Love is a Crime
This is my second Ash and Rita fanfic so I hope you enjoy :)
Chapter 1
Ash and Zoe had been together for about a year now and things were going great. Well, until Ash fell in love with another woman.
It all started when Connie decided to pair Ash and Rita together for the day. After their shift had finished she realised that they made a really team and decided that from then on any shift that them two were on they would work together. That meant that Ash and Rita spent nearly every single day in each others company. They didn't mind so much as they were both great friends.
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A couple of weeks later Ash and Rita got a difficult patient. Rita believed that the girl was getting abused by her carer but Ash on the other hand felt that Rita gets too involved with patients and she should stop jumping to conclusions all the time.
Rita followed Ash into his office.
"Ash why are you being like this?" Rita shouted.
"Like what Rita?" Ash replied.
"Like this! The Ash I know wouldn't let a patient who is clearly in trouble go home."
"Well maybe you don't know me as much you think."
"What? Has something happened between you and Zoe or something?"
"And there you go again, jumping to conclusions like you always do."
"I don't jump to conclusions I just care about the patients!"
"What and I dont?"
"Well at the moment I don't think you do."
"How dare you say I don't care!" Ash started to get closer to Rita.
Rita looked into his eyes, Ash looked back into hers. Ash started to bend down towards Rita but then suddenly Ash's office door swung open. Ash instantly backed away from Rita who turned away from Robyn.
"Uh Ash there's a big RTC coming in we need you." Robyn said with confusion in her voice.
"Okay thanks Robyn I'll be there now."
Robyn closed the door and walked away. Ash turned to look at Rita knowing that she was thinking the same thing as him. He didn't say anything but he just headed toward the door.
"Ash!" Rita called out.
"Yeh?" Ash replied turning around.
"I'm sorry. For you know saying that...that you don't care."
Ash didn't reply. He opened the door and headed downstairs.
Rita cursed herself before leaving his office.
A couple of weeks had passed since the incident in the office. Ash and Rita made up the next day because they knew if they didn't people would start to suspect. They had been getting on great again and completely forgot about what had nearly happened.
It had come to lunch time, Ash and Rita were in the staff room. Rita was eating her lunch but Ash was waiting for Zoe as they were going out for their lunch.
"So how are things going between you and Zoe?" Rita piped up.
"It's going great actually."
"Yeh?"
"I'm thinking of proposing."
"Aw Yeh you should! You'd make a great husband."
"You think so?"
"Yeh!" Ash started to edge closer to Rita. "You're smart, you're funny, you're handsome and most of all you care about other people."
Ash placed his hand on Rita's arm. They looked into each others eyes just like they had done the other week.
But this time it was Zoe who interrupted them and just like before Ash backed away from Rita in an instant.
"Oh hello Rita. Ash you ready to go?" Zoe asked.
"Uh Yeh." Ash replied, his eyes darting from Zoe to Rita.
Zoe left the staff room whilst Ash put his coat on. He was about to leave when he turned around to see Rita who was sitting there with her down.
"Rita!" Ash called out.
"Yeh?" Rita replied looking up at him.
Ash was about to say something but Zoe shouted at him to hurry up, he looked back at Rita sympathetically before rushing off to catch up with Zoe.
"Whats going on between you two?" Zoe asked suspiciously.
"Oh nothing she was giving me some advice." Ash lied.
"Like what?"
"That's for me to know and you to find out."
For the rest of the night Ash couldn't get Rita off his mind.