I'm not sure about this chapter, but I hope you enjoy it! I don't know about you guys, but I definitely am in need of some Berena fluff after last nights episode, so writing this helped marginally! As always, please leave comments! They really motivate me to continue :)

Lost in Translation

Chapter 4

Sun beams streamed through the small gap where the curtains framing Serena's window failed to meet. Bernie's squinted against the bright beams, closing her eyes tightly again in all hopes that the fact she had to get up from work would suddenly disappear and she would be able to stay tucked up in bed, wrapped up in Serena, their limbs tangled together. She felt so content…but she knew she had to get up. Convincing herself that 2 more minutes to appreciate the beauty of the woman laying fast asleep in her arms wouldn't do her any harm, she lay her hand softly upon the brunette's cheek and smoothed the pad of her thumb over the contours of her smooth cheek. The corners of Bernie's mouth twitched up into a warm smile, conveying only love and admiration for the woman lying next to her, curled up against her body.

She stole a glance at the clock on Serena's bedside table. 6.07am. Shit. She thought to herself. I start my shift at 7.

Slowly, she untangled herself from Serena's limbs and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She stood up on shaky legs, exhausted from releasing so many feelings and so much emotional all at once, and the little sleep she managed to get.

Scanning the room, she set her eyes on a notepad on Serena's dressing table chair. She quickly got dressed, conscious of the time. She didn't want to be late on her first day back. Scanning the room, she set her eyes on a notepad on Serena's dressing table chair. She decided it was probably best that she left Serena a note,

'Dearest Serena –

Good morning my love, I'm so sorry I had to leave before you woke up but I needed to get ready for my shift. Thank you for last night, just being in your company is precious. I hope you have a lovely day off, despite being jealous and rather bitter I will not be graced with your lovely presence on the ward today, I would like you to relax and watch some rubbish daytime TV, don't work yourself too hard. I hope you don't mind that I didn't wake you, you just looked so peaceful…I didn't want to disturb you. Thank you for…well, everything really.

See you soon,

Bernie xxx

p.s: you look really cute when you're sleeping'

She folded the paper in half and scribbled 'Serena' on the front in her handwriting that Serena loved so much. She left the note propped up on Serena's bedside lamp with two paracetamols and a glass of water, before stealing one last glance at her and brushing her lips softly over the brunettes gently, lingering ever so slightly as she whispered "Thank you," into the air. In all honesty, she couldn't pin point what she was thankful for. She was thankful for so much: for this woman's existence, for her reassuring words last night, for Serena's forgiveness, for the night they shared together last night, no matter how innocent? She wasn't sure. She just knew she was thankful.

She turned on her heels, grabbing her bag from the lounge before heading off to work.

It was another hour or so before Serena awoke from her deep slumber. She instantly smiled at the memory of the night before, and reached out to feel the other woman's presence beside her in the bed. When she couldn't feel anyone there, she opened her eyes and was confused to see the bed empty other than herself. She contemplated it all being a dream. It wouldn't be the first time you've tricked yourself into believing your dream was a reality…she chastised herself. She couldn't help but notice the banging in her head. She turned her focus to the curtains, noticing the annoying gap in them letting the light beam through.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a piece of paper with her name on it. She smiled to herself and bit her lip as she reached over to pick it up. As she read though the note, she felt her smile widening and her eyes shining bright. She was the poster child for 'Christ, I'm impossibly, irrevocably and undeniably in love.'

She smiled as she spotted the water and the paracetamol that Bernie had caringly left for her; she lived for these moments of weakness that Bernie showed she cared. She reached for her phone and scrolled through all of her conversations, scrolling and tapping on her screen. She deleted her text conversation with Bernie. All the French, gone. All the past, gone. This was new. This was the start. She started a new text to Bernie and changed the contents of the text an impossible number of times before finally setting on;

'Hey you, thank you for the paracetamol…much appreciated. I slept like a baby last night…couldn't think as to why…X S'

She didn't even have chance to place her phone down before it vibrated with a response from Bernie.

'Hey yourself. You're welcome, I presumed you would need them. Have a chilled day today, drink plenty of water. I would be inclined to say that it was possibly being wrapped up in the strong arms of your macho army medic? ;) X B'

Serena let out a low chuckle, and couldn't hide the blush that creeped up onto her cheeks. She read the words 'wrapped up in the strong arms of your macho army medic'. YOUR MACHO ARMY MEDIC! She internally screamed to herself.

She smirked to herself. She was really starting to believe that this could happen. That they could genuinely be happy.

She got up and got showered, ignoring the dull ache between her legs as she stood, still present from the night before. She showered in peace, humming and singing happily as she washed her hair, smiling giddily with her macho army medic on her mind.

