Jason Statham Imagines

Threats (The Mechanic)

Word Count: 1086

Arthur Bishop and I are partners and we have been for years. We've gotten to know each other very well over these years. We complete the jobs together and get payed by our contractors. We share the preparation tasks including the method of murder, the escape plan and the target's movement and routines. Then we go out on the mission together, complete it and escape successfully.

Our last mission was to kill Harry McKenna and it was difficult for us both since we knew him so well. Especially Arthur. But we got it done and then attended his funeral. Days later, for some stupid reason Arthur decides to train McKenna's son, Steve to be a mechanic. "Are you kidding? This is nuts Arthur" I say to him. "This is not nuts" he replies calmly. "Arthur, we killed his father and now you're helping to train him. You're training him how to kill" I explain. "Would you relax. No one is better than us. He's not gonna find out what we did, there's nothing linking us to Harry's murder" he explains as he walks towards me and squeezes my shoulders in assurance. I sigh, "Ok fine" I say reluctantly.

I hear a whistle as I enter the living room and I roll my eyes, knowing it's Steve. I turn around and give him an unimpressed look. He grins at me and then walks towards me. I stare at him blankly, waiting for him to try something so that I can hit him. "You're gorgeous" he flirts terribly with me. He reaches a hand out to touch my cheek. I take a step back and say "Don't touch me" plainly before stepping around him. Arthur chuckling from the sofa as I walk towards him to sit down when Steve grabs my arm and spins me around. He grabs my face to kiss me but I grab his hands before punching him in the face. He groans at the impact and I bring my knee up to his crotch. He collapses to the floor and groans in more pain. "I said, don't touch me" I say a little more frustrated.

I sit beside Arthur while Steve continues to roll and groan on the floor. "I warned you Steve" Arthur says with a chuckle and I assume he warned Steve when I wasn't around. "And so did I" I add as I relax against the back of the sofa. "Fuck you!" he yells at me. "You were warned" I reply calmly. "I'm gonna fucking kill you" he yells at me again. Before I am able to respond, Arthur has stood from his seat and has lifted Steve off the ground by his shirt. "You are not going to kill her! You aren't gonna lay a hand on her!" he says threateningly. Steve remains silent and Arthur drops him to the floor and leaves the room. I sit a little stunned but remain calm and unbothered.

Later that evening I work at the dining room table on our next mission when Arthur walks in. "How long have you been working on that?" he asks me. "A couple hours" I reply simply. "You're allowed to take breaks. You know I can take some of the jobs" he says to me as he passes me a bottle of water from the fridge. I thank him as I take it from his hands. "And I know you can do some of it but we split them evenly and I want to do my part. It's my mission too" I explain to him. "I know that but sometimes certain preparations are harder work than others. We don't know until we start so if you have too much just let me know" he explains to me and stands beside me, looking at the sheets of paper and laptop spread out in front of me. "Thank you Arthur but I'm ok. I'll let you know if I need any help" I answer him with a grateful smile.

He stands beside me and reads the documents that I had spread out while I continued to hunt for more information. I rub my eyes as a I relax back into the chair and involuntarily let out a yawn. "Come on. Take a break" Arthur says and steps aside for me to get up. "No, I'm ok" I reply as I grab my pen again and go back to writing. "I don't want you over working yourself" Arthur explains while resting a hand on my arm assuringly. "I care about you" he adds a little quieter. I look up at him to see him already looking down at me. He offers me a hand and I take it before pushing my chair out. He keeps a hold of my hand as I stand and before I can do anything he crashes his lips to mine. I stand shocked as he brings his hands to my waist and pulls me towards him. I start kissing him back and wrap my arms around his neck. It was passionate but gentle.

We slowly pull apart and I say "I care about you too". He smiles down at me as he steps a little closer to me. I smile back at him before kissing him again, cupping his face in my hands. He pulls me into him until our bodies are up against each other, leaving no space between us. We stand with our arms wrapped around each other when we pull apart again. "It was entertaining watching you threaten Steve today" I chuckle. "Well he needed to know he wasn't gonna touch you" he replies with a chuckle and I smile. "Now it makes more sense why you were so quick to threaten him" I add with a smile. "Sorry. He threatened you and I couldn't stay quiet" he explains with a grin. "That's ok. Thank you" I answer, giving him a small kiss to the lips. "And how about, from now on we do the planning together?" he suggests. "Sure, I've done most of this but-" I start but he interrupts me. "No, you're taking a break" he says as he lifts me up and over his shoulder. I laugh at him as he walks upstairs with me over his shoulder. "Ok, I'll take a break. You can put me down" I laugh and he just replies with "I'm not putting you down" and I smile at him. Who would've known he felt the same way about me as I did him.