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Chapter Four
Pulling up out the back of the station Smithy sat in the car for a few moments. He couldnt quite get his head round what was happening, how Stevie had been arrested for protecting herself. When he eventually climbed from the car he walked up through the custody doors, seeing Jo standing by the desk he walked over and smiled "Where is DS Moss?". Jo gestured to the cells. "She is in cell two". Smithy stared at her, his face angered "Why have you put her in a cell?". Jo smiled slightly "She is under arrest Gov... where else was I ment to put her?". Smithy gestured to the keys "Get her out... now" he walked towards the cell doors "Put her in the soft interview room". Jo shook her head "Gov... she is the suspect she is..." he interupted her "Get her out now Sergeant Masters". Jo nodded leading the way to the cell. When the door swung open Stevie jumped up and into Smithys arms, clinging tightly onto him, he kissed the top of her head. He pulled away placing his hands either side of her face "Your gunna be fine sweetheart". He took hold of her hand leading her from the cell and all the way to the interview room. He smiled from the door as she sunk down onto the sofa before shutting the door to talk to Mickey the other side. "How is Oliver?" he asked, he didnt really care but he needed to know how much trouble Stevie was in. "He is ok... considering". Smithy glared at him "Stevie didnt do this... there is more to it". Mickey smiled "Smithy I know her, I know she isnt capable of this... but he is hospital with a head injury and her prints are all over the weapon...". Smithy stared through the glass on the door at the tiny blonde sitting on the seat, she looked so fragile. "Meadows is coming in... he wants to run it Gov" Mickey smiled "Do you know why she did it?". Smithy smiled back to the young detective "Yeah I do... but she needs to tell her side of the story... not me". Mickey nodded "Well Oliver is saying its because she is having an affair with you... they were rowing and she lost her temper". Smithy shook her head "There is nothing going on" he didnt know why he had to defend himself, considering everything Oliver had done but it seemed necessary.
He slid down on the sofa next to her, wrapping his arm round her shoulders, he placed a kiss to her forehead and grinned at her "Your gunna be fine darling, just tell them the truth". Stevie shook her head "I cant Smithy... I dont want everyone to know what he has done to me... I cant sit telling them". Smithy smiled "Yes you can... you have too". Stevie shook her head "Im not telling them Smithy". He stood from the sofa "Stevie if you dont tell them the truth you will be charged... you will lose your job". Stevie smiled "I cant do it Smithy.. Im scared". Smithy slid back down beside her "I know you are but I swear I'll be by your side every step of the way... I love you Stevie". She smiled at him before glancing to the door as it opened. She watched as Jack made his way towards the two and sat oppisite them. He placed an envelope on the table "Oliver has sent this... if you agree to what he has wrote he will drop the charges". Stevie smiled picking the envelope up she ripped it open and ran her eyes over the words. She glanced to Smithy "He wants me to stay with him... and to... marry him". Smithy shook his head "No bloody way Moss you cant agree to that". Stevie glanced down at the writing "I have too". He shook his head "No you cant be serious... after everything he has done... all he has put you through". Jack smiled "Is there something you want to tell me DS Moss?". Smithy interupted before she had the chance to talk "Tell the truth Stevie". She shook her head smiling at Jack "There is nothing to tell Gov... tell him I agree". Smithy stood from the seat "You agree to this Stevie then that is it... Im having nothing more to do with you". Stevie glanced back to the writing before returning her eyes to the Inspector "That is your choice Smithy I have to do this." Smithy glared at her before walking to the door "You are fucking unbelievable Stevie... you said you loved me". He walked through the door and made his way down to his office.
