Sorry it's taken so long guys, but this is the final chapter, Its pretty crap but I'm looking to tie up all my loose ends, sometime in the future I may rewrite this...enjoy!
"Don't you dare do that again, now get yourself home" I ordered, I stood watching him go before heading up onto the roof myself.
This was our rooftop; I couldn't believe he was threatening to throw himself off. I guess our love is too painful for him.
As I sat thinking about what the future could hold I was aware of Kerry behind me, I had seen her walk across the car park and up the stairs
"Claire?"
When I didn't answer she tried again;
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I think so" I turned to face her "Things have changed so much, he threatened to jump, he hit me, he apologised, I let him share a bed with me, I told him he was the best thing in my life, I assaulted the head of Scotland Yard, I told him I was CIB, I told him I had my life mapped out in front of me, I've told him things I've never told anyone ever before…" The flood gates opened and I found I couldn't stop talking
"Shhhhh…its ok, let it all out, sounds like you were ready to burst keeping all that inside" Kerry soothed, her arms around me.
"You know something, It's not wise to depend on someone as much as I depended on John" I whispered getting up "I've got to go, need to find John, go home, go to work, so much I need to do"
"Calm down, one thing at a time, I'll drop you off at home, have a shower, sort yourself out then I'll drop you at John's flat" Kerry said leading me down the stairs to her car
An hour later I was feeling better, I wasn't sure what I was going to say to John but I figured I'd manage, after all I never have trouble talking at any other time.
Kerry dropped me off and made me promise to call her if things went wrong or if I just wanted to get out of there.
I made my way up to his flat slowly, passing old Mrs Johnson on her way out.
I knocked twice to no answer, slipping my key in the lock, I found the security chain on, slipping my hand round the door I unhooked it in exactly the same way as I did the day before yesterday.
"John?" I called tentatively, finding no answer but hearing the shower on I settled down on the sofa to wait for him.
Half an hour later John appeared in just a towel
"You're here because?" He almost sounded like he was talking to a suspect
"We need to sort things out, but put some clothes on first"
I fought back the tears as he sat down beside me
"Once in everybody's lifetime they say that you'll find someone who you want to cling to and you might be mine" I spoke almost silently so that I wouldn't be heard.
We are talking, we are working things through, we'll see what the future brings but for now its looking good