Weapon of Choice
Summary: Smithy/Kerry. After uncovering a knife smuggling ring operating through a school in London, Kerry and Smithy go undercover as married teachers to try and bring down the criminal mastermind behind the scheme. Will spending so much time together and pretending to be married finally push Kerry and Smithy into admitting their feelings for each other?
Author's Note: This story was inspired by learning that Alex Walkinshaw (the actor who portrayed Smithy) will be starring on Waterloo Road as a teacher. This planted the idea of having Smithy and Kerry undercover at a school and falling in love along the way. Huge thanks goes to Amy (LightSpirit - read her stories!) who has been unbelievably helpful in getting this from an idea into an actual fanfic - thank you! :) I'm not sure how many chapters there will be as yet but I'll make sure to have another chapter ready to go so I don't end up leaving this unfinished like so many of my other stories.
I don't even know if there are any other Kerry/Smithy fans out there anymore, but if there are I hope you like this and would be kind enough to review. xx
Chapter 1 - Prologue
Kerry Young watched the shops and buildings of central London pass by the window of the taxi, toying with the gold wedding band on her finger as she did so. They stopped at a set of traffic lights and the driver caught her eye in the mirror.
"Newlywed?" He questioned, and Kerry abruptly dropped her hands into her lap. The undercover operation she and Sergeant Dale Smith were taking part in didn't even start until tomorrow and already she had behaved suspiciously, in front of a taxi driver no less.
She just smiled and laughed nervously, hoping that they were nearly as the house which would serve as her home for as long as this operation took. She supposed she was glad that at least she wasn't doing this alone, that Smithy too would be cutting ties with his friends and family for an unknown period of time but part of her was apprehensive about spending time in such close quarters with him.
Finally the driver pulled up outside a modest two bedroom house in a suburban area and Kerry realised how perfectly ordinary it looked, just what they needed for their cover to seem legitimate.
"Thanks." She said, pushing a ten pound note in the driver's waiting hand. "Keep the change." She wanted him gone as quickly as possible. She pulled her wheeled suitcase and sports holdall out after her and gave the driver a brief wave.
Kerry took a closer look at the house as she made her way up the path which cut through a pretty lawn bordered with pink and white flowers. She dug her key out of the pocket of her jeans and let herself into the unfamiliar house. It was sparsely furnished but looked clean and homely, especially compared to her own untidy apartment. Leaving her bags in the hallway, Kerry used the time she had alone to explore the house a little.
Upstairs was a large bedroom overlooking the back garden, with a large double bed and en suite shower room. The second bedroom was smaller and set up as an at home office. She pushed the door to the main bathroom open and saw a huge claw footed tub with Jacuzzi jets. Even if the job was difficult and spending so much time with Smithy proved to be awkward, at least the house was lovely. She could definitely get used to living here.
After a tour of the spacious, minimalist living room and kitchen, Kerry took her bags upstairs and began to unpack. At the orders of her superiors, Kerry had bought some pictures from her own apartment, ornaments and other items to add a personal touch to her new abode. She finished unpacking her clothes, leaving half of the drawers and half of the cupboard space free for Smithy's belongings when he got there.
When everything was put away and organised the way she wanted it, Kerry closed the curtains, stepped out of her clothes and went to put the shower on. She almost moaned in pleasure when she stood underneath the spray, feeling the water massage the tightness in her neck and shoulders that she hadn't even noticed was there. She squeezed citrus scented shampoo onto her hair and rubbed it to a lather, leaning back against the shower stall wall and letting the water cascade down over her. With only washing herself to distract her, Kerry's thoughts couldn't help but circle back to how she had ended up in this situation in the first place.