A/N: I know it's only 1 hour before tonight's show but I had to have a go at what happens even if it probably is miles off. Enjoy
"Adam, you know I can't have incapable people on my staff, let alone in the kitchens." I tried to explain to him, and he would have been quite reasonable usually, but we were both so fired up at each other it was impossible to be reason.
"Incapable... Are you on about Ruby, or are you hinting at me?" he shouted, again. I hated it when he shouted; it made us seem so far apart, like there were a wall in-between us. "You know what. Thankyou for making me look this small in front of my colleague." He signalled a tiny space between his finger and thumb.
The truth of the matter was that there was a wall between us; in fact it was a whole building. Waterloo Road. I couldn't understand how we could be so head over heels in love one minute and at each other's throats the next. It's like we were husband and wife or something...
"You know that I have nothing but respect for you as a professional." I replied trying to calm it down. This argument was just me being a stressy headteacher and Adam was getting the stick for it, which he didn't deserve. It's very true that you take your problems out on the people who you care for the most.
He looked me in the eye for the first time since the row started and asked a very simple question with a very simple answer. "And as a person?"
"I have nothing but love"
He smiled at me for the first time that afternoon and pulled me into those strong arms that made me feel so secure. He placed his lips onto mine and we kissed softly, and it got deeper and more passionate until he stopped, suddenly. He loosened his grip on me and pulled out a chair from the side. I quickly worked out that it was an order to sit down.
"Rachel, I know that a month is a really really short time, but this has been the best month of my entire life."
"Ummm... ok" I replied, probably not the best response I could have given him, because when I thought about, this had been one hell of an incredible month. "Look Adam, I'm a really sorry about earlier, it's just been a bad day with Jo and Ros, and now Ruby going off on one agai..."
"Shhh. Forget about everyone else for 2 minutes" he interrupted me, placing his finger on my lip. He took a step back and drew in a big breath. "Rachel, I want you to be my wife"
The rest of my body froze, but my brain sped at a thousand miles an hour. Was he serious? He looked it. Had he really thought about this or was it just the heat of the moment? I wasn't sure. Was it too soon? Of course it was. Most importantly, what did I want? Well that was clear, to be Mrs Fleet. To be with the man I loved, forever. To never let him go. To fall asleep in those arms every night. To kiss those lips every morning. To carry his children. To grow old with him. To look into those brown eyes when I breathed my final breath.
"And I want you to be my husband."
