On the run

Chapter 33

Ellie was trying to think of an excuse to go out and warn Alec, thinking it would be better if she told him in person that Olly had been approached by Torchwood. Then she thought to hell with it, she was in charge when he was absent and he never needed an excuse either before or after he'd met Rose Tyler.

"Frank, I'm going to follow up on something, call me if you need me."

"Right Ellie, I mean Ma'am," he corrected himself, half grinning.

Ellie decided to let it slide as she picked up her jacket and put her shoulder bag over her head. Back at the caravan, Alec was trying to keep Rose calm.

"Right, this is what we will do. We pack a bag, enough for two days and leave everything else here. For one thing, Yvonne may be out tomorrow and there will be no longer any need to hide. Secondly, if she's not out, we can sneak back or get Miller to collect our things, I will call her and give her the key if we are not able to come back."

"Pete will send Jake or Mickey down, don't get Ellie involved, she has her kids to think about," Rose pleaded with him.

"We will see. Right, I will pull all the other curtains across, you go pick out what you need and Rose, we are not giving in, I am just going to keep you safe," he assured her, holding her tightly.

"Yeah, I know Alec. Go get a bag from the spare room then or do we need two?"

"Best with two, it looks more authentic when we check in somewhere. We will head over to Devon, somewhere on the coast, somewhere small."

"Whatever you think, I'll get started in the bathroom. Want your shaving kit?" Rose managed to smile, putting her chin on his shoulder that reminded her of when they'd got stuck on the sanctuary base.

"Hey, we are not going to get separated, we just got started love. I have something else to tell you but it can wait for now, something that happened after you left."

"You're not gonna tell me you accidentally got married or something?" Rose tried to joke.

"Not that I know of love. I can't talk for the other me since I left."

Rose went about getting enough clothing for the two of them while Alec got the holdalls and began putting the items from the bathroom in a small zipped bag. Alec was about to take one bag out to the car when there was a knock on the door.

"They can't have got here already can they?" Rose panicked from the bedroom.

"I doubt it." He peered through the window and saw it was Ellie. "It's okay, it's just Miller."

He unlocked the door to find Ellie with a stern look on her face.

"I have something to tell you, can I come in?" Ellie asked him.

He moved back and she entered the caravan.

"What's with the curtains Hardy? You and Rose been busy?"

"None of your business Miller," Alec told her, being used to taking that tone with her that he knew he had to stop.

Rose called out, bringing the other holdall out awkwardly. "Oh hello Ellie, why are you here?"

"Olly got a call from the new director of Torchwood. She asked if he knew where you were."

"So, Yvonne was smart enough to call the newspaper then? We know Miller, someone is on their way here, that is why we are leaving."

"What do you want me to tell the chief?"

"Just something came up, I'll be back in a few days, hopefully. You could always say I went back too soon?"