Protect but never serve

Chapter 27 - The Cobra

"I'm sick of being here" I moan
"It's been 2 hours since you woke up?" Tommy says
"Your sofa is the most uncomfortable thing in the world," I say
"Tough shit. I can't move you and Elijah went out to do your job" Tommy says sat at his desk
"Only because someone needs to be out there and I can't exactly do it," I say.
"Elijah turn back you missed the turning," Tommy says.
"Where are you sending my boyfriend?" I say testing out the word. I liked how it sounded.
"Hostage situation in a skyscraper," Tommy says.
"Tell him to be careful!" I say.
"Damn he can kick some ass," Tommy says
"Make sure his ass is safe" I grumble
"You speak to him then," he says and he brings over the headset and a laptop so I could see him as well.
"Hey Elijah," I say
"I'm busy," he says
"I can see that. Behind you" I say seeing the guy creeping up behind him.
"You're much nicer to have in my ear," Elijah says
"I know. Tommy shouts" I say smirking.
"Is there a task here or am I just supposed to kick everyone's ass?" Elijah asks
"You're supposed to save everyone," I say "could you pick me up some food on your way back," I ask
"Sure what do you want!" He asks as he grabs a painting from the wall and hits a guy with it.
"Nice hit. I'm really craving some watermelon" I say
"Anything else?" He asks.
"Maybe some chocolate," I say "watch out" I scream and sit up too fast. I groan and grab my hip as I lie back down.
"You just moved didn't you," Elijah says
"Yeah" I grumble
"I told you not to. You need to keep moving to a minimum" he says
"Don't you think I know that. The last thing I'm thinking about is moving" I tell him.
"Ok I'm on my way back," Elijah says
"Don't forget my food," I say and I hear him laugh. I give Tommy the headset and laptop back then I wait for Elijah to arrive.
"Here you go," Elijah says waving the bag of food in the air.
"Thanks. Now could you please get me out of here." I say
"Oh thanks," Tommy says
"Sorry, Tommy but I want to be off your sofa. I appreciated your hospitality though" I say smiling. I hold out my arms and Elijah laughs and picks me up. I wince but don't say anything. He carries me down to his car and drives me back to his place.
"I'm going to ring my dad," I tell Elijah and he nods. He heads to his room to change as he was wearing Tommy's clothes.
"Jade there you are" my dad answers the phone
"Hi, I'm sorry I got a last minute flight to London. I'm doing some checks on my factories. There have been some problems in a few of them. I thought I would start with London" I say
"You could have told me," He says
"It was last minute. Elijah told me you rang? " I say
"Yeah to talk About you and Elijah and how serious you two were," he says
"You knew we were a thing, kind of," I say
"I thought it was a one-time thing," he says
"Is He with you?" He asks
"No he's still in New York, he's will do my fashion show for me if I'm not back in time," I say just as he walks in. He looked at me confused and I smirk.
"Fine just be careful." My Dad says. He didn't have to worry about Lewis following me because it was a last minute flight oh and I'm still in New York with Elijah.
"I will, I love you," I say
"Love you too," He says then he hangs up.
"What was that about me doing your fashion show?" Elijah asks. I was sat up straight on his sofa but all I wanted to do was shower and get out of Tommy's clothes.
"Nothing. I'll get Sarah to do it but if you want to help her then go ahead" I tell him. "Will you please help me get to the shower?" I ask and he nods and picks me up and takes me to his shower.
"do you want me to help?" Elijah asks me and I shake my head. "I'll be right outside the door, yell if you need me," He says and I nod. I start removing Tommy's clothes that I was wearing. I took them off very slowly because I couldn't move very well. I could just about manage to stand up on my own. I step into the shower carefully and turn it on. The hot water against my sore, achy skin felt nice. I didn't really clean myself, I just stood under the water letting it soak into my skin. The hot shower helped a lot, my muscles felt looser and I felt I could move better now. I step out the shower, the water dripping onto the floor. I stand in Elijah's bathroom mirror. I wipe it with my towel, as it had fogged up. I sigh as I trace my finger over the wounds on my face. I look down and looked at my body, all mangled and fragile. I wrap the towel around me and hobble out of the bathroom. Elijah was lying on his bed asleep. I chuckle and he opens his eyes
"Sorry I fell asleep," He says
"it's fine, you can go back to sleep you look like you need it," I say
"I haven't slept since you ditched me," He tells me
"get some sleep now. I'm fine" I say. He looks at me unsure, he was probably worried I would leave again "I'm not going anywhere. I promise" I smile. I lean down and kiss him on the forehead. He closes his eyes and falls back to sleep. As for me, I throw on one of Elijah's shirts and head to the kitchen. I decided to make Elijah some dinner for when he woke up. If he hasn't slept, he probably hasn't eaten either. He had enough ingredients for me to make some lasagna. I move around the kitchen carefully, I didn't want to injure myself any further, I wanted to heal and get back to work. I agreed with Elijah that if I rested and healed he would go out at night and be the Cobra. I stick on the radio and hum along to the music playing.