Chapter 3

2 months later

Dempsey and Harry had been cracking on with the case although it was proving rather more difficult than they thought it should. They had uncovered a huge can of worms. The crime network stretched much farther than they imagined and they were still yet to find Jenson. But, it had felt good working together again and with Chas. They made a great team and it was as almost as if they hadn't been a part. Dempsey and Makepeace disagreed, argued and flirted in equal measures much to the amusement of their children. The bond between them hadn't diminished with time. However, there was another bond forming. Lucy and Jake had become practically inseparable. Although nothing had happened, as yet, it was on the cards. They spent most of their time together. Lucy had introduced Jake to her circle of friends and their life was a constant round of parties and clubbing. Jake loved London and the life he'd been living for the past month. He'd developed a taste for champagne like his farther and was having a ball. He also enjoyed having a mother figure around in the form of Harry. When Harry fussed around Lucy she fussed around Jake as well and he liked the attention. Being brought up by Dempsey alone he often had to fend for himself especially when Dempsey was working on a long case. He liked the fact that when he came back to the house there was food in fridge, he had clean clothes and best of all there was someone to come home to…. to fuss over him. Dempsey had noticed how content his son had become and how close he had become to Lucy. There was obviously something about the Dempsey and Makepeace genes that clicked. Dempsey often found himself wondering what would of happened if he had stayed in London.

Dempsey and Makepeace were now sat outside a club in the west end and it was late.

"Aaaahh," Harry sighed "This is a complete waste of time. He's not going to show."

"Yeah." Dempsey sighed "looks like we've been given a bum steer again babe."

"Wonder if the children are back yet?"

"You kidding! The way those two have been hitting the nightlife they'd be crawling back as the sun comes up." Dempsey replied.

"You know Jake shouldn't be going into clubs he's still too young." Harry criticised.

"He's alright; it's good to see him enjoying himself. He hasn't had it easy." He defended.

"He seems to have taken to London" Harry smiled.

"Yeah" Dempsey grinned "He seems to have taken to Lucy as well" Dempsey's grin now was suggestive.

"What do you mean?" Harry started at him with harshness in her voice.

"You haven't noticed" Dempsey looked at Harry in mock surprise. "They've kinda gotten close y'know. I caught them having a goodnight kiss the other night" Dempsey was chuckling to himself now.

"YOU WHAT!" Harry was alarmed.

"Hey what's the problem" said Dempsey defensively.

"They can't!" Harry spluttered.

"Why not, they're just two kids having a bit of fun?" Dempsey now sounded a little put out.

"Dempsey they simply can't get it together!" Harry's voice had more desperation in it now. Dempsey couldn't understand Harry's reaction.

Dempsey's voice now raised "Why the hell not? WE DID!"

"YES WE DID. AND THE RESULT WAS…" Harry was now shouting her eyes wide.

A look of horror came across Dempsey's face as the penny dropped.

"WHAT! You're kidding, why the hell didn't you tell me Harry?" He started up the car and sped and off with a squeal of tyres.


Lucy and Jake were kissing and cuddling on Lucy's bed. Both were minus their tops when Dempsey and Harry burst into the room.

"What the?..." exclaimed Jake. Lucy squeaked with shock and instinctively grabbed her duvet. Dempsey made a grab for Jake as Harry grabbed Lucy.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" yelled Jake.

"PUTTING A STOP TO THIS." yelled back Dempsey "LUCY PUT YOUR SHIRT BACK ON." He threw her T Shirt at her.

"HEY WHATS YOUR PROBLEM?" protested Jake.

"MY PROBLEM IS... SHES YOU'RE SISTER!" Dempsey pointed at Lucy. A stunned silence descended on the room. A shocked Lucy stared at Harry then at Dempsey then back at Harry. Harry slowly nodded.

"I kissed my sister!" exclaimed Jake in disbelief.

Dempsey reached out his wallet and took out a bundle of notes and handed them to Jake.

"Here kids go lose yourselves for a couple of hours me and Harry need to have a talk." Dempsey glared at Harry.

The teenagers grabbed the money and took off out the door.

Dempsey and Harry were now in the kitchen alone.

"Why didn't you tell me Harry? I've been here two months and not a word." Dempsey sounded upset

"I'm sorry." muttered Harry looking at the floor.

Dempsey brushed his fingers through his hair and turned to face Harry.

"Sorry? Lucy didn't even know I'm her father. You couldn't even tell her. She knows nothing about me." He retorted.

"I couldn't tell her. I thought you had been killed by the Mafia. For her safety I thought it best she didn't know anything about you. If I told her now she would have taken off to New York on her own to track you down. And then I could have lost her too." Harry felt the tears start to well up in her eyes "I tried to find you, I promise I did. 5 years I spent trying to get in touch but you had disappeared."

"I was in witness protection with Jake. Being moved from town to town trying to stay one step ahead of the Mafia." Dempsey explained.

"And Jake's mother?" Harry enquired

"I met Joanne in some out the way town. I was lonely needed company. My life had been turned upside down again and she was good company. Anyways to cut a long story short I got her pregnant and she ended up on the witness program with me. Moving from town to town always looking over our shoulders. Not a great start to a kid's life is it?" Dempsey said with a great sadness.

Harry moved closer to him and put her hand on his arm.

"What happened to Joanne?" Harry said gently.

She got depressed starting drinking heavily after Jake was born she couldn't cope with being unsettled and couldn't cope with Jake. I came home one day and found her on the floor. She'd been drinking and she had fallen over and hit her head. She was dead."

"Oh my God" uttered Harry in shock. "And you brought Jake up all by yourself?"

"Yeah, in time we were able to return to New York and I could be a cop again. Harry believe me, I did write so I could tell you why I couldn't come back. Even If I had managed to come back here it would have meant you were in danger as well."

Dempsey put his hands on Harry's shoulders and looked into her blue eyes "I didn't want to leave you I was looking forward to coming home to London and you."

Harry couldn't control her tears any longer as they rolled down her cheek. Dempsey couldn't help himself throwing his arms around her and she responded by wrapping her arms around him. He kissed her on the cheek "What a mess Harry." He sighed."I don't know about you but I could sure use a drink. Scotch on the rocks?"

"Hmm yes please. Make mine a double."