Flac - Hello Stranger

Walk with me

Fletch led Jac out of the pub and into the cold night air. Jac felt more vulnerable out here. It was cold and they were alone and, though she has always felt safe with him, the feelings she had for him scared her. They began to wander down the streets of Holby with no destination in mind.

"If you don't mind me asking, what happened with your mum? I don't know much, I mean just what Jas told me about you not growing up together... you don't have to talk about it if you don't want to..." Jac smiled at Fletch being a bumbling fool as always
"Fletch" she said touching his arm "it's fine"
They continued to walk.
"She never liked me... my mother I mean, I was always a burden to her and she hated having to be responsible for me. So when I was twelve, she left me for India and, having no relatives, I was put into care."
"The same care home as Fran?" Fletch asked
"Yeah but she came a while after I was there. It was the most dismal, soul destroying place run by a rapist and I hated every second of it. I knew that education was the only way out of that sorry excuse for a life so I worked hard and became a doctor. Anyway, my Mum returned to the country claiming to be sorry and, long story short, I ended up giving her a kidney, only for her to leave me again. I followed her to my supposedly dead grandad's house to find he was alive all along and she had another daughter - Jasmine, who she'd kept. Anyway that was it and I didn't want anything to do with her until she turned up at Holby again during my custody battle for Emma and gave Jonny money for his case before dying."
The two of them walked in silence for a while, Fletch not really knowing what to say. "Wow. And I thought my childhood was rough"
Jac smiled sadly "Yeah but I am who I am now because of it, I mean I know I'm a bitch but I have had to be to survive such a sorry excuse for a childhood"
"Jac" Fletch stopped "You're not a bitch"
"That's kind of you Fletcher but we both know I am exactly that"
Fletch smiled and caught eye contact with Jac. Suddenly he felt a need to hug her so he leaned down and wrapped his arms around her sides, forcing her arms around his neck. She sighed into the hug, she had learned to enjoy these rare and often unexpected outbursts of affection from Fletch and he knew it too as he smiled behind her back. He suddenly moved his head so his lips were grazing her ear and said
"I wouldn't have you any other way"

Wow this was even shorter than usual but I decided to leave it there for the mo because it was quite a nice way to close a chapter so do expect another one up pretty soon. I am done with my exams now so updates should be more regular... who am I kidding I've no idea whether that's true;) Thanks to my readers for sticking with me though and do continue to as Jac and Fletch are yet to reach their breaking point - in this fic as well as in the show:(( Come on writers get them together!! Xxx