I entered the storeroom carefully looking round, I found John
hiding behind some boxes.
I grabbed him roughly by the shoulders and hauled him out,
"So... we meet again"
"I'm not John, I'm Ricky Stratton"
"Come on" I growled dragging John out of the storeroom. I carried on dragging John until we got to the rest of the troops.
"Kerry! Watch out!" I yelled "Here hold Stratton" I said shoving John towards Steve.
I rushed to save Kerry from getting hit by a barstool, giving chase to the man with the barstool, I found myself surrounded by five other men.
Oh crap I thought, time for a beating.
"Paul, Rich, John, Pete, Dan, Charlie, leave the bitch pig, get the hell out of here while you can, they're all in here see?" John gestured at my troops, "There'll be no one outside, go!" I could see John out of the corner of my eye shouting at his mates.
"What about bitch pig? She'll follow us"
"She won't follow, pigs too fat, ugly and slow to catch you guys"
I could feel tears appearing in my eyes as I remembered a time three years ago when I used to complain of fat on my thighs, John would tell me it wasn't fat, it was just the way I was meant to be.
They gang left and I spoke hastily into my wire:
"Stanton to Deakin"
"Go ahead"
"Remove all outside troops, six gang members leaving any second, let them get away then get them"
"All right Claire, it's your call"
"I'm going to need a second transport unit for Ricky Stratton, Sir, as he told the others they could get away. He's gonna get lynched if they share a cage" I wandered back to Kerry and the others still talking to Deakin
"I'll order it Claire"
"Thanks Guv'"
"You've got Deakin and Meadows wrapped right around your little finger" Kerry commented as I took hold of Stratton again.
"The privilege of having a failed office relationship Kerry"
I looked at John just as he was about to open his mouth:
"Shut it you"
I shook him briefly before reading him his rights:
"Ricky Stratton, I'm arresting you for possession with intent to supply, resisting arrest and assault. You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on it court, anything you do say may be given in evidence, do you understand?"
"Yeh whatever"
Deakin began to speak in my earpiece:
"Gang all captured, second transport unit on way"
"Ready Kerry?" I looked at Kerry, I could see she was busy staring at someone, following her gaze, I saw she was concentrating hard on a staring contest with John.
"Stop it you two" I said sharply elbowing John in the ribs.
"Claire?" Don spoke in my earpiece
"Go ahead Don" I saw John turn sharply to look at me
"Second transport unit is outside, driver requests you take prisoners out one at a time"
"Ok thanks Don"
"Claire?" I looked up at Kerry as she spoke to me
"You even have Don wrapped around your little finger don't you?"
"Its useful" I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.
I waited as one by one the suspects were taken out to the transport unit. Eventually it was just me and John/Ricky Stratton.
"So... You're still at SunHill then?" John said casually
"I don't want to talk to you" I replied stressing certain words
"Claire please..." John pleaded
"It's D.S Stanton to you" I snapped
"I only want to talk to you"
"Well I don't want to talk to you"
John was silent for a few minutes before trying again
"I still love you"
"That is just the point, you don't love me any more" I practically screamed
"I do, you just don't know how much" John moved to take my hands
"Get the hell away from me!" I screamed.
"Claire? Are you alright?" Kerry appeared in the doorway
"G...g...get him a...a...away from me" I sobbed
Kerry summoned Steve in and he dragged John out and put him in the van.
"What the hell happened in here Claire?" Kerry asked putting her arm around me
"John... he said he still loves me"
"Shhh... its alright Claire" Kerry said leading me out to the van.
In the van I saw Kerry turn round and glare at John several times.
Back at the station I was left with John again while Kerry went ahead to oversee the booking in of the other suspects and to tell the custody Sergeant, Dale Smith to call John, Ricky Stratton.
"Claire?"
I turned to look at John who was looking at me with puppy dog eyes
"What?" I said slowly
"I'm sorry, I made you cry" John said quietly
I grabbed him roughly by the shoulders and hauled him out,
"So... we meet again"
"I'm not John, I'm Ricky Stratton"
"Come on" I growled dragging John out of the storeroom. I carried on dragging John until we got to the rest of the troops.
"Kerry! Watch out!" I yelled "Here hold Stratton" I said shoving John towards Steve.
I rushed to save Kerry from getting hit by a barstool, giving chase to the man with the barstool, I found myself surrounded by five other men.
Oh crap I thought, time for a beating.
"Paul, Rich, John, Pete, Dan, Charlie, leave the bitch pig, get the hell out of here while you can, they're all in here see?" John gestured at my troops, "There'll be no one outside, go!" I could see John out of the corner of my eye shouting at his mates.
"What about bitch pig? She'll follow us"
"She won't follow, pigs too fat, ugly and slow to catch you guys"
I could feel tears appearing in my eyes as I remembered a time three years ago when I used to complain of fat on my thighs, John would tell me it wasn't fat, it was just the way I was meant to be.
They gang left and I spoke hastily into my wire:
"Stanton to Deakin"
"Go ahead"
"Remove all outside troops, six gang members leaving any second, let them get away then get them"
"All right Claire, it's your call"
"I'm going to need a second transport unit for Ricky Stratton, Sir, as he told the others they could get away. He's gonna get lynched if they share a cage" I wandered back to Kerry and the others still talking to Deakin
"I'll order it Claire"
"Thanks Guv'"
"You've got Deakin and Meadows wrapped right around your little finger" Kerry commented as I took hold of Stratton again.
"The privilege of having a failed office relationship Kerry"
I looked at John just as he was about to open his mouth:
"Shut it you"
I shook him briefly before reading him his rights:
"Ricky Stratton, I'm arresting you for possession with intent to supply, resisting arrest and assault. You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on it court, anything you do say may be given in evidence, do you understand?"
"Yeh whatever"
Deakin began to speak in my earpiece:
"Gang all captured, second transport unit on way"
"Ready Kerry?" I looked at Kerry, I could see she was busy staring at someone, following her gaze, I saw she was concentrating hard on a staring contest with John.
"Stop it you two" I said sharply elbowing John in the ribs.
"Claire?" Don spoke in my earpiece
"Go ahead Don" I saw John turn sharply to look at me
"Second transport unit is outside, driver requests you take prisoners out one at a time"
"Ok thanks Don"
"Claire?" I looked up at Kerry as she spoke to me
"You even have Don wrapped around your little finger don't you?"
"Its useful" I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.
I waited as one by one the suspects were taken out to the transport unit. Eventually it was just me and John/Ricky Stratton.
"So... You're still at SunHill then?" John said casually
"I don't want to talk to you" I replied stressing certain words
"Claire please..." John pleaded
"It's D.S Stanton to you" I snapped
"I only want to talk to you"
"Well I don't want to talk to you"
John was silent for a few minutes before trying again
"I still love you"
"That is just the point, you don't love me any more" I practically screamed
"I do, you just don't know how much" John moved to take my hands
"Get the hell away from me!" I screamed.
"Claire? Are you alright?" Kerry appeared in the doorway
"G...g...get him a...a...away from me" I sobbed
Kerry summoned Steve in and he dragged John out and put him in the van.
"What the hell happened in here Claire?" Kerry asked putting her arm around me
"John... he said he still loves me"
"Shhh... its alright Claire" Kerry said leading me out to the van.
In the van I saw Kerry turn round and glare at John several times.
Back at the station I was left with John again while Kerry went ahead to oversee the booking in of the other suspects and to tell the custody Sergeant, Dale Smith to call John, Ricky Stratton.
"Claire?"
I turned to look at John who was looking at me with puppy dog eyes
"What?" I said slowly
"I'm sorry, I made you cry" John said quietly
