Playing with fire

I love you's

He watched her for a moment as she sat at her desk. Her hand moved quickly as she signed and piled up notes upon notes. He couldn't help the smile that spread across his face as he thought back to how they had spent the previous day,

"I can feel you're looking at me you know," she told him,

He sauntered over to her and leaned over the desk, pressing a soft kiss against her hair.

She stood up and kissed his mouth gently, "see you at mine later," she smiled allowing him to kiss her once more.

She couldn't remember falling asleep, but woke with a start as her phone rang, "Connie... It's Iain... Is Jacob with you?"

She sat up, "no... He said he was heading to the pub..."

"He never arrived,"

"Oh god..." She uttered, pulling on a jumper, jeans and trainers and jumping in the car, "Iain he left the hospital after his shift..."

"We're searching the..."

"Iain..." She uttered as he went quiet and she heard muffled footsteps.

She heard Rita cry out and she pressed her foot down harder on the accelerator, "connie... We've found him... We need you..."

She haphazardly parked her car as she saw a group of medics running out the ED and across the car park,

Her heart stopped as she saw him. He lay motionless, blood spilling from a wound in his stomach and his arm and seemingly his chest...

"I need..." She begun, before firm arms pulled her away,

"I've got this," Dylan told her, "hold his hand," she hesitated before she nodded, leaning down by his side and holding his hand,

"Jacob," she whispered, her eyes tearing as he opened his eyes,

"He stabbed me..." He uttered... "He..."

"Hey... Hey... Don't speak, focus on me," she whispered and she managed to ignore what was going on around them, her eyes meeting his, "you make me happy," she told him, "I need you to be okay..."

He nodded, "I love you," he told her and she ran his hand across his cheek, "I've loved you since the moment we kissed,"

She nodded, "i know and I love you, I've always loved you," she told him, "I'm so sorry,"