Yes, I realise I said the end of this fic would be up soon after I posted chapter 7, but I got completely stuck. I'm not really happy with what I've done here, but I couldn't have it hanging over me any more so here you go.


Janet slid into bed next to her best friend and curled up into her chest. It felt so natural. Her heart was so full of love for this wonderful woman who she very nearly let go.

'Rachel?' she said quietly.

'Mmm?'

'You know that song by Passenger?'

'What, Heart's On Fire?'

'No, no, the other one. The one that goes, only miss the sun when it starts to snow,' Janet began singing to tell Rachel which one she was talking about.

'Yeah, I know the one,' Rachel said, before singing the next line. 'Only know you love her when you let her go, and you let her go.'

'That one.'

'What about it?'

'Well...' Janet wasn't sure how to say this without being really cheesy. 'That's just it. I didn't realise that I loved you til I'd shouted you out of my house.'

'Yeah, well I deserved it. I'm so sorry, Janet.'

'Listen,' Janet looked Rachel right in the eye. 'You can stop apologising. I forgive you.'

'Thank you.'

'Taisie was singing that song at the breakfast table the next morning and I had to come back upstairs so that the girls didn't see me cry.'

'Oh, Janet.'

'I'm sorry I was such a bitch to you. I was just jealous, I guess.'

Rachel stroked Janet's hair and leaned in. Janet closed the gap.

'I don't even know why I did it,' Rachel said.

'Was it to get my attention? Like little children do. Or dogs.'

'Bugger off, I'm not a dog.'

'Woof,' Janet whispered, sending them into a fit of giggles. She then went serious.

'Rachel, we'll be all right, won't we?' Rachel smiled and nodded, trailing her fingers over Janet's cheek.

'Of course we will, pal. We're together now. Nothing is gonna screw this up. However hard it gets, I'm not going anywhere.'

'Lucky me,' grinned Janet.

'I love you,' whispered Rachel, before pressing a soft kiss to Janet's lips.

'I love you too,' replied Janet, who then smirked and said, 'Now get those pants off, Sherlock.'


Well, there it is. I've got a few more fics written / on the go, so I'll post those soon. x