Bound by Law (Matt Murdock x Reader)

27. Deadly Dance

"Oh, what a beautiful bouquet!" Karen exclaims when all three return to the office.

"You've missed those delicious bagels, by the way." Foggy comes inside last, closing the door. "Oh, a secret admirer or a grateful client?" He points to the vase on your side of the table.

"Uh, is 'kind of both' a suitable answer?" You lean on the table, cup of coffee in your hands.

"Why didn't you come with us?" Matt comes into the room, but stops next to the threshold.

"I couldn't find my wallet in that junk in my car." You say, but Matt feels a change in the air... and your heartbeat. "Will they still have those delicious bagels tomorrow?"

"Not if you keep bailing on us like that, y/n," Foggy plops down on one of the armchairs in your and Matt's office and exhales like he just ran a mile. "I would've bought you that bagel."

"Foggy, I'm already in your debt, forget that bagel." You smile slightly, feeling grateful for the environment you have a chance to work in, yet you begin to feel guilt creeping in right after.

"So, anything happened when we were gone?" Karen asks, visibly admiring the roses, while Matt quickly turns his head to the side like a puppy and listens intently.

"No, not really." You blow the steam from the cup away, looking at all of them in front of you. Foggy looked like he was about to fall asleep any moment. Matt furrows his eyebrows slightly, not understanding anyhting.

"Maybe we could finish up earlier tonight? The exterminator wants to come take a look at the situation." Karen says, with a sour expression on her face.

"The who now?" Foggy almost jumps from his seat, you stand up straight, putting the cup on your table.

"I think the rats ate the wires of the copier."

"Great, we have rats now, I'm never sleeping here again." Foggy looks around terrified, afraid that a rat might jump at him now out of nowhere.

"You slept here?" You ask with a slight disbelief, looking around for rats as well. If you saw one right now, you'd probably faint.

"I was drunk."

"Foggy, I warned you about losing the keys-" Matt begins, yet gets interrupted by Karen.

"Okay, I also remembered that the phone guy is also coming here, because the phones are not working."

"I wonder why." You say sarcastically, and your tone doesn't get past Karen's ears.

"Maybe the rats came with the equipment?" Matt steps in before you two make a scene about it again.

"Yeah, sure, I bet they enjoyed the ride here." You roll your eyes, and take another sip of your coffee, which suddenly got a bitter taste.

"Let's just hope we don't see any rats running around the office when we're with clients." Foggy brings the calmness to the office again, and seeing the awkward faces, suggests calling it a day.

***

Matt is attacking the Russians again. When armed goons emerge from the garage, he hides behind the taxi door, right next to the mysterious boy sitting in the car, when suddenly the boy gets shot by one of the Russians. Matt tries to take the three of them, but one starts making his exit. Catching up to him, Matt grabs him harshly by the collar and roughly shakes his body up from the ground, "Where's Vladimir?"

"No, please!" The guy shouts, fear evident in his eyes upon seeing the man in the mask in the flesh.

"Vladimir! Where is he?"