The song featured in this is ''Ten Thousand Miles'' It's featured on the film, 'Fly away Home'
The CD player turned automatically over:
Fare you well my own true love
And farewell for a while.
Andrea lay on her bed, cuddling her pillow trying to come to terms with everything that had happened. She stared out of the window and looked up at the burning red sky which reflected everything in the room. She didn't even bother to get up to turn the lights on as the sun started to go down, nor did she get up to answer the buzzing of her door bell. Wishing the person away, she closed her eyes as the door bell rang again the sound echoing her head as thought there had been a stroke of thunder. After a few seconds, there was a silence, ''the person had gone'' she thought, but the next thing she heard was the slam of the front door.
I'm going away, but I'll be back
If I go ten thousand miles.
Neil stood there in the darkling hall way, there was silence. He walked forward and into the living room. She wasn't there nor was she in the kitchen, she wasn't in the bathroom for he couldn't here the sound of water to indicate that she was there. He walked to the bedroom and stopped in the doorway, and stared at her back lying on her bed.
Ten thousand miles, my own true love,
Ten thousand miles or more,
And the rocks may melt and the seas may burn,
If I no more return.
Although she had her back to him, she new he was there and she new it was him. She could smell his sent the one that she missed so much. She didn't move or say anything she could here him move into the room, she continued to star out of the window. Out of the corner of her eye she could see him looking at her, though she couldn't make out the expression on his face.
Oh don't you see that lonesome dove,
Sitting on yon ivy tree,
She's weeping for her own true love
Just as I shall weep for mine.
He looks at her, and as he dose he sees the person the one person he loves, shattered and destroyed, like someone who's had everything taken away from them. A mixture of anger and pain filled inside him.
Oh come back my own true love
And stay a while with me
For if I had a friend all on this earth,
You've been a friend to me.
She slowly turned to look at him, and he could see tears built up in her eyes. They stared at each other. He walked over and nealt down next to her so they were on equal level and he stared into her eyes. He could see the pain showing clearly in them. He pushed a bit of her hair of her face, then touched her check. She wanted him to stop to get out, but she didn't have it in her, she couldn't fight him not this time.
Neil: I'm so sorry.
His voice was croaky and filled with emotion. That's was it she couldn't take it in, she couldn't hold it all inside, she let the tears flow down her face, as she stared to sob, Neil sat on the bed and pulled her into him, and held her tight, as she sobbed harder then she had ever done in her life.
And fare you well my own true love
And farewell for a while.
I'm going away, but I'll be back
If I go ten thousand miles.
It took Neil, well over and hour to get her to calm down, and another twenty minuets for her to stop crying all together.
Neil: Why couldn't you tell me?
They were still sat on Andrea's bed, she was nealing into his chest, she had been crying for so long that her eyes had gone red and her mascara had run.
Andrea: I didn't now what to do, I was scared and I didn't want to believe it had happened.
Neil hesitated for a split second.
Neil: So what did happen?
She new he was going to ask this question. But it didn't make it any easy, and somehow it felt worse telling him, even more worse then telling Becky or Inspector Gold. While she told him what happened, he remained quite, but there was silent anger building up inside him, when she had finished he squeezed her tight.
Neil: I still don't see why you couldn't tell, me you now you can always tell me anything no matter what.
When she didn't reply, he continued on.
Neil: Don't worry he wont get away with this, as soon as you make a statement -
Andrea: I'm not making a statement.
Neil: What?
She stood up and walked over to the window, out side the remainder of the burning red sun vanished slowly over the towering east London buildings. Neil was a little a taken back by this sudden decision.
Andrea: I said I'm not making a statement.
Neil: But Why? You can't let him get away with it.
Andrea: You no your starting to sound like Yvonne.
Neil: But Why I don't understand.
Andrea: Oh come on Neil, your a DI you no the score, I make a statement, get interviewed and go over the whole incident again then, if it goes to court, they'll tear me apart on the stand, I can not go threw that, not by my self.
Neil: But you will not be by yourself.
He stood up and walked over to her.
Neil: I'm going to be there for you, I love you.
He could tell that he wasn't winning her round.
Neil: When I heard you were involved in that bomb, I stopped breathing my who body just shut down. I couldn't think, all I new is that if something every happened to you I could never forgive my self, I need you in my life, and I want to be the one you come home to.