She found herself rummaging through her wardrobe, searching for something to wear. Something she hadn't worn before. Something…sexy? She fixed her hands on a low cut white blouse with vertical lines of burgundy running through it. It was a present from Elinor, an apology for not being able to meet up with her mum as they had planned. She paired it with some rather tight fitting black dress pants which cupped her arse rather nicely, if she did say so herself. She slipped her feet into some heels (also a present from Elinor, again in return for not being able to come to dinner with her and Jason) which were the same colour as the burgundy stripes adorning the blouse, and she took a look in the mirror. Not bad, Campbell…She had just enough cleavage on show to be teasing, but not enough to look slutty. Her collarbone was present, framing her chest beautifully, her arse was cupped nicely in the tight fitting black trousers, shaping it and making it look irresistible. The heels elongated her legs, making her look elegant.

Walking down the stairs, she made breakfast and contemplated the rest of her actions for the day.

Three hours later and she found herself sat at the kitchen table, still deep in piles of paperwork. So much bloody paperwork…she sighed to herself. It wasn't even half as bearable without Bernie's beautiful face. Never mind knowing that, that beautiful face was now back. Was now her macho army medic. She smirked to herself…she wasn't going to get over that.

Her phone vibrated against the wood of the table about minutes later and she picked it up, smiling as she saw Bernie's name flash up on the screen with a text message.

'Going into surgery now…I miss you. B x'

Serena sighed inwardly, smiling brightly. She was glad that Bernie really was trying. A thought then crossed her mind…

She was doing paperwork in her kitchen…BUT she could be doing paperwork in her office...where Bernie is! She bit her lip and shoved all of her paperwork into her bag, grabbing her laptop, key and phone before heading towards the door.

She drove to the hospital, with only thoughts of a certain tall, blonde, macho army medic occupying her mind.

Bernie couldn't concentrate. Her mind was only focussed on one thing…one person…Serena bloody Campbell. All she could think about was the night before. How it felt to kiss her lips, how much she had wanted her then and there, how good it felt to have the brunette's hands wandering all over her body, how natural it had felt to wake up next to her. She sighed happily, running her fingers through her hair. She had wanted her. It was undeniable.

It wasn't the first time…there had been many times the great Berenice Wolfe had wanted to ravish her, even before their first kiss. But this time…God, it had been so inexplicably difficult to tear herself away. To say no to something that she had been wanting, dreaming about for so long was as excruciating as the throbbing arousal between her thighs. It wouldn't have been right to have made love then. It wouldn't have been right. Not for their first time, anyway. She wanted to make it special, and she was determined to do just that. She just needed to plan their first official date.

She shook her head, ridding herself of the thought as she made her way back to the office, making a detour to Pulses to grab a coffee, she was exhausted.

Back on the ward, she was stopped by Fletch who passed on some obs to her, and she smiled in satisfaction that they seemed stable so far.

Walking into her office, she stopped in her tracks when her eyes fixated upon the figure sat there in front of her, writing on a sheet of paper.

Her face broke out into a wide grin at the sight of Serena sitting there. She instantly noticed her choice of clothing and bit her lip. Her blouse was cut a lot lower than usual, and she couldn't tear her eyes away from that tempting flesh, her beautiful neck…

"Serena," she breathed out in a slightly strangled voice. "What…what are you doing here?" she asked, not hiding the fact that she was shocked.

"I had some paperwork to do." She said, smirking down at the files on her desk, biting her lip as she continued to write on the forms.

"And, uh, you couldn't have done that from home?" Bernie's tone was laced with a smirk and she walked further into the room, perching herself on the corner of Serena's desk before continuing.

"It couldn't just simply be that you…maybe, just wanted to see a certain Macho Army Medic, huh?" She smirked down at Serena, noticing the pink blush that crept up her neck and across her cheeks.

Serena was still unsure of what their relationship meant now after last night. In Serena's opinion, showing naked emotion was a lot more revealing than naked skin. It wasn't that anything really happened between them that hadn't happened before. They had kissed, they had allowed each other a slight teaser of each other's bodies as they kissed, and yet everything still felt very different. They had slept in Serena's bed together last night. It was purely innocent, purely unimpeachable, purely irreproachable…purely because they craved each other's warm, loving embrace.

That's what felt different, Serena thought. They had shared such an innocent, yet intimate moment together, and it felt completely natural. It felt right, and although it scared Serena half to death at how strong her feelings were for the blonde, she felt secure, she had somehow convinced herself that after everything that had transpired between them, that Bernie wasn't going to run this time.

