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1 The Great Escape
Dempsey walked towards the car as the rain began to bounce off the pavement. All he wanted was a nice, calm and quiet weekend away with his fiancé. Getting Harry to agree had been easy; getting her to leave her desk had been a bit trickier.
"Did you file that report?" Harry fished her car keys out of her jeans. Dempsey rolled his eyes.
"It's on the desk. It's ok. Chas will pick it up." He took the car keys from her as she raised an eyebrow.
"Dempsey."
"Oh come on Makepeace! One weekend. You, me. No psycho killers, armed robbers or people who wanna kill us." He held open the passenger side door for her. Harry stepped towards him. He held her gaze as she silently challenged him. "One weekend. You. Me. Country air, nowhere else to be, beautiful scenery."
"Beautiful scenery?" She held his gaze.
"It will be where I'm looking." He stepped forward. "Harry, after everything. After all the bad stuff that's happened maybe we deserve some peace. Even if it is only forty eight hours."
Harry smiled, knowing it was only her that got to see the softer side of the 'infernal yank' as Spikings called him. He touched her blonde hair, brushing it away from her face as her eyes closed.
"Tell me where we are going."
"No."
"James."
"It's a surprise." Dempsey kissed her lightly on the lips. "Come on, Princess. Trust me."
She rolled her eyes as he stepped back.
"I do. You know that."
"Cmon." He stepped around the car, climbing into the driver side of the car. Harry got into the passenger seat of her car, hoping Dempsey was not taking them on a wild goose chase. He started the engine, unaware they were being watched.
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A/N should I go on?
