Authors Note: I love these prompts so much. And we get a new Taggart episode on Sunday *dances* Other than that, I've written most of this far too late at night and I already know I've missed most of the ideas I had thought up but oh well, enjoy anyway!

Disclaimer: Nope, no chance, not at all. I do not own this show or the characters (unless we can now own Stuart since he's already been taken from the STV Taggart home page header), Helen owns Ewan but has said I don't need permission to use him (yay!), he isn't as central in this part but in a one shot I have planned he will be :)

Sunshine

Robbie joined Stuart and Ewan on the grass where they had laid out some food and a couple of blankets. Ewan had phoned Robbie at seven o'clock that morning to ask if he was free for a picnic, Robbie didn't even know what he was agreeing to at the time because he had only got in a couple of hours previous to that thanks to going out and getting drunk with Jackie. He took another look to the park gates, he wasn't even sure she had been invited but guessed that she would be. "Is Jackie arriving some time soon?"

"Yes Robbie, don't worry, you won't be stuck with only us for hours. She texted me and said she would be a bit late because of some problem with her bathroom or something." So she hadn't told them about the night before either because he knew there was nothing wrong with her house; just a new excuse to have more time in bed, nursing a hangover.

"That's fine then, I would hate to cramp your style." Even as he said it he doubted that they even heard him, they were so wrapped up in gazing in to each others eyes.

As he watched Jackie walking across the grass he couldn't help but check out what she was wearing. She had a simple white short-sleeved blouse on with a white strappy top underneath. The blouse had none of the buttons done up to give a more casual look. A thin black belt was lying just under her breasts which, when combined with the bra she was wearing, enhanced that part of her body very well. Robbie was already far too interested in this outfit without even noticing that she was wearing a just-above-the-knee skirt and black ballet pumps to show off her legs more.

Robbie was lying on the rug when Jackie came back across and sat down next to him. Stuart and Ewan were too interested in each other to notice when she laid herself down, turning to face Robbie, lying close enough that they were able to see the different shades of colour in each other's eyes, not that either felt it was important to say this aloud. He loved how the sunlight was making her hair look lighter and was making her squint a little because it was just coming into the corner of her eye.

"Robbie, why am I here? I even had to walk because I'm still too intoxicated to drive."

"Because you wanted to see me for more time. And obviously you didn't want to leave me with those two," waving his hand over in Stuart and Ewan's general direction, "Do we not see it enough at normal times, can we not get even a sunny day without them necking?"

"I think it's cute."

"I'll just pretend that the alcohol is still clouding your judgement." He watched as she did her signature eye-roll and smiled.

He reached over and took the tub of strawberries so he could put it in between him and Jackie, mainly because he was hungry but also just so there was something to stop him from moving any closer to her. Jackie picked one up and took a bite, not realising how juicy they were so some of the liquid ended up running down her chin. Robbie had to laugh as he watched her try to wipe away all of it from her pale skin.

"Don't laugh... prick," she muttered the last word but he did hear and hit her playfully on the shoulder.

"You aren't even wearing any mascara, were you that ill this morning?" She knew he was just teasing her and oculdn't help but smile at him noticing she was more natural looking.

"Ewan called me before he called you and it lasted at least half an hour - during which I didn't really say anything - and he sounded too excited and I had only just got home, you think I had any energy to even think about make-up?"

"Well you had enough to wear that top and stuff. Was it just to tease me?"

"Oh I don't need to show of my chest to get you interested, I've learnt that much already. I just need to be within your line of sight and that's enough."

"I'm not that much of a man-slut Jacks." That was all he had to say to have Jackie collapsing in hysterical laughter. Stuart broke off his current kiss with Ewan because he hardly ever heard Jackie laughing that hard,

"What's got you so bad?"

As she managed to start breathing normally again, she turned around to face the guys and managed to say, "Robbie denied that when I'm, or any other woman, is even just in his line of sight he isn't turned on."

Ewan looked over Stuart's shoulder to the other couple, laughing reasonably hard himself, "Okay I accept how hilarious that is. Robbie, really, you have to be kidding us."

"Ewan, you haven't known me for that long, please don't mock me like that."

Stuart piped up at that point, "Oh no, he's got you spot on Robbie." Robbie just stuck his tongue out and put the strawberries back in the basket and shifted so that the front of his body was pressed against her back. Neither of them really cared that his arm was now resting over her side and that his hand was placed on her stomach. It felt right in some way. She didn't move away when his palm started to move in gentle circles and the truth was that she really wanted him to continue.

When Stuart and Ewan turned back to each other, Jackie did the same and Robbie decided he wouldn't move his arm until he was asked to. She bit her lip as she gazed down at his arm then back to his face,

"Just say the words and I'll take it off Jackie." The night before - previous to all the alcohol consumed - they had been closer than they ever had been and they had enjoyed it so much but had thought it was just a one-off.

He hardly heard her next words because she was so nervous, "I don't want you to. But I don't want to be screwed around either."

"I wouldn't do that to you," he replied quietly as he saw her squint more becasue the sun had moved and was shining straight into her eyes. He leaned on his hand so that his body was shielding her from the light.

She played with the buttons on his shirt as he put his hand under the blouse and ran his pinkie down the little gap of bare skin there was between the strappy top and skirt. He made sure Stuart and Ewan were too busy with each other before pressing a kiss to her forehead and saying, "Do you want to take some of this food and go home and have a drink or two?"

"Non-alcoholic drinks please," she said with a smile.

"Obviously, I don't want to wake up to you with another hangover," His hand had now progressed to underneath the strappy top but thanks to the open blouse it wasn't visible to the other men if they did happen to look over.

"Don't insinuate things Robbie... Even if they may turn out to end like that," Robbie began to laugh and it caught on with Jackie. After they finally settled down again they muttered that they were heading away but Stuart and Ewan weren't that interested so they managed to sneak off (with some of the food that was originally bought by Stuart) and got back to her flat since it was closer and finally got to kiss, with the sun shining through the windows as he slowly pushed her into her bedroom where he took off the clothes that he had stared at all afternoon.