Hey, thank you for the reviews, they're really encouraging me to write more.
I know I'm coming up with teh new chapters so quick, sorry if I'm updating too quick.
I've got it all in my head at the moment & really enjoying creating the chapters :)
Again, I've had to split this chapter into two so this is part I.
Hope you enjoy :) x
"Merci Monsieur, Au reviour" Rebecca kindly said to a gentleman as he left the restaurant area.
Kerry walked over to where Rebecca was wiping down the table and informed her that she was going to get some lunch, but Rebecca wasn't bothered. On the way out of the restaurant, Kerry stopped by Cameron.
"Cam, do you want to come and get some dinner?"
After checking with Sky, Cameron nodded and walked upstairs with Kerry. Once in the staff canteen, the two undercover cops tucked in to a plate of chips together but Kerry could tell that something was up with her Aussie ex. Placing her hand on top of his, Kerry asked
"What's wrong Cam? You look miles away"
Smiling, Cameron pulled his hand from Kerry's and explained
"Kerry, there's something I need to tell you. Something which you should have been told ages ago"
Kerry looked puzzled so Cameron continued
"Rebecca and me...we're together, and we have been for the past three months.
Kerry nearly choked on a chip as she listened to Cameron's declaration.
"You what?" she spat, not sure what to think about his ex boyfriend dating her younger sister.
"Rebecca and me..."
"Yes I heard you..." Kerry informed the Aussie, then added
"But I just don't understand"
Cameron opened his mouth to explain to his blonde ex girlfriend but couldn't find the right words.
"I'm sorry Kerry"
"So, what makes her so different from me then? You couldn't manage to stay in a relationship with me yet you jump into bed with my sister? Nice one Cam" Kerry bellowed, not caring about the other staff members in the room and forgetting for a moment that she was in a different country, undercover.
As Kerry stood to walk out of the staff canteen, Cameron jumped up and grabbed her arm.
"Ker wait. Look, I didn't mean to fall for your sister I just, did. You really hurt me and Rebecca was there for me"
Kerry grinned in her usual manner and muttered
"Yeah, I bet she loved mending your broken heart!"
Cameron smiled at Kerry, which just made her even madder.
"Are you laughing at me?! She asked and once again, Cameron smiled.
"Are you jealous Miss Young?" he asked but Kerry raised her eyebrows.
"Are you actually happy with my sister?" she replied in return.
For a moment, Cameron remained silent but then, looked his blonde ex girlfriend in the eyes.
"Rebecca is beautiful and we have a great time together..." Cameron started before adding
"But she's not you"
Kerry and Cameron looked at each other and smiled. That was, until a familiar voice broke the loving moment.
"Thanks a lot Cameron"
Cameron and Kerry spun around to see Rebecca standing behind them, but before either of them could say anything, Rebecca turned on her heel and left the staff canteen.
"Becca wait" Cameron called but Kerry stopped him from leaving.
"I wouldn't bother, she heard everything we said to each other so if you follow her now, she's only going to tell you what we both already know. It's over Cam. You and Rebecca, it's over"
Kerry was really sticking her teeth into Cameron. The moment he'd told her about his relationship with her sister, Kerry knew that she wanted him for herself. Not because she loved him again, but because she didn't want her sister to have him.
The silver lift let out a loud ding sound as it reached ground floor. After letting an elderly lady with a small child out first, Rebecca exited the lift and headed in one direction – the gym. After overhearing the conversation between Cameron and Kerry up in the staff canteen, there was only one person and friend that Rebecca wanted to see; Smithy. When she reached the door of the gym, Rebecca automatically pushed the grey handle down and took a step forward to walk inside until she realised that the door was locked.
"That's strange" she thought to herself.
Rebecca tried to peer inside through the windows but the white blinds had been drawn.
Looking around, the young PC spotted a young boy sat behind the reception desk, typing away.
"Oh excuse me; have you got a spare key for the gym please? It seems to be locked"
The young boy looked up from the computer keyboard where he had typing away and nervously smiled at the beautiful blonde female stood before him.
"Oh ummm hi, I mean bonjour madam. Mademoiselle. I don't think I am allowed to do that"
Just then, as if by a magic coincidence, Benny Hilton, the manager of the hotel and the ex Chief Superintendant of New Scotland Yard walked out into the lobby.
"Mr Hilton!" Rebecca called, rushing over to him and trying to act as normal as possible not to cause any suspicion from the people standing nearby.
"Ah Miss Jones, how can I help you today?" Benny Hilton asked.
After glancing around to check that no one was listening, Rebecca whispered
"I need the spare key to the gym. It's locked but my instincts are telling me that Smithy is inside?"
