A/N Thank you to all the readers, for the reviews and new favourites and follows. I feel this chapter is leading onto more adventure, so I hope you like it.

I would like to quote William Shakespeare, bare this in mind when you read this chapter! : )

"The course of true love never did run smooth" Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream

The song is Sigma featuring Birdy 'Find Me' but the version I would like you to imagine is by Kait Weston (I found her version on Youtube and loved it)

When you read Eve's story of her and Fin's first mission, I wrote this while listening to Britney Spears 'Work Bitch' but without the lyrics. It's a good tune! In my own story about Fin the description of this mission is a lot longer and more detailed, but it would take up a whole chapter on its own, so I've cut it short for this story.

Thank you

Fin fell to the cold, hard ground.

...

Speirs ran into the small house where he had last seen Fin, followed by Lip, Shifty, Tab, Luz, Bull and Lieb. He quickly discovered the dead Krauts in the corner of the front room. That couldn't have been her? Surely? He really couldn't eliminate any possibility when it came to Cara now.

He ordered the men to all split up and search the house. Speirs immediately went to the kitchen in the back, the back door was open. He shouted for the men to follow him. They jogged through the garden and out of the gate into a field. Speirs raised his hand to stop them. He listened, he was sure he could hear German voices. He signaled for them all to move forward quietly, he was finding it difficult to stay calm. They jogged across the field, Speirs didn't know what he was running into, a POW capture or an execution, either way he knew they wouldn't have much time to rescue Cara from either situation.

The voice got louder prompting Speirs to slow the men down. It was coming from a stone out building, he couldn't see anyone, they must be on the other side

He signaled for two men to go right, two men to climb onto the roof of the building and two men to follow him and take the left flank.

Speirs rounded the building, taking cover, he saw a Kraut firing squad lined up facing her. There wasn't a worse sight he could think of that he could endure! She was blindfolded with her hands tied behind her back. A German SS officer was standing right by her side. They were speaking to one another. Speirs looked to check that everyone was in position. He signaled for them to hold their fire. The officer was too close to Cara for them to take all the Krauts out without risking a shot fired at her. He'd have to bide his time until the Officer moved back to his men to order the execution. There was no room for mistakes; he had to get this right.

Speirs listened in, hearing Cara whining that she wanted some last words! What is she thinking? she's going to wind the Nazi up! She'll end up with a bullet in her head any minute!

Speirs turned to Tab, who was stood beside him sniggering at Fin's conversation with the Kraut. Tab immediately stopped after seeing a very unimpressed Speirs glaring at him.

Speirs heard some more muffled laughter from his men as Cara disrespected the Kraut, they knew each other! He obviously realised this was a plan of hers to stay alive for as long as possible, but he could think of better ways to do this than risk her life with every damn word that came out of that God damn smart mouth of hers!

Then, Cara's poem came, even he had to fight to suppress a little laughter, she was fucking trouble that's for sure, he didn't know how she wasn't dead yet. Then Cara was punched...hard, she fell to the ground and then dragged back up by her hair, Speirs moved, briefly forgetting his own order, Tab's hand grabbed his shoulder, pulling him back, they all felt the same, but they couldn't move yet.

"Have each of you pick a man, I take the officer, wait for my signal" Speirs whispered his order to Tab who immediately relayed it to the others.

Speirs crept over to a wooden cart to get closer to where the Kraut officer would stand for the execution. He went unnoticed with the Kraut's backs to him and Cara blindfolded.

He put his rifle on the ground and drew his side arm. He watched with pure hatred as the Kraut officer stroked Cara's hair and face. The Kraut Officer then walked towards his men. Timing was now paramount.

Speirs wasn't fluent in German, but knew enough to recognise the commands.

"MAKE READY!"

"PRESENT ARMS!"

Speirs gave the signal. Easy company open fired…

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!

Fin threw herself to the ground. She spoke German and she knew that the gunfire went off before the final command, not that she would have avoided a moving bullet if it had been the Krauts. Diving to the ground would hopefully help her escape any Kraut shot that might have been fired in her direction though.

Speirs walked out as the men shot the Krauts. The SS Officer turned and faced him. Speirs punched him knocking him to the ground. He grabbed the Kraut Officer's jacket and pulled him to his knees. Speirs then took great pleasure in pressing the barrel of his pistol hard into the officer's forehead. The Kraut looked him in the eyes and smiled. Speirs squeezed the trigger.

Pop!

...

