Storming into the locker room, Stella looks up "Just met Senior Sergeant Charlie Lewis, tell me why do we need someone, especially someone like him". Hearing footsteps into the locker room, they look up seeing Kerry there "guys meeting in 5" before walking out.
Walking back towards the communications room, Kerry bumps into Charlie again whose walking towards the locker room "Settling in ok" nodding at Kerry he had heard a bit about her, not all good either "After the meeting I want to talk to you and Lawson" before walking away.
Meeting the team for the first time, Charlie looks around, seeing Stella with a bored look on her face. Seeing Lawson standing next to him, he looks at him "You can move away" seeing him shake his head. Facing the team "I'm Senior Sergeant Lewis, I am now in charge of Tactical Response, Lawson will still be in charge of operational matters and on the road, but all decisions go through me now" Hearing a voice, he knows it is Stella "so you won't be out on the road then?"
Looking at her "I will still be out on the road, when need be, but not all the time, TR will be on call now, whatever comes through Kerry, we need to respond too straight away" Hearing Stella's voice again "That's what we do Charlie" Ignoring Stella's outburst "there will be a board put up each day, with whose in each car"
Finishing the meeting, Charlie turns to Lawson "Lawson" seeing him look at him "No relationships within my team, leads to problems, especially as a Senior Sergeant" Looking at Charlie giving a half laugh, wondering what he has heard "You and Shannon" Shaking his head at Charlie "Think you have your facts wrong, I'm not going out with Shannon" His eyes on Lawson, wondering if the rumours he had heard were true then, "You were" Rolling his eyes at Charlie "That's none of your business"
Walking down the corridor, Kerry sees Charlie with Lawson, walking up to them "take it you two have now talked" Lawson nods before turning to Charlie "Need to get your facts right" as he is about to walk away "What about you and Kerry then, I heard you two were fucking?" Rolling her eyes at him "I think you need to stop listening to things you hear Charlie, and get your facts right, especially if you want to stay in this team"
Looking at both Kerry and Lawson "I'm sure my facts and information is right" then looking at Lawson "with Lawson going out with Shannon and whatever with you, there is inter team relationships" then looking at both of them "whilst I'm here and in charge of TR they stop"
Taking a deep breath, Kerry walks up to Charlie her voice firm "Lets get some facts right Charlie, you are NOT in charge of TR, I still am, you are running the admin and here in the office more, any changes or anything to TR, do NOT happen by you, they get passed and run by me first" then looking him in the eye "Got it"
Looking at Kerry's face he nods before adding "I'm the one now running TR, not you Kerry"
Turning to face Charlie her eyes narrowing she shakes her head her voice controlling her anger "Charlie you are really starting to piss me off and you've just started" before walking away.
Watching Kerry walk away, pissed off, Lawson glances back at Charlie, now totally confused, if her outbursts and Charlie then, Lawson wonders how he got her, obvious that Kerry doesn't want him. Only one way to find out, he needs to speak to her, and soon.
Seeing Kerry go into her office and pick up her bag, before walking out, Leon calls out "You going out?" turning towards him "I'm on my phone" turning to face Kerry "where are you going" Determination in her voice "to get rid of Charlie, I don't need him or want him in our team" before storming out of TR.
Trying to contain a smile on his face Leon sees Lawson walking towards him "Kerry around?" shaking his head "No". Turning to walk back out "let me know when she's back?" Calling out after him "Don't you want to know where she's gone" facing Leon in no mood for his games "Not really", seeing the smile on his face "Are you sure about that". Walking back towards the intel officer "Just tell me what you want to Leon"
Looking up at Lawson "Kerry's going to have a fight with someone", seeing Lawson raise his eyes in slight surprise "want me to spell it out, Kerry is going to get rid of Charlie Lewis from TR", seeing the surprise on Lawson's face as he looks at him before walking out to TR, seems his suspicions were right, she didn't want him here, but why is he. Seeing Charlie, walk up to him "Lawson, we need to talk" Looking at Charlie again "What this time Charlie, I need to get out on the road".
Looking at the Senior Sergeant if he was Lawson he would be pissed off too "I meant what I said before your still in charge of TR out on the road, operations" Nodding "so you said" as Charlie continues "I want us to work together as a team" Looking at Charlie "Obviously, Have you done the training" Seeing Charlie nod, before walking away.
