"So this will be your room" Owen told her as he escorted her down another series of hallways to a bunch of recruit rooms and directed her to a particular one. "You can stay here as long as you need, and for the next few days I'll be staying in the room to the left of yours" he said with a smile. Knowing that Owen would be nearby made her feel a bit more at ease about staying in this new place full of all these strangers.

The young woman wandered into the room, taking everything in. There wasn't much in the room, but it was more than she had been given in a long time. She sat down on the bed and ran her hand along the duvet. It felt warm, soft and inviting and she was so exhausted.

Owen stood in the doorway just watching her for a while before he spoke. "You know my name, you wanna tell me yours?"

She looked up at him but did not reply. She knew that she could probably trust Owen. He had been nothing but kind to her so far, and something about him just made her feel safe. Just a little. But with all that had happened she was left so untrusting.

"Ok. No hurry. How about some food then? I bet you're starving huh?" he asked, and waited patiently for her response.

Again she looked up at him, fiddling with the hem of his shirt she was wearing, she gave him a small nod.

"Alright then" he smiled. "Well let's make it something worthwhile then. If you could have anything what would it be? I will do my best to make it happen"

She sat there for a while and thought about it. There were so many things that crossed her mind. But there was just one thing she kept coming back to, and for the first time she spoke, just one word.

"Cheeseburger?" she asked rather than stated. Almost as though she was seeking his permission, or asking if it was easy enough for him to acquire. She didn't want to be a burden.

"You want a cheeseburger?" Owen confirmed.

She replied with the just nod of her head as she stared intently at him.

"Sure thing" Owen replied with a sweet smile. "Give me a little time and I'll have someone pick you up a cheeseburger. Be back soon, you rest up".

With that Owen left the room in search of the others. He found Michael and Nikita together with Ryan in the briefing room.

"Hey Owen, how's it going with our new… Guest?" Nikita asked, unable to come up with a better title for the young woman Owen had saved.

"Doc's patched her up. She's got quite a few stitches, poor girls been through hell" he replied.

"What have you found out about her"? Michael asked.

"Nothing. She is pretty scared and shaken up. It might take her a while to trust any of us. The only thing I do know, is when the doc checked her over there were signs of not only physical abuse, but sexual too. Which isn't too surprising given the state I found her in" Owen said through gritted teeth. It pained him to even mention it. "She wouldn't confirm it when the doctor asked, but the look in her eyes said it all" he told them.

"Bastards" Nikita growled.

"Has she spoken at all?" Ryan asked, leaving his papers to join the discussion.

"One word is all I got" Owen laughed a little in reply.

"Oh?" Nikita questioned.

"I figured she would be pretty hungry, so I asked her if she could have anything to eat what would it be, and I would do my best to get it for her" he told them. "She said one word in reply… 'cheeseburger'" he laughed.

"Wow" Michael laughed. "Good choice".

"Alex and Sean are still on their way back here after following up on a lead on another member of the Dirty Thirty" Nikita informed him. "We can get them to grab something, I'll call Alex"

Nikita handed the phone to Owen after getting the run down on the lead from Alex. He gave her the order, and told her He would meet them in garage.

"I'm gonna head back down there", he said giving Nikita back her cell. "I'll see if I can find out a little more. A name would be good at least. Check back in with you guys later" he called out as he left the room.

Owen made his way back down to the garage to grab his gear from the truck. He pulled off his tact vest and slipped on a clean shirt. He squared away his guns and equipment back in the cabinets and locked them up. Just as he was done, Alex and Sean pulled up in their SUV.

"Great timing guys" he called out as he wandered towards the couple.

"A big fat greasy cheeseburger!" Alex exclaimed holding up the food. "Just what the doctor ordered" she laughed as she handed over the paper bag.

"Perfect! Thanks Alex" Owen smiled as he took the food from her. "Let's hope this might win her over a little"

"Good luck!" Sean said as he gave Owen a clap on the back.

"Thanks man. Cya!" he yelled out as he jogged away back to the elevator.

He arrived back at her door and gave a small knock before opening it just a little to peek inside in case she was asleep. She lay curled up on the bed and turned to see who it was.

"I got food" Owen said with a grin, holding up the paper bag as he made his way into her room. She scooted along to the head of the bed, and Owen sat down at the end, setting the food down between them. "As promised, a delicious cheeseburger as well as fries and a milkshake. I don't know why but you strike me as a milkshake kind of girl rather than a soda" he told her as he handed her one of the drinks.

She took the drink from him and brought the straw to her lips to take a sip. "It's banana" he informed her. The corner of her mouth curled up into a small smile before she chugged back some of the cool milky drink. Banana had always been her favourite flavour.

Owen took a sip of his Chocolate milkshake as he watched her. Slowly she reached out for the paper bag and opened it up to peer inside. Gently she tore the bag down the middle and spread it out. She took a cheeseburger and some fries and laid them down close to her, then took the other set and leaned forward, placing them on the paper bag in front of Owen giving him a quick and short nervous smile, before returning her eyes back to her own food.

He had intended to let her eat all the food, but seeing as she was willing to share it with him he was more than happy to eat with her. This was progress, he even got a small smile from her.

He watched as she shovelled fries into her mouth. Clearly she was starving. She looked like she was enjoying each bite, but at the same time she was devouring it as quickly as possible. Owens pace was somewhat slower as he silently observed her. The look of delight on her face when she took her first bite of cheeseburger brought a smile to his face.

The each finished their food together in silence. Occasionally Owen would look up from his meal to find her watching him, however she would always quickly look back down at her milkshake.

Owen bundled up the rubbish when they were finished and climbed off the bed. "You're probably really tired. I'll let you get some rest. I won't be too far away, if you can't find me, there will always be someone around who can ok" he reassured her. "Do you need anything else?" he asked. The young woman just shook her head in response. "Ok, well I'll see you later" he said as he turned to leave. Just as Owen reached the door, she spoke in a voice so quiet he almost missed it.

"Keira"

"I'm sorry?" he asked turning back to her.

"My name… is Keira" she whispered with a small smile as she lay back down and curled up with the blanket clutched tightly in her fists.

Owen gave her a sweet smile and left the room, closing the door quietly behind him. He stood there for a moment just thinking about the events of the day. When he decided to take her away from that place he knew that she had strength, he could see through all the pain she was suffering to the person she was inside. Only someone with real strength and determination could have survived being in that basement.

He would do anything he could to help her through the aftermath. Slowly she was beginning to open up to him, trusting him just a little and Owen knew for sure that he had made the right choice in bringing her back to division.

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