Six bullets! Six bullets in her chest, one bullet in her head just for good measure. Seven bullets riddled her body, then the one in her arm. Eight bullets. This would be the thought that would haunt Fin, this is what could have been.

There was silence. Still blindfolded Fin rolled onto her back. Then she heard boots on the ground approaching her.

"FIN!"

It was Tab! Fin was more than relieved to hear his voice.

"Sorry to be inappropriate and all that, but you look kinda hot all tied up and blindfolded!" Tab laughed.

"Well, I am feeling rather sexy right now!" Fin croaked, banter, it was her comfort; make a joke of it, that's how you cope.

"Apart from the blood on your arm, that's a bit of a mood killer!" Shifty chipped in

Fin laughed "Are you lads going to finish rescuing this damsel in distress? Or leave me rolling around on the cold ground?!"

"Well it might be fun to leave you!" Fin could hear Luz.

"Nice poem Fin!" Lieb laughed

"Shame the Kraut didn't think so!"Fin replied

"How's your stomach?"

"I'm a little winded, but fine"

Someone crouched down and pulled her up to a sitting position and began untying her blindfold. Fin was shaking lightly, she thought that maybe she could pass it off with being cold and not the truth that she was in shock, she was so beyond relief that her body didn't know what to do.

"She's coping amazingly well" Shifty whispered to Luz "Do you think she knows how close this all was?"

"Yes, look at her! She's fucking scared out if her mind" Luz whispered back.

Fin's blindfold lifted and she saw a smiling Tab. "Hey doll, you ok?" He then moved behind her and untied her hands, Fin winced as he did so, the rope had dug into her skin causing bloodied abrasions from the struggling she had done to try and free herself. Fin looked up, Shifty, Luz, Lieb, Bull and Lip, but she heard seven gunshots.

"There are only six of you? But I heard six rifles and one pistol?" Fin asked

"Captain Speirs killed the Kraut Officer who punched you" Luz replied turning to show Fin, but all she saw was Herrick lying on the ground and no Speirs in sight.

"Captain Speirs?" Fin questioned.

"Yeah, Easy's new CO, we'll tell you about it on the way back" Luz replied staring at Fin as she thanked Tab for untying her and then rubbed her sore wrists transferring the blood all over her hands.

"Where has he gone?" Fin asked worried, why didn't he stay? He saved my life! I need to see him! Fin felt panicked, no regrets, no matter what he thought or felt she would not put herself in a position of regret again. She was shaking more now, why would he leave her?

"He just ordered us to get ya to Doc and then back to the Company CP, Guess he maybe a little pissed that the first thing he does as Easy CO is rescue your skinny ass from a firing squad!" Luz chuckled.

Fin shook more, it was uncontrollable, she tried to stop but she couldn't.

Fin looked at a relieved expression of Luz's face then without warning she burst into tears. "Shit Fin, it's ok, he ain't gonna save your life and then kill you himself!" Luz reassured.

Fin couldn't stop though the tears flowed and flowed, she put her face in her hands still sat on the cold ground. After a few seconds Shifty sat down next to her and pulled her into an embrace, then Luz joined him, then Tab, before Fin knew it she was under a big pile on. Laughing she gasped "I'm wounded lads! You're crushing me!"

"Thank you" Fin cried as they hugged her tighter again.

...

Speirs walked away as soon as the Kraut dropped. He stopped briefly at Sergeant Talbert ordering him to sort the Corporal out and to take her to the Aid station and then when she was ready to the Company CP for a debrief. He turned to look at her, she had rolled onto her back, she knew she had been saved. He walked away. He was now her CO, that meant things had to change. He heard crying and stopped to look back. Cara was crying! He composed himself it broke his heart to walk away from her. Speirs scolded himself, if it had been any other trooper he would have stayed.

...

Speirs walked into the temporary Company CP.

"Where's Fin?" Nix and Winters asked jogging over from the other room after Speirs made himself known on his arrival.

"She's alive, they tried to execute her by firing squad. She will be going to the Aid station first to be checked before here for a debrief." Speirs stated.

"What? I'm going to head over there and see her" Winters exclaimed shocked "A firing squad! She must be in a right state!" Winters quickly left, brushing past Speirs as he did so.

Nix turned to Speirs "Are you ok?" Nix knew rescuing someone you love from a firing squad was more than enough to mess with your head.

"What kind of a question is that?" Speirs growled

Nix furrowed his brow, leaving briskly after Winters, Speirs was obviously in no mood to talk.

