(𝟝𝟘𝟝) 𝟝𝟘𝟛 𝟜𝟜𝟝𝟝 ～ 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘢𝘶𝘭

09.iii - Past Times

10:03 PM

"This attitude you've had for the past few assignments has been... It's pissing me off Colin!" Delilah yells as she slams the car door shut after stepping out, a car they 'conveniently borrowed' from a deserted parking lot.

She makes her way up the stone pathway to the main door of their shared house, and secret hideout.

"I'm the same man I've always been, what the hell are you talking about love-"

"DON'T act like everything's alright!" She sharply turns around and points a finger up to his face. He rolls his eyes then inputs a keycode and scans his thumb into an interface. Delilah scans her thumb as well and the main door unlocks.

"I'm sick of this whole fugitive-life deal and the constant fear of death alright?! I just want a normal situation with this job-"

"Oh sweetheart, when you signed up for this you signed up for the hell of a lot of risk that is complimentary," Colin spreads his arms out and states matter-of-factly.

The man walks ahead and takes off his jacket then his moderately muddy boots. "Let's drink a beer and relax. They've got Total Recall on Netflix, it's on my recommended," He says with a smirk.

Delilah paces around, a panic attack arousing in her is just around the corner. "Come on Dee, take your jacket off and have a soak," Colin suggests as he helps slip off the bloodied and dirt soddened jacket then squeezes her shoulders, "You know, it's a brilliant idea and I'll-"

"They'll find us... we'll go to prison for life."

"Dee they won't find us okay? This is like any of the jobs before, we wipe everything down and start the next one completely fresh, just like normal," Colin enlightens and she steps away from him.

"Normal..." She looks into his eyes with a realisation, "I'm done Colin." Delilah starts to walk around the kitchen and main room, gathering some of her essential belongings for survival.

"I may have this one and only chance at a normal life and I'm taking it," She tells him and he rubs his forehead.

"Stop what you're doing..."

"I can change myself, I can be someone I've always wanted to be."

"Delilah," Colin walks over to her and she shakes her head.

"Get out of my way Colin, I just-"

He grabs her arm and pulls her quickly towards his chest, planting his lips forcefully on her. A moment is shared, full of passion and full of sincerity. She moans lightly, making him pull her closer. All feeling of anxiety dissolved but as soon as the calmness came in it vanished away.