Unrequited || N.C (#2) ONGOING

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"How's Neal feeling?" Jones asked as I finished clearing up my desk and putting the last of my files in the cabinet behind me. It had been five months since Neal's accident and the doctors had suggested he had stayed on bed rest for that time. So to Neal that meant staying in hospital for two months and then go home and drive me crazy for another three, to say he was needy when he was ill was an understatement. Although I didn't mind, of course I didn't. I was in love with the guy for gods sake.

"He's fine now." I said smiling as Jones smiled back, "He's just driving me insane at home but he's fine now, he can walk and move without hurting himself so that's a good sign" I locked the cabinet door and moved back to Jones. Lifting up my bag and smiling at the picture frame I put on my desk not so long ago, it was a photo of me and Neal. He was asleep in the hospital bed and I was holding his hand also fast asleep. Peter took the photo and gave it to me as Neal's get well soon present. It was so sickingly sweet I had to put it on my desk, who knew with documenting homicide case after homicide case I'd have an unbelieveable grin on my face.

"Well I'm glad." Jones smiled, and opened the door for me as we walked out. "It'll be weird to not see you in work for a while Scarlet." He stated with a tinge of sadness in his voice, and truthfully I was going to miss Jones too. He made the sometimes nine hour shifts more bearbale now that Neal wasn't able to come to work.

"I know, but I've had this holiday booked for a while and I can't wait to finally get started." I stated smiling as we walked in the lift. Passing the enterance that had christmas decorations adorned on every surface. "I finally get to do christmas at home this year." I smiled, I couldn't help it. It just seemed like everything in life was just working out. Neal was getting better, Peter and Elizabeth were closer than ever and I was closer to them, and I would finally be going back home. Back to see my brother, my mum, dad everyone and everything I loved and even better that Neal was coming too. We had planned this ever since he was in the hospital, he wanted to meet my family and the holidays was the best time to do it.

"Well be sure to visit sometime okay?" Jones suggested as the lift doors opened to the car park and we walked out. "I'm going to miss my partner in crime." He joked putting his arm around me and pulling me into a side hug. I rolled my eyes and sighed.

"I guess if you insist." I replied jokingly as Jones took his arm away from me and then I burst out laughing. "Of course I'll visit, who else will I have endless conversations about the kardashions with?"

"Now you're just making me sound like your gay best friend." He laughed as I got my car keys out and unlocked my car.

"What?" I said acting surprised. "And you're not? fuck. I was really hoping my brother would get lucky soon."

"ha ha, very funny." Jones said sarcastically but still with a grin on his face. "I'll see you later scarlet." He said pulling me into a hug before he went to look for his car.

"See you!" I called, opening my car door and sitting down at the weel, carefully placing my handbag next to me and then starting the car.

This holiday will be amazing. I said trying to firgure out if I was convincing myself.

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"I missed you so much!" Neal exlaimed as he picked me up and spun me around like I was five again. I laughed and rolled my eyes at his nature, I had only been away for six hours at least. I had only stepped in the door and he was all over me, but at least he was feeling okay. He put me down and smiled his irrisastable smile and kissed my forehead lovingly.

"Well I'm glad that your physical therapy is working." I smirked as he laughed, his smile creating a slight dimple and the sight was never more beautiful. Everytime he smiled, or laughed I felt like I was falling in love with him all over again.

"Course it is, my girl." He said and my stomach flipped at the new nickname, he had been calling me nicknames a lot currently and I still couldn't comprehend how they made me feel. "You doubted my ability and physical work? Do you remember when you first worked for the FBI and you came to work out with me and Peter?" He smirked and my mind instantly went back to the memory. It was when we first met, when I was just starting to have feelings for him.

"Hey! That's not fair" I stated "You just can't expect me to not drool over you when you were working out right in front of me, even if it was when I was first starting to get to know you." I smiled reaching out to touch the top of his arm and feeling my stomach flip as I did so, it happened every time.

"Yeah well I am pretty irrasistable." Neal said and I rolled my eyes, I really shouldn't have made his ego any bigger.

"mm, okay whatever you say." I said sliding past him and putting my handbag on the kitchen table and sitting down on the seat to take off my heels. God knows why they had to make heels to hurt a woman so much. "I like the new painting." I said looking over at the new peice of art on the stand before me. It was a beautiful scenery painting of the manhatton skyline but it was abstract as the buildings seemed like they were rubbed out. Probably was something deep and meaningful.

"Thanks, I'm thinking of selling it." He said and I smiled at him.

"So are you going to start this art selling buisness then?" I asked and he smiled back at me, walking towards me and running his fingers through my hair.

"I'm going to give it a try baby." He said leaning down to press his lips to mine, he really was a mess. But he was my mess, and I wouldn't trade that for the world.

Hey guys! sorry its been so long but I was on holiday and I took a break because I wanted to improve my writing style anyway there is a favour that I want to ask you lovely people, as you can see I'm not that great at making covers so if any of you want to have a go and suggest me some that would be very much apprechiated. If you want to just inbox me your designs and I'll put it up and credit you fully. Happy reading! Lily x