PRESENT TIME

Fiona was driving like a mad woman down the streets of London only to be blocked by protesters. She made a hard left and headed down an alley to cut through the traffic.

"Fiona slow down!" Zaf yelled.

Before Fiona could answer there was a scream from the car. Zaf was in the back of Fiona's car holding Ruth as another contraction hit. Tears were swimming down her face.

"Shut the hell up Zaf! I will drive as fast as I need to!" Fiona yelled back. Ruth was gripping Zaf's hand so hard he was afraid she might break a finger or two.

"This… can't be happening," Ruth cried. "Not now, it's too early."

What a hell of a week it has been between Harry finding his son, having his daughter, ex-wife, and her all in one house, then almost being blown up by a car bomb, and now the government was kidnapping him. She couldn't go into labour. Not now.


4 HOURS EARLIER….

Harry could hear the ringing in his ears still as he stepped through the Pods. Juliet and the Home Secretary had been rushed to the hospital, but he claimed he was fine. There are more important things that need to be attended to. He looked around the Grid, obviously looking for Ruth, when he spotted Malcolm. Malcolm walked over.

"Bloody hell…" Malcolm said as he approached Harry. Harry was covered in dirt, smoke, everything. "Ruth is getting tea or trying to. Her hormones are a bit… she's not in a good mood let's put it that way."

Harry sighed. Ruth was supposed to be keeping the stress down, but then again who could stay stress-free in this line of work? He entered the kitchenette and saw her stirring her tea.

"Hey," He said stood against the wall. Ruth spun around and her eyes found his. It took a split second for her to put her tea down and for him to move and hug her. When they pulled out of the embrace, Ruth punches Harry in the arm. "Ow! What was that for? I just survived a bombing for crying out loud!"

Ruth had tears in her eyes and punched him again. "I know! I told you (punches again) to be safe when you left home this morning and then you (punches again) go and nearly get blown up!"

Harry settles her in another hug an stops her from punching him. Ruth relaxed and this time when they pulled apart she didn't punch him.

"Calm down, you can't get worked up like that. It's not good for you or the baby." He said softly and stroked her hair. Ruth nodded and turned her attention to the tea again.

"I just want all of this to be over… And I know it is part of the job, but when I applied the thought of the government splitting and one side trying to build some sort of…tyranny didn't cross my mind."

Harry smiled and walked over to stand behind Ruth. He placed his hands on her shoulders and softly began to rub them. Ruth gave a small smile. She loved this side of Harry, but she knew once they left this room that side of Harry would disappear for a bit. He kissed behind her ear and pulled away after a few minutes. She felt so much more relaxed.

"I'm going to see the Home Secretary. I will be back shortly, but until then could you please try and stay under the stress radar?"

Ruth turned and gave a slight smile with a nod. Harry smiled and kissed the top of her forehead.

"Be safe!" she yelled after him as he raced out the door.


PRESENT TIME

Zaf and Fiona helped Ruth into the emergency room and found it was packed. Due to the riots on the streets more people got into fights, which meant more people would eventually need medical attention.

"Hey!" Zaf yelled at the nurses taking down names. One turned and looked at him. "I've got a woman in labour over here!"

Two out of the four nurses in that group raced over to Ruth. One grabbed the wheelchair and Fiona helped Ruth into it. Zaf was about to follow them in when Ruth grabbed his hand.

"Zaf," she said with tears still coming out of her eyes. "Find Harry, please, find him."

Zaf took a deep breath and nodded. He glanced at Fiona who nodded for him to go on. Zaf turned and ran out. He had to find Harry. Zaf pulled out his phone to call Adam for an update. He thought back to Adam trying to convince Harry not to leave the building and now, given the present situation, he wished Harry had listened.


2 HOURS EARLIER…

Ruth was seated at her desk when Adam came into view with Malcolm behind him. They had those looks on their faces. Ruth shot them a glare and moved to stand up when Malcolm told her to stay seated. Adam sat up against Ruth's desk and Malcolm stood behind her chair. Now she was really scared.

"Adam… what's happened?"

Adam took one more look at Malcolm before answering, "Ruth, they've captured Harry… they kidnapped him from his car and are holding him."

Ruth could have sworn her heart stopped. Malcolm put a hand on her shoulder, but she brushed it away. She stood up and walked away from them, Adam was about to chase after her when Zaf raced over towards them. Adam saw Fiona coming his way also. They met eyes and Adam signaled over towards the ladies room. Fiona understood and raced off after Ruth. Zaf explained the situation and Adam sighed.

"It'll take too long to narrow down all the possible warehouses even with Malcolm's technology. The riots are getting bigger."

Zaf frowned and looked around. "What if Ruth takes half the places?"

Adam shook his head.

"We'll be lucky if we get her focused."

Zaf's eyes went wide. "You mean you told her Harry was captured? Why on earth would you do that?"

Malcolm saw a fight was about to arise and he had to put it to bed. Adam walked away and Zaf walked the other way. Malcolm sighed. This was not a good week.

Meanwhile in the bathroom, Ruth was gripping the counter when Fiona came in. She came up to Ruth and put a hand on her back.

"It'll be okay, we'll find him."

Ruth nodded, but didn't verbally answer. Fiona frowned and moved closer to Ruth's side.

"Fiona…"

"Look Ruth, we all know how much Harry means to you,"

"Fiona…"

"But we have to stay strong and we need your help,"

"Fiona…"

"So please be that Ruth we all know,"

"Fiona! Will you just shut up and listen!" Fiona was a bit taken back at Ruth's harsh response, but listened to her. "I think my water just broke."

Fiona's eyes went wide and she backed away to the door. She shouted Zaf and Adam's names and within the minute, the men were in the ladies room.

"What is going on? We were about to…" Adam began when Fiona cut him off.

"Ruth's water broke."