I think many people missed the arrival of Chapter 12 as I uploaded it on the same day as Chapter 11. If you're one of the people do go back and have a looksie!

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Anyway! Conby here.

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Three weeks after the accident Connor turned up at the ARC with a black eye and what he guessed was a fractured hand. Abby was almost beside herself with worry when she first saw his appearance.

"Connor, what happened?"

He was still livid, jaw set and muscles clenched.

"Connor. Tell me." She pulled at his arm, trying to get him to the Medical bay.

"I hit him."

Abby stopped her attempts to blink at him in surprise. Since when did Connor have a temper and who on Earth did he beat up?

"Who, Conn?"

"Dunno."

Abby glared at him and started to speak, an undercurrent of a growl prompting him to take a step backwards. "Connor, who did you hit and why?"

"Can we not do this now?"

"Tell me, Connor!"

The couple had managed to enter the main hub area and the loud argument was casing people to stare.

"Listen, Abby." He took hold of her arm with his good hand, pulling her close to talk to her ear. "It's involving Becker and I don't want to talk about it where everyone can hear."

"Did you hit him?" Abby's question was to the point as was typical with her.

"No. Not Becker!"

"Who?"

"Not now, Abby."

She conceded and they waited until they had reached the medical bay before Abby asked him again.

"Some delivery guy."

Abby motioned her head in an indication that he should continue.

"I went to see Becker. I know Matt told us not to. But it's been three weeks now and still nothing. I didn't get that close to his house though. I could see enough." Connor paused to let out a deep sight. "God, Abby, he looked terrible. And this delivery guy? Taking pizza. Becker handed over some money. The guy gave Becker a couple of pounds change for forty! There was no way Becker ordered one pizza that cost that much!"

"He was short changing him?" Abby's quite spoken words betrayed shock.

"He's blind, Abby." Disgust at Becker's treatment laced his voice and Connor winced as a medic prodded at his hand. "How could they?"

"How badly, Connor?" She gestured to his hand as evidence of how badly Connor had lain into the man.

"Enough for me to go to jail."

"CONN-"

"- But if they call the cops on me, the entire business goes down for what they've done to Becker. They're not going to the police."

"Connor," she sighed and opened her mouth as if to speak again.

"No, Abby. You can't tell me off for that. God, Becker doesn't even know it's happening. That's what's worst. I mean, you can't tell him that!" Connor's jaw clenched again and the muscles in his arms tightened as he tried to repress his anger at the entire situation.

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Crying in a store cupboard was Jess. Hearing Abby and Connor's words through her comm set, broke the pieces of her heart. What had she reduced him to? No-one would have dared act towards Becker in such a way three weeks previous. How could anyone gather the nerve to rip off the stern, muscled soldier? Blind or not he was a formidable man, at least he was when Jess last saw him.

Had that much really changed?

Had Becker turned into the sort of person who was easily taken advantage of?

Matt had said to leave him alone and against her own wishes Jess had done just that. But enough was enough. She had to see him.

You're getting it tomorrow! Maybe today if you're lucky.

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