Callum tried to gather himself and got towards Charlie. She was shivering badly.
'Charlie?' Callum wanted to be sure.
Charlie looked at him, unsure what her reaction should be. He helped her stand up.
'Are you alright?' Callum had to be sure.
Charlie nodded, still shaking. He held her close, trying to make her feel comfortable.
'It's alright, Charlie. You're going to be fine.' Callum tried to convince her.
Charlie just held onto Callum, trying to make her fears go away.
'You're alright, Charlie.' Callum tried to convince Charlie.
Callum gave the signal for the others they would be ok to go back inside.
'Are you sure?' Smithy checked.
'I'll get her to stay with me. She'll be fine.' Callum hoped.
Smithy accepted that. An idle taxi caught Callum's eye. He helped Charlie to get in the taxi with him, going to his flat.
Charlie woke on a massive bed, not remembering how she got there. She sat up and found she was in an unfamiliar flat. Callum came in and found her awake.
'You alright?' Callum saw her worry.
'How did I get here?' Charlie asked.
'Carried you in from the taxi. You fell asleep on the way. I couldn't wake you, so I just carried you in.'
'Thank you…sarge, you didn't sleep on the sofa, did you?'
'It's fine. You needed the sleep more than I did.'
'Sarge, you didn't have to.'
'I wanted to. Besides, I thought you'd need it after last night. I had a call from Smithy this morning. He's said your brother has been re-arrested after he broke his bail arrangements. He's in the cells of the nick. He'll be charged for assaulting you and me.'
'He will? He'll be put away for good?'
'Yeah. We have a strong case against him. You're safe.'
Charlie fell back onto the bed, relaxed. Callum laughed a little.
'Smithy thought you'd be happy.'
'How long have we got until shift?'
'Just under two hours.'
'I think I can sort myself in that time.'
'I'll leave you to it. Breakfast?'
'I owe you one, sarge.'
'Not at all.'
Callum left her to it. Charlie got out of bed and changed clothes quickly. She got into the living room with kitchen attached and he saw her come in.
'You ready for today?'
'Depends if you try anything in the car again.'
'Would you want me to?'
'That's depending whether you want something to happen, sarge.'
Callum walked to Charlie and gently held her to him.
'We've got time.' Callum gestured to his room.
'You like living dangerously, don't you?'
Callum kissed Charlie full on the lips, teasing her of what was to come. He took her hand and led her giggling to the bedroom, any fear that had been was non-existent.