Disclaimer I do not own Spooks. All copyright belongs to KUDOS and BBC television. No copyright infringement is intended nor should be inferred. This story follows on from my others, picking up where The Spy's Daughter finished. All characters from 2.1 to 10.6 may appear.
Chapter One. Night Calls.
Ros stared at the ceiling, her mind too active for sleep to claim her. Lucas lay silently next to her, snoring lightly as she rolled onto her side to observe him. She prayed it wasn't going to be another night full of nightmares and half forgotten dreams. Lucas mumbled in his sleep before turning, his face contorted in pain.
"Lucas." Ros touched his chest. "Lucas, it's me. You're dreaming."
"No." Lucas mumbled. Somewhere in the dark recesses of his mind water was being poured onto his head. He could barely breathe. Amy cried for her daddy but he couldn't get away from the men holding him to go to her.
"Amy." Ros sighed as she swung her legs out of bed. The four year old stood in the doorway of the room.
"I had a bad dream."
"Ok." Ros nodded. "You ok now?"
"Daddy went away. He went and we couldn't find him. Uncle Zaf looked too and we still couldn't find him."
Lucas stirred as he heard the two women in his life talking. "Amy." Ros scooped her up just as James began crying. "Stay here, I'll get your brother."
"Ok."
"Good girl."
"You ok, Shorty?"
"I had a bad dream." Amy whispered.
"So did I." Lucas answered. "What was your dream about?" Lucas watched as his daughter frowned in concentration. She turned and faced him, as Lucas realised just how much she looked like Ros.
"You went away and we couldn't find you." She spoke quietly, unaware her mother and baby brother were in the doorway of the bedroom.
"That is not going to happen." Lucas spoke calmly. "I will always come home."
"What did you dream about?" Amy curled on her side. Lucas looked up as Ros and James walked back into the room. James was almost asleep when Ros reached the bed.
"I don't remember." Lucas sighed as his daughter closed her eyes. "I really don't know."
"I think I do." Ros held his gaze. "It's not happening. Not now." She kissed him gently on the lips as James wriggled in her arms. She had a feeling there wouldn't be much sleep for any of them that night.
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"Damn!" Harry slammed the phone back on his desk just as Ruth walked in. She raised an eyebrow before pausing to wait for him to calm down.
"Harry?"
"Towers is an idiot."
"We established that a while ago." Ruth smiled at him as he got to his feet.
"I know." He watched as her eyes fell to his tie. Something was wrong. He just had no idea what. "Ruth? What is it?"
"I may be wrong."
"Why is it whenever you say that I worry?"
"I don't know, it's just. Well Catherine called from work. Something about an operative of theirs in Sarajevo found murdered."
"Why does that concern us?" Harry still wasn't happy about his oldest child working for Six.
"Because the operative was known to Ros. And Jack Colville."
"He's been dead for years."
"Yes, but."
"Ruth?" Harry touched her hand as she sighed. "Go on."
"I ran the name through the system. The operative was named in Jack's book. The one he convinced Ros to read."
"The one that said I was complicit in torture and murder. I remember." Harry's voice dropped.
"Yes, that's the one. John Peters is the second man named by Colville to be found dead in as many weeks. Someone has a vendetta."
"You think someone is killing the people in Jack's book? Why?"
"I don't know but Ros is named." Ruth bit her bottom lip. "Peters was a her equivalent rank at 6. He's been working out of the Eastern European office for fifteen years. Knew his job inside and out. Just like Ros. The operative from the Russian office, Franka Lewis was killed by the same method five days earlier. She was also a long serving officer. The only difference was the note found on Peters' body."
"What did it say?"
"My translation may be rusty."
"I am sure it's better than mine." Ruth blushed slightly.
"His father would be avenged."
"You think he's coming after us?" Harry frowned. Ruth shook her head slightly.
"No Harry, he's coming after Ros."
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A/N Is it worth going on? Is Ruth right? Please review.
