Is it to late?

[carol38]

Awesome update, but you can't leave it like that, Update real quick so Martin can stop Sam from leaving.

[PlainJaneIAm]

aww... i hope Sam doesn't leave before Martin gets to talk to her... he needs to tell her he loves her so they can live happily ever after .. great story

[Rat]

ok this is going to be a short chapter since i cant find my notes but i will find them and update what i had planned. i need to get back in the swing of things and i hope this does it.

Chapter 10

The alarm sounds in Martin's room and the nurses and doctors come running in.

"He's flat lining!" yells Dr. Cook

Everyone rushes to get Martin's heart beating.
After what seemed like forever, his heart was beating again.

"What the hell happened?" asked Dr. Cook

"I dont know. He was getting better, then all of a sudden he crashed." relpied one of the nurses

"Call the family and Samantha. They need to know what happened and find out if Samantha said something to upset him." ordered Dr. Cook


Meanwhile, Samantha was unable to sleep, as she was thinking about what she should do.

'I know this is a great opportunity but, my friends are here, hell my life is here.' Sam thought.
'Yet, will this opportunity happen again?'

Sam who was about to fall asleep was startled by the phone.

"Hello" Sam rasped

"Hello, Samantha. Im one of the nurses in charge of Martin. He flat lined but we were able to bring him back." replied the nurse

But all Sam heard was FLAT LINED.

"Are you there Ms. Spade?" asked the nurse

"Um, yes. I'll be right there!"

"Dr. Cook wants to know if you happened to have said something that might have unhindged Martin before you left."

All Sam could do was kick herself. Of course what she said wasnt good but she need him to know what was happening. She didn't think it would set him back.

"Um no, I just said I'm glad you're improving and would visit when I can." Sam lied




this is all i got for now

[Cindy]

Rat,

Ahhhh!!!! I'm so glad you have managed to update this... Man... I just finished reading the previous parts... and man! What an evil cliffhanger...

Poor Martin... He hears them... feels them... but can't wake up... and then flatlines!

OiiiI!!!

Not good... but at least they managed to stabilize him for now...


PS: ION TV is getting ready to show 'Endgame' soon! So this update is very much appreciated!!!

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Chapter 11

As Samantha arrived to the hospital she could see Martin's parents outside of his room.

His mother was sitting in a chair just looking straight ahead at nothing as if she were in a daze. Victor on the other hand was pacing back and forth on the phone with someone.

Victor was the first to notice Sam.

"Hello Samantha. I don't know what to tell you other then he's stable once again." Victor told Sam

"Um, can I go and see him?" Asked Sam

"Yes. Go ahead. Seeing as you are the one who can get good responses out of him that would be great." Victor said before heading over to his wife to comfort her.

As Sam walked into Martin's room she was trying to come up with something to say to him. But she remembered that the last thing she said made him flat line.

"Martin." Sam said quietly. "I came as soon as I heard. I hope what I told you wasn't the reason for what happened, but I'm guessing it is."

"I'm not abandoning you Martin. I just think this is a great opportunity for me. I'll call all the time to see how you're doing and the moment you wake up. I'll be on the first flight here." Sam said.

The monitors beeped indicating he heard her and wasn't going to flat line.

"Ok. I have to get this out but I'm unsure how to say it correctly, so I'll just come out and say it." Sam paused. "I'll wait for you! I've been wanting to tell you that I like you for a while. But I've always been affraid of what you'd say."

Again the monitors gave off a possitive response as well as his hand twitching.

"Well I guess I have my answer." Sam said laughing

"If and when you wake up, I'll be waiting. I'll wait as long as it takes to have a chance with you." Sam said inching closer to Martin.

"It'll be really cold in Minnesota and it would be nice to have warm body to snuggle with." Sam whispered in his ear.

Martin's hand sqeezed Sam's and all she could do was smile.

After another 10 minutes Sam walked out of the room and asked Victor to keep her in the loop while she is in Minnesota.

Victor wised Sam good luck and told her if she needed anything to just call. He also told her that he would make sure that a speaker phone was in Martin's room so she could talk to him whenever she wanted.

Sam hugged Martin's mother and told her she would stay intouch with her.

As Sam slept that night she smiled with the knowledge that Martin knew her feelings and responded positivley to it.

[Cindy]

Aww... So Sam is still leaving? I was hoping for her stay after getting some positive response from Martin here...

