*this is a fanfiction for "the expendables" franchise* *rated mature for some language- excluding racial slurs and "the f word" and specific action sequences, some "mature" scenes and themes* -/-/- Barney Ross had trouble getting re-civilized. Alexandra Conti never had trouble socializing until it happened. He was born in Italy in 1946 and moved to the United States in 1948. She was born in Brooklyn in 1951 but moved to New Orleans a year after it happened. He wasn't looking for a romantic relationship and never wanted one. She didn't want another romantic relationship after her fiance's death. They both had the same goal in mind- become a mercenary. He did it cause it was all he knew. She did it so no one would have to suffer like she did. They had more in common than they thought they would. -/-/- The two sat on the bed across from each other. Her back was toward the headboard of the bed frame, his was toward the rest of the room. She sat cross legged and he was the same. "Do you have any regrets?" he asked her. She chuckled as her head fell forward for a moment, then she sat back, still chuckling softly but sadly. "Tons," she answered.
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