Jo sat there in the staff room with Steph and Ruby mulling over the horrible day that they always had, especially when either of them had just taught year 12's aka Bolton Smilie, Paul Langley, Michaela White and a few other extremely goby students. Steph turned to talk to Jo, "pub" it wasn't a question that needed an answer, but Jo nodded in her usual response, more occupied on her magazine trying to keep her Spanish up to date, she was distracted from her magazine when Rachel walked in with an unfriendly face from Jo's past.

Steph looked up to see Rachel walk in with a six foot, tanned, medium cut sandy brown hair, well toned and extremely fit looking man standing behind her,

"Everyone this is Shane Gray, our new history teacher, he'll start tomorrow but I thought we'd just do introductions now, well have a nice night everyone" Rachel turned and walked out the staff room, Steph immediately stood and approached him, "Stephanie Haydock"

"Please to meet you" he replied in a broad Scottish accent,

That's when Steph turned to see Jo still sitting down reading that stupid magazine; her jaw was clenched extremely tight. She went back to her seat "Jo, are you alright" Jo looked up quickly scanned the room

"Fine, Steph" Steph watched Jo for a moment before saying "I'm going to head of want a lift"

"Yeah, sure"

As Steph, Jo and Ruby walked of toward the exit, Steph saw Shane watch Jo as she walked past,

"Jo"

"Shane"

"We're all going down to our local why don't you come?" Steph had to ask.

"Sure" he walked happily behind Jo.

When they reached the pub Steph bought a round, Steph saw Shane and Jo furthest away from one another, Jo wasn't speaking and Shane was talking to Grantly about teaching, much to Grantly's dismay.

"Where did you study?" Steph asked

Shane looked up

"Edinburgh"

Steph nodded when she looked at Jo. She was disappointed to see her reaching for her jacket.

"Are you leaving already" Steph asked in disbelief

"I'm a light weight compared to you Steph"

Steph heard a laugh form the corner.

"What was your old motto Jo" Jo looked at Shane daring him to keep talking and he did.

"Work hard to party hard right"

"that was a long time ago" a smile spread across his face,

"Six years isn't that long"

"A lot of things changed in that time" Jo said in a stubborn voice

"I can see that"

Jo rolled her eye's and walked out the door, Steph watched Jo walk out the pub, she turned to look at Shane who was deep in thought, after a moment of pondering he stood up with a groan and walked hastily out the bar grabbing his jacket.

Jo walked toward the waiting taxi,

"Jo" as soon as Jo heard her name she stopped, knowing she was being perused by someone she couldn't escape. Turning slowly she saw standing, Shane standing in the rain his hair shaping his face, his perfect face, no, stop it Jo that was a long time ago he walked up to her slowly "I didn't mean it" she looked at the ground and nodded, knowing far to well he didn't mean any of what he said.

"You can't tell them, especially not Steph" Jo said almost to desperately,

"why would I, it's my fault for why you hate me"

Jo looked up in disbelief "I could never hate you"

Jo watched as he studied her face carefully. he lent down gently brushing his lips against hers, Jo pushed up on to her toes deepening the kiss, she felt his arm slide around her waist as her own slid up his chest and round his neck, she ran her fingers through his hair, when he pulled back he paused as he gazed down into her eye's for several moments before realising what he'd done, "Jo, I... I'm sorry I shouldn't has…" Jo scoffed

"shut up" she said as she pulled him down to her and kissed again, their lips moved in synchronisation until they were both out of breath,

"Come on"

Jo dragged him to the cab and kissed him in the seat.

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