Ok, here's chapter four for you all, hope you enjoy it!
I just want to say, thank you to all the fangirls who helped come up with ideas, even the 'suggestive ones' ;') you know who you are!
I had so much fun last night with all the vlogs, we should make more soon ;') I couldn't stop laughing! I love you guys so much!xo
This is especially for Sophie, who was so persistent in getting me to put it up, I hope I don't disappoint!
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So yeah, enjoy, hopefully it's not too boring!
Chapter 4:
Rachel returned home thirty minutes later. She had to go back to the station to collect her car, then go and get some petrol. She ran up the steps and into her flat, dumping her bags on the sofa. She sat down with her folder, and began writing the interview prep.
She got it finished in about two hours, and then she was able to relax. She got a glass of wine and sat down with her feet up and the television on. She decided she'd text Janet, she hadn't been able to have a proper catch up with her yet "Hey Jan, want to come to mine iab? Bit of a catch up? X" she replied almost immediately "be there in 10 minutes x". She then got another text 5 minutes later from Chris "Be up early tomorrow at 5, I'll pick you up at half past, bright and early, we've got a plane to catch ;) x" "Ok, but where are we going? X" "that's for me to know and you to find out ;) x"
Rachel went into her bedroom, picking up and tidying her room from the other night. She shoved her dress in the washer and put her heels back in the cupboard. She fetched her holdall off the top of the wardrobe and began to pack. She had never been the one to be impulsive and it still was really early days for them, but she couldn't wait. No interruptions from work, or anyone, just to spend time with him, and get to know each other so much better. She packed a couple of interchangeable outfits, because she didn't actually know what she was doing or where she was going. She packed a nice dress and a causal dress, along with a pair of heels and her flats.
At that moment, the doorbell went. "Hi Rach it's me" Janet said the other end of the telecom. "Come on up" Rachel said back as she went back into her bedroom, leaving the front door on the latch open. She continued packing, she was almost done now, and it was the fastest she had ever packed. She zipped up the holdall and chucked it in the corner next to her handbag. "Hi Rach you in here?" Janet called from the front door. "I'm coming!" Rachel shouted back as she came out of the bedroom. "How are you now?" Janet asked, taking a seat on the sofa whilst Rachel got the wine. "I'm ok, I just didn't want everyone knowing yet, it's really early days, and yes, even though we've…you know, I don't want to scare him away, and then bloody Kevin went and did that… I've had my fair share of men Jan, and Chris is so perfect for me, I just didn't want him to run a mile." "Yeah, what did you do when you left?" "I just went back to Chris's for a bit" "oh I see" Janet's eyes began to twinkle. "Janet Scott you dirty minded person!" "Well…did you?!" "Kinda" Janet and Rachel burst out laughing, trying not to spill their wine everywhere. "You both seem into really each other, everyone noticed today" Janet continued. Rachel looked up, "What do you mean?" "Even Kevin said; when Chris followed you he really cared. Look, I know Kev's a bit of a knob sometimes, but his hearts in the right place, even if his brain's not." "I know, it just got to me" "I understand, what did Chris say to you when he found you?" she asked, even though she already knew the answer from Gill. "He just said he didn't care if the whole of Manchester heard, he still likes me and thinks we have something special and although we've only known each other for a couple of days, he feels the same way as I do and…" Rachel looked at Janet with a big smile. "And what?" Janet asked. "We are going away with each other for the weekend tomorrow" "ooh get you miss! Where you off to?" "He won't tell me!" "What do you mean? Are you sure that's a good idea? You have only known each other for 24 hours?" "Yes of course it's a good idea, I really like him Jan, I want to get to know him better, and this weekend will do that. No distractions, just us two". "Well, it sounds lovely!" "Thanks Jan, how are you anyway?" they continued talking for a couple of hours, like they always do, laughing and joking. It was half past 9 by the time Janet left, so Rachel decided to continue packing her hand luggage, and then she was going to have an early night, considering she had to be up early enough!
Rachel drifted off into a peaceful sleep, only to be woken by her alarm clock at 5:00. Chris would be here in half an hour. She got up and got dressed, barely containing her excitement, two full days with Chris, no distractions, no-one else. She got herself ready, had some toast and was waiting with her bags by the door by the time Chris came knocking. "Hi, you're up then?" came his familiar voice. "Ha-ha, very funny, I'm on my way down". She walked out of the door towards the taxi. Chris helped her out her bags in the car and gave her a kiss. "Hello beautiful" he said smiling "Come on then, let's get gone". They sat in the back of the taxi as it pulled off and headed towards Manchester airport. "Where are we going, Chris?" she said. "We are going to Paris" "Are you serious?" she said looking him in the eyes. "Yeah, booked it last night" "Chris that's going to cost loads! I can't let you pay for that!" "Of course you can, it's my treat" he said, taking hold of her hand.
