This was only supposed to be a one-shot, but I've actually had so much fun writing it!
This chapters pretty long, a bit waffly at times, and there is a lot of fluffiness involved! Very sorry about that ;')
Anyway, enjoy, please review again?:) they make me happy!
Chapter 3:
Rachel ran into the toilets and began to sob. Chris wouldn't want anything to do with her now, now that Kevin had told the whole of MIT that they were at item. Another successful relationship under the hat. She thought to herself. She slipped onto the floor and put her head in her hands, mascara running down her face with the tears. She really liked Chris, more than she had ever liked Nick, more than she had ever liked anyone. Why did everything turn bad? Nothing ever seemed to last for Rachel, ever since her mother left it's been bad luck after bad luck. "Rachel? Rachel its Chris are you in there? If you are, please come out" Rachel just began to sob harder until her hands were completely wet. The door opened a little, and Chris stood looking at her. She looked up quickly but soon, not wanting him to see her face. He walked over to her and bent down next to her, grabbing both her hands in his, making her look up. He let go of one of her hands and put it on her face, drying the tears. "Hey, come on, it's not that bad" "it is! I've messed everything up again haven't I? There's no way you're going to want to be associated with me anymore" she said, looking into his eyes, more tears streaming down her face. "Rachel what are you talking about? Of course I want to be seen with you! You are beautiful, I don't care what Kevin says! He can say what he likes about us, that's not going to make me love you any less" he looked into her eyes and pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her. "I don't care what anyone says, it's you I love, and it's you I will always love. Nothing's changed there. I don't care if the whole of MIT knows, I don't care whether the whole bloody police station know, Kevin can scream it from the rooftops of the tallest building in Manchester but you know, I wouldn't care. Come on, how about we go back upstairs and get your stuff, I'll ask your Boss if you can have the rest of the day off, and I'll make sure Kevin don't say anything. Ok? Come on, I'll come with you; I don't really need to assess this syndicate. I know how good you all are." he put his hands on the face and looked into her eyes, the mascara was drying black on her face, but Chris didn't care. He kissed her. Carefully at first, making sure it was what Rachel wanted. Of course it was. He then kissed her with more passion, more urgency. "Thank you Chris, for everything. I love you too you know? I know I've only known you a day, but I really do" "me too Rach. Don't worry about Kevin, he just wishes he looked as beautiful as you" Rachel gave a chuckle and kissed him again. "Come on, let's go back up yeah? I'll be with you, right there ok?" Rachel gave a small nod and stood up; washing her face in the sink, trying to get rid of the mascara but Chris took her hand "You don't need to do that to make yourself look beautiful, come on" he took her hand and pulled her towards the door.
Gill could hear someone coming towards the door. She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to be caught earwigging so she ran down the corridor, back to the office. Her eyes had begun to water as she listened to what Chris had said. There is no way she would tell him now, she would get over it in time, and she didn't even know the man. Rachel suited him so much more. As she walked back into the office everyone looked at her. "What?!" she snapped. "How's Rachel ma'am?" Kevin piped up. "How should I know? I'm not her mother!" "I just thought-" "KEVIN. Don't you think you've done enough today?" she was blunt, and her tone was flat. Kevin turned around to look at Mitch, to see if he had just heard that. Mitch just shook his head and went back to his desk and Janet buried her head in paperwork.
Gill turned around just as Rachel and Chris walked back in, hand in hand. He pulled her close and kissed her head before he let go of her hand as she walked towards her desk, collecting her things. "DCI Murray, can I have a word please?" Chris said "in private" he added, looking at Kevin. "Yes of course, come into my office". Whilst Chris was asking if Rachel could have the rest of the day off, and that he was going to take her home, Kevin approached Rachel "Um…Rach? I'm...I'm sorry about earlier, I was only joking, but is it true?" Rachel looked at Janet who rolled her eyes. "Yes, Kevin. It's true – not that it has anything to do with you, but yes its true. He's amazing, and I like him a lot. Happy now?" Kevin was left speechless, so he walked away and back to his desk. "Are you okay?" Janet asked quietly. She sounded concerned; normally it wasn't like Rachel to be put down by Kevin. "I'm not sure…I just need some space. I'll text you later" Rachel said. Janet just nodded and gave a sympathetic smile.
