Looking at the detective, as he closes the door, "Kerry, this is what we are going to do, your going to take 2 weeks off work to sort yourself out, the ESD piss test, is negative along with these results"

Looking at him in surprise "Why, why are you doing this?"

Sitting down close to her "I know about you and Detective Finch, Chris and I were close friends, I was one of the few he told about your relationship too, I know how much you meant to him, he loved you Kerry, Im not going to be the one to ruin your career, he would never forgive me for that."

Looking up at him in surprise "he didn't tell many people about the two of you, he kept a lot of stuff to himself, but he was so happy Kerry, so this is what we are going to do"

Biting her lips, she didn't like it, but if she didn't go through with it, it could mean the end of her career, looking up at him "Ok, I'll go away" then remembering "Oh shit, the car"

Smiling at her, he could see what Chris saw in her, she was beautiful/gorgeous even with her jeans, top and jacket, with sparkling blue eyes, beautiful smile, and spoke her mind, he was one lucky man. "Just take it in, we wills end through the paperwork for the PBT and all"

Nodding "two weeks that's all, no longer" Nodding at her "as long as you sort all of this shit out in 2 weeks Kerry" then looking closer, and seeing the sadness in her eyes "Chris was a great guy, you were both so lucky, don't do anything stupid and ruin your career"

Seeing her eyes narrow, he burst out laughing "Chris did say, that he loved you feistiness" giving him a small smile, she walks out of the room, turning at the door "thanks"

Walking to her desk, she sits down, putting her head on her hands, letting out her breath, she really didn't see that coming, at all. Looking around she can't lose TR.

Picking up her phone and dialling Lawson, she gets her stuff walking out of TR.

Sitting at the lounge later that night, with her laptop and glass of wine, she looks around, she misses Chris, he never should of died. Closing her eyes, will the pain of it all ever go away, with no work for 2 weeks, she won't even have that to keep her mind occupied.

Hearing a knock on the door she opens it up to find Lawson there "What are you doing?" Walking inside, he looks around seeing her laptop and bottle of wine.

Turning to face her "Pack you things" "I'm not going anywhere"

Closing her laptop his voice firmer "Pack a bag Kerry" then looking him in the eyes "I know what happened today, and I think 2 weeks off is a great idea, as long as you are away from Melbourne"

Glaring at him "Im fine here"

Shaking his head "Your not Kerry, your drinking too much, turning up to work drunk, and I bet that is only half of it"

Getting angry at him "Piss off Lawson"

Leaning down close to her his voice firm "No, I care about you Kerry, and im not going to let you self destruct, so go into the bedroom, and pack your bag, we're leaving with or without your bag packed in 20 minutes"

Glaring at Lawson, she knows he is right deep down, so gets up off the lounge "So where are we going, so I know what to pack"

Walking out 22 minutes later, with a bag packed "lets go"

Arriving a the airport a while, later, Lawson check her in, turning to face him "How did you pay for all of this" Looking at her "I had Qantas frequent flyer points, and a friend owes me a favour who owns the unit"

Giving him a half smile "You actually have friends, I thought you were friendless"

Walking to the boarding area a short time later she faces him "Look after TR for me" Looking at her "You know I will Kerry, now enjoy yourself" Walking away from him she turns around saying softly "Thanks"

TWO MONTHS LATER

Watching the screen and the calls coming in, Leon gets his mobile, calling Kerry's number, with not answer, into his com "Lawson, have you heard from Kerry this morning?" after getting a negative reply from him "get to Marribynong Street, Fitzroy, Kerry's car's been reported in an accident there"

Lawson into his com "Copy that Leon"

Arriving a short time later, they see the area cordoned off, walking over to the officer, Lawson looks around "Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake what happened?"

Looking at the accident then at the Senior Sergeant "no skid marks, witnesses said they heard an accident, looks like her car was rammed hit from behind, there is no sign of the other car, or the driver of this car, we're been searching the area"

Nodding and turning to Stella and Christian "Door knock the area, see what you can find" before walking over to her car, opening it up and looking inside she sees her bag and purse still there, looking around he can't see her mobile phone

Getting out his phone, he calls it, waiting for her to answer it, hanging up .

Into his com "Leon, get the traffic cameras in the area, see what happened, see if you can get a trace on her phone."

Seeing Stella coming back a short time later "Not much, people heard the sound of a car hitting another, some came out to have a look, and saw another car drive away, all they got was a silverfish 4WD"

Hearing Leon's voice into his com "Lawson, Mitsibishi Challenger, white reg Bravo Yankie Kilo 68 Mike, we are going through the traffic cameras now, it belongs to a Geoffery Cooper, ive put his address up on your screen"

Lawson "Find anything you can Leon, on him, Josh go around to his place, have you got a position on her phone yet Leon?"

Shaking head "working on it Lawson, the car was heading south out of Melbourne"

Hearing Leons voice a few minutes later "Looks like he own a boat at Hastings Marina "Daytripper Believer" on berth 3, he could be heading there, I'm trying to log into the camera's there"

Turning to Stella she glances at him "I know Hastings Marina?"

The drive taking forever, as they are about 5 minutes away, Lawson hears Leon's voice "I have a position on her hone, at the marina, that's all I can get, can't give an exact position"

Nearing the marina Lawson into his com "Josh, how far away are you?" "10 minutes?"

