Jim Carver left Sun Hill in late 2003 after his marriage to Marie Graham. While June had agreed to let him go, things were never the same and eventually his position became untenable. He transferred to a CSU in North London, while June stayed at Sun Hill. They hadn�t seen each other since�until�
13th June 2008
Main Conference Room � Hendon Training College, Hendon, London.
June Ackland sighed a deep sigh of relief as she finally located the room where the welcoming speeches were to be held. Of course, she knew Hendon, but her time here as a trainee WPC had been just over thirty years hence and there had been myriad changes, additions and extensions since then. She smiled to herself as she thought about it � much the same could be said about herself.
Changes � older, wiser maybe, definitely more conservative, much more lined and much more grey. She�d just given up on trying to dye her hair back to its� original blond, after too many messes and disasters she�d decided to grow old gracefully. She tried to convince herself that she looked distinguished, but most mornings, as she caught sight of herself in the bathroom mirror, she just felt and looked old.
She�d passed the big five-oh just over eighteen months ago. It hadn�t been the best of times, there had been some big changes at Sun Hill � for one thing the CSU had been threatened with closure after some rogue MP with nothing better to do had decided to do a study into their effectiveness and validity. She�d been roped into a Met wide committee to rebut the comments made in the study, and in time they had won, and although some smaller units had been shut down, their cases and personnel had subsumed by larger units � Sun Hill now being the one of largest and best regarded in the whole of the force.
It was something that June was exceptionally proud of � she had been there since it�s inception, and she still regarded it as her pet project, her baby, her one real achievement in life.
It had to be said that her personal life couldn�t be said to be that much of a success. She�d had relationships, live in lovers, good times and bad. But five years ago her personal life had taken a serious battering, from which she had never recovered. Still now, after all this time, she could not muster the enthusiasm to even try to look for a partner in life, to look for lover or a partner� People kept telling her to try, to move on, maybe she could still find the one, it was never too late�.
But what none of them seemed to understand was that as far as she was concerned, she had found �the one�. A man with whom she had a deep strong friendship, a friendship which had deepened to love, a love which had deepened to a partnership, which had been bolstered by probably the best sex she had ever experienced, or was ever likely to experience�
But he was also a man who had left her heartbroken and confused.
Their relationship had ended � not by mutual agreement � in early 2003. Still now, she had never really grasped his reasoning � something to do with his alcoholism, he had been so stubborn, would not listen to her try to explain that she adored him the way he was, she knew who he was, knew every little aspect of his personality good and bad and still loved him� At one point he�d said he�d done it for her, to protect her�
He never understood how he�d broken her heart.
Not once, but three times.
Splitting up with her. That had been bad but she had believed that he just needed time.
But then � just four months later he had taken her aside for a �chat�. During this �chat� he had announced to her � almost casually � that he was getting married. He�d met a woman � a woman he had been assigned to as family liaison � god, she�d been so bitter she�d almost put him on a disciplinary � who could offer him all he had ever wanted, love companionship � and a ready made family � she had a fifteen year old son, Ben, by a previous relationship. At least he hadn�t had the cheek to invite her.
He�d married on September 4th 2003. As far as she�d heard it hadn�t been a big affair � Jim�s credibility at Sun Hill had diminished considerably as it was clear to all that June, June Ackland, the Sergeant that they all adored and respected, was utterly heartbroken � in fact she had, for a while, teetered on the edge of a nervous breakdown. They had, mostly, stayed away from the small registry office in which the ceremony had taken place.
The third heartbreak happened in November, when Jim had applied for a transfer � above her head. She�d pulled him into the office, demanding to know his reasoning, telling him he was her best officer, that she couldn�t cope without him � if only he�d known how deep inside her that statement had come � but he had explained as coolly and calmly as he could, that he felt his position had become untenable and that it was better for him � and Marie � that he move on, to reduce his stress levels which were apparently already having a detrimental effect on his marriage.
As much as it had pained her, she had let him go. Beneath it all, beneath her constant ache and need for him, remained the fact that she just wanted him to be happy. She�d wanted that for him for the whole twenty years they had been friends, and despite what their friendship had been reduced to, that wish remained.
***
�Well, Jim�good luck.� She stood by his desk as he�d finished packing his things.
�Thanks, Sarge.� He�d smiled and nodded.
