Jaded heart

normal day at the office

Donte pov

Finishing my lunch in the cafeteria I decide to head over to the training ground trying to come up with another training exercise for myself and my guys, it feels like forever since I have had a high difficult training session, since the rescue its been nothing but easy as I never know when we are going to get called out. I don't intend to push my guys to the breaking point I want enough room for them to rest and reset, I don't need the last mission to be in our rear view mirrors on our next mission wondering if we did something wrong, we need that reset button from time to time. Reaching the field I have already spotted a figure on the circuit and I know its not one of my men but as I get closer I spot Gabriella jumping over one of the hurdles, its a lot of work to come back to after being side lined but as I watch on I notice she running though the circuit smoothly but as I finish that thought I watch Gabriella go down hitting the ground a little harder then any of us would have liked. Walking over to her I watch closely for any signs of movement but she just lays there looks like catching her breath but as I'm walking over I have to love her determination as I would have eased myself in not thrown myself at it.

"You good shorty? That was a hard hit you just took" I ask because if I took a hit like that I wouldn't have got up either, if someone was watching I would have walked it off but the smile on her face says everything, the cheeky grin I have become to look forward to seeing when I see her. Even when she got shot on that mission you could never take the smile away from her, everything she does Gabriella does it with a smile.

"Yes, the floor looked lonely so I thought maybe I'll give it a hug" containing my laugh was something as Gabriella definitely has a way with words when she speaks, smiling towards myself I lend out my hand watching as Gabriella takes it and helps herself up. When she's on her feet I don't realise how close both our faces are too each other, I bite my lip as I look down at her lips remembering the last time I actually kissed them. I remember my hand tangled in her hair as I deepened the kissed needing everything that she was giving, even though our lips haven't touched in a while I find myself missing them as I recall the memory. Neither of us have moved as I look into her eyes wondering if she's remembering the moment like I am, I want to kiss her again and work my way though her but as I close my eyes briefly I sense a movement. 

When I open my eyes I see Gabriella walking off and trying again on the circuit, I'm left wondering whats running around in her mind as she makes sure to swing her hips as she walks away wearing her training gear. I didn't think women could pull the uniform off until I saw Laura in it but honestly I wanted something with her but more we spend time together she came like a little sister that I find myself getting her out of trouble a couple of times. She's actually the one who told me to pursue it with Gabriella when she saw her, Laura decided I needed someone who could hold her own and at that moment everyone knew who Gabriella was, she was a fighter. When I introduce myself to Gabriella she already knew who I was and was curious as why I was talking to her, she actually was the one who told me if anything happened it be just a fling, I wanted more but I haven't pushed it with her.

Watching Gabriella train on the circuit a couple more times I want to stand in and tell her thats enough as I have lost count how many times she has hit the ground and not comfortable either, I swear I saw her land on her arse then nearly kiss the floor and if I would have asked if she was ok, I know she give me back a smart arse comment how the floor wants a kiss and not a hug this time. However I refuse to be the one who walks away and lets her gets injured instead I am joining in while encouraging her a little more, I have accidentally read her file that she has no family and her only friend is deployed, I know it cant be easy being on her own but so far she has made it work. The file also included who her father was and it made me understand her a little better why she's pushing herself and why she has no problem being deployed, she has revenge written on her face for her father and his platoon death. Everyone knows she jumped into the army the same day she was told of her father platoon death and it has be curious how no one has pull her away and asked her why she's here chasing death herself. I have to admit its one of the reason why I'm interested in her as she has this determination written on her face but I do feel for her as she has lost everyone. 

You have no fear when you have no one left to break your heart. 

"One more then we call it a day Gabriella" I say knowing full well I have to drag her off the circuit in a minute if she doesn't walk away, nothing has beaten Gabriella in her life so I know she isn't letting today beat her, I'm not even sure if she should be working this hard after coming back from being shot at but Gabriella is a stubborn bastard so my opinion isn't consider.

Throwing my hands up in joy I finally feel relief that she has finished the circuit without throwing herself on the floor again, every time I saw her fall I felt my own body cring as she hit the floor but not this time. Passing Gabriella a bottle of water I make sure we walk back to the changing room needing her to get an ice bath or something to ice her body as she be definitely having bruises covering her body tomorrow and if anyone who didn't know her would think she was abused. Gabriella is walking a couple steps in front of me now as I watch her from behind which sounds wrong now as I think about it but the view is so much better then walking along side her, but once she's in the building I disappearing into the opposite building needing to completed the paperwork still as I keep pushing it off but unfortunately I cant push it off any longer now.