Title and Author ; Brewing Storms - Chapter Nine - Becky
Disclaimer ; Own nothing, very sadly.
Spoilers ; Only if the whole Carby thing is a surprise.
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Here they were. Again. By the river, at their bench, coffee in tow.
" Is it me, or is this coffee bad?"
" Hmmm?" Her head was against his shoulder, his hand wrapped around her waist as she leaned against him.
" The coffee. It's bad."
" Yeah. It's bad."
" I know." He nodded, listening to the sounds of the city in the distance and to her gentle breathing as she breathed in sync with him.
" I can't believe you called me in."
He chuckled. " I'm sorry. We were swamped, as you could see."
" I don't care. John, if I see another trauma, another *bad* trauma, then I'm quitting."
" I know - it's been a bad shift."
" Bad? It's been hell Carter!"
She sat up, looking at him, her eyebrows raised in surprise. He said nothing, just looked at her.
" What?"
He opened his mouth to speak, as if to prove a point, but stopped, closing it.
" What?" She echoed.
" Nothing. Just don't call me Carter."
" *Everybody* calls you Carter."
" Everybody isn't my wife." Her arguement was simple. As was his.
" Okay."
Silence, again, enveloped them.
" We should get back."
" Hmmm. You know something?"
" What?"
" Bad coffee - extra shift from hell. It means you still owe me."
" Oh, really?"
" Yup."
" And what do I owe you exactly?"
" Oh. Well, we'll call it even if you help me clean the house on your day off tomorrow."
" On my own?"
" Nope. I swapped. If I'm working today - I'm not tomorrow."
" Okay."
" What?"
" Okay - I'll do it."
She turned against him, placing a kiss on his cheek.
" Thankyou."
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Author's Notes ; It just seems to get worse! To hit the big milestone - chapter ten - the next chapter - will be the last in this series. Sad, eh? No, probably not. So yeah, next chapter's the last - all I can say is that I hope you've enjoyed this one, and as always, I'll ask you to review! Thankyou for all those reviews so far - every single one of them is appreciated because I know you've taken the time to do so, and for that I am really grateful - but a few more would really make my day!
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