�Oh, come on, call me June.� He�d shrugged, flicking her a glance. �You know Sun Hill isn�t going to be the same without you.�
�No..� Jim picked up a picture of himself, Marie and Ben. �You�ll all have to find a new whipping boy.�
�Don�t be like that�I don�t want to part on bad terms.� She�d reached for his arm, he�d snatched it away.
�Don�t force yourself to be nice to me, June. We both know how you feel.�
She had glanced around herself, the CSU was thankfully empty. �You know how I feel, do you?�
�You still love me.�
�Yes. I do, despite myself and despite it all, I still love you.�
�You should move on, June, I�m not worth throwing away your life over.�
�Maybe�when�� She shook her head. �Maybe I�ll accept all of this someday. Maybe I�ll accept what I lost � maybe I�ll accept I�ll never kiss you or make love to you again�but today isn�t that day.� She�d hissed at him, angrily. �I can�t help the way I feel.�
�Yeah. I know. And neither can I.� Finally, he had turned to face her. �I love my wife, and my step-son, and I�m happy.�
�Good�� She�d looked at him, staring into those deep grey eyes, unable to believe that this could be the last time she would see him, to speak to him. �I�m glad.� She�d reached out a hand, placed it to his cheek. �I�m just�I�m just going to miss you, Jimmy Carver.�
He�d laughed, a laugh tinged with tears. �And I�m going to miss you � Ackers.� She laughed at being reminded of her old nickname. �You�ve been my best friend for so long. I�m just so sorry I ruined it all��
�No�we ruined it all.� She removed her hand. �Just look after yourself, please?�
�I will. You too.� Gulping back a sob, he�d gathered her into her arms. Just for a moment, a beautiful moment, she closed her eyes, absorbed his closeness, his scent, and remembered.
But then she felt his attention shift, felt him look up, and pull away. She looked around, and there, standing at the door, was a well-built woman with long auburn hair pulled up into a ponytail.
Marie Carver.
�You ready, Jim?� She�d asked. Jim had nodded, picking up the cardboard box full of his things. He�d looked at June one last time, and had whispered ��Bye.�
Then he�d headed to the door, to Marie, to his new life.
But she hadn�t turned. She�d kept her gaze directed out of the window, not wanting to watch him disappear from her life forever.
***
�Just one slight correction to be made to the table of events�� June finally snapped herself out of the self-induced daze she had slipped into. Conferences � a necessary evil. Of course they could be informative, but sometimes � and with painfully monotonous speakers like this man who had been droning on for the past hour � quite frankly at this moment she�d rather be having her teeth drilled.
She clicked on her complementary ballpen and waited while the dull man shuffled papers � slowly.
�Yes � here it is. 3:00pm, the role of the Family Liaison Officer within the Community Safety Unit � I�m afraid Sergeant Janet James from the North London division is incapacitated. Something to do with some dodgy prawns�� The horrible little man chuckled to himself and June cringed. �Fear not, however, as she has roped in one of her colleagues to do the honours and she assures me you will find him an absorbing and amusing speaker � Sergeant James Carver from North Hill.�
June�s head shot up suddenly and she lost her grip on her pen, which flew from her hand, flipped over and landed on the floor.
It had to be�
But�
Sergeant?
She swallowed, hissing apologies as she ducked to retrieve the pen. She looked down the list, found the appropriate lecture in the listing, crossed out the name typed there, and replaced it with just one word.
Jim.
***
�Oh my god, I don�t think I�ve ever been so bored in my life.� Constable Elaine Trainor, from the South West division laughed and touched June gently on the arm.
June, ever the diplomat, simply shrugged lightly. �I have to admit I do prefer the slightly more interactive lectures.� She rolled her eyes just before she bit into a sausage roll. �Actually to be quite honest I had a flashback to primary school.�
�We�re just lucky he didn�t get his cane out, eh?� Elaine winked at her. June proceeded to choke on a piece of rogue pastry which wormed its way down her windpipe as she laughed.
�Oh, god, June, I�m sorry!�
June coughed and coughed until she dislodged the errant piece of food. She looked up, her face red, waving her hand in a �don�t look at me, don�t worry, I�m OK.� gesture.
�Are you sure you�re alright?�
�Yes�just need a drink. A glass of wine I think.� She smiled at Elaine and made her way to the drinks table in the corner of the room.
�White wine please.� She ordered, surreptitiously patting her hair back into place. There were two people in front of her, one, a short red haired woman, the other a tall, slim grey-blond man.
