On the run

Chapter 6

Pete arrived in Sandbrook and Alec was waiting in the hotel bar where Pete was staying.

"Thanks for meeting with me Alec, how are you doing?" Pete asked as they sat in a corner away from everyone.

"Not bad now, you can thank Daisy for giving me the push I needed but it could have waited."

"Maybe but for how much longer?"

"Well, you did not come here to talk about me. How's Rose doing?"

"Still edgy, she's asking when I can safely send her away and that's not like her. I take it you read up on what's going on?"

"Yes, after your call, with you giving me access. Yvonne sounds like she's a real piece of work? How did she get on so fast?"

"We still don't know but she joined us highly recommended but she must have had this in mind since she started there."

"Do you know what brought it on?"

"My best guess is someone she knew or was related to blames us for what happened, you know, during the Cyberman attack. Maybe it was more personal but she's out for revenge and we should have seen it coming."

"You can't blame yourself Pete, you told me Rose's cover was almost as solid as Jackie and Mickey's. How's Jackie coping with it?"

"She doesn't know how serious it is but Rose is beginning to realise. I've got Jake and Mickey working full time on either ending this or getting Rose out."

"Well I can go back any time, just say. Did Rose tell you about the Yvonne on our world?"

"Yeah, she got taken and Jackie escaped. It could just as well been her."

"Well it wasn't so just be grateful Pete. I can't imagine what was going on when I sent Rose back with you then she came back. Thanks for that by the way, I had never been so scared in my lives as when Rose was heading for the void."

"Thank her mother Alec. She can be very insistent. As soon as we come up with something that will get Rose out of the firing line, we will but Yvonne will be watching closely. She's already got herself a spy in our camp by the name of Steve. He took Rose to the Christmas party last year but that's as far as it went. Don't take it the wrong way, there's been no-one all the time she's been here but she's letting him take her out tonight."

"I see. Well if she knows she's being spied on?"

"Yeah, she'll treat it as a fact finding mission, to see what he's up to and if Yvonne's sent him or not."

"And if she didn't? Is Rose seriously considering going out with him?"

"I can't tell you that Alec but I doubt she'll trust him now. Relax, if things blow over before I have chance to send her to you, I'll insist she takes a break and I'll bring her down myself. The rest is up to you two."

"How do you think she will react, when she sees me?"

"She's seen you on TV. She did quite well, considering."

"I see then. Can you let me have more access to Torchwood's files?"

"I'll try, you're down as police access, I'll see if I can increase it. I'll get Jake onto it. Just keep trying, you'll see a difference if I can get you in. How are Tess and Daisy?"

"Fine, though I think Tess gets a bit stressed when I'm around. She says it's not easy pretending to argue all the time."

"I can imagine," Pete smiled.

"So, is this man the only spy Yvonne has?"

"No, we think there's another, going after Mickey. He had his eye on someone, a new doctor who came from UNIT."