Finders keepers

Alec narrowed his eyes as he drove through the city. Bow wasn't his favourite part of London but he knew that there was a fair chance the Russian defector had an idea they were looking for her. Part of him hoped Sabine made things easier for them and just stayed put. He had a feeling that wasn't going to be the case.

"Why?" Erin spoke calmly from the passenger seat. "Why now? Ilya and Elena had to know his cousin was living in England? Why didn't they drag her out of the woodwork back then? I don't get it."

"Family's are complicated." Alec shrugged his shoulders.

"And Igor wants the big family reunion?"

"We'll ask her." Alec snapped.

"You never talk about your family." Erin glanced at him. Alec nodded once.

"Nothing to talk about."

"You live with Juliet."

"Yes." Alec frowned. "Stop fishing. Some people, like Harry have a big family. Some of us don't. Some of us don't have anything to say. Do you hear Beth talk about her family? Zoe?"

"We know Zoe has kids; engaged to Zaf."

"Who's under investigation here? Me or the Black Widow?"

"Just trying to make conversation."

"Don't." He pulled into the car park behind the old council block. He killed the engine as she speed dialled Adam. She knew he was at the Mayfair address with Beth. He just hoped they were having a better time.

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Lucas sat next to Ros as she dozed. The bandage covering her head wound had been changed and he had to admit she looked much better than before.

"Hi." He smiled slightly as she opened her eyes.

"What the?"

"We were in the meeting room. You fainted. Hit your head. They've done a scan because you knocked yourself out."

"I? Hold on." Ros tried to sit up, instantly regretting doing so. Lucas moved nearer to her, resting his hands on her shoulders.

"Ros. You've fractured your skull. It's not serious but it's a crack. Lucky you've got such a hard head."

She narrowed her eyes at him as a nurse walked in. The young woman in a blue uniform looked impossibly young.

"Mrs North? Your father said to tell you that he's gone back to work. Not to worry about the children and he'll ring later."

"My father?" Ros felt the panic in her voice. Lucas smiled, thanking the nurse.

"Harry. He followed the ambulance down."

"Oh. Ok." She closed her eyes for a moment. "Lucas."

"You were pregnant."

"What?"

"The doctor said you lost our baby. That those bastards."

"Hold on. What parallel universe have we slipped into? I'm not pregnant. I tend to notice such things." Ros looked at him as if he was insane. "Remember what I was injected with? That was permanent."

"That's what I said. But you started bleeding down below and you have raised hormone levels. Ros,"

"Lucas. I know my own body. I am not pregnant and I haven't been for a while." She glared at him. "I'd know and you would too."

"Ros." She felt him squeeze her hand. "I'm sorry."

"Oh." He turned as the door to the room opened. The MI5 liaison doctor stepped into the room. "Ros? How are you feeling?"

"Like I was hit over the head with a brick." She glared. "What?"

"Has Lucas told you?"

"Yes."

"Ah."

"Don't 'ah' me." Ros snapped. "What is it?"

"You are certain there's no chance that you could have been pregnant? I've looked at your records. I know what you were poisoned with."

"No chance." Ros stated firmly. "Mike?"

"You do have raised beta HCG levels in your blood. That's definite. However, pregnancy isn't the only reason it can be raised."

"Ok." Lucas felt Ros tense as he spoke. They could both see the quietly spoken man was trying to find the right words.

"I'd like you to have a few tests gone. More blood tests, a scan."

"Scan?" Lucas glanced at Ros who was staring directly at the doctor.

"An MRI."

"Why?" Ros snapped. "Look, I've got a fractured skull. I've had a small bleed on the brain. Nothing more, nothing else. I'm not pregnant and your blood test is wrong."

"I had the lab run it again. It's not wrong. Ros; I want to rule out Ovarian Cancer." Lucas looked away, tears filling his eyes as he heard the doctors words. Ros narrowed her eyes. The words echoing in her ears. She knew what he had said but there was no way it could apply to her.

"When can you do the scan?"

"Today." Mike paused. "It could be nothing. It could be you had what we call a metabolic pregnancy. The embryo didn't implant. Went straight through and the body mistakenly had the hormone levels raised. Like I say, we need to rule it out."

"Fine." Ros stated calmly, watching him leave before turning to Lucas. "I'm fine." Lucas nodded before pulling her into his arms.

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"Hi." Ruth walked into Harry's office as he set the phone back on his desk. He raised an eyebrow as she turned, pulling the blind as she spoke.

"Ruth?"

"Adam called in. He's on his way back in with Beth. Zoe and Zaf are chasing a lead in Peckham and Alec and Erin are at Sabine's place."

"Ok." Harry loosened his tie slightly as she crossed the room towards him.

"Harry."

"Ruth." His lips twitched into a half smile as she held his gaze.

"Icarus rises."

"What?"

"It's the only phrase coming out of GCHQ. They've been hacked or at least their signal has. Dimitri and Catherine are on the way there now." She paused as Harry took a deep breath. The door opened as he touched her hand.

"Calum!"

"Sorry, but you need to see this." Calum stated before hurriedly leaving the couple to watch him go.

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