Acknowledging feelings
Note: this is all my imagination....I'm not sure if this is what happened in the actual show. Anyway hope you enjoy....xx
Chapter 1:
Three years before...
Shannon was sitting on the kerb outside the station crying. How could she have let Justine die? She had bought into the station just the day before for drug possession, even though Shannon could tell she was an underage prostitute. Shannon was the one who had pushed for her release. How did she end up dead in an alley? It was her fault Justine had been on the streets. She would still be alive if she was still in the cells inside.
Shannon let out another quiet sob and wiped her eyes with her hands. Suddenly she left a hand on her shoulder. She looked up and Senior Constable Lawson Blake looking down at her with a concerned smile. They had worked together on a few patrols before but Lawson had always seemed distant and cold around her. She was surprised to see him worried about her.
"Shannon, are you ok?" he asked her with a gentle smile.
Shannon sniffled and swallowed hard. "Yeah I am, thanks for asking though".
"Ok, well I feel like a drink, wanna join me?" he asked with a glint of mischief in his eyes.
"Umm sure, I guess I could do with one as well" she replied wiping her eyes again.
"Great, c'mon" he said, extending his hand to her. She took it and he pulled her up.
They made their way to the local pub and Shannon sat at one of the stools while Lawson ordered the drinks. He came back with two beers and some vodka shots.
"What's bothering you Shannon?" he asked sipping his beer.
Shannon looked into his eyes and saw the genuine concern.
"It's the girl that we found dead in the alley today. Her name was Justine, she came in yesterday and I was the one who pushed for her release. It's all my fault she was on the streets, if she hadn't been, then she wouldn't be dead" Shannon exclaimed, her voice quivering.
"Oh Shan" he said soothingly. Shannon looked up at him, surprised that he gave her a nickname. "It wasn't you fault ok? Don't worry about it, we will find who did this to her".
Shannon nodded and smiled in appreciation. After a few glasses of beer and some more vodka shots, Lawson declared he would walk Shannon home. When they arrived at Shannon's front door, Shannon fumbled for the keys but eventually opened the door. She invited Lawson in but he declined kindly.
"Well ok, but thanks for tonight, just the distraction I needed" she said grinning brightly at him.
"No problem, it was nice to have someone to talk to" he replied beaming at her.
Without thinking, Shannon took a step towards him and gave Lawson a deep kiss. She expected Lawson to pull her off and storm off but she was pleasantly surprised when he returned the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. He welcomed it and rested his hands on her waist. Eventually Shannon pulled away and looked at his face. Lawson just smiled at her and she took his hand and led him inside. Lawson followed and closed the front door behind him.