Adler Russell x Reader - CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS COLD WAR - "Our secret scars"

Yamantau

"We need to know what Perseus is planning for that nuke. Park, anything else in that printout Bell and Woods pulled from the base?" -Adler's voice comes clearly from the upstairs.
"Ugh." - I stretch myself but committed a big mistake, my wound near the shoulder still hurts. "God! Fuck this."
The day after our big discussion he took care of my skin.

flashback

"So.. do you really forgive me?" - Adler asks in my bed.
His clever smile doesn't leave his face.
"And what make you think that I'm going to let it slide?" - I ask tiding up the things and the clothes I threw at him.
"Mhh, don't know, but I can hear you smiling, even if your back is turned. Clearly, I don't mind the view..."
I haven't put on my military uniform yet.
"Oh, shut up!"- a pillow flies on his face.
I'm still laughing while he brings me back to the bed.
"Shh Adler! Someone can hear us from upstairs."
My clock shows that it's 6:34 a.m.
"And" - he add -" you let me stay with you, so I take it as a yes."
He kisses me and I follow the line of his scar with a finger.
"You should take a shot of anesthetic, or your shoulder will hurt like hell within some hours. And hugging me won't be so easy." - he smirks.
Adler leaves the bed and heads to my medicine box; each dorm has it.
His body is almost made of muscles, thousands of times they wrapped around me.
"Fortunately the bullet didn't finish inside, I've already pulled one out months ago."
He's referring to the moment when I got shot in my stomach.
"Here's the needle." - his gentle hands put away the bandages.
"Now, don't move Bell. I promise you won't feel anything."
He kisses my neck and proceeds.
"Oh, wait. After the shot you must be hungry. Lazar is a good chef but, you know, he take ages to cook for everyone. I brought you something. You can eat and I'll put in your stitches myself."

end of flashback

Thinking about this memory makes me blush.
I smile and carefully get up.
Adler did a good job.
I put something on and decide to listen the team's plan. Even if I'm not on charges for the next mission I want to know every move. I can feel we're more and more closer to find Perseus.
"There's mention of an excavation taking place in the Ural Mountains. Yamantau. Our insider within the KGB confirmed an active operation." - says Park while I finish climbing the steps.
The computers are on the table, with informations on blue paper all around them, red and black markers, printed sheets and the unmistakable Adler's white mug. I know it so well, he passes his time drinking coffee when he has to concentrate and smoking cigarettes when he's nervous.

"Oh, Bell, are you alright?" - she asks in her British accent.
She raises her eyebrows and puts away her cigarettes she always smokes.
"Bell. I'm glad you're up." - Adler calm voice betrays his happiness.
"I'm fine. Adler put some stitches the other day." - I slowly get near them.
Of course Adler and I have to keep our relationship a secret to not compromise anything.
The wound is better now, but still hurts and I have to be careful. I want to be present on the next mission.
"You said Adler, huh?" - she asks with a smirk.
Fuck, don't tell me...
"Park, I just hel-"
But someone interrupts Adler.
"Bell! You smart girl! Finally awake huh?" - Woods exclaims from behind, followed by Mason.
"Geez, I didn't see you in the shadow." - I say smiling. "I'm glad we're all in one piece from the last mission."
He was near the room who has the white telephone, where Woods and Lazar train themselves with the punching bag.
"Thanks to you I'm here,Bell. So take some rest and you'll be fresh and ready for the next time." - he puts an hand over my healthy shoulder.
"I think Bell will be ready for this." - says Park showing to me the place.

"But this is not near the safehouse..." - I examine carefully the map.
"Yamantau... I thought Hudson and Weaver buried that place years ago." - replies Woods.
"We did." - says Hudson.
What- where did he hide? He always shows up like this.
"Perseus wants to salvage the old mainframe."- Parks marks with red some zones on the photographs.
She passes to analyze some photos of chemical mixing.
"Dragovich and Steiner must have left some good shit behind." - observes Woods.
Park zooms on a Steiner's photo.
"Steiner..." - whispers Mason. "Send me and Woods."

They know I can't go there for any backup yet, he seems convinced.
"You're too close to this Mason. We can afford zero fuck-ups." - Hudson warns him.
"Bullshit. You know there's no one better for the job."
The atmosphere gets colder.
Hudson fucked up and he also doesn't trust nobody, what a nerve.
We look at each other, in the pale light blue air.
I mean, Mason and Woods are good soldiers, they have more experience than me, last time me and Woods got nearly killed.
We are all waiting.
Then Hudson looks at me with a serious face.
"Wait- I would go but-" - I put both hands in surrender.
"I don't care. You can be sacrific-"
"It's my call." - Adler interrupts him with a cold look. " I want Mason and Woods on this." - he points a finger on them. "Find that mainframe before Perseus does. Bell can wait, and she is not expendable."
Hudson falls. "I'll contact our KGB insider, Belikov. He'll offer logistical support. Hell, Belikov may want to fly the chopper himself." - he looks at the photos of Russia on the desk.
Hudson puts on the desk a sheet with his profile.

I'm impressed; I didn't know my squad has such contacts and spies.
I look again at the paper with Perseus' moves, I know we're close to find him.

"Whatever Perseus wants at Yamantau... I want it more." - he concludes drinking some coffee from the white mug.