Chapter 9: Where You Are Is Where I Want To Be…

Ian watched the two of them walk into the restaurant he felt his heart clump together when he saw her, she looked stunning. It was just a shame about the man that was on her arm. He did not like this man at all. If he could he would have Lucas out of the way but he had to play his time they both were not looking at him when they both sat at the table. Sophia was looking at Lucas and he was ready to pounce across the table and declare that Lucas had no right to her. Oh how he would enjoy showing Sophia that he was the one meant for her and not this pretender.

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As Sophia and Lucas entered the restaurant, they were both aware that Ian was staring at her. Lucas put his arm around her, and held her close to him.

'I am not going to let anything happen to you tonight' Lucas whispered.

'Do you have your gun?' Sophia replied.

'I am always prepared Love' He nodded.

Sophia nodded, 'He is still staring isn't he?'

'I am afraid so, but I am going to think it is somehow your fault you look amazing tonight'

'I do not' Sophia smiled.

'Every single man bar your brother and father are staring at you, my beautiful woman, but I am the one who gets to take you home'

'And it's not like every woman in here is not looking at you' She replied cocking an eyebrow.

'Hey I can't help being this handsome' Lucas grinned.

Sophia laughed and hit him playfully on the arm.

They got to the table. Her mum and dad smiled at her and Lucas, she suspected rightly so that her mum had spoken about Lucas to her dad as he seemed to be very friendly towards him. Shame Sophia thought that the two up the other end of the table could not be so welcoming to the man that she loved. She drew her attention back to Lucas; she put her hand on her knee while they waited for their food to be cooked. Lucas looked to her a few times, it seemed to the others that they were having their own private conversation, the looks between the two of them was their way of telling each other that they would get through this no matter what was going on in Ian's sick little her.

Lucas took her hand which was still resting on his leg and squeezed it gently. He looked into her eyes wanting to tell her that it was going to be okay. She inclined her head to acknowledge that she understood the meaning of him doing this. She smiled to him and winked. It took all his power not to laugh as she winked at him, but he knew that they did not want to push Ian too much, the sooner the night was over the sooner they can get back to London and back to their normal lives. To think that being a spy could be considered a normal life almost made Lucas laugh, but to him and Sophia it was their lives. It was what they both did. It was something that neither of them would ever have to reveal to her parents if Ian would back off the two of them.

The food came to them and Sophia was deep in conversation with her father about things in Lucas was not really listening to them. He was watching her and also watching Ian, wondering what he was thinking. Well he did not need to a scientist to know what he was thinking, he could guess.

The meal finished without any incident. Lucas and Sophia got into the car and headed to the hall for the party.

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As Lucas pulled up, he looked to Sophia, he saw her turn a colour of a deathly white, and he had not seen someone turn that colour for a while, not since his time in prison.

He took her hand. 'You know we will be okay'

'I do' Sophia smiled.

'Come on then, time to be a smiling good daughter for your parents' He winked.

'Hey I am always a good daughter' she laughed.

'Oh my dear sometimes, you are very very bad' he whispered.

He held the door open for her as she stepped out. All of Sophia's instincts were screaming for her to run and not bother going in something she had in her head that something was going to happen, but she did not fear for herself she feared for Lucas. She couldn't shake this feeling that something was going to happen to him.

As they walked in the hall they were greeted by old family friends, as well as some relatives that only turn up when it was a party, wedding or funerals. She was not too surprised to see a few raised eyebrows when Lucas was introduced to them and shook their hands. Lucas smiled to Sophia as he saw her face. She really didn't want to be here, he knew that but he wanted to show her that she had nothing to fear about that man who had taken too much from her already.

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It was a few hours into the party when Lucas spotted Ian again looking over to Sophia. It made his skin crawl. He suddenly was aware that Chris was coming closer to him.

'Lucas'

'Yes' Lucas looked up and saw Chris just a few inches away from him.

'I was wondering if you would accompany me outside, I would like to speak to you'

Lucas looked to Sophia he had promised he would not leave her side. She met his eyes for a second.

'Go' she mouthed, 'I will be fine'

'I said I wouldn't leave you' he whispered.

'It's okay if you are not back in say ten minutes, I will come and find you' she replied.

Lucas was torn; he knew that he needed to talk to Chris if it meant that he and Sophia were to have some time together and to have the support of the family. It may actually get Chris to see that he was not the bad guy and that he did love his sister. But he also knew it would mean leaving Sophia and although he was sure she would be able to handle herself if the case arose but it did not make it easier for him.

He turned to face her and kissed her lips whispering, 'I will not be long, I put some pepper spray in your handbag use it if you have to'

She nodded. Lucas smiled to her one last time before he followed Chris outside.

Lucas stood outside with Chris, he was wondering what he was going to say to him, Lucas was going to outsmart him if he needed to.

'So Chris a reason you wanted to talk?' Lucas said.

