Thanks to everyone who is following this story – reviewers and trollers alike. Please keep letting me know your thoughts and opinions: the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's the only way I know what you like and can get better. I do not own any of the established characters only Haydence and my plot (as always).

Lying down again, Haydence curled up into Lucas his hands lightly gliding up and down her body. She drifted off into a sleep. But instead of the peacefulness of last night's slumber, Hayd twisted in a fitful dream. Lucas was shocked that whatever she had to tell him affected her this much. What she had been through, Lucas could only imagine; but he set his jaw determined that he'd protect her from whoever or whatever it was.

Talking in her sleep, the only phrase that Lucas could make out was 'Can't go back'. She repeated it over and over becoming more distressed by the moment. Lucas wanted to wake her but knew of the dangers of waking someone mid dream. He tried to sooth her, but it only seemed to make things worse. Her hands balled up into fists. Haydence jolted awake sitting halfway upright with her eyes fully open breathing heavily.

When she realized where she was, Lucas saw a wave of relief wash over her. "Lucas?"

She still seemed unsure that it was him. But when she satisfied herself that he was real, by assaulting him with numerous kisses, Hayd clung to him for assurance and support.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Lucas pressed his forehead to hers and caressed her face with his hands.

Hayd's voice trembled. "I can't, not now, at least. I promise to tell you after we get rid of Durning."

Lucas kissed her brow. "Ok. Whenever you're ready to talk, I'm here."

She smiled, "I know. Thank you."

Lucas and Haydence arrived at the hotel's restaurant at noon. The food was good. Both of them enjoyed the meal and each other's company although their thoughts wandered to different things. After Hayd left the table to find the toilet, Lucas's phone rang.

"Lucas, have you seen Harry?" It was Ruth, and she sounded worried.

"Not since quarter to eleven. What's wrong?"

"Well, it's one o'clock, and he's not back on the grid yet." Ruth hesitated, "And there's something else."

"What?"

"He wanted me to find everything on Haydence Todd. I gave him a report this morning, but now I've got fresh intell."

Lucas sat up straight and alert. "Tell me what you've found. Start from the beginning though. What did you give to Harry this morning?"

"I couldn't read the file from this morning. It was sealed."

"But the information you have now isn't?"

"That's right."

"Then tell me."

"Harry made it perfectly clear that it was for his eyes only."

"But Harry's missing."

"Don't say that."

"If he's not on the grid and he hasn't checked in, that defines him as missing, Ruth." He was starting to get impatient, and she could tell it in his voice.

She took a deep breath, "I hope I'm doing the right thing. Haydence Todd is the ex-wife of Gavin Todd." She waited for Lucas to comment.

"Who's Gavin Todd then?" Lucas bristled. Knowing that Hayd had an ex-husband was one thing. Giving him a name was another. He didn't like the man already.

"Gavin Todd was a highly respected MI-6 officer. He was decorated multiple times for his services to Britain."

"Was?"

"He's dead. But I'll get back to that in a moment. Haydence and Gavin Todd married thirteen years ago."

"Christ."

"What?"

"She must have been a kid."

"Let's see. Haydence was seventeen. Gavin was twenty-five. They married in Scotland. Five years ago, they divorced."

"Yes, I know that. Was the reason for the divorce given?"

"Not in any of the material that I have now."

"Ok, go on."

"Six months after the divorce, Gavin winds up dead in her flat. The official story is that Gavin committed suicide due to stress from work and from the break-up. Gavin was even given a posthumous citation for services to the state."

"And you think that story doesn't wash?"

"Well, I think it's a little hard to commit suicide by bashing your own brains out. The pictures I have here have more in common with blunt force trauma than a bullet wound."

"How bad?"

"Lucas, his face is gone."

"Jesus." Lucas leaned his head down.

"Another story floating around at the time said that Gavin was targeted and murdered by Iranian fundamentalists."

"Let me guess, that story doesn't hold up either?"

"Well, it leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Why didn't the Iranians post the execution on the web? Why did they let Haydence go unharmed? Why did it take her six hours from his time of death to call the police?"

"Surely Six brought her in for a debriefing?"

"Oh, here's where it gets good. She was brought in for debriefing, polygraph, the works. I even have the report right here. Notes from the examiner state that 'Mrs. Todd was the calmest subject this examiner had ever tested. Either she is simply not a very emotional woman or she has the makings of a true psychopath."

"I don't know if I'd classify that as 'good'. Hold on. When did they give her the test? She might still have been in shock."

"The test was administered a month after Gavin's death."

Lucas was stunned into silence.

"There is one other thing."

"What?"

"Lucas, there was one other story concerning the death of Gavin Todd going around at the time of his death, but it's so underground that I've always just chalked it up to rumor."

"What's that then?"

"That Haydence Todd was an operative for the Iranians. That she sold Gavin out to them and that she killed him."

"I can't believe that!" Lucas felt the blood rush to his face. "If that's true, then why wasn't she prosecuted?"

"I don't know. And, you can believe what you want. I'm just telling you everything I know. How do you want to proceed with the mission?"

"Harry would have told me if he had found anything concrete to cast doubt on Haydence. We go as planned."

"Understood."

"Thanks, Ruth. Let me know the moment Harry shows up."

"I will."

Lucas put down the phone and ran his hand through his hair. His Haydence couldn't be an informant. His Haydence couldn't be a killer. Yet, the information and speculations ran circles through his head. He hadn't thought Sarah capable of all the things she had done either. Where the hell was Harry? He had almost told him something earlier in the room. Was this it?

Lucas could feel his blood racing through him.

If Hayd was playing him, if he found out that she really had betrayed Britain and murdered one of its citizens, he wouldn't go easy on her like he did with Sarah. He was done playing the fool.

As Haydence walked back to the table, she could tell a change in Lucas.

"Is anything wrong?"

"No. We just need to leave if we're going to be early for the appointment."

Hayd reached in her handbag and found the keys to the Spider. Lucas held out his hand, "I'll drive. You need to focus on getting ready for Durning."

Looking at him questioningly, Hayd placed the keys in his hand and moved to kiss his cheek. Not leaning down, Hayd was forced to stand on tiptoes to reach him.

Stunned by Lucas's complete change, Hayd whispered, "Ok," under her breath and turned to leave the restaurant. Lucas let her walk a few paces in front of him. She brought a finger up to the corner of her eye. Lucas stared straight through her his eyes cold and distant.