Hard 2 Get Pt 4,
"Bloody sunlight" thought Bodie as he sat up in bed. He'd had virtually no sleep,as he'd been lying awake most of the night. Any sleep he'd managed had been filled with dreams,all about Terri. The one that he remembered with perfect clarity was one at CI5. He'd wandered into one of the file rooms,looking to check on a name he'd seen,when Terri had walked in and began to look for a file herself. She'd seated herself down at a table and began to read through the file. Suddenly she'd looked up,aware of someone's eyes. She flashed her heart thumping smile at him. He couldn't remember after that though... As he showered,he pondered over last night's events. After he'd gone back down,Doyle and Terri were discussing the case that they were working on. Bodie had listened with great interest,simply because he found himself hanging on to Terri's every word. Doyle had laughed when describing how they'd tried to break into a warehouse; "You should have seen her,charging in,gun in hand. She's more impulsive than me!" Bodie had really laughed at that,"That is saying something!",all the while gazing at Terri. She'd hardly thrown a glance his way that night. Bodie had felt it keenly. "None of my usual charm seems to work on her,must think of something,before Ray tries it on,he thought worriedly. Even though Doyle had assured him that nothing was happening,Bodie's mind was not at rest. On his arrival at CI5,he headed straight for the doctor's room. "It's worse this morning Doctor. It felt better yesterday but now... I feel like I've had bloody red hot pokers strapped to my arm". The doctor looked at him questioningly,he knew Bodie too well. "Well,this is a suprise Mr Bodie. You coming in here to me and actually admitting to pain is ,well extrodinary. Anyway,I'd best have a look". Bodie made sure he put on a good show,letting out yelps whenever his arm was twisted or turned. The doctor finally sat down,"Well,I must say you do appear to be in a lot of pain. Tell you what,leave it 2 weeks instead of 1,then we'll see". That satisfied Bodie,he walked out with a grimace that turned into a cheeky grin. Doyle was driving into the car park as he walked out. Bodie felt his heart leap as he saw Terri in the passenger seat. He walked over to them. "Good morning,fellow CI5 operatives! How are we today?!". Doyle shook his head,looking slightly peaky. "Don't,just don't mate. My head is killing me,now I've got to go in to the Cow and tell him that we've lost the one lead that we had in this case" said Doyle. Bodie grinned,"Ah well,can't be too bad!What happened?",he asked. Terri sighed,"We followed Taylor into a games arcade,he was meeting a contact. Ray kept out of sight,while I went to buy a drink. Next thing I know,Taylor's asking me out",she said,shutiing her eyes at the memory. "He was ghastly,a real little weasel. Anyway Ray saw me and came over,pretending to be my boyfriend. He did a good job too!He had his arm round me and everything. I even got a little kiss for my trouble,though I must stress that was a one off Raymond",she said playfully. Doyle smiled,"Yeah,yeah. Anyway,you off home now? You should come out later,we're going to The World's End. See you about six?". asked Doyle. Bodie nodded,his throat dry,"Yep,see you then,bye Terri",he called as they walked off. She turned and smiled. Bodie felt numb. Ray had held her,kissed her. It might have been for bloody show but he'd had what Bodie wanted,done what Bodie wanted to do. He walked to the Capri and slid in. Feeling a rush of anger swelling up inside him,he drove home,he needed sanctuary,at least for a few hours. He felt no better as he walked in the pub,hours later. He immediatly spotted Doyle,at a table. He went over."Evening!Where's your partner?",he asked,trying to be as jovial as he could. "Right here mate. In front of me",said Doyle grinning. Bodie looked puzzeled,"Hey?",he asked. Doyle leaned forward,"I've noticed,your mood,has been slightly low of late. I know why,it's Terri,isn't it?". Bodie widened his eyes,"How did you know? I'd thought I'd hidden it",he said quietly. Doyle grined,"I know you,you were bound to be sore that you'd been replaced with a bird,it's not for long though,a couple of weeks at most",he said. Bodie half smiled. "He doesn't get it. He