Andrea: What about Phillippa?
She didn't look at him when she said it, but took to staring at a stray cat walking up the opposite street.
Neil: It's over, we may still be married and live in the same house, but it's been over for months. I can't think about her, this is about us and anyway this isn't about her this is about you and me.
Andrea: But that's just it, it is about her, we've been together for over four years now and were still sneaking about, being careful around the station, I want to have a life Neil and I want you to be in it, but I can't do that if I'm turning my head every five minuets.
There was silence, Neil was obviously trying to think of some way of a defense.
Andrea: I'm going to make a coffee, want one?
She didn't wait for his reply but walked out of her room. She flicked on the light switch and the kitchen came into focus. As she busied herself with the kettle, Neil appeared at the doorway.
Andrea: Eh look at me, I look like a panda.
She looked at herself in the mirror and wiped her eyes.
Neil: You always look great to me.
She looked at him threw the mirror.
Andrea: Bravery will get you no where.
She walked over to the kettle and poured herself a coffee, she then reached into the kitchen cabinet and took out an aspirin.
Neil: Are you worried about what people will think, is that what's bothering you?
Andrea: No, and anyway the whole station already now's about it.
Neil: Yeah, how come you couldn't tell me but half the relief seemed to now.
There was the trace of announce in his voice, she turned around to look at him shocked.
Andrea: I did not tell the relief! I didn't tell anyone. I told one person now the whole relief now!
Neil: Becky?
He came back down to his normal tone.
Andrea: Yeah, she new something was up when I phoned in sick, so I told her. Then Honey and Yvonne figured it out but they said they wouldn't tell anyone, how everyone else found out I don't no, but Chris now's.
Neil: Yeah, he flipped in the interview, said you shouldn't have been given that responsibility.
He was about to ask her what had really happened at the bank, but the fact that she had just reveled truth about the rape to him was good enough for now, he now new and could now support her.
Andrea: Look Neil, it's late OK, and I've had one of the worse days of my life, I'm saw and tired and I just want to go to bed.
Neil: I now I'm sorry, I'll tell you what we don't I run you a nice hot bubble bath.
Andrea: What about Phillippa?
Neil: She thinks I'm working late, on this bomb incident, in any case it wouldn't matter to her, I dough she'd even notice if I was there or not.
He smiled at her and she managed to smile back, there was no point in arguing not now anyway. As Andrea lay in the hot water she felt a little of the strain lift from her, now that Neil new she felt a little better. When she walked back into her room she found Neil he had removed his jacket and tie and had rolled up his shirt selves, he was pulling down the bed duvet. She smiled at him.
Andrea: Neil, I'm not ill I don't need mothering.
Neil: Hey doctors orders, the hospital said you might feel, light head and occasional sickness.
Andrea: How do you now what the hospital said?
Neil: Well being the considerate and sensitive person I am, I took the liberty of ringing the hospital when you wouldn't answer your phone.
Andrea: Yeah sorry about that.
Neil: It's OK.
As he walked past her he gave her a small peck on the check, before leaving the room to entertain himself in the kitchen. When he returned Andrea was sitting in bed, reading she looked up when she saw him.
Andrea: Do you think you could stair at something else for more then five minuets.
She said it casually and with a smile. He walked slowly round to her his hands in his pockets.
Neil: Sorry, can't help it.
He sat down next to her.
Andrea: What?
Neil: Will you at least think about reporting – just think about it.
He added as she was about to protest.
Neil: But what ever you decide I will be there for you one hundred and fifty percent. We'll face it together. Just, please say you'll think about it.
She waited for a minute, there was no point in arguing.
Andrea: OK, I'll think about it, only think about it mind.
Neil: That's all I'm asking, you look tired you should get some sleep.
She puts the book on her bedside table and lies down. Neil lying on top of the bed covers next to her.
Andrea: Will you be here when I wake up.
Neil: I'm not going anywhere.
She smile and he kisses her softly, the next thing Andrea can remember is being curled up in Neil's arms before falling into the first good night's sleep she had, had in days. Neil held her in his arms, and looked down at her, he couldn't sleep there was too much for him to get is head round, the fact that she had escaped being blown up by a bomb and that she had been raped, and for the first time he was realized something, he was scared, scared that he could have lost her.