Walking away after the meeting Stella turns to the team "Who picked a jerk like that we don't need him in our team. Things were fine without him" Looking at Charlie's retreating back, Lawson agrees with her, wondering why on earth Kerry choose him to be in TR and what was going on with her.
Storming into the Deputy commissioners office, David looks up at Kerry "I want Charlie Lewis out of my squad, I'm not going to lose my most valuable team member"
Looking at Kerry slightly amused "I take it you mean Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake"
Nodding at David "Charlie is... he is the most arrogant piece of"
Hearing Kerry rant, David tries to keep the smile from his face "I seem to recall you saying that about another Senior Sergeant, your getting on better then"
Leaning down towards David's face "Lawson is still arrogant and a smart ***, I'm not going to loose him from my team"
Looking up at Kerry, amused at her outburst, he sees the glare on her face. "You've changed your tune about Lawson then from what I remember you had some very choice words about him too, so you probably will with Charlie too"
Glaring at David her words firm and slightly fierce "I want Charlie out" looking at Kerry, her blue eyes sparkling, her eyes narrowing even when she's angry she is quite cute and beautiful "He's out of my team, I'm not loosing my most Senior officer"
Hearing a voice coming from the door, Kerry turns to see Inspector Fordham standing there "Lose him" Turning to face him, her voice filling with anger and slightly rising shaking her head "You can not just bring some new guy into my team, this isn't about me, you have no idea" Interruping her "We have followed procedures Kerry, Charlie.." Interrupting the inspector, her voice full of fire and anger "Procedure, you want to talk about procedures, stuff that, what about teamwork, working together, you have no idea of that, you are tearing my team apart, losing my officers" then facing him closeer pointing her hands at him "that is not going to happen"
Ignoring her outburst "You know the deal Kerry, he stays or your out, but either way he stays"
Facing both of them her voice rising with more and more anger and frustration "One step out of line one wrong move, and he is out of my squad and writing parking tickets at Alice Springs" slamming the door behind her on her way out. Hearing footsteps behind her she swings around, seeing David there calling after her softly "Kerry" seeing the glare on her face "Do you want to get a drink and a bite to eat later" Looking at him in surprise, she didn't know what to say, shaking her head "I don't think so".
Looking at her standing before him, he had liked her, since the drinks with the commissioner all those years ago, when she knocked him back then, when he was only superintendent, "Kerry its only a drink" Looking at David "I know, its, I've just got a lot on now" Nodding at her "I'm not Lawson" Looking up at him "what?"
Looking her in the eyes that have the edge to it again "I've heard the rumours that you and Lawson…"
Running her hands over her face her voice with an edge to it "I'm not with Lawson and that really is no ones business and really pissing me off" then her voice softer, "that's not the reason. I'm just not interested"
Looking into her eyes "Its just a drink Kerry nothing else" Holding his gaze "Going to get Charlie Lewis out of my squad then?" Shaking his head "I wish I could Kerry, but my hands are tied, I wish I could but I can't"
Nodding and biting her lip "Meet me at Docklands at 6.30" before walking out.
Driving around in TR1 with Stella and Christian, Lawson is brought out of his thoughts by Stella's voice "Is Charlie here to stay, can't Kerry get rid of him" Glancing at her "She's having a brawl with someone now to get rid of him" Glancing quickly at Lawson "hope she can, we don't need someone else or new in TR, we're find by ourselves." Nodding, he can't help but agree with Stella, wondering if Kerry did get her way, her powers of persuasion were pretty good along with talking her way out of most things, wondering if he got it all wrong, maybe it wasn't her doing or anything, there was only one way to find out.
Arriving back at base later that afternoon, Lawson walks towards the communications room, seeing Leon at the screen and Charlie near by "where's Kerry" seeing Leon point to her office, Lawson turns away not before hearing Charlie's voice "what do you need Kerry for, she's not running TR anymore" ignoring him, walking towards her office he knocks on the door before entering seeing her look up at him in surprise "What's the deal here Kerry, what's going on?"
Looking up at Lawson, bursting into her office as he closes the door behind her "Talk to me Kerry, what's going on here, you don't want Charlie here anymore than the rest of us. So who put him in charge of TR"
Looking up at Lawson, how she wants to tell him the truth, and Charlie's outburst today, didn't help matters either, she wishes she could explain even partly to him "he's here to stay Lawson, just give it a chance?"