�Mineral water please. With ice.�
June�s whole body froze. That voice, that voice so deep and smooth�
She reached out a hand, she wanted to touch him, to make him turn but withdrew it. Instead, she sucked in a deep breath, pasted a smile onto her face and simply said:
�Jim.�
The man turned. For a moment, a brief moment, June thought that she had made a mistake. But then he turned to face her, and looking down at her were those grey eyes, those grey eyes she remembered every night in her dreams, those grey eyes she had loved.
She saw immediate recognition, then his face bloomed into a smile. �June!�
�Oh my god�� She stuttered. �It is you, I�you look different.�
Jim rolled his eyes. �You mean I look smaller.� He shook his head. �June you look fantastic.�
They gazed at each other for a long moment. Then Jim laughed, a little awkwardly. �So�can I kiss you?�
�I�.sure�� Jim leant down and kissed her on the cheek. It may have been her imagination, but his lips seemed to linger a little longer than she would have expected. Though fleeting, and though after so long � too long � June immediately felt the blood surge through her veins at his touch, and ducked her eyes away so he would not see her flush.
�So�you�re still at Sun Hill?� Jim accepted his drink with thanks and sipped it.
�Would I ever leave?� June took her wine. �Shall we sit��
�Yes�� He looked around the crowded room. �It�s too hot and full in here, let�s go outside.�
�OK.� June hiked her eyebrows and followed him out of the hall. A few people mingled around, but they found themselves a place on the concrete steps outside. They sat, Jim placing his drink next to him, June clutching hers in her lap.
Again, they fell into an awkward silence. Then, simultaneously, they said:
�It�s good to see you.�
Jim laughed, that deep, joyful infectious laugh. �Nice to know some things haven�t changed.�
�Mmmm. You have � not just�well�.but you�re a Sergeant now, that�s great.�
Jim nodded. �Three years ago. Quite the old hand now.�
�If you�re an old hand I don�t know what that makes me.� June took a sip of her drink. �Lucky you you�re still on the right side of fifty.�
Jim shuddered. �Don�t say that word.�
�How old were you when I met you? 20? 21?�
�21.�
�You do realise, Jim, that I�ve got constables working under me that weren�t even born when you started at Sun Hill. In fact the new relief Sergeant is only 24.�
�June�what are you trying to do to me?� Jim looked over at her, his eyes twinkling.
�Hey, I�m not going to be depressed alone.�
Jim shook his head. �You�ve got nothing to be depressed about. Look at you. Look at Sun Hill�I have been keeping tabs you know�about everything going on there. Can�t believe Reg has finally retired.�
�Mmm. Quite a party that was. Funny, after all the times we took the mickey out of him, everyone was genuinely sad to see him go. Apparently he�s now working part time in a garden centre.�
�Sounds like Reg.�
�No, come on, Jim I want to know about you�what happened to you?�
�Marriage.�
�Ah. Marie�� June paused just briefly, oh how it hurt to say that name after all this time. �Got you on a fitness regime did she? What was it, Weight Watchers?�
�SlimFast.� Jim grimaced. He looked at her askance as she laughed. �Yeah, Jim Carver on milkshakes.�
�Well, you look good on it.�
�Yeah. Some good things did�� He stopped, sighed and looked off into the distance. Then he held his left hand out in front of her. �Notice anything missing?�
She glanced at his left hand � his ring finger, an immediately noticed the gold band that had once encircled it was gone. A rush of emotions came over her � first�was it happiness? Then guilt at feeling that way, then compassion. �I�m sorry��
�I�m not.� He sucked in a harsh breath. �It was a mistake. I didn�t know Marie. She was�controlling. Jealous�so jealous. After Ben joined the army � we never went out. Stayed at home every Saturday night and called out for a pizza. Over and over. It was like Groundhog Day.�
June said nothing, simply nodded, remembering the times when she and Jim would stay home most nights, calling in for takeaway, those fantastic nights when they alternated eating and talking and making love.
�We made it to the three year mark, then I just couldn�t take it any more. I came this close to going back on the bottle�and that was when I decided I could stay there and be miserable and drink and�or I could sort myself out.� He shrugged. �Once I explained it all to Marie she seemed to understand. She�d realised what she was doing, but�she was just lonely, you know?�
�I know.� June felt an overwhelming urge to touch him, comfort him, but he didn�t seem to need comfort. He seemed at one with himself, settled in the position he was in, the place where his life had brought him.
