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Sorry I haven't updated in over a week. I've just been... uh... busy... yeah... busy...
Anyhoo here is chapter 12 I hope you enjoy it (It's literally taken me like... five days to finish. As opposed to about two for the rest)
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Chapter 12
Carrie was the only one to enter Chamber's ward. Melissa was sat in the armchair her head resting against the back her chest rising and falling at a deep sleep pace. She had a blanket over the lower half of her body.
"She went out like a light after you guys left" Andy chuckled. "I put that over at about one this morning and she's not moved since"
Carrie's eyes moved to Andy and instantly made a note of the fact that the left leg of Andy's jeans looked full… and that he was wearing both of his shoes…
"Don't get too excited, love" Chambers laughed pulling up his jeans revealing the black plastic of his prosthetic leg.
"That was quick" Carrie smiled.
"Yeah well, it's seems like a superior source was pressuring the hospital to get me fixed up ASAP" Andy looked knowingly at her.
"Well, now that you're well…. I uh…" Carrie trailed off.
"I know…" Andy sighed slipping off of the bed and shaking Melissa awake.
"Andy?" She mumbled rubbing her eyes "What's up?"
"I've got to go now"
"Go where?" She asked coming out of her sleepy state. Her eyes fell to Carrie holding a pair of handcuffs.
"Oh..." She made the connection in her head.
"Do you… uh…. Need some time alone?" Carrie asked more to Melissa that Chambers.
"No, no it's fine" She replied looking at Andy. "I'll see you soon, yeah?"
"Yeah" Andy replied.
"Andrew Chambers, I'm arresting you on suspicion of handing over classified MI9 files to KORPS" Carrie clicked the handcuffs on Andy's outstretched arms.
"I love you" Andy said calmly as Carrie pulled him from the room.
"I… I know" Melissa replied…
"So let me get this straight" Daisy said leaning back in her chair in the interrogation room. "This guy, one Stan Owens, was a good friend of yours for many years yeah?"
"Like I said, he was like my brother" Andy replied.
"Oh, yes. I'm sure brothers go around kidnapping each other's fiancés on a daily basis" Daisy sniggered sarcastically.
"You don't under-"
"I don't understand? I know a guy who jeopardised his whole sodding career for his brother so I suggest you stop with the sugar coating and tell me the important parts" Daisy hissed back.
She was left surprisingly sour after last night. She had woken up on Blane's sofa covered by a blanket and almost screamed into the cushions. She'd been so stupid. She was just grateful that Blane had stopped them before it go any further.
Blane had walked into the living room about ten minutes later, crouched next to the sofa and asked her if she was okay. She had burst into tears again partly because of how stupidly nice and understanding he was being, but mostly because the events of Tatton hall had come rushing back to her, opening the floodgates.
Blane had pulled her into him and held her. She didn't know how long for, but she had savoured ever. Damn. Second.
Now she was sat in the interrogation room with Chambers and Aneisha, whilst the rest of the team watched on the other side of the glass, feeling like an absolute idiot.
"Andy, listen. Just tell us what happened when he took Melissa" Aneisha said her tone calmer.
"Well, about three weeks ago Stan came around my house. He told me that he knew everything about me, and about my real job. He also told me that he was working for an organisation called KORPS-"
"And you didn't think to do anything once he told you that?" Daisy asked. "Like, uh, arrest him" Her tone was harsh.
"Hey, Stan's always been a mate. I was so shocked I wasn't thinking straight" Andy huffed. Daisy rolled her eyes.
"Carry on, Andrew" Aneisha said, tone much calmer than Daisy's.
"He said that KORPS was a good opportunity and that I should join them and try to convert as many people as possible" Chamber's said looking everywhere but Daisy. "He also said that he wanted files containing WMD blue prints, agent's identities and DNA samples"
"And what did you say?" Aneisha egged.
"Well, then I tried to arrest him, but he attacked me"
"How convenient on his part" Daisy hissed.
"Hey, I tried my best! I was in my house, unarmed and not expecting it! He beat the shit out of me" Andy pulled his T-Shirt down to reveal slight bruising due to a collar bone break. "Anyway that's not the point" Andy fixed his shirt and rubbed his face leaning his elbows back on the table.
