Hi All, So, OK it's all been nicely fluffy for a few chapters now...........ENJOY
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From Russia – With little Love
Cal was back in the office now having decided that 'spying' on his employees from his pc at home was not enough.
Gillian had brought baby Terry in a few times, to 'do the rounds' but for now, was predominantly still staying at home with him.
Cal couldn't remember feeling this happy and contented since Emily had been born, but this time was so different. At home there were constant 'battles' as to who was looking after 'Tel Boy'
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Emily monopolised him from the second she got in from school. When Cal tried to remind her about homework or chores, she would hold her brother up and face him towards Cal
"You see that look little brother? That's daddies 'I mean it' look- that means he's trying to be stern, but he's not really angry'"
On the second and third attempts – "Oh and THAT look means 'ok I'm beginning to get serious now, but if you push it I might still let it go a bit further'"
This was Emilys contribution to Terrys education.
Night times were a completely new experience for him.
With Zoe, every time Em had cried she had pushed him out of bed with a muttered "If you don't shut her up I am moving out until she's a teenager" Cal did all the night feeds and soothing.
Gillian barely let him get a look in.
"Go back to bed Cal, I got it under control" She was still breast feeding whereas Zoe had given up on that within the first week.
He was finding it quite hard to keep up his 'Bastard, grumpy, sarcastic, don't mess with me' reputation in the office because he was feeling so happy all the time. Never the less, he tried his level best.
"LOKER – Have you completely forgotten about the spell check facility on computers?"
"Torres – since when did my orders of 'do it NOW become a complete mystery to you?"
Cal quickly removed his 'soppy grin' when there was a sharp knock on his office door.
"WOT?"
Ben Reynolds entered (Strange – briefly flicked through Cals head – he doesn't normally bother to knock)
"Lightman – I need to talk to you, but I need you to stay calm man, real calm"
Cal glared, "Who- has fucked up what now?"
"No Cal..it's..HELL 'm just gonna give to you straight man… Someone got into your house…Gills fine, shaken and real upset but not hurt – But Cal- Your son has been kidnapped – man I am so sorry"
"SORRY! I don't need you being fuckin SORRY – I need you out there looking for my SON! – Wot the FUCK? How..what…Wheres Gill, What happened? Did she say..Did she recognise them? How many? SHIT BEN you can't just come in here and tell me THAT! and say you're SORRY… I WANT FUCKIN INFORMATION…."
"SIT DOWN LIGHTMAN – I told you you needed to try and stay calm man – OF COURSE people are out there looking – practically the whole damn local police force and FBI are out there CAL – but I need to you to listen to me now!"
Cals' look was nothing short of terrifying, he did however sit and remain quiet.
"First off, Gill is being brought here now. Secondly we know who did it….It was Alec"
"WHAT?"
"Yeah looks like the son ofa bitch snuck back into the country somehow – He still thinks the boy is his. He had a gun man.. Told Gill he just wanted his boy and that nobody'd get hurt less they tried to follow him and take his kid away – and…if it came to that…"
"WOT? Wot 'if it came to that' WOT?"
"That he would rather …kill his son than let you and Gill raise him"
"But didn't Gill TELL him? No..wait..that might not be the best idea..CHRIST she must be feeling….Where the HELL is she Reynolds?...Shit shit shit Wot the….."
Cal thrust his head into his hands, but just before Ben saw the tears.
Walking round behind the hunched figure, Ben put his hands on Cals shoulder s and gave him a firm grip.
"We'll FIND him Cal. We WILL find your boy! And he is gonna be just fine – And then you an I are gonna take that SCUM Alec somewhere nice and quiet, and we are gonna deal with HIM in whatever way you want man…In or OUT of the law! Whatever you want Cal."
Cal sat back up, quickly scrubbing his eyes, a look of fierce determination fell over him.
"Yeah..You got that right!"
Punching the button on his phone "LOKER, TORRES – My office – NOW"
Reciting, as if he were reading a new case file to them, what had happened, Cal ended with "We gotta get on top of this NOW"
Ria and Eli were still trying to process his words, not quite taking it in. All thoughts of trying to sympathise with the man died with his last few words. He was right! And if he could pull himself together, then so could they. They HAD to.
"I'm gona get straight on to his office in Russia, arrange tele confercing and start interviews with his work colleagues" Torres made straight for the lab.
"I will be tracking down any friends he might still have here in the States an looking into the paperwork trail – find out how and when he managed to get back in…" Loker also made straight for the Lab.
"Yeah, we also got all our people out there looking up any family, old work colleagues – ANYONE that he knew here, and there is also a whole load of people going through his computer, phone records – guys in Russia are right in this with us Cal – no red tapes gona hold anything up"
Cal was pale and slightly sweaty but he was fighting to hold on.
"Well I'm gonna…"
Reynolds held his hand up in a firm 'no/stop' motion.
"No YOU are gonna stay right here man. Gill is gona be here any minute and she is gona NEED you here Lightman, with her – for her – She's gonna need you to be strong for her now, so use these last few minutes to pull yourself together"
As it happened Cal didn't get those precious minutes…
"CAL!" She was rushing into his arms, her eyes red from crying startlingly in contrast to the white of her face.
"It's alright luv, we're gona find him, he's gona be fine I PROMISE you Gill sweetheart our boy's gona be back with us real soon you'll see"