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One Shot idea following directly from Suki in the Minute Mart on the floor from episode dated 18.10.23

The late night air had drawn in around the square and. Dark as the square was as Eve came round the corner, towards Bright Street a subtle stream of light appeared on the floor as she walked. As she walked her mind wondered, as it had done most of the evening while out with friends in soho. She found it would be subconsciously dreaming of the day Suki and herself would be sitting together in their true community or sat side by side on the sofa slitening to heavy metal rock music, Eve with a beer and Suki with her brndy in hand.

On waslking towards the light she discovered it was coming from the Minute Mart. Eve walked towards the light, her speed turning into a trot.

"Suki...Suki are you in there..", she called out in concern. No one was around to hear her.

Suki who was cowered on the floor jumped slightly at the alarming sound of her own name, still shaken from her assualt from Nish. With no answer or sight from Suki, Eve grabbed her phone called Suki. Still looking through the glass waiting for an answer. Suki jolted at her phone and and answered not aware she dropped her the hair on the floor and still in shock.

"Eve",

"Suki...are you okay...the lights on in your shop...", Eve started looking around the street with still no one in sight.

"I needed to get away...it was Nish...he...I didn't know where else to go...", her shaking and unsteady voice was clear to Eve,

"Suki, where are you, has Nish done something?", Eve paused, there was no verbal response but the subtle sound of Suki crying quietly.

"Suki?",

"Come in, I'm in the shop".

Eve did not hesitate to enter, finding Suki on the floor, she rushed over,

"Suki...what happened? There was a sudden embrace while Eve just let Suki cry wanting to hold onto this moment forever while all the time Eve did not knowi Suki had made a life changing decision. Eve turning her line of vision away from Suki for a very breif moment and noticed the large clump of hair on the floor next to them. She thought it was not worth mentioning it as it would not have acheiveed anything, she just wanted this embrace to last forever and for Suki to be safe.

Suki broke the embrace, coming away from Eve,

"I can't do this...",

Eve held Suki's right wrist, then subtally touched her left and noticed the flinch, the obvous injury she could only asume was Nish,

Suki felt the awakwaradness between them as she is always used to being in contol but suddenly came to realised the vulnerabiity of her situatuon.

"This was Nish wasn't it", Eve and Suki clapped eyes together, the expression of embarasment followed by the broken eyeline was enough for Eve to know it was true. There was another moment of silence, Eve knew she had to go at Suki's pace in all of this. Eve also knew she would wait a lifetime if it meant Suki and herself could be together.

"Eve", the eyeline was reconneted with Suki's hand on the back of Eve's neck,

"I love you. I always have done", Eve breathed for a second hoping she had read the situation correctly,

"Are you saying what I think you're saying...", Eve tucking a loose strand of Suki's hair behind her ear,

"Yes. I never want to loose you again. Whatever it takes...I want to be with you", a smile of enlightment appeared on Suki's face which ran though Eve's vains and appeared in just the same way. they both held each other tight, as if it was the last time they would meet, hands round necks and in hair.

"Eve', Suki broke for a moment,

" Let's go back to the Slaters...I don't care about Nish now...you don't have to wait for me anymore". Suki and Eve looked at each other in the eye, then Suki came in and gave Eve the most meaningful and passionate kiss she had ever given. Eve know it was right and was meant to be. She also knew how safe Suki will now feel in her company. This was it. Sukeve were real and forever more.

Thank you for reading. Hope you enjoyed it. This is my first Sukeve fanfic. Reviews and comments welcome.