That evening Gabriel, Victoria and Jack sat in their own common room area a large tv was planted up on the wall. Three sofas was in an arch all pointing towards the tv, Gabriel had the controller as he sat back on the sofa.
"Well dinner was awkward," Gabriel said to the two, it was nearing midnight now and these three were the only ones awake. As some football program played on, Jack wad laid back across the sofa with Victoria curled into his side.
"Well at least Bridget isn't Reinhardt's wife like Ana thought he was," Victoria stated.
"Think those two realises?" Gabriel asked.
"Wait Reinhardt likes Ana," Victoria asked sitting up to look at Gabriel.
"Oh come on Vicky," Jack chuckled nudging her slightly, "Reinhardt always rushes to Ana's rescue like I do with you."
Victoria raised an eyebrow before she lent back across Jacks stomach, "They are more adults than us they will figure it out."
"Cynthia seems nice," Gabriel stated.
"You aren't thinking about getting into her pants are you Reyes?" Jack asked.
"not at all Jack," Reyes stated, "Thinking of yours."
"Reyes you arse," Jack growled moving to sit but Victoria pressed down on his chest, "I will kill you."
"Hey won't touch without your permission," Gabriel laughed chucking a pillow at them.
Jack glared at him before he burst out laughing as the pillow smacked him straight in the face, "Yeah not gonna happen so you can stop dreaming."
"Shame..." Gabriel muttered as he flicked over the channels.
Victoria shift to lay on top of Jacks chest, "Your mum seems so proud of her baby boy."
"Vic I swear to god," Gabriel growled at her.
"But her baby boy is doing so well, saving the world and being a hero," Victoria changed the pitch of her voice making her sounded likes Mrs Reyes.
Another pillow went flying across the room slamming into Victoria's back, "Your mother seems lovely telling everyone how great her lil soldier is Jack," Reyes laughed at him.
"Fuck you Reyes," Jack told him.
"Hey you took the piss out of me," Gabriel told them.
"You were talking about screwing my girlfriend of course I am going to take the piss," Jack retorted.
"How long till we are back in the field?" Jack asked.
"They are planning to station us in Egypt for a few months, apparently both Talon and Omnics have been spotted out their, half the team will be hunting down Talon operatives the other half with be against the Omnics," Gabriel told them.
Victoria tensed at the thought of Talons men, not wanting to go anywhere near them again thinking that they were worst of the worst even though the omnics killed her father she hated these men more than anything.
"You are not..." Jack started.
"No I am not sending Victoria after Talon," Gabriel replied.
"Good..." Jack hummed.
A scratching sound at the door along with a whine made Gabriel groan and get up off the sofa allowing the dalamation run into the room and jump up into the spot Reyes was originally sitting i'm, "I don't like that dog," Reyes stated glaring at Dexter before he noticed Fareeha standing just behind the doorway, "Hey shouldn't you be with your mum?"
"I um... I couldn't sleep..." Fareeha ducked her head a little bit.
"Come on there's enough room for another one especially as small as you," Reyes told her allowing Fareeha into the room the who in turn took the seat next to Dexter as the dalamation spread himself out across the seats.
"I seriously just lost my spot," Reyes groaned as he stretched out on the last sofa.
"You three work with my mum don't you?" Fareeha asked them.
"Yes we do," Jack told her.
"Does she... she miss me when shes working?" Fareeha looked sad, most likely from the prospects of her mum not being around that much at the moment.
"Fareeha," Reyes laughed, "You are all your mother talks about telling us how proud she is of you and how you are such a good girl for your grandma."
"But she is never home..." Fareeha whispered.
"Oh hunny," Victoria's voice was soft, "She is trying to make the world better for you."
"But I want my mum..." Fareeha cried.
Victoria clambered off Jacks chest and sat down next to Fareeha bundling the girl in her arms as Dexter shifted across the seat resting his head on Fareeha's lap, "They took her away."
"Fareeha hunny," Victoria whispered down to the girl stroking back the girls hair, "Your mum is doing this for you, she doesn't want you to grow up in fear. My father wanted the same."