Fin ignored the shouts from the men to go to the Aid station first and headed straight for the Company CP. That was where she would find Ron. She pushed open the door, hoping that no one else was in there, she needed him, she needed to be in his arms, to tell him she loved him and that they would work something out. They could make this work.

Fin was relieved to see no one else there. He had his back to her. His broad shoulders reminded her of the strong, brave man that he was. He ran through the German line and she couldn't help but think that it may partly have been for her. Speirs slowly turned round and perched on the edge of his desk with his arms folded across his chest. His handsome face expressionless, Fin admired his rugged looks, his stubble and his dark wavy hair, her hero, her rescuer.

She dismissed his lack of emotion and his departure from her rescue; she walked straight up to him and stopped inches from him. She looked into his eyes, she could see that they were troubled, regardless, she placed her hands on his shoulders but he didn't move. "Thank you, thank you for coming for me" she whispered leaning up to him. Fin placed her lips on his. She kissed him gently hoping to feel his eagerness for her once again...but it didn't come, he was firm and motionless. Fin broke away "Ron?"

Speirs stood up straighter and pushed her gently away from him. He turned his back and started shuffling some paperwork on his desk. "Have you been to the Aid station Corporal?"

Corporal?! "Ron? What's the matter? I'm ok? You saved me! I'm ok!" Fin said in a tone just above a whisper, the shaking had started to return, but ever so subtly.

"Your wounded arm, you need to get it seen to Corporal" he replied without a hint of emotion in his voice.

Fin walked to the side of him and tried to make eye contact, she placed her hand on his. He immediately moved away. "You need to get seen by Doc and then return to debrief myself, Nixon and Winters"

The shaking increased, Fin stepped back to hide it from his view. "Ron, are you sorry you saved me?"

Speirs snapped his head round and made eye contact "Don't be ridiculous, I would do the same for any trooper under my command!"

"Any trooper? Is that what I am?" her stomach sank and the nausea set in. She wrapped her arms around herself. "But, I love..."

"Stop! Do not say anything that you may regret and would be deemed inappropriate to a married officer" Speirs stated stopping Fin from keeping her promise to herself.

"There is nothing I could say that I would regret Sir, it's only the things I don't say that I will regret" Fin coughed, her breathing was still difficult from the punch Herrick had given her "I love..."

"I order you not to finish that sentence!" Speirs growled at her.

Fin began to feel dizzy he doesn't love me? I thought he did, Bastogne! He was frantic, Doc said so! Fin began to feel panic.

"Near death experiences make you think differently Sir" Fin whimpered " I need to tell you this! You were my last thought..."

"You've had plenty of near death experiences; someone like you attracts trouble Corporal!"

"But Bastogne and Ardennes? We...we... well I thought it meant something?" Fin stuttered becoming desperate at the painful rejection she was experiencing.

"You were a distraction during times of boredom on the front line" Speirs replied bluntly.

Fin stumbled back into a dresser; she placed her hand on the top and steadied herself. It's not true! It's not true! Why was he doing this? The tears flowed, Fin couldn't stop, the pain was too much, she couldn't breathe. Her eyes red and her skin pale she looked up at him; he had turned his back and was shuffling with the papers on his desk again. No! No! This isn't happening. Fin sobbed, how is this happening!? He was supposed to take her in his arms, she was his, he had said so. Her cries were quiet but desperate; she placed her hands over her face to stem the tears. If she had known Bastogne was the last time he would hold her in his arms, she never would have left them.

"If that's everything Corporal, you can return for the debrief after you've been to see Doc at the Aid station" Speirs reiterated.

Fin stumbled to the door and walked out into the freezing cold air, but she couldn't feel it. She couldn't feel anything. She slowly lost her vision through her tears. She couldn't focus and barely managed to stay standing as she swayed in the doorway.

How could a love she had never consumed in its entirety hurt more than anything else she had ever felt before?

...

Speirs dropped the papers and leaned heavily on to the table, hanging his head shamefully. He had crushed that twinkle in her beautiful blue eyes, reduced her to a shaking wreck. She had bravely stood in front of a firing squad and he had inflicted more pain onto her than she could ever have felt from the bullets. That was possibly the worst thing he had ever done. He rejected the one person he loved more than he thought he could ever love anyone. Had he made the right decision? He thought so, for him to do his job properly, he couldn't be distracted by watching her every move. Seeing her facing a firing squad almost destroyed him. He could only keep her safe by treating her as he did the other men. She just had to be another trooper; she was only to be a medic. The war was at a turning point and he would be damned if he'd let her be so close to death again.

