We've been all sitting in the living room for the past few hours.
Sitting mainly in silence, most of the conversation has been them asking me so many questions.
All of a sudden the door bell rings, "I'll get it"
"Are you sure that's the best thing to do?" Olly asks me
"Well if its the bad thing to do, all of you fucking run" I tell them and they nod
I head towards the door and see a familiar outline.
Ethan.
I rush towards the door and pull it open to see him in a plain black uniform and I jump into his arms.
"Oh my god, I'm so glad I don't have to kill you" i tell him and he chuckles
"So am I" he tells me putting me down
"Are you okay? Any fatalities?" I ask him gesturing him inside
"One, plus the suicide bomber" he says and i nod
"Azizi?" I ask
"No, one of his associates though. You were spot on about him though" he says
"How?" I ask
"He tired to bomb the shopping centre" he says and i nod
"What about him? Have you got him?" I ask and he shakes his head
"What happened?" I ask him
"We found his explosive device on a bus, he disappeared though the emergency exit when we searched the wrong bus" he says and i nod
"Trust me Eden, all hell would have broken lose if he had got into the shopping centre" He tells me and I look down
"So what now?" I ask him and he doesn't say anything and I let out a deep breath.
"Come on, you did a good thing today" he tells me
"It was a waste of time, wasn't it?"
"You let him slip through your fingers, again" I say walking into the living room
"Eden, Eden" he says spinning me around, "listen to me, please"
"We will get him"
"When?" I ask, "he's still out there, probably looking for me right now because I'm probably his next target since he couldn't get the shopping centre"
"Stop overthinking everything" he says and I look down and he tilts my chin up to meet his deep blue eyes with his fingers
"Your safe with me" he tells me
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We walk back into his apartment, with pizza boxes.
"How about we watch a film?" He asks me
"Yeah alright then" I say with a smile
"I'm going to go get changed" he says and i nod
"I'll pick the film then" I say
"No chick- flicks" he says
"Have you even met me?" I ask him
"Touché" he says
"Ayyy! You said it right" i say and he chuckles walking into our room.
I turn the tv on and my eyes instantly land on the school of rock.
I think we both could use a good laugh.
"School of rock, good choice" he says
"You got dressed quick" I say turning around to see him wearing shorts and my eyes trail over his defined stomach
"Can you put a top on?" I ask him
"No, my house my rules" he says and I roll my eyes
"Get the pizza from the kitchen and it better be ready for me to eat by the time I've got changed" I tell him
"Yes ma'am"
I head into the bedroom and I strip off my clothes and put on a sports bra and some baggy shorts before heading back out into the living room.
"Ethan do you want a drink?" I ask him as I walk into the kitchen
"I'm fine thanks" he says with his voice slightly off and I look at him who's staring at the floor
"Are you okay?" I ask him
"Yeah I'm just thinking" he says and I walk over to him and sit down
"About what?" I ask
"Just work" he says
"What about it?" I ask
"I'm sorry we haven't got him yet" he tells me looking down meeting my gaze
"Hey, it's okay. I have a feeling there will be more chances of getting him" i tell him
"There shouldn't have to be, we should have got him in Afghanistan" he says annoyed
"Darling" i begin putting my hand on his, "no good ever comes from dwelling on the past, all we can do it focus on the future"
"He was right there, I almost had him" he says
"Oi" I snap at him, "I want to get him as much as you do, but can we not dread about it tonight. You've had a stressful day and it's not going to do you any good dwelling on it. Just relax and let's talk about it in the morning where our thoughts are clear"
He nods, "god I'm so glad I have you"
"I can say the same thing about you" i tell him and he glances to my lips and we find ourselves leaning in.
All of a sudden my phone rings and we jump away from each other.
"I'll get that" i say and he nods
"What's up Mia?" I ask
"Just checking in to see if your okay?" She asks and I smile
"I'm alright thanks" i tell her
"About that school work, I may have lost it" she says and i chuckle
"It's alright, I probably wasn't going to do it anyway" I say and she laughs
"How is school anyway?" I ask her
"Everyone is suspicious because you two are both off school but Harriet and I are getting an award on Tuesday in the school hall" she tells me
"That's great! What for?" I ask her
"It's a writing competition, we got first place in the schools in the district for our age category. All the entries in Colorado are coming to school and then we get an award. It's a yearly thing and it's our schools turn to host it" she tells me
"That's good! I'm proud of you" I tell her
"Thank you!" She says
"Tell congratulations to Harriet as well for me" i tell her
"I will!" She says and I hear talking on the other side of the phone
"I've got to go, Nate is stuck in the bathroom" she says and I laugh
"Okay, I'll see you soon" i tell her
"Definitely" she says before hanging up.
YOU ARE READING
Last Duty
ActionEden Martinez. Much more than your ordinary eighteen year old girl. At the end of her sophomore year she dropped out of college to join the army, and it was the best decision of her life. Yes it meant that she had to mature quickly, yes that meant...