Stevie sat alone in the soft interview room, she knew she had made the wrong decission, but this was what she had to do, she had no choice, she was infact in love with Smithy, but if she didnt agree to Olivers demands she could end up in prison. She stood from the seat and smiled as Mickey walked in, "Give me half hour and I'll run you down the hospital". Stevie nodded "Ok there is something I need to do anyway". She watched as Mickey walked from the room, she wasnt quite sure if she could face Smithy but she knew she had to appolygise to him, he had after all been the one who had protected her when she had hit Oliver he had stood by her. Knocking lightly on his open door she smiled as he looked up. "I have nothing to say to you" he stated. "Smithy please.." she began. "No... unless you have come to tell me you have realised how stupid you are being I dont want to know". Stevie walked through the door pushing it shut behind herself. "Smithy... I do care about you, I have to do this.. can you please try to understand". He rose from his seat moving towards her, his voice was raised and he was angry "How dare you? who do you think you are coming here and asking me to understand... to understand how you have put that piece of scum above me". Stevie shook her head "Its not like that... I have too". He moved closer backing her against the wall "You obviously have a pretty low opinion of me... picking a bloke who beats you up rather than me" he paused, shaking his head "I'd of treated you like a princess, Id of done anything for you and you couldnt give a shit". Stevie felt her eyes betraying her and she grabbed for the door handle "Im sorry this was a mistake". He grabbed her arm to stop her from leaving "Well you no what your the biggest mistake of my life". He waved his hand towards the door about to tell her to go, but watching her duck down to avoid his hand he sighed "Look at you... your petrified... how could you think I would ever hurt you". She shook her head "I am truely sorry Smithy... I have never ment to hurt you" and with that she pulled the door open and then she was gone.
Smithy spent the next day or so in a trance, he couldnt really take in what had happened, the woman he loves who says she loved him had chosen to be with a man who treated her as a punch bag. "Gov... you coming down the pub?" Leon called from the other end of the corridor. Smithy nodded "Yeah.. I'll pop in for one", he could do with drowning his sorrows and it was after all a friday night. Arriving at the pub he was surprised to see Stevie and Oliver sitting with the rest of the team. He waved to his colleagues before pulling a stool up at the bar, he would rather drink alone than with Stevie. He had been sitting there about twenty minutes when he heard Callum behind him "You alright?" he asked. Smithy nodded "Yeah never bloody better". Callum nodded towards Stevie, "She is having trouble keeping her eyes off of you". Smithy glanced at her and watched as she diverted her eyes. Callum smiled at him "I have a pretty good idea whats going on with her and that bloke of hers... he is a nasty piece of work". Smithy shook his head "How do you know?". callum glanced at Stevie "I have read the signs Smithy... I know it is not my place Gov but she needs you". Smithy shook his head taking a sip from his beer "No.. she chose him". Callum smiled "Yeah cause she didnt have a choice... and you have let her down". Smithy glared at him, trying to work out how he had firgured it all out, he was definatly a good cop. "Hang on a minute she was the one who gave up on us". Callum laughed "No... you have let her down as a police officer.. you know what she is going through and you have left her to get on with it". Smithy glared at him, he knew deep down he was right, he had let Stevie down. "You need to stop thinking with your dick Smithy and be a friend... be a copper". Smithy glanced back to his beer "You finished". Callum nodded "Yeah I am.. just think about this though Smithy... could you ever forgive yourself if he lost his temper so much that he killed her and you knew and did nothing". Callum was right, Smithy would never forgive himself if anything happened to her.
Smithy spent the rest of the evening watching Stevie, waiting for his chance to put things right. Watching her stand from her seat making her way to the toilet, he glanced to Oliver who was deep in conversation with Terry. Smithy slid from the bar stool and made his way towards the toilets. He waited for her to come out, grabbing her arm he pulled her through the fire exit and out into the beer garden. She shook her head "I cant deal with this Smithy". He smiled watching as she lent against the pub wall. "Im sorry Stevie... I shouldnt of spoke to you the way I did, I was so angry and.." he paused, smiling at her sad face "I do love you". Stevie nodded "I know you do Smithy and I do too" she glanced to the ground "I have no choice... I wish I could be with you". He moved close wrapping his arms round her shoulders "I am gunna be here... no matter what Moss". She grinned "Im so sorry for the way I have treated you... you are a far better man than Oliver ever will be". Smithy smiled as he pulled her lips up to his, letting his tounge slowly slip into her mouth. She couldnt help but kiss him back, it felt like the most natural thing in the world, but she was plaing a dangerous game, if Oliver caught her she had no doubt in her mind that he would kill her and he was after all just inside the pub, but she just couldnt pull herself away from the gorgeous man infront of her.
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