The Sister | Javier Peña x reader

Chapter 13 - celebrations

The next day, you, Javi and Steve left early to go to the press. To be exact, you were going to 'El Espectador'.

You were really nervous because you knew you were going to receive a lot of anger from your superiors for this. But you also knew that this was the only way to receive a reaction from Escobar which was what you needed to continue your investigations.
All you were hoping for at this point was that you wouldn't lose your job because your job pretty much was the only thing that kept you going at the moment.

"Are you guys sure that this is the right thing to do?" you asked them one last time. You were sure that you were willing to do everything it takes to catch Escobar, but you just had to make sure that they were too.
"We can either play politics or we can do the job," Steve told you.
"Well, we were never any good at playing politics anyway," Javi confirmed. You nodded in response.
It was now or never.

You arrived in the office of one of the head publishers. After politely greeting him, you handed him the photos that El Paisa took while Javi explained the story to him.

"What do you think?" Javi asked him in Spanish.
"These photos are worth looking into. And believe me, I'm going to," the man paused and placed the photos on his desk. "If it's true, this is going to cause a shit storm, you know?" he said in English. After that he left his office.

"Well, fuck president Gaviria," Javi told you and you nodded.
What you were doing felt wrong, but you knew that on some level it was the right thing to do.
"Fuck La Catedral," you answered and smirked at Javi and Steve.
"And fuck Pablo," Steve added.

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Just a few days later, the story about Escobar killing the two men made the news. The story actually blew up more than you had expected it to. This was the closest you had ever come to a victory in your hunt for Escobar and it felt great. It was a small light in the darkness that you faced everyday.

When you arrived at the Embassy in the morning people were already watching the news as a reporter informed the public of this new investigation against Escobar. So were you. It felt great knowing that things finally began to change when it came to Escobar.

You noticed that people were cheering and went over to Steve and Javi to congratulate them. People gave them whiskey, vodka and other gifts in order to congratulate them on the big win.

But did they give you anything? No. If you asked any of the men in the office, they'd tell you what a great job Steve and Javi did, but they certainly wouldn't mention you.
Maybe it was because you were a woman. It probably was because you contributed to the win just as much as Javi and Steve did.

After a few more quiet hours in the office, you were called into the Ambassador's office. Turns out you got suspended until further notice. At least you got some recognition for your work here. Even if it wasn't in a positive way.

The three of you went into your shared office. Steve and Javi still insisted on celebrating the win even though they also just got suspended.
Javi offered you a drink, but you declined.

"C'mon, (Y/N). Celebrate our win with us," Javi told you.
"I already told you that I'm not in the mood to celebrate with you," you told him, but he just wouldn't listen.

You decided that you finally had enough for the day, you grabbed your jacker and got up to leave.
Before you left you said "But you know what? Have fun celebrating your win. You deserve it," you told them and with that you quickly left.

Javi and Steve just shared a confused look. They probably hadn't even noticed that not a single person had congratulated you on the win or told you what a good job you had done.