...

Doc managed to get Fin to the Aid station without attracting attention from anyone else. He had heard everything. After Tab had ran to him letting him know that Fin had gone straight to Speirs, he had hurried over, he didn't know what sort of state she was in apart from the wound she received in the Foy assault. He could fix her physically, but he didn't know if he could help her mentally. Speirs had devastated her. Fin stared at Doc, her eyes stinging red, her body shaking through shock.

Unrequited love it was the worst kind of love. Doc couldn't believe that Speirs had used her; he'd seen him in Bastogne when he thought Fin was buried under the hospital and he had been distraught! He could only think he did it because of his new position and maybe a discovery of morals for his pregnant wife. Speirs didn't have to do it the way that he did though. Doc would help her through this, a firing squad and rejected love in one day, that's a hell of a beating for one person to take.

Doc took Fin over to the Church after he patched her up. She had hardly said a word, she only winced occasionally. He thought she should have felt more pain, she hadn't even had morphine. The only thing helping her could have been her body's own natural painkiller, adrenaline and she must have had a lot of it. Now, though, she was numb, she couldn't feel anything. She wasn't even excited when he found her a half decent cup of tea and that usually delighted her. It was going to be tough bringing her out of this darkness she had immersed herself in, but it was still raw, she just needed a bit of time.

Doc opened the door to the church. He saw Speirs sat near the front next to Lip. Doc looked behind and saw a space on a pew next to Tab. He held Fin's hand and guided her over. She sat down next to Tab who immediately put his arm around her shoulders and she rested her head on his chest. The choir singing was beautiful and Doc hoped it would soothe Fin. She needed to sleep.

Speirs had noticed the door of the church open, but he refused to look up. Fin hadn't been in here when he arrived and therefore he guessed it was her entering now.

Fin looked up and scanned the men sat quietly appreciating the heavenly voices. She was at least able to keep one promise she made herself. They came to Bastogne with 145 men not including herself and now they would leave with only 63. She had written every single name down in her pad while she drank the tea, Doc had found her. Not all were dead, but it felt like a little bit of her died, especially when she lost Bill, Buck and Toye. She turned her head to the choir and caught sight of Speirs as he stood up talking to Lip. Fin quickly slunk back down into Tab, who was more than happy to return his arm back around her. Fin closed her eyes and tried to drown out the voices of Speirs and Lip by concentrating hard on the choir, but she was tuned into him.

Speirs rose out of his seat and started back before noticing Lip staring "What is it?" he wasn't really in the mood for a conversation, he need to get back to Battalion.

"Nothing"

"You want to ask me don't you?" Speirs said eyeballing Lip.

"Ask you what Sir?"

Speirs rolled his eyes "You want to know if they're true or not…the stories about me. Did you ever notice with stories like that, everyone says they heard it from someone who was there. But then when you ask that person, they say, they heard it from someone who was there. It's nothing new, really. I bet if you went back two thousand years, you'd hear a couple of centurions standing around, yakking about how Tertius lopped off the heads of some Carthaginian prisoners."

Lip smiled "Well, maybe they kept talking about it because they never heard Tertius deny it."

"Well, maybe that's because Tertius knew there was some value to the men thinking he was the meanest, toughest son of a bitch in the whole Roman Legion!" Speirs smirked and turned to leave catching sight of Fin asleep on Talbert.

"Sir" Lip distracted Speirs' sight of Fin "These men and lady! Aren't really concerned about stories. They're just glad to have you as our CO. They're happy to have a good leader again"

Speirs abandoned his gaze on Fin and turned back to Lipton "Well, from what I've heard they've always had one. I've been told there's always been one man they could count on. Led them into Bois Jacques, held them together when they had the crap shelled out of them in the woods. Every day, he kept their spirits up, kept the men focused, gave them direction. All the things a good combat leader does." Speirs smiled "You don't have any idea who I'm talking about, do you?"

"No Sir"

"Hell it was you First Sergeant, ever since Winters made Battalion, you've been the leader of Easy. Oh and you won't be First Sergeant for much longer."

"Sir?"

Speirs grinned "Winters put you in for a battlefield commission and Sink approved on your behalf. You'll get the official nod in a few days, congratulations Lieutenant."

Fin smiled, Lip certainly deserved those words and the promotion. Speirs was good with the men, she couldn't fault that. Speirs she had already stopped referring to him as Ron. She now hoped an order would come through for her, she needed to take the horse by the reigns and get back into some action. She knew then and only then she would get better. She closed her eyes again taking herself back to her and Eve's first mission together, the fun they had back then. No heartache, heartache wasn't fun.

