"Baby?" Will said disbelievingly. "Oh Emma I'm so glad you're awake, come here I need to hug you." He leaned towards her and pulled her gently into a cuddle and didn't let go for several minutes. "I have to go tell the nurses that you're awake so they can run checks but I promise I'll be back for you babe." He said running from the room and grabbing the nearest nurse who he dragged back into the cubicle.
"It's good to see you awake Miss Keane we just need to run a few blood tests and check you over. If you'd care to wait outside Mr Fletcher somebody will come and get you when we're finished." The nurse said ushering Will around the other side of the curtain.
"So how are you feeling now?" Megan asked as she unhooked some of machines from Emma and took the drip from her arm, placing a plaster over the cut.
"A little sore and tired but hey I'll live." Emma replied giggling.
"Well you've got one hell of guy, he hasn't left your side since you were brought in. Kept talking to you even though we assured him that you wouldn't be able to hear. He just said he didn't want you to feel alone, he's well cute." Megan said smiling at her as she helped her to sit up.
Emma sighed contentedly. "Yeah I know…he's always been there, you know really supportive and when we were in that warehouse he just kept telling me that he loved me and that I should never forget it no matter what happened and where we ended up. I can't believe I waited so long before hooking up with him. It seems so obvious now but when it was all happening I guess I just couldn't see him for who he really was."
"Awww that's so sweet. You're done here actually. Everything seems just fine, quite surprising really I mean considering the amount of blood that you lost but really your health seems to be rising quite rapidly again." Megan said going to get Will.
He ran back into the cubicle and wrapped Emma up in his arms. "Well I think we should get you home missy." He said as they broke apart and he took her hand and lifted her up from the bed. "…Although I think you should maybe get dressed before we go." He added laughing at the sight of her still in the hospital gown. From underneath the bed he pulled out the bag that Honey had dropped off earlier and took the jeans, t-shirt etc. out of it, helping Emma to get changed as she had restricted movement in her arm.
"Um Will I can't tie my laces." She giggled as she tried and failed to cross the laces over. He smiled back at her and bent to tie her shoes, running his hands down her legs as he did. She rolled her eyes at him but couldn't stop the little grin playing across her lips.
Later as Will helped Emma through the door of her flat, she stumbled and he caught her just before she hit the ground. Half pulling her up, he leaned in and pressed his lips gently onto hers. "You still want to…you know be together don't you?" He asked her anxiously as he pulled away. Pushing him back against the sofa and beginning to kiss him passionately gave him all the answer he needed.
They lay on the sofa watching T.V. for well over an hour when he turned her round to face him. He kissed her softly on the nose, making her giggle. "I was thinking…you'll need somebody to look after you and that but…well tell me if you think it's too soon but do you want us to move in together?" He asked unsure of the reception his question was going to get.
Emma bit her lip thoughtfully for a few seconds before making her mind up. "Nothing would make me happier babe." She replied moving in closer to him. "I love you…it might seem too soon for some people but I've loved you for ages…we just took a while to get things going." She added thinking about what her parents and friends would say.
A few days later Emma sat beside the bed unpacking boxes and boxes of Will's possessions. "How come you've got so much stuff babe?" She asked laughing as they tried to fit all of their clothes into the double wardrobe which had previously just been occupied by Emma's things. He tickled her and picked her up off her feet, dropping her gently onto the bed and beginning to kiss her.
"Are you making fun of me? Are you? Are you?" He said jokingly while still tickling her. She escaped and ran to the other side of the bedroom. Following her he caught her round the middle and pinned her to the wall. "You ain't getting rid of me that easily." He added, smiling as she initiated their kisses again.
Two weeks later, Will and Emma were sitting on benches outside the courtroom. As Carl was brought in by two burly police officers Emma paled. She hid her head in Will's chest and bit down hard on her lip to stop it quivering. "Shhh baby…he's not going to get away with it. He can't hurt you any more." Will said soothingly as he felt Emma's tears begin to seep through his shirt.
