jeopardy. I know It's been really stupid not speaking to Sam but I hope Jo persuades her to come back, I wanna start talking to her again, if only for Jo's sake.
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'Why did you do it Jo?' Sam asked as they walked over the hills.
'You haven't been thinking about how this has made me feel, have you Sam?' Jo replied. 'It's been hell for me, having to mediate between you and Phil everytime we go out together, we've been friends for years and I don't want you dumping Phil to change that. I just thought that if I got you and Phil here, you might be able to put some of your differences aside, if only just for the weekend.'
'I'm sorry Jo,' Sam said. 'You should've said something to us. If I'd have known what this was doing to you, then I would have made an effort with Phil, I don't want to lose either you or Phil as mates.'
'I don't wanna lose you two either, so can you please make an effort, please Sam,' Jo said.
Sam stayed silent for a moment before she answered: 'OK Jo, I'll come back,' she finally replied.
'Thank you Sam,' Jo said as she hugged her best friend.
Sam and Jo pulled out of the embrace and they both began to walk back towards the cottage, looking forward to a weekend together.
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