Disclaimer: Sam, Jo, Mickey and Kezia aren't mine.
Sophie, I couldn't tell you that now, could I? you'll find out soon!
Abi, I just like the name Lee, I thought it suited her.
Chapter 16:
Sam strolled through CID towards her office, pausing as she reached it, "DC Masters, a word in my office?"
Jo got up from her desk and walked towards Sam, now only on one crutch, relieved that her ankle had healed well in just a few days.
"Hey Mickey, are you seriously saying they're an item?"
Kezia had been off on the day of the kiss in the middle of CID, and, having just returned today, the same day as Sam and Jo, had not been involved in the four days gossip that had followed.
"Yes Kezia." Mickey sounded slightly bored, already having had this conversation with the shocked DC five times in the past half an hour that she had been on shift.
"Really?"
"Yes." Mickey sighed, "Ask them if you don't believe me."
Kezia scowled, she was about to turn to watch the pair when she saw Sam close the blinds of her office. "Here, Mickey, look, they're shutting the blinds."
Mickey found himself shamefully interested, joining the young, bubbly detective in trying to see through the tiny crack in the blind they had discovered a few weeks earlier.
"Jo, are you still taking your Sergeants exams next week?"
"Oh, I dunno, if I do, and I want a Sergeant's post then I'll have to get a transfer, I've already checked Barton Street and they haven't got anything, I don't want to go further away than that, I'd never get to see you, I don't want that."
"Woah, hold your horses, I've just been promoted, that means there's another post here now. How does that sound?"
"What? Really? You really think I'd get it?"
"Well I can't promise that you will, but I reckon you'd stand a good chance."
Jo tried, unsuccessfully, to suppress her grin.
"Come here." The blonde laughed, hugging her lover. "Right," She pulled away, "Now, back to work, I don't want a new DS that spends half her time slacking."
Jo grinned at her before opening the door, Kezia virtually falling in as she did so, straightening herself up, the young DC thought quickly, "Oh, um DI Nixon, I need to see you about the case I'm working on with DC Webb, run something by you."
"Sure, come in." She gestured towards the seat opposite her desk, "Take a seat." She said while shutting the door to her office. "Now, DC Walker, I do not take kindly to members of my team listening in to private conversations, next time you need to see me, make sure you don't lean on the door, okay? You might give me the wrong idea, and I might think you are trying to listen in to my office. Understood?"
"Yes Guv, sorry Guv."
"Right, now what was it you wanted to ask?"
"Oh, right, yes, um…"
"Why don't you come back when you've remembered, eh?"
"Yeah."
"Right, anything else?"
"Well, I know it's not really my place Guv, but, are you and DC Masters an item?"
"You're right Kezia, its not you're place. Now get back to work."
Kezia sheepishly scuffled out of the office, walking to Mickey's desk, "Mickey, can we go talk to that suspect now?"
"In a sec Kezia, I've just got something to finish off here."
"Please Mickey."
"Yeah, okay then." Mickey agreed, sensing Kezia wanted to get away quickly.
The moment they were outside the office Mickey stopped Kezia, "What happened in there?"
"She knew I was listening in. gave me a 'I don't like people on my team who listen into private conversations' lecture. And then I asked her if her and DC Masters were an item, and well, lets just say she doesn't like me anymore."
Jo turned away from the door she had been stood behind, listening to Kezia and Mickey talk, she returned to Sam's office, knocking on the door she heard "Come in." from the other side.
Shutting the door, she turned to her, "Sam, have you just had a go at Kezia?"
"She was being nosy Jo and asking questions about things that didn't concern her."
"No, you mean she was asking questions about us." She turned away from the blonde she had come to love, "Maybe I shouldn't move in, maybe it's too soon."
"Jo, Jo look at me. Please, look at me."