Warning : some language used in this chapter. Thank you for all of you for reading this Fic still x

Chapter 11: Time to Heal

Lucas took Sophia back to the party but only to get the car so he could take her back. Chris met them outside.

'Oh my god Sophia' Chris said.

'Chris' Lucas cut in, helping Sophia into the car, 'I promise I will explain everything tomorrow, but let me take her home and get her cleaned up'

'Of course' Chris nodded, 'I will speak to the both of you tomorrow'

Lucas took Sophia back to her parents house, opening the door slowly, he did not allow her to walk in he picked her up and took her to the bathroom.

Sophia looked at him, she was tired what had happened over the last few hours was catching up to her. She looked to Lucas as he pressed a flannel to her lip to get rid of the dried blood, she winced slightly.

'I am sorry' Lucas whispered, he was being so gentle with her but somehow he was able to be even more so.

'It just stings' Sophia replied.

Lucas nodded, he touched her cheek making sure that she was okay, 'Your lip is going to be a little swollen for a few days. I will have to be careful not to kiss you'

'Whatever you can't last an hour' Sophia challenged.

'Now let me look at your stitching?' Lucas let her take off her jacket, he placed his fingers around the stitches a few looked as if they were coming loose, 'I could tighten these up for you but you have to trust me'

'I trust you' Sophia nodded.

Lucas got out his little first aid kit that he liked to carry with him if he was going to be away somewhere. He got it out getting the needle and stitching thread out with it. He put some surgical spirit over the wound, and gently began to stitch her back up. Sophia looked at him as he did it, his brow was furrowed he was trying so hard to be gentle. It was hurting Sophia, like hell but she would not tell him that. He placed a bandage around it and gently kissed the area around it.

'Where did you learn to do that Lucas?'

'You learn it pretty quick when you are in this business, you sometimes get wounds that you have to stitch yourself back up without going to the doctors or anything' Lucas replied, 'You are going to have to take your dress off'

'Why?'

'So I can look at your stomach, I want to make sure he didn't do any damage'

'And there's me thinking you wanted me out of my clothes' she smiled.

'I do, but not for what you think' Lucas laughed, he was refreshed to hear her joking with him, it made him feel that she was okay.

Sophia lifted up her dress and sat in her bra, the bruising on her stomach was already becoming pronounced, and Lucas looked at it. It looked as if it was just the surface that was bruised he couldn't feel anything else that was wrong.

'Lucas' Sophia yawned, 'Can I get dressed now?'

'Here's your nightgown' Lucas helped her put it on, he then picked her up and took her to the bed, 'Now sleep my Love, I won't let anything happen to you tonight'

'Lucas you need to sleep' Sophia whispered.

'I will, just close your eyes my love' he wrapped his arm around her and allowed her to snuggle in to him.

Sophia did not sleep well at all that night she kept seeing Ian coming towards her. Lucas held her close to him, she was sleeping but he could tell it was not peaceful. It was as if her body wanted her to sleep but her brain did not. Lucas rocked her gently attempting to soothe her anyway that he could. He heard Chris and Sophia's parents come into the house in the early hours of the morning, he heard them whispering. From what he could make out Chris had told them something but as he did not understand the whole story, they would have to wait until Lucas spoke to them in the morning. It was approaching dawn, when Lucas finally closed his eyes to get some sleep.

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Sophia awoke the sun was already coming through the window. Lucas was beside her. He was still asleep. She untangled herself from him and walked to the bathroom, she looked at her face, her lips were bruised she felt sore. She put a dressing gown around her and headed to the kitchen.

Lucas awoke with a start, he felt and Sophia was not there. He got up and began to panic, he looked in the bathroom, and she was not there. He walked into the kitchen and breathed as he saw her.

'I was making a coffee, you want one?'

'I wouldn't say no' Lucas smiled, and kissed her lips very gently, 'How are you feeling?'

