First Silent Witness story, hope its okay. Any suggestions or positive or negative feedback is welcome.
Background information: Harry accepted a job for 6months in Australia, leaving Leo & Nikki in London.
It's just another day
The mist drifted into the run way of the main London airport, the planes surrounded the tall building like sharks getting ready to move and catch their prey. As Harry stood up, and walked down the stairs, he was welcomed back by sound of Cockney accents and a few liverpoolian as he walked further into the airport. He grabbed his bag, pulling it over his shoulder as he continued to walk through to the main doors leading him back outside to world of everything he once knew. The smell of the fast food restaurant immedently was caught up in his senses, as he breathed in deeply. He walked towards the row of taxi's opening the door and putting his bags in the empty seat next to him.
He stood outside the familiar building, his bags next to his feet as he kept looking down to check where he positioned them. The sun shined on the same place through the windows where their offices we're located. The walls still remained clear, cleaned. He watched as new and old faces walked through the doors to the different sections, seeing if he could figure out like a puzzle who worked where. He kept in the back of his mind the person who took over his job while he was gone, wondering if it was a man or women, who they got on with Leo and Nikki, if they we're sweet on Nikki and if they we're better than Harry ever was. Enough was enough; he grabbed his bags and pushed the door open. He walked over to the main office, seeing Henry, the security guard that had been there in the years Sam reined, he shaked the old man's hand before being buzzed into the secure building.
The famous glass double doors lay in front of him, he felt the touch of the metal handle, pushing it down as the door slowly entered, the small buzzing sound allowing the people inside to know of anyone entering. He breathed in the smell of the room, in front the bookcase. Full of books of anatomy and body structures. He remembered many occasions he spent with Nikki discovering small features of plants found in remains that led to punishing the wrong and giving justice to the victims. He turned the corner, seeing the office, Leo sat at his desk, paperwork spread out across it, but yet it looked neat, in sections based on cases. His glasses on the top of his head, he always pretended he didn't use them, only to our knowledge when we left he'd quickly put them on. He lifted his hand, firmly knocking on the door. He waited for Leo's reaction. At first he looked confused, in shock of who he saw. "Harry" Leo smiled; he moved quickly putting his arms around the stranger. "I've missed you too" Harry laughed and paused. "Nikki through there?" he asked. Leo immedently knew he missed her, she missed him. "You know, be careful it's been hard on her" Leo advised. Harry didn't understand what that meant, what he expected of him.
He went into their room. Their desks still opposite each other. His was clean, tidy, showing it was obvious no one worked there. On the other hand Nikki's was full. Books of plants, medical researching and the odd piece of makeup appliances. A picture of the three still in the frame.
"She used to sit there and stare at it when you left" Leo jumped in. Harry sighed; the reality of the hurt he caused was only now blossoming inside him. He moved over to the glass, seeing Nikki, her blonde locks securely tied away, wearing completely white and working on a body. He watched her carefully, observing her like a project, and came to the conclusion she hadn't changed. "The lungs look abit wide" Harry spoke to through the speaker. Nikki slowly looked up, reacting like she saw a ghost. She smiled brightly. "Can you finish up John?" she asked her assistant. She removed the gloves and the cape placing them into a bag as she left before running to meet Harry in the changing room. "I've missed you" Nikki yelled, throwing her arms tightly around the strange figure. Harry lifted her off the floor, hugging her tighter; he felt the curls tickle his skin. "I missed you" he replied softly.
"Harry someone is here for you" John came back in, he looked puzzled as did Nikki and Leo who had been watching like a panto. "Thanks" Harry smiled, he grabbed Nikki's hand making her follow him, she looked happy, excited he was back like all the live had been given back to her turning her skin from pale to pink. Harry stopped in front of the glass entrance, pressing the buzzer allowing the guest into the secured building. "Hi babe" she laughed, pressing her body against his, she kissed his lips aggressively before poking her head around his body speaking to the people gathering up behind Nikki and Leo as they all watched in shock. "Hey, I'm Harry's fiancé Delilah." She pouted before dropping the suitcase she had around her hand.