They arrived at the airport half an hour later. Chris paid for the taxi as Rachel got the stuff out of the boot. They walked towards the check in desks, whilst looking for their flight number on the big televisions. The airport was so quiet. It was fairly early in the morning, so it was expected. They went upstairs to get a coffee, before doing through to duty free. Rachel went to the bureau de change to get some Euros, then they had a mooch in the shops before boarding the plane. It was approaching 7:30 now, and the sun was already on its way up. They got on the plane and went to their seats. Chris sat beside Rachel, who was looking out of the window. "I'm so glad I met you Rachel" he said "ha-ha yeah right, that's the coffee talking" she said, looking at her feet. "No, I'm serious Rachel" Chris said, making Rachel look up. "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. I know that sounds really cheesy and really fake, because we've only known each other a couple of days but I mean it, I really do." Rachel looked deep into his eyes. They were full of honesty. "I really like you to Chris, I've not been very lucky when it comes to men, in fact the last one was a right tosser, I seem to attract the wrong buggers all the time." "Except for me" Rachel smiled. The plane was beginning to move towards the runway. Any minute now and they would be alone for the weekend. "This whole trip is about spending time together, getting to know each other, come on, you can tell me, I won't judge" "Ok, well the last bloke, he was a barrister. I thought all my birthdays had come at once when I met him, and it was brilliant, for two years, then I guess the rot set in when he ended it. I found out he was married, and had been for fourteen years. He had two boys and was living in Wilmslow, he had also been seeing three other women at the same time as me, and I never worked it out, how stupid of me" she looked towards the ground again, not wanting to make eye-contact. "Hey, you rent stupid, you're far from stupid! I'm not just saying that either! Before I even met you, I had heard about how good you were at your job, the Chief Con always passing on messages. I know Gill knows you're good as well!" "Thanks Chris, thank you, so tell me about your relationships. I can't understand how someone so good-looking could not have a girlfriend" Chris laughed. "I have never loved anyone enough, yeah I've had brief relationships, but they never really meant anything. I suppose in a way, I was waiting for the right person" now it was Chris who looked at the floor, not wanting to make eye contact "do you mean me?" she asked, unsure. "Yeah, I just didn't want to say it in case it frightened you" "why would it frighten me? It's really nice, I feel honoured." She said, squeezing his hand. They talked about just about anything for the next hour, and before they knew it they were in Paris. It was 10:00 by the time they had made it out of the airport. They arrived at a posh 5 star hotel, and as they walked in Rachel saw a grand staircase. "Oh my God. Chris this place is beautiful, how can you afford all of this?" "Well you know it pays well being a sergeant for the NPIA" he said, winking at her as the receptionist gave him the door key. "You are unbelievable" she said, following him up the stairs. They arrived outside their room. Chris opened the door and walked in, Rachel gasping. "This is absolutely gorgeous" she said. There was a four poster king sized bed, two wardrobes, a television, and an enormous bathroom with a shower and a small corner Jacuzzi. "This place is amazing Chris!" she said, diving on the bed. "A beautiful place for a beautiful lady" he said, lying next to her. She sat up and looked at him. "Come on then, let's go up the Eiffel Tower, I've always wanted to get to the top" she got up and turned around to Chris who was still lying on the bed. "Do we have to? I mean we can always find our own entertainment in here" "in your dreams mister, come on. Chris!" she said, pulling him up. "Come on or you will be sleeping outside tonight" "Well, I don't want to do that" he said, getting up. They could see the Eiffel tower for their room, so it didn't take long for them to walk to it. They had their picture taken with it in the background by what sounded like a French person.
