A/N: Was looking to see if anyone was going to read the last few updates but no luck, so am finishing this off now, Oh and a fair bit of swearing contained in this chapter as well

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I virtually had to drag myself up the steps to my flat, there was gonna be a lot of cleaning to do in the morning.

I showered and settled down on the sofa, wounds sore and still bleeding but I didn't really care

"Claire?" The door opened and I heard John's voice

"Piss off"

"Shit Claire" John said seeing the extent of my injuries

"Why the fucking hell did I get involved with you?" I growled as John returned with bandages and antiseptic spray

"Let me clean and dress those" He said gently, taking my arm and kneeling in front of me "This is gonna hurt"

A sharp sound of pain escaped my lips before I had a chance to grit my teeth

"Sorry, I did warn you" John sprayed the rest of my arm in one spray.

"Fuckin' hell" I hissed

Gently but firmly he bandaged my arm and pinned it in place, he repeated the whole process for my other arm.

"Let me see your hands" John asked as I surrendered my hands "Not as bad just a few plasters, I can't spray your neck but I can put a bandage on it" John wound the bandage around my neck gently.

I sighed and turned away, tears beginning to fall.

"You didn't tell me she was a knife wielding psychopath" I looked at him, tears streaming down my face

"I didn't know, I'm so so sorry Claire" John replied taking me into his arms, the tears falling freely down my cheeks as I buried my face in his shirt.

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I lay against John, my head against his chest for a long time; eventually I fell asleep with his arm around me.

I awoke from my painful slumber to find myself still propped up against him, although the sofa had been pulled out and I was covered with my duvet, looking up at him I fully expected John to be asleep but he wasn't he was looking down at me;

"Feeling better?"

I moved slightly to ease the pressure on my hips, before I could reply a low sound of pain escaped my lips.

"Sit up Claire; I'll get you some more pain relief"

I sat up trying to avoid leaning on my bandage

"Fucking hell!" I swore violently as I caught my arm on the sofa trying to reach my glass of water

"Whoa careful" John rushed to my side, taking my hands he passed me two painkillers and my glass of water, I downed the pills and water as I watched John yawn subconsciously

"You're tired" I remarked

"Nah, I'm alright, don't sleep much anyway" He replied sitting back down on the sofa

"Sleep!" I ordered shifting over on the sofa

John settled down with his arm around me, I turned over onto my side and lay back against John's chest.

John pulled the duvet up and tucked it around me;

"How's the pain?" He asked absently playing with my hair

"A bit better" I smiled as I snaked my arm across John's taut stomach muscles

"You're so peaceful when you're asleep, shame you're not like it all the time"

"Ooooh! Do you treat all your girls like this?"

"Nah, only the ones I really like"

"Really?"

"Yeah and I like you"

"You must do if you're still here; I'm not the easiest person to get on with"

"Yeah, yeah alright I do have a soft side"

"I won't tell anyone, don't worry"

"You best not do, I don't want this round the nick"

"Relax, I don't kiss and tell" I touched John's face "I mean it, I won't tell anyone, this is between you and me"

"I know, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have doubted you, you're not like the others, you're different" John said quietly

"So you should be, I'm special" I attempted to inject some humour into the conversation, thankfully it worked and John smiled

"You're right, you're special" John stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out the Sapphire ring "Hand" He demanded

I held up my hand and John slipped the ring onto my index finger;

"It's absolutely beautiful, I love it!" I said admiring the ring again

Silence fell as I listened to the soft pitter patter of rain outside, I could hear the kitchen clock ticking gently and somewhere in the distance I heard a church clock chime one am.

I looked up at John and realised he was asleep, pulling the duvet up I tucked it round him before kissing him softly on the cheek, snuggling up against him, I sighed contentedly

"You alright Claire?"

"Did I wake you?"

"Nah, wasn't asleep"

"You were, sleeping like a baby" I smiled, grabbing the cushions from the other end of the sofa.

We lay stretched out on the sofa, John's arms around me, my head on his chest

"Got work in the morning" I mumbled as sleep overcame me