My Wish *the entire story changed lol if you read this before it's different*

Chapter 15 *edited*

"Getting up early suckss," Neil took a gulp of coffee and rested his head on the kitchen counter.

"Get used to it, you're an adult," Eva said plainly while pouring herself a cup.

"And I have to actually SEE people, you know how hard that is Eves? I've been in hibernation too long, I must stay in it for the rest of the year. Maybe then I can go out and play with the other animals," He spoke dramatically as if he was acting on a stage with a spotlight shining down on him.

"Come on you baby," she instinctively grabbed his wrist and started walking to the car.

"I thought we were friends," he whined.

"Your friend and colleague is taking you to your job."

"You could at least let me drive," he gave Eva sad puppy dog eyes, and she began thinking about it.

It would be nice for a change for him to drive, even if it was just to work, and it was a short distance so nothing could go to terribly wrong. But his hands also could spaz out on him like they did that one night with the coffee cup. Except for this time they wouldn't be cleaning up shards of ceramic, they'd be picking up shattered glass from the windshield.

"Come on, you've already let me stay at your house for a while and taken care of me," as he said this, his voice sounded slightly tense, he hated that last part. She had to take care of him, "besides, it's like what, a twenty minute drive?"

Eva tapped her foot, this would be something that would give him a slight bit of independence back, and recently he'd been completly dependent on her. She knew how much he hated it, but it was nice that she was able to help him.

"Fine, just this once," as soon as Eva said this, Neil's eyes lit up behind his mirrored glasses. Eva tossed him the keys, and he miraculously caught them.

"Hooray! Time to find some innocent squirrels to murder!" He hopped into the car on the drivers side, and she instantly regretted her decision.

Luckily, they made it to SigCorp in one piece, though she did notice how concentrated he seemed on keeping his hands steady. However, he still kept a smile on his face throughout the car ride.

Once they reached the building, he parked the car and sat there for a minute, looking at the floor.

"What is it?" Eva asked quietly.

He continued staring at the ground for a bit longer before taking off his glasses, wiping them on his shirt, and putting them back on.

"I don't want to go into my office."

"You kind of have to, its part of being at work," she said, confused.

He looked into her eyes, "Theres two pill bottles in the second drawer of my desk and there's a machine that I stole from the company hiding behind my bookshelf that I tinkered with which is another lie and a story all together. And Eva, there's the paperwork for my wish at the bottom of my bottom desk drawer. It's not that I don't want to go into work, it's that the place is a literal time capsule of when everything was shit."

She stared at him in shock.

"I'm sure Roxie already moved the machine to her room so that no one would find it though, so thats one thing down," He handed her the car keys, "and it's not like at my place or yours where it was just us two, we're going to be in a building full of people. Do you know how difficult it's going to be for not just me but for you as well when I immediatly have the need to hide away from everyone else? I'm just going to act like the same asshole I was whenever we used to be here, but now you're going to feel like you need to be worried about it. I know you, and when you're worried about something or someone it never ends well."

"Neil, we're going in there together, and whatever happens will happen. We're going to be okay, okay?" She took his hand and squeezed it. It was rare for them to have this much physical contact with each other, but it was just another thing they were going to get used to.

"Okay..." He opened his car door and started to walk into the building. Once he felt the depressing tone of Sigmund, he felt himself smirk, "Home sweet hell," he muttered to her. All he got in response was an eye roll, but she did look like she was holding back a smile.

Eva pressed the button on the elevator and started tapping her foot impatiently.
"Damn, nearly always comes right after I press it," she said.
"Is that a REAL curse word I hear? Dr. Rosalene, how you've changed," he put his hand on his chest making it seem like it was all a monologue.
"Shut the fluff up, moron," they both smiled at each other, and the elevator doors opened. Inside they saw Rob carrying the machine and Roxie on her phone.
"Hey Rox, Hello Dr. Lin," Eva said.
Roxies eyes widened at the sight of Neil, Eva could tell the amount of restraint it was taking her to not hug him.
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Dr. Watts," Robert dully commented.
"Nice seeing ya Bob. You too Rox," he brushed past them and got on the elevator, Eva followed behind him.

Once they got to their floor, they stepped off the elevator. They started walking towards Neil's office, and it seemed like an eternity and also the speed of light for Neil. He didn't want to go in there and be reminded that he could so easily not be in pain anymore, so easily just fall back and let nobody catch him. It almost felt good to him when that happened. Feeling like he had hit the ground harder than ever and having to get up all by yourself.

But he couldn't do that now, he was close with Eva. Sure he was before, but it was different now. He entered in the code to get into his office and pushed the door open. It looked exactly how he left it, it was almost creepy. He retrieved the pain pills and then gave them to Eva.
"M'lady," he bowed as he gave her the blue and white bottles.
"Thanks..."
"Now, we will do the most satisfying thing," Neil dug through his bottom drawer and found the wish paperwork, "I would let you do it, but you don't get to see my wish," Neil stuck his tongue out, and shredded the piece of paper.

The whirring of the shredder was so satisfying. Sure, she normally hated the noise. But now this meant that he was leaving behind the idea that he was going to die. He was going to be alright. That, or he is happy as he is now. She was happy with both meanings.