She couldn't believe Bernie had started it off with that.

'How did you know about that?'

'I overheard' Bernie confessed.

'And you wanted me to spend time talking about some woman from 30 years ago at some house party I barely remember' teased Serena gently, wondering at the realisation that Bernie had come to talk to her in person. She was actually smiling at her, that shy sweet smile from the beginning of their date.

'Maybe I should have asked you more about yourself.'

'You know I'm divorced from Holby's biggest twit, is there much else you needed to know about my sexual history?'

'You did mention a policeman.'

'Oh yes, well the less said about him the better. Neither of them matter anyhow. You've been the only person I've been interested in for a long time. You intrigued me.'

There was that slight blush again.

'You made me feel like I was worth the effort.'

Serena confirmed that she was absolutely, worth the effort.

'Well, I enjoyed the attention' Bernie confessed.

'As you should. What you actually wanted to know was whether I wanted to kiss you.'

'Well, I got that answer.' Bernie's smile was smug as hell. Serena let her be. She was intending to bolster as much confidence as she could in the other woman. Confidence was sexy on her.

'We were also rudely interrupted and I'm quite keen to get back to that, if that suits you.'

Bernie's answer was to stroll over to the blinds and pull them shut. Serena patiently waited for her next move and was rewarded with being swept up in her arms to be thoroughly kissed in a good old-fashioned way.

Bernie was enjoying playing the gentleman. She'd never got to do that before. What liberation! She felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She wrapped herself tight around a woman those fingers were already circling around her shirt collar, ready to slip through to her skin and spin her senses upside down.

'Ha!'

'The door flung open and those two very irritating people were back. Only this time Bernie and Serena didn't let go.

'We knew it!' Sian announced.

'No workplace romance allowed, I recall you saying' Said Cam smugly, grin plastered to his face. Bernie wanted to smack them.

'Get out.'

Serena's orders made them shuffle out but not quietly. They could hear their laughter all the way out of the ward.

Serena looked at Bernie.

'Go home and pack a bag, I'm booking us into a hotel tonight. No excuses, Major.'

'None here.'

'Shut up and kiss me.'