New fic and it's a bit different. It's going to be in 2/3 parts but I'm not sure where to take it so any suggestions or help would be appreciated. Thank you.

"Divorce papers!" Lee shouted as he barged his way into the kitchen. He wasn't going to get a divorce no matter how much Lucy wanted it. He still loved her it's just that their relationship had been a bit fragile at the moment.

"Yup," Lucy replied, not bothering to look up from her laptop screen. She did still love him but maybe the marriage needed to end. They were constantly bickering and shouting and it wasn't doing neither of them any good. Marriage possibly wasn't the right thing for them.

"I am not getting a divorce," he exclaimed as he put the papers in the bin.

"Why not?" Lucy sighed as she extracted the spare set of papers she had from her briefcase and set them down to the side of her laptop, "is it because you can't afford it or is it because you still love me?" She teased as Lee huffed in annoyance. It was this sort of thing that was beginning to wind him up.

"Both," he mumbled as he walked off.

"Where are you going?" She questioned curiously as Lee walked into her bedroom. Ignoring what Lee had just said.

"We're going to do what the marriage counsellor said. We need some time apart so you're going to your parents," he said as Lucy's mouth hung open. At the moment it didn't look like she had a choice. Keeping her mouth shut she decided it was best if they didn't argue now, she needed to stay calm.

Half an hour later Lee had packed two suitcases full of stuff Lucy would need for the next week and had even placed them by the front door. Huffing in annoyance Lucy finished buttoning up her coat before grabbing the handles of the two suitcases, "I'll be back in a week with the divorce papers."

Smiling a tight smile Lee answered, "see you then," before shutting the door. They needed the space and by the end of it hopefully things would be better. Now first things first he needed beer and a movie.

NGONGONGO

Knocking on her parents door Lucy sighed. Lee was going to be in big trouble for this. Running a hand through her hair she sighed as the sun caught the glint of her engagement and wedding ring. Lucy hadn't taken them off since the day she put them on. Suddenly unexpected tears filled her eyes as she fiddled with them slightly.

"Lucy?" Shaking her head of thoughts at the sound of her mother's voice she smiled weakly before grabbing her suitcases.

"Is it alright if I stay here for a week?" Her parents didn't know that Lee and Lucy were having a tough spot in their marriage. They thought it was going swimmingly.

"Yes of course," her mother readily replied as she helped Lucy with her bags. Wendy was a bit confused about why her daughter was standing on her doorstep.

Avoiding the questioning glances her parents were giving her she dumped her bags in the hallway before running upstairs and into her old room. Lucy didn't want to deal with the questions. Not now anyway. Looking curiously at each other Wendy and Geoffrey exchanged concerned glances. Without saying a word Geoffrey grabbed his coat and Wendy went to make a cup of tea before beginning her journey upstairs.

NGONGONGO

"Lee! You open up now!" Geoffrey shouted as he pounded on the door to Lee and Lucy's flat. No one gets away with upsetting his daughter.

Getting up off of the sofa Lee swayed a bit. Maybe he had had one too many in a short amount of time. Steadying himself he made his way towards the front door and he knew instantly what was coming.

"Hello Geoffrey," he tried politely but all he received was a punch to his face. As Lee fell to the floor Geoffrey barged past him and into the flat.

"Why's Lucy turned up on our doorstep with suitcases?" He demanded as Lee groaned. Pushing himself up off the floor he shut the flat door before going to sit on the sofa.

"Because our marriage has hit rock bottom," Lee explained as he placed his head in his hands. Arching an eyebrow Geoffrey made his way to sit next to Lee.

"What?"

"Lucy wants a divorce," Lee admitted as Geoffrey's eyes widened in shock. He wasn't expecting that to come from the northerners mouth.

"Why?" Geoffrey asked his throat dry. He'd grown to like them as a couple and they complimented each other.

"We've been arguing a lot recently," Lee explained with a shrug as he took a sip of his beer, "things got bad and we went to see a marriage counsellor. He suggested we spend sometime away from each other but we thought it was a load of bollocks so we didn't bother. Lucy gave me the divorce papers this morning and I threw them away and took matters into my own hands."

Geoffrey watched as Lee fiddled with his ring throughout the conversation. That's how Lucy ended up at their house. Sighing Geoffrey tried to figure out a way he could resolve this.

NGONGONGO

"Lucy, darling," Wendy whispered as she walked into her daughters teenage bedroom and placed the tea cups on to the chest of drawers. Walking closer to the bed she could head Lucy was sniffling slightly. Lucy's back was facing Wendy and her face facing the wall. Sitting down on the edge of the bed Wendy ran a hand through her daughter's hair.

"What's wrong?" And that's when the story came tumbling out of Lucy's mouth. Wendy patiently listened although wanting to interject a couple of times.

If this is what her daughter wanted then so be it but she had to ask a couple of questions,"why doesn't he want a divorce?"

"Because he's still in love with me," Lucy mumbled as she still kept her back to her mother. Ignoring the hitch in her voice Lucy finished the earlier sentence.

"And are you still in love with him?" Wendy questioned as her hand went back to running through Lucy hair.

"Always," was Lucy's reply as her shoulders shook slightly. They may still be in love but marriage is tough and if a divorce is what was to follow then that's what happened. The only thing Wendy and Geoffrey could do was be there for them if it ever happened.

NGONGONGO

When Geoffrey arrived home Lucy was curled up on the sofa with a cup of tea in her hands and a bad movie on the television. She wasn't doing well then. Removing his eyes from the back of his daughters head he made his way towards the kitchen where Wendy was beginning to make dinner for that night.

"How is she?" Geoffrey questioned as he seated himself at the dining table. Wiping her hands in the tea towel she placed it down on the counter as she went and sat down opposite Geoffrey.

"Breaking her heart," Wendy sighed as she fiddled with the jug of tea she had on the table in front of her, "you do know she's the one who wants the divorce?" Wendy asked as Geoffrey nodded his head, "how's Lee?"

"The same as Lucy. What are we going to do?" He sighed as he sat back in his chair.

"There's nothing we can do. Whatever happens we have to be there for them both," Wendy replied as she pushed herself away from the table. Sighing Geoffrey knew she was right. They just had to wait to see what happens.