A fan fiction about Scott & Bailey.
Brief overview: Rachael Bailey I pregnant only her and Janet Scott know.
"Rach you really need tell Gill it's in yours and the baby's best interests" said Janet. Janet's look on her face said it all Janet concerned about her friend's safety and knew that Rachael and her baby would be a lot more safe if Gill knew.
"Alright I will" blurts Rachael who knew how pushy Janet would be if she didn't tell Gill.
"Thank you" Janet said in a comforting way with her hand on Rachael's shoulder. "good the sooner the better Rach" said Janet.
"Okay okay I'll do it know if it pleases you Janet" shouts Rachael and with that she storms out of the room and heads up to Gill's office. Rachael knocks on the DCI Gill Murray's door.
"Come in" ordered Gill and Rachael gingerly opened the door and closed it quietly behind her and stood before Gill.
"Yes" bellowed Gill taking her glasses off waiting for Rachael to explain why she stood before her.
"Just to let you know Gill I'm pregnant" said Rachael trying to stop her voice from breaking through the door to stop everyone from hearing.
"Well I wasn't expecting you to tell me that I appreciate you coming to tell me" said Gill with a sense of gratitude in her voice. "May I ask how many weeks?" queried Gill.
"Urm just a little over 13 weeks" Rachael replied with a hint of fear in her voice.
" Okay thank you for letting me know will that be all?" questions Gill.
"Yes" replied Rachael and suddenly Rachael stood up and headed for the door to make a quick exit suddenly stopped by the break in silence from Gill's comforting voice.
"And Rachael anything you need I am here you do know that" said Gill in a comforting way which never really was seen from Gill in any kind of circumstance.
"Thanks boss" Rachael smiles and shuts the door after she leaves and heads outside for a well needed break for fresh air and a cigarette to calm down her nerves.
As Rachael walks out the side doors of the police headquarters in Manchester she took one deep breath of the fresh air and drew out a pack of cigarettes unbeknown to Rachael that Janet was now standing just behind her watching her every move. Just as Rachael lifted the cigarette and placed it softly into her lips and drew out a lighter Janet spoke up.
"I hope you're not going to smoke that" said Janet.
"Well…" said Rachael trailing of the rest of her sentence as she knew Janet already knew the answer that Rachael would reply with and with that Rachael chucked the pack of cigarettes and the lighter in the bin and turned her back on them for what she thought would be the last time.
"Good decision" Janet said in a humorous way to make Rachael laugh. "Did you tell Gill?"
"Yes she was surprisingly calm about the whole thing no shouting she even mentioned the I'm here for you Rach speech which I thought I would never hear from Godzilla" Rachael said surprisingly.
"Well she's not all bad I suppose" said Janet.
They both walk back inside into the office and sit down at their separate desks. A few moments later Gill walks up to Rachael and questions her once again.
"Can I tell the team in person it's better than the formal shite we have to go through when this happens" said Gill along with the deep intent stare and Rachael's deep brown eyes.
"that's fine now you know everyone else might well know too" said Rachael and then Rachael buries her head back into the work she left of earlier trying to detach herself from what Gill was about to announce.
"Okay listen up everyone now I am going to keep it short and sweet we have some serious work to do don't let what I am about the say distract you from the task in hand Rachael is pregnant I want no gossip flying about this do you understand me, Kevin" said Gill with an intent raised voice when she mentioned Kevin.
"Yes Boss" replies Kevin like a naughty school boy being told off.
"good" said Gill followed by "get back to work" shrieked by Gill and the slam of her office door to show how very little work had been done that morning.
Gill walks out of her office and attracts the attention of all the team with the beginnings of a shriek.
"Alright" shouts Gill "that's enough for today I want you all back in here eight AM sharp no excuses now get out of my sight" said Gill. Everyone gets up grabs their coats and bags and slowly the room begins to empty and few of the team passing Rachael by and congratulating her from the earlier announcement.
"Rach do you still want that lift home kid?" asks Janet.
"If you don't mind Janet" said Rachael standing up to stretch her legs before grabbing her coat and bag. Just as Rachael and Janet were about to leave Gill pops her head round the corner to say one last thing.
"Now Rach don't hesitate to come to me or anyone else for that matter for anything no matter how small okay" said Gill
"Okay but seriously I think I'm gonna be ok" replies Rachael before opening the door and and heading downstairs to Janet's car.
"This job is demanding Rach so don't push yourself you endanger the baby and I am not joking" said Janet seriously.
"I know Janet I've heard some of the stories and I don't want that to be me" said Rachael just as she climbed into the car and put on her seatbelt. The journey back to Rachael's apartment was silent with the odd breaks of Janet saying remarks about the drivers around her on the road which didn't bother Rachael as at least it wasn't deadly silent as she had no conversation to come up with to break the silence.
As Janet pulled up outside Nick stands outside her apartment with bags stood outside Rachael quickly gets out.
"What the hell are you doing?" questions Rachael.
"I need the apartment I have been kicked out here's all of your stuff" said Nick and with that he quickly runs up the steps and shuts the door behind him. Rachael grabs her key and begins to push it into the lock after several attempts she realises that Nick had changed the locks, Janet was now heading over to Rachael to see exactly what was going on.
"Bastard" Rachael blurted out "he's bloody changed the locks Janet he's kicked me out" cried Rachael.
"Come here kid" Janet replies and comforts her best friend "stay at mine there's plenty of room come on" said Janet. Both of them begin to pick up all the bags left outside of the apartment and hauls them into the back of Janet's car. They both get in the car and Janet pulls away from the side of the road and steadily making her way back home. The silence broken by Rachael's sobs and comforting words by Rachael.
"Thanks for this mate" Rachael thanked Janet. Back at Janet's place Rachael settles in and gets an early night exhausted by the whole day of trials that had tested her to the edge.