Without having to hear anything else, Benny Hilton stepped behind the reception desk, took the spare gym key from a red cabinet and handed it over to the blonde undercover cop. Rebecca thanked Mr Hilton before rushing back over to the gym door. Pushing the silver key into the lock, Rebecca turned the key, pushed the door open and walked inside but before she had time to close the door behind her, she spotted her colleague.
"Smithy!" she called as she spotted the young Sergeant laid on the floor, bleeding.
Rebecca ran over to him and kneeled at his side, gently shaking his arm and calling his name. After a few seconds of doing this, Smithy opened his eyes and looked up at the young blonde.
"Omg Smithy, I thought you were...who did this?"
Smithy opened his mouth to talk but instead, received an antagonising shooting pain in his jaw. Seeing that he was in pain, Rebecca asked
"Can you stand up?" and Smithy nodded.
Rebecca placed her arm under the young Sergeant's arm pits to help him stand and led him over to the sink area where she took alcoholic wipes and cotton clothes from the first aid kit. Smithy sat on a black stool while Rebecca ran the wipes under some cool water. Looking at the blood and cuts on Smithy's jaw, she informed him
"This might hurt a little"
Just then, as Rebecca gently wiped the blood from his face, Smithy let out a few wails and grunts.
"Where else does it hurt?" Rebecca asked Smithy, who replied that his ribs and stomach were painful.
"Shall I call an ambulance?" she asked but Smithy shook his head.
"Well I can't take you in a taxi in this state, but you need to get checked out"
Once again, in perfect timing, Benny Hilton appeared at the doorway.
"Miss Jones did you..."
He stopped mid sentence as he saw the state of the undercover sergeant. Pushing the door shut, Benny rushed towards the two Sunhill officers.
"What on earth has happened?" he asked but, as Smithy couldn't open his mouth to talk, Rebecca stepped in.
"Dale, nod if this has got anything to do with the gang" she ordered and wasn't surprised when he nodded.
"Right, you need to get checked out straight away. Come on, I'll drive you both!" Hilton explained and together, the three of them left the gym via the back door and jumped into Benny's car.
"Right, I think we best go back down now. Great" Cameron muttered.
"Well count yourself lucky. I have to work with Rebecca!" Kerry exclaimed.
Sighing, Cameron added
"Yeah, I need to talk to Bec, about us" but Kerry jumped straight in.
"Cameron, my sister doesn't like being taken for a ride. She heard us talking and you saying that she wasn't me. Babe, she's already finished you, she just hasn't told you to your face yet. Trust me, your relationship is done and dusted. Ours however..."
Cameron pulled away from Kerry as she wrapped her arm around his waist.
"Wow, slow down" he ordered.
"But, you're a single guy now, and a very fit one at that" Kerry cheerfully exclaimed.
However, Cameron was having none of it.
"Kerry please! Look, at least give me one day to have a think and decide what to do for the best"
Kerry reluctantly agreed and together, they left the canteen, jumped into the lift and headed downstairs, unaware what had happened while they were on lunch.
As the pair stepped out of the lift, they walked together into the bar and restaurant area. As Cameron joined Aussie bar manager Sky behind the bar, Kerry asked
"Hey Sky. Where's my beloved sister?"
"At the hospital" Sky replied and Kerry nearly choked on air.
"Hospital? Why? What's happened?" She asked, automatically thinking it must have been David Radford.
Sky looked up from the bartending book he'd been writing in and explained to Kerry
"She's gone with that gym boy, Dale is it? Someone beat him up. Badly too by the look of things"
Kerry shot a look at Cameron, who looked as shocked as she did.
"I'll call her" the blonde stated, pulling her phone from a trouser pocket.
"Who's that?" Smithy queried as Rebecca's mobile rang and she pressed the cancel button.
Looking up and giving a slight smile, the young blonde replied
"No one"
However, when she saw Smithy raise his eyebrows, she added
"Kerry"
Just then, the French doctor who had checked out Smithy's jaw, walked back into the little hospital cubicle.
"Mr Smith, someone will be coming to collect you in the next five minutes to take you for a full scan of your body, just to check that nothings broken" the doctor explained in English, but with a strong French accent.
Smithy nodded and the doctor left the cubicle, leaving Smithy and Rebecca alone. After dropping them off at the hospital, Benny Hilton had taken the opportunity to visit an old friend who was situated on one of the other wards within the hospital and told Rebecca to call him when they were ready to leave.
"So why didn't you answer. To Kerry" Smithy asked and Rebecca gave a slight, sarcastic laugh.
"Believe me Dale; I have a pretty damn good reason"
As Rebecca looked up, she saw Smithy raise his eyebrows again and knew she'd have to tell. Taking a deep sigh, the young blonde started to explain.
"My lover boy and hero boyfriend isn't all he's cracked up to be"
Smithy's face lit up and it didn't go unnoticed by the blonde.
