Love, Lies & War (David Luiz)

Goodbyes - Inessa

I wake up the next morning feeling like a bus had ran me over.

"Hey sleeping beauty, you risen yet!" Soap yells through the door

God I wish he'd stop yelling. My heads going to explode

"No" I whimper

Soap come booming through the door with some stupid big grin on his face, opening the curtains and letting a death ray of light hit me in the face, sending me into what felt like shock.

"You have a visitor" he beams

"What? Stop shouting. Go away" I cry crawling under the covers

"Hello freckles. Thought I come see how you were feeling. I brought bagels and coffee"

I peak out from under the covers at the bottom of the bed to see a fresh faced David Luiz smiling down at me. What did he want. I just want to die in peace before I actually go get myself blown up on this stupid mission tomorrow.

"David. Hey. Yeah thanks... Hang on is that cinnamon I smell" slowly raising my head further from out of the covers

"Yes, I've brought us some cinnamon bagels and coffee. Thought you might need it" he laughs

I slowly crawl out from the bed, snatching the bag of food out of David's hand and stumble into the living area and too slouch down onto the couch. I may have to marry this man. Cinnamon was my all time favourite thing. As I dive into my food, I suddenly look round into the mirror to see a monster troll looking creature staring back at me. My hair was all messed up, around my eyes it was all black from my rubbed out mascara and my face and lips a deadly white colour. Have I just really let this man see me like this.

"Do you have plans today" David asks breaking my line of thought

"Huh. Erm kind of. I need to see Layla at some point... And sober up" I mumble

"I've arranged for us to leave for the Egypt base tomorrow morning at 0500 hours" Soap suddenly adds "So you'll be wanting to prepare for that I image"

What the hell. Firstly he states key transport details for our job tomorrow in front of this guy we hardly know, then he speaks to me about what I should do as if I'm some marine grunt! We may be back in civilian world and he may be a close friend, but he is still only a sergeant within my command and I therefore demand respect. I look over to him with a glare to say what the hell.

"Sorry" he mouths and heads out the door

I fling myself back into the couch, staring angrily into space

"You're leaving." David asks

"Yeah" I reply

"How long?"

"Not long, maybe two weeks most" I answer wondering why he even cared

"I heard you worked for the army or something like that" he adds sitting next to me on the couch

I snort "not the army. I command a specialist task force created by the U.N, we help out in difficult situations. Cavalo and Soap are my second in command. They help me run the other 15 of us and come with me on the more.... Stickier missions"

"That's very impressive. You guys seems really close" he enthuses

"Well I've known Soap and Cavalo long before I joined up to the task force. They were  sort of security for my brother when he was around. They saved both our lives once upon a time. We've been close ever since, and when I needed some more men for my team I couldn't think of anyone better. They really are the best at what they do" I laugh