Chapter 10
At the end of Tess' shift she went into the staff room and it was surprisingly empty. Normally, everyone gathers here before they all go home but maybe they had all gone to the pub, she thought. She got changed and grabbed her handbag from her locker and then shut it again. She jumped when someone put their hands on her waist. She turned around to a see it was Fletch and he was just laughing.
'You scared me!' She said
'Aww did I(!)' he said sarcastically
'Yes!' She said and he just smiled.
'Come on, everyone's going to the pub, and so are we.' Fletch said with a cheeky smile
'Okay then.' Tess said as Fletch grabbed her hand and they walked to reception. Everyone was stood there and waiting for Jamie and Robyn.
'Come on let's just go, they can come over when their done.' Iain said and everyone muttered in agreement as they made their way to the Hope and Anchor across the street.
While walking there Jeff jumped on Fletch playfully and they both started laughing. Fletch was holding a Tess' hand and he patted Jeff's back.
'Are you two?' Jeff asked looking at them holding hands.
'Yep.' Fletch said proudly
'Awww, I'm happy for you. But, Fletch aren't you married.' Jeff asked
'Not anymore.' Fletch said happily. 'My wife, Natalie, was a heavy drinker, she used to ring me every second, even before I was with Tess, she used to send the kids to school with no food and she was just generally bad. So a while ago, when we were in that car accident, Natalie barged in and I told her everything.' Fletch explained. 'Didn't you know?' He asked
'Well mate, I'm not one for gossiping as you know, so I didn't know, but I am glad you're happy now.' Jeff said patting Fletch on the back. They all entered the pub and sat down at their normal table. The table consisted of, Zoe, Max, Lily, Ash, Ethan, Rita, Caleb, Robyn, Jamie, Fletch, Tess, Charlie, Dixie, Jeff, Iain, Louise, Big Mac and Noel, and they were sat in that order. Fletch and Tess were holding hands and sat quite close to each other. They were talking as a group, about the NHS, about people and just generally gossiping.
'Who wants to play truth or dare?' Asked a drunk Noel. The majority of people were a bit tipsy, apart from, Zoe, Fletch, Tess, Max, Charlie, Jamie and Robyn so a lot of people put their hand up.
'Right Fletch, truth or dare?' Noel asked
'Umm, dare.' Fletch said bravely
'Your dare is ummmm, to, err...' Noel started and Zoe whispered something in his ear.
'To kiss Tess for three minutes.' Noel said proudly
'Well, that's easy...' Fletch said and pulled Tess towards him. The kiss was getting passionate but they knew they couldn't go any further so Fletch ran his hand up and down her thigh as she ran her hands up his chest. Everyone was watching them kiss passionately and more than a few were giggling. Tess played with Fletch's hair as he put his hands up her top. Noel wolf whistled and both Fletch and Tess smiled while still kissing. Even though they weren't tipsy or drunk the alcohol was having an effect on them. Tess unbuttoned Fletch's shirt and ran her hands down his six pack. Rita's mouth fell open and so did other peoples at the shock of Tess doing that. Noel started to count down and everyone joined in.
'10... 9... 8...7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2...1!' Everyone shouted and on one Fletch and Tess slowly pulled away from each other. They looked at each other and giggled. Their hair was in a mess, Tess' top was pulled up a bit too much and Fletch's shirt was unbuttoned. They smoothed their hair down, and Tess pulled her top down as Fletch buttoned his shirt back up.
'That was good!' Rita said and fell on Caleb and started laughing.
'Right Zoe, truth or dare?' Fletch asked as he grinned cheekily.
'Umm dare.' She said. Tess whispered in Fletch's ear and he kissed her.
'Good idea.' He said. 'Kiss Max for, well for as long as you want too.' He said.
'Okay then...' Zoe said and leaned in to kiss Max. He put his hands on her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Jeff whooped at them. They pulled away from each other and Zoe winked at him and he smiled.
'Okay umm, Caleb, truth or dare?' Zoe asked
'Dare.' He said
'Down 3 pints in a row.' She said
'Easy, I'm not paying for them though.' Caleb said and everyone laughed. He got the three pints and downed them with no hesitations.
'I'd be sick after that.' Big Mac said
'Well, I've had years of practise.' Caleb said smugly.
'Okay Fletch, truth or dare?' Caleb asked
'Me again?' Fletch asked
'Are you feeling scared?' He asked and started to make chicken sounds.
'No. I was just asking. Dare please.' Fletch said
'Do a striptease on the table.' Caleb said
'Oooo' everyone said in unison.