�So�I guess I just buried myself in my work � and here I am.� He smiled. �Here we are. Funny how life keeps bringing us back together��
Their eyes met for a glorious moment, but then a shouted voice from behind them shattered it. �OK, everybody in!�
�Here we go. Three more hours.� June rolled her eyes good naturedly.
�You are coming to my lecture, aren�t you?�
�Of course. I want to see what my little puppy is up to these days.�
Jim laughed. �I�ll see you at 3. Room 109.�
�I�ll be there.� She watched as Jim moved off, taking the stairs two at a time, looking as if he was walking on air.
She remained there for a moment, wondering if, maybe, just maybe, it was her presence that was making him seem so lighthearted.
***
As the other officers filed from the room, June lingered behind, clutching her folder and papers to her protectively. She watched as Jim packed away his own bits and pieces, pens and pencils and acetates which he had used in his meaningful but humorous presentation.
�Hey.� She approached him slowly. �I just wanted to tell you that you did a great job. I�m proud of you.�
�Thanks. I only found out yesterday I�d be doing this, Jan lent me a load of her notes, most of this was hers really.� He shrugged.
�It�s all in the presentation. You really know your stuff. North Hill must be proud to have you on their team.�
�Yeah, I hope so.� Jim nodded.
�Well, I should be going�two more to go.� June glanced at her watch but made little effort to move. �Um, Jim�will you�be here for the dinner dance tonight?�
�Well�� Jim sucked in a breath and furrowed his brow as if he was giving it deep consideration. �A four course meal, laid on, waiter service, or a microwave pizza at home.�
�Tough choice.� June bit her lip, waiting for an answer.
�Yes, I�m staying.� Jim smiled. �I think we all have places at set tables, but�we can mingle later. I can�t wait to talk to you some more.�
�Me neither.� Their eyes met for a moment, then June looked away. �Better go. I�ll see you later.�
***
�June�� Elaine nudged June�s arm lightly as June sliced into her chicken breast.
�Hmmm?�
�June, don�t look but there�s a guy a few tables away who can�t take his eyes off you.� June�s brow furrowed and she looked up. �I said don�t look!� Elaine laughed.
�Oh, him.� June bit the inside of her mouth to stop herself laughing.
�Oh, him, is that all you�ve got to say? He�s quite a looker, June. Rugged. Distinguished.�
�If you say so.� June shrugged, an involuntary flush creeping up her cheeks.
�You�re blushing��
�No, I�m not�� Her eyes flickered up and locked with Jim�s. �I�m not at all.� She sighed, not noticing as a piece of chicken fell from her fork back onto the plate.
�Am I witnessing love at first sight here?� Elaine pondered. �Eyes meeting across a crowded room��
June shook her head. �No.� She turned to Elaine and smiled. �In fact, you couldn�t be more wrong.�
�You know him then.�
�Yes. Well, knew him.� June retrieved the errant chicken and nibbled on it.
�Is that knew him as in knew him, or��
�A bit of both.� June flushed crimson and giggled.
�June Ackland! So he�s an ex?�
�Yeah. He�s an ex.� She sighed deeply, her eyes darkening a little. �My last ex.�
�How long ago was this?� Elaine dropped her own fork and rested her elbows on the table.
�Five years. There hasn�t been anyone since Jim.�
�Five�oh, god, he was one of those, wasn�t he. The ones you reckon are the one and you just can�t let go of.� Elaine nodded. �I�ve been there and done that. What happened?�
�He got married.� June stated simply.
�Oh, June�� Elaine slid her arm around June�s back, squeezing her tightly.
�I haven�t seen him since the day he left�it was quite a shock to see him here today, especially looking the way he does�he used to be�a little more cuddly.� Despite herself, June�s mouth twitched at the corner.
�Married life must agree with him.�
�He�s divorced.� The twitch bloomed into a smile. �I know, I shouldn�t be happy about that, but�even after all this time��
�He still makes your skin goosebump and your stomach flip.�
�Yes. Stupid isn�t it. He hurt me, a lot, but�� She drew in a long, quivering breath. �I love him. Still.�
�And how does he feel?�
�No idea. He seems happy enough, but��
�Wait till the dancing starts. Then you�ll find out.� Elaine squeezed June once more. �If it�s meant to be, June�it�ll happen.�
***
June�s eyes scanned the room for any sign of Jim. He seemed to have disappeared, either into the throng or off the face of the earth. Though friends and colleagues talked around her, she remained silent, sipping at her dry white wine.