thinks I'm miffed that Terri's taken my place,bloody hell",he thought,but decided to play along. He wasn't ready to tell Ray,not yet. "I know,I know, I get so bored at home,that's all. Where is she anyway?". He turned and his eyes immediatley focused on her. She wore a black shirt,with jeans and heels. The simplest of outfits,but to Bodie she looked magical... "Hiya! You ok?",she asked. Bodie smiled warmly,he couldn't help it,"Yep,I'm fine. You?",he enquired back. Terri nodded,"Yeah,good". Doyle headed to the bar for drinks. Bodie felt his stomach knot,he felt so vunerable when left with her..But Terri started the conversation. "Look Bodie,I wanted to say sorry,for how I was at Doyle's party. I don't want you to think that I was judging you,or the type of women you go for. I knew I wouldn't be your sort of girl,so it was easier to be frank about that subject,those were just my personal feelings. I think you're a lovely bloke,so no hard feelings?". She finished talking,waiting for him to speak. He simply gazed at her,"Not my type of girl.jesus if only you knew",he finally said. Terri blinked,she looked taken aback. "Sorry?",she said. Bodie took a deep breath. "It's my turn to be framk. Since that night,I haven't been able to get you out of my mind. Your're there,constantly. You are certainly different from the usual girl I go for,but it's the best difference I've seen in a long time. When you told me that you didn't have men after you,I mentally made a note to suggest to Downing Street that glasses should be compulsory". Terri burst out laughing at that,it was the icebreaker that was needed. Her eyes looked sparkly,she didn't know what to say. "Well,that's certainly very flattering,but how do I know this isn't a..chat up line,as it were?!". Bodie laughed. "Trust me,it's not,ask the girl at The Codfather chip shop!". Terri laughed again,it made Bodie feel relaxed,confident. "Right,now I'm begging you to let me take out to dinner tomorrow night,I heard that stakeout had been cancelled,so?",he asked,then paused....Terri looked at him, smiling. "Alright Mr Bodie. I hope it's worth my while!..",she said,eyes laughing....
"Bloody sunlight" thought Bodie as he sat up in bed. He'd had virtually no sleep,as he'd been lying awake most of the night. Any sleep he'd managed had been filled with dreams,all about Terri. The one that he remembered with perfect clarity was one at CI5. He'd wandered into one of the file rooms,looking to check on a name he'd seen,when Terri had walked in and began to look for a file herself. She'd seated herself down at a table and began to read through the file. Suddenly she'd looked up,aware of someone's eyes. She flashed her heart thumping smile at him. He couldn't remember after that though... As he showered,he pondered over last night's events. After he'd gone back down,Doyle and Terri were discussing the case that they were working on. Bodie had listened with great interest,simply because he found himself hanging on to Terri's every word. Doyle had laughed when describing how they'd tried to break into a warehouse; "You should have seen her,charging in,gun in hand. She's more impulsive than me!" Bodie had really laughed at that,"That is saying something!",all the while gazing at Terri. She'd hardly thrown a glance his way that night. Bodie had felt it keenly. "None of my usual charm seems to work on her,must think of something,before Ray tries it on,he thought worriedly. Even though Doyle had assured him that nothing was happening,Bodie's mind was not at rest. On his arrival at CI5,he headed straight for the doctor's room. "It's worse this morning Doctor. It felt better yesterday but now... I feel like I've had bloody red hot pokers strapped to my arm". The doctor looked at him questioningly,he knew Bodie too well. "Well,this is a suprise Mr Bodie. You coming in here to me and actually admitting to pain is ,well extrodinary. Anyway,I'd best have a look". Bodie made sure he put on a good show,letting out yelps whenever his arm was twisted or turned. The doctor finally sat down,"Well,I must say you do appear to be in a lot of pain. Tell you what,leave it 2 weeks instead of 1,then we'll see". That satisfied Bodie,he walked out with a grimace that turned into a cheeky grin. Doyle was driving into