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Malcolm and Sarah were in Harry's office for almost an hour. Ruth glanced at the clock occasionally wondering what was happening. She was pleased things seemed to be working out between her friend and Sarah. She genuinely liked the woman and thought they made a good couple. Plus it was nice to see Malcolm genuinely happy. Sighing she wondered how her other friends were getting on. She couldn't quite believe the changes on the Grid since she had returned. It was always a busy place, the energy always at fever pitch but it had been almost empty when she first returned. Then Jo. She closed her eyes as she thought about her young friend. She missed her so much but she knew Jo would have been happy for her and Harry. These days the Grid was full, the old team and a few new members like Tariq had made the place electric once again. Zaf sat next to her as he propped his feet on her desk. Ruth pushed his trainers off as he tried his best charm smile.

"Not today Younis" She knew she couldn't stay angry with him as he passed her the EYES ONLY file he had been reading.

"You may be interested in this Ruth" He spun in his chair and headed off towards Adam and Tariq while Ruth opened the Hans Linnerman and Basel File Zaf had dumped on her.

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Ros was shivering as she hid behind the large recycling bin. She knew she had to wait for Lucas to find her, walking out in the street would make her an easy target for any sniper that Frankie or Hans Linnerman wanted to employ. She sat on the floor with her knees bent up to her chest as she hugged them to herself. She didn't like the idea that she had become a target through her association with Andrew. She also didn't like the fact that Frankie clearly had a personal grudge against Ruth. She sighed as she considered what options Section D had left. There had to be a way of stopping Frankie and drawing the kill squad Linnerman had sent after them out in to the open. Resting her head on her knees her blonde hair fell in to her face. She knew she would never admit it but now her anger had faded she was scared.

"Where are you Lucas?" she whispered as she rubbed her painful wrist.

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Ruth read the file again, she was sure she had missed something. She was so absorbed in the file she had failed to hear Malcolm and Sarah leave Harry's office. Ruth had also not noticed that Harry was staring at her from his office. She bit her bottom lip as she turned the pages. This was not good, not good at all. Ruth took a deep breath. Why did everything come back to Nightingale? The more she read the more her brain was making connections she didn't want it to. The meeting in Basel had been attended not only by Oliver Mace and Hans Linnerman but it seemed that Frankie had been there too. Why? Ruth's brain kept on ticking as various members of the team left the Grid. She frowned at the screen as suddenly a programme she had been running had thrown up a connection to the team that she really didn't want to find.

"Oh no" She whispered. "Oh please, not him. Not now" She sighed.

Harry watched his wife through the windows of his office. He could see how upset she looked. Initially he had assumed she was upset about Ros going missing, but Zoe and Lucas had gone to find her. They knew she was alive but as the Grid began to empty for the night he knew there was more to it than that. He sighed as he left his office and approached her desk.

"Ruth?" He rested his warm hands on her shoulders as Ruth touched his hand.

"I found something. We need to speak to the team as soon as possible Harry. I think I know why Frankie was hired to shoot Andrew and why Ros and I seem to be targets too" She swallowed hard as Harry turned her chair so she had to face him.

"Go on" He held her gaze as Ruth sighed

"Well we can assume killing me is a side project for Frankie. We know he has a personal grudge. But Hans Linnerman wants Andrew out of the way because of what happened in Basel. I think he blames him for the meeting going wrong, and for our involvement in stopping Nightingale. If Andrew hadn't passed on that intelligence for us to the Pakistani Foreign Minister the bomb would have killed many more people. It's all in the file. I cross referenced the file Zaf gave me with the information we already had from Basel. Joss Myers has also hired Hans Linnerman to have Ros killed" It all came out in a a rush as Ruth barely breathed through her explaination. Her hands fidgeting with the edge of the paper she held. She held his gaze as Harry became more and more angry. Harry hated the way Ruth talked about the way she was a target as if it were a minor annoyance and that everyone else involved were so much more important than her. He frowned as he considered her words.

"Ros' own father wants her dead? He can't. Surely he wouldn't leave his grandchild without a mother" Harry knew that even for Joss Myers this was low. He couldn't understand how any parent would deliberately hurt their child. Ruth sighed as she pointed out the details in the file. There had been a lot of money at stake for both Myers senior and Hans Linnerman. Removing Andrew Lawrence and Ros Myers meant that no one would be able to stop them getting what they felt was theirs. Harry sighed.

"But she's his daughter" Neither Harry or Ruth heard the whoosh of the Pods as Lucas and Ros returned to the Grid.

"Never stopped him before Harry" Ros folded her arms as Lucas narrowed his eyes. Ruth and Harry turned and nodded as Harry sighed.

"You two ok?"

"Yes Harry." Lucas answered as Ruth bit her lip.

"Then go home. I sent everyone else off duty. Be back here for 9 am. If your father is involved in this Ros, then I'm sorry but things just reached a whole new level" Harry leant on Ruth's desk as she nodded.

"He's in prison" Ruth hoped the others saw that as a positive. Ros shrugged.

"Never stopped him before" Lucas glanced briefly at his fiancée. He suddenly realised she had never spoken to him about her family, not even mentioning her mother. He suddenly felt sad as he wondered what sort of childhood she had when it resulted in her no longer speaking to either of her siblings or her parents. Ros didn't even look surprised that her father seemed to be involved in the mess. Lucas watched her as she slipped effortlessly back in to Ice Queen Mode. Ruth glanced as Lucas rested his hand in the small of her back. He was concerned about her lack of reaction to the news. He knew that if it was his father and he was in Ros' position he'd at least be hurt and angry.