Arriving at the marina they get out of the car, running towards the berths, looking at the signs, Lawson heads towards Berth 3, running down the jetty, he hears a boat engine starting. Looking he sees a boat pulling out, looking for a name he sees the last few letters, running next to he boat, he quickly jumps in, before he can pull out his gun, he sees a guy swinging for him, loosing his balance momentarily, he quickly regains it, out of the corner of his eyes, he sees Christian boarding hearing his voice "Police drop the weapon" getting his gun out, he covers as Christian cuffs the guy. Motioning for Stella, they search the boat, opening each door downstairs with their guns raised it isn't long before they find Kerry. "Oh shit" before running over to her, kneeling down, he feels for a pulse, looking around he sees syringes, and plastic bags, seeing Stella just staring at him "medi kit now Stella" Nodding in shock before running off.

Trying to do CPR with the boat rolling about, Lawson quickly picks Kerry up, taking her up the stairs, before putting her on the jetty. Starting CPR again, he quickly into his com "Leon how far away is the ambulance?"

Seeing Stella staring at Kerry "Is she going to be ok"

Ignoring her question, he wants to know that too, she needs to be ok, she has to be, every part of his body, giving it his all, trying to breath life into her, his chest thumping loudly, continuing compressions and mouth to mouth.

Not even noticing Josh kneeling down next to him "Have a rest, I'll take over" shaking his head "No" he doesn't want anyone else to touch her, or try, what if they can't, she has to be alright, "cmon Kerry breath he whispers to her" wanting to shake her, do anything to get her to open her eyes and start breathing again, he cant even bear to think about what if he was too late, what if he can't bring her back, he just has to that's all there is to it.

Feeling a hand on him he quickly looks up seeing the ambulance officers there, moving aside he lets them take over. Standing up his eyes are glued to them, watching there every move. Seeing them give her an injection of adrenalin, he can't lose her, they've had there ups and downs but no. Feeling Shannon's hand reaching for his, her fingers entwining his, her touch feels cold giving him no comfort at all, he can't even squeeze it back. He can't even take his eyes off her, watching for the slightest moment of her chest rising on its own.

Closing his eyes briefly he quickly reopens them hoping it was all a nightmare. His chest tightening, full of knows and fear. The thought of never seeing her again, is too much to even complemtate. She had been part of his life for over 4 years now, annoying a lot of the time, wanting to get one up of him, but he cared about her deeply, a good friend, someone he now couldn't imagine in his life the guilt building up, he should of protected her, he should of done something about it. Pushing the thought of her dying from his mind

Quickly looking around the look on Stella's and Christian's faces, shock just staring at the scene before them, their boss, looking so weak and vunerable, just lying there dead as they watch the ambulance officers working on her.

The guilt there for him, he should of protected her, should of looked after her better. Running his hand through his hair, his eyes drawn back to Kerry, he just wants to walk over and shake her, tell her he wants her, that she can't leave him.

Looking around he sees Josh standing away from the others, walking over to Geoffery the anger of the whole situation building up inside of him, he grabs him by the arm "What did you give her?" Seeing him just look at him saying nothing, he gets his thumb, pressing it close to his ear "What was it?" Seeing him still ignore him, he hears Josh's voice "Don't Lawson"

Hearing Stella's voice coming through the coms "Lawson, they've got a pulse" Flicking the guy away from him, he walks back down. Seeing Kerry's eyes open, relief floods through him his heart starting to beat normally again. Looking around he sees Stella and Christian just staring.

Watching Kerry sit up looking around taking it all in, the concern and worry in everyone's eyes wondering what is going on, swatting away the hands of the paramedics "Go away I'm fine" then looking up at Lawson "What happened?" Leaning down "You overdosed?" Seing her eyebrows raised and doubt "Yeah right, seriously Lawson what happened?" Seeing the worry in his eyes "Your not joking?" Shaking his head "I'll tell you later?"

Seeing the ambulance bend down to her "We need to get you to hospital. Shaking her head "I don't need to go to hospital" seeing Lawson lean down "Please Kerry go and get checked out, they had to revive you" Looking up at him, the concern in his eyes "I won't hear the end of it otherwise" Giving her a half smile and nodding "Nope" Looking up at him "Fine i'll go, but Im fine"

Watching her go to the ambulance, his eyes glued to her, he wants to hop in the ambulance with her. Turning to hop in the ambulance, Kerry looks around, seeing Lawson's gaze on her, she gives him a half smile, so many questions going through her mind.

Arriving back at base later on, Lawson sees Leon walking towards him "How's Kerry?" "At hospital, she should be fine" the images of her just lying there, he can't get them out of his head or the thought of losing her too much to bear.

Feeling Shannon's hand in his again, and her touch, as he sits down "Want to get a pizza and DVD" Looking up at his girlfriend he shakes his head "Sorry Shan, some other time" getting up and walking out.

Arriving back at his place, Lawson looks around, why is he still thinking about her, why was he so scared at losing her and never seeing her again, there professional relationship had come such a long way since theyf first started out. The thoughts running through his head, why did it worry him so much today, why did it scare him so much, the feelings he was feeling in his head his heart, none of it made sense, why did he feel like he did, what did it mean, he had a girlfriend, he was in love with Shannon wasn't he, what did he have with Kerry was it anything, the tightness in his chest, he was scared, he wanted to touch her, pull her towards him.

Putting his shoes on, he goes out jogging to clear his head, with no set path of where to run, he just starts out, trying to revive her, just wanting to kiss her, willing her to breath again. So many thought going around in his head driving him crazy, what did they mean, what did any of this mean.

Hailing a taxi, he hops in, giving the taxi driver the address.

Arriving back at the hotel later that evening, Kerry goes over to the lounge, relaxing she hears the door bell ring, opening it she is surprised by who is at the door "What are you doing here?"

Seeing him staring at him "I don't know, Kerry I don't know"

Looking up into his eyes, she feels his lips upon hers.