'We were only kids!' Ben paced the room

'We have more people now, with some modification it would work' Gabby shrugged

'Are we seriously going to try and steal it?' Simon asked

'Yes' I said simply, everyone looked at me 'Banshaw's are the distractions, Simon is the eyes, Gabby and Nick go in the air ducs'

'Watch your hands, pretty boy' Gabby snapped

'Hale, myself and Ben are inside'

'This could work' Angus admired

'Jolly roger?' Hamish asked

'We're not near a port' Gabby said

'The latte?' Simon suggested

'We don't know when we're doing it' Gabby said

'Now' I announced 'It's the perfect time, she's distracted, she won't see it coming'

'You want to steal the necklace now?' Ben exclaimed. Through all this time, Hale just stood there watching me.

'How are we going to do this?' I asked him

'So there's a we now' He raised his eyebrows

'I can do this without you, you know' I snapped and stood up

'Where are you going?' Gabby asked

'To think of a plan' And with that I slammed the door

I walked along the corridor, down a small staircase and out onto the petite courtyard. Vines clung to the bricks, the paving stones rising and falling under the weeds. The air was crisp. I closed my eyes and listened to the classical music drifting from the ballroom.

'Are you just going to hide in the shadows?' I asked. There was a light chuckle

'You never fail to surprise me' Hale said stepping forward

'What happened to us?' I said aloud 'And don't say it's because I left'

'Well it is Kat' He stood next to me 'You left and didn't take us with you. You promised you wouldn't do that again'

'I'm unpredictable'

'You're a thief'

'I don't feel like one'

'Well , now's the time to start' He rubbed his hands together 'We need to think of a plan'

'Romani said that he was going to send someone to help us'

'Is it Ben?'

'Ben's not old enough to complete the heists he described'

'So who is it?'

'I don't know' I admitted

'We don't have time to wait' Hale grabbed my hands and stared into my eyes 'Let's do it'

'Do what?'

'Do the job tonight, do it without anyone else's input'

'Let's do it' I smiled. Hale smiled back and planted a kiss on my nose.

'You aren't doing this without me Kitty'

'I wouldn't dream of it'