Extraction

11 - Sultana Kamal Bridge

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GASPAR'S RESIDENCE, DHAKA
Jane

I have no idea on how we managed to stand up from that spot. Whenever I close my eyes I see him attacking Tyler and I. I blink, my thoughts moving on Ovi, who had the impulse to shoot him. I didn't blame him. I would've probably done the same.

Either way, Ovi was back in his bed and Tyler and I moved away Gaspar's dead body into a small room in one of the corridors downstairs. Rake covered his body with a blanket and cleared his throat, blinking quickly again.

I sighed and walked out of the small room. I waited for Tyler outside and closed the door after he walked out. He stopped his movements, making me look up at him. I realised he was blinking his tears away. He sniffled and forcefully shut his eyes.

My hand reached to cup his cheek, my thumb brushing the fallen tears away. My other hand cupped the other cheek. My lips pursed at his sadness. His hands moved to grasp my forearms, squeezing them.

"Everything is fucked. All I do is fuck up, Jane.", he murmured, squeezing his eyes shut. His forehead fell to mine as his breath trembled, my own eyes closing.

"That's not true, darling.", I murmured, one of my hands brushing his hair away, the other fell on his shoulder. "You saved the kid. You saved me from Gaspar.", I whispered, my eyes fluttering open as the memory of that man's hands on my neck started becoming visible.

I sighed, gulping. "I know you two were close-"

Tyler shook his head. "He betrayed us. He hurt you. You have bruises, Jane. All I do is fuck up.", my hands moved to his cheeks again. I tilted his head, his eyes opened looking in mine.

"It's not your fault. It's no one's. We couldn't control this. Just like we couldn't have control over this entire situation.", my thumb brushing another one of his tears.

"But we managed to handle it. Together. As a team.", I sighed. "Now we need to call Saju. He can help us get the kid to the chopper. We can save him, Tyler."

"And go home together.", he murmured, making my eyes snap at his. My heart skipped a beat. "We owe that to each other.", Tyler continued, my hands now on his chest, feeling his own heart beat faster.

Tears started forming in my eyes at his words. Moments with Oliver flooded in front of my eyes. We were a family. Now, we were broken. But we could do it. Slowly and painfully. But I was sure we could. We owed it to each other.

I nodded slowly at his words, one of my tears falling down. His thumb surprisingly caught it, brushing it away delicately. "Jane?"

My gaze moved on his. Red eyes, sticky cheeks. "Can I kiss you?", my lips parted at his words. I nodded again, not able to form an adequate sentence.

His hand slowly pressed against my cheek, as if he was testing the waters. His face lowered so that we were on the same level, his eyes fluttered shut and his lips delicately placed on mine.

It was a dream and I couldn't believe that I went years without. His rough hands were so delicate, bringing the most pleasant memories back. And his lips made me fist the collar of his shirt. It was a dream I couldn't get enough of.

When we pulled apart, his forehead met mine, I sigh leaving his lips. "Is it bad that this is all I could think of when I first saw you with the team?", I let out a laugh at his words, nodding slowly.

"Kinda.", he exhaled, laughing. His eyes met mine, making me swear that there was no other shade of blue I preferred. I placed my hands on top of his, my lips forming a small smile. "I missed you.", I murmured, my face moving closer to his.