An hour later, they got to the top. There was a huge queue for the lift so Rachel decided they should walk up, not realising how many stairs there was. They got to the top level, and sat down on the bench. The view over Paris was spectacular. They could see their hotel in the distance, and everyone below looked like ants. They spent about an hour up there, just looking over Paris and talking about themselves, places they had been, places they wanted to go. Rachel didn't realise how long they had been up there. It was already half one. "Thank you for this weekend Chris, it is absolutely amazing, I couldn't ask for anything better, it's beautiful" Rachel said, turning her head around to Chris who had his arms wrapped around her, keeping her warm. Even though the sun was out, they were standing in the shade, and the breeze wasn't helping. "I'm glad you said yes it coming, I was really worried I would scare you for being too impulsive but I really wanted to get to know you, without having to focus on work" Rachel turned back to face Paris, Chris resting his head on her shoulder. "I'm glad you asked me, it's fantastic. Honestly it is. I should've worn a jacket though, I'm freezing." "Am I not keeping you warm enough?" Chris asked, squeezing her closer to him. "No, it's nice, being close, but I'm still freezing." She gave a small laugh. "Come on, do you want to go and have a walk around the city? Warm yourself up a bit?" Chris asked, kissing her head. "Yeah we can do; sounds nice" Rachel said, walking towards to the steps. "I suppose we've got to walk down these again haven't we?" she said raising her eyebrows. "It shouldn't take that long to go down, come on" he said, grabbing her hand. They managed to get down the Eiffel tower in half an hour. By the time they reached the bottom they were shattered. "Shall we get an ice cream and go and find some grass to sit on instead, we can tour the city after?" Rachel said, holding his hand, dragging him towards the ice-cream van. "Ok, what do you want?" Rachel asked, getting her purse out of her bag. "Um…I'll have a strawberry cornetto please" Rachel nodded and turned to the ice-cream man. "Hi can I have two strawberry cornettos please? Thanks" Rachel handed the man five euros in exchange for the ice-creams. They went and sat down on the edge of a wall, surrounding the gardens, embracing the sun. Rachel jumped when some of the rapidly fast melting ice cream touched her skin. She lifted her arm so no more could fall on her, but whilst she did that she elbowed Chris's hand as he was taking a bite, so it ended up missing his mouth and going straight onto his nose, and all over his face. He stumbled back, and he ended up sliding off the wall into the bush behind, his ice cream going with him. "Oh my Gosh Chris I'm so, so sorry!" she said, helping him out of the bush. "It's ok, it was quite a comfy bush" Rachel looked at him then began to smile. She burst out laughing, unable to control herself for the fact he had strawberry ice cream all of his face. Chris looked at her and began to smile, wiping the ice cream away with a tissue. "I'm going to get you back for this Rachel Bailey" he said, pushing her. "Ha-ha course you are, in the meantime, how about a kiss?" "Is that all you like about me? My kissing skills?" he asked, putting one arm around her shoulder. The sky had suddenly become quiet cloudy, and the sun had disappeared. "No, of course not! But if you are offering…" she said, looking at him. He shook his head and began to smile. "Come here then" he said, pulling her closely. Their lips met for a second, and there was a big clash of thunder. Big rain droplets came crashing down, and everyone was trying to run to shelter. "Come on, we can make it back to the hotel if we run!" Chris shouted grabbing hold of her hand. They ran back to the hotel, absolutely soaking when they got back to their room. Rachel's hair was dripping and her dress was stuck to her, and Chris's shirt was practically see-through.
Chris was in the bathroom, getting ready for their meal. By now it was fast approaching 5pm. They had reservations at the hotel restaurant at 6, and then the original plan was they would have another look around the town, but seeing as they didn't have chance to earlier, they would come back to the room, change then go for a longer walk. Rachel was drying her hair, then she and Chris would swop and she would go and get changed in the bathroom, whilst he sorted out something.
"You look wonderful" he said, taking her arm as she came out of the bathroom. "Aw thank you" she said, kissing his cheek. They walked out their room and down the stairs, towards the restaurant. Rachel nearly tripped going down the stairs, but Chris had got her arm firmly so she couldn't fall. They walked into the restaurant and Chris pulled Rachel's chair out, indicating for her to sit down. "Thank you" she said as she sat down, picking up the menu. "Everything looks amazing" she said. "I'm so grateful for this weekend Chris, it's absolutely amazing. Honestly, there are no words. It's just beautiful" Chris began to smile. "I'm glad I've made you happy" he said. They ordered their meal and began talking, mostly about life experiences and about their childhood's.
They finished their meal and decided they would take a walk along the river because the low sun had come back out, they thought they'd make the most of it. They went into a quaint village, not too far from the hotel and had a look in some of the shops. They walked for about 15 minutes along the cobbled streets, before returning back to the hotel because Rachel's feet were hurting from her heels.
They got back to the hotel and went up the stairs. By the time they got to the top by their room her feet were killing. Just along the corridor now.She thought. She couldn't wait to kick them off. They got half way down the corridor and Rachel stopped. "I'm going to have to carry my shoes, they are crippling my toes" she said, holding onto his shoulder. "Come on, I will carry you, it's only down the corridor" Chris said, swooping her up, not giving Rachel a chance to argue, not that she would've. She clung onto his neck as they approached their door. "It's ok, I can go from here" she said trying to get down. "No, come on, let me carry you in at least" he said, fiddling with the door key. "It's ok, honest, we are in now." Chris put her down and the door swung open and Rachel gasped as he saw the rose petals on the bed and the candles around the room. She turned to Chris who was standing in the doorway. "Welcome to Paris" he said. "This is beautiful, when did you do this?" Rachel said, still shocked. "When I went to 'the toilet'" he said, grabbing her waist. "I do love you" she said. "I know" he replied, making her laugh. She kissed him and as he kicked the door shut with his foot…
And we are going to leave them to have a nice night by themselves because I'm running out of fluffy stuff to say ;')
I'll let your *wild* imaginations go loose with what happened next…
*mad fangirl face* pleeease review?
I hope it was alright:3
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