Short chapter. Not sure what I think about the ending, but I hope you enjoy. :)
"Thank God you're here!" Laura looked startled as she appeared at the door of Robbie, James and Lizzie's shared office, with the pathology report on their fourth victim in her hand. She'd decided to deliver it personally, to save them the time; she knew how hard they were all working to crack this particularly difficult case. "How can I help you Inspector?" James let out a deep sigh. "Not me." He nodded towards the far side of the incident room, where she could see the tightly hunched frame of her partner starring intently at a whiteboard. "Ah." She nodded in understanding, before pushing away from the doorframe.
As she approached him from behind, she could see just how stressed this case was making him. She slipped her arm through his, running her hand up to his shoulder, pressing a kiss to his upper arm. "Hello." He reciprocated her gesture, wrapping his arm around her shoulders, and closing his eyes as he pressed a kiss to the top of her head, breathing in her sweet scent. "Hello love." He felt the tension in his shoulders slowly drain away as they stood there, not caring about this public display of affection in front of their colleagues. "Come home, Robbie." "I can't leave this pet." "Please. You need a rest." She looked up at him with pleading eyes. He smiled lightly, and pressed a kiss to her lips. "I can't deny you anything. Come on then." He slipped his hand into hers, before heading towards the office to grab his coat.
"I'm off home, if that's alright. You two should follow my lead. Get a fresh look at all this in the morning." The two younger detectives, both amerced in evidence bags and statements, smiled at him; neither of them intending to heed his advice, no matter how right he may be. "See you in the morning Sir, Doctor Hobson." "Goodnight Robbie. Night Laura." James threw a subtle wink in the Doctor's direction as they left, not unnoticed by the older man. "What was that about?" He asked as he took hold of her hand once more. She smiled sweetly. "Nothing." He chuckled, pressing soft kiss to the top of her head as she passed through a door under his arm.
James smiled as he watch his older governor waltz off with the good doctor. He and Maddox silently rose to stand in the doorway and watch the two of them engaging in an unusually public display of affection. "They're good for each other." Lizzie mused. "Hmmm, you're not wrong there. Although count your lucky stars that you arrived when you did. It was a long old road getting them to this point, believe me." She smiled in acknowledgment and gave a slight chuckle, before the two of them returned to their work.