Chapter One - Two Years Later

"BBBBRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG!" sounded the alarm clock and Charlotte groaned.

"I don't want to get up." Charlotte complained, and rolled over to find her boyfriend of one year wasn't there. "Where did he go?"

"Good Morning, sleepy head." Smithy said loudly, as he walked into the room. "I've made you breakfast."

"I don't wanna get up." Charlotte whined. "Can't I call in sick?"

"Sorry darling, but you're going to work today." Smithy answered. "Now eat you breakfast and get ready to go. We are leaving in an hour."

"Okay, Okay." Charlotte replied grumpily. "I'll eat it and then get ready, only if I can have a good morning kiss."

'It'll be my pleasure." Smithy smiled, and lent over and gave her a big kiss. "Now hop to it."

"Yes sir." Charlotte saluted, and started eating her breakfast.

An hour later Charlotte and Smithy were ready to drive to Sun Hill Police Station; where they worked.

"Please, please don't put me with Reg." Charlotte pleaded, as they drove along. "I've been stuck with him for the past week and I can't stand it. Please."

"Why don't you like Reg?" Smithy asked, hiding a smile. 'What's he done to you?"

"It's not that I don't like him." Charlotte argued. "It's just......could you stand listening to a whole shift on trains? Train this and train that, he never shuts up."

"Aww, poor you." Smithy chuckled. "It must be very annoying."

"It's more than annoying, it......" Charlotte trailed off. "I don't know, just bad. Anyway you're meant to be on my side."

"Well just because you're the bestest girlfriend, I'll se what I can do." Smithy sighed, hoping this would shut her up. "Is that good enough?"

"I knew there was a reason, I started to date you." Charlotte laughed. "The other stuff is just extra."

"Ha ha." Smithy said sarcastically. "Very funny, Charlee."

"I didn't mean it like that." Charlotte said. "I was just joking."

"I know that." Smithy answered. "I'm just winding you up. You should know that by now."

When they finally got to Sun Hill, they jumped out the car and walked inside.

"Hi Char, Hi Smithy." Honey Harman said, as thay walked inside. "I just want to warn you that the Inspector is on the war path, she wants people to do overtime for this obbo she's organizing."

"Thanks Honey." Charlotte said. 'We'll keep out of her way."

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I wonder what it is for." Charlotte asked, as Honey walked away.

"It might be for the recent attacks in the park." Smithy replied. "I don't know what else it would be."

Suddenly Gary Best walked around the corner and bumped into Charlotte.

"Aaaggghhh." Charlotte shrieked, as coffee splattered onto her shirt. "Hot!"

"I'm sooo sorry, Char." Gary apologized. "I didn't mean to spill it."

"Come on Charlee." Smithy said. "Let's go get cleaned up before the Inspector sees."

"I'm coming too." Gary said quickly. "I made the mess. I'm sorry, Char."

"It's okay; I'll just get my spare shirt from my locker." Charlotte said.

So Charlotte, Smithy and Gary went in search of Charlotte's spare shirt.

"So are you two going to work on this obbo tonight?" Gary asked, as Charlotte was getting changed.

"No way." Charlotte replied quickly. "The Inspector hates me."

"Come on, Charlee. She doesn't hate you." Smithy said. '"Why would anyone hate you? You're just too lovable."

"She always picks on me." Charlotte complained. "I always get the bad jobs."

"She picks on everyone." Gary complained. "That's what Inspectors do. Don't you know that by now?"

"Smithy." Charlotte cried, as he accidentally splashed water on her. "Watch where you wave that thing. Maybe this will stop you."

Charlotte splashed water at Smithy, but he ducked and it got Gary instead.

"Watch it." Gary shouted and turned on the tap. "You're dead."

Gary splashed Charlotte and then it developed into a full on water fight. They were having lots of fun until a voice snapped them out.

"WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Gina Gold shouted.

"Um, um, sorry." Charlotte said meekly, dripping wet. "Sorry, ma'am. I was just changing."

"Yes, I can really see that." Gina said sarcastically. "And why are they here."

"They were um helping me." Charlotte said, realizing that was the wrong answer. "Sorry."

"We're sorry too, ma'am." Smithy and Gary said. "It won't happen again."

"Too right it won't." Gina shouted. "Now clean up this mess and I expect to see all of you tonight for the obbo. Got it?"

"Yes, ma'am." they all replied and with that she walked out of the locker room.

"Oh no." Charlotte laughed. "We've go to work on the obbo tonight."

"And we've gotta clean up this mess." Gary added. "So much for trying to avoid it."

"Yeah." Smithy agreed.