"But shes never home," Fareeha whimpered.
The sofa dipped slightly as Jack sat down on the other side of them blanket in hand throwing it over the two, "No she might not be, but she does call you every evening. Makes sure she gets to read to you before doesn't she?"
Fareeha nodded her head whimpering softly, "But no kisses..."
Victoria smiled brightly down at Fareeha hugging the girl tightly, "But how many kisses do you get when shes home."
"Lots..." Fareeha answered.
"And I guess you get sick of the at some points?" Jack chuckled stroking her hair similarly to Victoria.
"Mums can get annoying Fareeha," Gabriel told her, "And your mum is a strong woman so your all good."
"So my mum is strong?" She asked.
"Saved all our behinds on more than one occasion," Gabriel told her.
Fareeha yawned and snuggled back into Victoria's chest, "And you keep her safe right...?" the kids words were becoming slurred as she closed her eyes.
"Of course we do Fareeha, always look out for her," Jack told her.
They didn't get a response from her the little girl had curled up on Victoria's chest fast asleep, "Should someone tell Ana?" Gabriel questioned through a yawn.
Jack slipped onto the floor resting his head back on the side of the sofa, "Tell her in the morning we will be up before her."
Ana was in a panic when she awoke the next morning to see that Fareeha was not in her spot on the bed that it had been cold for ages. No one had no idea were she was, Victoria's and Jacks room along with Gabriel's room was empty. There was a part of Ana knowing that Fareeha was safe but Overwatch Headquarters were huge she might be lost somewhere or another.
She entered the common room area seeing the tv was on playing some children's cartoon, "Mummy!" Fareeha grinned over the edge of the sofa.
"Oh Fareeha," Ana sighed in relief moving around the sofa seeing Gabriel asleep on one sofa, Victoria asleep on the other with Jack sitting on the floor with his back against the sofa.
"Mummy, they are so boring they are still asleep," Fareeha whined.
Ana stepped over Jack picking Fareeha up out of Victoria's lap, Victoria snapped up reaching out to grab Fareeha her eyes wide and alert but relaxed as she saw it was Ana.
"Good morning," Ana cooed at both girls resting Fareeha on her hip pressing a large kiss to her cheek, "Where did you get off to?"
"I couldn't sleep... I saw the door open and they talked to me..." Fareeha pointed at the three.
"She didn't keep you up did she?" Ana asked Victoria.
"No," Victoria waved off Ana a gentle smile across her face, "Good as gold to be fair me and the boys were up late."
"Past your bedtime?" Ana questioned.
"Oh my lord Mum," Victoria laughed stretching up, Dexter jumped off the sofa hitting Jack on the way down jolting the man awake.
"Damn Dexter you..." Jack stopped himself as he saw Ana looming over him, "Morning Ana..." then he noticed Fareeha, "Feeling better this morning sweetheart?"
Fareeha smiled and nodded, "I want breakfast though now?"
"And what would you like for breakfast this morning?" Victoria asked as both her and Jack got to their feet, "I think we can easily whip up something for Breakfast don't you Jack?"
"Yeah we have the community Kitchen I think it will be fully stocked," Jack answered.
"... PANCAKES!" Fareeha cheered large smile across her face.
"Hmm," Jack hummed, "I think we can do that but I think we need to wake Gabriel," Jack pointed to Gabriel who was still fast asleep on the sofa his mouth open a bit of drool leaking from his lips, "Don't you?"
Fareeha nodded grinning widely nodding her head as she wiggled out of her mothers hold and landed on the ground with a small thump before running across he room and jumping onto Gabriel's chest. A grunting sound came of Reyes as Fareeha landed on his chest, "WAKEY WAKEY UNCLE REYES!" she yelled in his face.
"Holy..." Gabriel groaned as he rubbed his eyes seeing Ana, Jack, Fareeha and Victoria all leaning down looking at him, "I'm not dead am I?"
Victoria bashed his shoulder slightly smiling down at him, "No silly come on we are going to make breakfast, you in?"
"As long as its not Jacks cooking I'm fine," Gabriel answered.
