This is a fanfic about DI Neil Manson and DC Suzie Sim. In this Neil is not married and has never been. It is set just after Gary best has been transferred after being shot, when rumours are fast spreading about the nature of Neil and Suzie's relationship.
Neil and Suzie were high school sweethearts for five years from when Suzie as 14 till she was 19, from when Neil was 16 till he was 21, they only split because Suzie's parents decided to move from shanghi to the UK Neil family was living in shanghi as his dad was doing business their, Suzie's parents never knew about the relationship a they thought education and work was more important than her happiness. However although Neil's father like Suzie's is and was a successful business men his families happiness always came first and to him and his wife (Neil's mum) Suzie was like another daughter and allowed her round whenever she pleased without her parents knowledge, to this day Suzie's parent do not know about the secret live she lived with Neil, in the final year of the relationship as Suzie was at uni she lived with Uni mates or so her parents thought, she really lived with Neil in their flat a few blocks away that Neil's parents gave them for their 4th anniversary. and she went to her mates when her parents called and said that they were coming over.
After denying that they still love each other for so long and after a year of working together, they gave into their love a month ago and are now together again, much to the delight of Neil's parents who would love for Suzie to become a daughter in law, but they are still a secret.
Suzie and Neil are working on a case together, Suzie is looking at a map on the wall, when she asks Neil to come and look at it, he walks over and rests his hand on the small of Suzie's back, they stand quite close together out of habit. At the other end of CID, the relief of CID (Jo, Terry, Mickey, Debbie, Zain, Sam, Phil and Ramini) are sharing a joke when Jo says "Hey guy's, if that hand travels any further south, Suzie could do him for sexual assault." As they chuckle Terry says "Maybe she just wants to do him." A moment later Neil turns and says "Haven't you lot got work to do?" They all reply "Guv."
Later at about midnight Suzie is half asleep hoping a late night visitor would stop her going to sleep before she says goodnight, suddenly but softly a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist and a body is in bed next to her, cuddling her affectionately. Suzie says in a softer tone than she usually uses at work, "Mmm I was wondering if you were going to come to bed tonight" The arms tighten slightly in a protective way and a kiss planted on her head. "Sorry, for being so late, I was quiet coming in I didn't want to wake you" she replies "I can never sleep without you." She rolls over so that she is lay with her head resting on his chest her right arm over his bare torso the hand resting where his heart is. He plants another kiss on her head.
Here she feels safe, protected ion his arms as though nothing in the world could harm her as long as he is here. Here she is vulnerable to him as she always has been, at the station she is usually guarded 'the ice maiden.' Before they drift asleep in each others arms he says "I love You", she replies "I Love You Too" and with that they drift off to sleep.