Miss S - I updated as soon as I could ;) I have to say I do enjoy teasing you with my stories :D

mystikvampire - it's not really a CJ fic but it's based on them. Yup I don't make sense but I just go were the pen takes me. I hope you stick with it tho and enjoy.

Chapter 3

"Charlie Buckton I'd like to introduce you to Officer Claudia Preston" My mouth remained agape as my eyes attempted to focus, I stepped forward and placed my hand out. I never thought I would ever set eyes on my first female crush again but here she was, at my station. "She's been transferred here to help in the search for Hugo Austin."

"Nice to see you again Claud." Managing to form a sentence shocked me as my tongue felt like it was dragging along the ground. She was as stunning as ever, mousy blond hair and crystal blue eyes, lips rosy and very welcoming were drawing me in. We used to get up to all sorts when we trained together, I suddenly wonder if she would be my allie in my plot to bring the demise of my two enemies.

"How have you been Chaz?" Oh God, hearing her call me that brings back the memories and the smirk that followed it made me weak at the knees.

"Good thanks and you?" I remember that 'WART' and Georgie are still in the room and compose myself to my authoritive state.

"Well I'm young, free and single so I'm great."

"So you two know each other then?" 'WART' questions, my first instinct was to reply with derr, but I bit my tongue and answered more politely.

"Me and Claud trained together way back when." Turning to Georgie and 'WART' I make a motion for them to leave but WART remained in his seat. I could just about see why as a bulge sat in his trousers. So I reiterate in words. "If you two don't mind I think I should fill Claud in with what's been happening." I usher Claud in and hold the door waiting for the others to leave, I didn't want to seem rude but I just wanted them to get gone. Closing the door and flicking the lock, I did not want to get disturbed, I turned to Claud. She could see the look in my eyes and I fell into her arms, feeling her strength wrap around me cleared my head of what had just happened with 'WART'

"Someone's happy to see me then?" She whispered in my ear and my body trembled.

"You could say that, it has been a long six years Claud. I can't even begin..."

"Then don't! Just relax okay I'm here now and hopefully to stay." I lift my head from her shoulder, taking in her scent as I do, losing myself in her eyes I slowly lean forward and brush our lips together. It was a tender, gentle kiss of love and friendship, nothing more and nothing less.

"I can't say I haven't missed that" Claud replies as we lean our foreheads together, my hands resting on her slinky hips and hers upon the base of my back.

"I' m sorry but I couldn't help myself"

"Did I say I didn't enjoy it? Charlie, relax okay, this is me you're talking too." She slid her thumb under my shirt making my skin tingle and nipples stiffen with excitement. The only other person that made me feel this way with such ease was Joey. I sigh to myself as my thoughts drift off 'Joey I miss you! I know I love Claud but it's you that has my heart eternal, my soul pleads for you, my fingers reach for yours, my body yearns to merge with yours.' Claud can see my mind working as my eyes glaze over and turn a shade of grey. "Uh-oh! I know that look. Come on Chaz spill what's up?"

"I wrecked it Claud" I said glumly.

"What? What did you wreck?"

"My heart! I found someone that completed me and I broke her heart."

"Whoa! Step back! Her? Did I hear right? Did my Chaz finally come out of the closet?"

"For like a day yeah, then I freaked out when things started to go wrong or against us and got drunk..."

"Please tell me you didn't" I sheepishly nod my head, "Oh Chaz what are we going to do with you? I would of thought you would of grown out of that by now. You know nothing good happens when you drown it with drink and sit on a dick." I know my oldest friend was cras but she was also right. I had done it to her back in the day, we both admitted our feelings and had a secret affair. Once the secret, and me, were out I drank away my feelings into a stupor and eased my pain by sleeping with the guy everyone wanted but never got. It didn't ease my pain, it never did. Just the thought now of doing that again churned my stomach. I'm hoping I won't have to go that far with 'WART' and that my plan will work without such self sacrifice.

"Do you know what makes it worse?" I squeeze Claudia's hips to keep a hold of her, so she wouldn't run from the hideous creature I believe myself to be.

"What?" She cocks her head to the side, raising one hand to my chin and lifting my gaze to meet hers.

"It was Hugo, I slept with the guy we're chasing, but I know something they don't." I nod towards the door suggesting my colleagues as the target.

"Okay" Claud says with an asking tone, "Care to share with me?" She raised her eyebrow I couldn't help grinning, she knew I couldn't resist that look.