"Good," Victoria smiled watching Ana and Jack go off after Fareeha as the two followed close behind with Dexter at Victoria's heels.
"Hes a good dog," Gabriel told her, as the entered the kitchen watching Fareeha pulling the flour out of cupboard.
"The best aren't ya Dex," her Indianan accent rang in Gabriel's making him chuckle, "Alright let me show you how real pancakes are made." Victoria butted Jack away from the counter top pointing to the kettle, "Make coffee and feed Dexter please."
"That's rude," Jack huffed searching through the cupboards finding the dog food surprised that it was their.
"You can not cook," Gabriel told him watching Victoria teach Fareeha the art of pancakes as she allowed the seven year old to crack the eggs.
"Screw you Reyes," Jack glared.
Ana laughed watching the two smiling at her daughter who sat on the counter top, "Reyes."
"Sorry Mum," Gabriel winked at her.
"Stir?" Victoria asked Fareeha handing the bowl to the seven year old on the counter next to her, holding the bowl steady as Fareeha helped mix the batter. Ana warmed up a pan on the stove watching Jack pass Victoria a cup of coffee kissing her cheek as she continued to hold the bowl with one hand and drinking the coffee with the other hand.
"Is this smooth enough?" Fareeha asked Victoria.
"Perfect," Victoria smiled brightly at her, "Now go sit at the table with Gabriel and Jack, this is the adults bit ok?" Victoria told her taking the bowl completely from Fareeha and handing it over to Ana before she helped Fareeha off the counter.
Ana started to cook the pancakes as Gabriel and Jack set up the table and Victoria poured Fareeha and Ana drinks. "What is that glorious smell?" Reinhardt asked as he stepped into the kitchen seeming to be lead in by his nose as he spotted Ana at the oven, "Ah Lady Ana are you making Pancakes for breakfast."
Jack looked up at the clock realising that it was only just going past seven in the morning no wonder why the halls seemed quiet especially with all the guests that they had in the headquarters at the moment.
"Would you like to join us?" Victoria asked reaching into the cupboard pulling out another plate.
"If the pancakes are as good as they smell this will be a glorious breakfast dear lady Ana," Reinhardt said as he took a seat at the island in the middle of the large kitchen.
Victoria smiled seeing the blush across Ana's cheek, "Coffee Reinhardt?"
"Yes lil lady if its not to much trouble," he responded.
Victoria soon placed a mug coffee in front of Reinhardt and the a plate in front of Fareeha. Jack added a plate of fruit, maple syrup and icing sugar watching Fareeha pile her plate up as a plate was out in front of him and another in front of Gabriel. Then Reinhardt, then Victoria and Ana joined them at the table. The group dug into their breakfast, "Fantastic just as I remember," Jack grinned over at Victoria.
"Oh not at the table," Gabriel groaned, "I want to keep my breakfast in my stomach thank you."
Jack chuckled, "Jealous at all."
"Really you two," Victoria rolled her eyes.
"Hey no need for this," Reinhardt chuckled, "Shall we enjoy this wondrous food that the ladies have cooked for us."
"I helped," Fareeha grinned up at him her brown eyes wide in aw.
"Then they are special aren't they," he told her.
"They are good girls," Gabriel told them.
"Is that a genuine compliment Reyes, quick I think I am going to have a heart attack. Ana quick your a doctor," Jack joked ending up getting a hard thumb from Gabriel.
"You are such a pinche idiota," Gabriel switched to Spanish as he looked at Fareeha.
"Thank you," Jack grinned widely at him.
"You have no idea what I just called you do you?"
"Not in front of Fareeha," Ana warned him.
The group continued to joke as they continued to eat breakfast, Victoria went to collect the dishes but Reinhardt, Jack and Gabriel took them before her fingers could brush the edge of her plate.
"You all have cooked us a wonderful breakfast it is not fair that you should clean as well," Reinhardt told her.
"Go get cleaned up for today," Jack smiled at Victoria, "we will most properly be going out for the day with our parents."
"Alright," she smiled at them before clicking her fingers catching Dexter's attention who laid at her feet, "Come on you."