'I never forfeit so I'll do it.' Fletch said proudly. He got up on the table and looked at everyone. He needed some motivation, and that came in the form of music.
'Oi, Brad, put on some funky music please mate.' Fletch called over to the bartender and he put on some loud, funky music. Fletch started to take his shirt of slowly, once it was off he threw it at Robyn, he then ran his hands down his chest and abs, until he came to his belt. He slowly took it off and threw it at Lily who looked puzzled by what he was doing, as she was drunk. Fletch then unbuttoned his trousers and started laughing and stopped.
'More! More!' Dixie started shouting and everyone joined in, 'More! More! More!'
Fletch slowly unzipped the zip on his trousers, he kicked of his shoes and then pulled his trousers off. He swung them round his head and moved his hips in a circle. He threw the trousers at Tess and she was laughing. He then stopped and sat back down. He collected his clothes from his friends, but didn't realise that Zoe had videoed the whole thing.
'Well that was fun.' Fletch said and everyone laughed. Jamie was now very turned on by Fletch and he was sat next to him too,
'Robyn, I think I fancy Fletch.' Jamie whispered to Robyn
'You what?!' Robyn said
'I think I fancy Fletch.' Jamie admitted
'How?' Robyn asked confused
'Its just the picture of him in his tight boxers with his six pack is quite sexy and now I don't know what to do.' Jamie asked worried
'Jamie, it's fine, have another beer and forget about it and we'll deal with it tomorrow.' Robyn said. Fletch pulled his other shoe on and took a hold of Tess' hand.
'Maybe you can do that again for me, when we go back home.' Tess whispered seductively in his ear
'Of course, anything for you...' He said back
'Mmm, anything?'
'Anything...'
'Well maybe you won't just be striping for me once...' Tess said and kissed his neck.
'I'll strip as many times as you want...' He said and kissed her passionately.
'Right, Ash, truth or dare?' Fletch asked
'Truth.' He said and everyone groaned, 'fine a dare then?' And everyone cheered and some clapped.
'Umm, go over to that lady and ask her to marry you.' Fletch said while pointing to a woman. Ash went over to her and knelt down next to her. He took her hand and asked her and he she slapped him.
'Oooo...' Most people said
'Ouch.' Fletch said. Ash came back over and sat down.
'I didn't even feel that.' Ash said and started laughing as did a lot of people.
'Charlie, truth or dare?' Ash asked
'Dare.' Charlie said back promptly
'Umm, kiss Tess.' He said and everyone laughed
'Alright then.' Charlie said. He grabbed Tess' waist and kissed her, she kissed him back and then they broke away from each other, laughed and hugged. Tess looked at Fletch and he had a straight face. She kissed him powerfully.
'Don't worry, I still love you.' She said and he broke into a grin.
'Good.' He said and kissed her back.
'Lily, truth or dare?'
'Umm, I don't know how to play this game...' She said, slurring her words a bit
'Just pick one.' Charlie said.
'Dare.' She said.
'Okay you have to kiss Dr Ashford.' Charlie said, everyone looked at Ash.
'Thats fine by me...' He said drunkenly and Lily kissed him quickly. She pulled away and blushed.
'Jamie, truth or dare?' Lily asked.
'Umm, dare.' He said a bit tipsy.
'Okay, umm,' Lily started and Max whispered in her ear, 'take your top of and burn it?' She said as she questioned what she was saying. Jamie was pretty drunk by this point and didn't care about Fletch any more.
'Fine.' He said, he got on the table and took his t-shirt off. He winked at Fletch which everyone noticed and some looked at Fletch in disbelief. Tess and Fletch looked at each other and Tess laughed and kissed him.
'Robyn lighter please.' Jamie said and Robyn gave him one. He lit his t-shirt and when it got to the last bit, he put it in an ashtray.
'Right, Fletch, truth or dare?' Jamie asked putting an arm around him. Fletch was a bit uncomfortable and looked at Tess for help but she just laughed along with a few other people.
'Um truth.' He said
'When did you know you loved Tess?' Jamie asked, somewhat seriously. Fletch looked at Tess and took her hands in his.
'I knew I loved Tess, from when that woman, that worked for the all woman taxi service came in. I saw how much effort Tess went to, to help that couple. Then when we went out that night and kissed, I knew for sure, I loved her. You know Tess, when we first met, I had no idea you'd become this important to me.' Fletch said and everyone watched in awe as he slowly moved in and kissed her. She responded and when they broke apart they hugged each other tightly.
'I love you so much.' Tess whispered in his ear.
