Here you are, next episode. I own nothing. Sos for the delay, my friend Sam collapsed on Friday and has been in hospital since then, so I'm REALLY worried about him, but it's sucked out all my inspiration! I'll try and update soon and this one's for Robyn!

Marian smiled slightly as she wandered into the briefing room and slumped down in a chair, mindlessly spinning around. There was a small cough, she looked up.

"Oh, it's you." She turned away from him.

"Look Marian, I know we got off on the wrong foot, but can we just start again?" Robin looked at her beseechingly.

"Yeah I suppose so, I mean, how were you to know that I don't like being told what to do?" She stood and smiled at him.

"Good." Robin smiled back.

"Yeah, it's all good." Marian smirked. "You're not a bad kisser either."

Robin blushed. "Yeah well, maybe we can just forget that?"

"What, that and the fact that I beat you!" Marian teased.

"You did not beat me!" He pretended to pout. "I just let you win!"

"Yeah, yeah, you just keep telling yourself that Sparky!" She smirked and patted his cheek. Robin tried to ignore the small explosions that were following her touch.

"Marian." The pair looked up to see Guy stood at the doorway, his arms folded.

"Oh, hi Guy." She smiled at him, "thanks for what you did back then, I really appreciate that!"

"It's fine, anything for you." Guy smiled smugly.

"Well, thank you again." Marian blushed.

"Marian, I was wondering, do you want to come down for some coffee; the Starbucks down the road does the greatest expresso ever!" Robin smiled at her.

She smiled at him. "Maybe I will... I haven't had a decent cup of coffee for years!"

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"Teddy!" Marian ran to the young man at the coffee bar in Starbucks.

"Marian!" Edward Garmer grinned and pulled Marian into a tight hug. "Where's my favourite costumer been then?"

"Away." Marian smiled.

"Come on then, take a seat little missy and prepare to be amazed!" Ted showed them to a seat by the window and hurried off to the bar.

"So..." Robin tried to make conversation. "How long have you known 'Teddy' then?"

"About ten years before Russia, things were different back then..." She sighed and trailed off.

"Tell me." He took her hands and looked into her eyes.

She sighed again. "When I was younger, it was alright. I didn't know what my parents did, I didn't feel threatened or scared. Then one day I was at home because I'd feigned a cold, not wanting to go to school. They let me have the day off, but then I was up stairs and I heard shouting, then two bullet shots. I was so scared, I crawled under my bed to hide, I was only ten! Then there was a loud banging and they came up here, people in black. They just glanced into the room, so I was alright. Then, when I heard them leave I ran downstairs and found my parents dead on the floor. I was petrified but I managed to call John. He was the number that my parents always said to call if anything ever happened. I told him what had happened and he was there in two minutes, to comfort me, to help. I lived with my Aunty for a while, but by twelve I left, we figured it wasn't working, I kept on asking difficult questions so they had to tell me everything, then I joined MI5. I was young but they treated me with kindness, especially Ross and Lucas, and John was practically my father! But then I was put on a Moscow mission, and caught..." She trailed down and sighed.

"I'm so sorry." He squeezed her hands.

"It's okay, what's done is done." She smiled at him as Ted came over and placed a mug of steaming coffee on the table. "Thanks Teddy!" She breathed in appreciatively.

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I wasn't to keen on this chappy, or Robin and Marian making up so quickly, but I had to, for the rest of the story.

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