A/N: Thanks to all my lovely reviewers ie- Maz; Vikki; Bex; Becki; Sn0zb0z and Chelsee6. You all make me happy when I read :D As promised there is a bit of SamPhil interaction in this chapter. This one starts at the same place the first chapter starts, only it's from Phil's perspective.

Chapter 2

Phil sat semi-listening to his DI ramble on about conmen. He was trying to pay attention, he really was, but he just couldn't focus. It could be to do with the fact he was slightly hung-over. Or it could be that a certain blonde sergeant was sitting directly to his right. Suddenly, he became aware that Neil was staring at him

"Phil!" he said, sounding annoyed

"What?" Phil asked, hoping the DI hadn't just asked him anything important

"Any questions?" Neil snapped, sounding on edge

"No Guv" he said, feeling relieved that it wasn't anything more important.

"Alright, get to work then" Neil commanded. Phil nodded and stood up, wondering just what he was supposed to be doing. He saw Zain moving towards his computer and did the same, hoping that they'd both been given the same orders. When Neil made no move to stop him, he began to boot up his computer and wandered over to Sam's desk to see what she was doing.

"Hey" he smiled

"You didn't listen to a word Neil said, did you?" Sam said, pretending to look annoyed, but secretly finding it funny.

"Well, I tried" Phil said, smiling apologetically, "My heads really sore today"

"Oh my heart bleeds for you" Sam said dryly. "Basically, we're going to watch the conmen, hoping they'll slip up. We'll find out who their new mark is and step in just in time to prevent the con. And Neil's hoping that we can kill two birds with one stone. The barman in a pub they frequent was attacked recently"

"Was it them?"

"No they're actually good friends with him. We're hoping that if we watch them enough, we'll discover what enemies they have and we can make a start on the attack."

"Won't the barman just tell us who did it?"

"No, he says he doesn't remember. This leads me to believe that this is someone that he's afraid of"

"Right" Phil said, looking confused

"Maybe it would have made more sense if you'd listened the first time"

"Maybe, but then I wouldn't have a reason to come and talk to you, would I?" he laughed, sitting on her desk. Despite his laughter, when she met his eyes, she realised he was being completely serious. Her phone rang, making them both jump. She picked it up, not breaking her eye contact with Phil.

"DS Samantha Nixon"

"Hey Sam, it's Stuart"

"Oh hi Stuart" Sam said, looking down at the desk, uncomfortable talking to her boyfriend in front of Phil. Phil sighed, stood up and walked away back to his own desk, before remembering that he still didn't know what he was supposed to be doing. He looked around CID and decided he wasn't going to go ask a DC or his boss what he was supposed to do. So that left Sam to tell him the answers. Thankfully, she'd already stopped talking to her boyfriend, so that would make it easier.

"Back again?" Sam asked, looking amused

"Yeah, I just went to check on my computer" he lied.

"Oh, okay."

"So what are we supposed to be doing?" Phil smiled sheepishly

"Just looking up information on Michael Stone and his gang"

"Oh, alright" Phil said, turning around to go back to his computer.

"Do you… Do you want to help me?" Sam asked him, "Because, you know, we could get more done together"

"Sure" Phil smiled, leaning over her as she started to type. He really enjoyed the days that Stuart was off and he and Sam got to work together. Without Stuart, Sam was more open with him. They flirted more and overall, she was more fun. He cautiously raised his hand to her shoulder and was relieved when she didn't shrug him off, like she would undoubtedly do if Stuart was in the room.

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