'Okay' she smiled passing him a mug, 'Sore'

'You will feel like that for a few days'

'I know' Sophia nodded, 'Did mum and dad get back okay?'

'They did, I promised Chris we would talk to him later, and I think I may have won him over'

'Don't be too sure' Sophia smiled, 'You never can tell with Chris'

'Never can be too sure with me about what?' Chris walked into the kitchen, Sophia turned to face him, 'Oh Soph, what did that bastard do to you?'

'Not what he didn't try to do five year ago, thank god' Sophia looked at her brother.

'Sophia, you owe me some answers I don't understand'

Lucas looked to Sophia, 'I can leave if you want'

'No, I want you here for this as well as mum and dad, they need to hear this too' Sophia took Lucas' hand and squeezed it.

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It was a little while later and Sophia's mum and dad were sitting in the living room, with Chris, the look on their faces when they saw Sophia's was plain to see, No doubt they were thinking that Lucas had done that to her, well they were going to have a shock when she told them.

'Mum and Dad, I have something I have to tell you, I am not a teacher and neither is Lucas, we work for MI5, of course you will have to sign the official secrets act to say you won't tell anyone this information' Sophia explained, 'And I haven't broken my arm, I was shot two weeks ago while I was on a mission, I was compromised' she showed them the wound.

'And how did you get that?' Chris said looking at her lip.

'That was from Ian, I'm sorry Chris but he is a complete Bastard. I should explain what happened five years ago before I go into what happened last night'

'What happened five years ago?' Her mum said.

'The night before I told you I was going to go to Uni not near home, Ian tried it on with me, I turned him down, Yes he was Chris' mate but I never saw him like that. He called me a tease and that I should put up because I had led him on' Sophia stopped to catch her breath, she met Lucas' eyes for a brief second, he mouthed to her, 'I'm here baby' 'Last night at the party he took me away from the place, by force. He told me, his boss was someone who wanted to meet me, but he would not hurt me because I was with him. I killed his boss. I was about to escape when Ian came up to me again, he told me that I could make him happy, which I denied. He did this to me'

'Wait till I get my hands on him, I invited him into this house because I thought he was a friend, I trusted him around you and he did that to you, I will kill him'

Lucas stood up, 'You won't because you will have to get past me first, that bastard is mine, I am going to make him wish he had never been born, trust me Chris when I say when I am finished with him, he will also wish he never laid his eyes on Sophia'

Her mum and dad were quiet this was beginning to worry Sophia a lot, 'Mum... Dad?'

'You are saying you are a spy, you work for MI5'

'Yes Mum, have done for five months now'

'How comes you didn't tell us?'

'Because I didn't want to put you in danger, this is not a great job I am in; it's dangerous as last night proved, I didn't want to put it on you' Sophia replied, 'And I know I have lied to you all, well except to Lucas, but I was trying to do the right thing'

Chris was the one who got up, he pulled her into a hug, 'Soph, you are my sister, no matter what you are, I am still your big brother, and I love you, I know I haven't said it enough and Mum and dad love you too, nothing will ever change that you are family'

Sophia felt the tears run down her cheek, they felt like they burnt her, but she knew she needed to cry it was a way of letting out whatever it was that needed letting out. Chris moved away allowing Lucas to be the one to hold her, Lucas was the one who had that right. When she felt Lucas' arms wrap around her she felt her body sob. Lucas held her close to him, 'It's okay, I'm here' he looked to Chris and her parents, 'Can you give us ten minutes please?'

All three nodded and went to the kitchen without saying a word. Lucas pulled Sophia closer to him, sitting her on the sofa, she was still crying, he rocked her gently. 'It's okay let it out, you need to let it out' he caressed her hair, 'Sophia it's okay'

It was twenty long minutes until Sophia looked up at Lucas, her eyes puffy and her voice horse, 'I am okay' she met his eyes and could see all the concern he had for her, 'I am not going to cry again'

'Sophia, it's OK to cry'

'I know it is, but I don't want to cry not any more, He has had enough tears from me over the last five years I will not let him break me again' she tried to smile to him, 'Thank you'

'For what darling?'

