OK, SO A FEW PEOPLE HAVE REQUESTED TO SEE THE FIERY SIDE OF OUR FAVORITE CLINICAL LEAD ONCE AGAIN, AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THAT, GIVE A ME A CHAPTER OR TWO AND YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE ;) ALSO DUE TO POPULAR REQUEST THE STORY WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SLOWLY, INCLUDING A FEW HOT AND SMUTTY CHAPTERS LATER ON, ENJOY...
The next morning Connie was gloomy, only watching Rita and Grace interact in a playful manner.
Grace's clothes being 'relatively' neatly folded and placed into her large suitcase to take back to America.
Rita was persuaded by Grace to try on many items from her bag, surprisingly a few items fitted as Rita strutted around Grace's bedroom like a cat walk.
"Which one does mummy want to try on?" Rita chuckled, turning around to look at Connie who shook her head.
"I'm tired, I'm going for a lie down." And with that, Connie was gone.
Rita helped Grace to finish packing and then told Grace she could go and watch cartoons for a few hours before they had to go to the airport.
Grace cheered and dashed down the stairs, Rita watching worriedly, half expecting Grace to trip over her own feet and go flying.
But she was fine, safely making it to the bottom and dashing into the longue.
Rita made her own way into Connie's room, pushing the door open to see Connie lay on the bed.
She wasn't sleeping, but she didn't look quite awake either, almost as if she was in a dream state.
"Hey…" Rita whispered as she sat down on the bed, surprised to elicit no response from the Doctor. "Connie?"
Rita placed a cool hand on Connie's shoulder, making her jump.
"Can you just hold me?" Connie whispered, Rita slipping wordlessly onto the bed and behind Connie.
Connie took a deep breath, feeling Rita's small hands resting on her baby bump.
Rita's breath tickled the back of Connie's neck as they both closed their eyes.
The room was silent and they could hear Grace giggling happily to the cartoons on the TV, Rita noticing how Connie's breathing shook, her body pressing closer to Rita's with every second.
"I'm going to miss having Gracie around again." Connie finally said, ceasing her movements as she realised that she couldn't physically get any closer to Rita.
"I know." Rita had nothing else to say, scotching her position so she was on the other side of Connie.
Their lips suddenly met, their bodies catching fire as their tongues duelled and all of their emotions poured out into that one kiss.
"Stop, Connie stop." Rita mumbled as their lips were still connected. "We can't do this now." Rita sighed, Connie's face dropping with sadness, but the understanding in her eyes let Rita know she had absorbed the information Rita had provided.
The kiss they had just experienced was more than any other kiss they had shared before.
It had been pure passion, lust and built up angst.
The kiss that could lead, and eventually would lead to so much more… Just not that night.
"I love you." Rita pressed her lips against Connie's once more, Connie reciprocating before biting gently onto Rita's lip before letting her go.
The hour finally came where Connie and Rita had to drop Grace off at the airport.
Grace was excited to fly again and excited to see her 'daddy'.
Rita trying to keep her spirits up, knowing it would make the departure so much easier, for the little girl at least.
Connie didn't emerge from her bedroom until the second they were due to leave, Rita taking hold of her hand and leading her out to the car.
Rita ensured Grace was strapped in before pulling off the drive and making the 20 minute drive to the airport.
The ride was quiet, Grace was relatively tired as it was almost 8pm already, Connie purposely booking this flight so the little girl could sleep most of the way back to America.
Rita hummed along tunefully to the radio, Connie just staring aimlessly out of the window.
When they arrived Rita grabbed the suitcase, pulling it along with one hand and holding Connie's with the other.
She could feel the tension in the older woman's body.
She wanted nothing more than to take Connie in her arms, but she knew that Connie's tears would start to flow and that would help neither Grace nor her at that stage.
Less than 15 minutes later and it was time for the three girls to say goodbye.
Rita got in quickly first, knowing Connie probably needed a moment to compose herself.
"Be good Grace, and Skype call me and your mum when you get back, and…" Rita pulled a packet of chocolate buttons out of her pocket. "Don't tell mummy I gave you these." Rita winked, Grace giggling.
"Bye Rita." Grace hugged the small woman who was crouched next to her, Rita reciprocating the hug before standing back for Connie to take over.
"Grace…" Tears threatened to fall big time.
"Will you tell me if the baby is a boy or a girl?" Grace asked, staring at her mother's rather obvious bump, pronounced by the white blouse she was wearing that day.
"Of course sweetheart, be good for daddy, and don't eat all those chocolate buttons at once." Connie managed a smile, even if it was a sad smile, choking on a sob as Grace hugged her carefully.
"I love you, mum." Grace grinned, looking up at her slightly upset mother.
"I love you too, my darling." Connie smiled, taking a step back and pointing to the hostess who would be looking after Grace. "I'll see you… I'll see you soon." Connie waved as Grace dashed over to the woman.
Connie waved until the little girl was out of sight, and only then did she allow herself to let out a cry.
Rita slipped her hand into Connie's pulling her out of the airport and into the night sky.
"I wish she didn't have to go." Connie whispered, resting her back against a wall and watching as the cool air turned her exhalation into steam. "I wish everything wasn't so complicated!"
Connie threw her head back in anguish, annoyed with the fact that nothing in her life was simple, ever!
Rita had several opportunities to interrupt, but really just wanting to let Connie work it all out, knowing she would feel better after she worked it out of her system.
"Take me home?" Connie almost begged, her voice so pitiful it broke Rita's heart.
"Ok, come on my darling." Rita took her hand, kissing it gently, before letting the interlinked chain fall to their sides as they walked back to the car.
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