It was a bit of a walk up to hers and Jacks apartment it was a tall building they had based their living quarters in, they still had the standard base were they originally stayed but that was now more for what Adawe hoped would be new recruits until they had settled in and apparently they will be getting their own offices. She turned the key in the lock of the apartment watching Dexter rush in and sniff about the place everything was brand new and had that new home smell. The sofa was a black material big enough for both her and Jack, Dexter jumped onto the sofa and rested his head on his paws looking out the large bay windows that looked over DC.
Victoria walked into hers and Jacks room it was huge the bed itself could hold at least four people, she could not believe that the amount of luxury the team had been given. She smiled shaking her head grabbing a green shirt and pair of jeans placing them on the bed as she went into the bathroom. Whoever decorated their apartment moved over everything for their old room.
All their wash products were in the right place on the shelves in the bathroom, Jacks on the top shelf and hers on the middle with the sponges and other similar objects on the bottom shelf.
She turned the water on at a warm temperature, she moaned softly as she stepped under the stream of warm water tilting her head up into the stream of oncoming water.
'She felt like she was drowning as they tipped another bucket of water over her head, as the water stopped she gasped for breath shaking her hair off her face, "Real fighter," it was weasel face again who cupped her face bringing it up to his own. She tugged at her wrists wanting to scratch the mans eyes out.
"Boss I think she might need another dose," another man said she couldn't see this man only weasel who was squeezing her jaw. Victoria shivered at his touch, she growled before she spat at him she was actually pleased with herself as she watched the wad of spit land on his cheek.
"It is adorable that you think you will be allowed to leave," he told her, "All this fighting is useless we need to continue the experiment. Raf pass me the case please."
"What going to drug me again to become a willing sex slave you prick," she growled at him.
"Oh you think that is the purpose of this drug?" Weasel face pulled the needle filled with orange liquid out of the case waving it in front of her face.
"Would be the only reason I would suck a toothpick of a cock," she growled.
"Boss Mr Daniels says that this doss should last more than three days," the same voice told him.
"Good," Weasel reared his hand back before slamming it down onto Victoria's cheek making her head jerk to the side and she rocked back in her chair.
"Come on Weasel," Victoria laughed, "You call that a hit."
"Now... this isn't to make woman want sex no... the hormone increase we a little fault but... this is a mind control drug," he told her.
"Why on earth are you telling me this?" She questioned.
"Do not interrupt me," this time he jammed the needle into her neck, she gasped and arched slightly off the chair, "Not like you will escape anyway but... the girls we sell on... well our Master wants them to be little assassins for him. You would not believe how many high end figures in this shit world buys underage whores for their own benefits. You my dear are patient zero our Master thought it would be a fantastic idea to get a Us soldier. The country that fights for freedom to test if this drug will actually work," slowly he injected the orange liquid into her blood stream.
Victoria felt her mind start to turn to mush, she whimpered softly feeling her blood start to boil. Fight it, a voice screamed at her from in her own head, Jack fuck sake woman think of Jack you need to get back to Jack. Golden blonde hair, bright blue eyes and the million wot smile that makes any girl go weak at the knees.
A hand stroke her hair back as she panted for breath it felt like another bucket of water had been chucked over her.'
"VICTORIA!" Jacks voice yelled above her violently pulling her from her memory, her green eyes were now wide loosing the glassy look that they had when he stepped into the bathroom finding her on the floor.
"Ow..." She groaned pushing herself up.
"Careful," he told her grabbing her towel of the rack helping her wrap herself in it, "You alright... I heard you slip and crash but you didn't make a sound?"
"Memory," she told him.
"Good..." he watched her eyes dart around the bathroom not wanting to look at him as he helped her back to her feet. "Take it not," he smiled at her as they walked back into the bedroom and Jack huffed seeing Dexter laying on the bed.
"Wasn't bad... but I think I need to speak to General Secretary Adawe about this one though," she told him.
"How about later, lets have a nice family day out and about," Jack smiled that million wot smile at her Victoria nodded in agreement.
