This story is set after 'Gold' and 'Fools Gold' but before 'Possession'!! 

Disclaimer: All characters in this story belong to Hal McElroy and the great people at  Southern Star. The poem belongs to Debbie of NSW and the song belongs to 
Elton John. 
 
  

"Good morning," said the blonde constable Maggie Doyle as she walked into the station. "Umm,  yeah hi," said the rest of the constables. "Good morning Miss 
Margaret," said PJ walking out of his office. "You see that Cooper?" said Nick. "PJ here has  been moody all morning until Maggs showed up." "Yeah, you know I 
think there might be something they want to tell us," said Cooper looking at them. "Yeah  like what?" said PJ in his moody voice again. "Ooh, maybe, ah...." "Just give 
up will you Adam," added Dash. 

After another five minutes of bickering Tom came out of his office yelling "Oy, you lot settle down will you. And Cooper get on the blower and tell Miss Carson that 
her car has been found. Ah but before you do that, I have just been informed, by Chris, that  there is a ball on in the community hall in two days time, and we want 
you lot to make an off duty appearance, so I expect to see you all there." 

Another five minutes passed and PJ asked Maggie into his office. As soon as she had closed  the door behind her, he started talking. "Now Maggs, I know we 
agreed that we won't have a relationship but I was wondering if you would like to accompany  me to the ball?" "PJ, I don't know, I mean I want to, but..." "Come on 
Maggs I just want to go with you, no strings attached." "Ok, but remember we're just  friends." "Always Maggs." 

That afternoon after collecting the lunches Maggie sat down at her desk with her sand-which to do some paper work and found a small note on the top of her file 
saying, "Listen to the Words - PJx." She looked at he note with a confused look on her face, and decided to ask him about it later. After a quiet day of paper 
work her knock off time had finally come, so Maggie went to her locker, and stuck to it was another note saying, "Listen to the words, - PJx". This time she went 
to see him. "Ok, quit playing games what is this supposed to mean?" she asked walking in to the C.I office. "Ah, ha, that Miss Doyle is for me to know and for you 
to find out," he replied cheekily. "Come on out with it, what is it supposed to mean?" "Sorry Maggs, you're just going to have to wait and find out." "Ok, if that's the 
way you want to play. I'm knocking of now, so I'll see you at the pub," she said walking out. "Bye," he replied. 

Once they were all at the pub, they all started discussing who they were going with, and as soon as Chris, Dash and Maggie started talking about what they were 
wearing the guys were off to play darts. 

The next day was another slow one for the crime rate in Mt Thomas, and by lunch time Maggie had found another three notes from PJ saying exactly the same as the 
other two. Just after she finished her lunch, the phone in the main part of the station rang and both Adam and Nick ran to get it, and Adam won. "Hello Mt Thomas 
Police Constable Adam Cooper speaking." "Hello I was wondering if I could speak to Constable Doyle," said the strange sleazy voice. "Maggs, some weird gut on 
line two for you," he called to Maggie who was in the kitchen. "Hello, Constable Maggie Doyle speaking," she said taking the phone from Adam. "G'day Maggs, 
Guess who?" "PJ why are you ringing me when we are both in the station?" "To tell you just one thing, "Listen to the words, Maggs." As soon as he had said it the 
phone cut off and se put the phone back into it's cradle, and totally ignored PJ, because he was annoying her so much. 

The next night was the ball, and PJ rocked up to Maggie's house at exactly 7 o'clock. "Wow Maggs, don't we look sensational," he enthused as she opened the 
door. "I'm still not talking to you," she replied. "Sorry Maggs, but I'm afraid you just did!" 

Once at the ball they and all the others drank and danced and danced and drank. Then as Maggie went to the ladies room PJ went and talked to the band members. 
When she came back she sat down at their table only to hear an announcement addressed to her. As she looked up she saw PJ standing in front of her and the 
leader of the band saying that this song was dedicated to Maggie Doyle with love forever from PJ Hasham. He held out his hand in front of hers as if to ask her to 
dance so as she slipped her hand into his and stood up. As the got closer and started to dance PJ whispered "Listen o the words Maggs, listen to the words." The 
words of the song started and as they danced she listened carefully: 

There was a time where I was everything and nothing all in one, 
When you found me, I was feeling like a cloud across the sun.  
I need to tell you how you light up every second of the day,  
But in the moonlight, you shine like a beacon on the bay.  
And I can't explain, it's something about the way you look tonight,  
Takes my breath away, it's that feeling I get about you deep inside.  
And I can't describe, but it's something about the way you look tonight,  
Takes my breath away, the way you look tonight.  
With that smile, you pull the deepest secrets from my heart,  
In all honesty I'm speechless, and I don't know where to start.  
And I can't explain, it's something about the way you look tonight,  
Oh, it takes my breath away; it's that feeling I get about you deep inside.  
And I can't describe, but it's something about the way you look tonight,  
Takes my breath away, the way you look tonight 
The way you look tonight  
The way you look tonight 
The way you look tonight 
The way you look tonight 
The way you look tonight 
The way you look tonight 
The way you look tonight 
The way you loooooooooooook tonight!  

