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Devon POV

my back aches and my head throbs. Everything hurts. I feel a million bruises and cuts littering my skin. My wrist is sore and my stomach is tender. I sigh out loud in exhaustion and nadia becomes aware i'm awake again.

she softly whispers

"devon are you awake?"

i whisper back

"no"

she laughs a little and i open my eyes because i wanted to see her smile. I look up at her and her eyes are filled with worry. She looks tired like she hasn't slept.

i move to sit up but i use my sprained wrist and fall back.

"oh here you go"

she supports my back and helps me sit up. Once i'm up she sets up pillows behind me so i can stay sitting up for a little while.

"whew. Thanks."

"sorry what was that?"

she looks at me and i pause. I didn't mutter... she definitely heard me

"uhh... thanks?"

she raises her eyebrows and nods her head.

"what?"

"no no i just figured i might never hear those words leave your mouth again so i might as well take it in while i can"

i groan and shake my head

"ughhh if i had any sort of ability to move right now i would smack you"

she pouts at me pushing out her lip in fake sympathy

"awhhhh but poor baby devon is here being nursed back to health by the person she wants to hit hmmm"

i squint my eyes at her

and she switches as if remembering the situation.

"so how are you feeling?"

i take a deep sigh as i do a mental inventory of my injuries

"like a crazy girls voodoo doll she has for her ex"

she snickers

"i'm serious"

"so am i. But really i'm okay; just in pain. My head is throbbing probably from the sedative and being thrown on the ground. My stomach is tender but it feels better than what it was. Everything else just, aches. My wrist is sore and i think that's it?"

i look to her. Enough of pretending to be fine. She has medical experience and i don't want to die because i was too stubborn to admit i was in pain.

"ok i'm glad you're stomach is doing better. You are right, your head is most likely the result of the drugging and the beating. I want to monitor it though so tell me if it gets worse. I'm sorry about your wrist but unfortunately with broken wrists there's really nothing that can be done. Only time will heal it. I do have some tylenol if you want it?"

i raise one brow and look at her

"tylenol?? you don't have anything stronger?"

she shakes her head

"i'm not a drug pusher devon"

"yea no shit i realize that. I mean do you have tequila? weed? edibles?"

"yea i do. But i'm not telling you where they are because you will not be using substance as a coping method on my watch."

i roll my eyes at her and she hands her over the tylenol bottle. I open it with my unsprained wrist and throw two back.

she condescendingly praises

"awwww good girl"

i lay back down and close my eyes letting my exhaustion take over me.

—————-

Later that night

this time when i wake up my headache isn't as bad.

She helps me sit up and get some food. Nadia assists me to the living room and it's nice to get out of bed. She settles in on the couch beside me while i eat my grilled cheese contently.

We watch the real housewives of somewhere and i just zone out.

She picks up the remote and turns it off turning to me

"okay we gotta talk"

i crinkle my eyebrows

"about what"

she gestures to me being injured

"this. You are going to stay here until we figure out what happened with your last assignment.  We need to figure out what went wrong so i'm going to go to your apartment to grab your files. Make me a list of what you want me to pick up"

"wait how long do you plan on me staying here?"

she looks to me and her eyes hold so much sincerity it raises the tension of the situation

"as long as it takes to make sure you're safe. Taking you to your apartment? They'll find out where you live soon enough and then you'll be dead. Then what am i supposed to do. We're gonna figure out what happened. You get to take a break for a while. No killing. No jobs. Not until you're fully healed. I'm gonna take a few jobs to give us a bit of cash to work with."

woah she really cares

"okay i'll make you a list but be careful. One more thing..."

"yeah?"

"you really care about me... don't you?"

she stops what she's doing and raises her eyes to mine.

"yes i do"

"why"

she looks at me confused

"why?? Devon i don't know why i care so much. But i can tell you one thing. You know what went through my mind before i was even able to feel an ounce of worry when i opened my door?"

i shake me head cautiously

"no?"

"i thought that i was going to kill whoever did that to you in the most painful way imaginable. I would smile as i listen to their screams and begging for help. I would enjoy it. Because whoever did this to you deserves to lose everything."

holy

she wipes a tear away and she pushed her palms to her eyes pushing as if to make the tears go back.

"ugh i don't know why i care so much devon. I check throughout the night to make sure you're still breathing. Before you showed up here i would stay awake all night cause i couldn't stop thinking of you. How your hands felt on my body.... how i couldn't touch myself and not think of you."

"i think of you too"

the words slipped out before i could stop them.

She gets up and leans into my face holding the side of my jaw softly so she could reach in for a kiss. Her lips softly brush mine and i sigh at the contact. She tenderly moves her lips against mine and she plays with the baby hairs at the bottom of my neck with her nails.

I moan into the kiss gently and she pulls away quickly.

"uhm i'm gonna go- text me the list of stuff you want me to get i'll be back later okay see you."

she rushes out the words and grabs her keys quickly leaving

"wait nadia come ba-"

the door slams

hey besties
school is kinda kicking my bootie. This is all y'all get for an update with this story. I am rlly happy with my last chapter tho. Hopefully it's how everyone else envisioned it. I've kept going with my interviews and i'm still trying to find a place that fits what i'm looking for. One of the girls i was talking to asked me out for valentines and then cancelled on me the same day. So yuh. Not vibing. Hope this tickles your wlw itch for a bit