{Emily's POV}
"I can't believe this!" Wesley yelled causing me to flinch.
The doctor was addressing his wound as I told him what we found back at the party. He laid in the hospital bed looking up at the ceiling angrily with a clenched jaw.
"You didn't see this coming? You were tracking them. Tanner got caught...they'd be after you soon enough." I explained and he sighed.
"Don't sound too excited." He mumbled.
"Wesley, knock it off. I'm just as worried as you are." I said and he closed his eyes for a moment.
"Are you sure they're after me?" He asked with a pleading tone.
I knew he didn't want this and I felt horrible, but he needed to know the danger he was in.
"Yes. I saw this picture," I handed it to him. "This 'X' guy has people do his business for him, so he gave them someone to look for: you. They don't know what you look like but he does; therefore, the picture was there. They knew we would come for Karl and when we did they were waiting for you. They took out innocent people to distract us and the minute you were in the open they took their shot. Thankfully, they missed."
Wesley stared down at the picture with a sad emotion and seemed in thought.
"What's wrong? Who are those people?" I asked realizing the longing look in his eyes.
"My mom and sister," He murmured looking the picture over. "They're dead. Rouge attack." He added and my heart dropped...he never has told me that.
He was so closed off about his family and now I knew why.
"Im sorry." I managed to say and he just gave me a small shrug.
"Can I keep this? I haven't seen this in a long time." He asked and I nodded.
"Of course. Look, I'll leave you alone so you can rest, but if you need anything you know I'm a call away."
"I know, Em." He managed to give me a small smile and I gave his arm a comforting pat leaving him and the doctor.
I dropped by the station on my way home to check on Brian and Claire.
"Anything?" I asked walking in and Claire shook her head.
"The guys blood didn't match anyone in our system."
Great...it was worth the shot.
"How's Tanner doing?" I asked and Brian spoke up this time.
"He's still stable, but nothing new. Doctors are afraid he's gonna be like that for a long time...they mentioned getting his family down here to do a DNR and want to take him off breathing tubes and everything." My heart dropped.
"Tanner doens't have any family." He'd been in foster homes throughout his life until he was old enough to be on his own.
"I know...that's why they're going with his emergency contact. The only one he had: you." I shook my head.
"No, I cannot put that in my hands." Brian and Claire gave me a pitied look.
"Someone has to." Brian stated and I sighed knowing he was right.
"Fine, then we wait. Im not giving up on him."
"Good."
"Any news on the whereabouts of Karl? Did you get anything new on Tanner's phone yet?" I asked changing the subject quickly as possible.
"Karl is still MIA and I have people on it. As for the phone, I'm actually decrypting a message right now and hopefully I can retrieve it." He glanced at Claire and I gave him a confused look.
"What? What aren't you telling me?" I asked placing my hands on my hips.
"His last message was sent to you, but you never got it because it never delivered. That's what I'm trying to do. Im trying to retrieve it."
How many more bad things could be said to me today?
"This could be good." Claire stated noticing my mood drop even more.
"Goddess, I hope."
After talking some things over with the two I decided it was time for me to head home to Oliver. We haven't gotten any quality time together lately and I know it was eating away at him and me.
"Babe! I'm home!" I called out as I walked in sitting my keys on the table by the door and locked it behind me.
"In here!" He called from the kitchen and I grinned making my way to him.
When I walked in my heart clenched.
"Perfect timing." He grinned as I looked over the dinner table that was sat up with candles in the middle and a lovely looking dinner ready to be eaten.
He smirked brining out flowers from behind his back and I couldn't help but laugh.
"For you." He said in a funny accent bowing slightly as he handed me them causing me to giggle even more.
"What's all this for?" I asked walking closer to him and he smiled wrapping his arms around my waist tugging me to his chest.
"I know you've had a long, tiring week and I thought the least I could do is cook you dinner to get your mind off things." I smiled leaning up placing a soft kiss on his lips and pulled back.
"Thank you, Oliver, you don't understand how much this means to me."
"Anything for my girl."
His arms dropped from my waist and he walked over pulling out my chair for me and I sat as he helped me scoot in.
"So, you must love pasta." I spoke staring at the yummy Alfredo before me.
"I do." He mused with a wink.
The first bite was amazing. I wanted to moan at how good it was.
"So, tell me more about you. I feel I only know a small part." He said and I shrugged thinking about it.
"There isn't much to tell," I replied with a chuckle. "My whole life has pretty much been work. Sure, lately it's became more stressful but that's part of having a stressful job. I just learned to work around it I guess."
"Fine then I'll ask." He grinned and mocked a thoughtful face.
"Only sibling?"
"Yep." I took a bite of my bread he had also prepared.
"Let me guess, stubborn child?" I smirked.
"You hit the nail right on the head."
"Daddy or mommy's girl?"
"Definitely a daddy's girl." I replied as small memories of me and my dad trailed back into my head and I realized the ache for him and my mother had grown worse.
I missed them so much.
"Chocolate or vanilla?"
"Definitely vanilla." He smirked at the response.
"I'll keep that in mind." He winked and I gasped at his comment.
"That is not what I was referring to." I mumbled, my face heating.
"I know," He grinned. "Next question! Sour gummy worms or bears?" He asked and I couldn't help but laugh.
"What kind of question is that?"
"It's a good one! Answer it." He demanded playfully.
"Fine, worms."
"I new there was a reason I was attracted to you." He shot back and I grinned chucking my unused napkin at him, causing a laugh to escape him as he dodged it.
His laugh was like music to my ears. It was nice to be carefree for a little bit, even if it was short lived.
"You should smile more." He said breaking the humor with a serious comment.
"I do smile." I countered and he shook his head.
"Not the one you put up so everyone thinks you're okay. The one where a blush comes to your cheeks and your eyes have a sparkle in them. I like it."
Talk about a deep comment.
"My turn," I spoke cutting through the tension and changing the subject. "Favorite type of music?"
"That's a tough one, a little bit of everything I guess."
"Same. Favorite...dessert?"
"Honestly? I love almost any type of pie." He admitted.
"Hmm...funniest thing you did as a kid?"
"I was fishing as a kid with my dad and I was only in boxers at the time and I went to throw my line in and it somehow got caught on the back of my boxers. I was quite literally hooked. My father couldn't even stop laughing to unhook me." I covered my mouth to hold down my bubbling laughter as he squinted his eyes at me.
"What about you miss perfect?" I scoffed at the nickname.
"I once ran a golf cart into the side of my granny's house." He almost choked on his water he had currently been taking a drink of.
"Are you serious?" He asked through laughter.
"Yes, it was great. Not for my granny of course." He chuckled some more and shook his head, his eyes meeting mine.
"You are something else, Miss Sire."
How right you are.
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Okay my romance lovers I know you're like:
I NEED KISSES
I NEED MORE DATES
I NEED MORE ROMANCE
BUT
I did warn you that the romance isn't the main plot this time and it's a little bit of everything this time. More of a thought out plot and less romance. Some people like it that way and I wanted one of the bond books to be a little adventurous for you guys. Keep that in mind.
You're still get your normal mate stuff, don't you worry ;) This killer just has to be caught first ;)
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