Law & Order: UK fic:

Pairing: Mattesha

Spoilers: MAJOR SPOILERS for Series 5 episode 6 'Deal'!

A/N: Oh man I cried at the end of that episode, after an hour of calming myself down and a bit of a chat with coffee_dazed, I wrote this first chapter within 10mins. I don't know how you can enjoy this fic with the topic really...but anyway, it just carries on from where the episode left off. Read and let me know what you think, feel free to vent your feelings on the episode too in the review, that's fine with me :)

A Shot at Love

"Matt!" Alesha screamed, as she moved nearer to Matt lying on the floor. Blood was seeping from his gunshot wounds and his eyes showed he was about to fall into unconsciousness. She saw him look at her, her bloodshot eyes streaming with tears and she was shaking like a leaf. Matt moved his hand towards her. Alesha saw the movement out of the corner of her eye, and in seeing that he was trying to reach out to her, she grasped hold of his hand, giving it a kiss, accidently soaking it with her tears.

"Hang in there Matt, please!" Alesha cried desperately "Please, it'll be okay. Just stay with us. Please don't go, you can't go! Not like this!"

Ronnie was re-adjusting the coat around Matt's form on the ground. People were running around frantically, screaming and terrified, but for Alesha and Ronnie they didn't care what was going on around them, they only cared for their colleague. Friend. And in Alesha's case, love.

"Matt..." Alesha saw him close his eyes, and it was as if her heart broke. "Nooo!" she screamed and screamed. That was it. He was gone.

Ronnie was crying as he put one hand on Matt's shoulder, and put his arm around the distraught crown prosecutor, whom he knew Matt had such an affection for. And he knew only too well that Alesha felt the same way too, her reaction said it all.

Matt groaned and his eyes opened again, his eyes darting around frantically.

"Matt?" Alesha was stunned to see he had regained consciousness. She kissed his hand again, she had not let go for an instant. "Matt...we thought you had..." she paused, knowing that this may be the last chance she may have to tell him everything. "Stay with us, please. I love you! I love you so much Matt, please. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you sooner, we can be together. You and me. You just need to hang on in there, Matt."

"Hey, you'd like that wouldn't you Matty, eh?" Ronnie cried, doing his best to make a joke even in this most desperate of circumstances. "You can't let a girl get away now could you, eh?" he could see Matt was watching them, his eyes flickering from open to close every few seconds. "You stay with us son, I'm not letting our best copper go. D'ya hear me young man, you stay strong. You fight this Matt. If anyone can do this, you can." Ronnie cried "Please don't go!"

Alesha was sobbing her heart out, before she could suddenly feel that Matt squeezed her hand ever so gently. She moved up even closer to his body, so Matt could see her better. She said quietly "I love you" and reached down, gently wiping the blood from his lips and proceeded to give the lightest kiss, before she broke down again, and Ronnie brought her into a hug as she cried heartedly.

Matt looked at his two colleagues. His friends, and in Alesha's case, his love.

Before he could not fight the darkness any longer.