Authors Note: Penultimate chapter :O Two of my fics almost over, I don't see how this is possible but apparently it is. And I manage to descend into my obsession of Robbie/Jackie fluff fully by the end :p I need them together in the show soon.

Disclaimer: Don't own anything except the characters you don't know.

Short Circuits

Robbie and Jackie had sucessfully not saw each other since the awkwardness of the wall climbing so when they arrived first at the clearing for the assault course a deadly silence erupted between them. Jackie was just about to say something but thankfully Dave turned up at that moment and tried to flirt with her. She haddn't welcomed his prescence all weekend up until now, if she had stood any longer like that with Robbie she would have felt like killing herself or him. Robbie couldn't help but inwardly laugh at her expression as Dave tried to use chat-up lines on her, both detectives were sure he was more interested in Stuart but hadn't admitted liking guys to himself yet so was using Jackie has a safety blanket.

Eventually Stuart arrived and then Matt appeared a few minutes later so Dave got round to explaining what the course involved. Each part of the course had to have two of them complete it before the next task was even attempted. They thought the wall climbing had all been finished that morning but that wasn't their luck, obviously. The first thing they had to do was climb up a brick wall using a rope that was secured to the top of the wall and that was all they had to get them up. When they reached the top they would have to swing the rope over with them and attempt to abseil or jump onto the mat if they couldn't be bothered working hard. The wall wasn't too high but it would still require whoever did it to make an effort.

The three men immediately volunteered Jackie because of her earlier performance on the wall and since it wasn't too bad Stuart decided he'd do it too. Robbie was grateful to his friends because he was dreading the rest of the course and if he had been forced to climb again he knew he would never manage to continue.

Stuart and Matt did an activity which involved having to crawl under a thick net, so by the time they came out the other side they were caked in mud, much to the other two's amusement. Stuart tried to get revenge by kicking the mud over them but ended up slipping and falling backwards which only served for Jackie and Robbie to get even more hysterical, while Matt was trying not to show how funny he found his Detective Constable at this moment.

Robbie and Jackie decided to do the next part in which they had to walk across a beam that was only just wide enough for someone's feet. Jackie went first and although she took quite a bit of time she didn't slip up at all, unlike Robbie. He wasn't paying close attention to exactly where he was going so he misplaced his foot when getting ready to move forward and ended up falling to his left, ending up putting all his weight onto his ankle.

"Shit, fuck!" This was followed by more curses because whenever he moved the lower part of his leg it was agony. Jackie was at his side almost instantly and a minute later a couple more of the center workers turned up to help Robbie get to the medical room. She didn't want the guys to think she was too worried about Robbie so decided to not follow them.

Before they could even get their thoughts back together Dave was talking about carrying on with the rest of the course and Jackie was the one to voice her thoughts about his plan,

"You think we give a fuck about a stupid little assault course when one of our friends is hurt?" Jackie hadn't meant to sound so angry but seeing Robbie go down like that had triggered something inside her and she couldn't help it. She turned away and walked out of the field, hoping that she wasn't going to start crying any time soon. But she didn't go to find Robbie she went to her room to start packing for the journey back to Glasgow in the morning.

Before Stuart left the course he went up to Dave to apologise for his best friend, "Sorry, Jackie is just being like that because Robbie's hurt. They're too close to care about anything else when one of them is injured, it's always been this way."

"It's okay Stuart, I get it. Why are you guys even here, you are already a great team?"

"I don't know, but we're not always this close, we've all had thoughts about murdering each other, it almost comes naturally to us." He smiled gently at the other man before leaving, turning around a couple more times just to see if he was still quite attractive from a distance.

Jackie had her back to Robbie when he hopped into their room, sorting through the few tops that she had hanging in the wardrobe.

She didn't want that horrible silence to appear again so just decided to play it safe, "Are you okay now?"

"Yeah it's apparently just a sprain," he smirked, not wanting to let it out just how painful a simple thing like this had been.

"Oh well, that's good." She still hadn't turned to face him because she knew that he would see the worry that had been present in her face since she had watched him fall over.

"Have you thought about our situation yet?"

She realised it was time to actually look at him, "Yes. I don't think we can work Robbie. You think you love me but do you really even know what proper love is?"

"Jackie, I've been married, I have been in love before, and that doesn't even come close to how I feel about you now."

"So what would you expect me to do? Would I be at home waiting for you while you're out clubbing and shagging some tart in a back-alley?" She wasn't even trying to keep her voice down now so even though Matt was in his own room and Staurt was in the kitchen they could hear every word that was being said between the other two.

"You know I wouldn't do that to you."

"I don't know what you would do in a serious relationship Robbie! That's the problem, I can't imagine a world where you are content with just one woman for more than a few weeks, especially if it's me!"

"Well tough because I love you and I don't hurt people who mean a lot to me, especially if it's you; I would never hurt you intentionally and would keep loving you until the day I die. Because I do Jackie, I love you more than anything."

Her voice dropped to just above a whisper as she sat on the edge of her bed, "I love you too. It's true but I don't know if I want to." She had her head in her hands at this point, not daring herself to look into his dark eyes as she usually would if she was scared. The noise of him moving across the room was obvious but she didn't realise just how close he was until she saw his jean jegs in front of her.

"Jackie, look up at me, please."

"I know you think I'm just a player who will cheat on you but for you I would give it all up." He got down on his knees so they were about the same height, "I couldn't do that to you, you have gave so much to help me over the years and I can never give all that back but I want to try." He didn't wait for a response before pressing his lips softly against her own. Almost everything inside Jackie was telling her he just wanted a new girl to play around with but she didn't want to push him away either. And that was the part that won her over as she pulled him deeper into the kiss. They both knew they weren't going to even dare to actually go any further than kissing whilst they were away form home with their boss in the next room but they were more than content with just the contact of mouths. Jackie loved him more when he chose to simply wrap his arms around her body and stay next to her all through the night, even though the bed wasn't actually made for two they fitted comfortably together in a close proximity.

To Be Continued.
Next Chapter: It's home time. Stuart has his mobile back, Robbie and Jackie are all adorable, Matt's just the same.