Someone is always watching

Chapter 40

Friday, patrol time, Nerissa's apartment

After the awkward exchange in Bruce's study that ended with Jason storming out of the manor, Nerissa went back to working on Cassandra's portrait and then left the manor around 6pm. She had no idea what Bruce showed Jason but it was enough for Jason to disappear.

The painting of Jason sleeping in her bed was still on the easel, and now with the pictures she'd taken with his consent, she could finish and perfect it to the last freckle. He had a lot of freckles.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Nerissa ran to her bedroom window, Jason.

"Hey," she let him in, he was in full gear, she hated the stupid red helmet.

"Hey, sorry about earlier," he removed the stupid red helmet.

"No worries, anything I can do to help?"

"Just this," he leaned in and kissed her.

"Mm, I can do better than that," she moved her hands to his belt.

"Not now, I have to go, there's an attack on city hall," he reluctantly pushed her hands away before his lower body got interested in what she was doing.

"Can't they handle it alone?" she kissed him again.

"It's all hands on deck, so no one will be in the east end, I'm here to make sure you lock all your windows and doors and don't leave here tonight," Jason answered between kisses, this was weird, she kept kissing him.

"Stay with me?" Nerissa said before thinking, she should tell him to go help, not keep him here.

"I would if I could, but I'll be here by noon tomorrow, you have to promise to keep everything locked, don't leave the apartment before sunrise, please!"

"Jay," she whispered against his lips.

"Yes princess," he had to leave soon, he was already supposed to be helping, but with Nerissa looking at him this way, he could barely breathe.

"I'll kill you if you die," she kissed him hard. 

"I'm not going to die," he held her face with so much tenderness.

"I mean it," she whispered.

"I'll always come back to you," he kissed her again, "I really need to go."

"Be careful," she walked him to the window and locked her security system and watched him leave.

"Isn't that sweet?" John Constantine said from behind her.

"Fuck you John," Nerissa snarled to hide her surprise.

"That'd be cheating, love," he grinned staring at the painting, "he's a fit bloke, but come on now, we need to leave."

"I can't leave," she covered the painting not wanting John to lust over her boyfriend, "he just told me there was no one in the east end, I leave I'm as good as dead."

"Love, first I'm right here so nothing's going to happen, second I got a lead on our little problem, third lover boy won't know you left, there's a very nasty situation near city hall," John lit a cigarette, "come on."

"Where are we going?"

Meow

"I won't be long," Nerissa promised Thirteen who jumped on the bed to sleep.

"The sewers, don't forget your blade," he opened a portal that led into the study of Jason Blood's house.

"By the way, Jason's not lying to me about anything, I asked."