Inevitable

Third time lucky

Leon finally got to speak with my doctor out in the hall as I phoned my closest work colleague, filling her in on last nights attack and about my break in, explaining we think it's Umbrella.

When I finally come off the phone exhaustion hits me and I lie down closing my eyes. I could fall to sleep easily now I knew Leon was right outside.

I sense eyes on me a few minutes later and force them open to see Leon stood in the doorway, leaning up the frame of the door with his arms folded and I get a glimpse of the muscle he possesses thanks to his short sleeves.

"I didn't want to wake you" he says stepping into the room and taking a seat again

"I was awake" I admit, closing my eyes again

"Barely get any sleep?" He asks

"Try none!"

"Well, guess I'd better give you the good news then" he says

"Mmm" I mutter too tired to verbally ask him

"You're free to go"

My eyes snap open and I turn my head to look at him

"Then lets go!" I state, getting energy from nowhere and pushing myself up and twisting to carefully dangle my legs over the side of the bed

Leon jumps to a stand and takes a hold of my elbow to help me up and passes me my crutches

"And flash them your card or gun if they try to make me leave here in a fucking wheelchair" I demand, earning another laugh from the agent.

The scenery came in and out of focus as Leon drove. It was a dull day, the sunlight blocked by a mass of clouds in the grey sky. I yawned and leaned my head against the window and closed my eyes.

"Last nights ... incident," I say as I keep my eyes closed

"Can we not tell my sister about that! She's pregnant, she doesn't need the added stress"

"Sure"

"Thank you"

"Ahh home!" I smile minutes later as Leon pushes open my door, giving me a view of my living room.

"I'll put the kettle on" Leon says going straight for my kitchen before I could even point him in the right direction. I limp over to my settee, cursing these crutches as I do and carefully take a seat.
It feels like forever since I've been here. Dust had settled over everything but cleaning was the last thing on my mind right now.

"Thank you, how did you know?" I ask Leon as he passes me my favourite tea a minute later.

"You have more green tea than anything else, wasn't hard to guess!"

"And the layout?"

"You don't wanna know" he says putting his drink on my coffee table.

"I do want to know," I say curiously as he takes a seat on the one-seater beside me

"I scoured the place out this morning, Clark knows you're the one that leaked their illegal activities, nothing stopped him from sending your address out as a plan B"