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Nick puts the borrowed van in to park outside Jenny's workshop. They both climb out, Jenny unlocks the door to the building while Nick opens the side of the van and lifts out the cleaning paraphernalia stored in the back, Buckets, stuffed with cleanses and cloths, sweeping brushes and mops. Emily and a couple of other lsp lawyers are coming to help. Nick was surprised when they agreed after Jenny made the appeal while at his office Thursday morning. The others had come apologising to him because they already had other plans. Kara and a couple more of Jenny's friends have also agreed to help. They're the first ones there, the others are not expected for half an hour yet.

Jenny carries in a couple of the buckets and Nick loads himself up with most of the other supplies. He places them on the floor and takes a look around. The sunlight pouring through the windows highlight all the dust and dirt. Nick would've prefered that it was just him and Jenny but he recognises that the job's too big and would take them a few weekends to complete, but between them all they should have it ready for painting by the end of the day.

Nick sets to work moving large pieces of rubbish on the floor to a pile he starts near the back door, a dumpster is being deliveredd in an hour. Jenny starts on the windows. They're both hard at work when the help starts arriving. Jenny leaves her work to greet them as they wander in, and gives them their assignments. Nick lifts his hand in greeting to return their hello's. Jenny soon has them organised and they settled into their jobs with light conversation sprinkled with laughter. Three hours in a difference can be seen. Nick and Tom have collected all the rubbish next to the back door and are now moving it to the dumpster. The bottom half of the windows are cleaned and the paint work is nearly finished. Nick leaves Tom to sweep up the last of the rubbish pile and makes his way to Jenny, whose filling up her bucket with water. Nick leans over and gives her a kiss and whispers in her ear:

"Let me take you away from all this."

"I think our friends who are here to help us would complain if we made a run for it and left them to it."

"I'm sure they wouldn't mind, they probably wouldn't notice that we're gone."

She smiles at him and looks around the room.

"It's looking good, isn't it?"

Nick gives a dramatic sigh and she gives him a playful slap on his chest.

"It looks great. I thought I'd go pick up the ladders and some lunch for everyone."

"That sounds great."

"Are you sure you don't want to come?"

She looks longingly at him and shakes her head.

"I'd better stay here, just don't be long."

"I won't"

Nick gives her another kiss and heads out the back towards the van that he moved there after unloading it. He climbs in and starts it up, checking for traffic before pulling out.

By seven o'clock it's back to just Nick and Jenny. All but Kara left around 5pm with Nick and Jenny's grateful thanks ringing in their ears. Kara left five minutes ago, full of apologies which they waved away. Nick and Jenny were ready to be alone and enjoyed working side by side cleaning the restroom. Everything else was cleaned and prepared for painting the next day. It's almost ten o'clock before it's at a standard that they're happy with. Kara's last job had been to tidy up the room and put all the cleaning apparatus in one spot so they add their stuff to the pile. Nick looks at Jenny as she looks around at the room that's now clean and tidy, he can see the tiredness in her face but her eyes are shining.

Jenny can see Nick's reflection in the window, her heart leaps at the love she can see in his face. It all seems like a dream that this beautiful man, inside and out belongs to her. She turns to him, her love for him fully on display.

"Thank you Nick, I couldn't have done this with out you. I wouldn't have done this without you."

"I haven't done anything."

"Yes you have. You believed in me, supported me in my dreams and helped me to make them a reality."

"Your talent did that. I just crunched a few numbers for you."

"You did more than that, you gave me the faith to take this step because I know if I fail you'll be there to catch me."

Nick takes her in her arms.

"If this venture fails, it won't be because of you, you're talented and you know how to work hard. The thing about business is that stuff happens beyond people's control, but with your talents and my business head you have a good foundation to make this work."

Nick moves a hair that's fallen on to her face.

"It's scary I know, but you'll have a great time doing this and I'm here. Whatever you need just ask. You look beat and tomorrow will be just as hard, so let's get you home."

They share a kiss, turn off the lights and lock the door.