Just a short one - The next chapter is the revelation sooooo if you're all kind enough I might just give you the next update later this evening/Tomorrow.

Chapter Twenty Eight

mendacium, proditione, dolo — 'lies, betrayal, deceit'

February 28th 1989

20:43pm

As Elizabeth stepped out of the shower and pulled her towel tighter around her tiny frame, she reached over the window sill to close the window. The wind had changed direction and started to drive the rain into the windows. The sound of it bouncing on the window was irritating her as her mind was already in a slight haze, she was struggling with the fact Henry had lied to her, but also understood how he must have felt when she didn't tell him the truth about her parents.

She sighed to herself as she walked through to the bedroom. She ran her one hand through her wet hair in an attempt to roughly dry it, as she flung her hair over her shoulder and looked up she jumped as she spotted Henry sat on the bed watching her

'Henry! You can't just sneak up on people like that' she cursed, a hint of annoyance wavered through the air as she spoke

'Elizabeth I am sorry' his words were calm, and genuine. She looked over to him and smiled sadly.

'I really am, It's silly but I don't want to ruin what we have. I love you and I want to spend my life with you. I don't want a deployment to break us up and I fear it might' He opened up. She walked a little closer to him before speaking

'Henry I don't see any reason why a deployment or my time away In the CIA when it comes would break us apart, not if we're as commit to one another as we both claim. But lies, betrayal and deceit will end everything' she explained

'Elizabeth I…' He trailed off. He outstretched his hands and pulled her closer to him by her towel. She giggled slightly and stepped between his legs, her damp hair cascaded over her shoulder and her smiled widened as she looked at him

'I don't know what I would do without you' he whispered

'Hmm, me either' she teased. 'Henry I don't want to spend our time together fighting or hiding little secrets from one another, so please, going forward can we both be open and honest?' She asked him softly and watched as he nodded and agreed with her. It was in that moment Henry should have told her the truth about his upcoming deployment but he had dug himself too deep a hole and was already drowning from the constant downpour, he just hoped the rain would stop one day soon and he could climb back out before it was too late.

Henrys hand slipped up to the edges of her towel and began to loose them with a cheeky glint in his eyes

'What are you doing McCord?' She played with him. Henry didn't respond with words instead he opened her towel and let his eyes cast over her naked body, his eyes widened as he looked up too her smirking

'No McCord, I have exams in the morning I need a good night sleep'

'What better way than to get the endorphins running around' he teased

'No' she giggled taking the towel from his hands and wrapping It back around her body. 'Did you make food I'm starving?' She asked as she pulled out some comfy clothes

'I did, do you want some? It's not too late to eat is it?'

'Henry what kind of a question is that? It's never too late, plus food floods me with endorphins so its good for me'

'You mean sex has been replaced by food?' He scoffed and shook his head

'Sex was never above food. Ever' she bit her lip as she teased him more

'Well its a good job I like cooking then' he mumbled and stood up 'I'll go dish it up whilst you get dressed' he walked past her and stopped when she reached for his hand pulling him back to her

'We can do this, together' she gave him a reassuring smile. Henry slid his hand across her cheekbone and tucked his fingers around the back of her neck as he leant down and kissed her softly, his lips gently pressing on hers as her eyes closed at the pleasure of the intimate moment washed over her.

'I love you Elizabeth' she nodded back in response

'I know, I love you too. Just don't keep things from me please, id rather you tell me and we work through it. Rather than you withhold it from me' she smiled. Henry didn't reply, he let the words sink in and smiled back at her before gently squeezing her shoulder and leaving her alone to get changed.

As Elizabeth got dried off and changed she listened to the howling of the wind and the rain thrashing down outside. It was a downpour, the kind that if it kept on the outside world would be more than damp, river banks would burst, streets would flood, the greenery would drown. The kind of heavy downpour that ruined and effected everything, it stops you in your tracks and you have to re-adjust your plans. It sounded horrendous, like a storm was brewing…