Last Duty

15

"Eden can you put a top on?" He asks me crossing his arms

"No, I'm boiling. Why?" I ask him

"It's distracting" he says

"Eyes up here then" I say and his eyes darken as he moves his eyes along my body

"I don't see what the big deal is, I mean it's not like you've not seen it before" I say, "plus I'm covered in scars so.. yeah on second thought give us that top"

"You want to cover yourself up for scars?" He asks me and i nod

"Yes, they are ugly. Ugly on me, they make me feel guilty because of the people who have got injured because of the bomb I didn't mark off properly" I say looking away from him sitting up

"Hey" he says sitting down next to me and he touches my face and makes me look at him

"It not your fault, sometimes it's the shit in the bombs. They are full of things that the dogs aren't trained to sniff out, plus you didn't have the same relationship with that dog that day, you can't blame yourself because Max was sick" he says

"Well what use is it anyway? My dog is taken from me and I'll probably never see him again because I'll probably just get suspended or some shit or they will kick me out" i say annoyed

"I don't get it! I love my job! I do! I would do anything to be out there right now but I can't and they are telling me not to do anything whilst a terrorist is out looking for me and I'm sat here because they think I have PTSD" I groan

"Eden, you know if it was up to me you'd be out there with me" he tells me and i nod

"I know, it's just I've put everything into my job and now they think that they can just take it away from me" i say lying back down

"I think it's because I'm a woman, they are all walking on eggshells around me and I'm sick of it, men I know have been taken into hostage before and they haven't had to do all of this extra shit" i say

"It's not like it's not your first hostage situation before though" he says and I pause and I look at him

"Okay, I'll give you that one" i say

"Come on, get to bed you have your appointment tomorrow" he says and i nod

I get under the covers and he takes off his uniform until he's in his boxers.

I watch him as he moves around the room.

God that man is made by a Greek god.

"Thanks" he says

"I have no filter" I say

"That's because your drunk" he says

I scoff, "I'm not drunk"

"Okay darling" he says

"I like it when you call me that" i tell him

"Why?" He asks me

"I just do, I like hanging around with you. You make me feel safe, I felt safer back out on deployments than I did when I was living with my family" I tell him honestly

"Which is a bit weird to be honest but I can actually get a decent sleep here" i tell him and I didn't even notice him get into bed and pull me towards him

He has his arm over my waist.

"I make you feel safe?" He asks and I nod into his chest

"Must be your though guy act" I say lightly

"What act?" He asks

"I think you know marshmallow" I tell him and he chuckles, his laugh vibrates through my body and I fall asleep with a smile on my face.

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"Oh my god" I groan as I wake up

I hear Ethan chuckle and I move my hand up to his mouth and cover it.

"Ssssshh" i say

"You have an hour and a half before your appointment, get up have a shower get changed and I'll have breakfast ready" he tells me

"Thank you" i tell him

"No problem" he says and I get up

"Why am I in my underwear?" I ask him

"You stripped for me" he says

"Oh god, I'm never getting drunk again" I say

"I don't know, I'm just surprised that I didn't get drunk with you" he says and I laugh lightly and stop cringing at the noise I'm making

"That would have been a situation" I say and he nods

"I'll get ready" i say as I walk into the bathroom.