On the run

Chapter 28

"Rose, are you still there love?" Alec asked her worriedly.

"What? Yeah, sorry, I didn't mean to scare ya. I don't know Alec, he'd put my mum in danger as well if he did."

"Then he has somewhat of a dilemma then? Let's hope he does not have to implement it? I'm going to leave early, where are you?"

"Looking at your old chalet. You should have stayed there."

"Rose, sweetheart, it was not very big on the inside, there was barely room for my things let alone yours. We should stay where we are but Pete wants us to get out of town."

"Where to? I've only just got here, are you gonna say we broke up again?"

"No love, he meant both of us. He thinks Cardiff is a good place, because he now has two allies there."

"Gwen and Tosh? I suppose he has that advantage since he got them both back there. Shall I wait here for you?"

"Give me half an hour, I will claim it was too much for my first day back. Miller has been staring at me all morning to make sure I don't collapse on her."

Rose had to smile. "She's responsible for you Alec."

"Yes, well she is going too far with it for my liking. Do you know how difficult this is for me, still playing the part of the grumpy detective?"

"Aw, poor babe, maybe you should just give in and be nice to everyone?"

"That would make everyone suspicious of me, even if my girlfriend has just come back to me. I will see you soon and Rose, just be careful who you talk to, I think I may have inadvertently caused Yvonne to get more information."

"How do a mean?" Rose asked, looking around to make sure no-one was taking any notice of her.

"I will tell you when I see you. I love you darlin'."

"I love you too Alec, I wish all this was over."

"It may well be if Pete can now convince the board Yvonne has gone too far, he is laying some traps for her but he says it takes time."

"Yeah, they had to be sure she'd take the bait before putting everything in place I suppose?"

"Well we will just have to wait, she will trip herself up now she has free reign."

Rose turned around from looking at the birds on the river and thought she saw Olly across the road but he was walking away. Had he been watching her? No, he couldn't have been, she'd been facing the river for at least twenty minutes, wondering what it had been like for Alec living there on his own with no-one to care about him.

Why had he chosen to live there if it reminded him of finding the young girl in the river? So many things had been going through her mind that morning, finding out who he really was and why he'd been kept away from her. She would have called Pete but he had enough on his plate with Yvonne going after him, that could wait until this was over but how long would it take?

Jake had finally got to talk to Gwen.

"What do you want Jake? I thought I was through with Torchwood London?"

"Miss me that much Gwen? I take it you are back at work then?"

"I just started back this morning. So is Pete Tyler collecting a debt?"

"What makes you think that?" Jake laughed.

"Come on Jake, I know he didn't get me back here for nothing, he wanted something in return and since I made it clear to Rose I wasn't coming back to his side, what does he want?"