Well, I suppose at least she told him that she will be waiting for him... no matter what...

Let's hope she will keep her word and Martin will wake up soon! Hehe!

Update soon!

[carol38]

Just caught up with all the chapters awesome update more soon.

[Rat]

ok so this story will be shorter than i wanted but seeing as i've been horrible about writing i hope you dont care. i hope to get 3 to 4 more chapters and sorry none tonight. im at work. this weekend i will get 1 up and the next few weekends i will finish. sorry for the lack of updates. my life has been busy.

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Chapter 12

6 months later-

"Hey boss! I think we've got something." Said Joe Stevens

"Ok, I'll be right out" Sam replied

On the phone talking to Martin, "Well I'm sorry I have to cut this short. Work stuff, ya know. Um, I'll call again soon. Maybe next time you'll be awake. Bye." Sam hung up the phone and went out to the bull pen.

"ok have you found Devin?" Asked Sam

"We think so." Kim Evans remarked.

"Great! Let's bring him home then." Sam said happily

"So was that Martin you were talking to again?" Asked Kim

"Yeah, he's still not awake but the doctors say his brain activity is improving so hopefully soon." responded Sam.

"Let's finish this case. I have a dinner date with Mike tonight" Sam said


Meanwhile in New York-

'Well that sucks! It was only a 5 minute call. Sometimes work sucks." Martin said to the nurse

"Martin if you told her you have been awake for 3 months then you could talk to her back." Nurse Jackie replied.

"Yeah but then my surprise wouldn't be as good." Martin said

beep beep

"Go back to sleep, your fathers coming" Jackie told Martin

Victor walks in-

"How's he doing today?" Victor asked

"Still the same. But Samantha called and that perked him right up." Jackie told Victor.

"Well I'm just stopping by and thought I'd give him this." victor said giving Martin a signed baseball from Derrick Jeter.

"I'm sure he'll love it when he wakes up." resonded Jackie.

"Well I have to be going. Meetings all day. I'll be back soon son" Victor then left

"Wow, how'd he get Jeter to sign this." Martin asked shocked by what he was holding

"Guess he's good at something." replied Jackie

All Martin could do was laugh. He knew Jackie wasn't a big Victor fan

"Danny called and said he was going to come by to help with PT and that he's going to yell at you for having him keep this secret from everyone." Jackie said then left

'Well it will be worth it when Sam sees me in her office in a months time' Martin thought

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Ok it has been 3 years since I've updated and since I don't have the notes I had I will do my best to make this good

Chapter 13-
3 weeks later

"Hey Martin! You ready to go tomorrow?" Danny asks

"Yeah but Im a bit nervous. I mean it's been a while and I know Sam said she would wait and all but what if she didn't?" Martin asks

"Ok Im going to tell you this because Im your friend. Sam is seeing someone. His name is Mike and he's an A.D.A out there." Danny tells Martin.

Martin feels like he's been kicked in the gut. He knows that 7 months is a long time and that expecting Sam to not see anyone is silly but it still hurts.

"Ok well that's not going to stop me from doing this. If she's seeing someone then I will go out there as her friend and that's it. I wont get between her and someone else." Martin says

'I just hope she's happy.' Martin thinks

A week later Martin is waiting for Danny to take him to the airport. All this time his secret has been kept and it's about time it's told.

Danny arrives to get Martin but he's not alone so when Martin opens the door. There stands Viv and his mother.

Viv is by no means looking happy but since his mother was in on the plan she just shrugs.

"It slipped!" Was all Karen said. "At least it wasn't your father or Sam."

"Yeah that would have ruined everything." Martin says

"I should kick you little ass for this!" Viv yells then precedes to hug Martin. "I wont tell anyone." Says Viv

Meanwhile in Minneapolis Sam is leaving Mike's place early morning after getting called in. Last night they had a nice meal and Mike told Sam once again that he didn't like her hours and that he wanted her to change departments. He then told her he loved her and wanted to move in together.

Sam didn't know what to say to that. In the end she caved and they had sex since he said it's been over a week. She knows it's a physical relationship not an emotional one but that doesn't lessen anything. After Mike said he loved her, 'Martin' went through her head.

'I need to end this before things get worse' Sam thought

Upon arriving at the office she finds out that it is a 10 year old girl gone missing. This day just couldn't get any worse. But what she didn't know was the potential good day it could be.

