On the run

Chapter 37

The enquiry had been adjourned for a while for refreshments as the brigadier had to stop an argument between Yvonne and Pete when he'd gone on about her last statement.

"I do not let them keep coming here Yvonne," Pete had defended himself. "If they find themselves here through no fault of their own, what do you expect Torchwood to do about it? You know those that can go home do so with encouragement from us and the use of our technology."

"Yes but you do nothing to get those back who don't seem to want to go," Yvonne argued back.

"That's what the cannon project was for Yvonne, for those who said they came from other worlds like ours."

"Well you're not doing much about it from what I heard," Yvonne scoffed back.

"We have to make sure it's viable," Pete told her.

What he wasn't telling was the fact they had stopped working on it until it was established Yvonne wasn't going to be in charge of it and Jake had plans in case she did win. Yvonne was getting dangerous in her dealings with their alien visitors, who knew what she was likely to do?

"I think we all need a break Mr Tyler," the brigadier decided.

Ian got up to get the poor secretary back in and went up to Pete.

"Sorry I can't say too much Pete," Ian told him. "Yvonne seems determined I'm here just to observe but I wanted you to know, I'm resigning if she wins this."

"I understand Ian and thanks for getting The Brigadier in for this, we might stand more of a chance with him."

"Well Yvonne didn't seem too keen to see him here."

Yvonne was at the far end of the room trying to find out if Rose and Hardy had been found.

"No Director, nothing yet," her secretary told her.

"Well let me know if DS Miller decides to return my call."

Ellie had taken Alec's advice and got someone to call Torchwood back to say she was too busy. Alec was right, she shouldn't have let herself get involved with this but she was and she was damned if Yvonne Hartman was going to get her hands on Rose. Rose and Alec were sat in the car, Alec messing with the satnav. Rose put her hand on his.

"Maybe we should just head for Bristol?" she asked.

He looked up from the display. "Maybe? We still have half an hour on the parking, how long is that enquiry going to take?"

"Pete won't give up without a fight Alec, he'll use that clause if he has to, the board know about it even if they never agreed to it."

"Even if it puts your mother and Tony in danger?"

He looked around and saw someone driving around looking for a parking space had stopped to see if they were leaving so he just shook his head and the man drove off, probably cursing, not that Alec actually cared at this present moment. He knew he could get a call at any moment to say which way things had gone.

"He'll make a deal if he has to, that they get kept out of it. We still can't go back though, we can go back to pack then we'll have to move somewhere else."

"Just when I get my job back. Well, I will find something else to do, maybe go into teaching?"

"History or physics?" Rose managed to smile.

"I think I had enough of history, being back in 1913 for three months. I said I had something to tell you."

"You mean about Martha looking after you?"