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Chapter Seventeen

As he began to unbotton his shirt Stevie grabbed his hand "What the hell are you doing?" she sighed glancing between their colleagues. He unbuttoned one more button to reveal the words that stained his body bellow. "You have got a tattoo... what is this a mid life crisis?" she smiled. Smithy looked slightly embarressed moving his fingers to the words under chinese symbol "It has your name Stevie... and the symbol it means love" he paused watching as she placed her hand to the tattoo. "It is to prove that I love you". She laughed "You are a nutter Smithy... you have let someone draw on your body". He smiled weakly as he began to button his top back up, feeling slightly rejected. "Here was me thinking you were about to do a strip for the New Year" Smithy glared at Jo as he buttoned his final button. Stevies mischevious side kicked in "I dont think thats a bad idea..." Smithy turned to her "Are you serious?". She nodded "You wanna prove you love me... make a fool of yourself like you did me". Smithy sighed "You want me to strip then your take me back?" he asked looking more nervous than ever. Stevie smiled "I might do... is it a risk you're willing to take". Smithy glanced round the busy pub "Fine... I will do anything" he began unbuttoning his shirt once again, he pulled it off his arms and passed it to her. He glanced round his colleagues once again before returning his eyes to Stevie "There is no one else in the world I would do this for Moss... if that dont prove I love you I dont know what will". Stevie grinned at him "Stop stalling Smithy". He rolled his eyes before forcing himself to unbutton his trousers. She grabbed his hand stopping him, she glanced round there laughing colleagues before returning her eyes to him "Come on... lets talk" she smiled. He began following her from the pub.

Once outside she sat down on a the table of a bench placing her feet on the seat, he stood infront of her and smiled. "Can I have my top back its bloody freezing out here". She grinned glancing down at the shirt in her hands. He walked close to take it from her. She placed her hand to his new tattoo on his chest "I cant believe you have done that to yourself" she smiled. "You dont even like tattoos" she grinned as she began rubing her thumb over it. He nodded "Its growing on me.. and besides its not for me.. its for you, to prove how much you mean to me". She nodded "Do I really mean that much to you?". He placed his hands to her hips and sighed "You mean the world to me... I love you more than I ever thought possible... I dont know how else I can prove it". She smiled gesturing to there many colleagues watching them through the window "We have an audience". Smithy glanced at them before back to her. "Good..." he paused placing his hand to her face. "I love you and there is only one more thing I can think of to make you believe that". Stevie shook her head as he dropped to his knee "Smithy dont". He smiled "Marry me... Stevie Moss will you marry me?" he grinned. Stevie shook her head "No Smithy... I love you and I want to spend my life with you but we are not ready to get engaged yet". Smithy nodded as he rose back to his feet and glanced at the pub "Now I really am gunna look like a prat". She laughed grabbing his hand and pulling him towards her "Yeah... but your my prat". She pushed her lips hard onto his, gripping her hand tight round his neck keeping him close to her. As she broke away she passed him his shirt "I love you Dale Smith" she grinned. He nodded "Thank god... cause Id of been stuck with your name wrote on me if you didnt". The two laughed as he moved back into her lips.

"Ten.. nine.. eight.. seven.. six.. five.. four.. three.. two.. one... Happy New Year" the many voices echoed round the pub.
Smithy and Stevie sat in a quite corner there lips pushed against each other his tounge slowly slipping inside her mouth. She pulled away from him. "Happy New Year" she grinned. He pulled her close "I promise you... I will never let you down... Happy New Year gorgeous" he replied. She smiled glancing over to where there many colleagues stood before back to the man sitting next to her. "Have you told them all I turned your marrige proposal down yet". Smithy smirked "Yeah.. I dont think Im ever gunna live tonight down not only did I get a tattoo, nearly strip, I then got turned down... talk about embarrising". Stevie smiled "Ok... seen as you have told them..." she lent into his ear placing her hands at the back of his neck. "Of corse I'll marry you, you idiot". He grinned pulling away from her "Are you serious?" he laughed watching as she nodded her head. He stood up pulling her into his arms he kissed her lips before pulling her into a tight hug.

Arriving at Smithys she pushed him against the wall and dropped her handbag to the floor. She ran her hand down his shirt carefully pulling at his buttons to reveal the tattoo below. She ran her fingers over it. "I cant believe you did that" she grinned. Smithy nodded "Worked though didnt it". Stevie laughed before continuing to unbutton his shirt before moving down to his trousers, she pulled at the button and gestured to the stairs "You have got a lot of work to do up there before I forgive you completly". Smithy laughed pulling on her hand and leading her up the stairs "Well its a brand new year.. I have plently of time to make it up to you, so lets start as we mean to go on" he grinned before pushing her into the bedroom.

"You awake Moss?" he grinned as he placed the steaming coffee mug down onto the bedside table next to her. Stevie nodded slightly keeping her eyes clamped tightly together. His lips brushed against hers and as he pulled away her eyes flicked open "Come on or we will be late for work". Stevie groaned "Another day". Smithy smiled "Another year... now shift yourself Moss".
She sat up in the bed "Alright... alright Im moving". Arriving at work the couple walked into the station hand in hand. Jack called them into the front interview room the second they were through the door "I have just heard back from the court... Rob Stanford has been sentenced to twenty five years for the arranged murders of Ricky Monters and Tom Simpson and John Renolds was given six years for supplying a class A drug" he held his hand out to Smithy "Well done.. it was a good result and it was all down to you". Smithy smiled "Thank you Sir". Jack opened the door and walked out. Smithy turned to Stevie "You kept me together through all of this Stevie... if it wasnt for you I honestly dont know if I would be stood here..." he placed a kiss to her lips and grinned as he pulled away "Thank you... you really are everything to me and I do love you with all my heart".

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