Sitting down opposite her, looking into her blue eyes "I know you don't want him here either Kerry, so why is he staying" Looking back at him, trying not to give in to him "He just is Lawson, there is more going on here" then shaking her head as she's said too much ,
Looking into her eyes "it's to do with this promotion you got" Her eyes darting around her office before looking briefly at Lawson "What ever you think you might know, forget it, don't try to work it out" then more gently "Just don't do anything you'll regret" reaching out for his arm "I want you here"
Walking out of her office later that afternoon she calls out to Leon "I'll be on my mobile if you need me" Arriving at Docklands, David looks around, seeing Kerry walk towards him a smile on her face, he can't help but smile back at her, he doubt she realises what an affect she has on guys especially him, when she smiles her whole face lighting up, how he wishes he could put his arms around her, his lips on hers, she had already knocked him back years ago at the commissioners drinks. He knew that her and Detective Finch were going out, until he was killed, and she was there. He knew she was hard to work for, but fierce and loyal to her team. Looking up he sees her nearly there, walking side by side in silence, until they get to the bar. Ordering a drink, before walking over to the table overlooking the bay.
Seeing David looking at her, she raises her eyes at him, sipping her drink slowly, maybe she should of said dinner instead, she doesn't need him or anyone else knowing that she has a drinking problem, that alcohol is her solution to most things, and that Lawson especially thinks she drinks too much. Finishing her drink, she orders a bottle of wine, the taste of the alcohol in her, helping her nerves slightly. Looking at David "whose idea was it to have Charlie in my team?" Looking back at her "He can't be that bad" seeing her raise her eyebrows at him "no he's worse, you couldn't of picked a more arrogant, self obsessed person if you tried" Giving her a short laugh "Given the fact your partner Detective Finch was killed, James in witness protection, the attempts on your life, they decided that action had to be taken" Leaning closer to David "Who" Shaking his head "It doesn't matter who Kerry, the facts are the same, you can count yourself lucky they are still letting you work atTR"
Rolling her eyes at him "Sometimes I wonder"
Watching her finish her drinks quickly, David doesn't say anything, he had heard rumours about her drinking, especially after she hit the cyclist and had forced leave for a few days . Finishing the bottle of wine a couple of hours later, she stands up, looking at David "Thanks for the drinks" Watching her stand up, concern on his face "Your not driving" Staring at his face her words firm "I'm fine" Standing up "Let me drive you back to your hotel?" Shaking her head "David, I'm fine, I'll see you later" then looking at him "Just get rid of Charlie for me"
Watching her walk out of the bar, he is amazed she can walk in a straight line, after drinking the bottle of wine within 1 ½ hours, despite her insisting she was fine, he can't help but worry, running after her, he reaches for her arm "Kerry let me drive you home" Spinning around "David I'm fine, I don't need you to drive me home or to do anything for me, you've done enough already". Her last few words her voice more fierce he can't help but feel helpless, seeing her drop her car keys he picks them up seeing her reach out for them her voice with an edge to it "David give me my keys" Shaking her head "I can't Kerry, I'll walk you back to the hotel"
Pushing him away from her "I don't need you to walk ot anything from you" Putting his hands on her shoulders he spins her around to face her "Kerry stop being so stubborn, and stupid, your not driving or walking by yourself, so shut up and walk"
Turning away from him, she starts to walk back to the hotel, stopping at the doorway she turns to David "You've walked me home, so give me my bloody keys back" Shaking his head "I'll come and pick you up in the morning and give you them back them" seeing her look up at him he moves his lips down to meet hers, feeling her lips upon his briefly before she pushes him away "What are you doing?"
Looking her in the eyes "What does it look like, Kerry I like you, I can't help how I feel I want to kiss you and more" seeing the surprise and shock in her eyes and face.
Hearing the words our of David's mouth, Kerry is surprised she wondered why he wanted to go out with her. Looking at David quickly, she isn't interested in him that way, if she was honest she still wanted and loved Lawson, wondering if she could use it to her advantage, seeing her look back at him a small smile on her face as she leans back up and kisses him.
Taking his hand, as they move away from the reception/foyer area, they hop in the lift going up to her room. Taking a deep breath, she looks into his eyes, feeling his arms wrap around her, drawing her towards him, as she feels his lips upon hers, taking all of her effort to kiss him back as they move over to the lounge.
Feeling his arms and hands move around her body, and under her top, she tries not to flinch, looking him in the eye "If I have sex with you, will you get rid of Charlie for me out of my squad?"