"Are you ready to go Rach?" Chris said as he approached her desk. "Yeah, just let me say bye to Gill" "Okay, I'll wait in the car" Rachel smiled at him and nodded, as if to say thank you. "Boss? Can I just say thank you for letting me go home, me and Chris just need some time to ourselves" "It's fine" she said, rather bluntly, Rachel thought but ignored it. "I'm going to take the interview prep and hopefully get some done at home, so I don't miss anything". She walked out of the office, ignoring Kevin's glee and Janet's concern.
She got into Chris's car and sighed. "I'm so sorry Chris, I bet you didn't expect this when you met me did you?" "What do you mean?" he replied, as he pulled onto the main road. "You didn't expect to have to cope with all this stress from me, it's just who I am I'm sorry" Chris reached for her hand "Look, stop apologising. I don't care what you come with; I'm only interested in you. I really like you Rachel, I really do. I know it sounds ridiculous because we have only known each other properly for a day, but come on, we've slept together, you've cried into my arms, and I really care about you. We have something special Rachel Bailey, and I'm going to show you how special you are" Chris said "what do you mean?" when Chris didn't reply, Rachel prompted him again "Chris?" "You'll see" was all he said until they got to Chris's house. He ran around the other side of the car and opened the front door to his house, before Rachel had even got out of the car. "Dump your stuff in there, and follow me" he said, pointing towards the living room. His tone wasn't giving anything away. "What are you going on about Chris?" "Come in here" he called from upstairs, ignoring her question. She made her way up the stairs, still unsure where she was actually going. She could hear music playing quietly from somewhere, but she wasn't sure whether it was coming from Chris's house or the one next door. She walked into what looked like Chris's main bedroom and saw the music was coming from the radio. Time after time was playing on the radio, Rachel loved this song. The door shut behind and she whirled around, after seeing Chris stood there with his arms open she walked towards him. Their lips met for the millionth time today. That warm, natural feeling was back, that feeling that made Rachel feel safe and loved, the feeling that made her feel wanted. There was a sense of urgency in every breath, as if they didn't want to let go. He wrapped his arms around her, one hand on her back, another one her waist, securing her. She had her arms draped around his neck and pulled him closer. Chris pushed her onto the bed, trying to get her blouse off as if his life depended on it. Rachel was unbuttoning his shirt, revealing his tanned chest. He worked his hands further down her body, as she began to undo his belt…
Back in the office, Janet was sitting on Gill's desk, looking at her boss. "What's the matter, Gill? Is it Rachel and Chris?" "Yes and no" Gill said, sighing. "Care to explain that?" Janet ventured. "I overheard their conversation in the toilets" Janet looked confused. "You mean, he actually went INTO the ladies toilets?" "Yeah, Gill said, shrugging her shoulders. She continued; "he was saying something about how he doesn't care who knows, the whole of Manchester can know and he won't stop liking her…no he said he won't stop loving her. That even though he's only known her a day, he feels connected to her…something like that…oh, and he also said he doesn't care whether she has mascara running down her face or not, she's still beautiful" Gill looked towards her desk, trying to focus on something. Janet couldn't help herself; she had forgotten all about what Gill's feelings were and spoke as if were Rachel who had explained it. "That's so sweet; he really does like her doesn't he. He sounds like a proper gentleman…" she trailed off as she saw Gill look towards her, eyes welling up. "Oh gawd Gill I'm so sorry, I forgot…um…come here" Janet said standing up to hug. Gill stood up as well, only for a brief hug, and then sat back down again. Janet felt slightly awkward as she sat back down. "You know though Jan, I'm just going to forget about it, I hadn't even heard of him since yesterday, I'm 15 years older, and he already has his heart set on Rachel. I don't mind actually now, honest. I'm moving on, not that there was anything anyway, just feelings, they'll go away" gill said, shrugging and putting her glasses on and turning back towards the computer screen. That was Janet's cue to leave.
