"erm I need to go find Carina"

knowing that it didn't answer Bailey's question but also knowing it was a safer answer. "Hmm yeah I better go find my husband as well who knows what trouble he might have found himself in by now". Stated the doctor as she started to follow the Fire captain back into the centre of the shop.

"I take it you and Carina are doing well, I would say better than the last time that I saw you, but we do not want a repeat of that in public". Turning the captain bright red as they made their way round the corner already knowing the incident that the doctor was referring too.

"Carina is well and no there will not be a repeat of that at least in public". Stated the captain trying to calm down so that maybe her face did not look like a tomato while in public.

"Speaking of the devils, it looks like they found each other for us". As they made their way towards them.

Starting to hear what they were talking about.

"how she got the job?"

shooting an eyebrow into her hairline, this would have been one her last guesses if she were to guess what they were talking about, she would have guessed surgery or their apparent common interest in cook. But they were talking about her; Maya being able to tell that from Carina's body language she was on the defensive and looking like she would take him bad mouthing her girlfriend, this might not go well.

So, she Crossing her arms leant to one side and waited to see where this was going, looking across at Bailey she was doing the same thing but with a lot more of amusement than herself looking like she was finding this quite amusing.

"Erm when she got it, it was between three people her and two others with more experience and Bishop got it over them which some of the team didn't like as they felt like it should have been one of the other two's"

Is that right maybe some of these people needed to open a book, she was the most qualified of the three was she technically was the only one that past the Incinerator test, she just didn't tell them she went and did it at the time but anyone with half a brain could work that much out.

"and should it have been one of the other two in your opinion?" Now that an answer that Maya wanted to hear, and it looked like Doctor Bailey wouldn't mind hearing it as well.

"erm" This was taking too long and looking at her girlfriend it was defiantly time to step in.

"Come on Warren aren't you going to answer the question?" they watch at the colour drained from his face as he turned around to see the woman that he'd just been taking about, standing next to his wife.

Now facing them she asked again the question "Do you think I should have been captain or not it's quite a simple question?" she already knew what most people had said about her, they weren't as quite with some of the comments as they thought they were.

She had thought that had been left in the past and that she station had moved on from this line of insubordination but maybe not. This shopping trip was suddenly even less fun than it had been five minutes ago.

"erm"

how the hell does Warren answer that question without disrespecting one of his superiors.

"Yes Warren; we've covered that bit of your answer, now I would like the next part". Standing in the supermarket dressing him down she was suddenly Captain Bishop and not Maya. Carina already knew that I this didn't go well it there would be an emotional mess to clear up at home, hell there might still be no if this goes well, know though that if she spoke up right now it would only make it worse.

Picking up on the change from Maya to captain he responded accordingly "oh course you're my captain; Captain." Thinking that was easiest way out of this mess.

"Warren Im well aware of my rank and title. That's not what I asked. I asked if you think that I should be your captain?"

Thinking for a second sighing "Who am I to judge who Captains a station, I was only just not a probie when you made captain and yeah, I was shocked when you made Captain as it wasn't that long before you were lobbing for Herrera to get the job. So yeah, I was shocked that you went for the job everyone was and honestly I was shocked that you got it so yeah".

He sighs not knowing why he had actually said all that also knowing that his captain had a way of making people talk even they didn't want to say.

"So, I shouldn't have got the job then? Because do you actually know what it takes to become captain Warren?" maybe Maya should have just stayed at home and done the washing instead it would defiantly have been better for her mental health at this rate. Getting even more impatient now she just wanted an answer.

Miranda by this point didn't know whether to help her husband or just let him keep making his own mess, but one look at Bishop and she wasn't touching this no let her husband clean up his own mess, from the looks of its Carina had the same idea.

Both knowing though that they still have to step in very soon.

Frustratedly letting out a yell "I thought that Herrera would get it OK, I was shocked, but they chose you so your my captain and you've proved them right in their choice. And I have no idea how you become captain".

He felt defeated now, never wanting to have said all that to his captain that he had now come to highly respect even if he didn't see it at first, he now did, she was the right choice; why didn't he just say that.

"To become captain." Maya Started as she took a small step towards him having calmed down but needing to get this out of her system once and for all.

"There's the written test first about just about everything fire you could think of, then the physical test which is closely followed by the Incinerator which is literally a baptism of fire for all captain and finally it's the interview. You need to just about ache all of them to become captain as I did but some interestingly did you know that Herrera Fail the incinerator test and Gibson only just passed it? So technically I was the most qualified in the station for the job."

Taking a breath feeling like a weight has been lifted having finally told someone form the station that, getting out the frustration from the hell they put her through.

"No I didn't know that Captain and I should have thought about it im sorry" right now he really was thinking about how much he screwed up and the crap that they gave her when she went out of her way to prove herself.

"Forget it Warren it was an emotional time I think I just needed to get that off my chest".

"Bella she should getting moving we don't want to be late". Moving toward Maya knowing that her presence would finish calming her down also just wanting to be closer to the woman that she loves.

Warren was totally confused now he went from the space of ten minute to saying hello to his old colleague to annoying his captain to having his captain say she forgives him. Who was Carina talking too of she's making her way towards Bishop. Do they know each? All that ran through his mind trying to catch up with everything.

Carina coming to stand next to her girlfriend put her arm around her waist as she leans down to kiss the side of her head. Instantly feeling the last bit of resolve melt away from Maya, as she folded herself into carina's side looking a lot more relaxed than she did ten seconds ago.

"YOU'RE DATTING DOCTOR ORGASM?" Now he could really see that he had shot himself in the foot.

"BENJAMIN WARREN shut up right now". Listening to his wife he shut his mouth instantly thinking how best he could literally run away.

"Im sorry for my husband lack of tack ladies apparently he doesn't know how to keep his thoughts to himself" stated Miranda really if he was just quiet to begin with this would have gone so much smoother.

"It is fine Bailey I have got used to the nickname over the years even if it is not used at much as it once was" Shrugging having heard it that many times now that it didn't register anymore.

"Warren, I thought you knew that Carina and I was together, how many Carinas do you know in Seattle?" he really has been stupid but listening to his wife he just stood there being quiet not wanting to enrage the three women more than he already had.

"sorry to break up this party doctor Bailey but Maya and I have somewhere to be soon so we must move" they did not have anywhere to be just knowing that she needed to get this over with and get them home, the sooner the better.

"Right then we will see you two another time then, ladies" with that Bailey turned around catching her husband's arm as she went and pulled him along with her.

"And hey Warren" quickly catching the man before he got too far, turning to look back at his captain.

"make sure that your well rested for next shift we're going to be doing drills. At my pace" Stated Maya with a smirk on her face.

Warren instantly dreading it knowing just what that meant, but if that's what it took for his captain to forgive him, he would take it. As that was far better than the alternative of transferring because he'd ultimately lost the trust of his captain a prospect that no fire fighter wants to be faced with.

Warren just nodded his head as he turned back around to follow after his wife.

"Wait. Wait Miranda did you already know about them?" "oh course I knew the question is how didn't you know?" she stated not meationing about how she knew about the couple; as she continued to made her way towards the tills.

"Bella are you alright?" Carina asked as soon as the other couple was out of eyeshot, knowing her girlfriend would not have said anything in front of them if she was feeling emotional insecure about what just happened.

"Yeah, Yeah I am" and she was, she felt calm and content now in her girlfriend's arms knowing that that was the past and no matter what happened Carina would be her future.

She is Captain Maya Bishop and if they don't like it they can get out of her station.