Members of Andrea's family have been added for the benefit of this, she isn't a Journalist

Andrea stud in her bedroom staring down at her open suitcase, trying to will herself to pack it but she couldn't. She didn't have any desire to. On most occasions she looks forward to going and visiting her mother and siblings but not this time, for she was to be joined not just by Chris but the whole of Sun Hill. It had all started three weeks ago in the morning briefing ...
... the room was buzzing of whispers and memories as officers hurried in for the morning briefing, all ready seated Andrea was nealing over her chair, talking to Honey, Becky and Yvonne the four of them having a conversation. When the hurried foots steps announced the arrival of Jack Meadows.

'All right lets have some hush,' Andrea and Honey stopped there conversation, as the DCI closed the door and walked to the front of the room, and stud next to Sgt Ackland and Sgt Smith. Only when the room was quite completely did he continue. 'Right I'll make this quick, Inspector Gold has given permission for uniform to help out on a raid with CID, so I'm going to need five officers.'

'PC's Harman, Hunter, Kent, Smith and Hollis,' Smithy said with a nodded of the head, 'The Inspector has given permission for you five, to take part.'

'Typical,' Yvonne said in a whisper loud enough for Andrea, Honey and Becky to here each of them turning to face her. 'Trust you to get out of the foot patrol on a day, when it is like torrential rain out there.' she said purposely at Honey, making them all laugh, then turning there attention back to the DCI.

' ... and one more thing, the Borough Commander has been over the crime records for the past three mouths and is very pleased and impressed with the amount of crime figure that have all gone down, so much so in fact that he has decided that the officers of Sun Hill need a treat.' there were excited looks given and small whispers, 'So much so in fact that he has invited the members of the relief to stay, with him and his family for four weeks, up in Scotland.'

There was was a mixed reaction to this statement, some people yet out loud 'yes's' at the thought of four weeks of work, whist others broke into loud whispers, but the thing that could be heard above all of that was an out bursts from both Chris and Andrea, who's stomach had dropped the the floor at the last announcement.

'WHAT!' came the shouts of Chris and Andrea at the same time, and the room went quite, everyone looking form them to the DCI, most people smiling at the look of horror on there faces.

'So,' the DCI continued as though there hadn't been any interruptions. 'those wanting to go, just give your names to Inspector Gold, right that is, eh you five, up in CID in ten minuets.'

'Sir,' came the reply as, the room started to move and the DCI vanished out of the room, Yvonne and Honey looked at Andrea, with a look that said they were just bursting to laugh, Andrea slowly came out of her horrified trance and turned around to see Chris who was sitting behind Becky.

'We are?' she looked straight at him, he new what she was talking about, since when had his 'family' agreed to this, they hadn't even been told about it. Chris gave her a look that told him, he agreed, without saying anything he got up and walked straight out of the briefing room Andrea at his heels.

'Did he say anything to you?' Chris looked at her as they walked side by side down corridors and threw doors.

'No, He can't be serious can he?' something told her that he could, by the look on his face, walking up a flight of stairs they argued over the prospect of having there colleges and senior officers under there parents roof,trying to come up of different excuses. 'Maybe the DCI was joking or something.' even saying it she new it wasn't true. Without realizing it they had found them selves out side there fathers office. 'Look he can't be serious, I mean really!' she looked at Chris almost pleading.

'No he can't, we'll just tell him.' he raised a hand to the door still looking at Andrea. 'That there is apserlutly no way that.' but he was cut of by the opening of the door as they came face to face with the Borough Commander and Chris broke of in mid sentence.

'Andrea, Chris.' he looked at each of them, 'There is no way what?' he said smiling and looking at Chris who still had his hand held in mid air, Chris put it down looking sheepish.

'What dose the DCI mean, when he says you've said the relief are going to stay at our house.' Andrea said with a frown on her face. Michael Campbell looked at his daughter.

'It means that the relief will be staying at our house,' he answered calm and in a normal tone, but this didn't help Andrea's mood.

'And what dose mum say about this?' Chris said before Andrea could say anything.

'She fine about it, in fact she's happy to have people around the house, now that you kids have all grown up and left there's only her and Rachel, along with Nancy and Geoffrey in that huge house, she'll be glad of the company'

'Well you could have warned us.' Andrea said cooly.

'OK your right I'm sorry I should have told you, but now you now.' he looked at them. 'They will be coming up three weeks on Friday, and staying for four weeks, so you'd better get used to the idea.'

