¹ Snipes || Reacher

08. Radio Silence

"You are telling me, that you haven't seen Joe in three days?" Lizzie said to Tommy in disbelief as he was looking over at her with a small sigh.

"I haven't been able to go over and see them together, I can't, it is Joe's order and Picard's as well." Tommy admitted and Lizzie looked at him, before she was nodding a little. "I'm on my own in a hotel room and now, I have already got it set up." He said and silently now, Lizzie was shaking her head.

"I am not going to be able to see him anymore, until this is all over." Lizzie realized as she was sighing quietly, shaking her head. "All right, thanks for the update."

"Liz?" Tommy asked as she was going to open the door. Lizzie turned back around to look at him, lifting her eyebrows. "I'm sorry, that I couldn't tell you before." He said as she was nodding, before they were shaking hands swiftly and she was getting out of the vehicle, shutting the door behind her.

Lizzie walked back towards the police station, where she found Reacher's Bentley waiting and she was looking at him, before she was walking over to him and she was shaking her head. "Why the hell are you soaking wet?" She asked and then he was looking at her, right before he was laughing at the words.

"Long story." He said and she was shaking her head at him, just before she was getting into the passenger seat. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong..."

"Oh, would you just cut the bullshit already?" Reacher asked and she was staring at him. "What is wrong with you right now?" He asked and she sighed softly at the words, before she was swiftly just shaking her head.

"Picard and Joe have gone radio silent and on Picard's orders, nobody is allowed to see them and therefore, nobody is actually allowed to leave." Lizzie admitted and she was looking down at her hands, which were trembling as she was closing them into fists.

"I'm sorry." Reacher said simply and she nodded at him. "You want a hug?" He asked and she scoffed.

"You're soaking wet, Reacher, are you insane?" Lizzie asked incredulously and in hindsight, she should have known what was coming next.

Reacher grabbed her in a big hug and Lizzie's yelp was clear and right now, he was effectively dousing her in cold water and she was also soaking wet, shivering from the big bear hug. "I hate you." She mumbled with her teeth chattering and now, he was looking at her for a moment, before she was shivering even more.

"Come on, we can stay at Hubble's for the night." Reacher said as he turned the car on and she was immediately reaching for the heat, before he was quickly handing her an extra jacket instead.

As soon as she got the jacket on, Lizzie was managing to silently take off her wet clothes underneath as she bundled them up and she tossed them into a bag, leaving her now looking extremely small in a jacket, that was originally made for Reacher's size. "This makes me look like a child." She muttered and Reacher shrugged.

"It could be worse. It could have been too small." Reacher said and she laughed at the words, before she was shaking her head and scoffed.

"A jacket that is too small for me? With you in the car, really?" Lizzie asked very much sarcastically and Reacher chuckled softly.

"I guess you're right about that." Reacher murmured and he stopped the car swiftly in the garage. "I'm gonna need that jacket back." He said and she sighed.

"When I'm not shivering myself to death and my teeth aren't chattering like a little kid on a xylophone, then you can have it back." Lizzie said as she was shaking, while she walked into the house.