After setting down in Minneapolis and arriving at his hotel. Martin is feeling better knowing that his goal is getting closer.

'Now I just need to find out if Sam is busy.' Martin thinks to himself

Deciding to take a nap before he finds out, Martin lays down and thinks about what he's going to say to Sam

11 hours later Sam is talking to Abby's parents and letting them know that the man who took their daughter is being charged and that they can take her home. With the case ending on a good note, Sam doesn't notice Mike walk into her office.

"Hey babe! You ready to come home?" Mike asks.

'This is not how I wanted the day to end' Sam thinks. "Um, yeah I was just about to head home to get some much need sleep." Sam tells Mike

Thinking this was an invitation that he was going to her place as well to maybe to more then sleep, Mike walks up to Sam and kisses her hard and tells her again he loves her.

Meanwhile right outside Sam's office door is Martin having seen and heard what just happened. Martin is devastated at what he sees and hears. Yes he knew she was with someone but seeing and knowing are two very different things. Now knowing he isn't ready to face Sam he walks off towards the elevator. But while doing so misses Sam pust Mike away and telling him they need to talk.


Ok I do plan to finish this if you all want. Let me know

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Chapter 14-
Seeing is believing

After Sam pushed Mike away he wasn't all to happy about it. He knows not to push her into anything but he is tired of waiting for her to tell him how she feels and respond to him positively.

"What was that for?" Mike asks.

"Mike we need to talk and you need to not interrupt me." Sam responds, but as she looks out of her office to see if anyone saw what she did. She catches a glance at someone who looks like Martin. 'That can't be' Sam thinks, 'he's lying in a coma back in New York'.

But as he turns to face the elevator she gets a better view of him and is certain it's him. She needs to know if it's him and why he's leaving and not seeing her.

"Mike, Im sorry but I have to go. We will talk another time, sorry." Sam says quickly as she rushes out of her office towards the elevators.

They close before she can get to them but luckily another one opens and is heading down. But luck was not on her side as she saw whom she assumes is Martin get into a cab before she can reach him.

Disappointed that she was unable to get to him she heads back to her office only to find Mike still there.

"Why are you still here?" Sam asks confused.

"Well that's easy. You're my girlfriend and I want answers as to why you wont tell me you love me or why you don't want to move in together." He responds harshly.

Sam now knows she has to tell him the truth and is slightly worried how things will go down.

"I don't love you Mike. I never would have and Im sorry if you ever thought I would." Sam starts. "Im in love with someone who is lying in a coma back in New York and I don't know if he will ever wake up." Sam continues.

"Then why the hell would you even date me this long!" Mike yells stepping towards Sam.

"Because I was lonely and you didn't seem to mind the sex ok." Sam yells back. "I told you in the beginning that I wasn't looking for something long term and you said ok. Do you not remember that." Sam yells again.

"I thought if I gave you time you would come around. Is that why you have been pulling away from me?" Mike asked not really wanting to know the answer. "You didn't even want to keep having sex but thought you should because why? You think I would have gotten violent with you? I never would have and we could have spared us this moment then." Mike told Sam.

"Im so sorry Mike. I never wanted to hurt you." Sam tells him again.

"Well then, I guess this is it. I wish you the best Sam." Says Mike.

"Thank you. I hope you find the right woman for you." Sam says giving Mike a hug and kiss on the cheek.

Meanwhile back at the hotel Martin is beside himself. 'Why didn't I call first and make an appointment claiming to be someone else or something?' Martin wonders.

Pacing back and forth with his cell in his hand he thinks about whether or not to call Viv or Danny and tell them what happened. Then he thinks he should call Sam and let her know that way.

Deciding to think on it he heads out to grab some food. Not knowing his day is about to change.

Having heard about a great burger joint, Martin heads for Matt's bar for a Juicy Lucy that the bar is famous for. Upon arriving he notices a blonde in line two spots ahead.

Sam is in a funk and knows the perfect place to go. Matt's, that's where. Great burgers and a beer, just the thing to cheer her up.

But as she's standing in line she feels a chill go up her spine. Looking behind her she sees something she can't believe. MARTIN.

Locking eyes with each other they are at a stand still. Martin makes the first move in stepping towards Sam and putting his hand on her arm to show her he's real.

"Martin." Is all Sam is able to get out. Martin just responds with a smile.




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