Andrea opened her mouth, about to object when, the Inspector appeared behind them.

'PC Dunbar!' Andrea turned slowly on the spot. 'What are you doing standing around here Yvonne is waiting for you in the yard.' she walked up to her then noticed Michael standing behind her. 'Oh I'm sorry Sir I didn't mean to ...' but she was cut of.

'It's all right Gina were done here, aren't we you two.' he looked from Chris to Andrea smiling. Andrea frowned at her father before walking towards the stairs, but before descending them she turned when she heard the Inspector speak.

'I must say the relief are looking forward to this get away holiday, it's really nice of you, Michael.'

Andrea rolled her eyes and marched of down stairs knowing there was nothing she or Chris could do to stop the Sun Hill Holiday.

It had taken a few days for the information to sink in, and by the third day Andrea was sick of the lads making a joke out of it, but like her father had said there was nothing she could do about it and she had started to come round to the idea, even Neil seemed to think it would be fun to get away form Sun Hill for a while and this way he had a made up excuses to go away with her, even if it meant that half of Sun Hill would be there two. That was all very well until Kerry found out about there affair ...
'All right what's everyone having.' Smithy called to the crowd assembled behind him. It was two weeks before they were due to go away, the relief decided that they would celebrate there success of day and found them selves in the same place they were in most night's after work, the pub.

'Two bottles of larger, and three vodka and tonics, Yvonne called as she, Andrea, Honey and Becky walked over the there usual seats in the pub. They all sat down, shortly followed by Kerry and the lads.

'Here you go.' Kerry said handing the drinks around. 'You now something, We got a proper result today.' she sat down next to Yvonne who laughed.

'Yeah, I mean it's not often you see CID, let uniform take the credit is it.'

'Yeah bet the DI loved that.' Honey said as the others laughed, Becky and Andrea looked at each other smiling. Andrea new she shouldn't but the look on Neil's face when the DCI told the Supt that uniform had done most of the leg work on the case was to die for.

'Hey Andy!' Chris called form the lads table, 'Fancy a game?' he interacted towards the pool table.

'Sure, you coming?' she asked Becky.

'Go on then, I'll take over when you loose.' she laughed, and the two of them walked over to were Chris, Cameron, Tony and Roger were standing round the pool table. They were half way threw the game in which Andrea had potted her fifth ball and for the fifth time Chris let out and outburst of cheating, as she laughed at him her eyes flickered over to the door and she was surprised to see Neil looking at her, he made a head jester, which interacted he wanted to talk to her.

'Hey, Bex's.' she turned around, 'Take over for a sec while I go to the loo.' she passed her, her pool stick, 'And don't let him cheat.' she walked towards the toilets smiling at the look on Chris face. She walked up some stairs past the lady's loo's to find Neil standing at the top. ' What you doing here?'

she said surprised but was cut off with him kissing her. 'Shall we go now.'

She new that they were meeting tonight but wasn't until nine and it was only five.

'That's what I came to tell you.' they stood centimetres apart his hands in hers. 'I can't make it to night.' the usual feeling of let down and disappointment took over her.

'Why not?' she didn't sound angry, but you could tell she wasn't happy.

'The Supt's planing this big briefing.' he rolled his eyes as thought it was something he could really do with out. 'For first thing tomorrow and he'd appreciate my input.'

'Hum.' a grin spread across Andrea's face. 'So would I.' she closed the gap between them as he put his arms around her. They were to engrossed with each other that they never noticed that they were being watched. Kerry stood on the landing on her way to the toilet, her eyes widened at the sight that was before for her, one of her best mates was snogging the DI.

At first it seemed like everything was going to be OK, Kerry had decided to keep quite about what she had seen until she and Andrea ended up having a blazing row ...
'What?' Andrea stood there shocked and with an odd feeling of numbness overcoming her with the last few words Kerry had shouted at her. She new Kerry had been having a bad day what with the Radford case about to collapses and the Inspector having another go at her yet again, so she decided to take it out on Andrea until there argument became personal.

'Yeah, I may have been having a relationship with David Radford, but I'm not the one who's having an affair with a senior officer.'

'Kerry.' Andrea began but was cut it of.

'Don't try and deny it, I saw you and Manson the other night, and it hardly looked like you were discussing inter office topics.'

'Your not going to say anything are you?' he voice had turned to pleading, but before Kerry said anything the writing room door opened and Smithy appeared at the door.

'Eh what's going in here, what's all the noise.' he looked at both of them waiting for and explanation. Andrea continued to stare at Kerry with pleading in her eyes.

