Thank you so much Lilly0206 for letting me know my silliness tonight. Never try to write 2 stories at the same time. Not the kind of Crossover I was planning :)
Chapter 6
M looked up from her place on the couch when she heard the front door opening and saw James walking through with a bunch of flowers in his hand.
"You took your time." She smiled.
"Well I had to stop of to get these." He said, handing her the flowers.
"They're lovely James, thank you but you really didn't need too."
"Well I thought they might cheer you up a little."
He took a seat beside her and leaned his head against the back of the couch and let out a heavy breath.
"Have I been tiring you out already." She asked.
"No, of course not."
"So come on then, where were you."
"I told you, just out."
"James, cut the crap. I know you well enough to know when you're lying."
He sat back up and turned to face her.
"If I tell you then you have to promise me you won't go all Evil Queen of Numbers on me."
"What are you talking about."
"I went to see Mallory."
"You did what."
"Now look, before you start getting all…."
"How dare you." She yelled at him.
"Hey, calm down."
"Calm down, you had no bloody right to go over there."
"Well it's just as well I did because as it turns out, you were getting all worked up over nothing."
M tried to calm her breathing down and not hit him, however badly she wanted to at that moment.
"What do you mean."
"Mallory's not replacing you, nobody is."
"But Q Branch?"
"We all know how busy a department Q's is, it takes up a lot of your time and it's stressful, especially when I go and destroy his little gadgets from time to time."
"Time to time."
"Alright, a lot of the time but that's why they brought Mallory in. You'd only just returned to work after Silva and you were still recovering. They wanted to make your return a little easier for you."
"Why in the hell didn't they just tell me all of this instead of making me think it was their way of telling me to retire."
"I guess they're not that bright for the government."
"I feel like such an idiot."
"Yeah." James smiled.
M shot him daggers before a smile played on her lips and she suddenly leaned forward to kiss James cheek.
"Thank you James."
"For what."
"Putting my fears at ease, I've been behaving like a silly old woman."
"You had reason to be, it was understandable."
"So as soon as I'm well enough and fit enough I can get rid of him."
"Yes, pretty much. I feel quite bad actually."
"What for."
"The way I went off at him, I was pretty angry at him."
"Aren't you sweet, looking out for the Boss."
"That's my job, isn't it."
"It is, this isn't though."
"What."
"This, us here now. You nursing me back to health."
"I already told you I was happy to do it."
"Yes but you shouldn't have too."
"Now listen, if you're gonna get all depressed again then…"
"No, I promise. No more complaining."
"You swear."
"I swear."
"Right well I'll go and put these flowers in some water. You relax and I'll go and make a start on lunch."
He got up and picked up the flowers before walking towards the kitchen.
"James."
"Yes."
"Thank you, I really do mean that."
"Don't mention it….Ma'am." He grinned, before disappearing into the kitchen.
Bill was sitting at his desk finishing off some forms for expenses when Eve walked in with a sandwich for him.
"Hello Eve"
"Bill, I thought you might be hungry."
"You didn't have to you know. I don't expect you to run around after me."
"Bill, it's just a sandwich." She smiled.
She placed the plate in front on him before walking around to his side of the desk and leaned down to kiss him. He turned his chair and brought her onto his lap before wrapping his arms around her.
"What I woouldn't give to take you right here, right now." He said, softly in her ear.
"Down boy, what if Mallory was to walk in."
"I'd tell him to bugger off."
"Sure you would, what if he told M."
"I'd be a dead man."
"Yeah and I'd be following you. Look, why don't I come around to your's tonight after we finish. We could grab some dinner and then, well….you know."
"You drive me insane."
"In the good sense I hope."
"Only way there is."
"I better get back out there, eat your lunch." She smiled, kissing him one last time.
To Be Continued…