“What did you say?” Tess was just behind her as she spoke out loud, “Cat you have to stop beating yourself up about Frankie, we all know how much allure she has and you of all of us were devastated when she just vanished, I mean she was your girlfriend for god sake.  When she came back she was determined to have you back and made all the right moves she knew what buttons to press and knowing you had missed her and not taking into consideration you were beginning to move on, she knew you still had unrequited feelings for her and she exploited them,”  Cat looked shocked at Tess, and Tess was shocked at herself, “did I really just say all of that?”

Sam arrived at just after eight, Cat was beginning to panic as the clock past 8 o’clock and no Sam, at five past she was about to look out of the window when the intercom buzzed, “Hi your carriage awaits.”  “Be right down,” Cat was outside in record time.  The gig was good and even better because the venue was intimate and small and everyone was crowded together standing.  Cat was in front of Sam leaning against her and Sam’s arm was around her.  Cat felt the warmth of Sam’s breath on her neck.  The bar they went on to was the same one that they had gone to after the theatre.  Sam led them to a quiet corner near the back, she went and got the drinks and then sat down next to Cat.  She took Cat’s hand in her’s and kissed it, “I love you Cat, I want to be with you but I still feel pretty raw about what happened, please be patient with me and we can move on I know it.” Cat leaned in and kissed Sam on the lips a soft but sensual peck, “I know I hurt you so much Sam, I love you and will be there for as long as it takes for you to allow yourself to trust me again, I know it will take time but I will be there.”

That night Sam had gone in for a coffee, Cat was pleased to have Sam in her flat again.  They kissed and cuddled up on the sofa for a while, then Sam said she must be going she needed to get to bed she was working the next day, Cat had thought she was off, ”I was but the case is moving on and we need to all hands on deck so to speak.” Sam took Cat in her arms and kissed her Cat’s breath caught in her throat and she could feel the arousal coming over her, she broke it off gently, “You’d better go darling, can we meet tomorrow if you’re finished work in time?”  “Yes, I’ll call you,!  Sam kissed her again and made her way to the door Cat followed her and saw her out.  Sam walked home her emotions all over the place, she had wanted to pick Cat up carry her to her room and make love to her all night like they had done.  She felt the familiar arousal and knew Cat had too.  She was grateful for Cat breaking the kiss because it was too soon to become so intimate again, she could still feel the pain even though things were going so well, she new that it would not be long before she thinking crudely, “would have to shag Cat’s brains out” That was so crude but she knew she was feeling as horny as hell now and had no release.  Was she finally letting go and allowing herself to move on after the second ‘date’ she knew Cat was the one for her and was beginning to realise that Cat was over Frankie.