AUTHORS NOTE: So I come bearing bad news. I'm going on hiatus apart from the stories that I already have finished. The updates will be sporadic and you'll be lucky if I don't end up typing my lesson plans into them! It's all work work work work!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the characters


[Telling the Team]


The next morning, Stuart moved into the bull pen holding a tray of coffees for everyone as well as treats such as croissants and muffins for the team. Robbie spied him coming and smiled at the happy smile the younger man was wearing. Stuart hadn't phoned him the previous night but every time Robbie had gone for the phone he'd stopped himself wondering about the kind of things that they could be getting up to and he didn't want to disturb.

"I assume you and the darling husband are okay this morning?" He asked before twirling fully around in his chair and smiled as Ewan moved in only a second later, his arm wrapping around Stuart's waist like it was the most natural thing to do and that was Robbie's answer.

"Yes. We're just fine." Stuart said smiling at the other man before Ewan moved forward and held out his hand to Robbie. Robbie stood up to take the hand before pulling the other man into a hug, their friendship one where this as an okay thing to do before they moved away.

"You best have my coffee just right," Robbie threatened as he accepted the carry cup off the man and smiled as he also handed him his favourite blueberry muffin as he went to sit back down. "Oh look at my favourite girls have finally arrived."

"Robbie, what the hell are you doing in on time?" Jenny teased as she took off her coat and accepted the drink off Stuart as she moved to take her seat that faced Robbie, who was now glaring at her from his seat.

"I didn't have a hot date to kick out of bed this morning so I decided that I could come in early and annoy the hell out of you while you were doing your boring ass paperwork." He commented lightly. "Admit it Jennifer, I'm the only thing that makes your world go round." He winked causing her to roll her eyes before she turned to smile at the gay couple.

"I see that love is back on the cards," she pointed out causing the two of them to smile before Ewan moved forward and wrapped his arms around Stuart's neck, his lips pressing a kiss to the man's cheek before he grabbed a coffee off the second tray and moved to sit down on Stuart's chair where he turned to look at the man knowing that Stuart didn't want to be pushed about telling the team about his decision.

"I don't think we'll ever be out of love no matter what he does to piss me off," Ewan teased lightly causing Stuart to roll his eyes as he smiled at Burke when he entered the bullpen. He stopped when he saw Ewan sat down on one of the chairs.

"It's nice to have normality in my bullpen," he teased accepting the coffee cup that Ewan was waving at him before looking at Stuart. "You look nervous, son. Is everything alright?" He demanded to know, a glare being shot over at Ewan in case it was him that was upsetting Stuart. Ewan flashed the man a shocked look before turning to flash his own look at Stuart for him to speed up so that Burke didn't take him outside and face a firing squad.

"I'm glad you're all here. I need you to all to know something," he said before looking at the team as he realised that he was terrified to tell them this. They were his best friends and more importantly, his family as well as Ewan and Ronan. He looked at them again before sighing. "I've decided that, along with my family, I'm moving to Edinburgh." He said as bluntly as he knew that would be easier on himself as well as the others.

There was a stunned silence before the whole team erupted in conversation - Jenny with congratulations, Robbie with smug gloating that he knew that would be Stuart's decision, Jackie with worries and Burke with a mixture of all three thoughts. "Guys," Ewan laughed as he saw that Stuart suddenly looked like a fish out of water as they all talked around him, "give him a chance to talk before he collapses from shock." He teased standing up and moving everyone away from him so that Stuart could breathe. He smiled at his partner before turning to look at him.

"Right first of all, Robbie I am thankful that you're a good friend with me and I'm glad that you were there for me when I needed someone to talk to." He said clearly before looking towards the women. "You can't voice worries now as it was you guys that said I'd know what to do when I was faced with Ewan and faced with Ewan made me realise that I couldn't live without him even for a day. Could you imagine us trying to do the whole weekend on and week off?" He said using the arguments they'd used together.

"So how calm and collected was Ewan last night?" Jackie asked knowing how much that really pissed Stuart off and she couldn't help but chuckle as the man rolled his eyes at her giving her the answer that she wanted. She smiled as she looked over at them. "I'm glad you're okay again. It was a little soul destroying for us loners in the world." She teased lightly before taking a drink of her coffee and smiling as her phone rang. "The happiness just can't last..." She said before answering the phone with her name and title.

Stuart smiled as he wrapped his arms around Ewan, his head resting on the man's shoulder as he pressed a kiss to the man's neck. He smiled as he knew that it was all going to be okay now and that Edinburgh would be an exciting adventure for the three of them. "We just need to tell Ronan now," Ewan pointed out and then both men groaned.

TO BE CONTINUED...