Oh I how I love this story. And I love it that both Ruth and Harry quote Much Ado. It was a lovely story and would it be to much to ask for an epilogue? :)

'At that moment the door opened, and Nicholas Blake saw Harry Pearce as he'd never seen him before.'

- I'll bet! Brilliant end! D

My goodness, that last paragraph... *melts*

Yay! Love it! D

Ruth helping Harry take a sip of water... Why is it it’s the simple things that get to me most? Love it D

‘It took a minute, but he stirred, opened his eyes and smiled at her, then closed them. Ruth. Ruth! Harry's eyes flew open again with the realisation he wasn't dreaming.’

- Well, I’m not one to speculate, but Harry’s not very nonplussed about the idea of dreaming about Ruth, is he...? P

‘"Reputation for what?" Lucas asked.

"Ah ... Lucas?" Tariq interrupted, nodding his head to indicate an arrival on the grid. Lucas and Ruth turned to see Simon Glen himself surveying the surroundings regally.

"That kind of reputation." Ruth muttered as the three of them walked over to introduce themselves.’

- Oh, I can just picture him right there – love your description!

‘She had reached out and taken hold of his hand again, and he had calmed somewhat.’

- Oh, I love little things like this – they make me grin so much. (Probably a little inappropriately, given the circumstances, but nevertheless brilliant P)

‘Ruth was unsure what she should say, what she could say, so decided to call upon her spook sense, act confident, and wing it.’

- Fabulous!

‘A serious heart attack ... Has he been under a lot of stress? … Yes of course he has!’

- Candidate for understatement of the century right there P

Finally have the time to read (and review D) this.

Love this first chapter!

Harry grasping for her hand, the elephant in the room (so like Ruth to try to comfort him a little), Ruth stroking Harry's forehead (*such* a gorgeous image there) - all wonderful!

Finally got to read the last chapters - loved them and loved the story. :)

I really enjoyed this story, especially all the great Harry and Ruth scenes! i liked the inclusion of London landmarks, too... Thanks for providing me with Spooks-themed entertainment on this miserable, rainy sunday! xx

Finally getting around to reading this, and love this beginning. Will rush on to the rest now! x

Great stuff - I've really enjoyed reading all of this story. Thanks for your frequent updates and lovely writing.

Aw, how could we fail to appreciate a happy ending. Thank you for treating Harry and Ruth as they deserve to be treated (not that I'm suggesting Harry deserves a heart attack, but it's permitted on the basis of hurt/comfort).

This has been a lovely read. Thank you for sharing it!

xx

Lovely ending. I adored Ruth's parting shot to the obnoxious Simon.

Looking forward to reading more from you when you can. :)

xx

Lovely. Thank you so much for writing.