"Maybe that had a slight impact on my final decision, Major." Serena's reply was smug, and she looked up to meet Bernie's eyes which were concentrated sternly on the soft bit of skin between her neck and her ear. God, that looks kissable…Bernie thought to herself.

Breaking the tension, Serena broke the eye contact and looked down at the unfinished paperwork on her desk before standing to her feet from her chair. She smirked to herself as Bernie's position on the desk and their close proximity meant that as Serena stood from her chair, Bernie's thigh pressed in-between her thighs. Bernie bit her lip and let out a low husky groan as Serena moved from that position. Serena trailed her finger down Bernie's thigh before making her way over towards her filing cabinet to retrieve some more folders.

Serena's smirk was still intact, playing on her lips as she flicked through the files in the cabinet, I really need to sort this out soon, she thought. The smirk was wiped off her face however, when she felt herself pushed hard against the cold metal of the filing cabinet, the drawer slamming shut loudly. A sharp gasp left the brunettes lips when she felt Bernie's front pressed hard against her back.

Serena let out a low moan and tilted her head backwards as Bernie kissed her neck, her hands resting on the brunette's waist.

"What do you think you're doing, Ms. Wolfe?" Serena managed through broken gasps.

"I could ask you the same thing, Ms. Campbell. Do you often go around teasing your equals?" Bernie smirked at her own words. She was never going to let her forget that.

"Only the ones I really, really like." Came Serena's reply, and even though Bernie couldn't see her face, she could tell she was smirking just from the tone of her voice. That was all Bernie could take. She pulled Serena away from the filing cabinet and turned her around in her arms to face her.

"God, Serena – you…you look so sexy." She said as she leaned in to kiss her lips hungrily. Serena instantly reciprocated the kiss with just as much want, her hands flying into Bernie's unruly curls.

Serena moaned against her lips as Bernie backed her against the office wall, kissing her with fervour and intensity. Bernie's kisses trailed from Serena's lips to her neck, spending an agonizing amount of time sucking on her pulse point while Serena gasped and panted, biting her lip. She trailed her kisses further, kissing along her collarbone before flicking her tongue out and licking the soft expanse of skin in between her breasts that was revealed with much thanks to the blouse.

Bernie slowly began to undo each button on Serena's shirt, kissing each new section of skin revealed with just as much love as the last before kissing back up her body and capturing her lips in a searing kiss once again.

Serena's hands made their way under Bernie's scrub top, and under the thin layer of her sports bra and Bernie's thigh founds itself, once again, separating Serena's thighs. Bernie moaned into Serena's mouth as she felt her slowly brush her thumb over her nipple, her breath catching in her throat. She brought Serena back in for another long, rough kiss. Serena dragged Bernie's bottom lip between her teeth roughly, moaning into her mouth.

Just as she was about to finish unbuttoning Serena's blouse, she jumped backwards as the door handle moved. She shot Serena a look of 'shit. Act natural.' With a sequel of 'Fuck, that was hot.' She attempted to flatten her hair down, and then acted as though she was looking through some files as Fletch and Raff appeared in the doorway.

Their faces were flushed as they looked in their direction, and they laughed.

"Everything okay ladies?" Raff asked, an eyebrow raised.

"I thought you were off today, Serena?" Fletch added.

"I was. I am. I just came in to do paperwork." She said in a strained voice, much to Bernie's amusement.

"Ah, I see. Bernie can we borrow you a sec." Raff seemed reasonably fooled by Serena's excuse. He wouldn't have been if he had appeared only a few minutes later…Bernie thought to herself.

"Uh…yeah sure. I'll be with you in two seconds, guys." She smiled softly at them and they nodded their thanks before heading out to the nurse's station to wait for her.

Bernie smiled and then was met with Serena's lips upon hers once again.

"I need you, Bernie." She whispered into her ear, taking her earlobe into her mouth, between her teeth.

"Serena…I…no, we need to do this properly." Bernie argued, "and…this is also work." She laughed.

"Then let's go out tonight. After your shift." She said hopefully, looking into Bernie's eyes.

"I'm seeing Cam tonight…" She spoke regrettably. "but if you can wait until tomorrow…" she grinned.

"I'm not sure whether I can wait. But it's a date, nonetheless." Serena smirked as Bernie winked and turned on her heels to meet Raff and Fletch at the Nurses station as requested.

Oh God, I'm not sure if I can wait either…Bernie thought to herself. Just 24 hours, right?

Hope you enjoyed! Will the date be next chapter? Will their BE a date? Please leave reviews! There was no reviews on chapter 3, so I almost didn't update but if you're interested in reading this story please review. Also, thoughts: should there be an M rated section? Would people read that? thank you! :)