It was June's first day back at work after her holiday; she could not wait to back into the swing of things. "Nice to see you back Sarge" Robbie said as she walked down the corridor towards CSU. June walked into the CSU and saw Brandon making some tea. "Morning Brandon" June said
"Sarge, your back. How are you? Did you have a nice holiday?" Brandon asked
"I'm fine thanks and I had a lovely holiday. I missed work though "
"You won't be saying that in a couple of hours"
June laughed at Brandon and said, "So what's been happening while I've been away"
"Nothing much"
"You mean there's no gossip"
"No I don't think so. Ah wait a minute, yes there is, Jim" Brandon said
"Jim, what about him?" June said eagerly
"He's started seeing Megan"
"Megan Price from the canteen staff"
"Yes"
"How long has that been going on?" June said, sounding upset.
"I'm not sure, about two weeks I think. They seem quite happy"
"Good I'm glad, Jim deserves some happiness"
"Yes well, I must get back to work, I'll see you later" Brandon said
"Yes see you" June replied. She went and stood by the office window and looked out, there were tears in her eyes. She was thinking about Jim, she knew she shouldn't but she couldn't help herself. After about five minutes she thought "Come on June pull yourself together, she wiped away her tears and then left the office. As she walked down the corridor she could see Megan talking to Jim, they both looked happy which made her feel jealous. June walked down the corridor and said "Morning" and then walked off towards CAD to see Matt. She didn't stop to talk to them because she could feel all this jealousy building up inside her. She knew that if she had stopped to talk to them, Jim would have introduced her to Megan as his new girlfriend, and this would have upset her. Jim thought it was a bit strange that June hadn't stopped to talk to him, but he just put it down to her being busy. For the rest of the day June tried to avoid Jim because she didn't know what to say to him and she did this successfully because he was busy in court all day.
It was the end of a long day and Jim had gone to CSU to meet Jim.
June came out of her little office in CSU and looked over at the Jim's desk and she could see her waiting and as she was about to walk down the corridor Jim walked up to Megan and they walked off towards the stairs. June decided she would wait until he had left so that there was no chance of her bumping into him.
Jim and Megan left the station and went to Jim's car; they had arranged to go out for a meal at a nearby restaurant. They got into the car and drove off. June watched them drive off and wished it were her with him and not Megan; she then went to her car. Jim and Megan arrive at the restaurant only to find that their table has been double booked so they decide to go back to Jim's and have something to eat, but first they have to go shopping, so Jim drives to the nearest supermarket. "Come on then, I'm starving" Jim said taking hold of Megan's hand. As they were walking in, June was at the checkout waiting to be served. She had decided that she needed cheering up, so she popped into the supermarket to buy a tub of chocolate chip ice cream. As she was paying for the ice cream she could hear this loud laugh, which sounded familiar, she looked behind her and saw Jim and Megan walking hand in hand. She could feel all this jealousy build up inside her once again and she couldn't control it. Somehow seeing them out together was worse than seeing them together at work. She quickly paid the woman at the checkout and ran out of the shop to her car. Jim had seen her running and thought that maybe he had done something to upset her because since she had come back off holiday she had avoided him. He had no idea that it was his relationship with Megan that was upsetting her.
Outside the shop June got into her car and began to cry, she turned on the engine and drove off.
The next morning Jim arrived at work and saw June waiting for Robbie to let her in, he walked up to her and said "June, I need to talk to you "
"Why, is something wrong" she said, trying to avoid eye contact with him.
"I'm not sure. Look at me June" he said raising his voice.
June turned to face him. "What's the matter June, have I done something to hurt you?"
"No, it's just�" June said, but as she was about to continue, someone shouted Jim. June turned around and she could see Megan. "Jim are we still on for tonight" Megan said. It was all too much for June; she could feel her eyes filling up, so she ran off down the corridor.
"June" Jim shouted, but she didn't stop she just kept on running.
"What's wrong with her" Megan said
"I'm not sure" he replied. He was beginning to think that it was something to do with his relationship with Megan but he wasn't a hundred percent sure, so he said nothing to Megan. He didn't like seeing June upset because truthfully he loved her, there were many of times when he had thought of telling her how he felt but he was scared of rejection.
"Perhaps I should go and see if she's alright," Megan said
"No, she'll be alright, I check on her later" he replied
"Ok, I'll see you later then" she said. She gave him a kiss and then walked down the corridor. Once she was out of site, Jim ran down the corridor to try to find June. "Des have you seen Sgt Ackland" he said
"Yes, he said she was going for some fresh air" Des said
"Thanks" he said. Jim went up to CSU and got on with his work.
About an hour later June returned to the station and Billy saw her walking past CSU. He came out of the CSU and was just about to go and talk to her when Brandon shouted "Jim you are needed here, Mr Davies from the protection unit is on the phone"
"Ok" Jim said and went back to CSU to the phone.
Meanwhile June was sitting in the canteen alone and Megan walks over. "Hiya, have you seen Jim? Megan asked
"No I haven't" June snapped
"Alright I was only asking. What is the matter with you? Are you jealous of me and Jim or something"
"Of course not" she snapped, "I'm a happily single thanks"
"So... I think you are jealous of the fact that Jim is with me" Megan shouted. June didn't say anything she just went red. "I thought so" she said "Why else would you try and avoid Jim all the time"
"Jim is a good man," June said
"I know, I'm lucky," Megan replied. June could feel the tears in her eyes. They continued to argue, but then Jim walked in, he was looking for June. "What's going on?" he asked
"Why don't you ask her?" Megan said
"June" he said. June began to cry and ran down the corridor again. "June!" Jim shouted "Megan what is going on"
"It's June, she's jealous of me and you"
"Don't be ridiculous," he snapped, "Why would she be jealous"
"She has feelings for you that's why" she said. Jim didn't say anything, I think he was a bit shocked, he had no idea that June had feelings for him, if he had known he would have told her weeks ago how he felt. "It's alright though" she said, "I told her you were mine"
"You did what" he shouted, "You had no right"
"What do you mean, we are seeing each other aren't we," she smiled. Jim once again said nothing. "Jim" she said, "Jim, you have feelings for June too don't you," she said, sounding upset
"Yes" he replied quietly "I know I shouldn't because she is my boss and everything but I can't help it"
"What about me" Megan cried
"I am sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you," he whispered
"So that's' it then, it's over"
"Yes" he replied
Megan left the office crying. Jim went to find June. He searched everywhere but he could not find her. He went to CAD and Matt told him she had gone out for a walk because she was feeling ill, so he went back to CSU and tried to ring her mobile but he kept getting the answer machine. For the rest of the day he got on with his work and tried to forget about his problems with June.
END OF PART ONE