"I know where he is Claud. I've known for sometime but I have plans, my own form of punishment for him and Angelo."

"Angelo? That creep that just got hard in here? What do you mean plans?" I released her and led her to sit, I lent back on the desk steadying myself.

"Yeah that creep, I've kinda been seeing him on and off for a while now. I don't want to be alone but I don't want to be with him. He's killed my spirit Claud. I should of looked for her but instead when I hit a hard patch in my life he was there and I let him be. He always knew my every move, even before I knew what I was to do. And then when Ruby found out about Grant and how I wasn't just her sister."

"Fuck how that happen? I thought you never wanted her to find out and your dad was adamant you bury the whole thing" Claud was the only person that knew the whole truth when it came to Ruby until it was revealed. Back at the academy we got so close I couldn't stop myself telling all my history, no matter what was said Claud was full of compassion and concern for me. Her warm heart held me in so many ways, I hated how over time we had grown so far apart but our posts and lives were to blame aswel as us.

"Dad got really sick, he's got alzheimers and a situation occoured with Ruby that took him back to that time when I was younger. He just blurted it out, without thinking or realizing. Then Ruby ran to find Grant leading him back into my life, atleast that won't ever happen again." A sigh of relief leaves my lips.

"Why?"

"Why what?" I say confused.

"Why won't it happen again?"

"Because my dad finally got justice and Grant got what he deserved!"

"So he's in jail now? He confessed?"

"He confessed to me once yeah but it was submissive, because I kidnapped him to come clean about abusing me and all the others."

"Jesus Chaz you've got some balls. How many had there been and how the fuck are you still a cop after that?" It was like a game of twenty questions.

"There were plenty, a number had never really been set and the only reason I'm still a cop is because of Ruby. She realised where I was and what I was doing, luckily she turned up when she did and realised the truth for herself and that he was that guy I said he was. I got what I needed, my daughter believing me. So I let him go."

"Wait if you let him go and couldn't use his confession how did Ross get justice? Charlie where's Grant?" I composed myself and released the truth, I never could lie to her.

"He's dead at the hands of my father."

"Holy fucking hell!"

"This is where my dad's illness and new wife come in handy though. He blamed it on insanity and his wife, who's a lawyer pleaded his case."

"Yeah but still that's a lot to deal to with."

"yup hence me leaning on that fucktard." It's funny I see everything that has happened since Joey but it feels worthless because I don't have her near. "I'm not going back to him but I do have plans for him"

"Ahh yes for him and the illusive Hugo Austin right? So want a hand with these plans? Wait fill me in first ok."

"It might seem a little extreme but ultimately my plan will result in their deaths. Okay that sounds insane but they both deserve it really. Look I think we need to talk properly about this and here is defiantly not the place. Dinner tonight?"

"Yeah I think you're right and dinner sounds nice but where? We can't exactly yell this over a table as we eat."

"No I know but you could come to mine, I mean Leah won't be there and Ruby will say hi and bye no doubt."

"Now you're really going for the shock factor Chaz! You...you cook now?"

"Yeah Leah gave me lessons, she's my landlady and owns the bays finest diner."

"That makes more sense" Claud begins to laugh loudly.

"Hey I know I wasn't a great cook but I didn't think I was that bad...was I?" I screw my face up awaiting an answer.

"I guess on some levels you weren't too bad. Like on the cheese on toast level but the meat and veg level, let's just say I'm still coping with the effects." She winks and I hang my head, how was I supposed to know that chicken should be almost cremated on a barbie to make sure it's cooked? "Sorry honey it was funny tho and you definitely made me feel better after." Great now I was blushing, I watch Claud stand, holding my breath in awe. She places her hands through my arms and leans upon the table pressing her body to mine. As I lift my head she nuzzles into my neck and kisses up to my ear and huskily says, "So if she completes you what do I do?" I let out a feeble squeak as I bite my lip and I feel my skin raise into goosebumps, tingling all my sensations.

"You...you...you get inside me and fill the void."

"Hmm not quite as romantic but I'm here for whatever you need me to be." She kisses my cheek and heads to the door. "So dinner at yours hey? What say eight o'clock?" She unlocks the door and looks over her shoulder throwing me a wink and a smile.

"But you don't know where I live."

"I'm a cop and a hot one at that. I'll definitely find you. I always do." And with that she was gone but inside she was still in me and I hoped she will never leave.