A/N: Officially in Season 2
Merrin entered Tanz with Liam and they approached the sign in. As they gave their names, Merrin heard a voice utter the name Malcolm followed by Liam asking, "Croft?"
The two turned to see Malcolm Croft with his arms raised, a cane in his right hand. He looked at them both, "Hello Liam, looks like we'll be working together again," he began.
Merrin didn't give him a chance to say her name or anything else as she approached him and slapped him. The guards were on her in seconds, pulling her away and guiding her to the elevator. She didn't look Croft's way again while she was escorted to, what was one Darius' treehouse.
"Hello Merrin," a young woman with an accent greeted her, "May I ask why you attacked one of my scientists, a member of the team to save the world?"
"He and I have history," she stated, keeping her response simple just as she flinched from a needle going into her skin. "What is this?" she asked.
"My name is Alicia," the woman introduced herself, "I am Resist's leader here, but I will also be helping. We are checking you to make sure you're not mentally unstable. If you're cleared to return, you will not mention my involvement to anyone. Understood?"
Merrin nodded, "Sure, I don't really care. And I'm not unbalanced. He and I dated, seriously, before he committed treason and 'died'."
Alicia looked surprised by the revelation but understanding, "I get it now. He walked in here as if nothing was wrong and you mourned him. You are fine to go back down," she began before she looked at her screen to see Merrin's results, "You're pregnant," she said, nonchalantly.
"Excuse me?" Merrin asked, the shock causing her to feel nauseated.
"You're expecting," she repeated, "Is it his?" Merrin nodded, without thinking. Alicia added, "You may go back to the main floor. Don't mention me to anyone and don't allow your personal drama to jeopardize why we're here," she waved Merrin away and she was quickly moved by a guard to the elevator and taken back downstairs.
Before Merrin could speak with Liam or Malcolm had a chance to get to her, the scientists were divided into teams. Merrin was with Liam and Malcolm, and the woman she had to pretend wasn't running the show.
The group began their introductions until Malcolm went, things were going smoothly. "I'm Professor Malcolm Croft, formerly MIT specializing in planetary science. And speaking of breakthroughs, I have a working EM drive which I created with a little help from my protege Liam and…"
Liam cut him off, "A little help?" his tone was sarcastic. "Liam Cole, MIT, astrophysics, Darius Tanz's head of new projects, United States of America," he looked at Croft, "What country are you here representing, Comrade?"
The two bickered before Croft asked Liam what went wrong with the EM Drive which Liam responded that he had no idea causing the meeting to disband for a short break so tensions could cool down.
Merrin moved as quickly as she could, worried about Croft because of the cane he was using even though she didn't want to be, but he stopped her.
"Merrin," he called out to her, "Can I talk to you for a moment, please?" he asked, his tone soft and tender, leaving his arrogance for Liam.
"There is nothing you can say to me that will make up for what you have done, not just to me but to this country," she replied, "I can't even look at you," she turned away, hoping he'd leave it alone but instead she felt his hand gently wrap around her wrist.
He spoke so low, it was almost a whisper, "I never meant to hurt you like that. I wish I could take it all back, but I can't. You must know that my love for you had nothing to do with what was going on, though. That was real, it's still real," he confessed causing her to finally turn and look at him.
Merrin couldn't stop the tears pouring down her cheeks, "I mourned you. I thought you were dead after finding out what you had done," she began barely able to be understood, luckily Malcolm knew her well. He moved them to a more private area as Merrin continued, to give them space from the others. "How do you think I felt when I learned you hacked NASA, gave our work to the Russians, and then you died? I was devastated, barely able to move on with the work but it was the only thing I had left."
He tried to wrap his arms around her, "I know I hurt you, I'm so sorry," but she pulled away.
"You can't sweet talk you're way back into my life," she replied, still crying but more composed, "You have done too much damage now," she paused as a wave of nausea took her over.
Malcolm noticed her beginning to look green, "Are you alright? You look like you're going to be ill," he tried to reach for her face, but she batted his hand away.
"I probably am," she replied, her voice now filled with venom, "Because on top of everything else, I just found out that I'm pregnant," she revealed before she turned and made a break for the closest restroom, leaving Malcolm alone and stunned.