"I…I just don't know what'll happen when I'm up there." Emma said, her sobs becoming shallower and her tears beginning to dry up. Sam stuck her head around the door and beckoned them in. Emma stood up and cleared her smudged eye make up before following Will into the court.
Several minutes later and after all the formalities had been taken care of and her oath had been sworn Emma stepped up and faced the jury. "Can you run me through what happened on the morning of March 24th 2006?" The prosecution asked, smiling at Emma.
"We…PC Fletcher and I that is were called to a disturbance at the Jasmine Allen Estate. Heading up the stairs we heard shouting coming from the flat were supposed to be checking out and we ran to see what was going on. When we got there, there was a smash and a scream and when we made our way into the kitchen Will saw a man legging it down the fire escape. He ran after him while I tended to the woman on the floor who had a serious head wound. The man escaped and Will came back up the fire escape to assist me…but while he was gone another man had come out of one of the bedrooms and when he saw me watching him he pulled out this gun and threatened me with it." Emma said softly.
"Did you call for assistance or see this man again at any time?" The defence asked, getting to her feet.
"Oh um no I didn't radio in…I tried to I mean I reached for the radio but he took a step towards me and threatened me again. When Will got back the man had already left so we called for an ambulance…I went out to see if the paramedics were coming and to check if the man was…was waiting for me." Emma replied in a choked out sob towards the end.
"And was he?" The defence asked getting irritable with her.
"Yes…he was standing at the top of the stairwell so I ran back into the flat and locked myself in the bathroom. I…I thought he was going to kill me." Emma said, her shoulders shaking.
"That will be all for now…thank you Miss Keane." The judge said nodding happily. Emma smiled up at him and stepped down from the witness box.
"That went all right didn't it sweetheart?" Will asked as he hugged Emma close to him. "I know you'll have to give evidence about the shooting later but it will be okay…you know that I'll be here for you babe." He added as she collapsed into him.
At the end of the very long day the pair of them traipsed out of the court house and sat down on the steps together. "I'm so glad…so glad it's all over." Emma whispered, leaning her head against Will's shoulder.
As Sam came over towards them they sprung apart and blushed slightly which didn't go unnoticed by Sam. "You two coming to the pub or what?" She said as she continued down the steps and they followed. Later as they sat in a half empty club which was still pulsing with energy they watched the team dotted about on the dance floor, each pair more comical than the last.
Emma stood up and tugged gently at Will 's hand. Following her onto the dance floor he slid his hands around her waist and she put her hands at the back of his neck. They moved together slowly in time with the song and towards the end of the piece of music they leaned in and Emma rested her head on his chest and he put his chin on top of her head.
A few of the relief noticed this and began to point and look at the pair. Honey bounced over towards them and they sprung apart just as they had done when Sam had arrive outside of court. "Are you two going out or something?" She asked practically jumping for joy when they both blushed and Emma turned away after nodding.
"Are you okay about this? I mean everyone knowing babe?" Will asked Emma as he felt her turn away shyly from the prying eyes of the group.
"Of course…if it means I can do this in public." She said decisively as she rose up on her tiptoes and planted a long lingering kiss on his lips. The rest of the relief smiled amongst themselves, they always knew that Will had been nuts about Emma. On more than one occasion it had been said that he'd take a bullet for her, although when it actually came to it, she'd been the one who'd got shot. Still they'd bitten the bullet and now the world knew about their relationship, it made sense really, they were made for each other.
Sniff sniff it's all over...finally completed and I have to let it go. I've had fun writing it, I hope you had fun reading it. It got very fluffy at the end but I like fluff so hey :D please review it as it took forever to get the ending right. Thanks to everyone who reviewed especially Emz, Beth and Gemidodger who gave me tonnes of much needed support and nice words to finish off these chapters that i was writing. Thanks guys love u all xxxxxxxpip