Hi...A BIG thank you to Fearsome Foursome for the idea that gave life to this chapter and a bit of a try at the back story between the angst between Cal and Radar......

This ones for you Fearsome....Hope you like it....

Disclaimer as Norm….

A HISTORY LESSON

"So, how are you feeling in yourself Gill?"

"Very well thanks Jack. I won't lie and say I am feeling completely at ease with myself yet, but I think a lot of that is simply that I feel a it stupid for falling for it."

"And what have you been doing to….re establish your inner self and strength?"

"Well obviously I read through all the files, it helped fill in a lot of gaps. And probably gave me a better understanding of why I was susceptible to their approach. I know I am completely aware that they are very good con artists – nothing they told me was the truth"

"That's good Gill. That's the facts, the reality if you like, of what happened, but what about you. It's quite well known that the technique they used tends to strip people of their feelings – their own sense of self if you like. How have you dealt with that side of things?"

"Oh, well…I've had a lot of help from everyone with that Jack, you know, Ria, Eli and Emily has been amazing…and Cal of course"

"Yes…of course. How is your relationship with Cal nowadays – are you two sexually active with each other?"

Gillian tried to hide the shock of his question, but she knew he had picked up on it.

"I…How is that relevant Jack?"

"Evasion Gill! I wouldn't have expected that from you. Every question I am going to ask you is relevant, and I need you to be open and honest with me – so?"

"Yes Jack – we are"

"And did that start before or after the event?"

"After – and it was my choice – I went to him before you start making assumptions that Cal might have somehow used my vulnerable state to his own advantages"

"Gill…calm down…I wasn't going to suggest that at all. Does Cal know you are here with me now, that you agreed to this assessment?"

"Well, no actually – I thought it best not to tell him yet"

"Trust issues – that's not a good thing, particularly not in our business"

"I'd like you to move on now please Jack"

"I'm sorry Gill but this is my interview not yours and…."

They both swung round and looked at the door as the commotion outside increased in volume until the door burst open and a barely contained storm of fury in the form of Cal Lightman arrived at Radar's desk.

"You have gone too far this time Radar! – Now Foster and I are going to walk out of this place – RIGHT NOW, and you had better keep your mouth shut until I am out of earshot – you got me?"

"You are being very unprofessional Cal, and, for your information, Dr. Foster came to me"

"Did you hear wot I just said you prick! Don't push me Radar – we've been down that route before and as I remember you didn't come out of it too well last time"

Gill stood up quickly halting the retort that she saw forming on Radars lips.

"I think I would like to leave now. Cal, could you take me back to the office please? I got a cab here"

She was actually pulling him by the arm as she said it.

Finally, when they got outside she felt she could breath again.

"Cal, give me the keys please I'm driving – and we are going back to your house, it's about time you told me all about whatever went on between you and Jack"

xXx

She started as soon as they got through his front door, before they had even taken their coats off.

"So come on – out with it…."

"Gill, it's just old history – bad history – it's really much about nuffin and I don't think you need to hear it."

"Well that's a lie Cal Lightman – and a bad one! It's also the second time you have either evaded or deflected when I've asked you about your history with Jack. The first time, after your holiday, you deflected with humour, at the time I didn't see the need to pull you on it because it wasn't that important, but now – after today – you realize what kind of things he is going to put in his report back to the FBI don't you? So I asked you again and this time you evaded – Well I'm not letting it drop this time! It's obviously more than just 'a bit of bad history' that man knows just how to press all the right buttons with you, so I want to know why, and how – I want the whole story Cal and we are not leaving this house until I get it.!"

She was standing in the middle of the room with her hands placed firmly on her hips, her chin up and that …;fire' in her blue eyes – Cal knew better than to fight so he sat on the couch, patted the place by the side of him and tried to think how to start the story.

xXx

"Well you already know I trained him, you were there for most of it, thing is Gill I trained him in the science but apparently missed the whole 'morels' side of it."