Speirs glanced in Fin's direction as he made his way out. She didn't look up. He wanted to see her face, to see how she was doing. He would actually sell his soul to be Talbert right now for a brief moment. Winters had also put in a promotion for Cara, but it couldn't be approved without British say so and they denied it, apparently, she hadn't done anything exceptional in their eyes, God knows what she would have to do to get a promotion. As far as he was concerned then, she would be staying a Corporal.

"Hey Fin" Tab nudged Fin gently. "There's a piano up there, you can play right?"

Fin nodded.

"Give us a song seen as though the choir has finished."

"Don't think she's quite up to it" Doc chipped in for Fin.

"It's ok" Fin said getting up, she welcomed the distraction. She walked up the aisle and placed herself on the stool and ran her fingers across the keys to check the tuning.

Speirs heard the piano and Fin's voice as he lit a cigarette outside the church, he stopped for a moment to listen and regretted it instantly. Her song choice was fitting of her emotions. He couldn't listen further and headed to Battalion.

"We said goodbye, that's what you told me once
So many times we've made our peace
But this is love, I'll never give you up
I know your love has come home to me

Like a river, always running
I keep losing you
Like a fire, always burning
I'll be here for you

If you're ready, heart is open
I'll be waiting, come find me
If you're certain for forever
I'll be waiting, come find me

I see you, you're in the darkness
Blinding light right where your heart is
If you're ready, heart is open
I'll be waiting, come find me

Come find me
Come find me

I see you, you're in the darkness
Blinding light right where your heart is
If you're ready, heart is open
I'll be waiting, come find me

We've lost our way , that's what you told me once
But tears they come and go
This is us, I'll never get enough
It's taking losing you to know

If you're ready, heart is open
I'll be waiting, come find me
If you're certain for forever
I'll be waiting, come find me

I see you, you're in the darkness
Blinding light right where your heart is
If you're ready (if you're ready)
Heart is open (heart is open)
I'll be waiting, come find me

Come find me
Come find me

Run
Run to me and never leave me now
Run
Run to me and never leave me now

I see you, you're in the darkness
Blinding light right where your heart is
If you're ready, heart is open
I'll be waiting, come find me

Come find me

If you're ready (if you're ready)
Heart is open (heart is open)
I'll be waiting, come find me

If you're ready, heart is open
I'll be waiting, come find me"

Speirs approached Battalion and heard an uproar of laughter. He pushed the door open to see a crowd of Officers facing away from him and a female voice.

Nix turned and saw Speirs walk in, prompting the crowd to part and Eve appear at the fore front. "Captain Speirs! Congratulations!" she announced in referral to his promotion. Speirs nodded and walked directly to Winters.

"Now that your privy to our special girl, Speirs, you need to hear some of the stories Eve has here!" Sink announced.

Speirs just nodded, he didn't want to hear a thing.

"How's my Fin, Captain?" Eve asked walking over to him

"What are you doing here?" He asked perplexed.

"Well, I'm a pigeon carrier today, information too important to bring by any other method!" Eve teased "And obviously I couldn't miss the chance to see my Fin and Nix, now could I?"

Speirs shrugged.

"Eve sweetheart, tell us about you and Fin and I'll dig out some wine!" Sink requested "Put that paperwork down Speirs, you can relax slightly tonight."

Speirs reluctantly did as he was ordered and sat himself down on a chair next to Winters and folded his arms across his chest, a position he had seemed to adopt a lot lately when he did things he didn't want to.

Eve had heard briefly from Nix that all wasn't well as far as he could tell in the Speirs/Fin camp after her rescue, therefore Eve decided to tell the men about her first mission with Fin, in the hope it might get Speirs blood pumping. She wasn't here to deliver good news, therefore she needed Speirs in a better mood.

"Ok boys! Our bedtime story shall begin!" Eve laughed

"Picture Paris, Summer 1942 boys!" Eve started.

"I was in training and assigned as Fin's driver. It was a lovely cool evening. Fin sat in the back, she was dressed in the most beautiful long silver evening gown, it had thin straps and a low v-neck, the satin brushing lightly over her breasts, I remember informing her that I could see her nipples through the fabric…" Eve paused to amuse herself at the American men's expressions, although she was disappointed at Speirs.

