1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

disclaimer: i don't own the bill. if i did, it would still be on our screens now.

stone and kirsty stared each other down, both stubbornly refusing to back down after their latest explosive row.

in the end it was kirsty who spoke first, albeit very loudly,

"you know what sarge, i just don't get it. ever since i've arrived here you're constantly having a go at me. i haven't done anything wrong half the time! what is it about me that you dislike so much?"

stone, who had had enough by now said, "you remind me too much of her!"

"what do you mean?" asked kirsty carefully.

stone sighed, before explaining himself quietly.

"a couple of years before you arrived, we had a wpc called emma keane. she was just like you; witty, hard working, and not afraid to tell me if she thought i was doing something wrong. we had numerous shouting matches, we rarely saw eye to eye, and even though i was her superior officer, it always seemed to be me backing down in an argument. she was extremely stubborn. remind you of anyone we know?"

kirsty nodded, noticing the similarities between her and this emma.

stone continued,

"anyway, there was something unique about her, some sort of sparkle that i haven't seen in anyone else before or since, and i started to fall for her. but she died in the bomb blasts. do you remember them?"

kirsty nodded.