All for nothing

15

Violet left in a stubborn state of panic. Building throughout her time with Sean. Never quite settling.

She knew how idiotic it must have looked to refuse a doctor but she only really needed the supplies- she'd have to stock up soon. The though of a doctors hands on her sent Violet's skin crawling. Slimy, greasy, wrinkly fingers flashed through her mind.

Obviously, he wasn't him, but the thought of a doctor- one she didn't know- sent her mind reeling. Into dark shadowed places she never wanted to revisit.

By the time she'd sped home, even with the remaining poison gone from her system, she was sluggish. Slowly walking up her steps and into her house.

Everything was the same, the usual eerie silence greeting her as she opened her front door. Violet went through her list tiredly, lock the door, skin care, change, bed.

She'd usually take a shower after a mission, her way of cleansing herself from her issues, but everything seemed long and she couldn't bring herself to.

She rolled over in the oversized bed, feeling empty space to her right. Tucked under the large silk duvet.

The woman woke up to a thin strip of light streaming through the gap in her curtains. The discomfort in her shoulder reminded her of her poor self-treatment last night and she knew she would have to see Dr. Roberts.

She wore loose black trousers and a red bralette with a sheer black turtleneck over. A chunky belt lay around her waist, an accessory amongst her usual, hands clad with gold rings and a dainty chain around her neck.

After much contemplation, she decided she'd take a car to Phil's house. The young woman felt as though she was a burden for doing so, today was his day off. A rare occasion to say the least. But he said he was there for her.

Throughout the drive, she observed the people around her. The kids in the park, begging parents for ice cream, the couples, the runners, the elderly, somehow they all fit.

She already knew that Phil was most likely expecting her with minimal contact from her end last night.

Violet took a breathe to calm herself before opening her door and getting out. Again, the slight ache in her shoulder made her pause.

There were two other cars by his house, Phil's usual car and another. A matte black Mercedes benz sat neatly. The car itself was clean, not a scratch nor any noticeable dirt.

She braved herself anyway and walked towards his door. Ready to knock when it suddenly opened. A man, a few years older than her stood with a poorly kept mask, thinly veiling his shock at Violet's entrance.

The pair stared at eachother awkwardly, violet discreetly observing the man. He had his hair gelled, not one out of place, steel grey eyes portrayed his shock although his face was blank of any emotion. He seemed stiff. Too formal.

A cough bought her out of her reverie, Phil standing behind the man. He gave him a nudge, looking pointedly towards his adopted daughter figure. "Mr. Blackbourne, and you?" the man gritted out.

"hello, Mr. Backbone. I'm Violet" she smiled sweetly although a trace of venom could be heard laced in her words.

His formalities were boring.

"Owen, give the poor girl your actual name, for goodness sakes boy. And to think, you practise your manners."

Although the man looked bored, she could see the slight irritation etched into his face. A twitch of his jaw and the slower than usual blink.

The woman nodded in a faux innocent manner, taunting him as he watched on in mild disbelief. She had began animatedly talking to Phil.

"I needed your help real quick, just to check in after.. yesterday" she said the last hesitantly, glancing at Mr. Blackbourne nervously.

"actually, I still need to talk to Dr. Roberts if that's okay" he spoke stiffly. In a less questioning tone, demanding.

Sick of male alpha behaviour, she nodded and gestured to the kitchen before going to make herself breakfast.

Ten minutes had passed and the conversation had grew louder,
"no, Dr. Roberts. I'm not going to send my team members with someone I can't guarantee will focus on their safety. They are the priority."

The man, Owen, had been near yelling. She sat awkwardly with her toast and bacon. Was he talking about her?

"Mr blackbourne, I trust her. And unless I have an objection from North or Brandon themselves then I will not be discussing terminating this mission."

Whist she felt bad for technically eavesdropping, they were loud so it really wasn't her fault. Yeah. Not eavesdropping.

Eventually, a bored looking Owen walked into the room, nodding towards her once before going to leave.

" hey, Owen. I know who North is going with, they can be trusted. Don't worry too much"

He raised a single eyebrow, looking way more attractive than should be allowed for such a simple gesture and nodded once suspiciously. On his way out he peaked his head from behind the door, "Miss Violet, it's not nice to spy on others". There was no bite behind his words.

She stood for a second before remembering why she was even here and rushing towards the room Phil was bound to be in. "Hey Phil, I just wanted to tell you about last night. I got caught up with my target, totally different from the description. I only knew it was him from his face but he was way larger, the toxins didn't work well enough. I ended up stabbing the dude and leaving toxins, they would be gone by now so it will just look like a mugging to the police."

He looked her up and down, checking for noticeable injuries, relaxing when he saw none except from the average bruises.

" I'll also need some more medical supplies at mine Phil, I'm running low." she spoke sheepishly. The last time she forging to get more, she had arrived at his house at 3 in the morning. Bleeding on his doorstep.

Their conversation came to a slow end, both of them had things to do." Bye Phil, I'll see you soon. "

" Bye Violet, stay safe!" with a wave she left jogging out to her car.

A/n: hi, sorry for the long wait on updates, every things feels a bit much at the moment but it's okay.

I'm going to eventually edit all of the chapters- I hate the way I've done any dialogue and from now on will be changing that. Also I really want to reformat them a bit, make them all pretty.

Stay safe loves x