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Chapter Three
"Hey... Smithy... wait up.." she called after him, he turned and glanced over his shoulder before carrying on up the stairs towards CID. "Oi.." she called grabbing his wrist "Are you ignoring me?" she asked and he turned to face her "I think every thing that needed to be said was said yesterday". She sighed "You told me you loved me..." he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the briefing room just along the corridor "Who the hell do you think you are?". She sighed "We need to talk about this Smithy... we can get over this... at least still be friends". He shook his head "No... we lost all chance of friendship when you dropped your knickers for Damien". She smiled "Please dont..." he cut in "What? talk about you like a tart?" he asked. She shook her head as she turned back to the door "I cant talk to you when you are like this Smithy". He grabbed her as she pulled on the door pulling her back to face him, he pushed her against the door. "How dare you?" he shouted "When Im like this... I told you I want nothing more to do with you... do you get off on winding me up" he let go of her and moved back "You slept with my brother Stevie... its not something Im just going to forget". She smiled "I get that and I understand if you wouldnt want anything to happen between us now... but I want my friend back". He shrugged his shoulder "I cant... I would of done anything for you... and if it had been anybody else then I'd of got over it... but I cant get this image of the two of you out of my head" he tapped the side of his head and sighed "Its there... all the time.. and Im sorry but I cant get over that". He pulled the door open and smiled as she grabbed his arm "Please Stevie..." she sighed "Just give me a chance to make it up to you... let me buy you dinner?". He shook his head "I dont think thats a good idea.." she nodded "Just to say sorry about your shirt last night... I wont talk...". A smile traced his lips "Now that I gotta see... I will message you later and let you know". She nodded "Thank you".
Sitting in the Macdonnalds she smiled at him as she swallowed another bite of her chicken buger "Considering I said I was paying I expected you to pick something a little more... upmarket?". He raised his fingers to his lips and she smiled "You cant expect me to sit in silence for the rest of the evening". He smiled "You tricked me then" he took a sip of his chocolate milkshake and lent forward "I only came cause you promised me silence". She nodded "Ok... if you want me to not talk" she placed her burger to the box and sighed "But I do really want you to know how much I care". He smiled slightly "I knew you couldnt do it anyway". Her eyebrows nitted accross her face and he laughed "Be quiet". She smiled slightly as his phone rang and he sent it to answer phone, he glanced up "Damien" her eyes fell to the floor and he sighed "Come on Stevie... one of us had to mention him". She gestured to the phone "Have you spoke to him since last night?". He shook his head "Nope not yet..." he glanced up and into her eyes "Im gunna have to though... I know he treated you like shit Stevie... but he is my brother I cant cut him out.. my mum would never forgive me". She nodded "I know... I understand". He smiled slightly "I really hope we can move on..." she cut in "You changed your tune Smithy". He smiled "It was sex... just sex?" he asked. Stevie nodded her head "I really wish it hadnt happened.. I wish I had known how you felt Smithy". He sighed as she glanced down "Are you going to get me a Mcfurry or what Moss?". She nodded slightly "Corse.. I'll be right back". He watched her disapear back to the counter and sighed, he hated that she had been so niave to let Damien make a fool of her, but then he did love her, so maybe friendship was better than nothing.
He grinned as she sunk down next to him, placing the ice cream infront of him "You not get one?". She shook her head "Nope.. gotta watch my figure". He dragged his eyes up her slim figure and smirked slightly, she slapped his arm as she sunk down next to him "Perv" she laughed. He ate a mouthfull of the ice cream and grinned at her "You have gotta try this Moss... it is amazing". She smiled "It cant be that good". He nodded as he scooped up a mouthfull on the spoon "It is better than sex Stevie". She laughed as he moved the spoon to her "Obviously you have never had a mind blowing time in bed" she ate the food and nodded "But yeah that is pretty good". He smiled as he went to put another mouthfull in his mouth "Oi... share". He shook his head "Get your own Moss". She grabbed for the spoon and he pulled it back and laughed "Buy your own". She smiled "I dont want one... just give me some of yours". He grinned "Nope..." he placed a few more mouthfulls into his lips. "Mmmmm... its lovely" he grinned. She sighed "Pig..." she paused leaning towards him "Do you fancy going to the pub?". He sighed his eyes falling to the ice cream he was gently stirring with the spoon "I dont think thats a good idea". She smiled slightly "I erm I thought we were ok now". He smiled "Its gunna take more than a Macdonalds Stevie". She nodded "I know... but how else am I ment to make things am to you if I cant... take you for a drink and things". He smiled "Ok... one pint Stevie". She grinned "Perfect... eat up".