"I refused and he left"
"Just like that?" Aneisha asked.
"Well he couldn't exactly hang around to see if I'd change my mind after he'd just beat me into next week, could he?"
"And then what?" Daisy pressed.
"Me and Mel were watching the telly the week after. I nipped to the toilet for, like, one minuet. When I got back Stan was stood there with a gun to Mel's head"
"Do you know how he could've gotten in?" Aneisha asked.
"I- I don't know, I think he picked the lock in the back door" Andy ran his fingers through his hair revealing a gash on his forehead. Daisy felt a pang of guilt at the sight of it. This guy must be in hell right now. He lost his leg in that building and almost bled to death because of it. And from what Carrie told her about his arrest it seems like he's just lost Melissa to.
"What did he say Andy?" Daisy asked after what felt like ages.
"He said that if I ever wanted to see her alive again then I needed to take the files he asked for to Tatton Hall on the 28th October at eight half past eight" Andy's voice was steady after it nearly breaking before.
"So I did, but- but I left the trail" Andy said quickly it was barely audible.
"What trail?" Daisy asked.
"My tracker" He replied.
"You cut it out" Aneisha said.
"Yeah," Andy began. "look, I knew that as soon as I handed the files over KORPS would either kill Mel, or not hand her over and keep her a an incentive for me to get them more files or worse, but Stan told me that if I told anyone he'd kill her anyway. So I cut out my tracker so someone would find it when in the investigation for me disappearing off the radar"
"Wow" Daisy said stunned.
"I may not be the brightest of sparks, but I'm not stupid" Andy chuckled. "I did what I did to protect Mel; I would never betray MI9 otherwise" He leant forward when he said that.
"Thanks for your time, you'll be kept in a cell until we need you again" Aneisha said standing up.
"Of course" Andy stood obediently when the two armed guards came and grabbed each of his arms and lead him out of the room.
"Please," Andy said turning his head just before he reached the door "they'll be targeting her now; don't let them get to her"
"We won't" Daisy said firmly. "I promise"
Chambers nodded just before he vanished through the doors…
"So basically all we know is that Stan is working for KORPS and that Chambers only betrayed us to keep Melissa safe?" Dan sighed making the notes on the board.
"So far, yes" Stella massaged the bridge of her nose in frustration.
"Don't worry; we'll figure it out" Frank gave her a warm smile which she returned.
"Seems like, our only lead is to try and find Stan" Carrie shrugged.
"I guess we'll need to talk to Andy again" Blane went to stand up and walk to the interrogation room.
"Wait" Daisy grabbed his upper arm stopping him from going any further. "Give him a few minutes"
Blane furrowed his eyebrows.
"Please?" Daisy asked.
Blane's face softened.
"Okay" He nodded.
"And I'm going in with you" She added.
"Do I need babysitting now?" Blane asked.
"You always did before, what's different?" Daisy asked raising her eyebrows.
"Haha" Blane replied pushing her so her shoulder slipped off the door frame where it had previously been lent.
"Anyways we make a good team in interrogations"
"You mean that time we had to interrogate Stuart and you scared the shit out him?" Blane asked.
"Yup" She laughed. Blane rolled his eyes.
Daisy was glad to see that their ease was still there even after the… incident the night before… which she really needed to talk to someone about…
"I'll go and prep the guards for moving him again" He gave her a quick smile before disappearing down the corridor.
"I'll call Melissa" Daisy said flatly.
"Actually, Daisy" Rose cut in. "I need you to help me with something"
"I'll call her then" Zoe said hopping up and walking out of Stella's office where they had all congregated to discuss the case.
"Thanks" Rose shouted after her before grabbing Daisy by the forearm and dragging her out of the room.
"Alright, what happened last night?" Rose asked the second they were out of earshot of the others.
"How could you even know that something happened?" Daisy asked stunned.
"Because you went home with Blane last night and then you come in looking like you're going to shoot anyone who looks at you the wrong way" Rose said without much gusto.
"Jesus… fine!" Daisy looked around before leaning closer to Rose and dropping her voice to a whisper.
"We kissed" Daisy sighed.
"Bullshit" Rose shouted.
"Shush!" Daisy screeched grabbing her arm so tight Rose flinched.
"There's got to be more to it than that! Otherwise you wouldn't be so sodding bitter" Rose snapped.
