Come With Me

Chapter Ten: The Aftermath

. . .  WITH NICK . . . .

Two Months Later 

You have to be patient my friend, the authorities are too interested in us . . .  we're getting too much heat over this. Elijah talks down the phone to one of his partners as Nick enters his hidden condo bold as brass. You're making my head hurt, what can I do?  It's then that Nick's presents is finally felt as he makes his way up the steps towards Elijah's home office. 

"You put a hit out on me. . . " His says as he bracingly walks in, a cocky confidence mixed with anger in his tone. 

"A man must cover his tracks. . . " Elijah shrugs. 

"Yeah he does" Nick agrees. 

 "I have ten men outside, Y/N didn't sway some of the loyal ones, Elijah says with an authority that very quickly disappears with Nicks nexts words. 

"You had ten men" Nick walks into the room confidently with speed, his hand in his jacket pocket as if holding a gun "Just you and me now" he says as he walks to a chair, the two men sit down opposite each other. "You know where I just came from?" 

"No. . . " 

"I the hospital, brining the woman I love back home . . . " 

"Ah the sentiment. . . " Elijah rolls her eyes. 

"Your antics help put here there. . . " Nick looks at him square in the eyes. 

"Don't be bitter Nick because you were beaten by a bunch of girls, you should have killed them when you had the chance. . ." 

"Funny, I said that about you to Y/N. . ." Nick clenched his jaw "One reason. . .  give me one reason you keep breathing . . . " but Nick had already made his mind up. 

"I'll give you a hundred million reasons if you come work for me?" 

"I'm good" Nick stands taking his gun out of his waistband around his back and shooting Elijah several times before leaving. A job done. 

. . . . END OF NICK POV. . . .

"What are you doing!? You're meant to be resting. . . " Nick walks into the kitchen at speed as he sees you making a coffee (or tea). 

"I am, but I can manage a cup of tea. . ." you laugh, Nick hesitating beside you "I'm fine" you look up cupping his face. "Did you do it?" You tilt your head sliding your hands around his neck stepping closer, he instinctively puts his arms around your waist. 

"Do what. . . ?" He adds, playing dumb. 

"For a super spin you're awful at lying" you raise an amused brow. 

"Don't know what you mean. . ." 

"Did you enjoy blowing Elijah's brains out?" You ask very evenly. 

"It was necessary. . . " he replies knowing you could see right through him. 

"Thank you. . . " you kiss his cheek "it was a loose end that would have caught up with me eventually" you smile. "Speaking of. . . " You sigh. 

"Still no word?" 

"No, not from any of them. . . " 

"I still can't believe you're still offering them a way out of this, they shot you! For doing the right thing!!" 

"Actually they shot you for being a deceitful bastard" you say cheekily.