All Summer Long
Chapter 6: All About Last Night

Thanks for all the reviews! Back from holiday now so updates will be regular again. All my other TB fics are on hold indefinitely. I'm sick of the show and the writers at the moment, but I'm sticking with this fic for you guys and because it's so far away from a TB episode. Thanks to everyone who filled me in on Sam's leaving episode.

Hope you enjoy this chapter. Reviews, as always, are appreciated. Xx


"I think I'm burning." Millie said, moving to sit on the towel Sam had vacated five minutes earlier to go on a walk with Phil. "I think I missed a few spots with my sun cream." She told Jo, who threw her book to one side, looking at Millie with despair.

"Maybe you should've covered up a bit more then," Jo said, realising she sounded like her mother. "Put a t-shirt on our something."

Millie recoiled, hurt showing in her eyes. This was not want she had expected from Jo.

"I was just looking for someone to put some cream on my back for me, I'm sorry for bothering you. I'll find someone else." She was getting up to walk away when Jo seized hold of her arm and pulled her back down.

"Fine, I'll do it." She said through gritted teeth, rooting around for a bottle of sunscreen. She squeezed a blob onto the palm of her hands and began to rub it into Millie's back. The redhead had been right, her skin was already turning pale pink and if anymore time had gone by she would have burned badly.

Millie delighted in the feeling of Jo massaging the lotion into her back, thinking of all the other places she'd like those strong but also delicate hands to be. Still, the caresses did nothing to stop the emotional hurt Jo had dished out today. Millie was beginning to seriously think about giving up on Jo and trying to move on with someone else.

"There you go." Jo said, in a soft voice, rubbing in the last of the cream and snapping the lid closed on the bottle.

"Thanks," Millie smiled gratefully, beginning to get up again.

"Stay if you want." Jo said, feeling guilty for how she'd been treating Millie. "Sam won't be back for ages."


"That was fun." Dan smiled when they decided to take a break from playing volleyball to get drinks and cool off.

"Yeah," Honey smiled. "Do you want to go for a swim to cool down?" She asked, assuming he'd ask the others to join them, but he didn't.

"Come on then," He laughed, taking her hand as they ran towards the sea.

"Oh my god, it's cold!" She gasped, expecting the sea to be as warm as the breeze that was coming in from it.

"You'll get used to it." Dan smiled, dragging her in deeper with him until the water reached their waists.

"This was a stupid idea," Honey said, shivering as a wave broke making her shoulders wet too. "I'm freezing."

Dan stood behind her, wrapping his arms around her and rubbing his hands down her upper arms to warm her up. Honey sighed and leaned back into Dan's body, enjoying the feeling of his arms surrounding her. If she wasn't careful she could find herself falling for him and she was starting to believe he felt the same way about her.


Sam and Phil had walked so far that the rest of the group were no bigger than dots on the horizon. They both enjoyed being able to have some time alone together without everyone else around and without the possibility that they'd be called to a scene of a crime. This break may just be what they needed to get their friendship back and could possibly lead them onto something more.

They had talked for a while, walking along the wet sand, the waves occasionally lapping in around their ankles but soon a silence set in. Neither of them had mentioned the previous night's kiss yet.

"Are you okay, Phil?" She asked gently, slowing their pace a little.

"Yeah," He smiled at her, but Sam wasn't convinced.

"Are you missing Alfie?" She asked. She had an uncanny ability to guess what was bothering Phil whenever he wasn't being his usual self.

Phil nodded, but couldn't make eye contact with her. "Kate really laid into me about this trip and she made me feel really guilty about the time I could spend with Alfie, but don't. It's hard you know, with this job and everything." He paused. "I hardly need to tell you about that, do I?" He said, realising he was being insensitive. Sam's daughter and her grandson lived farther away than Kate and Alfie and it wasn't fair for him to burden her with this.

"It's not easy," Sam agreed, looking up at him. "But you're a great father Phil, and it's not your fault Kate decided to move back to Wales. If she'd stayed in London of course you would have spent more time with him."

"Thanks," Phil smiled, hugging her close. There had been a time, not long ago, where Sam would have taken Kate's side but things were different now. They were both different people now.


Kerry was still thinking about what Sam had said last night when they had discussed Smithy. She knew that Sam was a good judge of character and she wouldn't have said what she did about Smithy if she didn't believe that it was true. Kerry really wanted to trust Sam's opinion but she was scared of getting hurt again. It didn't stop her being lonely though, Libby and Stuart were making her sick with their devotion to each other and Honey had disappeared somewhere with Dan. She sighed, popping open a can of coke and going over to stand by Smithy who was talking to Callum about something.

"Hey." She said, sinking to a sitting position on the warm sand. Dale and Callum became quiet when Kerry approaching. Callum didn't want her to overhear the conversation they were having because he didn't want Diane to find out he had been talking about her and what had happened between them. "Don't stop talking on my account." Kerry said a little bitterly.

"We're finished anyway," Callum said, walking away to give Kerry and Smithy some privacy. It was a lie though, he was still as confused about the Diane situation as he had been before.


"Have you seen Sam around?" Nate asked, approaching Jo who was making short work of the novel she was reading, and Millie who was dozing under a parasol.

"She went for a walk with Phil." Jo told him, barely looking up from her book.

"Oh, okay." Surprising both Jo and himself with the disappointment in his voice. He turned to walk away, hoping everyone was ready for another game of volleyball to take his mind off his growing feelings for Sam.

"Wait, Nate." Jo called after him, slotting the bookmark into the page. She lowered her voice again, not wanting to wake Millie. "Sam and Phil," She began. "It's complicated and they've got a lot of issues, I can see you care about her but maybe you should take a step back." Jo advised.

Nate nodded, a little shocked at how much Jo had picked up already. "Thanks, Jo." He said quietly, turning away and walking back to the others, deep in thought.

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