A/N: Sorry for the long update, I had tons of coursework that was due in, the chapters may get far and few between as I am in my GCSE year, why oh why isn't fan fiction a valid subject?

Also, I am getting slightly more addicted to Bones fanfic's, as my only favourite Bill pairing is Andrea/Neil and their stories seem to be shrinking in number. But! I am not neglecting you guys, I am actually thinking of writing a school fic for Andrea/Neil, might be a first, who knows….

Chapter Three

The rain beat down hard on her window, making the sound echo through her empty flat. She sat curled up in a small bundle of blankets and skin on her sofa, watching Desperate Housewives, almost depressingly, as predicted earlier. Her attempt to cheer herself with a nice glass of wine, failed miserably as when she got home, she remembered that she had drunk her only bottle two days before. Not wanting to break the warm comfort of the blanket wrapped around her, she settled for Coke, and made do.

She sat up as at the break, a shampoo commercial flashed across the screen, lighting up her darkened room with an array of colours that nearly stung her eyes. Her thoughts were whizzing around her brain, as her mind tried to make sense of them all, but they were not of how she wanted her hair to smell 'just washed every day' as the poor commercial stated, but of Neil, and how she wished he was with her, curled up laughing with her at the woman on the television who was now eating a yoghurt as if it was the best damn food in the world, as the commercial had changed. She wondered what he was doing at the moment, and if, as she thought of him, he was thinking of her. She also wondered why she was still watching the adverts. Sighing, she flicked the channel over to a comedy, oh yes; tonight she would need a laugh.

Just as she was laughing, at a completely clichéd joke, a knock on her door rang through her flat, drowning out the noise from the rain. She rushed to the door, nearly tripping over as she tried to untangle her self from the blanket. Failing she left it, toga like hanging from her body, and went to go see who was interrupting her quiet night in. She didn't care who it was, it could have been Gabriel for all she cared, and she was going to invite them in to stop herself from boredom.

She flew open the door to find a wet Neil staring at her attire.

"Wow" he said, mouth hanging open, staring at the toga-blanket

"Shut up" she snarled. She was hoping it would be Neil, but now remembering how he had cruelly cancelled on her earlier set her mood to foul. She then noticed a small whimpering figure behind Neil, clinging onto the inside of his leg for dear life.

"What are you doing here Neil?" She asked trying to work out in her head what was going on.

"I'm sorry to just turn up like this.." he started, he had thought the whole journey along what he was going to say, but now standing there trying to say it, he couldn't.

"Come in" she said with a sigh, and moved aside letting Neil and little Jake past into the cold flat.

Inside tea was made, in near silence, and the heating was put on to dry a wet father and son. Soon, Andrea and Neil found themselves on one sofa, while Jake sat lightly in one of the armchairs.

They sat apart, Neil realising that Andrea was not best pleased, and Andrea releasing that she couldn't be all over Neil with his son sitting less than a metre away. Not that she didn't want to be, she longed to kiss him right that moment, especially as his hair was nice and wet, it just set the mood, but she knew that Jake was a little boy that tells everything he sees, and Neil would never hear the end of it.

She hesitantly scooted an inch towards him, their knees now touching.

"So, are you going to tell me why you decided to turn up on my doorstep looking like drowned rats or not?" She said with a slight chuckle.

The television had been changed to a random children's program and it had Jake's full attention. Neil told the story of what had happened that night, and Andrea hung on his every word.

"She was too distant; I just couldn't leave him with her" he said shooting a glance at Jake who had now fallen asleep in the chair. She mirrored his actions, and smiled slightly at the sight.

"I understand" she whispered "I'm glad you came here"

She moved even closer and nuzzled into his neck, as he lay his head on hers. Their feet were now overlapping on the sofa. Just as both were getting comfortable, Jake woke up, and panicked as he couldn't recognise his surroundings.

"Daddy!" he said, alarmed. This jolted both Andrea and Neil out of their positions, and Neil walked over to Jake.

"Hey, buddy, its ok, I'm here. Don't worry" Neil said soothingly. Andrea admired how much they looked and acted alike. She could she the bond between them.

Neil finished talking to Jake, and spun round to look at Andrea.

"Where's this one gonna sleep?"

"On the sofa?" She questioned, not really knowing the sleeping needs of a four year old child,

"Hear that buddy; you're on the sofa, say thank-you to Auntie Andrea for letting us stay" An upbeat Neil said, smiling at Andrea, looking for approval from her new given title. She nodded in agreement.

A whispered thank-you was the most she got; Jake was understandably tired, confused and a bit upset.

"And where is Daddy going to sleep?" Jake said, looking anxiously into Neil's eyes.

"Yeah Auntie Andrea" Neil said, imitating Jake, "Where is Daddy going to sleep?"

"Oh, Daddy can sleep on Auntie Andrea's other sofa" she said playfully, wishing that she was really saying her bed.

Soon after this, Jake was sound asleep and Andrea was back in Neil's arms, on the other sofa. Neil lay there staring at the way the dark blue material of the sofa contrasted with the light paper like colour of her skin. He sighed peacefully and knew this was what he wanted.

She shifted slightly, and knocked the TV remote, turning off the picture.

"Fine then, we won't watch America's Next Top Model" He said with a slight chuckle, placing a kiss on her cheek. And then her forehead. And then her nose. His lips lingered over hers waiting for her to react, she did, quite violently and began deepening the kiss.

They lay in their state, kissing, unexpectedly Jake nearly stirred.

Neil got up to make sure that Jake was asleep and then grabbed Andrea's hand. He couldn't resist, and caught up in passion, they both moved towards the bedroom, scattering clothes as they went, and got into bed, showing their true feelings for each other.

A/N: So what do we think? Like? Not Like? Think it's perfectly in character? Think it's the most out of character thing you have ever read?

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KB

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