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Anniversary Waltz?

Ruth slipped her hand into Harry's as they walked from the car along the rain soaked West London streets. She still had no idea where they were going and for once she wasn't too concerned. It was her wedding anniversary, and she was off duty in the West End of London with Harry. It didn't really matter where else they were going.

"Are you alright?" Harry glanced back at her. The rain began spotting again as she nodded.

"Yes, just thinking." She smiled slightly. Harry raised an eyebrow.

"I'd be worried if you weren't." She slapped his arm affectionately as he chuckled.

"Nick is right."

"Excuse me?" He ushered her along the road towards a small Italian Bistro.

"He said you laugh like Muttley. An old cartoon was on the TV yesterday. One of the characters." Harry shook his head.

"A dog called Muttley. Catherine used to tell me the same when she was a girl. Come on." He squeezed her hand before leading her into the Bistro.

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Beth bit her lip as she stood outside the small flat she had shared with Dimitri since her neurosurgery over a year earlier. So much had happened since they had met she barely knew where to begin.

"Hi." Dimitri opened the door. "Are you ok?" She nodded before following him into the living room.

"Yeah. I was just thinking."

"What?" Dimitri frowned as she stepped towards the sofa.

"About us. About Harry and Ruth."

"Harry and Ruth." Dimitri repeated before sitting next to her.

"It's their wedding anniversary. They've been together forever." Beth sighed. "Maybe not officially, but they have always had something between them." Dimitri watched as Beth bit her lip. He had never seen her act so unsure of herself. It was beginning to worry him.

"Yeah." He nodded. "Remember when she went missing? After we started there? I thought Harry was going to have a coronary if we didn't find her when we did."

"I remember." She paused. "Do you see us like that?"

"No, I'm only a year older than you." Dimitri smiled as he tried to lighten the mood. "And we don't have so much baggage. Kids, divorces and stuff. We're just us."

"I'm divorced." Beth looked at him. "You knew that. You have Andy. I know you believe he's yours."

"No, he isn't." Dimitri glared.

"So, we all have our baggage." She frowned. "Just different."

"And not as much as Harry and Ruth." Dimitri sighed. "I see what you are saying."

"Do you?" She turned to face him. "Really Dim, because."

"Beth Bailey, shut up and listen." He took her hand in his own and stared at her. "If Harry and Ruth can make it work with everything we have seen them go through then we've got no problem." He kissed her gently as all talk was forgotten.

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Harry tugged his collar closer to him as he looked up at the rain. Ruth smiled, watching him as he debated whether to wait in the doorway or brave getting soaked. She slipped her arm around his, slipping her hand into his pocket as he turned to face her.

"Penny for them?" She blinked as he held her gaze.

"I was just thinking, I hope Dimitri has taken my advice." She frowned slightly, wondering why his thoughts had turned to their colleague when they were supposed to be heading home on their wedding anniversary.

"And what advice would that be?" She pulled her coat tighter with one hand, hoping to avoid some of the rain water running down her back.

"Only not to make the same mistakes I did. Not to let go if he doesn't want to. However difficult things seem." She nodded, understanding his meaning. Pushing herself up on her toes she kissed him gently.

"You old romantic." She stepped out in to the rain as Harry chuckled.

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A/N thanks for reading x