Empire 3

Hurt

"Hi Zane" as she walked around the corner.
"What are you doing here?"
"Been looking for you" as she smirked.
"How did you find me?"
"People in high places... oh wait that's me" as she giggled looking into his eyes.

"Such a shame, I tried to warn you. What's it like to be on the run?"
"You going to turn me in?" as she shook her head.
"No I like watching your life like this" as he glared at her.
"You got what you wanted" as she shook her head.

"You see... that's the thing. He comes and goes doing lord knows what making sure his past doesn't come back at me" as she thought to herself shaking her finger at him "running isn't smart" as his foot went back into place.
"So instead you go looking for his past" 
"Don't underestimate me again" as she looked around and smirked looking him up and down, he wasn't the same person she had met before. He was unkempt and messy, his hair wasn't done and there was nothing worrying about him except how on edge he seemed to be. 
"Delaney look I am sorry it wasn't meant for you"
"See that is where we have a problem.. I have to decide if I let you go and potentially you hurting him or I well.."
"I will turn myself in, I can't hurt anyone behind bars" she had heard the worry in his voice. 
"That is too good for you, you really took something away from me"
"Took something?"
"Yeah my future, him... an heir" as he gasped at her she glared at him before turning to walk away.
"I will do whatever you want!" she smiled to herself continuing to walk away as her hand raise to gesture back.
"You can relax, I will be in touch" as she could see him in the corner of her eye fidgeting when she turned the corner. 

She walked quietly and unnoticed ducking her head to look at the pavement.

"Taimes!" as he looked at her with worry.
"You shouldn't be here"
"Is that a command?"
"Delaney, not a time for jokes. If Yoongi finds out I will be in trouble"
"Who does he answer to?" as he looked to her "I am fine so unless you are going to physically remove me which I am sure he will be unhappy about, you don't have much of a choice" as she giggled.
"Fine sit and talk, no work" as she pouted.
"I am bored. People are walking on eggshells, I am not a doll!" as she sighed, Taimes laugh had always been sort of rough with a low rumble. It didn't match how he looked.

"So what have you been doing?"
"You know hospital mandated rest, going crazy.. the usual" as he chuckled "how has it been here, I missed this" a question that wasn't a question that highlighted who she was, a commend or a demand that she seemed to have flinched at and Taimes had noticed. 
"The same, good to have Yoongi back though" she smiled.
"He come often?"
"Yeah most nights for a chat and some food" as she tilted her head.
"So you know the game plan then" as he stopped slicing and looked up at her and she smiled.
"Devilish aren't you" as she shrugged.

"How have you been? I am sorry for all the fuss" 
"We have been good and the fussed has been good for business" as she smiled at him "have you eaten?" as she nodded, she watched his phone light up a few times as she looked around. The kitchen hadn't changed as she sat on the chair as Jonah came in the get the food smiling at her, she could see the sympathy in his eyes as she nodded to him. 

"Your ride is here" as she looked puzzled at him.
"Taimes?" as the familiar voice hit her.
"Whose the devil now" as she eyed him.
"We are in here" as she stood face to face with him.

"Traitor" she whispered under her breathe. 
"I have known him longer and I also know you, why did Kase check up on you before?" as her eyes widened.
"She told you" as she gasped. 
"No but your reaction says otherwise" as she covered her mouth with her hands "Delaney what kinda predator is scariest?" as she flinched.
"The ones you don't see coming or are hidden in plain sight" as Yoongi smiled.

"That's my girl" as Taimes shook his head.
"Zane came to me telling me he was the prey" as they both looked at her "right as she came that night Zane had arrived merely seconds after and I was worried he had seen her but now it makes sense that she was the one who sought him out first and he followed her here."

"You are here to check up on me, it's said he was around the neighbourhood today" as Yoongi eyed her before looking back to Taimes.
"Did you know?" she looked up at him. If he knew he was going to be mad but if she lied there would be no coming back and she didn't want that for them as she nodded.

