In Too Deep
Summary: Things look bad for Zain and his girlfriend when he gets too involved with a case at work and gets in too deep with a particular woman by the name of Kristen Shaw. Will they make it through or has the damage been done? Lots more drama to come! The rating may go up as well!Reviews would be very much appreciated as I'm a little unsure about this fic, so please review! Vikki xx.
Thanks to: Lornz - for reading this through for to see if it made any sense at all! Thank you so much! x
Chapter One : Reality Check
Sarah Adams woke up and instantly the fluorescent lighting of her beside alarm clock caught her bleary, sleep deprived eyes. She let out a small moan; it was two thirty in the morning. It could only mean one thing.
"Sorry honey, I didn't mean to wake you." Her boyfriend of nearly three years, Zain Nadir apologised, his voice a soft whisper as he changed out of his charcoal grey work suit and into his pyjamas.
"S'ok..." She mumbled vaguely trying to wake herself up but not so much that she wouldn't get back to sleep. Although she doubted that would happen now. "You were out late again." She commented as Zain got into the bed beside her.
"I know, it's work. We've got a major case going down at the moment but just think of all the overtime I've earned." He gave her a small smile and then burst into a coughing fit. Sarah looked hard at him.
"Zain; you've got a cold haven't you?" She asked.
"It's nothing." He assured her.
Sarah wasn't convinced by this, she might not be a detective like her boyfriend but she was no fool either. She simply raised her eyebrows at him.
"If you say so."
"I do say so." He smiled again before he started to cough once more.
"Love you." He said, turning off his bedside lamp that was providing a limited but warm glow. The room was suspended into darkness once more. "See you in the morning."
"Yeah, love you too." She said, her voice sounded far away as she turned on her side and tried to go back to sleep.
The next morning when Sarah woke up Zain was fast asleep in their bed. She leant across and kissed his forehead before picking up her dressing gown and heading for the bathroom to shower. As the hot water cascaded over her body Sarah's thoughts went to Zain and the case he had been working on recently. Since her rape over two years ago, Sarah had become familiar with the officers working at Sun Hill Police Station and through her relationship with Zain she had become good friends with some of them. They quite often went out for drinks with Sergeant Dale Smith and his fianceé Rachel Casper, who also happened to be Dan's little sister. Things were certainly complicated at Sun Hill and now it was Sarah's turn to get used to having her life turned upside down because of the man she loved and his job. Zain had always been passionate about his work and had always taken it seriously but recently Sarah had noticed that he was spending more and more time at work. Obviously he couldn't discuss cases with her because of the confidentiality that came with being a copper but he would usually share bits of information about the cases he was working on. All she knew about the operation he was currently working on was that it involved a major drugs scam and according to Zain it would be one of the biggest drugs busts Sun Hill had ever seen. Sarah was convinced that there was more that met the eye to what was happening but she was going to keep quiet for now.
As Sarah washed the last of the shampoo out of her long mahogany hair the water began to run cold. She quickly stepped out of the shower cubicle and wrapped a thick towel around her and another one around her hair. Once she had dried off Sarah went back into the bedroom to get dressed for work. Zain was still asleep which was unlike him, he was usually the first one up in the morning making coffee and toast and it was normally Sarah who stayed in bed until the last possible moment. It was another thing that made her think there was something that Zain wasn't sharing with her. Trying to push it to the back of her mind, Sarah went downstairs to the kitchen and filled the kettle and put some bread in the toaster. Just as the toast popped up she heard Zain moving about upstairs and went to see if he as okay.
"Morning sunshine!" She called from the bottom of the stairs.
"Oh, morning." Zain said sleepily and headed for the bathroom.
Sarah went back into the kitchen only to find the toast now blackened and a smell of burning. She flung the toast in the bin and tried again. It was going to be one of those days and it had barely begun yet.
Ten minutes later Zain came downstairs but he wasn't dressed for work in a usual suit, instead he was wearing jogging bottoms and a hooded top. He looked awful and felt twice as bad. Sarah walked the length of the kitchen and went to kiss him.
"No, don't." He sniffed. "I don't want you to catch it."
"Okay." Sarah said, handing him a plate of toast.
"Thanks." He smiled at her before going to pick up the box of tissues on the sideboard.
"You are staying at home today aren't you?" Sarah asked but Zain knew it was more of a statement than a question. Sometimes Zain was surprised that his girlfriend hadn't actually become a copper but apparently she was happy enough in her job as an educational and child psychologist and if she was happy, he was happy for her. It hurt him so much when he had to hurt her because of the job, especially at times like this when he thought like a copper first and then a human being second.
"Yeah, I might go in a bit later though. If I feel better." He replied.
"Good." Sarah smiled. "Coffee?" She asked.
Zain shook his head. "I think I need something stronger!" He joked and laughed before having another bout of coughing.
Sarah picked up the half empty box of Lemsip sachets from the shelf above the kitchen sink. Zain smiled gratefully.
"I don't deserve you." He joked but he was serious too.
Sarah just smiled but she was thinking the same thing. 'I don't deserve you either.' She poured hot water onto the powder and stirred in some sugar and honey before passing the mug to Zain.
"I'll be back at lunch to make you some lunch okay? Just go back to bed or watch TV or something. You deserve some time relax."
"Yeah, I'll be right here." He promised, but it was far from the truth.
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