This is for Jay :D
"I'll kick your arse if I hear you calling me the new guy again" John said from the doorway, Kerry, Liz and Mickey laughed
"There ain't nothing new about him, Jay mate, that's John Boulton, the guy you're covering for"
"Ah, so you're the legendary Detective Sergeant Boulton, Jamie Dorchester acting D.S"
"Great, we got saddled with a rookie and don't pair him with me" John smirked
"S'alright Jay, this is how he normally is, don't take it personally" I explained
"Welcome back John!" Chorused round the office as Kerry, Liz, Mickey, Rod, Tom and Geoff came up and embraced him
"Didn't know so many people cared" John looked embarrassed
"You know we do, we're a family"
"Even Rod?" John quipped
"Yes, even Rod!" I shot back coolly
"Our warring couple is back!" Mickey announced happily
"You wouldn't believe how quiet and down Claire has been since you've been gone" Kerry delighted in telling John how much I had missed him
John looked over at me as I looked to the floor totally embarrassed
"Kerry, did you polish my desk?" John growled
I watched Jamie begin to get nervous, "It wasn't Kerry, it was me" I spoke up not wanting Kerry to get yelled at.
"So why have you been off work this past year?" Jamie asked cockily
I shook my head as Kerry opened her mouth to speak, I watched John as he figured out what to say, I was fed up of bailing Jamie out of sticky situations, he needed to learn when to keep his mouth shut.
"It all started a few months before I had to take a break" John paused before continuing "I arrested this guy, Richard Evan, nasty little bastard he is, he raped a coupla women and attempted to rape Claire"
I cringed at the memory of the sweaty little scrote.
"I put him away for six years, but he got bail to arrange his grandmother's funeral" John took a deep breath "He found out where my family lived, he had them murdered" He stopped again
"John, you don't have to talk about it" I stepped in
"My therapist said I needed to talk about… about what happened. The bastard tortured my mother, my two brothers, my sister and one of my brother's family- his wife and his two kids. He tortured them; left them tied up and burnt the fucking house down with them in it, the house burnt to the ground. Their bodies were found chained to the radiators. He doused the place in petrol and torched it" Tears were streaming down his face now.
"In there... now!" I indicated to the empty DI's office, John made a quick exit into the office.
"Geoff, you're charge, get on with your work everyone" I followed John into the office, he was stood at the window staring out at the skyline
"John?" I watched as he wiped his eyes with the back of his hand before turning round "Oh honey, I think maybe you shouldn't have talked about it here, I think maybe you should head home" I put my arms around John and held him close, we sat down on the edge of the desk, John in my arms.
Out in the main office Kerry spoke up:
"Claire really must love him, she's been to hell and back this past year"
"It must be nothing compared to what John's been through" Mickey said
Everyone looked up as I came out of the office:
"He's alright" I sighed sitting down at my desk "You" I growled pointing my finger at Jamie "You are not to push people to talk about things you don't understand, I'm fed up with having to get you out of sticky situations, I will not put up with any more bullshit from you, do you understand?"
"Y…Yes Sarge"
"I hope you've learned your lesson" I spat, glaring at him
"Right, Claire, I'm ordering you to take John home and go home yourself, you've barely left this place for the last year" Geoff stood up and looked at me
"But…." I started weakly
"Home now, I don't want to see you here until your shift tomorrow" Geoff ordered, shooing me towards Deakin's office to get John "And you" He said turning to Jamie "Don't push Claire, she's been good to you, she's looked after you, and now you've upset her partner. If you don't watch out next time you annoy her, either she or John will knock you out"
"Yeah, you've fucked her around a lot, and she's taken it all, without killing you" Mickey replied
I could hear Geoff and Mickey all berating Jamie for his behaviour over the last few months but right now all I cared about was getting John home.
"Look Sarge, I'm really sorry…."
"Don't you dare go near him" I cut Jamie off, stepping in front of John
"Was I talking to you?" Jamie responded pushing me out of the way
I could feel the anger rising, bubbling to dangerously high temperatures and I knew John and the rest of the office was watching
"Back off Jamie" I said calmer than I felt
"I'm not talking to you" He said pushing past me again
"Right" grabbing Jamie, I practically threw him across the room, striding over to him I began to shout "You listen to me, you've been a right little shit, these last few months but today you've really pissed me off" I felt John try to pull me away "No John, this has to be said, you piss me off again and you're gonna be in St Hughes, you report me and you won't get anywhere, because I didn't touch you and I have witnesses, right?"
A murmured 'yes' went round the office, I smiled, I knew I could count on my mates for support
Jamie got up and pushed past me again, but this time John grabbed hold of him:
"You heard what she said, be a good little boy and piss off"
"I had heard so much good stuff about you, and I was pleased you took me under your wing, but now I realise what a mistake that was, you're nothing but a cold hearted, calculating bitch, who bullies people of a lower rank" Jamie spat looking directly at me
"You know, maybe you're right, but if you weren't the stuck up arsehole that upset my partner and me, I wouldn't be this close to smacking you one"
"Arsehole or not, I still wanna apologise to John" He said moving forwards and punching me in the arm in the process,
Before I knew what I had done, I'd brought my hand back and slapped Jamie hard across the face.
I have a short little bit more to write then this has hit a dead end, please if you have any ideas on what you want to see happen next let me know, Reviews or emails I don't mind, email addy is in my profile.
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