Back At Their Side (completed)

Part Twenty One - Going Home

POV Matt
We go back into Tara's room and look down at our sleeping love.
"Chances are that Brian heard every words of what we just said" I comment.
"I know but maybe it's a good thing, we have the upper hand, resources, security and a lot of people who owe us favours and I'll call them all in to protect our future with her"
"Okay so what's next"
"We need Ian and Nick for what I'm going to suggest, so do we bring them down here or take her back to Oxford"
"Oxford, now they know where we are, it would be better to be somewhere they have never had access to, will she be up to the journey"
"I'm sure the doctor can give her something to keep her comfortable for a couple of hours"
"Do you want to tell me what you are thinking" I ask him smiling at the look on his face.
"I'm going to leak our original wedding information and then we are going to have a blessing.... all three of us"
My heart jumps "you sure, you know how much I want this but it will stir up a lot of people"
"We need to show everyone she is ours and we will protect her from any negativity and it will show her we are not embarrassed by our relationship, we are proud she is ours"
"Hell yes then, when" I agree.
"As soon as we can get it organised and Tara is well enough"

I low moan from the bed stops our conversation and we move towards Tara, she reaches out for the water but Philip gets there first and holds it for her while she takes small sips.
"Hey baby" I say taking her hand. She squeezes it gently in response while taking another sip before pulling back.
Philips hand cups her cheek and he leans down to gently kiss her forehead.
"My love, I have to go and make some calls but Matt is staying with you, be good" he looks at me and winks before leaving the room.
I know he's going to organise Ian and Nick to get started and will update Joe on our move back to Oxford tonight.
She looks towards the door worried.
"Tara, he will be alright, he's not going far and security is out there as well" I explain to her.
She nods looking relieved.
"Do you need anything baby, bathroom, water?"
She shakes her head then i watch as her expression changes and she blushes, she wants something but is embarrassed.
"What do you want baby" I coax
She peeps up at me, her blush deepening as my hand moves to push her hair back from her face. She leans into my touch , aha that's what she wants.
"do you want me to hold you baby?"
Her face is almost scarlet now, but she nods.
I reach for a blanket folded at the bottom of the bed and helping her sit up I wrap it round her body carefully avoiding her drip before lifting her into my arms, "put your arms around me neck baby, I need to bring your medicine with us" I tell her and she does. I smile as I move carefully over to the couches and sit down with her in my lap, her drip on its rolling stand to the side.
"Are you comfortable" I ask her and she sighs and relaxes against me, she nods.
We sit in silence for a while as I gently stroke her hair before she whispers "who"
I know what she's asking and debate telling her but she has a right to know.
"Tim our housekeeper at the farmhouse, he added rat poison to the juice you drank, he had been talking to Caroline and Janet"
I feel her tense up at the mention of Caroline but her whole body is rigid when I say Janet's name.
"Jan..." she starts to gasp her voice cutting off
"Hush baby, please don't try to talk" I reach for the water on the table and help her take a sip.
She twists in my lap to look at me, questions in her eyes and her tense body shaking slightly.
"Tara, relax" I command, waiting for her body to do as instructed before I continue.
"We have people watching all of them, they will not get anywhere near you and Phil and I are not going to leave you alone, please trust us"
She nods.
"Tonight we are going home, home to Oxford where we can look after you better" I tell her smiling down at her.
She settles back into my lap "rest now baby. Let your medication do its work so we can get you out of here" I tell her wrapping my arms tighter around her.