the car park as he walked out. Bodie felt his heart leap as he saw Terri in the passenger seat. He walked over to them. "Good morning,fellow CI5 operatives! How are we today?!". Doyle shook his head,looking slightly peaky. "Don't,just don't mate. My head is killing me,now I've got to go in to the Cow and tell him that we've lost the one lead that we had in this case" said Doyle. Bodie grinned,"Ah well,can't be too bad!What happened?",he asked. Terri sighed,"We followed Taylor into a games arcade,he was meeting a contact. Ray kept out of sight,while I went to buy a drink. Next thing I know,Taylor's asking me out",she said,shutiing her eyes at the memory. "He was ghastly,a real little weasel. Anyway Ray saw me and came over,pretending to be my boyfriend. He did a good job too!He had his arm round me and everything. I even got a little kiss for my trouble,though I must stress that was a one off Raymond",she said playfully. Doyle smiled,"Yeah,yeah. Anyway,you off home now? You should come out later,we're going to The World's End. See you about six?". asked Doyle. Bodie nodded,his throat dry,"Yep,see you then,bye Terri",he called as they walked off. She turned and smiled. Bodie felt numb. Ray had held her,kissed her. It might have been for bloody show but he'd had what Bodie wanted,done what Bodie wanted to do. He walked to the Capri and slid in. Feeling a rush of anger swelling up inside him,he drove home,he needed sanctuary,at least for a few hours. He felt no better as he walked in the pub,hours later. He immediatly spotted Doyle,at a table. He went over."Evening!Where's your partner?",he asked,trying to be as jovial as he could. "Right here mate. In front of me",said Doyle grinning. Bodie looked puzzeled,"Hey?",he asked. Doyle leaned forward,"I've noticed,your mood,has been slightly low of late. I know why,it's Terri,isn't it?". Bodie widened his eyes,"How did you know? I'd thought I'd hidden it",he said quietly. Doyle grined,"I know you,you were bound to be sore that you'd been replaced with a bird,it's not for long though,a couple of weeks at most",he said. Bodie half smiled. "He doesn't get it. He thinks I'm miffed that Terri's taken my place,bloody hell",he thought,but decided to play along. He wasn't ready to tell Ray,not yet. "I know,I know, I get so bored at home,that's all. Where is she anyway?". He turned and his eyes immediatley focused on her. She wore a black shirt,with jeans and heels. The simplest of outfits,but to Bodie she looked magical... "Hiya! You ok?",she asked. Bodie smiled warmly,he couldn't help it,"Yep,I'm fine. You?",he enquired back. Terri nodded,"Yeah,good". Doyle headed to the bar for drinks. Bodie felt his stomach knot,he felt so vunerable when left with her..But Terri started the conversation. "Look Bodie,I wanted to say sorry,for how I was at Doyle's party. I don't want you to think that I was judging you,or the type of women you go for. I knew I wouldn't be your sort of girl,so it was easier to be frank about that subject,those were just my personal feelings. I think you're a lovely bloke,so no hard feelings?". She finished talking,waiting for him to speak. He simply gazed at her,"Not my type of girl.jesus if only you knew",he finally said. Terri blinked,she looked taken aback. "Sorry?",she said. Bodie took a deep breath. "It's my turn to be framk. Since that night,I haven't been able to get you out of my mind. Your're there,constantly. You are certainly different from the usual girl I go for,but it's the best difference I've seen in a long time. When you told me that you didn't have men after you,I mentally made a note to suggest to Downing Street that glasses should be compulsory". Terri burst out laughing at that,it was the icebreaker that was needed. Her eyes looked sparkly,she didn't know what to say. "Well,that's certainly very flattering,but how do I know this isn't a..chat up line,as it were?!". Bodie laughed. "Trust me,it's not,ask the girl at The Codfather chip shop!". Terri laughed again,it made Bodie feel relaxed,confident. "Right,now I'm begging you to let me take out to dinner tomorrow night,I heard that stakeout had been cancelled,so?",he asked,then paused....Terri looked at him, smiling. "Alright Mr Bodie. I hope it's worth my while!..",she said,eyes laughing....