Eve continued…

"She just laughed and said "Good!" Her hair was down, clipped to one side with a crystal slide. Her bright red lips stood out, she looked stunning. We pulled up to a casino and Fin thanked me and got out. I followed her and rounded the side of the building to a window to observe the mission. Fin straightened her dress and confidently strode up to the entrance. She pushed open the double doors and stepped inside commanding the attention of everyone in there, which she received. She stepped forward and placed her hands on the banister and looked down onto the casino to the faces of a room full of Nazi Officers staring back at her. She smiled and strode to one end of the stairs. She stroked her fingers down the hand rail as she descended to the floor.

At the bottom, she popped a cigarette in her mouth and the Nazi officers tripped over themselves to light it for her. As the men parted, she spotted her target and swiftly sauntered over to him. The man couldn't believe his luck as they made eye contact and she continued straight for him, never breaking his gaze. She sat on his lap and stroked his face. They spoke and he smiled. She continued to talk to him running her hands down his jacket. He whispered in her ear and she stood up. He took her by the hand and leading her across the dance floor to the rear of the casino. They disappeared."

Eve paused to see the men engrossed in her story.

"Only a few minutes later, Fin emerges without him and calmly walks back across the dance floor, side stepping and avoiding the advances from the other Officers. As she reaches the end, a waiter runs in screaming, pointing at Fin. An Officer stands up and shouts at her. She stands there with her back to him and then turns around calmly, she flicks the skirt of her dress up revealing two long slits up each side, where she accesses a holster strapped to each thigh. She pulls a gun from each holster and with little effort starts firing both of them at the Nazis. She backs away as she does this.

As they scrambled to take cover and return her fire, she skips up the stairs and at the top, starts firing again, shooting the crystal chandelier down for fun. They return fire, missing her. She backs into the front entrance doors; she drops her guns, retrieves two grenades from the holsters and throws them down onto the floor in front of her. She pushes the doors open and skips down the steps of the casino to the explosions behind her. She doesn't even flinch. I raced back to the car and I barely reached it before her. I started the engine and we drove off to our safe house with the French resistance. She had successfully retrieved a list of Allied POWs and their locations. Mission successful. The Nazis didn't know what she took because she planted a grenade in the room with the officer she had killed.

The purpose was to retrieve the list so that we could orchestrate the best POW escape artists to be placed in one camp where they could cause the most nuisance and take the most resources from the German Army. They did just that."

Eve finished to a round of applause.

"And I didn't even exaggerate that tale!" Eve laughed.

"My God you women are something else!" Sink smiled

"Churchill's secret Army at your service Sir!" Eve winked

Speirs got up, that was the last thing he wanted to hear and the story did nothing but anger him, regardless of how much of it was true or not. Every man in this room was now picturing Cara in a way only he should be allowed to picture her.

"Speirs wait, Eve has orders for Fin, and you need to hear this as her CO" Winters instructed.

Speirs stopped another thing he wouldn't be happy with no doubt.

Eve ushered Speirs, Winters and Nix in closer "I'm afraid it's not good news and I was so angry myself I felt the need to come out and deliver it in person, I would like to see Fin tomorrow to tell her"

"What is it?" Speirs sighed impatiently

Nix shot him a look of disapproval.

"Fin has been recalled and reinstated. She is from 2400 operative…but on standby" Eve informed them.

Speirs felt his anger bubble up in the pit of his stomach "On standby?"

"She's under contract with us though" Winters stated

"If they need her for a mission, they can call her up and supersede any contract or orders you have" Eve informed. "I'm afraid I've had to bring with me her identification papers and her L tablet" Eve sighed. "Let's hope she doesn't get called up, but I will have to tell her tomorrow"

"We could always lose any orders that come through for her as an operative agent" Nix suggested

"They are very likely to have another agent deliver them and the only way you will know is because she has disappeared." Eve said sadly.

"I'll speak to Sink about this" Speirs said, he was not having Cara disappear back as an agent, how was he supposed to keep her safe then?! He kept himself calm, standby, she's only on standby!

"I doubt he'll have much influence, but it's worth a try" Eve agreed.

Speirs immediately stalked off to Sink. Eve turned to Nix "Well come on lover, lead the way to heaven!"

Nix smiled "Excuse us Dick!"

Outside, Eve turned to Nix desperately "There's something dodgy going on, Fin was blacklisted, she should never have been reinstated!" she exclaimed grabbing the top of Nix's arms. "Also, I don't think Speirs' wife is pregnant, I don't think she ever has been!"

"Jeez Eve, that's a lot of important information to take in!"

"You have to help me!"

"You know I'll do anything for you and Fin!"