"Harry you are going to get me drunk" Nikki giggled as Harry placed another cocktail down in front of her
The two of the had been steadily drinking in the bar for about an hour and the alcohol was starting to take effect
"Think of it as a scientific experiment on the effect of alcohol on two top notch pathologists"
"Where are they then?" Nikki said taking a swig of her cocktail
"You do realise you just insulted yourself?" Harry said raising an eyebrow
Nikki paused for a moment "Yes" she nodded "But I also insulted you so it balances it out"
Harry shook his head and sighed dramatically "That is the reason we are here. That was a prime example of how messed up your psyche is"
"Speak for yourself" Nikki giggled taking another drink out of her glass
"Nikki you are a very immature person" Harry sighed loudly with a grin on his face betraying his words
"And you love it" Nikki said and Harry spluttered on his drink spraying Nikki with a mouthful of beer
"Thanks Harry" she said wiping her top "As much as I love having a mixture of your salivary amylase and beer sprayed over me…"
"Sorry" Harry said catching his breath
"You're forgiven" Nikki wiping the liquid off herself
"You missed a spot" Harry said frowning at her
"Where?" she said glancing around
"Right…" Harry leaned closer towards Nikki "…There" he planted a kiss on her lips and Nikki nearly fell off the bar stool in shock.
Feeling his warm lips against her she soon fell into the kiss with him and the two of them eventually broke apart for air
"Wow…" Nikki said gasping for air
"Yeah…" Harry nodded
"We're going to regret this in the morning" Nikki said unable to keep her eyes off Harry
"Yeah but I'm too drunk to care right now" he laughed "Mine or yours?"
"I don't care" Nikki said grabbing her coat and stumbling off her bar stool "If you continue kissing me like that, I don't care if we end up in a bin"
Harry snorted with laughter "I think that's a compliment"
"Come on" Nikki said dragging him out of the bar "I think the alcohol is starting to wear out and it just so happens I have the perfect cure to that at home"
Harry raised hid eyebrows at her but followed after her trying to keep his balance as the alcohol took over him
Nikki awoke the next morning and groaned, her head was pounding and she could taste the remains of last nights drinking session in her mouth. She rolled over in her bed and immediately hit her head on the someone next to her
"You know there are nicer ways to wake someone up" Nikki looked up and saw Harry looking down at her with a confused look on his face
"Did we…?" Nikki asked
"I think so" Harry said slowly "His bad is your hangover"
"This one is a new world record" Nikki said wincing as she spoke
"Aspirin?" Harry said pulling a face
"In the cupboard in my kitchen" Nikki said flopping back down on the bed
"I'll get then shall I?" Harry said pulling himself out of bed
"You got me drunk, you can make it better"
"I thought I did that last night and anyway if your mind was so utterly complicated we wouldn't have had to got drunk in the first place"
"Harry" Nikki shouted making her head wince "Aspirin…Now!"
Harry winced at Nikki's but slunk out of the bedroom looking for the painkillers. Nikki pulled the covers back over her head and groaned, she couldn't believe her and Harry had gotten so drunk last night and she couldn't believe they had actually ended up together. She tried to remember the events of the previous night but it all seemed to be a drunken blur.
"There you go Madam" she head Harry's voice and she resurfaced from under the duvet
He handed her a glass of fizzing water "Thanks" she said as she accepted the glass and downed the contents in one
Harry grinned at her "That bad?"
"Shut up" she moaned "You look as bad as I feel"
"Thanks Nikki, you weren't that charming last night" he teased
"Oh like you were the perfect gentleman, getting me drunk like that" she laughed
"Do you regret it?" Harry said after a moment's silence
"I don't think I'm sober enough to give you a rational answer yet" Nikki groaned
"But right now…"
"Right now I don't, and you?" Nikki said propping herself up on one elbow, watching him closely
"Nope" Harry shook his head and winced "Though I do regret the hangover"
"Yeah…" she agreed "And we have to work today. Leo's going to kill us for being hung-over"
"Maybe we can sneak in" Harry said as Nikki's phone beeped
She leaned over Harry, ignoring the tingle she felt as their two bodies pressed together. She pressed a couple of buttons and frowned as she turned to Harry
"Leo's going to be late in" she read "He's taking Erin to the doctors"
Harry nodded "He said she wasn't feeling well yesterday, probably nothing but you know what Leo's like"
"Yeah" Nikki agreed "Still…"
"…It means we don't have to be in so early" Harry finished
"Now who's finishing my sentences" Nikki teased
"We are very couple-y aren't we?" and Nikki nodded
"Well we've passed the boundaries of friendship; last night was clear evidence of that"
"What do we do now?" Harry asked and Nikki sat up
"We shower, we go to work and we try and sort this out"
Harry nodded "It felt right though…."
"I know" Nikki tucked her hair behind her ears "But I don't want to ruin it"
"So stay here" Harry said pulling her back down into the duvet
"Harry…" Nikki protested
Harry leaned over and pressed his lips against her and Nikki gasped "Does it feel right?"
"Yes" she said hardly daring to breath
"Then don't fight how you feel"
Nikki snorted with laughter "Gosh, you are so cheesy"
"Shut up" Harry said poking her in her stomach to make her laugh "I'm trying to be romantic now"
"Oh are you" Nikki smirked "I do apologise"
"Will you be quiet or do I have to shut you up?"
"You'll have to shut me up" Nikki grinned
"Right" Harry said "You asked for it"
He stood up and picked a squealing Nikki off the bed and carried her in his arms to the bathroom
Author's note: A shorter chapter there, but a bit of Harry and Nikki fluff, because I've been asked for it and I hoped this is what you were expecting. I'll get back to Erin and Leo in the next chapter but I know some of you were eager to see what happened Harry and Nikki that it gave it a chapter all of it's own. I hope I kept everyone in character but if not just say :)
