About you

Chapter 33

Theo Elliot Baudelaire II

"It's happening and it happening tonight. The largest drug bust we've ever done." Phillip paces as we all strap up.

I just got off a plane a few hours ago and heading straight to a drug bust. He explains the plan that was prepared as I was gone. We load up in our vehicles and my passenger door opens and Nellie hops in.

"Nellie what are you doing?" I look over at her.

She ties her hair back into a ponytail and puts on her seatbelt. "Ellie if you don't go we're gonna be left behind."

I look up and follow behind the last vehicle.

"I'm seeing someone."

"Calm your ego, this is strictly business. Last time I checked you said we made a great team." She smiles towards me.

"The picture." I state even though I wanted to forget all about it.

"What picture?" She tries to act dumb.

"You know what picture."

"We used to send each other lots of pictures back then." She jumps around the question.

"None like the one you sent. We're adults yes, but I'm seeing someone. I let you know that."

She stays quiet.

We arrive at the spot where the dealer is supposed to meet the shipment. Instantly they were outnumbered and had no choice but to surrender. We head to the building for the major bust. The snipers were already set up on the roofs. We raid the building and as soon as they release fire we do too. A few of our men drop. There were way more people than we had expected. They must've gotten a call. I notice the Cartel leader firing a few shots before he sneaks out the back.

"He's going for it!" I yell as I follow him taking out a few of his men on my way.

I slip behind the door he just ran through and it's only him and me. He turns to shoot at me and just like a film, his gun jams. I aim my gun at him and sure enough, I was out of bullets. I reach for my spare on my foot, when I am hit over the head with a foldable chair. I stumble back.

I punch him in his face as he returns one for me. He was just as big as me, just as strong. I grab a nearby glass object and smash it in his head. It doesn't phase him, I reach for my weapon once more and he charges into me. We fall onto the ground and begin to fight. The shooting continues in the background and slowly comes to a halt.

He says something in a foreign language that I'm not able to interpret. He's on top of me punching the shit out of me as I finally wiggle my gun out of my holder. I release fire onto his left thigh. He yells in pain and tries to punch me again when I shoot his again in his other thigh. The other men rush in and gather him. Nellie rushed over to me and takes off her shirt wrapping it around my thigh.

"What are you doing?" I try to stand up but she hold me down.

"Fuck. There are some other men who were injured being taken to the hospital. You need to go too." She the yells for help.

I look down and notice a large piece of glass stuck through my thigh. With my adrenaline pumping, I hadn't even noticed. Some men lift me up and take me to the ambulance. Evidently I was losing a lot of blood and passed out on the way.

When I awake Melody, the guys, and Nellie are here. The doctor has just walked into the room as well.

"Good morning Mr. Baudelaire. You lost quite a bit of blood from your wound but we got you all fixed up now. You can thank your girlfriend for stopping some of the blood loss with her quick thinking." He looks at Nellie.

My eyes stay on Melody. Her smile falters while Nellies glows.

"I want you to rest a few days. The glass went in pretty deep, thankfully it didn't severe any major nerves or arteries. Your company has covered everything so you are free to go. I suggest using a wheelchair heading out." He looks over as the nurse brings one in.

I take the blanket off my body and stand up. I didn't feel the pain right now due to the all the pain meds.

"Woah, not so fast." The doctor holds out his hands as if I would fall.

Melody gives me a hug. I look back at Nellie who was not smiling anymore. "Thank you."

The guys surround me just incase I fall but we all head out of the hospital.

"Please sit down in the chair. I can see both ass cheeks and I doubt Venus wants Nellie to see your privates." Maxwell pulls the wheelchair behind me and I sit. "I don't even wanna see your privates."

Melody gets in the vehicle with the guys and I tell them to give me a minute with Nellie.

"Thank you. I appreciate what you did for me."

"Of course, you would've did the same for me. Although I wouldn't have been in that position in the first place. I kick ass, not get mine kicked." She smiles and I chuckle.

"Good work."

She comes in for a hug and I find myself in a predicament. I know Melody is watching but I cannot just not hug her back. I give her a one armed hug and nod her off as she gets the car to take her back to work.

I get in the back seat with Melody. She doesn't look my way just continues to stare out the window. When we arrive at her house she gives me a quick hug bye and tells the guys bye. They reverse into my driveway.

"You're gonna lose her if that one keeps coming around." Gage looks back at me.

"Nothings gonna happen. Nellie and I are nothing. She knows that I'm with Melody. I've made that known many many times."

"Dude, she told the hospital she was your girlfriend. You guys did a little flirty hug after the hospital. She texts you constantly. Just friends don't do that kind of shit and Venus is noticing it all. You're gonna lose her when you just got her."

"I'll talk with her after I get changed. Nothing is gonna change with me and her. We're good. Now I'm gonna go get out this shit. Thank you guys." I fist bump them before they pull off.

After showering and changing I head over to see Melody. I get a message from Philip announcing a dinner invite for some of the works as I depart from the company. It just crossed my mind that now since the bust is over, I'll be transferred back home.

I open the door and she was on her laptop writing with headphones on. Her aunts puppy was back and was on the ground playing with his ball.

I walk in her view so I don't scare her. When she notices me, she closes her laptop and takes off her headphones. I sit beside her.

"Hey." I pull her close.

"Hi. How are you feeling?"

"Fine, the meds are wearing off a bit but they gave me more for the next few days."

"Good." She says and I notice she's being standoffish.

"I'm sorry she called herself my girlfriend. She knows about us, I've told her many times. There's nothing going on with us. You are my one and only love." I kiss her.

She smiles and kisses me back. "I- I care about you a lot." Her cheeks get hot.

"I care about you more."