Killers

We Could Try Again

Elsa's POV

Jack and I have been working together for a week now, and we finally have the bombs ready and set up. Today we were giving the message for the first bombing, and I don't know what after that.

I slipped on a pair of light grey sweat shorts and a white super short short-sleeved crop top. It showed off my good figure, but also showed the scars. I didn't wear any makeup to try to cover up the fact that I haven't gotten any sleep in ages, I just walked out to the kitchen where Jack was sitting. He just had on brown sweatpants and a V-neck navy short sleeved-shirt.

"Hey." I said grabbing an apple and sitting down.

"Hey." he responded back emotionlessly.

After that we both ate in silence. Both of us looked worn out and exhausted, like we were so old. I already went through this phase so many times, where you stop caring about yourself for a period of time.

Anyway, when we both finished, we walked into the TT room. I hacked into literally just about every television channel possible, then hacked the web fee to make our faces covered in a large black box and put a fake background around us.

"Hello world! Don't worry, this message won't take long." I said, "I have placed a rather large bomb inside a children's hospital located somewhere around the globe, which I have the remote right here to detonate, so listen up. I want two people, North Pole and Bunny Easter. If they do not turn themselves in within 24 hours, I will detonate the bomb. They are to meet me in the place that they screwed my life over, they know where it is. They have 24 hours."

"You should not take any of this personally, it is just business. So, just a recap. Large bomb in children's hospital, we want Bunny and North, take nothing personally, and hundreds will die. Remember, 24 hours. The clock starts now." Jack said.

Then I shut off the camera, and nodded to him.

I then walked to the nursery for our dead son, and shut the door. I sat on the floor, looked around, and started crying. Eros would have loved this room, he would have loved it so much. Now he will never get to spend a night in it. I will never see his first smile, hear his first laugh, see his first steps, see him off on his first day of school, nothing. All of those dreams are gone.

"Elsa?" Jack asked softly walking in. He saw me, then started crying too.

He walked up to me, and engulfed me into a tight hug. We sat there forever crying into each others shoulders for what felt like forever, until we couldn't cry anymore.

When that point came, we both lied down on the floor and stared up at the ceiling.

"Elsa?" Jack said.

"Hmm?" I hummed.

"How are you not falling apart? Like doing suicidal stuff." Jack asked.

"I'm basically Russian, I drink like it's my job." I chuckled. I stood up and walked to the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of vodka. Then I walked back and handed one to Jack.

"Bottoms up."

He gave me a weak smile, then we both started drinking until our bottles were empty.

"Elsa?" Jack asked.

"Yeah?" I said.

"I've seen the real you and so has Alice, but no one else has. Why don't you let people see the good in you?" he asked.

I turned on my side so I could face him, and I saw his eyes. He was serious. I rolled back over to face the ceiling, and took a deep breath in.

"Because when people see good they expect good... And I don't want to have to live up to anyone's expectations." I said.

"We could try again." Jack said.

"What?" I asked confused.

"A kid, we could try to have one again." he said.

I turned and looked at him like he was crazy.

"What?" he asked, as if I was the crazy one.

"Jack, you don't want a kid with me. You didn't want one the last time." I said softly.

"Elsa, I really do like you a lot. The months I shared with you and our kid were the best ones in my life. Believe it or not, you are a delight to be around when you don't go all 'kill, kill, kill!' all over the place." he said.

"Jack, I can't lose another kid, it would literally kill me." I said.

"You won't, we can go off the grid. We are both experts at doing stuff like that, we can do it together." he said.

"Jack, all this hurt that you are feeling inside is nothing. I felt the baby inside of me, we were one, now he is gone. This is also the second time this has happened. I am barely holding on."

"Come on Elsa, we can do it. I know we can. Together we can take the rest of the Guardians down, avenge both of our kids, and have a normal life with a family." he said, "I'm not going to force you to do anything, I'm just saying. If you ever want to try and have another kid, I'll be here."

"Please, like you'd wait for someone like me." I said, "I have nothing but money to offer. I have no education, family, legit job, morality, looks, nothing."

"I can't believe you think about yourself that way." he said sadly.

"It's true. I was a prisoner for the first 14 years of my life killing people for the KGB, all of my family is dead besides Alice, my job is killing people in any way possible, I have no sense of religion or right or wrong, and I have scars out the ass. What else besides money is there?"

"A million things that you don't see." he said softly.

"Let's just focus on the Guardians right now." I said, "They are going to go down."

"Okay......... Elsa, I like you, possibly love you." he said.

That was the most pathetic I love you I have ever heard.

I chuckled and shook my head at his comment.

"Hey, I like you too." I said, then I left. I walked into the TT room, and started training some more. I really need to get myself a new torture toy, but I'm trying to find just the right person.

Jack's POV

Did she really just say that? I honestly think I am hallucinating. I mean I have hardly gotten any sleep in over a week, I've been drinking, physically exhausted, and jacked up on caffeine. Elsa has never once said anything that nice to me, like ever.

I meant what I said though. I did like Elsa, and I would want another shot at a kid.