Rita sat on the sofa in the staffroom. She had been on her lunch break for 20 minutes already and still couldn't work out how Connie had seen those hiccys. She glanced down her top and saw the state last night had left her in. She had several deep purple bruises on her upper chest and neck complete with some bite marks. She ran a hand through her hair.

God she wasn't some inexperienced teenager! Why did Connie make her feel so small. And more to the point, how did she know?

Oh shit... the locker room! She knew she recognised those Laboutins.

Last night had been a one night stand she hoped to forget. He could talk the talk but when it came to 'walking the walk' she was left disappointed. He had left early which she was thankful for.

Rita went to make a much needed cup of tea as Ethan entered the room sat on a bar stool and slammed his head down on the counter unceremoniously.

Rita smirked and rubbed his shoulder. "Caleb I presume?"

Ethan just nodded slowly. He sat up.

"Ahh brotherly love" Rita giggled.

Ethan just made a face. "Oh yeah by the way Connie wants to see you in the locker room"

"The locker room?" Rita frowned.

"That's what she said" Ethan shrugged. "She said now.."

Rita huffed and stalked off towards the locker room.

What could possibly be so important that she had to be interrupted in her lunch break and leave her tea to get cold. What was the locker room thing all about anyway?

Connie swept through the ED and surveyed her empire from the Nurse's Station. A faint smile graced her lips as she thought of Rita and the embarrassing moment in the office earlier. With a 12 hour shift ahead, Connie fancied having a bit of fun with Staff Nurse Freeman. Ethan hurried past with armfuls of files.

"Doctor Hardy" she used her best authoritative tone. He flinched and wheeled around.

"Yes Mrs Beauchamp"

"Have you seen Nurse Freeman?"

"She's on her break. Probably in the staffroom"

"Could you let her know that I want to see her in the locker room. Urgently"

"Of course"

She smirked as he rushed off to do her bidding.

Heading towards the locker room, Connie planned her next move. A little more embarrassment was in order.

Rita slowly opened the locker room door not knowing what to expect. She found Connie standing in the middle of the room in nothing but her scrubs bottoms and her bra. Rita instantly went bright red and looked firmly at the floor.

"Can I help you Mrs Beauchamp?"

Connie smirked. "Yeah I seem to have mislaid my scrubs top. Haven't got any idea where it is do you?"

Rita mumbled something which sounded like 'no sorry' without looking up.

"Oh there it is!" Connie moved past Rita and brushed her shoulder reaching up to pluck her top off the peg behind her. For a second they were inches apart.

Rita stopped breathing.

"Urm okay...okay."

Connie made a show about putting on her top and fixing her hair.

"Thank you Nurse Freeman. That'll be all"

Rita just stared dumbfounded. She blinked twice and wheeled around stumbling out of the door and rushing back to the staffroom. Connie watched her go letting out a small giggle. 1 nil to Beauchamp.

Rita stormed over to the sofa and threw herself on to it. What the hell was Connie playing at? The sexual tension between them had been growing recently. Connie seemed hell-bent on embarrassing her today. Well two can play at that game she thought.

Rita went back to work after her lunch break arranging files at the Nurse's Station. Connie moved past talking to Cal about the patient in bed 5 with a nasty fracture, Rita spotted her opportunity and slapped Connie's ass with a folder before gathering up armfuls of files and moving off quickly in the opposite direction. Connie literally squealed and wheeled around incredulously to see no one there. She eyed Dr Knight beside her who simply shrugged in response.

"Don't look at me"

"Don't you have something to get on with oh like your job?" Connie snapped at him and stomped off to her office slamming the door.

Rita giggled from her vantage point behind the curtain of cubicle 3.

Score 1 to Freeman