Martin listened to her tell the story, his face reacting appropriately to the interesting highlights of the story. “Quite the dramatic woman.” He observed.

“Well,” he concluded after getting a much better picture of Joan’s ties with Sherlock and their history. “You are quite easy to become obsessed with.” He held her close, smiling as he made some light of the dark story.

He couldn’t share who he worked for or if this all sounded too familiar. None the less Martin Whitly was never one to be doped. He was always in control of his situations and had something else in his back pocket because it was truly always best to have a plan.

“Is this to say she’s still looking for you?”