"Thank you Mrs Angell" Hannah smiled at the woman as she passed Hannah a drink of water. They had just eaten dinner in silence and had retired to the living room where Hannah was sat on the sofa beside her dad and Jess to her other side. Cliff and Sherry were sat down on armchairs opposite the three of them as Don clasped his hands together and leant forward as he looked at the floor.

"You're welcome Hannah" she said and then smiled as she looked at her daughter who was also sat on edge with her hand lightly wrapped around his arm.

"Anyway...how is the job going Don?" Cliff asked

"It's going well sir...enjoying it a lot" Don nodded

"And can we be expecting another Flack to be gracing the precinct with her presence?" Cliff smiled and he looked over at Hannah who shook her head as she took the water away from her mouth.

"No sir...it's not for me sir" she shook her head

"The end of the road then Don? No more Flack's going into the job" Cliff said and Don shrugged and smiled proudly as his eyes glanced over at Hannah

"Well sir, I will let Hannah go into any profession which she wants as long as it is what she wants to do" Don spoke cautiously

"And that is how it should be" Sherry smiled "so what is it you are planning to study in college in the fall?"

"Medicine. I would like to be a doctor in the ER" Hannah said

"The ER?" Sherry raised a brow

"It's the thrill I think...the adrenaline rush which is there instead of just well...working in a room all the time I think" Hannah said and Cliff grinned slyly at Don

"She certainly gets the adrenaline addiction from you Don" Cliff said

"That is an excellent thing which you want to do Hannah" Sherry said and then they went back into a silence.

"Anyway" Jess clapped her hands together "we had best be going...work in the morning and we have the early shift"

"Oh right dear...it was nice having you over Don and Hannah. I hope to do it again sometime" Sherry stood up and the three of them did the same as Don shook hands with Jess' parents and Hannah did the same.

"Can I have a word with you Donald?" Cliff asked and he began moving into the kitchen with Don in tow after a stern nod from Jess.

"What is this about sir?" Don asked Cliff who stood near the sink and Don remained near the door. Cliff looked Don up and down and he took in the sight of the prim and proper detective, from his clean and expensive looking suit to his neatly gelled hair and large blue eyes showing worry.

"I think it is common knowledge about what happened to your wife Don...the news spread all through the precinct like wildfire" Cliff stated and Don looked down to the floor and ran a hand through his hair.

"I knew that they all knew...and I blame myself everyday for what happened to Emily and I know it is my fault that Hannah had to grow up without a mother" he said

"Yes...well...can you understand my concern Donald? It was bad enough Jessica was forced into witness protection because someone was after you...and I don't want to see her hurt...but it appears many people near you get hurt" Cliff said and Don shook his head

"I know sir but I plan to look after Jess. She means a lot to me" Don said

"You seem a good man Don. An excellent father by the sounds of Hannah...and Jessica thinks a lot of you. But I don't want to see my daughter hurt. You're a father Don. You can understand my worry?" he asked and Don nodded

"I can. Hannah means the world to me and I know what you mean sir. But I intend to look after Jess and I can assure you that you have nothing to worry about" he said

"I will always worry Donald. But I am not stopping Jessica from seeing you Donald. You make her happy and I just want you to do that for life" he extended his hand to Don and he shook it

"I will do sir" he said

...

"I thought that went well" Don said when they walked back into his apartment and Jess couldn't help but smile slightly

"I am impressed Don...my parents seemed rather taken with you to be honest Donald" she said and Don placed a hand over his heart.

"You didn't think I would show you up, did you?" he asked her.

"No but I thought you was going to sit there like a little mouse and not say a word" Hannah grinned as she kissed her dad on the cheek and swept past him to move into her room.

"You all think I was worried?" he asked "I wasn't that worried...it's a nerve-racking thing to start with" he shrugged

"I know Donnie" Jess said as she handed him a beer and he loosened his tie

"But I am grateful" she said as he took a gulp "I remember when I met Hannah for the first time"

"Hannah?" he asked and Jess nodded

"You joke...but she's your daughter and I wanted her to have a good opinion of me if we were to make this work" Jess said seriously

"Even if she didn't then I still would have gone out with you" he kissed her and she smiled

"No you wouldn't" she grinned "she has you wrapped around her little finger"

"I still would have done it" he promised "but things are going great at the moment, right?"

"I couldn't ask for better"