"Delaney seriously!"
"He wasn't even out to get me!" as he turned to face her. 
"How do you know that?"
"Cause I saw him, I talked to him. He was there for you" as her tears welled up slowly looking at him.
"He recognised me from when I was with you" as she looked at them.
"He didn't say anything?"
"I think he had a lot to think about then"
"He knew who you were?" as she nodded.
"But I know he wasn't there for me, he only found out that day" as she looked to Yoongi.

"You told me not to move" as she nodded.
"I'm sorry" as he pulled her into him, wrapping his arms around her before pulling away sighing, looking into her eyes.
"It makes you sad" Taimes looked to him but she couldn't pull away from him as her hand fisted his shirt and he looked into her eyes. She could see the mix of emotions in his but Taimes could see the sadness in hers. 

"Lets go!" she could tell he was mad mostly but she knew he wouldn't let this go now "I will pick you up" as she pouted and glared at Taimes as he held his hands up. 
"Come on, I haven't been out in over a month and I am all healed" as he ducked down scooping her up over his shoulder.

She had hit him on the back but he didn't flinch as Taimes chuckled.
"Yoongi put me down" as he walked towards the car that had been parked in the back alley.
"This isn't over" as Taimes waved smiling to them.
"Next time Delaney and bring him with you" as he placed her in the car.
"The next time he won't save you" as he chuckled waving to them as Yoongi walked around to the driver's side.

"Stop pouting" as she looked right ahead not replying "you wont talk to me?" her eyes narrowed on the road.

"Fine I will talk. How did you know it wasn't for you? He knew who you were"
"Because he knew who I was  was... he knew you would come back for me" as she looked at him, his hand reaching over to hold hers. He squeezed it lightly.
"You keeping tabs on him?" as she looked to him hesitating before she nodded  "you did when I left?" as she looked ahead now. Perhaps now wasn't the time. 

"You really don't want to talk to me?" she shook her head looking forward again as he chuckled opening up the palm of her hand and intertwining his fingers into hers.

"Did you know when you came to me at the podium?" she looked to him "you promised me honesty after you got better" as he reminded her of the worry she had caused him. 

Just a few days in, she worried and waited for him. She wanted to know where he was and how he was doing till she forgot her meds. Seeing him for a brief moment after a week had sent her into a tail spin as she got dizzy and fainted, she had remembered the moment she blacked out and it had been the same. The feeling had reminded her of her worry when it came to him, he was always the last thing she saw. 

"Delaney?" as she snapped out of it.
"I didn't know who it was, he only seemed familiar and I couldn't see his face but I knew it wasn't for me" as she looked to him putting the key in the door.
"You never do that again" as she shook her head "Delaney you promised me you won't  do that again"
"I not sorry I can't promise that" as she looked to him. 
"Then marry me and promise me a lifetime" as she looked into his eyes. 
"This promise won't keep me from spending a lifetime without you if I have to make a choice" as he sighed. 
"Who said I wouldn't be far behind you?" she looked down at the ground trying to hide the worry she had spent weeks trying to hide as she spun around to open the door, refusing to look at him now. 

"I wont be here just to be alone again" as his arms wrapped around her stomach pulling her back into him as she relaxed. 
"I wont leave if you promise me you won't do that again, next time we will find another way" as she closed the door behind him and thought about the implications of those words. Another way. Was there another way to stop a bullet. 

He spun her around, bracing her against the door as her hands clutched onto his shirt. He ran his fingers down her arm intertwining into her fingers holding her hands, he slid them above her head as his lips pressed greedily to hers, she melted into him as she felt her back press against the door.

"We should go to sleep" as she gasped. 
"Are you punishing me for not telling you?" as he looked into her eyes. 
"If I was going to do that, I would at least get some answers out of you" as she felt the flush of her cheeks. Watching him chuckle she cupped her face trying to hide it as his lips pressed to hers gently now "you are tired, you may be healed but your body still needs to rest" as she eyed him now pursing her lips.