'You know I love my sister'

'Of course I love her too' Lucas nodded.

'Then I have to tell you that. I know that I am not happy that she somehow has fallen in love with you but you seem to complete her. I have never seen her this happy' Chris smiled, 'I also have to warn you though'

'Warn me?' Lucas raised his eyebrows.

'Ian, I think he is going to do something, he tried to get me to split you to up tonight. I am sorry'

'So this is a way of getting me away from her. Why he can come near her?' Lucas felt the anger in him rise in a second.

'No. I told him I would not do it. I told him he should not. I told him that he should not go after her, because she was happy'

'But you took me away from her. Leaving her alone for him to see him, you really are stupid' Lucas replied.

'You don't think he would. Do you?' Chris looked at him.

'No, I think he is going to be a good boy and leave her alone, do you not know what happened five years ago?'

'No I don't'

'I don't have time to explain now but we need to get back in there' Lucas snapped.

Both of them ran into the hall, Lucas done a quick scan of the room, she wasn't there. He looked again he couldn't see Ian either; he was going to kill him when he saw him.

'They are not here are they?' Chris looked to Lucas.

'No they are not' Lucas replied, 'we have to find them'

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Sophia sat in her spot and watched Lucas and Chris walk out. She hoped that Chris was going to be nice to Lucas and maybe see that Lucas was not such a bad guy. She looked over to where Ian was now looking at her again. She tried to show that she was not worried but her confidence failed her. She grabbed her purse and tried to make her way to the ladies he couldn't get her there. She walked to the ladies and put some water over her face. It wasn't until she looked up that she saw him standing behind her.

'What are you doing here?' Sophia stuttered.

'I have come to check that you were okay?' Ian smiled.

'In the ladies?' Sophia replied.

'You look beautiful tonight' it seemed he wasn't listening to her.

She attempted to look in her bag, she needed the pepper spray.

'Don't go looking in your bag, like I don't know who you are?' Ian replied.

'Who I am? Who are you Ian?' Sophia replied.

'I know your secret you are not a teacher, you are a spook' Ian said.

'What? Don't be ridiculous' Sophia laughed. She needed to get out of here.

'You are a valuable spook as well, does Lover boy know your secret'

'There is no secret therefore he does not need to know anything'

'So he doesn't what is going to happen when he finds out. I will of course have my arms open for a shoulder for you to cry on' Ian replied.

'I would not cry on your shoulder if you were the last man on earth' Sophia spat back.

'Now, we could have done this the easy way, but I think we are going to have to do this the hard way' Ian looked at her and grabbed her arm, just where she had been shot. The pain hit her, it made her want to vomit, 'Oh what do we have here a battle scar?'

Sophia tried to get some of her strength to hit him, but she couldn't the pain was too much. She passed out for a few seconds, the next minute she woke up she was in Ian's car heading somewhere she was not sure.

'Ian what is it you want from me?' she asked.

'Well for one I want you to be with me, and secondly my boss is going to be very happy to see you'

'Your boss?' Sophia looked to him, she hated this man, but she needed to find out who he was working for.

'You will meet him soon enough'

Sophia looked to him. No doubt in her mind that she would meet him soon enough, but what he didn't know was that Lucas would be looking for her especially when she sent a code red message with the little tracker device she had in her bra at this moment.

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Lucas was looking for her everywhere, when he heard someone say she was heading to the ladies, he immediately went to see if he could see her. He found her bag on the floor; he picked it up, nothing no clues. Where the hell was she? He must have taken her somewhere. Lucas walked out and saw Chris.

'Still think he is a person who won't harm anyone will you?' He showed Chris Sophia's bag, 'He's taken her somewhere'

Lucas did not wait for a response from Chris. He got his phone out, 'Harry, it's Lucas.. we have a problem. Someone has taken Sophia…. Yes I am aware we are on leave, but Harry I have this feeling this is much bigger than I think it could be'

Chris watched Lucas, so he wasn't an RE Teacher, he was not sure what he was at the moment but he sure was going to find out.

'Thank Harry, I will send you my Location in a moment. I think we just need to find her…. Right I will wait to hear from her'

Lucas hung up the phone and began typing in his phone the location of where he was. They were sending Jo and CO19 immediately; Lucas should have been happy about this but at this moment all he wanted to know where Sophia was and if she was okay, Hoping to god that the monster had not done anything to her.

'Who exactly are you Lucas?' Chris asked.

'All you need to know at the moment is that, I may be one of the only people who will be able to get your sister back, you have to trust me' Lucas replied.

'I trust you Lucas, I trust more than I trust Ian at this moment.' Chris nodded.

'At this moment I am willing to take that' Lucas replied.

Hmm this was not exactly how I planned this to come out but Ian will become nasty I promise just not yet. Anyway let me know what you think, it may be updated quicker lol

Until next time Emma xx