This is basically set bewteen series 2 episode 4, and it's about how Janet ends it with Andy. he decides he wants nothing more to do with her, even though he still loves her dearly. then, something happens which hits him hard, making him think about how hes acted towards her. especially when he finds out theres something else she hasnt ever told him. so yeah, ive wrote it to keep me busy this holiday, hope you like it!

the first chapters not that brilliant, ive gotta get into it a little more yet.

thanks to hayleyedwards01 who helped come up with the murder;')

so yeah, thats my little speech over, please review!:D

Chapter 1:

It was 11pm, Gill had dismissed them an hour ago, it was dark, and the rain was coming down in buckets. It was difficult for Janet to see the road, so she had to drive a lot slower. She pulled up outside a modern house. She turned the engine off and went to step out of the car. At that moment, Andy opened the door and stood in the hallway. A massive smile swept across his face when he saw her. "Hi" he said as she approached. He moved out of the way, letting her walk past him into the open plan kitchen/dining area. "I'm not stopping" she said, pausing by the door. "Okay..." he spoke softly. He walked past her, and went to put the kettle on. "Not even for a drink" she continued. "Okay" he said, with a little more confusion. Was she just going to stand in the doorway then? "Sorry" she said with an awkward smile. "It's fine. He looked at her with his glistening eyes.

"I don't want to do this anymore" Janet stated. She felt awful, as those 7 words fell out of her mouth. She had to end it with him, it wasn't fair on him - being lead on, it wasn't fair on the girls - their dad had only just left and it wasn't fair on her - she didn't want to jump out of one relationship straight into another, she nearly went home and rang him from there but she didn't have the heart to do that.
"So that's it is it? Just like that? Why?" Andy had so many questions - he knew they were meant for each other, whether she knew it now or not, he knew it 20 years ago and he knows it now.
"Time, space, all the things I've talked about, all those things I've never made a secret of... I hope, I hope we can be friends...but I can't, I just can't...I'm going now" Janet turned around and began to walk out the door, she felt that sinking feeling of what she'd just said, she didn't not like Andy, she cared about him a lot. He had always been there, but it wasn't the right time. She heard him let out a sigh, and she felt a pang of guilt run through her, but she dismissed it. She knew it was for the best. She left his house, and got back in the car, sliding down in her seat. She looked back towards the house, then to the drive. She put her foot down and off she went, back home.

She arrived at home 10minutes later. She went to get out the car when she got a sharp twinge in the side of her stomach. It was only there for a few seconds, so Janet just got out of the car and muttered under her breath 'I think I need some food'.

She opened the door and was greeted by a smell that was sent her way. She walked through to kitchen, where Taisie was cooking what looked like chicken curry. It didn't look like curry, or smell like curry, but it was the thought that counts. "Sit down mum, I know you've had a long day" Janet was bemused, it was rare that her daughter would emerge from 'the black hole' they call her bedroom, let alone actually do something for another human being.

Janet finished what was a slightly watery curry, she really hoped Taisie didn't want to do anything in cooking, she wasn't exactly Gordon Ramsay! She washed up her plate and went upstairs to her daughter's bedrooms, spending a bit of time with each of them before sending them to bed so she could get to bed herself. She knew they wouldn't actually go to sleep, Taisie would go back on her phone and Elise would probably read. Elise was the clever one, always getting good grades in exams, always studying really well. Taisie was the complete opposite. At parents evening teachers would always describe her as the 'class clown' whereas Elise was always the one they said would go to University and have a good career. Janet didn't mind what her girls did when they were older, just so long as they didn't get in trouble with the Police and didn't do drugs. She couldn't see them doing that sort of thing anyway; they had too much common sense.

She drifted off into a peaceful sleep, thinking about the girls and her life now. Single again. It seemed weird; she hadn't been single for a long time! Since she was about 19. She didn't dwell on it for too long, she had her girls and her friends and that was all she needed.

Janet arrived in work 10 minutes early. Her mom was dropping off the girls so Janet decided it would be easier if she was in earlier, in case Andy wanted to talk, which was inevitable. She preferred to be alone if he did, rather than have the ears of Kevin listening into their conversation. That would be like Christmas to him, managing to ear-wig on their conversation and spread it around the office.

There was only Gill in the office when she arrived. It looked as if she had only just got there herself. There was no sign of Andy which she thought was weird, considering her was the sergeant. It was very rare that a constable would be in before the Sergeant, and around the same time as the Boss! Janet just shrugged her shoulders and went to put the kettle on. She hadn't had her wake up coffee yet, and needed an energy boost.