The song stopped and Maggie and PJ were still dancing and all the heelers, Chris and Zoë were still as they were all the way through the song. They pulled apart and 
PJ said "Sorry Maggs, I know you don't want a relationship, but I had to let you know how I feel." As he turned to walk away she grabbed his arm and said "well, it 
must be something about the way you look tonight, because that suit is basically the same as everyone else's, but on you it looks so sexy." With that she started to 
passionately kiss him, and the rest of the heelers just stood shell-shocked. Then the music started again and PJ and Maggie started to dance, as did everyone else. 

That night Dash and Maggie were sitting on the couch discussing guys and imparticular PJ. "So how long have you liked him?" asked Dash. "A long four years," 
replied Maggie. "What four years, and you've never done anything about it?" "I was too scared that we'd get separated and I'd never see him again." "Well, you've 
got him now, and I'd never let go if I were you." "Trust me Dash, after being madly in love with one guy for four years, and finally getting him, there's nothing I the 
world that can stop me now!" 

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"Put the gun down," yelled PJ at the drunken David Jones outside the Imperial who was waving around a sawn off shotgun for no apparent reason. PJ continued to 
yell at David to put the gin down and just as he was about to release it Nick and Adam came speeding in to the car park and Nick jumped out of the car yelling at 
him to put the gun down. In the shock of seeing more police David accidentally fired the gun shooting PJ in the chest. Seeing PJ on the ground he dropped the gun 
and started screaming, "No, no, I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to kill anyone." About ten seconds later Dash and Maggie drove in to the car park. The second 
Maggie saw PJ down she ran across to him yelling at him to breathe. In tears she held his limp body up to hers and started screaming. Dash approached her and 
tried to comfort her and explained what had happened. With blood all over her hands she placed him back down and turned to see Nick. "You, You bastard!" she 
yelled heading straight for him. "You killed him, if you didn't yell, the gun wouldn't have been fired, it's all your fault, I hate you!" She started slamming her fists against 
is chest and started kicking him to which he acted as if she wasn't even there. But he heard everything she was saying. As she broke down into tears in PJ's arms, he 
did too. As he looked at PJ he realised his best mate had just died and it was his entire fault. He and Maggie cried as the ambulance came to take him away, and 
Maggie let go of Nick to go and say goodbye to PJ. Leaning over him and crying her eyes out she told him how much she loved him. Each time the ambo's went to 
take him away, she wouldn't let them. She continued to cry until Dash approached her and pulled her away. Screaming as she saw them taking him away she turned 
to Dash and hugged her and the both cried for what seemed like hours before getting in the car to return to the station. Once there Maggie walked into the C.I office 
where she sat in PJ's chair and looked around, as she cried she could smell his strong masculine odor from is after-shave that she loved so much. And she looked at 
all his possessions tucked away so neatly. As she turned she saw a photo of him on the wall that she took down and hugged, as she sat and cried. 

Tom arrived at the door with Dash in toe to take her home. Over the next few days Maggie ate close to nothing and spoke not one word to anyone until it came to 
the funeral. Sitting down the front next to his mum. Maggie continued to cry until it was her turn to speak. She got up the front and said, "PJ was the most loving and 
gentle man I have ever known or care to know. He touched all our lives in many different ways, which I'm sure no one will forget." As she spoke, she cried and 
shook. "He said something to me that I know I'll never forget, he told me to listen to listen to the words, not only to the words of the song, but to the words of life. 
So I wrote a poem of my love for PJ, that I have felt ever since I met him, so please listen to the words: 

Everything about you used to make me smile,  
The way you'd look at me or listen for a while,  
Everything about you so gentle calm and sure,  
Life gave the twinkle in your eyes,  
This meant our love was pure.  
Everything about you no detail I'll forget,  
From the day your eyes shattered mine my goal in life was set.  
Everything about you I'll remember to this day,  
Especially how you loved me before you passed away.  

Take PJ's advice, listen to the words of life, and always pay attention to what you want, and don't let anything stand in your way, like I foolishly did. And PJ, where 
ever you are I love you more than life itself." 

With that she broke into tears and their song, 'Something about the way you look tonight,' was played which made her cry even harder. But as she placed the 
flowers on his grave, she thought about how she was so lucky to have known some one so special and how he had affected her life in a way she'd never forget. 

Any comments PLEASE e-mail me on sarah_partridge@hotmail.com 

Your opinion would be very much appreciated!! Of course no one really wants this to happen, coz then Martin would have to leave, and I love Marty 
too much for him to leave, so there's no way I have a death-wish for PJ!