A Voice in the Dark

Chapter VIII

TITLE: A Voice in the Dark

AUTHOR: Lexie aka lillianschild

FANDOM: Spooks/MI5

RATING: PG13/R (in certain chapters)

PAIRING: Lucas/OC

SUMMARY: Section D has a traitor in its midst and a mysterious man arrives with what appears to be the key to rid MI5 of the mole. This fic is my own version of Series 7.

A/N: I'm going to come back to this one as soon as I'm done working on the next chapter of my Guy/Marian fic "To Be Worthy". By the way, I posted the second chapter a few days ago if you haven't read it yet.

Disclaimer: all recognisable characters belong to BBC and Kudos Productions; I'm just playing with them for a little while without making a profit. No infringement's intended.

CHAPTER VIII

“Christine says the bait's already in place. Do you think our friend will turn up?”

“He wants me. He knows I can blow up his cover. The fact that they haven't caught him so far means I haven't talked about him yet, or so he thinks. He can't run the risk of letting me live. He'll take the bait. Trust me, Tom.”

“Who is he, Lucas?”

“Do you remember the story I told you the night we got drunk and decided to apply to MI5?”

“The stuff of nightmares. How could I ever forget? Was he part of it? I thought they were all dead.”

“So did I. And in a way he is. He's changed his name, but I'm the only one who's seen his face and knows about his past. And his being identified as a Russian mole by the British Service will be a picnic compared to what will happen to him when his involvement in this whole other business comes to light. He knows there won't be any deals with the Russians to save his skin the way mine was.”

“Shouldn't we tell Annabelle?”

“He won't see her, so there's no need.”

“Lucas.....”

“Leave it, Tom. We can't all have your happy ending.”

“That's the most foolish thing I've ever heard you say. When this is over...”

“When this is over, she'll go back to her old life. And if God is fair, she'll meet and marry someone who's whole and can make her happy.”

“Are you sure that's what she wants? Have you asked her”

“Have you had a real good look at me lately, Tom?”

“I only see someone who's throwing away a once-in-a-lifetime chance to find happiness with a woman who would never judge a book by its cover. I've never thought I'd ever call you a coward, but I can't think of a better word to describe you right now.”

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Annabelle was still asleep when Tom knock on the door. It was well past ten in the morning and not only was she in bed, she was in the nude.

Rushing to slip on the nightdress that had been discarded the previous night, she did her best to straighten up the sheets and the pillow on which her lover's perfume had lingered as proof that their night hadn't been just a dream. Composed, she allowed Tom in.

She closed her eyes both to savour the fragrance of the freshly-brewed coffee and cover up the embarrassment provoked by the knowledge that Tom must be aware she hadn't slept alone this time.