S2 E4 – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Part 2 of 5

The French version

His transfer request upsets her mightily. He is abandoning her just like her father did. Never trust a man! Never depend on a man! She is betrayed, angry, and defensive.

He's started acting starchy and stroppy again like he was when he first came to them. Why has he reverted back to his bad old self? He'd been coming along so nicely. She had almost hoped to begin wooing him in earnest. No more Miss Nice Sergeant! Time to storm the Bastille with canons smoking! He would succumb eventually! But no. He has pulled up the drawbridge and slammed the portcullis in her face. What had happened?

He acts like she is the enemy all of a sudden. She knows that the defensive move there by the spa pool had been a tactical mistake. Her bemused effort to show him how strong and independent she was had back-fired. Wasn't his masculine ego strong enough to withstand such a challenge? No, it wasn't. Maybe he isn't the man she thought he was? No, maybe he isn't!

All this despite her defense of him to the Commissioner too! When the big man was chewing him out, she'd summoned all her courage and bravado and agreed with him about 'the tea conundrum' in as brave a voice as she could manage. The Commissioner had heard it but HE hadn't. HE chose to act betrayed... like she'd been mocking him! She was so insulted that she never corrected this wrong conclusion. Let him believe what he likes!

Well, OK, she'd fumbled his revelation of a childhood trauma, she'd told Sister Marguerite about it but that was the LAST time she will EVER give away any of his secrets. She knows he has so many more and she tried to prove herself worthy of his trust but that all seems forgotten now. He acts like he doesn't trust her at all now.

His obvious attraction to Liz Curtis had infuriated her, resulting in jealousy, rejection, hurt feelings, things that she is NOT used to feeling, not since her teen years, not since she'd come into her own feminine powers. Who was he to stir up such angst and uncertainty in her breast? Did he think he was the only fish in the sea? Hah! There are PLENTY of fish! Maman could net one a day for her if she wanted but…

Also, he had rejected her instincts about Liz, instincts that had turned out to be true and he had barely the grace to admit it. Since when did HE question HER professionalism? She deserved respect and honour not scoffs and mockery! He had no right! She had had a very promising career in undercover work and she could just as easily return to it, if she wanted to, if she were FORCED to.

All of this turmoil had caused her to sneak away that night he'd been all 'professor Poole' in his kitchen over the PD46 clue. He'd ignored her all evening. It had been painful and insulting. She had been furious. She chose to slip away before her anger became too much to bear and they had a huge fight right there in front of Fidel. Also, with Fidel there, what chance was there of any kind of romantic overture? She simply had to flee, to protect her poor battered heart.

And she's seen for herself how people can fall out of love so easily. She had heard the Spa suspects fight in the cells. In love one minute, out of love the next. All it took was doubt, suspicion, and anger. Well, she had a full complement of each! She has no option but to pull back, pull away from him, in her own self-defense.

For her own protection she must fall OUT of love with him, the one-time man of her dreams now her enemy once more. She had to be brave, do what's best, and take it like a big girl, breaking heart and all.

Tres dommage mais c'est la vie.

END – Part 2