Four pints and three shots later he smiled as she walked back fromt the toilet "I think its about time we get you home Miss Moss". She sighed "Ahh one more Smithy". He shook his head "Come on.. Im in work at seven tomorrow". She smiled "Spoil sport" he laughed as he pulled her from the bar stool "I'll walk you home Moss". They had walked in a comfatable silence for the ten minute journey to her flat and she gestured up the steps "You coming in?" she asked and he shook his head "Na... I need to get off". She smiled "I have wine". He laughed "Even so.. I need to get going". He lent down and gently kissed her cheek, as he pulled back she gripped his shirt and pulled his lips to hers, they touched only briefly before he pulled back "You cant do this to me Stevie". She sighed "Im sorry". He stared into her eyes "Have you ever been in love?" he asked and she smiled "Not properley no... I have had boyfriends that ment more... but never love". He smiled "Didnt think so..." he went to turn away and she grabbed his hand "It dont mean I wont be". He smiled at her softly "I think about you... every minute of every day Stevie... it physically hurts.. its torture..". She cut in "It doesnt have to be like this.." she reached up and gently touched his cheek and he shrugged away. "I want you to be happy..." she grinned and he nodded "And that is exactly what I want for you Stevie... but Im not the person to do that... and you sleeping with Damien proved that.." she cut in "I made one stupid mistake". Smithy sighed "Its not about you sleeping with my brother Stevie though... I was there that night and you knew you could of had me... that I would of come here and done everything I could to show you how special you are.. how important you are to me.. but you choose him.. and I cant forget that". He lent in and kissed her cheek before moving back down the path and in the direction of his own home.
He avoided her for a futher three days and she was hell bent on getting some time alone with him. She knocked lightly on his office door and he called "Yep" and she smiled in at him as she pushed the door open "Hey stranger". He smiled up at her "Hi Stevie... how are you?". She pushed the door closed and moved to the chair oppisite him "Im ok.. I have missed you these last few days". He glanced to the computer screen "Stevie..." she cut in "As a friend... I missed you as a friend". He nodded his head ever so slightly and she gestured to the computer "What you working on?" she asked and he shook his head "Oh Im not... I am looking at hotels" she cut in "You are going away?" she asked. He nodded slightly "Edinburgh". She smiled "You are going to Scotland?". He nodded "Just for a long weekend". She forced herself to her feet "I hope you have a great time.. I hear its nice there..." he smiled "I have been before... its where my Mum was from orriginally.. and its me nans eightith birthday... she is having a little party". Stevie smiled "Oh.. I thought erm.. I dunno what I thought.. listen I hope you have a great time.. you deserve it". He smiled "I doubt it... my nan is nagging my mum about dates... apperantly by my age I should be all loved up". Stevie smiled "You are happy... thats all that matters.." he grinned "You tell me nan that... she wants me and Damien to be settling down.. having kids". He noticed her face drop at the mention of his brother and he smiled "He is taking some bird with him". Stevie nodded slightly "Dont surprise me... lisen.. why dont you take me?". He looked up and shook his head "You are joking?". She shook her head "You will prove to your Nan you are happy... and you will get one over on Damien as well". He smiled "How'd you work that one out?". She lent forward "He text me last night... wanted to meet up". Smithy smiled "Then go with him". She shook her head "I dont want him Smithy... I want to go with you". She grinned at him "So that a yes Smithy?".