She thought back to Elaine�s words, and felt disappointed tears burning her eyes. Had she really spent the past five years living a hopeless dream? Had he once again raised her hopes, only to shatter them, suddenly and completely? She hadn�t asked him if there was someone else, for all she knew he could have married again, or�
She cursed herself, raising her glass to her lips and downing half a glass in one. This was the last time, she decided, the last time she would let Jim Carver do this to her.
She dropped her glass to the table, made her excuses to disappointed and concerned colleagues, and made her way through the throng to the door. Her eyes blinded with bitter tears, she didn�t see the man in front of her until she had walked straight into him.
�Sorry�� She looked up. �Jim!�
�June�are you alright?� His hand was on her arm, his face the picture of concern.
�I thought you�d gone.� She didn�t know whether to be furious or relieved.
�I just went back to my room for a shower. It�s too hot, and I wasn�t smelling very pretty.�
�Oh�OK.� June shook her head and wiped at her face.
Jim looked at her for a long moment, then gestured outside. �Come on, we need to talk.�
***
They strode side by side around the grounds of Hendon Training School, for a while reminiscing about their own times there, and what had happened since. They circled the campus, then ended up back outside the Great Hall, Jim guiding her to a wooden bench and gesturing for her to sit down.
They fell silent for a moment until Jim spoke.
�June�I�ve got some things I need to say to you and I just want you to listen.�
�I��
Jim narrowed his eyes at her and she raised a hand in acquiescence.
�June, I�ve done some stupid things in my life, you know that as well as anyone.� He smiled as June rolled her eyes and nodded. �Screw ups with the job, with friends, lovers, the booze�that was a classic.� He laughed. �But�the one thing I regret most is how I treated you. I have this thing about me, June, it�s that I don�t realise what I�ve got when I have it, and if I do, and I see how good it is, it�s like I have to pull it all down around me. Like I don�t deserve good things happening�or maybe if I ruin things myself it�ll save me the pain of things going wrong sometime in the future�cos I always assume it will.� He swallowed, lifted his face to the moonlight. �Lately though, as I�ve got older, I�ve thought, what the heck, life is to short, appreciate what you�ve got and make the best of it. Helped me with the promotion, helped me with the diet�but after I�d achieved two of my goals I looked around and I realised that I couldn�t make the best of my life without a certain someone by my side.�
June tipped her head to regard him, moving a little closer.
�I remember you said to me once that I had broken your heart not once, but over and over again. But the day I left you said you still loved me. And I couldn�t understand why � I still can�t.�
�I couldn�t help it.� June shrugged. �Every time I looked at you it was there. It was�physical, an ache, here.� She balled her hand into a fist and placed it to her chest. �As you got further and further away from me, the pull just grew stronger�it�s not like anything I�ve ever experienced.�
�I felt that way too.� Jim admitted. �Even when I was with Marie, working with you�why do you think I had to leave? You have to understand that I loved Marie. I really loved her. I thought she was my �one��and I didn�t want to be unfaithful to her or�� He shrugged. �That�s why I had to go. You know what they say, don�t you?�
�Out of sight, out of mind.� June murmured.
�Didn�t work, though, did it?� Jim smiled lopsidedly. �Life�s never quite that simple. As things started going wrong with Marie, I started comparing what I had with her to what I had with you, and�that just made things worse. Things were perfect with you. You were loving, tender, spontaneous and adventurous, you were my best friend and my lover, and�in the end, as much as I loved Marie, I felt stifled, felt like I couldn�t be myself. With you�I always could be.�
He looked off into the distance, shaking his head slowly. �There hasn�t been anyone since Marie. And the amount of times I�ve come this close to phoning you, or coming back to Sun Hill to see you�but your life has moved on, and I didn�t want to bring that time back, I was scared it would hurt you.�
�You should have called, or come over.� June swallowed. �Do you know how many times I�ve wanted to come to see you? I knew it was impossible, but�but you�re right, it would be reopening old wounds, and�I don�t know if I could open myself up to so much pain again.� She shrugged. �But�my life hasn�t really moved on, Jim. There�s been no-one since you.�
Jim looked over at her, eyes wide. �Really?�
�No. There never could be. Jim, I made up my mind that you were the one for me the moment we first kissed, in my office back at Sun Hill. It was the moment I had dreamed of for more years than you could possibly imagine.�
�Really�� Jim repeated, leaning forward and placing his head in his hands. �Why can I believe you now and I didn�t believe you then?�
�You were a different person then. Insecure�.after the whole thing with the drinking I know how long it took you to feel you had regained people�s trust.�
�You loved that other Jim Carver though, didn�t you? The insecure Jim Carver, the self pitying Jim Carver.�
�Deeply.� June nodded. �I thought I could help you feel more sure of yourself, that I could fill the gaps in your life and you could fill the gaps in mine. The loneliness, the pain of going home alone at night, and�I thought we would be perfect.�
�We were perfect.�
�Yes. We were. But�� June leant back, pulled in a sigh. �Maybe it just wasn�t meant to be.� She paused, leaving a deathly silence hanging between them. �Then.�
She looked down at him, met his eyes.