Gill was buried in paperwork so Janet thought I would be best not to disturb her but the flick of the kettle and the clicking of the cups made Gill sit up straight. She saw Janet in the office and gave a puzzled smile. She called her into her office "so what brings you in so early?" Gill quizzed her. "Normally you turn up flustered and only just before Sherlock, so... what's your excuse?" Janet looked around, she knew she couldn't lie to Gill, she was one of her closest, oldest friends, and Gill could read her like a book. She thought she'd give it a go anyway. "Nothing just thought I'd try and get ahead of my paper work and sort myself out. I Am quite capable of coming in earlier you know" Gill raised one eyebrow, and gave a small smirk. It was funny trying to watch own members of her team lie. She has been a police officer for about 27 years now, and she knew every little trick that people would employ to lie. This was no different. "Hmm, course. Now, Jan, what's the real reason you're in? Don't blame paperwork, or anything like that" Janet gave a lopsided grin, she had to tell her. Everything. Gill had something about her, which meant you couldn't keep anything from her for long. "Um...me and Ade have split up. I didn't tell you, because you've always got enough on. I kicked him out following an argument with mum." Gill placed her hand on Janet's, and patted it sympathetically. "I'm so sorry". "Don't be. It wasn't your fault" "how are the girls coping?" "they're ok, just taking a little while, you know, because well, it's their dad, but they're ok" "good, if you need to work less hours, spend time with them, just say. I can reduce them and give Kevin them or something, that'll make his week" Janet and Gill began to laugh, just at that moment Andy came into the office; Janet turned around and looked at Janet. His face was still full of hurt. Maybe even Anger. Janet turned back to face Gill quickly, hoping she hadn't noticed the tension. She had. Of course she did. She's Gill Murray. "What's going on with you to then?" "What do you mean?" Janet asked, her big blue eyes looking at Gill. "Nothing's going on" Gill sighed. "Janet Scott, when are you ever going to learn that trying to lie to me just isn't going to work? Now, you can either tell me what's going on, or I'll pair you up with Kevin." She enjoyed making humour out of Kevin, but she didn't know why. He gets his own back on her though by, well being Kevin. "ok, well, we've been seeing each other, well...not exactly seeing but yeah, obviously the girls and Ade don't/didn't know, and I don't want everyone finding out, because we're not seeing each other anymore..Well since last night so yeah..." Janet raised her eyebrows and gave a weak smile. "Why didn't you tell me? Does anyone else know? And what do you mean used to?" Gill had so many questions – Andy of all people though? She knew they had known each other from training, but how they were attracted to each other, she couldn't understand it. But then again, she thought, look at Captain Underpants. "no-one else knows, and I don't know, I guess I was a little embarrassed and well I ended it, it wasn't right for me and I couldn't cope" Gill nodded in agreement, and let her go. By this time, everyone was starting to come in "Morning Boss!" Mitch called, "Morning! Morning!" Gill shouted back. She enjoyed work, and she enjoyed being in the company of her friends.

"Right everyone, listen up!" Gill shouted over the noise of hustle and bustle in the briefing room. "BE QUIET NOW!" the room went silent in seconds. Gill smirked to herself. She loved having this kind of power and boy did she use it a lot! "Okay, thank you! Right, Last night, a 30 year old woman was rushed to hospital after being left in a back alley. She was barely conscious and had fatal injuries. Her left arm had been ripped to pieces, there are several bite marks up and down her legs, and she had two black eyes and a swollen lip. There also seemed to be an allergic reaction of some sort on her skin, causing it to go red and blotchy. We believe it was a brutal dog attack. Maybe more than one, but we're unsure till the post mortem. She was found by a group of lads on their way back from a bar. They decided to take a shortcut down the alley, and could hear someone sobbing. They rang three nines as soon as they came across her, but she died around 3:23am this morning.'

There was a small gasp let out in the room. They hated this sort of case; it was brutal, and painstaking. There was no way out for the victim, it was either suffer for a long time and maybe live, or suffer for a long time then die. There was no choice. Their attention turned back towards Gill who began giving out the orders.

'Ok, so Mitch, I want you checking any CCTV around the alley and the next couple of streets. Look for any suspicious movements to and from the scene, and the specified time. I think we are looking between 8:30-9:00, and 10:00-10:30 and anything in between. Take Kevin with you as well. Lee and Pete, I want you going over to the alley along with the pathologist and the forensics, I'll be there later today as well. Look for anything that may link this woman her attacker, and any other fingerprints around the scene. Janet and Rachel, you can be in charge of creating a list of people to T.I.E, then work through them. We went alibis around the time of the assault, and let's see if we can piece together a bit about her life before, and around last night – where she was going, what she was doing, who she may be meeting or coming back from meeting. I'm going to head over to the post mortem this morning, to confirm the cause of death, and hopefully we should also have a concrete identification. At the moment, she is believed to be Jasmine Brown, to be confirmed... Ok, go talk!'