Ruth felt like her brain was completely foggy. She was just surfacing from sleep and as she came back to herself she could feel light butterfly kisses along the back of her neck and her shoulders. "Mm," she murmured. He gripped her waist tightly and flipped her over. He kissed her long and softly.

"Good morning," he murmured.

"Mm," was all she could manage before another kiss took place. She collapsed back into the pillows as he stroked her skin. "I don't ever want to move."

"Might make work tricky," he said and she laughed.

"You know, I didn't come over here last night… for this. It wasn't what I intended."

"I know," Harry said quickly. "You wouldn't have planned it. Or if you had, you'd have picked a night when it wasn't pouring with rain."

"Mm, there might be something to that," she agreed with a smile. His hands had started to drift to deliciously inappropriate places when a growl on the bedroom floor caught their attention. They both turned and Ruth's jaw dropped. Trapped in Scarlet's mouth was one of her boots, looking very, very chewed.

"Oh God they were my favourite pair as well," she said shaking her head.

"I'll buy you new ones," Harry said instantly.

"No you don't have to do that!"

"Its my dog that's ruined them," he said fairly. "Let me treat you."

"Careful Harry Pearce, or I'll come to expect this sort of behaviour." They lost another couple of minutes in a glorious kiss before Harry's mobile started to ring. He didn't answer it but they both knew that their brief stint in paradise had been broken.

At the end of the day Ruth rubbed her temples. It had been a long and difficult day on the grid, and all she wanted was to curl up in bed and sleep her worries away. She looked around and saw that she and Harry were alone on the grid yet again. As she was thinking that she saw him emerge from his office and walk towards her. "Are you okay?"

"Mm," she agreed. "Just tired. Long day."

"I'll take you home."

"Thanks," she said with a smile. "But can I come around yours again?"

"If you want to," he said, trying and failing to hide his joy at her words. She nodded and then felt complete surprise as he leaned over her and kissed her briefly. She got up and smiled as she felt Harry's hand entwined with hers.

"Lets go."

The car journey was quiet, but not uncomfortably so. However, when he parked outside his house, he froze. "What?" Ruth asked, instantly worried.

"Graham's on my doorstep," he said with a wary glance towards her.

"He won't bite," Ruth said, more confidently than she felt before she opened the car door. Harry followed suit and Graham looked at them both with a raised eyebrow.

"Hi," he said to them both.

"What are you doing here?" Harry asked in surprise.

"That's the welcome I get?" Graham said, shaking his head.

"Harry didn't mean that the way it sounded," Ruth interrupted. "Did you Harry?"

"I meant it's a surprise," he edited. "A good surprise. Come in. Hang on, just got to deactivate the security code." Harry unlocked the door, typing in the eight digit code before letting the other two in. Graham hovered in the hall and Ruth whispered in Harry's ear. "I'm going upstairs. Talk to your son." Harry nodded as she left.

"So, I see things are better between the two of you," Graham said. The tone was harsh but then he seemed to realise it and shrugged. "Sorry."

"There's no need," Harry said. "What can I do for you?"

"I just wanted to… talk I guess. Maybe its stupid, but I don't like how things are between us."

"Okay," he said. "Whisky?"

"Thanks."

Ruth was waiting agitated upstairs for nearly an hour before Harry appeared. "How did it go?" she asked before he'd even closed the bedroom door.

"Good," Harry replied. "I don't think he hates me anymore at any rate."

"I'm glad," she said, watching as he unbuttoned his shirt. Her breath caught slightly as he cast t aside, and he looked up, noticing the flushed look on her face, her sparkling eyes and her slightly heavy breathing. He could make her look like that just by taking his shirt off? Smirking slightly, he leaned over the bed and kissed her deeply.

"I thought you were tired," he murmured.

"Suddenly, not so much," she said with a smile. His hands wandered under the covers finding her surprisingly naked already. "Just preparing for the opportunity," she said with a smile.

"Mm," he agreed, hands already wandering. "Excellent idea."

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