"Go home Ros" Harry repeated as Lucas touched her arm. He knew she couldn't wait to collect Amy and get home. He also knew he'd have difficulty getting her to talk. All he knew about her family was her father was in prison and she was reluctant to let them have anything to do with her or Amy. Ros nodded. He avoided Lucas' gaze as she turned and walked towards the Pods. It had been a horrible few days and all she wanted was to get home to Amy.

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Zaf sat in Zoë's living room as she settled Emma down for the night. He couldn't quite believe the way they had ended up. He sighed, Will had been right. There had always been an attraction between them. Even Adam and Tariq had commented on it while they were in Santiago. Zoe sighed as she joined him.

"I never thought she was going to go to sleep" She smiled as she sat down

"You ok?" Zaf held her hand as she leant in to him.

"Yeah, just thinking about work. Harry wants us all in for a 9 am meeting. I think Ruth found something in that file you gave her." She rested her head back on the sofa as Zaf nodded.

"We'll see" he sighed as he kissed her. He knew that if there was anything interesting there Ruth would be the one to make the connections they needed. Zoe pulled back as Zaf pushed her hair back from her face.

"I don't like this Zaf. It was supposed to be a straight forward case. We catch Frankie and Hans Linnerman and go back to normal. This is getting too complicated. I don't like it" Zaf nodded as he pulled her to him.

"Me neither Zo" He sighed.

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Ros was furious as she walked through the flat she shared with Amy and Lucas. He was carrying the baby as she slept in his arms. She couldn't believe her father would want her dead. She knew he had known Hans Linnerman but to use him to remove her was sick and twisted even by his standards. She filled the kettle as Amy began to cry. Cursing she walked back in to the living room where Lucas was talking to the baby.

"Amy shh" He rocked her gently as Amy put her hands out for Ros. He passed the baby to her while offering to make the coffee. Ros nodded as she took her daughter, hoping the baby didn't feel how angry she was.

"What's wrong Amy? Hey calm down little one" Ros walked up and down the living room. Amy curled in to her mum as Ros began to calm down. Lucas had left the room.

"You've eaten; I changed you before we left Carrie's. Go back to sleep" She kissed the baby's head as she talked. Amy had no intention of going back to sleep yet. Staring up at her mum with watery eyes she waited as Ros sighed. It was almost as if Amy knew something was wrong and was trying to comfort her mother. She was only six months old but already knew when the adults around her were worried about something. She knew her mum and dad were not happy and she hated it. Cuddling in to Ros she hiccuped as her sobs subsided.

"Don't worry. It'll be fine. Just be glad you don't have to see any of my family. You'll never have to around them, I promise you that. It'll be ok" Ros didn't know if she was trying to convince herself or Amy. She had no idea Lucas was stood in the doorway holding their coffees as she carried on talking to the baby.

"C'mon, shh" Amy seemed to quiet down as Ros spoke. "Good girl, I know." She soothed as Lucas watched. "Nothing is going to happen to you. You'll always have Daddy" She closed her eyes and kissed the baby's dark hair as Lucas made his presence known.

"She'll always have you too" He crossed the room.

"Not if my father gets his way" Ros watched as Amy began to fall asleep in her arms

"Why does he want you dead? You're his daughter" Lucas was angry on her behalf. He leant against the arm of the sofa as Ros stared at the floor.

"I am responsible for him going to prison. I'm guessing my family helped finance the Basel meeting. I know he was friendly with Oliver Mace and Hans Linnerman. He's a cowardly, selfish traitor that deserves to be in prison. I know that now" Ros couldn't keep the venom out of her voice. Her arms tensed around Amy. The baby was now asleep and oblivious to her parents.

"I know he's in prison" Lucas watched as Ros nodded "Twenty years wasn't it?"

"Yes" Ros glared. She hated the man but remembered a time when she adored him. "I was such a Daddy's girl. Sally was as well. I think that's what made his betrayal worse. I was in MI 6. I loved it, but hated working with Mace. When I found out the extent of his crimes I had to tell Adam and Harry."

"Of course you did. He would have killed innocent people" Lucas crossed the room as Ros fought the tears.

"I haven't spoken to Mum or the rest of the family since. They don't know about you or Amy" She held his gaze as he frowned "They'd spoil it. They'd drag me back in and ruin her like they did me. I can't even speak to Sally and Philip. They blame me for Dad going to prison. They'll be happy when he kills me" She fought the tears as Lucas stood in front of her. "He will kill me Lucas. My father has friends in some very low places. He was Ambassador to Russia for a very long time, met some very dangerous people on both sides of the fence" Lucas felt the anger rise but knew he could never show Ros how much he wanted to kill her father right then.

"Ros, you will be fine. We beat Mace remember, this is nothing. Frankie is going to make a mistake and we will catch him. It will be fine" He kissed her forehead as she leant in to him. She wanted to believe he was right.

author's note. Will Ros have to meet her father? Can Harry and Lucas protect her and Ruth? Will Ros let them try? Hans Linnerman wants Andrew dead. Will he get his wish? More soon x Please review. I promise more fluff next time! (Review = faster updates and more fluff for H/R... they may even get a second chance at their honeymoon!) More soon