�Jim, if you were�willing�to try again, I�� Her brow furrowed as Jim stared up at her, a slightly bewildered expression on his face. �What�what have I said��
�You�ve said the words I�ve been hoping to hear for so long.� He sat up. �June�I don�t deserve for you to take me back, or love me��
�Yes you do.� June turned to him, placed her hands on his face. �Yes � you do.� Slowly she leant forward, and for the first time in over five years, their lips met. June looked up into his eyes, her breath quivering, taking in every inch of his face, hardly daring to believe that this was real. �Oh, god, Jim, I love you�� Tears snaked from her eyes and down her cheeks.
�Hey�don�t cry�� He kissed her cheeks, then her nose, then gently pressed his lips against hers. She pulled him close, her hands in his hair, running her fingers through the blonde strands.
Their lips parted, tongues meeting and dancing within their mouths. Though it had been so long, this was all so familiar and so missed. No-one had ever kissed her like Jim, no-one had ever made her body tingle in such a way, no-one had ever embraced her in a way in which she never wanted to let go.
Slowly though, she pulled back, her body quivering slightly due to his proximity, from the look in his eyes. �There�s a lot of things we need to work through, though, things we have to talk over. Let�s not make the same mistakes again.�
�I understand. I know�I should have talked to you more back then�maybe it would all have been�different��
�But no what if�s, Jim. We both made mistakes�and maybe it was meant to be this way.�
�What do you mean?�
�You said you realise � how you did things wrong, and you say you�ve grown up. Maybe that�s all we needed.�
�Yeah.� Jim nodded. �Sounds about right.�
�But we take things slowly. No jumping in the deep end�and it�s going to be harder, with us working apart�but I think we both want this enough to make it work, don�t we?�
�We do.� Jim shook his head as he regarded her. �I can�t promise I won�t let you down again. But I will try so hard�believe me.�
�I know you will. I don�t expect you to be perfect, Jim. I just expect you to be you.�
�One day at a time, eh?�
�One day at a time.� She smiled, meeting his eyes, then suddenly looking around and up.
�What, what is it?�
�They�re playing our song, Jim.�
Jim listened for a moment, hearing the strains of a familiar love song over the chatter of the crowd. �Would you like to dance?� He asked, standing.
�It�s so hot in there��
�Out here. Just us.�
For a moment, June regarded him as if he had gone insane, but then reached for his outstretched hand. �OK��
Jim took her into his sure embrace, and she moulded her body against his, and they swayed together, bathed by yellow security lights. �This is meant to be.� She murmured, nestling her head into his shoulder.
�Seems that way.� Jim agreed. �Hey�� He patted her shoulder. �Hey��
�What?� June looked up at him, her eyes dancing.
�I do love you, you know.�
�I know.� June shook her head as she regarded him. �I know.�
Recalling such a moment years previously, she placed her hands on his cheeks and kissed him deeply. Just as then, she felt a rush of contentment and reassurance, but this time it was bolstered by time, growth and experience. They had both learnt from their mistakes, had both become stronger through this knowledge, and now fate had brought them back together to be able to share what they had learnt, and to make them, as a couple, infinitely stronger.
There was no doubt in her mind that this time, it would be forever. As she tightened her arms around him, she swore that whatever happened, this time, she simply wasn�t going to let him go.
Though the sea will be strong
I know we�ll carry on
Cos if there�s somebody calling me on�
She�s the one
If there�s somebody calling me on
She�s the one
When you get to where you want to go
And you know the things you want to know
You�re smiling�
When you said what you want to say
And you know the way you want to say it�
You�ll be so high you�ll be flying�.