He took her hand, leading her towards safety.

Keeping to the shadows, they were able to evade the guards and when they couldn't, he dealt with them.

She wasn't surprised. She'd known he was hiding something behind that beautiful smile and silly jokes but she knew he'd tell her when he was ready.

They'd left the building, when someone slid in behind them.

"Hullo, Abby," said Claudia, "surprised to see me?"

"Um, yeah," Abby answered, "what are you doing here?"

Connor smiled. "Claudia likes to blow things up so whenever I need a diversion, I call and… things blow up."

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