The rest of the day spent with their parents wondering around Washington Dc, Jack and Victoria were stopped on multiple occasions by people saying they were doing a wonderful job against those omnics. Victoria felt awkward cause their were still omnic living amongst people who got the brunt of shit thrown at them from horrible people. Victoria did not feel entirely comfortable with it when I random stranger would walk up to her demanding a photo taken.
She breathed through her nose forcing the pretty smile for them, Jack looked at the same but seemed to look a lot more comfortable than she did. Her mind was still stuck on a loop from what she thought about in the shower she hadn't had a memory about the time she spent with Talon in months ever since she had the nightmare of being raped. Her mother spent a lot of the time trying to jog her memories about small little things that Victoria had a feeling when her mother originally told her years ago she didn't care then either.
They had lunch at a nice little Italian restaurant out of the way but the reports still found them luckily the owner of the restaurant was rather strict of the news reporters trying to get into his restaurant which the Johnson's and Morrison's were thankful of. They didn't return until it was dark they went and saw a film after lunch then went out again for dinner. Victoria honestly felt exhausted but she said good night to her mum and the Morrison's before she went to see Secretary Adawe.
Victoria knocked on the door, she felt on edge a part of her did not trust this woman and she wasn't sure why, "Come in," the voice called.
Victoria pushed the door open and saw the woman sitting behind the desk tapping away at a tablet her brow furrowed slightly not looking impressed at what she was reading. "Victoria how can I help?" The face changed as the red haired woman looked up.
"More like I can help you," Victoria twisted her blonde locks between her fingers looking slightly concerned.
"Victoria has something happened?" She asked.
"No well sort of I..." Victoria groaned, "My memories have been coming back slightly rapidly since the teams first week in Australia and a lot of it has been my time spent with Talon."
"Take a seat," The secretary general told her watching Victoria take the seat opposite her after she closed the door, "What is it I need to know."
"We have been looking at the drug wrong," Victoria told her, "We have been treating the drug as a hormone inducer thinking that it is making me want to have sex that i need it but... the drug is actually is meant to be used as a brain washing agent."
"That would make sense, Jack has been saying it was like you were an entirely different person," Adawe hummed, "What else do you remember."
Victoria tugged slightly on her hair, "The human trafficking that you brought down, I don't think it was Talons only one. He mentioned that I was patient zero to say I felt like a guinea pig more than anything. But their plan was to sell woman or men from their cells to high end officials and have it in planted in their mind that they have to kill his person," Victoria explained.
Adawe blinked a few times looking at Victoria in a sceptical manner, "And you have just remembered this?"
"This morning," she answered.
"What else have you remembered with your time in talon?" Adawe asked her.
"That and just ... multiple times they raped me that's it Secretary General I promise," Victoria hated mentioning she was raped she hated the look that people gave her when she said she was raped, they didn't have to even say anything their eyes always gave away what they were thinking she hated it.
"We could suggest therapy we need our soldiers in top physical and mental condition for this fight," the smile unsettled her again.
Victoria forced that pretty smile as she did for the camera luckily Adawe only saw that smile thinking it was the real one, "No I am fine, I have had more good memories come back than bad ones."
It wasn't entirely a lie though Adawe didn't know about the giant bump on the head she received from pushing Reyes out of the way of a Bastion blast six months ago. "Good if that is all Victoria then you are dismissed."
Victoria stood and continued that pretty smile, "Thank you Secretary General."
"Oh and Victoria, well done with the public today giving Overwatch a good name."
As Victoria left and closed the door behind her she lent on the wall for a few moments breathing heavily, she hated that. She took a few moments to compose herself leaning her head back against the wall not hearing the footsteps echoing the hall until a large hand landed on her shoulder.
"What troubles you my friend?" Reinhardt questioned her.
"Oh Reinhardt," Victoria showed him a genuine smile, "Just a long day that is all."
"Oh yes the paparazzi I guess that you and Jack had problems as well," Reinhardt stated.
"Could say so yes," She laughed at him.
"Well let me walk you back to your room," he told her, "Though I would like to pick your brain over something if you do not mind."