Gill caught hold of his hand and squeezed, she could tell this was difficult for him, so she reassured him, and encouraged him with gestures rather than words.

"As you know, he left – told everyone that he had to 'get out from under my shadow' – truth is that I sacked him. He started playing with the science instead of using it, cases, clients – he began just giving them half truths, or in some cases no truth at all! He read them and told them what they wanted to hear, not what they needed to hear – made him more popular you see, and that was wot Jack was all about in the end….being the great 'Jack Radar' and of course the fame and money that went with it! I gave him more than enuf warnings, but it just got worse, so in the end –I told him to get out, and not ever expect any kind of a reference from me as long as he continued to be more interested in the glory rather than the truth"

There was a silence as Gill took in and analysed what he had told her.

"So" he inhaled a deep breath "Are we good now? Do you understand?"

"I understand that part of it Cal – but that's not all of it – there's more – that side of it would be enough to irritate you, upset you even that he ..I suppose let you down..abused your trust and your mentorship..but that's not enough to cause you to react to him the way you do – there's more –something specific that you've left out…I want to hear about that"

He screwed up his eyes and shifted uncomfortably

"Gill…."

"CAL"

His body tensed up and his hand was now gripping hers, not squeezing, definitely gripping!

"It was late one evening. I'd gone back to the office to get a file I'd forgotten – didn't expect anyone to be there, particularly not Radar coz ..well…I'd already told him that I was kicking him out, he was just supposed to be finishing off on some reports before…Anyway, I heard his voice as soon as I got through the door. He was laughing – I always hated that smug laugh of his – I moved a little closer to his office and just stood there , quiet, I wanted to know what he was up to being there so late. He was obviously chatting to one of his 'buddies' – God I can remember the whole bloody conversation like it was yesterday….

xXx

"Yeah, I got most of the info I need now, client wise anyway (short laugh) There's just one more thing I have to do now..on a more personal level…

(short silence while he listened to the absent party)

"Oh I don't think she'll be that much of a problem, I've been working her for a while now, she happily accepts all my flirting and subtle hints – I think with just a few glasses of wine and the right words and moves, she'll be ripe for the taking. (more sickly laughter)

Just need to get her back here late one evening, set the mood..I have all the cameras ready to catch the 'passionate' encounter so to speak…and then it's just a matter of letting Lightman 'stumble' across the tapes….(That bloody laugh again!)

Oh yeah, it's gonna kill him…and when it 'accidentally' hits the screens of most of the rest of the staff here…..Her! oh she'll get over it – might work to my benefit even more if she feels she has to leave…yeah. The tablet? …Oh I just got that from you just in case she doesn't play ball! Nothing like a good 'ruthie' to get the party started is there….."

xXx

Gillian had gone cold, her skin felt like it was crawling and there was a bitter taste of bile in her mouth.

"Sorry,,, I'm so sorry Gill luv – I never really wanted you to know..to have to hear that but…."

"No…no…it's ok Cal. You should have told me sooner, maybe even at the time…."

"Nah, I couldn't… Needless to say I didn't stop to listen to any more, I just went in there and beat the crap outta him. In the end it was only that I could hear his mate yelling on the other end of the phone, I never gave him a chance to disconnect – anyway – I picked up the phone and told his mate he had better come and pick up the mess and get it to a hospital"

"Cal…how bad?"

"Pretty damn bad, I threw in a few extra kicks while I was waiting. After he'd gone I ripped the office apart – got every trace of him out- including the hidden cameras- took everything home and burnt it. That was the reason he just…disappeared so quick"

"And he has been trying to get back at you ever since hasn't he?"

"Oh he doesn't worry me luv, I can deal with that little shit – but this hold he's got now…with this FBI report thing…it's more the damage he could do to you that worry's me"

"We need to speak to Ben tomorrow…and we have to tell him exactly what you've just told me! I'm sure he can help us deal with Jack Radar!"