"You don't have to look so happy about it!" she jokingly spat before continuing to explain
"They were talking in the staff canteen in the hotel when I walked in but neither of them realised that I was there. He said...he said that I am beautiful and that we have a great time together. I thought that was quite sweet. That was, until he added the sentence, and I quote 'but she's not you'. Bloody creep!"
Smithy shook his head, looked at the blonde and gulped.
"He was right about one thing..." he started, then added
"You are beautiful"
Smiling, Rebecca playfully muttered "don't" and pushed Smithy's arm but he caught her arm with his hand and looked into her eyes. Then, seizing the moment, Smithy leaned into Rebecca to kiss her but she backed away just before he did.
"Don't Smithy" she whispered, desperately trying not to get caught up in the moment.
"Why not? You're single now" Smithy whispered back and, Rebecca lowered her head to let the young Sergeant kiss her.
However, once again she pulled away just before he could.
"I'm sorry, I just can't. It's not fair on Cameron. We are technically still together so if I kissed you, it would almost be like cheating on him, but believe me, it's not that I don't want to"
Just then, a hospital porter drew back the curtains.
"Bonjour, Mr Smith? I take you for scan?" the young man spoke in basic English.
As Smithy was wheeled off towards a scanning room, Rebecca had nothing to do but sit and wait for him to return.
"Cam, what time are you finishing today?" Kerry asked the Aussie.
"Not sure, Sky what time do I finish today?"
Sky Turner looked at the clock, then the rota before replying
"Now mate, half day today!"
Cameron turned to a happy looking Kerry who announced
"Me too! Shall we go home"
After stepping down from behind the bar, Cameron whispered to Kerry
"Shouldn't we go to the hospital to check on Smithy?
Kerry shrugged her shoulders before quietly replying
"Well I tried to call Rebecca and she didn't answer. So, they can't say we didn't try. Come on, we can grab a cab. It'll be quicker than walking"
So, after grabbing his belongings from the locker upstairs, Cameron reluctantly jumped into the back of a black cab with Kerry and together, they headed in the direction of their temp French home.
Just five minutes later, Kerry and Cameron jumped out of the cab and the Aussie handed the driver some Euro's.
"Merci" Cameron added before walking up the steps towards the large red painted front door.
After opening the door with her silver key, Kerry turned to her ex and smiled.
"Well done. You actually spoke a word in French!"
Smiling back, Cameron replied
"Yeah, I'm a quick learner" then followed the blonde inside, closing the door behind him.
"Do you want a drink?" Kerry asked after taking off her coat and throwing down her work bag.
Cameron nodded and expected Kerry to return from the kitchen area with a soft drink but she stepped back into the living area carrying a wine glass filled to the brim with white sparkling wine.
"I don't think this is a good..."
"Drink up Cam" Kerry interrupted.
Cameron did what he was told and started sipping the wine but watched as Kerry downed hers in one.
"Oh I do love white wine" Kerry exclaimed and disappeared into the kitchen to pour another.
"Do you really think Rebecca and me are done?" Cameron asked his blonde ex.
After downing her second glass of wine, Kerry wiped her lips and looked at the Aussie.
Nodding, Kerry explained
"If you thought I was stubborn, my little sister is ten times worse. Trust me; it's over between you too.
In fact, I don't think she ever loved you. She just wanted you because I was stupid enough to screw things up with you. She always wants what I have. I bet there are a lot of things you don't know about my beloved little sister. Did you know, before she became a cop, she had a boyfriend in the shape of Mr David Radford himself"
Cameron nearly shocked at Kerry's declaration.
"She what?"
Kerry, who was already drunk from downing two glasses of wine, nodded and giggled away.
"Yep, they were together for like...eight months haha. She never took part in anything criminal though. Then, she changed and became a copper"
Cameron couldn't believe that Rebecca and David Radford used to date and that, for the previous three months, he had been dating her, not knowing that she was Radford's cast off.
Kerry put down her empty wine glass and sat on the sofa next to Cameron, resting her head on his shoulder.
"I know we weren't exactly the most perfect couple Cam but, we had some good times didn't we?"
Cameron nodded but didn't say anything. Then, Kerry spoke again, moving her face closer to him.
"You know Cam, if you're upset that you and Becca are over, I can make your pain go away"
Kerry was so close that Cameron could not only smell the alcohol but could feel her breath on his neck.
Turning his head to look at the blonde, Cameron whispered
"Kerry, don't" but couldn't help but be attracted to his blonde ex.
"Come on Cam, you know you want me" Kerry whispered into the Aussie's ear and she planted a kiss on his lips.
"Kerry" Cameron whispered but then, he gave in and started passionately kissing Kerry.