We Are Alive

Chapter 12 - Crushed

I swing by the station after I dropped Connor off.

I had a ton of paperwork on deviants I had to do because Connor and I had been chasing after all of them I never had the chance to fill everything out.

Doug swings by my desk and knocks over my stack of files.

"Where's your tin man? Got no one to follow you around today?" he asks.

I shake my head as I refuse to look at him, "You know, most people grow up once they leave elementary school, but looks to me that stopped with you" I say sarcastically and pick up the files.

"Listen here, Parish. You may think that since you're the lieutenant that you're above me, but you're not, and when the captain realizes that, you'll be off this case, and every case afterward. I don't know how you've made it this far, but don't think that just because you're a girl that means you're anything special" Doug seethes, he leans in close as he says those nasty words to me.

I stand up and shove him against the poll behind him, "I could buy your fucking life with how much money I make" I spit at him, I put my forearm against his throat and I see his eyes widen slightly in fear.

"The next time you want to threaten someone make sure it's someone you actually intimidate, because this 'girl' won't hesitate to shoot you right in between your eyes. Remember I'm the one who the captain named Lieutenant, not your sorry ass, so go pick on someone your own size" I step away from him and he gasps for air.

He reaches out like he's gonna grab me but I hear the captain yell at him, "Doug! Go do some fucking work for once!" he yells, Doug looks between the both of us before grumbling and walking over to his desk.

I nod at the captain before sitting back down at my desk, I finish up my paperwork just before the captain leaves, so I grab my coat and drive home.

When I get home I see the front door is wide open and Liam's car is parked in front, "Oh, fuck" I mutter to myself before quickly parking the car and jumping out.

I run inside and see that Liam has Connor pressed against my bookcase, I quickly pull out my gun and aim it at Liam's head.

"Let go of him!" I command, Liam looks at me and laughs, "Yeah like you're threatening" he scoffs.

Connor uses my distraction to his advantage and he kicks Liam in the balls, Liam takes a step back so Connor punches him in the face.

Then he grabs him by the collar and slams him into the column in front of the kitchen.

"You need to apologize to Nat, and never come back here again!" Connor yells in his face, Liam laughs and then spits on him, Connor wipes off the spit and then punches him straight in his eye, "I said: you need to apologize to Nat, and never come back here ever again!" Connor yells even louder.

"So you're fucking an android now? Jesus your standards are low" Liam says and looks at me, he has a black eye growing on his right eye where he was just hit.

I holster my gun and walk over to him, Connor backs away so I grab Liam's head and slam it into my knee, he falls to the ground and I kick him in the balls.

"It's none of your business who I fuck, so you can get the hell out of my house before I call the cops and have you sent to jail for all of the fucked up shit you've done" I say, he knows all the dirt on him so I think that's why get gets up and fixes his clothes before leaving.

Connor walks over to it and locks it, he watches through the window making sure that he leaves before turning back to me.

"Are you okay?" I ask him, "Yes, Cyberlife restored all of my parts so I am completely functional" he responds with a smile.