I Can Still Feel You're Here – Part 2

"Ma'am." Honey stood in the doorway watching Gina as she sat at her desk with her head in her hands. "You ok?"

"Hmm?" Gina looked up and cleared her throat, bristling slightly. "Fine PC Harman. What can I-?"

"Is Sergeant Smith coming back this-"

Gina held her hand out to stop her. "I don't….Dale!"

Honey blinked and turned slightly as she saw Gina staring behind her. "Sarge!" she squeaked slightly, staring at Smiffy as he stood in the doorway of the Sergeants office with his back to them.

Gina stood up and moved towards the door. "Dale." She said tenderly, "Dale?" Smiffy turned round slowly and looked at Gina as she took a double take. "Er, PC Harman…" she nodded at Honey. "Off you go."

Honey stared between the two of them before nodding and turning and walking away.

"Dale." Gina repeated, stepping back into her office and gesturing for him to follow.

"Ma!" Rebecca giggled and waved at Gina as Smiffy carried her through. "Ma, Ma, Ma!"

Gina waved back at Rebecca and gestured for Smiffy to take a seat, sitting in front of him on the desk. "What are you-"

"Work" Smiffy said, watching Rebecca as she twisted in his arms, looking round the room. "I have to work."

"You have to go home." She said quietly, "You have to rest, you and Rebecca."

"Nothing to go home for." Smiffy looked up as a tear rolled from his cheek. "Not now."

"Honey" Gary stopped in front of her as she blundered down the corridor. "You ok?"

"He's here…" she frowned slightly and looked at him. "The Sarge…."

"Smiffy?" Gary's eyes widened and he looked along the corridor behind her towards the sergeants office as Honey nodded.

"He's got their kid with him." She said quietly.

Gary sighed and looked at Gina's door as it closed, before guiding Honey along to the canteen.

"Dale," Gina said quietly, sitting beside him. "I understand how you're feeling, but-"

"How the hell can you understand!" Smiffy snapped back at her. "I don't even understand meself – you can't possibly!"

Gina sighed and looked at Rebecca as she snuggled happily against Smiffy, playing with his uniform tie. "Don't you think Rebecca would be better off at home?"

"She should be with me," Smiffy clung tighter to the baby and turned slightly away. "She's all I've got."

"That's not true.." Gina said calmly. "You have your friends, your family…Charlie's-"

Smiffy tensed at the sound of her name and stood up. "I need to get back to work."

Rebecca blinked and stared up at Smiffy, looking back at Gina as she sighed. "Go home…."

"I can't." Smiffy stared at the door, trying not to show the tear falling from his cheek.

Gina stood up and moved to him, tentatively reaching out a hand and touched his shoulder as he turned round and buried his head in her shoulder, letting her guide him back to a seat.

"Ma!" Rebecca looked between them. "Ma!" she demanded.

Gina closed her eyes and sighed, resting a head on Smiffy's listening to Rebecca's babbling and rubbing his back.