Back in Deakin's office
"So Chris, what was so important between you and John that Claire had to eavesdrop?"
John glared furiously at his DI, warning him not to tell
"It was a personal matter of John's that's all Sir"
Meadows nodded his head suspiciously and left the room.
"Now John, you realise I'm legally required to suspend you and send you to a disciplinary hearing, because for your attack on another member of staff?"
"I do Guv'" John replied
"You know I'm also legally required to tell Mr Brownlow and Mannion what you told me about Claire?"
John nodded sadly, this could be the end of his career, if it got out that he hit Claire.
Deakin sighed before speaking again:
"I'm not going to report you for hitting Claire, as far as I'm concerned it never happened- just sort it out between you two. And as for what you told me about Claire, that's gonna stay between us two, we never had this conversation right?"
"Thank you Guv'" John said gratefully
"You're both exceptional officers, and I don't want to lose either of you!"
I pulled the car into the driveway and let myself in.
I noticed it was ten to five so I decided to go for my shower now and then pick out what I was going to wear this evening.
I got out of the shower and put on my silk bathrobe; opening my wardrobe I pulled out my Red, Black and Blue dresses. I tried each one on in turn, admiring myself in the mirror.
I finally decided on my black dress with my gold sandals.
My hair was to be piled high on top of my head, I found my black and gold studded shawl and decided to use that as well.
I put my robe back on as I heard the bell ring, opening the door I let Kerry in.
She dropped her coat on the rail and sat down in the lounge.
"Kerry, you need to promise not to tell anyone, what I'm about to tell you could get me killed if it gets out"
"I promise"
"I'm not just a normal CID officer, I'm also CIB and have been all my working life" I watched Kerry's face carefully
"Ok..." She said slowly "Anyone else know? Who are you trailing?"
"John knows obviously and now Deakin knows as well, I can't tell you who I'm trailing but its someone in the office, not you, John, Mickey or Dunc"
"That would explain why you haven't got an extensive record on the Met Base, considering the time you've been in the force"
"You've checked up on me then?"
"Yeah..." Kerry was cut off by the bell ringing
I got up hoping it wasn't John at the door, it wasn't it was Mickey.
"Come through Mickey, she's in the lounge" I closed the door and followed Mickey into the lounge
"You ready Kez?" Mickey asked
"Sure, I'll meet you in the car" Kerry replied
Mickey went off and got in the car while Kerry put on her coat
"You're safe between me and John, Claire, John'll do anything to protect you"
She wrapped her arms around me in a meaningful hug
"See you tonight"
Kerry just nodded and I closed the door behind her, looking at the clock I realised it was twenty to seven- I had five minutes to get dressed and get in the car.
I took the stairs two at a time and managed to cut my arm on a screw:
"Oh god damn it!" I yelled out in frustration
I carried on into my room but I had to go and find a bandage from the bathroom to prevent the blood from ruining my dress.
I found a conforming bandage in the cupboard and a gauze pad under the sink. Looking at my arm I noticed it was a deep laceration.
I slapped the gauze pad on the laceration and wrapped the bandage tightly around my arm.
"So Chris, what was so important between you and John that Claire had to eavesdrop?"
John glared furiously at his DI, warning him not to tell
"It was a personal matter of John's that's all Sir"
Meadows nodded his head suspiciously and left the room.
"Now John, you realise I'm legally required to suspend you and send you to a disciplinary hearing, because for your attack on another member of staff?"
"I do Guv'" John replied
"You know I'm also legally required to tell Mr Brownlow and Mannion what you told me about Claire?"
John nodded sadly, this could be the end of his career, if it got out that he hit Claire.
Deakin sighed before speaking again:
"I'm not going to report you for hitting Claire, as far as I'm concerned it never happened- just sort it out between you two. And as for what you told me about Claire, that's gonna stay between us two, we never had this conversation right?"
"Thank you Guv'" John said gratefully
"You're both exceptional officers, and I don't want to lose either of you!"
I pulled the car into the driveway and let myself in.
I noticed it was ten to five so I decided to go for my shower now and then pick out what I was going to wear this evening.
I got out of the shower and put on my silk bathrobe; opening my wardrobe I pulled out my Red, Black and Blue dresses. I tried each one on in turn, admiring myself in the mirror.
I finally decided on my black dress with my gold sandals.
My hair was to be piled high on top of my head, I found my black and gold studded shawl and decided to use that as well.
I put my robe back on as I heard the bell ring, opening the door I let Kerry in.
She dropped her coat on the rail and sat down in the lounge.
"Kerry, you need to promise not to tell anyone, what I'm about to tell you could get me killed if it gets out"
"I promise"
"I'm not just a normal CID officer, I'm also CIB and have been all my working life" I watched Kerry's face carefully
"Ok..." She said slowly "Anyone else know? Who are you trailing?"
"John knows obviously and now Deakin knows as well, I can't tell you who I'm trailing but its someone in the office, not you, John, Mickey or Dunc"
"That would explain why you haven't got an extensive record on the Met Base, considering the time you've been in the force"
"You've checked up on me then?"
"Yeah..." Kerry was cut off by the bell ringing
I got up hoping it wasn't John at the door, it wasn't it was Mickey.
"Come through Mickey, she's in the lounge" I closed the door and followed Mickey into the lounge
"You ready Kez?" Mickey asked
"Sure, I'll meet you in the car" Kerry replied
Mickey went off and got in the car while Kerry put on her coat
"You're safe between me and John, Claire, John'll do anything to protect you"
She wrapped her arms around me in a meaningful hug
"See you tonight"
Kerry just nodded and I closed the door behind her, looking at the clock I realised it was twenty to seven- I had five minutes to get dressed and get in the car.
I took the stairs two at a time and managed to cut my arm on a screw:
"Oh god damn it!" I yelled out in frustration
I carried on into my room but I had to go and find a bandage from the bathroom to prevent the blood from ruining my dress.
I found a conforming bandage in the cupboard and a gauze pad under the sink. Looking at my arm I noticed it was a deep laceration.
I slapped the gauze pad on the laceration and wrapped the bandage tightly around my arm.