Misunderstood 1/?

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Episode:- The Braves

Pairing:- Sandra/Gerry

Rating:- M

Achieve:- . /group/new_tricksff/

Summary:- Gerry see's something he shouldn't can Sandra convince him he's completely misunderstood things?

Author's Note:- Based around the whole Stewart Barlow thing in "the Braves" Not sure how long it's going to be yet might be a couple of chapters might be loads we'll see !

"Stewart what are you doing here?" Sandra asked opening the door and finding the other detective on her doorstep.

"You never did let me take you for that drink so I thought I'd bring the booze to you and maybe you can help me drown my sorrows." He replied as she sighed heavily standing aside to let him in as he went to the living room setting the bag on the table as she went to the kitchen for a glass and some ice.

This was the last thing she needed, the braves case had been a nightmare from beginning to end and right now in spite of their history the last thing she wanted was to spend the night listening to him tell her how much of a mistake she was making staying at U.C.O.S. She still couldn't believe that she'd let him get to her the way she had, how he'd made her have doubts, however briefly, about what she did and now he was here again.

"How did it go with you D.A.C?" She asked returning and handing him the ice bucket and glass shaking her head as he held out the of vodka out to her preferring to stick to the untouched glass of wine she'd poured herself before he arrived.

"How do you think?" He replied pouring a drink that was more vodka than tonic before continuing. "Let's just say if I said you were on the naughty step I'm heading for reform school. He doesn't believe that I didn't have any idea what was going on he thinks I was letting the fact I wanted to get York cloud my judgement."

"And were you? I mean I'm not saying you knew what Jason Knowles had done but maybe you missed the signs because you felt you were getting somewhere." Sandra sighed feeling her heart ache a little as he shrugged staring into his glass. She knew how easy it was to become single minded when you'd been working the same case for so long and were so absorbed in it.

"I deserved that. I'm sorry about what I said to you the other day I was…well I don't know what I was but complete tosser would just about cover it. What you guys do in U.C.O.S is great and I know it's important I can see now why you stay. You are one of the best I've ever come across that bit was right but I can see now why it's so important for someone as good as you to be heading it up. You all managed to blow me out of the water and onto the ever growing pile of others you've proved you and the three geriatric's are better than."

"Stewart that's now what we're about and if you think it is I was wrong about it when I said you hadn't changed. You said we spend our time cleaning up messes created by others but that's not what we're about." Sandra snapped anger really rising in her chest as he rolled his eyes. "We give closure to families and make sure people who thought they'd got away with it are brought to justice and as for my team you may think they are over the hill but they can investigate 90% of serving officers into the ground and do on a daily basis."

"Oh god I should have known, well it can't be Jack and it'll hardly be Memory Lane so…..ah you and Standing? I heard he had a reputation with female officers but I thought you had more sense you and ….."

"Jesus what is it with me?" Sandra sighed now believing what she was hearing. "I had this exact conversation with Gerry not two days ago because he thought I'd agreed to step back on the Chapman case because you and I had been shagging when we were at Hendon. Gerry and I respect each other something you clearly couldn't understand not everything is about sex."

"So you didn't tell him then?" Stewart asked pouring himself another drink and smiling at her. "When he asked if we're had a relationship back then you didn't tell him?"

"We didn't have a relationship Stewart there wasn't anything to tell." Sandra replied abandoning her half empty drink and sighing heavily.

"Yeah right we….."

"We had a drunken one night stand the evening we graduated then we went our separate ways and I didn't lay eyes on you again until I walked into my office and you were standing there 2 days ago. That's not a relationship Stewart sleeping together once doesn't make us loves young dream."

"it was more than once as I recall, it may have been only one night and we may have been drunk when it started but I for one was stone cold sober when you left my place that morning and I hadn't spent much time sleeping. So I think the fact that I've done things to you and with you that Standing could only dream of doing means there would be something to tell." Stewart smiled the edge to his gaze as he let his eyes run the length of her body making the anger she was feeling peak.

"Look it was a long time ago and it sure as hell wasn't the reason I was prepared to give the Chapman case up. To be honest I don't even know why you came here you said it yourself when you decided to have a go at my career choices we lost touch we've both changed. I think may you should go before we both say something we'll regret."

Standing up Sandra stared at him as he got up closing in on her his hands reaching for her arms gently running up and down them.

"You know you're still a stunning woman Sandra if anything you've only got better with age. I can still remember how it felt that night, how good we were together, how about we relive it for old time's sake." He said quietly his lips colliding violently with hers as she froze for a second before pushing him away in shock glancing out the window as she heard tires screech and familiar headlights pull out of her driveway.

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Pulling into Sandra's driveway Gerry killed the engine and reached for the take away bag on the passenger seat and went to get out of the car when his attention was caught but movement in the sitting room window. Pausing he watched as Stewart Barlow stood so close to her that their bodies were almost touching, his fingers running over her arms as he kissed her hungrily.

Feeling his chest tighten he turned the ignition key throwing the car into gear and screeching away. She'd told him there was nothing going on between them, as good as laughed at him for asking and now he'd seen it with his own eyes. Well if that was how she wanted to play it Barlow was welcome to her.

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"Stewart that as seriously out of line." Sandra snapped her pulse racing as she saw familiar car pull out of the driveway and wanted to scream. "You don't just get to walk in here and expect to have a quick shag for old time's sake, it's not going to happen now get out of my house."

Watching as he gathered up his jacket and left without saying another word she reach for her phone dialling Gerry's number with trembling hands. Why the hell did he have to turn up at that exact moment and why did this have to happen now of all times. She knew now he'd be convinced she'd lied to him and while she had she knew what he was imagining now was a thousand times worse than the truth.

"Gerry it's me…..I know you were here…it's not what you think…Jesus why can't you just answer your bloody phone for once." She sighed when the answer phone kicked in and she grabbed her car keys from the hall table and left the house. "I'm coming over….I'll be there in ten minutes and remember…well just remember I love you ok?"