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Chapter 23- The Honeymoon's Over

Two weeks later, Sam and Phil came back from their honeymoon in the Maldives. They were due back into work the next day. That evening, Sam was busy in the kitchen making the dinner when she felt 2 hands around her waist and felt someone kissing her neck. 'How was the honeymoon for you, Mrs Hunter?' Phil asked.

'Absolutely perfect, I feel like the luckiest woman alive. But then I look at you and remember, I am the luckiest woman alive,' Sam replied.

'What you cooking?'

'Spaghetti Bolognaise,'

'Mmm, is it just us then or is Francesca joining us?'

'I think she's joining us, why is that a problem?'

'No, I just wanted to spend some more time alone with my wife,'

'We've just a whole fortnight on our own; I'd have thought you'd have had enough,'

'No course not,'

Sam and Phil heard the door shut. 'Anyone here!' Francesca called.

'In the kitchen!' Sam replied.

Francesca entered the kitchen. 'Sam! It's great to see you,' she said as she hugged her sister.

'You too Sis,' Sam said, returning her sister's hug.

'It's great to see you too Phil,' Francesca said as she went to hug Phil.

'Yeah, you too,' Phil replied as he returned her hug.

'What you cooking?' Francesca asked.

'Spaghetti Bolognaise,' Sam replied.

'Sounds good to me,'

Sam, Phil and Francesca sat around the table eating the Spaghetti Bolognaise. 'Mmm, that was good Sam,' Francesca remarked.

'So, sis. What been happening since me and Phil went off?' Sam asked.

'Not a lot,' Francesca replied. 'DI Manson's got some big briefing tomorrow morning, about some major robbery. Being the only DS around, I've been driven up the wall by all the cases being passed on because you two were off sunning yourselves on honeymoon. You chose the right time to go away.'

'Don't we know it, the weather here is miserable. The Maldives is so much better than here,'

'I know,' Francesca replied. 'I'm gonna go and get an early night, back to the daily grind tomorrow for you two.'

'Oh, joy,' Phil said sarcastically.

Later that evening, Sam and Phil decided to call it a night a get some much-needed rest. They were back at work tomorrow. 'Do you realise this is the time we've slept here as a married couple?' Phil asked.

'Course I do, I can't believe it's been 2weeks since the wedding. It seems a lot longer. Not that I'm complaining,' Sam replied.

Phil gently kissed Sam on the top of the head and watched as Sam settled into his arms. He smiled to himself and rested his head against Sam's before he went to sleep.

The next morning, Sam and Phil both arrived at work at about 8:30, in time for DI Manson's briefing. They sat down in CID's Briefing Room and waited for DI Manson to arrive. He came in about 10minutes later. 'Morning all, before I begin I'd just like to welcome back Sam and Phil from the Maldives. Now we've got that over with, I'll get down to business. We have recently acquired intelligence that a major robbery at an electrical warehouse on the Leighton Marsh Estate. A large supply of electrical equipment is due to be delivered to the warehouse this afternoon. We have intelligence to suggest that this guy Jason Callaghan is planning a raid. We also have intelligence to suggest that he's going to be armed so SO19 will be supplying us with back-up. We've got plain clothed uniform officers outside Callaghan's address, keeping an eye on him. Sam and Phil, I want you to go to the warehouse and keep an eye on that, security isn't tight enough to deter Callaghan so I want you there in case things kick off. Everyone else, you have been assigned to various locations so lets get to it,' He said.

Everyone started to leave the briefing room. 'The honeymoon's well and truly over then darling,' Phil whispered.

'Don't I know it,' Sam replied.

Later that afternoon, Sam and Phil arrived back at the station with Jason Callaghan in tow. They booked him in and left him to stew in the cells for a while. 'Not bad for a first day back, hey?' Phil remarked.

'Yeah not too bad,' Sam replied.

Phil made his way back up to CID and went over to Francesca. 'Francesca, can I have a word?' he asked

'Yeah sure,' Francesca replied as she put down the papers on the desk.

'You know it's Sam birthday next week. I was just wondering if you knew anywhere where I could hold a half decent party.' Phil asked.

'You might be in luck Phil. My best mate runs a bar in the centre of Canley; I'll have a word with her, see if she can do me a favour,'

'Good because I have a plan,'

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