It was 1:15 in the morning and everyone was still at the pub.
'Right, we better get home, we've got an 8:00 shift tomorrow. Oh, I should say "today".' Fletch said as he and Tess got up. There was a chorus of yes' and nods of agreement. After 5 minutes everyone had left to go home.
'Right, I'll call a taxi.' Fletch said to Tess
'We can just walk Fletch. Our house is only round the corner.'
'Oh yeah, I forgot.' He said, slurring his words slightly. They walked hand in hand to their house.
'Who's that?' Tess asked, as they came across what looked like a teenager stumbling shirtless in the middle of the road.
'Oh my god. That's Jamie.' Fletch said as he noticed a car heading towards him. Tess ran and pulled him to one side just in time for him not to be hurt. Fletch ran over to them and put his arm around Tess' waist protectively. He looked at her and she nodded, knowing he was asking her whether she was okay or not.
'Jamie, what are you doing here?!' Tess asked
'Well, I... Don't... Know where I... Umm' Jamie said slurring his words and scratching his head.
'Right, you're coming home with us since we don't know where you live.' Tess said. Fletch was shocked that she offered that but knew why.
'Okay.' He said. He stumbled him with Fletch supporting him by having an arm around his back and under his arm. They got to their house and Tess got her keys out of her bag. While she was doing this Jamie looked at Fletch and smiled.
'I like you, you know.' He said and giggled
'I like you too mate.' Fletch said and looked at him, very uncomfortable with the situation. Tess opened the door and looked at Fletch and Jamie and started smiling at how awkward Fletch looked. Tess walked in and held the door open as they walked in. She shut the door and took her shoes off and watch as Fletch put Jamie on the sofa.
'No, Fletch... I meant... I like like you...' Jamie said while looking around confused
'Umm...' Fletch said and looked at Tess in hope that she'd help him. Tess walked over.
'Jamie, I'll go get you a coffee and then I'll bring down a duvet and a pillow so you can sleep here. Okay?' Tess asked him.
'Thank you... You're nice.' He said sleepily. Tess grabbed Fletch's hand and pulled him into the kitchen.
'Right, make us all some coffee so we can sober up and I'll get the duvet for Jamie.' Tess said. Fletch pulled her into an embrace and snuggled into her.
'I love you.' He said and sighed. She pulled away from him after a couple of seconds.
'I love you too.' She said and kissed him quickly, before going upstairs. She brought down a duvet and pillow and walked into the living room, to find Jamie already asleep on the sofa. She took of his shoes and then moved his legs onto the sofa. She placed a pillow under his head so he wouldn't get a neck pain when he woke up and then put the duvet on top of him. She looked at him sleeping peacefully and it reminded her of Sam when he used to come home late. Fletch entered the living room and saw Tess looking at Jamie. He put his arms around her and she rested her head on his shoulder.
'He reminds me of Sam.' She said
'I know.' Fletch said as he tightened his grip on her, 'now come on, our coffee's ready. We need to be sober to work.' He said as he released his grip on her and took her hand. They got their coffees and then headed upstairs. They changed and got into bed. They drank their coffee's and then tried to get to sleep, which proved difficult.
'We didn't think this through, did we?' Tess asked Fletch
'No we didn't.' Fletch laughed and Tess joined in. He pulled her close and took a deep breath.
'You okay?' Tess asked him
'I'm perfect. You are everything I need to be happy.' He said and kissed Tess' head affectionately
'I'm glad we're finally together.' She said
'I know, but it was worth the wait.' He said and kissed her gently. They then tried to get to sleep. After half and hour they were both still awake.
'Fletch... Are you awake?' Tess whispered into the dark room
'Yeah... I can't sleep.' He whispered back. She turned around to see him and smiled, she then looked at the clock behind her and it read 2:17 and Tess sighed.
'We've got to get to work in approximately 7 hours and 40 minutes.' She said and Fletch groaned.
'Well, we can do other stuff...' He said and kissed her gently.
'I think you're drunk.' She said when she pulled away from him.
'So what?' He said and kissed her again. He moved on top of her and put his hands on her waist. He moved them up and then they both heard a noise, it sounded like a thump. Tess pulled away sharply.
'Whats that?' Tess whispered
'I don't know.' He said, he rolled off her and got out of the bed. Tess got out too. They went downstairs and saw Jamie sat on the floor, with a glass next to him and the duvet next to him. Tess sighed, but Fletch was rather embarrassed as he was only in his boxers, and they were the ones with kisses all over. He slid behind Tess and she turned around and tutted at him.