'For being here, for holding me, for being you' Sophia kissed his lips.

'You have done so much for me while I have been back, it's time I took over for a while, and you need me. And I am here' Lucas whispered to her, 'I am not going anywhere'

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A few hours later Lucas had packed up all of their things to head back to London, tomorrow he was going to be interrogating Ian. Sophia would not be going into work not yet anyway she was not ready for that.

'Bye Mum and Dad' Sophia hugged them both.

'It was lovely meeting you Lucas, you look after my little girl won't you?' her father turned to Lucas.

'I will, you have my word, I am not going to let anything happen to her Sir' Lucas nodded.

Sophia fell asleep in the car while Lucas drove them home, he looked over to her a few times, but let her sleep, she needed it, and they had time to talk later. Lucas kept his eyes on the road as he pulled into their apartment block.

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Sophia awoke a few hours later, in her bed, last thing she remembered was being in the car. She yawned and looked around, definitely back at the flat she concluded. She looked around, it seemed eerily quiet too quiet for her liking; she pulled herself up and walked down to the living room.

'Lucas' she spoke.

'I'm here, welcome back to the land of the living' he smiled.

'How long have I been asleep?'

'You went to sleep about ten minutes into the car journey, so you've been out for about four hours' Lucas said, sitting on the sofa. 'Come here'

Sophia moved to sit with him, 'I'm starving'

'Well you missed Lunch this afternoon and slept through tea no wonder you are starving, what would you like I will whip you up something?'

'This is going to sound stupid but I could murder for a bacon butty'

'If you want a bacon butty then a bacon butty you shall have' Lucas smiled and moving to the kitchen to make her some food. He came back after a lot of banging about with a plate; he held it out for her. 'As the lady wanted' he grinned.

Sophia finished the food and smiled, 'That was pretty good'

'Only pretty good? I am insulted'

'Don't be' Sophia laughed. 'Okay it was amazing does that make you feel better'

'I know what would make me feel better'

'I can read your mind Lucas North so be careful' Sophia teased, but she moved closer to him, positioning herself on his lap, trailing kisses along his neck. Lucas laughed as he claimed her mouth for his own.

Sophia winced slightly, 'Not so hard lips sore remember'

'Did I hurt you?' Lucas said his eyes full of concern.

'Not much, just be gentle' Sophia smiled.

'No I am sorry; I shouldn't have, not after last night'

'Lucas' she said cupping his cheek, 'It's fine I am the one who is on your lap at the moment, and it's not that I don't want to, because I do'

'We should leave it for a couple of days' He smiled, moving so that Sophia was no longer on his lap; he held her close to him. Sophia nestled in to him.

'Just hold me tonight Lucas' she mumbled.

Lucas wrapped his arms around her. 'I am not going to let anyone hurt you, I promise you' He whispered. Lucas looked down, Sophia had fallen asleep again this time nestled to him. 'I love you' he whispered. Tomorrow he knew he was going to have to go into work, and meet the man that had hurt her; he needed to talk to the piece of scum that had done this to his Sophia. He put the phone to his ear after dialling a number.

'Harry' he spoke

'Lucas, what is it? Is Sophia OK?'

'She's fine Harry, she's sleeping. The reason I am calling is I want to be in when you talk to Ian Tarrant'

'Lucas, you know I can't let that happen you are too close to this. You will not keep a level head'

'Harry, you can either give me clearance to do so, or I will go in there anyway' Lucas breathed.

'If you go in, you are not alone, you will have me or Ros with you at all time' Harry said, 'I can't risk you losing it with him'

'Ok' Lucas hung up the phone.

He sat back and looked down at Sophia. He would get his time with Ian soon.