"See ya, Holly!" waved Trouble as they walked out of the LEP building.

"Bye"

As Holly headed home, she decided to take a bus- the Lower Elements may have been underground but the air-con was set to mimic 'Winter' and 'Summer' at the appropriate time of year. It was currently -1ĚŠ0C, Foaly's idea of a European December.

Sat on the bus, Holly deeply regretted her choice of transport; wedged between an adolescent gnome (not the nicest smell) and a hormonal pixie she almost wished she was on the LEP shuttle. Almost.

About 40 minutes and 2 miles later a mobile rang. It took a further mile for Holly to realise it was hers.

"Hello?" she gasped, her arm practically stuck to her face due to lack of space.

"Hi Holly, its Trouble," he sounded nervous, a sound incidentally many LEP officers would pay to hear, "Are you OK?"

"Yeah, thanks. I just-" the bus jerked at the stop, and Holly was covered in the lemonade which the gnome had been drinking. She decided now would be a good time to get off the bus, despite the 2 miles left to her flat.

"Holly? Are you alright?"

"Yeah, sorry about that!"

"What was that?"

"I was on the bus, but I just got off and I'm covered in some gnome's lemonade!"

"Right..."

"Why are you calling anyway?" Holly was genuinely confused; there was no human-related crisis, and she hadn't missed any paperwork deadlines...had she?

"I was just..well you're probably busy..err," he stuttered, worrying Holly.

"Trouble, is something wrong?"

"Doyouwanttogotodinnerwithmetonight?" The words escaped his mouth before he could believe it. Outside her flat, Holly grinned in spite of herself, her heart felt as though it was performing several somersaults.

"OK, sure!"

"Really? Excellent! I'll pick you up about 7ish?" Trouble, still stood in Police Plaza (where he had been working up the courage to call Holly for 20 minutes), was every bit as thrilled as Holly; his heart was performing a similar routine, his legs feeling like his mother's famous redcurrant jelly.

"That's fine, see you later!"

"Bye, Holly."

"Bye!" Holly put her phone back in her pocket. As she unlocked her front door, she smiled. A date! With Trouble Kelp! Wow!