"I don't know Evan, I really don't," Tess replied.
"What are you so afraid of?" he asked.
"Everything," Tess sighed. "This pregnancy, losing my job, getting hurt and most of all disappointing you."
"Tess, you could never disappoint me," Evan reassured. "Every time I look you I can't help but think what an amazing person you are."
"Thank you Evan. But after all I have put you through you still stuck around and that is more than anyone else has ever done for me," Tess admitted. "And I can't help but wonder why you have stayed so long?"
"It has been hard but I just know there is a different Tess under there, waiting to show herself. It has taken me this long to get that close to you so I'm not going to give up now. You make me so angry but I can't help loving you for it," Evan said. Tess responded to this by briefly kissing him and they then embraced.
"So would you like a coffee?" Tess asked him.
"Yes, that sounds great!" Evan replied.
"How do you have it?" Tess asked.
"Oh, with some trust and friendship thanks," Evan said. Tess grinned at him and set about making the coffee.
"Well it sure is different without Tess around here," Jo said.
"Not stating the obvious are we Jo?" Ben asked. "At least she isn't biting my head of anymore, there is room to breathe now."
"That is a bit harsh don't you think Ben? She is a pregnant after all and that can do crazy things to a person," Pj said calmly.
"Well I thought she was a perfectly fit capable woman who coped just fine," Ben muttered sarcastically.
"Mate, she admitted she was wrong, and that is a big thing for her. Have some sympathy would you?"
"Yeh, yeh," muttered Ben.
"So will you two stop jabbering and get moving? We are meeting Tess and Jonesy at the pub in half an hour and I want to get changed!" said Jo, stamping her foot.
"Oh no, you aren't pregnant to are you?" asked Ben, pretending to shake with fear and hide under his desk. Jo responded by whacking him over the head with her jacket, before they left the station laughing.
Jo, Ben and Pj meet Jonesy and Tess at the pub. Greetings are exchanged before they sit down at their regular table and order drinks.
"So I still can't believe Mrs Thompson's letterbox had gone missing again!" Jonesy laughed. "How many times is it now?"
"Six," Pj said. "And she wants me to do a full investigation."
"That'd be right," Ben said sarcastically.
"You okay Tess?" Jonesy asked, putting his arm around her. "You haven't said much."
"I know I was just thinking," Tess said.
"Yeh, it must be hard becoming unoperational," Jo said. "I would hate it to happen to me."
"Subtle Jo," Pj muttered.
"No, she is right, I guess I am just helpless and everyone should pity me," Tess said angrily.
"No no Tess, Jo didn't mean that," Jonesy said, "She just."
"Oh god," Tess said, before bolting out of the pub.
WHY?
"What are you so afraid of?" he asked.
"Everything," Tess sighed. "This pregnancy, losing my job, getting hurt and most of all disappointing you."
"Tess, you could never disappoint me," Evan reassured. "Every time I look you I can't help but think what an amazing person you are."
"Thank you Evan. But after all I have put you through you still stuck around and that is more than anyone else has ever done for me," Tess admitted. "And I can't help but wonder why you have stayed so long?"
"It has been hard but I just know there is a different Tess under there, waiting to show herself. It has taken me this long to get that close to you so I'm not going to give up now. You make me so angry but I can't help loving you for it," Evan said. Tess responded to this by briefly kissing him and they then embraced.
"So would you like a coffee?" Tess asked him.
"Yes, that sounds great!" Evan replied.
"How do you have it?" Tess asked.
"Oh, with some trust and friendship thanks," Evan said. Tess grinned at him and set about making the coffee.
"Well it sure is different without Tess around here," Jo said.
"Not stating the obvious are we Jo?" Ben asked. "At least she isn't biting my head of anymore, there is room to breathe now."
"That is a bit harsh don't you think Ben? She is a pregnant after all and that can do crazy things to a person," Pj said calmly.
"Well I thought she was a perfectly fit capable woman who coped just fine," Ben muttered sarcastically.
"Mate, she admitted she was wrong, and that is a big thing for her. Have some sympathy would you?"
"Yeh, yeh," muttered Ben.
"So will you two stop jabbering and get moving? We are meeting Tess and Jonesy at the pub in half an hour and I want to get changed!" said Jo, stamping her foot.
"Oh no, you aren't pregnant to are you?" asked Ben, pretending to shake with fear and hide under his desk. Jo responded by whacking him over the head with her jacket, before they left the station laughing.
Jo, Ben and Pj meet Jonesy and Tess at the pub. Greetings are exchanged before they sit down at their regular table and order drinks.
"So I still can't believe Mrs Thompson's letterbox had gone missing again!" Jonesy laughed. "How many times is it now?"
"Six," Pj said. "And she wants me to do a full investigation."
"That'd be right," Ben said sarcastically.
"You okay Tess?" Jonesy asked, putting his arm around her. "You haven't said much."
"I know I was just thinking," Tess said.
"Yeh, it must be hard becoming unoperational," Jo said. "I would hate it to happen to me."
"Subtle Jo," Pj muttered.
"No, she is right, I guess I am just helpless and everyone should pity me," Tess said angrily.
"No no Tess, Jo didn't mean that," Jonesy said, "She just."
"Oh god," Tess said, before bolting out of the pub.
WHY?