"Did that make you feel special enough Rachel Bailey?" Chris said as he stroked her hair. "Oh yeah" Rachel said as she smiled up at him. She was lying on his chest, her arms wrapped around him. "What time is it?" she asked, sitting up. "Um…half 4" Chris replied, glancing at the wall clock, not wanting her to move. Rachel sat up, holding the bed sheet. "What's wrong?" "oh nothing, just remembered that interview prep I've got to do" "Rachel, you don't need to worry about that, come on, relax, you're off this weekend anyway" "how did you know that?" she said turning around to him. "I read it on Gill's calendar the other day" he said, smirking. Rachel shook her head and began to smile, as Chris pulled her back down so she was lying next to him. "You are beautiful, you know that?" Chris said as he shaped her face with his hand.
Their moment was ruined by Rachel's phone going. "Just ignore it, you're not available" Chris said as she sat up. "No, I need to, if its God- Gill, I should get it, I've already annoyed her by having today off" she got out of bed and followed the sound of her mobile to where she had kicked her trousers. "Hello?" she said as she answered her phone, throwing Chris's shirt at him as he started laughing at her formality. "Hi Rachel, can you talk?" Janet's voice at the other end of the phone sounded concerned "Um…yeah hang on" she turned to Chris who was looking out her confused. Rachel mouthed 'It's Janet. Be good' Chris looked at her all innocently and said 'me?! I'm always good' Rachel raised her eyebrows and smiled as she sat on the edge of the bed. "Yeah sorry Jan, what did you want?" "Just wanted to talk, how's things with you and Chris?" "They're good thanks, I really like him…" Rachel burst out laughing at Chris, who was pretending to pose as she talked about him. Shit. "What?" Janet on the other end sounded even more confused. "What? Oh nothing, it's nothing" Rachel said, reaching over and putting her hand on Chris's mouth to stop him from talking. "Are you with someone?" Janet asked. "What? Me? No, no I just remembered…um…something" "oh right ok, well um…I'll call you later then?" "What? Yes course ok, bye Jan, bye"
She put the phone down and turned to Chris, who was trying to pull her towards him. "You." She said pointing towards him with her spare hand, "need to learn some manners when someone is on the phone" she said, winking. "Oh yeah?" he said, his eyes twinkling. "Are you going to teach me then? Miss Bailey?" he said, raising one eyebrow. "Ha-ha! Yeah you wish sunshine" she said, as she stood up.
"I need to go home now, change of clothes, and freshen up. I've got to get that report finished by tonight or I'll never get it done." She said, trying to gather all her clothes so she could get dressed. Chris sighed, "I suppose I could do something for a couple of hours by myself…" "Oh, so you're planning on seeing me tonight are you? May have to take out a restraining order on you mister". Chris began to smile. "What would you say, to me and you taking a weekend away somewhere?" Rachel stopped getting dressed and turned to him "Are you being serious?" "Yeah, well, I don't want to rush you, but I thought it would have been a nice way to spend time together and talk about things…we don't have to if you don't want to, but I just thought we could be impulsive for once you know? Just get on the road and drive" Rachel looked at Chris and began to smile "Yeah, it sounds lovely" she said "Want to pick me up tomorrow?" she said, as he raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, sounds great, our second date" Rachel walked over to him as he sat up. She bent down to kiss him goodbye but he pulled her on top of him. "Why do always do that?" she said, trying to contain her giggles. "Because you're irresistible" he said, letting her go. "Nice try, I'm still going. I'll give you a call later ok?" "Fine, if you really, really have to" Chris said, getting out of bed, putting his shirt on.