Smithy and Callum.

Smithy's sitting in his office, finishing his paperwork. He's almost snowed under, I should probably help. At least half of that is my junk, I go to push open the door.

But something stops me, just one more minute watching his hand move across the paper. Signing the signature that I've studied so hard that I can do it as well as he can.

"Can I help you, Sergeant?" asks Gina from right behind me.

"Um no, Ma'am." I say, trying to hide my embarrassment at being caught.

"Well don't block the corridor." she says before sweeping into her office.

I push open the door to the Sergeants Office, I go over to my desk and sit down.

My desk is just as covered in crap as Smithy's, I pull the first sheet of paper towards me and scrawl my signature across the bottom.

SHIT! I have just written Smithy across the bottom of my report.

I must have sworn out loud because Smithy has looked over, fuck he can't see this.

Hang on, is that concern written across his face?

Nope, can't be.

Oh well, dreams shattered for the hundred millionth time, hopes that he was thawing just a little dashed for the gazillionth time.

Maybe it was… No, wishful thinking Callum. You've got to stop it, if you don't stop it then he'll notice.

I'm sitting in the Sergeant's Office, God this is fun. I'm doing my paperwork, Why is Callum watching me?

That's far more interesting than paperwork, maybe he does care?

No, he doesn't he was probably just wishing that I wasn't in here.

Gina's there, better do some more paperwork. Hold fire, Callum's coming in.

Heart rate speed up, hands start shaking, eyes start flicking restlessly from him to my work.

He just swore, something's wrong.

Anger stirs deep inside me, something is bothering him.

What is it? I will find it and rip it into a million tiny pieces and throw it into the fiery pits of hell.

Oh God he's looking, that had better not have showed on my face.

This is awkward, Come on God, if you exist. Make something break the tension.

Ben bursts in, I love you Ben. I could hug you. I could positively kiss you, no, no, no. I didn't meant that last bit, I could kiss Smithy, (what's changed) and hug Ben. Maybe not hug Ben, that might make Smithy think that I wasn't interested. Maybe it would make him jealous, maybe. Or maybe he'd just think that I was a freak. Or gay.

SNAP OUT OF IT!

Jesus, there's been a shout. A riot, usually the thing that makes your heart race and your blood sing in your veins.

Except that if my heart went any faster then it would just be vibrating.

Smithy's already in his stab proof vest, Oh man I missed him stretching to get his arms through the sleeves.

Woah, that is definitely obsession. Which is not good. But he is good.

Callum's thinking about something, probably his latest girlfriend. Have I always been this bitter?

Whatever it is, it's making him happy. I wish that expression was on his face when he thought of me…

God now I'm jealous, this is not good.

I'm a Sergeant, I have to keep a calm, rational perfectly unclouded by visions of Cal…GET OUT MY HEAD!

Come on legs, over to the door. Out to the riot van, maybe you'll get to sit next to him if you hurry.

Oops, don't run into Gina.

She's giving me that, 'I know your darkest secret' look.

I really hope she doesn't know my darkest secret, get a grip no-one can read minds.

YES! RESULT! I'm sitting next to Callum, actually in physical contact.

The PCs are giving me funny looks, like I'm doing something wrong.

Mental run through of all the things that you need when heading into a potentially dangerous situation: Hat, Stab proof vest, Asp, CS spray, handcuffs and back-up (Callum). (Don't make the classic error of combining the last two).

I'm sitting next to Super Sarge, Dale Smith, Smithy, Sgt Smith etc etc.

Anyway, I'm sitting next to him, like next to him, next to him, as in no-one in between us.

Yeah, back to the point.

I swear Callum's moving closer, I mean. I don't think that his leg was touching mine before. Not that I'm complaining, who would?

This is my first attempt at Smithy/Callum or any gay pairing in fact so any advice or criticism is welcome.

Reviews are very encouraging, (hint, hint, nudge, nudge.)