Chapter 5

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Janet looked at Kevin as he felt all eyes fall on him after his revelation, Rachel standing with her mouth open.

"Bloody hell, you knocked up DSI Dodson…jesus Kev."

"Rach, that's enough." Janet warned.

"I'm going for a coffee." Kevin said.

"Kevin…"

"No Scotty…I'll be back."

They all watched as Kevin walked out as Janet turned back to the rest of the team.

"Well done you lot, you did great." sarcasm evident in her voice.

Gill arrived back an hour later to see everyone with their heads down, looking to her right to see Kevin's desk empty.

"Janet…where's Kevin?"

Janet motioned for Gill to follow her in to her office, closing the door behind her as Janet stood, arms folded.

"What's up cock?"

"We have a problem."

"What's he done…I assume it's Kevin?"

"Yeah, he and Aaron had a bit of an argument earlier regarding Julie."

"What was said?"

"Aaron accused him in front of everyone that he was sleeping with Julie."

"Okay…and how did Kevin react?"

"Yeah well that's the thing, he kind of let the cat out of the bag…told everyone that Julie was pregnant with his baby."

"Bloody idiot, where did he go?"

"I think he just needs to cool off, he was pretty angry with our Detective Sergeant Clarke."

"Yeah well so am I, he turned up at the hospital to see Julie, after I told him to stay here to help you."

"I don't think he's one for taking orders."

"I think he's got a soft spot for Julie."

"Mmmm…not the best timing. Speaking off, how is Julie?"

"She's okay I think, Kevin spoke to her, and apparently he kissed her, told her he wanted to be there for her, and said he loves her."

"You're kidding."

"He seems very determined, more determined than I think I've ever seen him with regards to anything. I'm not happy about the circumstances and of course I'm obviously worried about Julie and the baby…is it strange that knowing Kevin's there is kind of a relief?"

Janet burst out laughing when Gill looked at her with a small smirk on her face, both not quite believing any of it was actually happening.

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Janet was just heading out for a drink with Rachel when her phone buzzed and saw a text from Kevin asking to meet her at one of the pubs up town.

"Come on Jan, we need a drink." Rachel smiled with Mitch by her side.

"You know what, I can't …something's come up."

"Oh what, come on Jan just one."

"I can't sorry, you two go and have fun."

"Fine, but you're missing out big time…BOSS, YOU WANNA JOIN US."

"Give me five minutes."

"Drinks with the boss, you are desperate." Janet whispered as she walked away.

Janet pulled up outside the pub Kevin had text her about, she locked the door before heading inside, it wasn't particularly busy and she spotted Kevin sitting at the table near the bar, clearly on his second drink already. She walked up and took a seat across from him as he looked up and offered a small smile.

"Is Godzilla pissed off at me?"

"Well, she's not overly happy that you just walked out on your shift but…I think considering the current situation she'll go lenient."

"I meant to come back."

"So why didn't you?"

"Don't know, I just walked around thinking."

"About Julie?"

He only nodded as he brought her chair around to sit beside him, placing her hand on his arm as she leaned in closer.

"Listen, what ever happens yeah…you're going to be a father and you need to start growing up Kevin. You can't go on the way you have, playing silly buggers at work, acting the fool all the time. Gill isn't going to stand for it, not now. She's put up with a lot of your crap but now her best friends having your baby and she's worried about her…and you."

"She's worried about me?"

"Believe it or not she does care, despite her Godzilla persona."

"I know the baby was mistake but Scotty…I really do feel something for her you know, I know I'm young and prat at times but I can change."

"Well now's the time to start showing just that."

"I didn't mean to tell everyone earlier, that guy Aaron just pushed my buttons."

"It's okay; he seems to be doing the same to Gill too…don't worry about it."

"They're all taking the piss about this aren't they…the guys…Rach."

"They're just in a bit of shock; I don't think any of them were expecting that particular announcement."

"How do I make Julie see that I love her?"

"Give her some time Kevin, she's had a big shock too. She needs to get her head around it first and then hopefully she'll be ready to talk to you about it okay."

Kevin nodded as he drank the remainder of his beer.

"Come on, I'll drive you home."

"Cheers Scotty."

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Rachel downed the rest of her red wine before holding her glass up to Mitch, who was on his feet, heading to the bar.

"You want another boss?" She asked Gill.

"One more, then home."

"Oh come on, the nights young."

"The night might be but I'm not kid."

Rachel eyed Gill closely as she started at her empty glass.

"Are you okay boss?"

"Yeah I'm fine, just worried."

"About Dodson?"

"Mainly."

"She'll be alright, she's tough."

"No she's not; yeah she likes to appear tough but…she's not." Gill sighed.

"She's your best friend right, like me and Jan?"

Gill nodded before looking sideways at Rachel who was giving her a reassuring smile before placing her hand on top of Gill's.

"Kev's a good guy you know, I know he acts like an idiot a lot of the time but he steps up when he needs too. When I divorced Sean, he chucked me out of the flat…Kev made sure I was alright…helped me."

"Yeah, you never ever said."

"If he really loves Julie like he says then I'm certain everything will work out for the best."

Gill offered her thanks to Rachel as Mitch came back over with their wine before excusing himself as he was getting tired. Rachel called him a light weight as Gill laughed at that as he waved them goodbye. Their last glass of wine turned in to another three after that before Gill insisted they get home. They shared a taxi as Rachel stumbled out of the taxi, trying to stay straight as she walked to her front door and fumbled in her bag.

"You alright kid." Gill called from the taxi.

"Keys….can't find my keys…oh shit."

The contents of her bag fell out onto the step as Gill got out to help her, she took Rachel's bag and searched for the keys but couldn't find them.

"Must've lost em'." Rachel slurred.

"Where, at the office…the pub? You don't have a spare set?"

Rachel shrugged her shoulders as Gill took hold of her arm and took her back in to the taxi before giving the driver her address.

"I guess you'll be spending the night with me then." Gill sighed as she leaned back in to the chair, Rachel leaning heavily against her.

"I could think of worse things boss."

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Julie turned over in bed when her mobile vibrated on the bedside cabinet, she leaned over, and grimacing at the small amount of pain she still had before she opened the text she'd received. She saw Kevin's name above it before she read it.

"I know you don't want to talk right now, just know I'm here when you're ready. Look after yourself and our baby, sleep tight xxx"

Julie felt tears in her eyes as she lay back down, her hand coming to rest on her abdomen, a small smile appearing on her face before closing her eyes.

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To Be Continued….