'Nothing Sgt.' Kerry said after a second.

'Right.' but he didn't sound convinced, 'Kerry, CTF want a word about the Radford case.'

But Kerry didn't move, continuing to stare at Andrea.

'Now Kerry.' his voice had risen, she broke her eye contact and walked slowly towards the door. Smithy had disappeared by the time she reached the door way.

'Kerry!' Andrea ran after her and grabbed her arm making her turn to look at her. 'Please don't say anything.' Kerry could tell she was pleading with her, but she didn't say anything instead left the room with out another word, leaving Andrea with a flood of panic coming over her.

If things weren't already bad they were about to get worse with the arrival of the morning paper, which indicated that some information that the Met wanted to be kept secret had been leaked, but the thing that made it worse was the fact that only, Adam, Gina and Neil new about it, but Neil had also told Andrea. So he had jumped to the conclusion that she had leaked it, even though she told him she hadn't. They had ended up rowing, and now he believed that she had leaked it. So not only was he not speaking to her, but she was still apprehensive about what Kerry might say. However when the Supt had confirmed that the leak had come from, MIT, it left Neil feeling guilty and angry that he hadn't trusted Andrea more, until he found out about Kerry and decided to take drastic action ...
'Look Andrea this is crazy.' he had pulled her into and Interview room, after thinking things threw. 'We can't be sure if Kerry's going to say anything.'

'Well what do you want me to do?' she asked as though this was a rhetorical question. 'I can't force her to keep it a secret.'

'Exactly.' he looked up at her then said the next two words quickly as thought it wouldn't hurt that much. 'It's Over.'

Andrea stood there staring at him not quite sure she had heard correctly. 'What?' her voice sound shaky.

'I can't live a lie anymore, I mean I'm married your a fellow officer I can't keep doing this.' Andrea stood there, she wanted to fight back, tell him they could work but somehow she just couldn't, over come with emotion on the two words he had uttered. 'I'm sorry.' and he did look sorry but that didn't make it anymore easier. Thinking it was best just to leave, he walked out of the room closing the door lightly behind him, the second it had the tears started to flow freely down her face.

But Neil needn't have worried about what Kerry was going to do, for the chain of events that followed in the next two hours would make sure Kerry wouldn't say anything at all ...
'What was that!' Marilyn screamed as One, Two gun shouts were fired into the front of the nick. Standing in the main office Andrea could see Kerry fall into Smithy's arms and then onto the ground. Andrea ran to the desk and pushed the panic button and instantly the station came alive with the sounds of alarms. The next thing, the Supt and Rob came bursting down the stairs from CID, and Steve and Reg appeared as they ran threw the doors behind Andrea and the four of them ran outside, followed by Inspector Gold who told Andrea and Marilyn to get out of the main office, in the corridor, officers were standing about looking both scared and worried and Yvonne and Becky came running around the corner and spotted Andrea.

'Andrea!' Yvonne shouted as they came running up to her. 'What the hell was that?'

Andrea who was still in shock at what she had just witnessed slowly told them of what had just happened and with each look, the more she told them the more there face expressions seemed to change. When she had finished the three of them stood in shocked silence, only when the buzzing of the main office door echoed around the unusual quite corridor did they look up to see the Supt who told them all to go to the briefing room. You could tell by the look on the Supt's face ten minuets latter when he entered the briefing room that it wasn't good news. And they were right, Kerry had died on her arrival at St. Hughes.

Andrea walked over to her draw and pulled out a pile of clothes she would need and placed them gently into her empty suitcase. Kerry's death had come as a shock to everyone, especially Smithy. The thing that made Andrea angry was the fact that, Neil seemed to think that now Kerry was 'out of the way' that they could carry on where they left of, but after everything that happened recently, the newspaper article and him calling it a day with them and now one of her best mates had been shout dead, she couldn't take anymore, she needed time to think. After Kerry had been shout he had tried to talk to her but she had been ignoring him and ignoring his calls. The Sun Hill Holiday was to be called of due to recent events but it was decided against the idea, one it would give everyone time away to deal with what had recently happened and two Kerry wouldn't have wanted everyone mopping around feeling sorry for them selves. Andrea finished packing, just as the doorbell echoed around her flat. She looked out of her window and saw Chris's car outside, and new he had come to pick her up for there long drive from London the Dalkeith and the four weeks she was to spend with Sun Hill and the one person she was avoiding, Neil.