Chapter 11

It was two weeks before Christmas and Connie was waiting for it to be over. She was working Christmas Eve through to Boxing Day and had no plans for the little time she was spending at home.

As she crossed paths with Charlie they spoke about Christmas Day and she found herself wishing that she did have someone to go home to. Someone who cared about her and that she felt safe with. Walking away from him she tried distracting herself with anything but it didn't stop a part of her thinking about how empty everything was away from this place.

Jacob noticed Connie by the nurses' station and wandered over stopping beside her. "Hey you-" "Hey you. Not got anything better to do than stand here talking to me?" He smiled leaning forwards against the desk. "Anything meaning extra time with you sweet cheeks could never be beaten." She smiled looking sideways at him until he leant closer to her. "You know we could always go back to mine for lunch, you're not exactly needed right now and it's hardly busy enough to stay here…"

When he moved backwards Connie looked across at the smile resting on his face. "If I wanted to do that I'd have done it already by now Staff Nurse Masters, nice try." She turned and wandered away from him knowing he was watching her, she turned around at her office door and looked at him nodding her head towards the office door.

Once he closed the door behind him he turned to face Connie who was leaning against the desk. Crossing the room to stand in front of her he rested his hands on the desk either side of her. "So then boss, what exactly do you want?" Connie watched as he stood there willing herself to say something but not finding the words she was looking for.

He lifted his head and kissed her before feeling her hands around him. Connie deepened the kiss when she couldn't think of anything else. She hated how he made her feel yet she didn't ever want it to stop. Connie felt herself being pulled forwards as Jacobs's hands held on to her hips. They didn't break contact with each other the whole time they were moving about the room.

Connie had her head on his bare chest tracing his muscles with a pointed fingertip. They were laying across the couch on one side of the office with not much on. She looked to the floor where her black dress lay amongst the white nurses uniform. "You know anyone could walk in right now and see this-" "They could if I hadn't locked the door when I came in. Give me some credit sweet cheeks." She smirked as he leant over her and kissed her lips again.

"Jacob-" "What are you doing for Christmas?" She raised her head and looked up at him with a blank expression on her face. "Working, same as I do every day… Let me guess you've got a big night planned before doing nothing-" "Unless the big night involves you and doing nothing the next day means lying with you, then I'll be here too." Connie's face changed and she felt herself fighting to find the words again.

Instead of answering she sat up and pulled her dress from the floor. "You should get back out there, Rita will be throwing a fit about her staff disappearing." Connie stood up as she pulled the tight black dress up and over her shoulders. She reached for the zip but Jacob was already behind her with a hand on her lower back with the other zipping the dress up. He pressed his lips to her neck and kissed her lightly before she felt his warmth breath across her cheek.

"I want to too." She turned around and looked up at him. Jacob looked down at her as he put his arms into his shirt, leaving it undone. "You've lost me Queen Bee-" "Christmas… With you." He smiled raising his hands to either side of her face. The smile came back to her face again as she looked towards him and rested a hand across his. "Well the Mrs B, I hope it'll be the first of many with you." He kissed her again before moving backwards and finishing sorting out his shirt.

She wandered over to him and seemed to straighten something out which wasn't there. He smiled down at her before she dropped her hands and he bent down and placed a kiss on her cheek. "Wait for my shift to finish tonight and I'll take you for dinner." Connie smiled as Jacob left the office and she returned to her chair not able to remove the smile he'd left there. Christmas finally seemed like something she could possibly look forward to, maybe.