POV Philip
Having instructed Ian and Nick with what we wanted, I found Joe and told him we planned to return to Oxford tonight.
"Sir, what do you want me to do with Tim"
I frowned I had forgotten about him, I wanted to deal with him myself but didn't want to be too far away from Tara, he was going to be lucky, both Matt and I would have beaten him for what he did . "I want a recorded confession of what he did, I want to know who he spoke to and what was said, then get him out, I don't care where he goes but if I see or hear from him again, I won't be so lenient"
"Yes sir, I will deal with it"
"And Joe, if you need to persuade him to talk, don't go easy"
Joe nods getting the implication of my words "with pleasure sir"

I return to the room to find Tara in Matts arms on the sofa asleep.
"All set" he asks me.
"Yes, Joe is getting Tims confession, Nick and Ian will join us in Oxford tomorrow."
"Good, any other news?"
"No, not yet, but that's a good thing, let them try to plan, it just gives us time to get her home and settled"

The rest of the morning is spent chatting until Tara's and our lunches arrive, we help her to the bathroom, ignoring her heated cheeks as she relieves herself, then helping her back into her bed so she can eat her lunch.
She looks between her bowl of soup and our lunches and pouts making us laugh, which of course makes her pout more.
"Sorry my love but your throat needs to recover more before you can eat solid food" I tell her.
She picks up the spoon and grimaces as she tastes the soup but continues to eat.
As she finishes the doctor arrives to check her, she is more comfortable moving now so is able to nod and shake her head in response to his questions, he checks her throat and is satisfied it's starting to heal and instructs us that she can get up and move around the room if she feels comfortable but needs to stay on the drip and not overdo it.
We assure him we will be watching over her and he leaves promising to return to check her later ready for her discharge.
The afternoon we focus on Tara, both receiving updates from The teams but nothing that takes us away from her. Phil plays a couple of games chess with her as she sits against me, waiting for the doctor to release her.
When he comes back, Tara fidgets as he checks her over again before agreeing to discharge her, the nurse removes her drip, gives her an anti sickness pill to help her travel and then leaves to pick up a prescription for us to take with us.
Phil helps Tara to the bathroom and I call Joe to arrange a car just as he knocks on the door holding out a bag "sir, I collected some clothes for Lady Hamilton, I thought she may find it more comfortable to travel in these"
"Thank you Joe" I take the bag from him "we will be ready in about 30 minutes" I tell him and me moves back outside.
Phil guides Tara back to the bed as I put the bag down on it "do you want to get dressed baby" I ask her.
She nods reaching for the bag, but I catch her hand "we will help you" I tell her moving to stand behind her and untie the hospital gown.
She looks nervously at the door until Philip blocks he gaze, tilting her head up with a finger under her chin "no one will come in my love, don't worry" he tells her.
She nods and blushes as I push the gown off her body and it pools at her feet.
We both look down at her body, Phil's hand coming up to trace the contour of her collar bone and then down to her chest, she shivers and I wrap my hands gently round her waist dropping my head into the crook of her neck and kissing her gently.
Her nipples peak and she releases a low moan.
Phil and I exchange a glance and smile "soon" we promise her before opening the bag and pulling out some clothes helping her to dress. Smiling at her dazed look.
The nurse knocked as we finished dressing her and comes in with a wheelchair "Mr Jones has cleared the rear lift and emergency exit for you and your car is waiting there" she tells us handing over a bag with Tara's medication in before helping Tara into the chair and pushing her out, Joe leading the way.
John is waiting in the car, engine running and we help Tara in and get her settled, someone had put both pillows and a blanket in and we carefully wrapped Tara in the blanket and placed a pillow for her to lean on, as she yawns, the doctor had warned us the anti sickness medication would make her drowsy and this would make the journey home easier for her.
Tara slept for the whole journey and when we reached the house Phil carefully lifted her and carried her in, taking her up to the room we had had decorated for us all to share.
Joe and two other team members had followed in their car waiting now for instructions.
"We will see you in the morning Joe for a briefing, Ian and Nick will be here as well tomorrow"
"Good night sir, we have a small patrol on duty tonight but unless something urgent comes up, I will see you first thing"
I head into the house, locking the door behind me and moving up the staircase towards our room.
Phil was in the process of changing Tara when I got there, her beautiful body laid out on our bed. I quickly stripped to my boxers and moved to settle in on her left groaning as her nightgown covered her body
"Behave" Phil chuckled stripping off his clothes and moving in to her right. Sandwiching her between us.
"I am but I look at her and I'm struggling not to bury myself in her"
"I know but she's not ready yet, soon"
I laugh "very soon"