I have no ideas for a new chapter after this, so please leave some ideas in the comments otherwise I doubt I'll be updating much. (I have the imagination of a fish. Actually, that is offensive to fish).

I had no words for how amazing last night was. We'd rushed home after the night had ended, wanting to get away from the prying eyes as quick as possible. Wanting to be alone. Rushing up the stairs, we'd left a trail of clothes leading into Lorraine's bedroom, clothes that were still there right now. The sex was amazing, it always was, but there was something else about last night, something else that made it special. The fact that we didn't have to creep around anymore, we didn't have to hide… It was like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Knowing that Lorraine felt more... Well, confident about us, it made me feel so happy. Most of the girls that I'd dated during the army never wanted to make our relationship public, too scared of what other people would have to say about it. It made me trust people less, it made me wonder why I'd ever bother with relationships ever again, but the more I think about it, the more glad I am about giving Lorraine a second chance. She'd proved herself so much last night, not that she'd needed to, but it was amazing to see. Seeing her and Sonya go off for a chat afterwards was beautiful, as they'd never really been that close. Simple, yet positive things like that really made my heart melt. I'd always found it funny, as other kind gestures rarely got me emotional, whereas simple things did.

Memories flooded back as I watched Lorraine sleep. How she'd announced to our workmates about us, how her lips caressed mine, how her smile let up the room. Stroking her hair softly, I smiled. She'd changed so much since we started this whole dating thing, but it was changing for the better. She was no longer up tight, not willing to let anybody see her emotions. Well, she'd let me see them, not too sure about anybody else. I was so proud to call her my, well… Girlfriend.

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"Lo? Lo? Lorraine, come on! Are you ready yet?" I shouted up the stairs, trying to push her into hurrying up. I'd never known someone to take so long with their makeup. Or hair, whichever one she was doing. I could hear her running around in her heels, gracefully rushing down the stairs, being careful not to trip.

"It takes time to look this perfect, Nik." She simply replied, getting dangerously close, trying to start something. As much as I wanted something to happen, I knew we had to leave. I had a meeting with Michael and Simon about some new scheme. Basically, 2 or more hours of me sat there listening to the both of them squabble.

"Yeah, you know you look perfect without all of that, right? But come on, we need to go. I have to go and spend a few hours of my time listening to two children argue."

"You're talking about Simon and Michael, right? Well, Simon might not be deputy for much longer, I think Sian is coming back. Yesterday night seemed to convince her, she's missing everybody. Her new school just isn't what she was expecting…" Lorraine started mumbling, talking quietly to herself, probably trying to take her mind of the new school day.

"Lo, are you still worried about Michael?" I asked, getting straight to the point. I bothered me to know that no matter where he was, he was still in her head. Bugging her, making her feel like nothing.

"No… I just… I don't know, ok? Nothing really happened, yet I'm petrified of being in the same room as him these days… I miss his sweet personality, the one he had before he met Christine."
"So do I, he had more… Self control then too. He knew what he was doing. But look, we're not letting him get to you ok? And you won't be alone with him, I won't let that happen ok?"

Looking her in the eyes, I placed my hands on her cheeks, pressing my lips softly onto hers, a reassuring kiss that everything was going to be ok. Pulling back, I kissed her cheek, her nose, her forehead, before moving back to look at her. Trying to figure out what was going on in that business head.

"So, do you believe me?" I asked, my voice taking on a slightly flirtatious tone.
"Hmm… I may need more convincing…" she replied, playing the innocent, trying to make me feel guilty.

"If I drive fast… We could have an extra 15 minutes here… What can we do in 15 minutes Nik…?" she asked, playing the innocent once more. Testing all of my willpower.

Her lips quickly found their way onto mine, knowing that she'd won. Knowing that I'd give in eventually.

I was going to end up seriously late, and I was end up going to get seriously chewed out by Michael. Shit.

Authors BS: sorry it's short, like I said, I'm running out of ideas. Please, please leave some. And reviews. And sorry it's not very good. Ps, happy birthday Daniela (I want to know if she's drunk right now. Ugh. Fangirl issues).