Chris walks over "for tonight he is safer here than a hotel, with your team and my men here. In the morning we will take him to a safe house, i promise you Kerry, i will get him out of here safely. The house is surrounded out the back, front and in cars with plain clothes police." Nodding Kerry turns to James "want to go up and get some sleep, use a bedroom upstairs, not downstairs?" Looking at his mum, he has misses her "I want to stay down here for a while mum?"

Chris walks over to Lawson "I need you and Sergeant Henry to stay inside, and if James goes upstairs, someone near his room at all times." walking over to James, "Put this around your neck it is a silent alarm, press it and we get the signal."

Kerry looks around, noticing Shannon there for the first time, and how she is watching Lawson, making a mental note to talk to Lawson when this nightmare was over.

After spending time with his mum, James goes upstairs to try to get some sleep, Lawson and Shannon follow him up, turning to him "we'll be outside your room or someone will the whole time."

Watching them walk upstairs, Kerry sees how close they walk to each other. Walking over to the bench she pours herself a glass of wine, seeing Chris walk over to her "want me to pour you one too"

Nodding at Kerry "one will be great thanks" walking over to get the glass and following her to the lounge. Sitting next to her, he imagines how hard it is for her, after what happened previously and now this. "we will keep him safe Kerry"

Sipping her wine "you better Chris, he's my son, no one can touch my son, if I get these bastards who are trying to kill him, well."

Seeing the anger in her eyes, and if what Ben told him before when he took them off TR a while ago, he doesn't doubt that she would do anything to save him. "we will get them Kerry"

Leaning back on the lounge, she sighs "don't know how much more James can take of this. Hes an idiot I know, but hes my son and I love him" Wanting to know more about Kerry, he starts talking and asking questions.

Upstairs, Lawson and Shannon stay outside James room, Shannon turns to Lawson "James has bought this on to himself you know he is a druggie, then Kerry expects you to come and help her yet again."

Lawson looks at Shannon 'I will help Kerry when ever she needs it." then seeing a jealous look in her eyes he whispers "its you the one I want" looking around and seeing no one around, he leans over and kisses her.

Shannon pulls Lawson closer to her, kissing him back, if Kerry has ruined there night, at least it won't be a total waste hopefully. As there kissing gets hotter, wanting to lose himself with Shannon, momentarily he forgets where they are, but suddenly comes back to the presence, when he hears a noise, pulling away from Shannon quickly, he looks up and sees Kerry turning the corner, hoping his face doesn't give too much away, and that she didn't see anything.

"All quiet up here Kerry?" Lawson replies Kerry looks at them both, her suspicions about them aroused even more now. "have you even checked on him, or been too busy here with Shannon. If anything has happened to him?" Kerry accuses him. Walking in the room and seeing James asleep but tossing and turning she walks out again and back downstairs glaring at both of them.

Shannon turns to Lawson "its not like its our fault if something happens, Kerry should look at herself as a mum and her druggie of a son. She's the one who called us."

Lawson watches Kerry leave, feeling for her and what she is going through. Turning to Shannon "Im going downstairs, I'll send someone else up"

Feeling her glare on him, he ignores it, walking down to check to make sure Kerry is okay. Seeing her on the lounge with Chris near by, he watches as Kerry puts her head in her hands, knowing how this is tearing her up and if anything did happen to James, he doesn't even want to think what she would do then to try to get revenge on them.

Walking back upstairs, he sees Shannon look at him with a question on her face "that didn't take long, didn't she want you to look after her, wrap your arms around her?" Seeing insecurity still on her face he doesn't answer her, but stands outside James room. Shannon looks at Lawson, and the look on his face and needs to know "are you in love with Kerry?"