Bleed, Patch, And Keep Moving - An Apex Legends Story

Chapter 28 - I Missed Yuh Too

"Che, I got us some food!" Octavio made his way to her bedroom to find Ajay shoving clothing into a small suitcase; more or less punching clothing into the suitcase, "Che. Are you going somewhere?" He pulled his mask off and shoved it his pocket. Ajay didn't say anything, she just tossed Octavio her phone, which he caught without a problem. He slid his goggles off and pushed those into his other pocket as he read the message from HQ on her phone:

Please report to HQ at 0900 for your assignment. Pack warm clothing. Your return day will be Friday evening. At that time you will go straight into your match. More information for your match to follow.

Ajay was done packing by the time Octavio was done reading the message on her phone. He set her phone down on her bed and grabbed her hand. She followed him as he led her into the dining room. "Let's just have fun tonight Che." She smiled as they both sat down at the table. The wonderful scent of fried food filled Ajay's soul. Octavio opened the bag that was waiting for them on the table. She watched as he pulled out deep fried potato tacos. Ajay laughed, "Silva. It's been foreva! Where did yuh find these?" Octavio shrugged and smiled at her, "I know a guy."

After they ate they somehow ended up in Ajay's living room. They sat on the floor across from one another with their backs against the only two sofas in the room. Ajay had a bottle of rum and Octavio was working on his fifth glass of vodka and Red Bull. He blatantly stared at her shirtless chest. He had too much alcohol and drugs in his system to play the 'I'm not looking game.'

"Silva? Whatcha starin at?" Octavio smiled at her and shrugged his shoulders as he looked down at his legs that were stretched out in front of him. Ajay finished her bottle of rum and set it to the side. She got onto her hands and knees and crawled over to him. When she got to him she stopped and gazed down at the upper portion of his left prosthetic. She balanced her body on one arm as she reached out with the other and ran her fingers over the inscription that she engraved in his leg so many years ago. Bleed, patch, and keep moving ~Che

She smiled at him and climbed into his lap. With a leg to either side of him she rested most of her weight on her knees. He sat extremely still as she wrapped her arms around his neck. She pressed her forehead to his and looked into his eyes, "Yuh still got dem same legs fast boy?" He laughed and set his drink down. He hesitantly placed his hands on each of her hips. "Why would I get rid of them Che?" His body was already aching for her.

Ajay briefly bit her lower lip and relaxed into his hands, "Thought yuh woulda found better ones by now." He watched as she bit her lower lip; he knew exactly why she did that. He knew that Ajay only bit her lower lip for two reasons; she was nervous or something was very physically pleasurable to her.

He smirked at her and shook his head, "I could never replace perfection Che..." He trailed off as he stared into her eyes. His thumbs began to rub gently into her hips as they sat in silence. Ajay was suddenly aware that they were no longer talking about his legs. She became speechless when she realized that he was talking about her. He also came to a realization at that moment; he wasn't as wasted as he thought he was.

Octavio carefully debated his next move. He wasn't sure if he wanted to get in between her and her boyfriend. He did know that he wanted to get in her. "Fuck it. Worth it." He sat up and used his hands to pull Ajay closer to him, "Che. I have changed a lot to get here." For once he wasn't putting on a show, he was being honest with her. She nodded to him and laid her head against his shoulder. She moved her arms around his waist, "Apex made yuh change?"

He got a little more confidence with himself and removed his right hand from her waist. His fingers gently traced a line up and down her back. She closed her eyes and took in his scent. He felt like home and that was something she hadn't felt in years. He was the only one that made her feel like that.