"Nothing else happened…" Daisy insisted.
"Oh, okay" Rose said sarcastically "You kiss a guy you've liked since were about fourteen, of course that's the reason you're being pissy with everyone. I can't believe I didn't figure that out myself!"
"Alright, sarky!" Daisy snapped.
"Tell me what happened" Daisy opened her mouth to reply "EVERYTHING that happened"
Daisy help up her hands in mock surrender.
"Well, we were going to get take away" Daisy began, picking at the cuticles of her left hand nervously. "And I was helping him put a jacket on when… I don't even know what happened…"
"He took you into his bedroom for passionate and mind-blowing sex?" Rose asked in a mocking tone.
"What?! No!" Daisy shot back louder than intended…
Blane was making his way down the corridor to tell Chambers' guards that they might need him again when he heard a voice he instantly recognized as Rose's shout.
"Bullshit!"
"Shush!" He heard Daisy say.
He whirled round and began to walk back the way he came to see what all the fuss was about. Blane popped his head round the wall and was about to make some wisecrack joke about them arguing when he herd Rose say something about mind-blowing sex.
"What the…" He said under his breath.
"What?! No!" Daisy shot back.
"So you didn't sleep with him?" Rose asked shocked.
"No… I- I started crying and he took me back inside and-"
"And then you had mind-"
"No, Rose! For the last time: I didn't sleep with Blane!" Daisy huffed.
"Damn!" Rose huffed. "I owe Carrie a fiver"
"Rose!"
"Sorry, carry on"
"He took me back inside and we were sat on the sofa and he hugged me and my head was in his lap and he was stroking my hair and then I told him to sop it because I was very confused at that moment in time" Daisy sighed not looking Rose in the eye.
"Why were you confused?" Rose asked.
"Because I sort of had a mini epiphany" Daisy's voice was strained and reluctant.
"About what?" Rose pushed.
"About lo- having… very strong and slightly overwhelming feelings for him" Daisy mumbled.
Blane's heart jumped up into his mouth.
" And then… I was sat in his lap and kissing him… like… "Kissing him" kissing him" Daisy widened her eyes.
"Aha! Carrie owes me a fiver now" Rose clicked her fingers.
Blane bit on his balled fist to stop him from laughing.
"Rose, I really like him and I'm scared that I've just messed everything up!" Daisy was flapping her hands in front of her and bobbing up and down on the balls of her feet.
"How exactly did it not get any further than that?" Rose asked.
"He stopped it because he said that tonight was hard enough for both of us and he didn't want to make it harder by doing something that we might regret in the morning. He told me that I'd say things then that I wouldn't mean and that he didn't want to take advantage of that and put me in an awkward position" Daisy said now intensely interested in the lases of her converse. "He also reminded me that he was physically limited"
"Daisy, that's probably the nicest thing he could've said to you" Rose chuckled.
"I know" Daisy sighed. "He said if was any other night… then he would've"
"Don't tell me you're in a bad mood because he wouldn't-"
"Of course it's not that!" Daisy snapped. "I just feel like such an idiot"
"Don't" Rose laughed. "I'm sure he understood, besides he said he would've" Rose poked Daisy's upper arm "Huh, huh" She said poking her arm again with a huge grin on her face making Daisy laugh and shake her head.
"At the end of the day, you two are close. Just talk to him"
"Oh yeah, that'd be a great conversation" Daisy said sarcastically. "Hey Blane, sorry I'm being pissy with everyone it's only because I realized that I like you and then tried to have sex with you because I'm a pathetic excuse for a human being"
"Don't say that" Rose scolded.
"It's true though" Daisy sighed.
"No it's not" Rose said firmly. "Listen, just talk to him. Blane clearly feels something for you too, so don't worry about it"
Daisy smiled at Rose.
"Thanks"
"No problem, now come on. We've got a mission to get on with" Rose put her arm around Daisy's shoulders and led her back into the other room.
Blane scratched the back of his neck guiltily. He noticed the shift in Daisy's mood this morning. She'd been giving him one word answers to questions and trying to limit physical contact. She'd jumped a mile away every time his shoulder accidentally brushed hers in the kitchen whilst they'd been making breakfast that morning (After getting take away Daisy took him to the supermarket to get some "Proper food").
