Six months away felt like longer. More time away from her friends, away from her job, away from PJ.

She couldn't imagine what he had been going through for the past six months before she left she had promised she'd let Mick know how she felt about PJ so he could tell him, but she never did she didn't' know how she felt of course she would always love him and still loved him but she couldn't put him in harm's way she couldn't forgive herself if he got hurt because of her.

Flashback

PJ was in his office late at night after everyone had left he was looking a photo of Maggie and drinking a beer when there was a knock at his office door

"Yep" PJ answered as he took a swig of his beer

"PJ" Mick said opening his door and looking around

"Mick? I thought dinner was tomorrow"

"Yeah. You alone?" Mick asked opening his office door wider

"Yeah" PJ said nodding his head

"I got something for you. To make up for keeping you in the dark" he said as moved aside Maggie walked in

"Don't be too long, I'll be in the car" Maggie nodded.

PJ arose from his chair as Maggie made her way in Mick closed the door behind his as he made his way out to the car,

"How are you?" she asked him as he stood up in front of her

"Oh you know... Pretty good"

"Is Dad ok?"

"Yeah… It's funny seeing you here" he said trying to hold back the tears

"Look... Mags, I never really got a chance to tell you... why I refused to help." He said moving closer to her Maggie struggling to look him in the eyes

"Because you were getting into some sort of trouble, weren't you?" Maggie nodded her head

"I was right, wasn't I?"

"Yeah you were. But I'm a copper and that's what I do. I always said that I would never let a relationship get in the way."

"Yeah..."

"I thought you could understand that because we think alike."

"Yep"

"Don't we? We decided that we'd never let the job be affected by the fact we were together"

"Yep… Are we... still together?" Maggie started to get teary

"I'm not sure that I'm able to make that decision right now. I need some time to think..."

PJ turned on his heel getting quite upset and frustrated

"Yeah well, you're going to have plenty of time when you go off, wherever you go" he said throwing his hands up in the air

"I guess so" she said turning around to face the door

"When you make up your mind, would you tell Mick, so… he can tell me?"

"Sure" she said turning back around to face him

"Oh, Maggie of the fighting Doyle's. I love you" he said as he made his way over to her both inches apart PJ leant in and kissed her Maggie reached up and touched his mouth as she pulled away

"I have to go" she said turning around and leaving out the door

"Maggie?" PJ called

"I have to go" she whispered as she turned around leaving PJ in his office trying to hold back the tears.

Present

She had kept in contact with her Dad through her brother Mick, she was free to come home now because they had caught all the people in the drug ring she wasn't sure if she wanted to go back to Mount Thomas but it was her home and she was glad to be getting back into the Police Force sitting around in a cabin in the middle of nowhere for the past Six months was not her ideal 'break' even if she was constantly looking over her shoulder.

Walking back into Mount Thomas was harder than she expected memories kept flooding back as she made her way towards the Mount Thomas Police Station.