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For the first time in a whole week both Harry and Nikki felt good. It was like a huge weight had been lifted off both of their shoulders. Yes, they knew their friendship wouldn't be back to the way it was just like that and it was bound to be slightly awkward at first but they were both hopeful and willing to work at it.

As she had no work left to do, Nikki decided to start as she meant to go on with regards to Harry and go over and try to help with his case.

"Interesting case?" She asked.

"Not really. Looks like another suicide." Harry replied, happy that Nikki had been the one to start up a conversation with him. "No obvious signs of struggle, looks like he jumped."

"Intoxicated?"

"I'll have to wait for the tox report to come back to be sure but I don't think so. He wasn't a heavy drinker, by the looks of his liver, and his pupils seemed normal."

'This is good.' thought Harry. He was glad that they were talking, even though it was just about work. They seemed to be acting like colleagues more than friends but it was a start.

"I'll let you get back to work then, do you want a coffee?" Nikki asked.

"Yeah, thanks." He replied. He would have preferred it if Nikki had stayed there but he knew that having a long conversation might be pushing it so soon after what happened. If Harry was completely honest with himself, he was surprised she was even talking to him after what he did to her earlier. He decided to be happy with what he was getting at the moment and enjoy the fact that she was at least being civil to him. Harry knew it was a lot more than he deserved.

Nikki came back a couple of minutes later with a steaming mug of coffee and handed it quickly to Harry.

"Thanks" He said as he took a sip.

"You're welcome."

"Where's yours?" Harry enquired.

"Oh I've got to go." She replied, gesturing towards the door. "Leo's given me a scene. Finally got some work to do. You'll probably be gone by the time I get back."

"Okay well I'll see you on Monday then."

"Yeah, bye." Nikki said, and hurried out the door. Harry watched her through the glass as she grabbed her coat and walked away. He knew it would be stupid for them to get back to being best friends immediately and was sure that she was still slightly scared of him. She just seemed a bit hesitant all the time. Oh well, an awkward conversation was better than nothing and she had made him coffee – and very nice coffee at that. He hoped that they were moving forward but was going to take it slowly with Nikki so as not to spoil it again.

I know this chapter is a bit boring but it's just a filler before the next one. Please review anyway :)

Georgie xx