"Of course," they started to walk out of the main building back to the apartments.
"It is about Ana, she seems to be umm... how would you say off with me since we have got back."
"You never mentioned bright to any of us," Victoria explained, "Ana told us about Fareeha, Torbjion his brother, Laio his wife but you never once mentioned Bridget."
"You think I have hurt her feelings?" He questioned.
"Think so I know so,"Victoria laughed.
"What should I do?"
"Apologise to her," Victoria told him, "She will forgive you."
"Do you think she will like flowers?" He questioned.
"Why flowers just say sorry?" Victoria questioned the knowing smile across her lips.
"Oh... no reason at all," He stated.
"She mentioned she likes Blue Locus a lot actually," Victoria hinted.
"Fantastic," Reinhardt grinned as they stopped in front of her door, "Thank you for the advice."
"No problem at all," she smiled, "Have a nice evening."
"And you," he told her as he left her in the hallway on her own, she rested back against her door not knowing how to handle this, she was in a mess she kept the smile on her face for Jack always for Jack. But she hated this she put her hand to the faint scar now on the top of her arm. The good thing about the soldier serum was the healing process was speed up slightly and her skin had healed over smoothly.
She turned the door handle slowly pushing the door open seeing the tv was on and a head pop over the edge of the sofa before Dexter jumped over the sofa and scattered across the floor crashing into her.
"Hello to you too," she laughed scratching behind his ear.
"Everything go ok?" Jack asked.
"Yeah all good...though she thinks I should start going to therapy," Victoria responded as she sat down on the sofa next to him.
"it might be a good idea," he told her, chuckling as he heard her groan and sink in her seat next to him, "Vicky you went through hell my love."
"And I'm handling it," she told him.
"Really because the nightmares are still happening Victoria is that really handling it?" He told her. She huffed slightly her lips pushing forward in a pout, "You can continue lying to yourself all you want but I know you still are having those nightmares."
"I do not need some pompous fart with a certificate saying he can prescribe me some type of anti depressant so I smile nicely," she hissed.
"You need them though," Jack told her, "You are terrified of people I watched you today."
"I am not comfortable with the idea of some random stranger coming up to me shoving a camera in my face, no one would Jack," she hissed at him.
"Why aren't you expecting help!" His voice started to rise slightly glaring at her his nostrils flared slightly showing her his temper was rising.
"I do not need help with this, I am fine," she stressed out the last part her green eyes flashed slightly.
"You fell over in the shower this morning because of this, Victoria you need it."
Victoria huffed and walked away from him her back towards him her hands clenched at her sides.
"Victoria do not ignore me over this," Jack got to his feet reaching out to her.
She ducked out from his touch her chest heaved she was furious at him, "You have no right," she scolded him.
"For fuck sake Victoria I am trying to help!" This time he yelled at her, he watched her flinch but his stubborn girl was not backing down.
"No," she had stepped back resting her back against the wall he stepped forward cornering her back against the wall, "You are telling me what I should be doing."
Jack pressed himself against Victoria he dipped his head down, he felt her breasts press against his chest with each shallow breath she took. "I am trying to be a supportive boyfriend."
"Jack..." she whispered, "Too..."
He pressed himself flat against her body pressing his lips against her throat he stood in between her legs running his hands across her hips. "Close," he whispered in her ear.
She giggled running her hand through his hair, "You said you will wait though."
"Same old Vicky," he chuckled as he slipped his hands trailing down till they were under her knees before pulling her up to wrap her legs around his hips. "I said I wouldn't take advantage," he nipped on her ear, "you want this as much as me... all this pent up frustration."
"Yes," she breathed.
"You want me to take you," he growled.
"Yes," she moaned as she was pressed back against the wall one hand went to her arse cheek squeezing roughly whilst his other arm wrapped around her waist drawing her closure.
Jack chuckled in her ear, this felt so familiar to her the wall on her back was different in her mind, "How do you want it?"
"Jack please don't tease," she whined pressing herself against his erection through his jeans.
"As my lady wishes," Jack laughed as he pressed his lips firmly against hers.