'Are you alright Jamie?' Tess said as she walked closer to him and knelt down beside him.
'Umm, yeah I just felt a bit sick and then.. I... I... Umm... Fell.' He said. He stuttered at the end because he looked at Fletch and felt awkward. Fletch walked into the kitchen.
'Okay, do you feel sick now?' She asked and he nodded.
'Okay, wait here.' She said and he looked around quite dazed. She went into the kitchen and saw Fletch saw on a counter drinking milk out of the bottle.
'Fletch, cup!' She shouted and he looked at her confused.
'It's only us two in this house, and we kiss every day.' He said.
'Oh fine.' She said and he grinned widely. She grabbed a bucket and walked back to the door. When she got close to Fletch he pulled her in for a kiss, it was a shock for her but she soon kissed him back. She pulled away and tutted, he just laughed in response and continued to drink the milk. Tess walked back into the living room to see Jamie still sat on the floor.
'Here,' she said as she placed the bucket on the floor next to him. 'Come on, get back on the sofa, and I'll get you another drink if you want.' Tess said soothingly, guiding him back onto the sofa.
'Thanks Tess. Thanks.' He said and Tess smiled at him. Once he was on the sofa Tess looked at him and smiled.
'You remind me so much of my son.' She said and sighed, thinking about when she would see him next.
'Sam. Your son is called Sam right?' Jamie asked, after overhearing a conversation between Tess and Charlie one morning.
'Yes. Yes he is.' She said, 'now do you want another drink?' Tess asked picking up the glass.
'No, thanks.' He said politely and Tess nodded and headed back into the kitchen. When she got there she got a shock and nearly dropped the glass. Fletch was naked and stood in the middle of the kitchen.
'Fletch, what are you doing?! Jamie's in there!' Tess shouted in a whisper
'Well, I spilt milk on my boxers and I couldn't exactly leave them on could I?!' Fletch shouted back, again in a whisper. Tess started giggling and Fletch joined in.
'It's not funny, I need to get passed Jamie without being naked.' Fletch said as the giggling died down.
'Just wait here and I'll get you your pyjama bottoms.' She said and walked out of the kitchen. She walked upstairs and came down a few minutes later carrying a pair of trousers. Jamie thought it was weird but didn't say anything. She walked into the kitchen and threw the trousers at Fletch.
'Put them on.' She said and he smiled widely.
'What, you don't like what you see?..' He said as he walked closer to her. She grinned and put her hands on his waist and kissed him passionately.
'If you put them on...' She said and then kissed him again. 'Then we can carry this on upstairs...' She said seductively. Fletch rapidly put on the bottoms so Tess took his hand and led him upstairs. While they went through the living room, the made sure they were quiet, as not to wake Jamie up. They got into the bedroom and shut the door. Fletch pushed Tess onto the bed and jumped on top of her. He kissed her and all of his desire for her came bursting out. Tess kissed him back just as passionately and ran her hands down his chest. He put his hands under her top and took it off. She got to the waistband of his trousers and pulled them down. He took off her trousers and then her knickers. He kissed her breasts while running his hand up and down her inner thigh. She groaned and he entered her. He thrust deep inside of her and he started groaning too.
At the same time, Jamie woke up. It was now 3:04 and Jamie was still knackered. He needed to go to the toilet because all those beers were sneaking up on him. Her wandered upstairs not really knowing which room was which. He opened a door and was horrified by what he saw. He saw Fletch on top of Tess and both of them groaning. Fletch was moving forward and back and Jamie shut the door as fast as he could without it making a noise. He stared at the door in horror and then walked off to find the toilet. Once he had been, he went back downstairs and tried to shake the thought from his mind. Eventually he did and managed to catch some sleep.
Fletch was still thrusting but they were both moaning and breathing heavily. Tess came first, biting her bottom lip, and squealed as she did so. Fletch thrust into her a few more times and finally came. Tess tried to catch her breath but couldn't. She took sharp, quick breaths and couldn't breathe properly. Fletch was worried.
'Tess! Tess, what's the matter?!' He asked while moving off her. She pointed to the bedside draws. He opened them and searched through them. He found an inhaler and gave it to Tess. She took two puffs from it and then in about 5 minutes her breathing returned to normal.
'Thank you.' Tess said croakily
'You're welcome. I didn't know you were asthmatic.' Fletch said
'Well, not many people do. Only Charlie and Zoe.' She said. She relaxed down on the bed and Fletch joined her. He rested his head on her chest and she ran her fingers through his hair relaxingly. They eventually fell into a deep sleep together.