Splintered Hearts

Its arrived.

The car had barely stopped at the Phoenix gold mine before Zak had opened the door giving me a concerned look.

"What's happened?" I asked instantly.

"Dan wants a word... I don't think it's good." He muttered taking my hand and walking us towards him.

I figured it was going to be about the location, oh how very wrong...

Dan turned and his eyes cemented on our entwined fingers before he looked at us both hard. "So it's true? You are both together?" He asked.

At first I was going to ask what it had to do with him, but being our manager, I decided to rein my attitude in.

"It is." Zak stated holding himself up straight where as I was cowering under Dans intense glare.

"How long has this been going on? You do know th-"

"This can't affect work, yes we both understand and have had that conversation. It wasn't planned Dan, we should have came to you sooner admittedly but if I'm honest? What has it got to do with anyone else?"

I looked up at Zak as if he had grew a second head. I was sure Dan would bite back but he nodded "Any problems and you know what happens." He warned before walking off.

I looked back at Zak "What happens?" I asked.

"You'll get pulled off my team. Either placed with him or they'll move you to another show."

I frowned hard "What? That's unfair. Ash and Ja-"

"They're married. It's different." He interrupted before rubbing his head and sighing.

"Are you okay?" I asked quietly.

"Yeah.. Yeah I'm okay. Let's just get this done."

Giving him the nod we broke apart and set ourselves up for work, keeping out of Dans way.

As I got my photos in and helped Jay with setting up Dan called me aside.

"I need you to go through everyone's disclosure forms and make sure they understand and have them signed whilst I sort re-enactments."

"Okay." I nodded taking the small pile off him.

My first form was with the owner Al Mosch, so I headed to the offices in a hope to catch him before Zak began his interviews.

"Hello?" I called as I went inside.

"Hello." A woman spoke popping her head around the corner.

"Hi, I'm looking for Al?"

"Oh he's just on the phone, anything I can help with?" She asked.

"Paperwork, his disclosure form, I have to get them double checked that's all..."

A pain surfaced in my tummy making me pull a face discreetly. "Excuse me? I don't suppose you have a rest room?"

"Of course, straight through the door on the right."

"Thank you." I smiled before placing the file down and heading to the toilet.

Seeing the familiar signs, I groaned as Mother Nature became a sneaky bitch. I silently thanked God and Zak that we went feminine shopping yesterday as I sorted myself out and headed back out ready to carry on with work.

No more hanky panky on this lockdown..

As I finished up checking Al's form, I learnt that I had another interviewee with us. So I hit two birds with one stone and went through the ladies also.