Harry's mind wandered he was sat with a beer on his sofa the case had been beyond tough starting with the queried shaken baby syndrome case and its connection with Mears That man scared Harry not because of the murders he had committed but the way he managed to control people.

The Shaken baby syndrome case had affected Nikki far more than normal. Cases involving children, especially infants, were always tough for all of them. Harry had himself been relieved when the team had made the decision to stop Neonatal work and of course that they had needed to investigate her mentors work had made it more difficult but even after Helen's suicide he could tell that there was something a little more to this.

Maybe it was a gender thing, maternal instinct? If Nikki heard him say that he would probably get a slap OK he didn't know why she was so much affected but he was concerned for her. She had to face her mentor being criticised and ultimately committing suicide then being a long side the very tangled twisted web of pain and lies that seemed to flow from the Mears case.

Why did she always get caught up in these things he always wanted to protect her, she was a friend but seeing her in there with Mears watching her put herself in that man's dangerous gaze for the sake of a case. It had made him feel physically in pain and sickened now he wouldn't see her till Monday and he wanted to check on her , hold her ad keep away the fear but he didn't have that right.

His phone rang pulling him from his musings and he saw that it was Nikki calling.

"Hey Nikki How are you?"

"Um … hey Harry … I'm …. actually I'm not great. I thought I was OK but .. I'm sat alone in the flat and the slightest noise is making me jump and I just keep seeing him head butting the desk" she admitted in a rapid gasp. Harry gulped and breathed deep realising his worry was definitely well founded.

"Do you want me to come over I can grab some food and you can inflict one of your films on me …. sitting alone won't help at all" He asked scanning the room for where he had dumped shoes jacket and wallet earlier.

"I … its.. Harry I don't want to disturb your plans" Nikki replied softly

"I don't have any with the way the case was going and 'd give them up for you anyway Niks especially if you were feeling down... give me forty minutes I'll bring you some Chinese OK"

"Thanks Harry... I think some company and some Chinese is exactly what I need"

"Of course it is I'll see you soon Nikki" He smiled hanging up and getting ready to head out.

An evening spent relaxing in one an others company lifted their moods and they spent the weekend relaxing together. Yes there had been many tragedies connected to this week but through friendship they would heal. They would be there for each other subconsciously providing what the other needed without realising it.

The love and comfort they didn't have elsewhere. They had broken families, or No families, they didn't succeed at relationships but they both knew love. The love and care of a friend no matter what.

What the future would hold no-one knew but as Leo watched his younger colleagues laughing and smiling together on Monday he wondered if they would ever notice how they really felt about each other. It wasn't that they were ignoring it so much as they hadn't noticed it themselves yet.