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The Park

Albert decided he liked the way the late Winter sun lit up the park. He sat on the bench watching the ducks on the beautiful lake in the middle of the city. Cardiff really was a city of marked contrast. Modern and hectic as any other city but as pretty and picturesque as any countryside scene in the world. He smiled to himself as he remembered walking through the park the day he had left Cardiff prison over three decades ago. A cellmate had told him about it and he just had to see the park for himself. He decided to take the sun as a good omen.

"Albert" Mickey stared at him.

"We know this man is dangerous" Albert turned to face the younger man. A young girl walked past with her yorkshire terrier at her feet.

"Yes"

"We also know young Emma is not telling us the full story." Albert held up a hand to silence Mickey "Now, I know that is the lady's choice but I am worried about her. Ash is older, he had survived more cons gone askew than most of us. To him it isn't just his ribs that got hurt, it was professional pride too. But with Emma. Well that's very different"

"Yes well. I thought he had killed her. In the hotel room, I thought she was dead" Mickey thought of the way he had found Emma that morning. He thought of the way she had snapped at him before falling into his arms. He missed having her on the con in the early stages but he was glad she wasn't in the park with them that morning.

"And I am an old man Michael. No one is going to expect me to pull a scam like this. Borienshov isn't going to know what has hit him" Albert shook his head as Mickey stared at the floor. He knew when Albert referred to him as Michael he knew he was in trouble. The girl with the yorkshire terrier was a dot on the horizon as Mickey turned back to Albert.

"Ash will be fine. They may even let him out of hospital tomorrow"

"As I say, it is Emma that is worrying me. I see how you feel about the girl but don't let those feelings affect the way you work this con" Albert watched as Mickey blushed.

"How I feel?" Mickey shook his head.

"How long have I known you? Michael it has always been obvious the way you both feel about each other. You were a ladies man until we met Emma and Sean. You have hardly looked at another woman since" Albert watched as Mickey shook his head.

"That isn't true"

"Ah yes the policewoman. DCI Lucy Bitchface as Emma took to calling her. That nearly killed Emma and Ash and I even had bets on whether you only went to dinner with her to make Emma jealous" The American laughed as Mickey's jaw dropped.

"Emma didn't care about that. Not really"

"Oh time to let it go, we have company" Albert stood as Mickey straightened his jacket. It was show time.

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Sean walked along the corridor of the most upmarket hotel in South Wales as if he owned the place. He had spent the last half an hour chatting up Leanne in reception. Unbeknown to the young brunette he had also stolen her key card. It would take seconds to enter the Russian's suite and plant the evidence Ash had given him. His blood boiled at the thought the man had attacked his sister. He didn't know what on earth had happened to Emma the night the con had gone wrong but he knew Emma had changed since. He knew there was no way Emma was going to tell him what had happened. For a moment he thought it was probably best he never found out.

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Ash winced as the doctor removed the chest drain. The nurse smiled as Ash swore, the tube was at least two feet in length and had successfully reinflated his lung. Somehow the thought of the drain in his chest was much worse now he didn't need it to save his life. The monitor he was attached to bleeped as he held his breath.

"Mr Morgan, you can breathe normally. We will get you a chest xray shortly"

"Thanks" Ash winced as the medics left the room. Ash checked his watch. If he was right, Eddie should have set up the part of the plan they had discussed the night before. He rolled his eyes as he thought of how out of his depth the nightclub landlord really was. He dug his mobile out of the bedside table and checked the messages.

"Oh please tell me you know. Please tell me you all bleedin know who we are dealing with this time" Ash closed his eyes as he saw none of the team had replied to any of the text messages. He desperately wanted to anywhere but in a hospital bed.

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Emma hated waiting. It seemed everyone had something to do. Even Eddie had been brought in to help out. She walked along the children's play area of the park, hoping that she could do what Mickey asked her to and stay away until they needed her. It was as she neared the Boating Lake she realised her phone was vibrating, signalling a text message. She smiled as she stared at the screen. The smile fell when she read the message Ash had sent her. Her heart rate increased dramatically as she stuffed the phone back in her pocket.

"Oh God, Mickey" She almost broke into a run as she saw Mickey and Albert stand to greet the Russian man and his bodyguard. She stopped and stared as a wave of nausea washed over her. Too late, why am I always too late! Emma tried to catch her breath as she wondered how her, Sean and an injured Ash were ever going to get Mickey and Albert out of what looked like a mafiosa style trap. She stepped behind an ice cream van as she saw Mickey stare right at her. All she could do was hope Mickey had got the same text she had and knew what to do because right at that moment she was lost.

A/N Short chapter I know. More soon.