No Such Luck
Carol, The Wire in the Blood, novel canon, 100 words.
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So much for trying to start afresh, Carol thinks. So much for trying to get Tony Hill out of her head. Her first case in Seaford and Brandon sends her right back to Tony.
She's known for a long time that nothing will happen between them, but in spite of what he went through with Angelica, in spite of his other problems; Carol is still attracted to him. She feels more like a stupid schoolgirl with a crush than a DCI and wishes she could just tell herself to get over him and be done with it.
No such luck.