(Hi guys, I'm back with another story, but the same pairing! Please review, I always love to read your thoughts and feedback :))

Chapter 1

"You absolute, useless piece of junk!" Serena leant her head back against the headrest, gripping the steering-wheel tightly. She glanced down at the warning light, blinking merrily on the dashboard and turned off the ignition. "Idiot." she cursed as she reached across for her handbag and exited her car, slamming the door angrily. She stood for a moment, trying to figure out the best course of action. Obviously it would be much less hassle to call a taxi, but she didn't have enough cash on her and wasn't about to take a detour on her way. She sighed, frustrated, as she set off down the street, heading for the bus stop which was a 20minute walk away. She walked quickly, hoping to arrive before she'd dissolved into a sweaty mess. The air was humid and she last thing she needed was to turn up at work, looking as though she'd swam there. As she was nearing her destination, she became aware of a car slowing to her right, driving along beside her. "Yeah, get lost!" she shouted impatiently, thinking it was somebody trying their luck...she was walking alone at 5.30am after all. When the car persisted, she spun around angrily "I said get..." she stopped suddenly, frowning as she saw the unmistakeable features of Henrik Hanssen staring back at her. She stepped cautiously towards the car, as the passenger window lowered. She peered in, the sound of some kind of classical tune drifting out.

"Ms. Campbell, are you quite alright?" he asked as she sighed impatiently, looking around her.

"Yes, perfectly fine, Mr. Hanssen." He stared at her, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smirk.

"Would you like a lift? I assume we are heading to the same place?" he asked, as she leant on the door.

"It's fine, thank you. I'll get the bus." As she began to walk away, he continued his curb-side crawl. "Okay, you need to stop that." she snapped as he, once again, pulled up beside her.

"Then please get in the car." She hesitated momentarily before rolling her eyes and opening the car door, getting in. "Seatbelt." he prompted as he checked his mirrors diligently before pulling onto the carriageway. She frowned internally as she reached for the belt and clipped it in place, keeping her bag securely on her knees. "Do I detect a hint of car-trouble?" he asked innocently as she turned to face him.

"How observant of you." she said dryly as he smirked to himself. She reached out to the cool-air fan in front of her, turning it up high and enjoying the feeling on her face. The rest of the journey passed in silence as Serena became more uptight about whose car she was in, and Hanssen began to wish he hadn't pulled over when he'd spotted her.

They drew up to the Hospital and he parked in his personal parking space. She turned to face him quickly before exiting the car.

"Thank you." she nodded, as she raced from the car, into the building. Hanssen frowned to himself before following. He caught up with her as she was awaiting the lift to descend. She felt his presence beside her and continued looking straight ahead.

"Ms. Campbell, is this about yesterday?" he asked pointedly as she tensed slightly, refusing to look at him.

"No. I simply want to get on with my job." she said curtly, reaching out and repeatedly hitting the call button. Hanssen tightened his grip on his briefcase, keeping his voice steady.

"I didn't mean to cause any offence, Ms. Campbell. It wasn't personal." he added as he saw her finally turn to face him.

"Not personal!?" she spluttered as she lift made a loud clanking noise before finally arriving and opening its' doors. Stepping in, Hanssen following, and pushing the button for Keller, she continued. "How was it not personal? You called my professionalism into question!" she seethed as she turned away from him, staring at the doors in front of her.

"It is my job, Ms. Campbell, to draw attention to any staff member whose involvement in a patient's care, may be compromised." he said tightly, seeing her huff. "The fact that the patient made a complaint about you required me to investigate. I would have done the same with any member of staff...as would you have, in my position." She turned to face him sharply as she lift suddenly jerked violently, throwing her towards him, as it ground to a halt. Hanssen looked nervously down at the rather irate Consultant currently enveloped in his arms, as she turned to look at him and laughed incredulously.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me." she snarled as she pushed away from him, heading to the button panel and stabbing at a few. When nothing happened, she turned to face him, a look of disbelief on her face. "Umm, Houston, we have a problem." she stated as he lowered his briefcase to the floor and let out a sigh. He headed over to the panel, pressing the emergency call button, watching as it lit up. They both stood watching the glowing red light, glancing towards each other when nothing happened. "What happens now!?" she demanded as she gestured to the light. "The little red light is meant to save us!?" Hanssen shot her a frustrated look as he pressed it again.

"Hmm, I suppose this must alert the elevator company." he mused, fiddling slightly with his glasses.

"What? Oh that's wonderful!" she said sarcastically, turning and pacing around the lift.

"Ms. Campbell, try and remain calm. Once they receive the call, the trained personnel will be able to help us." he said encouragingly, watching as Serena leant back against the wall of the lift.

"Well how long do you think they'll take!? I have a ward full of patients to get to!" She was beginning to panic and Hanssen realised it was down to him to calm her.

"They shouldn't take too long. It's important we remain calm...there's nothing else we can do." he stated matter-of-factly before moving and leaning back against the wall opposite her. She exhaled sharply as she reached into her pocket for her mobile.

"Well I shouldn't have expected anything less!" she laughed as she showed him the lack of signal. He smiled awkwardly before checking his own, to the same result.

"It looks like we're stuck here for a while." he said quietly, noticing the look of annoyance on her face. She simply stared at him silently, before sighing loudly and sliding down the wall so she was sat on the floor. Stretching her legs in front of her and folding one over the other, she placed her hands on her lap and leant her head back, closing her eyes. Hanssen watched her closely, wondering what she was gearing up to do...he had never seen her this placid before. "Uh Ms. Campbell? Are you alright?" he asked cautiously, keeping back from her. She opened her eyes and smirked at the look of trepidation on his face.

"Relax, Mr. Hanssen...isn't that what you were just telling me to do?" He nodded as she smiled, lowering himself to the floor opposite her so his legs were running down the side of hers. They were silent for a few minutes as they tried not to look at each other.

"About yesterday..." Hanssen began, but Serena cut him off with a raise of her hand.

"Please, don't apologise." She understood that in his position, she would indeed have done exactly the same thing. "Do you happen to know whether he is still backing the complaint?" she asked quietly, glancing up at him. He looked over at her, measuring his words.

"I believe so. however I have made my position on the matter very clear to him." She raised her eyebrows sceptically.

"And what is, your position Mr. Hanssen?" He saw a wicked glint appear in her eyes as he cleared his throat.

"I explained I would back you 100%." he said simply as she looked at him, surprised. "I understand how ludicrous these allegations are, but it doesn't mean I don't have a duty to follow them up...unfortunately." he concluded, smoothing his trousers over his thigh. Serena caught herself watching his actions before flicking her eyes up to his. He had an amused expression on his face as she felt herself turning red.

"Well thank you, Mr. Hanssen." He smiled at her as she lowered her gaze.

"Serena..." he said softly. She looked back up at him and saw the look of concern on his face. "...what actually happened?" She pursed her lips, deciding whether or not to explain the whole situation. Taking a deep breath, having made her choice, she began.