The Little Crow

Chapter Thirty Seven - [Inappropriate]

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It was rather late when Niall made his way back to his office, well past six actually, and he was drunk. It seemed like the President just wanted a drinking buddy for the evening and Niall had become that, whether he wanted to or not. And despite knowing that Thea may have still been waiting for him in his office as he had instructed, Niall found himself unable to leave until six hit.

Since it was late, he figured she would have probably left, maybe with Luana and Milo, so he didn't rush back to office, spending most of the walk trying to reflect on all that the President had said to him. However, as he turned into the hallway that led to his office and saw the lights were still on, Niall lowered his shoulders.

Mrs. Railer would have certainly been gone by now, so he knew almost instantly that it was definitely Thea. Of course she would have stayed and waited. He thought before he cursed himself for making her wait so long.

He quickly made his way into the main waiting room, shutting the door behind him before swinging the door to his office open. As expected, there she was pacing near his desk.

Thea's face was flushed with concern, her fingers knotted together over her stomach as she paced and at the sight of him, her eyes widened.

"You're still here?"

"Of course I'm still here!" Thea responded, looking maybe even a little annoyed. "You told me to wait! What happened? Is everything okay?"

Niall had to clear his head, he had to shake away the fog caused by the whiskey. "Yes, yes, Thea. I'm sorry, I was with the President," he said, stepping forward, an excitement rushing through him as the reality of the situation finally began to hit.

They had succeeded. Everything they had worked for for months... they had succeeded. "It worked."

"It worked?" She asked. "What do you mean?"

"You've saved his life!"

Her lips parted as her breathing quickened and her eyes watered. "Really?"

"Yes," Niall said, sounding breathless. Saying it out loud somehow made it hard for even him to believe. "And the President has given me full authority over Rue... you didn't just save his life... you've done so much more."

The tears escaped from her eyes as she let out a relieved sigh before she dashed over to Niall. Jumping in his arms, she landed so hard against his body that he, unable to hold himself up, fell backwards onto the floor, Thea still in his arms.

The fall didn't hurt at all, and even if it did, Naill knew he wouldn't have really cared. Feeling her in his arms was worth it, especially since she was practically sobbing in joy and he could feel her relief in her embrace and the warmth of her tears against his skin.

It was comforting.

When she pulled away to look at him, sitting up on her legs and almost looking desperate to know whether or not she heard him right, Niall found his mind beginning to fog again... he found it difficult to hold himself back.

"Really?" she asked, her hands on his shoulders. "Rue's going to be okay?"

"Yes."

"And... under your authority... does that mean... you could even free him?"