AUTHORS NOTE: I'm not going to lie. I am late. I have been ill and writing, as much as I love it, hasn't been the top of my to do list. I apologise, as always, but here is my tenth entry and it's lame and I've also stopped including the lyrics because that habit was winding me up. I'm a nutter, I swear.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the characters

DAY 10: A song that makes you fall asleep - I adore this song but it's just one I do put on before I go to bed because he has one of those voices that makes me smile. I love it.

[That's My Goal – Shayne Ward]

He didn't know how he had ended up at her front door but yet there he was, his hands in his pocket as he leant against the wall with his head bowed as he tried to work out what he was going to say to her when she opened her door. This woman knew everything about him. She knew the history, the story of where he came from and also the story of what he had done since then. She knew about his failed marriage, his addiction to both alcohol and gambling and as well as the issues he had when it came to being a good father where Jamie was concerned but yet she stood by him no matter what and that's why he was here tonight.

They'd fought again.

And yes, it had most definitely been his fault. He'd been jealous of her new relationship and might have said that she'd sleep with any two bit loser as long as she wasn't alone. He didn't know where the rage had come from but it had. He'd just seen red – and maybe a tiny little bit of green but he hadn't realised that then – and had just yelled at her right there in the squad room in front of all their fellow detectives. She had gone bright red before Burke had granted her permission to leave her early while glaring at Robbie.

Okay so maybe he was aware of why he was standing at her door and also aware of why she wasn't answering. However, after knocking once more the door opened and she saw him standing there. "Go away, Robbie. I have my two bit loser lying in bed waiting for me," she spat at him sarcastically before attempting to shut the door but he put his foot in the way.

"Please, don't be like this with me." He said moving into the room and smiling sadly at her. "I've only came to fix it, Jacks. I promise. I don't want to upset you any more," he said making it clear so that she would allow him to come in. She looked at him before sighing then moving away from the door so that they could talk.

Perching on the end of the couch, Robbie looked over at his best friend with an apologetic smile. "I know I acted foolish in the bullpen and that was totally unfair on you because you didn't deserve that!" He said looking down at his shoes. "I promise that I'm not going to act like that any more," she raised her eyebrows at him before sitting down next to him as he chuckled, "okay so that's a lie. I'm probably going to make mistakes again but I'll never be nasty to you because I've realised something, Jackie."

"What?"

"That I love you," he whispered looking at her and she just stared at him, her jaw slightly dropped as she processed what he had just said in her head, "and I know that you're not going to believe this but I really do, Jackie." He reached out and took hold of her hand so that she couldn't try to pull away. "I know that I've always acted stupidly around you but that's because, and I'm sure it is, I love you so much and I'm not going to watch you love anyone else Jackie."

"What?" She repeated.

"Do you not realise how much it hurts when I see you break your heart over every two bit loser that you've dated so far?" He demanded to know. "Stuart and I have been there with our shoulders at the ready but it's not good enough for me any more. I want to win your heart and soul. I want you to love me as much as I love you." He moved a little bit closer to her but then she jumped away from him, her hands running through her hair as she paced the living room floor.

He could see that he was losing her and that she thought that he was joking. "Please, don't go." He said standing up and taking hold of her. "Are you really saying that you didn't know that I need you?" He could sense the anger boiling up inside of him at how she seemed to be ignoring him. "How can you not know that I can't breathe without you or even just be without you... Jesus Jackie, I've spent the past few weekends with you until you went and got a boyfriend..." He pointed and she turned to look at him, her hand covering her mouth as she realised what he was saying was the truth.

Robbie Ross, the ultimate player, had been spending every prime nightclubbing night with her watching lame ass movies or just playing stupid board games like scrabble. How had she not worked it out? So much for being a detective! Moving over to him, she pressed her fingertips to his jawline and shook her head. "Why didn't you just tell me beforehand?"

"Because I'm an idiot," he pointed out smiling as she smiled back up at him. "I do love you, Jackie." He whispered leaning down and taking her lips with his, his arms wrapping around her waist to gather her close to him so that she wouldn't pull away again. When the kiss ended, she pressed her forehead against his while wearing a small smile.

"I love you too."