Blane shook his head and continued back down the corridor. His unresolved feelings for Daisy were driving him crazy, but he could deal with them another time. Like Rose had said: they had a mission to get on with and Stan Owens had cost enough people their lives for Blane to let Daisy get in the way of his contribution to stopping him.
Duty calls…
The whole team minus, Blane, Daisy, Frank and Stella who were busy interrogating Chambers, stood around the table that Melissa Josephs was sat drumming her fingers nervously against.
"I tried to converse with Stan whenever he came round the house, but he just… seemed to block me out" Melissa explained.
"Was there anywhere Chambers went a lot?" Keri asked her. "Anywhere that he could've been meeting up with Stan?"
"No they never mentioned- Wait" Melissa's eyes widened. "There was this Pub that Andy used to mention all the time. He must've gone around there at least once a week"
"What was it called?" Tom asked pulling the cap off of the whiteboard pen.
"Uh, I think it was called the Black Horse" She said. Tom made a note of it on the board.
"And did he ever mention going there with Stan?" Rose inquired.
"A few times yeah" Melissa rubbed the back of her neck.
"Anywhere else?" Oscar asked. "Did he ever mention anything about Stan being into gambling or…" Oscar puffed his cheeks out and looked around trying to think of another example.
"Drugs?" Carrie cut in for him.
"No" Melissa bit her lip. "I'm sorry"
Dan looked over at Zoe with a disappointed expression.
"Thank-you Melissa" Aneisha sighed…
"So, was there anywhere you think Stan could be?" Blane asked Chambers.
"Stan wasn't one to stay grounded" Andy began. "He always had some guys chasing him down for some form of repayment. Once I got my job in MI9 I tried to help him out. He had a history of substance abuse, I helped him with that. When he needed a place to stay, I got Jimmy to let him crash in the spare room"
"Sorry, who's Jimmy?" Daisy asked.
"Sorry" Andy rubbed his forehead. "Jimmy Copperfield- Uh James Copperfield; he's the landlord of this pub near mine called The Black Horse"
"So you're a pub kind of guy, huh?" Blane chuckled. "What do you do? Play pool, darts or poker?"
"Not that any of that matters" Daisy said pinching Blane's thigh under the table. He flinched slightly and pushed her hand away trying not to laugh. Andy hid his grin.
"So, as you probably already know, the next step in this investigation is to locate Owens. Do you reckon that this Copperfield might be able to help us out?" Blane asked.
"I honestly don't know," Chambers sighed. "But, I do know that he and Stan were close"
"That's all for now Chambers" Stella's voice came through the intercom from the other side of the one way glass.
The three of them stood. The guards rushed forward to grab Chambers before leading him away.
"It's not fair" Daisy sighed.
"What's not?" Blane asked. She was watching the door that Chambers had just left through with glazed over eyes.
"He was just trying to protect her" She replied her voice breaking.
"Hey" Blane said grabbing her shoulder. "You can't let a case get to you"
"I know" She said.
"Once you start doing that, everything falls apart" His voice was calm yet commanding.
"Everything already has" She mumbled.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing. Thanks Blane" She smiled.
"Okay" His hand slid down her arm giving it a comforting rub before he preoccupied it with fixing his sling. "You know I don't even need this anymore"
"Yeah right" Daisy laughed opening the door for both of them.
"I seriously don't, my arm's fine" He insisted.
"It's not your arm that's the issue, Whittaker" She sniggered.
"You know what I meant" He chuckled pushing her slightly.
"Yes I did, the doctors said a couple of days"
"Technically they didn't" Blane huffed " Andy anyway, they only gave me this to wear so I didn't rip my stiches out so I don't even need it anymore because they've definitely settled"
Daisy looked at Blane for a second before punching him in the fore arm.
"Ow what was that for?" He demanded.
"Huh, looks like they have settled" She began to walk away.
"What?"
"If they hadn't you'd probably be experiencing numbness down your arm. I was seeing if it was numb"
"So you thought the best way to figure that out was to punch me?" He demanded.
"Pretty much" She smiled smugly before going to meet the rest of the team…
There we go!
Really naff and I know that nothing really happened but oh well. I tried so- Oh jee wiz.
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