Disclaimer not mine. Sorry for the delay in updating. Just a short chapter today.

"Your love alone is not enough, not enough not enough. No more excuses, times get tough, they get tough" - The Manic Street Preachers Your Love Alone.

Enough?

Cal stared at the man in front of him. He had thought his friend was dead. He had seen him get shot, had visited him in the ITU. He'd figured something was up when there had been a memorial service rather than a funeral.

"So, not dead then?" Cal stated as Emily rolled her eyes.

"No apparently not" Ben smiled as he looked round.

"I'm going to have to change the dedication in my book now" He shook his head as Ben reached out and shook his hand.

"Book?"

"Long story"

"Where's Foster? I assumed she'd tell you guys I was alive. I mean she only found out by accident. I saw her in town three days ago." Ben looked from Emily to her father and back. Emily shook her head.

"We have had what you would call a hell of an afternoon. She was tired so she went straight home. She's fine" Cal addressed the last part of his statement to his daughter who just raised her eyebrows.

"She knew?" Ria folded her arms. "She watched us all grieve for you and she knew?"

"Not at first. Look I went deep undercover to break a mafia ring. I only told Foster because she walked in to the store where everything was going down. Trust me only Gillian Foster could walk in on an armed raid with the FBI and the Mafia" He shook his head smiling sadly.

"When was this?" Loker folded his arms as he asked.

"Ah two days ago" Ben sighed "Arrested three of the biggest criminals in the US. So now I get my life back" He smiled.

"Two days ago?" Cal repeated. Ben nodded. He had no idea of the significance of the timing. He frowned as he looked towards Ria.

"The same day as you got caught in the bank raid that never was" Emily answered. Cal didn't quite know how she knew so much about that. "The same day you and Gill fought and she left"

"She left?" Loker was incredulous.

"Yeah, well took some time off" Cal waved a hand.

"Dad" Emily shook her head. "You don't get it do you? Men, just don't get it" She turned and walked towards the exit.

"Where are you going young lady?" Cal called after her as Ben began wondering what he had walked in to.

"Gill's place. You really need to talk you know. For someone who is employed to read people you really can't see what is in front of your face!" Emily slammed the door behind her as Cal ran a hand through his hair.

"What?"

Ben watched as Heidi, Ria and Loker all made themselves scarce. Ben shook his head. He'd been away for three months, his best friend had only just found out that he was alive and d that was by default and things were just as complex between Cal and Gillian. He shook his head.

"Cal, it looks as if you and me need to go get a drink"

"Best suggestion I heard all day, lead the way" Cal answered as Ben sighed. It was going to be a long night.

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Gillian was glad to be home. She closed the front door behind her and leant against it aware that the red light on her answer phone was flashing that a message had arrived. She stared at it for a moment before deciding a coffee was in order before she dealt with anything else. Seconds later there was knocking on her door. Gillian knew she couldn't ignore it. She was clearly visible through the glass.

"Hi" She opened the door to be confronted by Emily.

"Ben is alive. You knew" Emily walked into the hallway as Gillian rolled her eyes.

"Yes" Gillian knew there was no point in lying.

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"I wanted to, but things were so difficult. You know your Dad and I broke up? You know how difficult things have been at work" She held the young girl's gaze. "Ben told me not to tell anyone, not until he said it was safe. How do you know?"

"Ben is talking with dad right now. Why didn't you tell us you were involved in a robbery?" Emily sounded upset. Her eyes wide as she spoke.

"I'm fine, nothing happened really and your dad was in trouble. It didn't matter" Gillian smiled sadly.

"It does matter" Emily almost shouted.

"If I had said anything I could have let it slip about Ben. He made me promise not to say. You know how much he values keeping promises" Gillian sat on her sofa. Emily nodded as she sat next to her.

"Gill?"

"Yes Honey"

"You and my dad."

"Yes"

"Do you love him?" She turned to face the older woman. "Because he really loves you. I know he's a jerk but he really does" Emily was on the verge of tears and Gillian couldn't stop the tears from springing to her own eyes.

"I know"

"But he's a jerk" Emily wiped her eyes.

"Yeah he is" Gillian laughed lightly. "But I do, I just don't know if love is enough anymore Emily"

Emily watched as the older woman wiped her eyes. She didn't understand what she meant but unless something was done, quickly she knew the Lightman Group and her father's relationship was over. She nodded as Gillian hugged her. Less than a year ago they had flown to London to get Gillian back. If she could play match maker once she would do it again.

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authors note. Can Emily and Ben make the partners see sense? More soon.