“Don’t start with me, Benji. I did what I had to do.”
“By leaving? Ready to face everything on your own? I always suspected you weren’t all there but now I think you’ve lost your bloody mind!” Benji was furious. They had done everything that was needed. They had completed the mission, Hendricks was dead, the missile had been stopped and the media were already slipping through the false information to the public. But it didn’t feel like it was over.
Benji was angry because Ethan had, momentarily, turned his back on the rest of the team. Left them in Dubai and took off to try and finish the job alone.
“The three of you were arguing like children. How was anything supposed to get done?” Ethan stood, hands on his hips as he stared across the room at Benji, tension rising between them.
“I dunno, acting like a team leader and fixing things. Not just deciding ‘oh, hey, I’m done with this’ and walking out. I expected more from you.” For someone who always looked up to Ethan, admired him, he had been shocked by the sudden walking away.
“Stop it, Benji.” Ethan snapped.
“Make me.” Benji’s response seemed to rile Ethan up even more and his fists clenched.
“Shut your mouth before I shut it for you.” The threat was real as the older agent growled out the words and Benji looked ready to respond, no doubt with something sarcastic or a threat in response. So Ethan crossed the room with three long strides, grabbed Benji by the shoulders and before he knew it, the Brit’s back was pressed into the wall and- Ethan’s lips were on his?
Initially, Benji tensed, surprised more by this than anything else Ethan had ever done, but as Ethan’s tongue glided along his lips, firmly seeking entrance, he couldn’t help but relax into the unexpected kiss. His arms moved from where they were pressed against the wall to grip Ethan’s shirt, holding the material tight in his fists as the other man dropped his hands to Benji’s hips, pressing him into the wall with his entire body.
When they finally broke apart for air, Benji was gasping for breath, eyes wide as he looked to Ethan for some explanation. Instead, Ethan stepped backwards and pointed a finger at Benji.
“Do not question my decisions again.” he said, voice strong and authoritative. “I’m the team leader here and I run things my way. Understood?” With that, he turned and left the room, leaving Benji sagged against the wall with flushed cheeks, parted lips and a dumbfounded expression, wondering if maybe he should cross that line again just to get another of those kisses.
Was he dead? Surely that had to be the case... He recalled the enticing pull of unconsciousness when he had been strapped down to that cold metal table, something that his captors had barely allowed him to give in to. Just when he had felt close to slipping away, they would wake him with a painful hit or sometimes ice water that left him gasping and thrashing against his restraints.
But this time, there had been no one there to stop him.
No one there to violently wake him from his restless slumber.
No one to cause more pain and he thought he was surely dying.
But then his eyes opened and he found his gaze staring at a very different room. A ceiling that was not dark, that did not have a tormenting light that swung above his head like some hypnotic charm, swinging to and fro, to and fro... There was no dirt, no sound of dripping water in the distance, only the sound of beeping machines that were slowly getting closer and closer as his senses returned.
He wondered if perhaps this was him hallucinating. Imagining that he was safe just before death took him. He even thought he saw Ethan there, but that had to be a trick of his mind, because Ethan was not coming for him. They had made that very clear.
“Benji?” The blond shook his head as he heard the familiar voice; it sounded so real.
“No...”
“Benji, it’s ok, I’m here.” That voice again, trying to trick him.
“No you’re not. You’re not real.” Benji squeezed his eyes shut, not wanting to see his partner like this. No, if he looked now, he might be fooled into thinking that this was real, when it couldn’t be. Silence fell for a few moments, perhaps the voice had gone away, perhaps the fake-Ethan had let him be... But then he felt someone taking his hand, wrapping their fingers around him and whispering to him...
“It’s real... I’m real...”
“I’ve got you...”
He froze as he heard the words, wanting so much to believe them. Opening his eyes slowly, he turned his head to the side and met Ethan’s gaze. The older man looked so real...
“You’re really there?” He asked, voice croaky.
“Yeah, Benji. I’m here.” Ethan’s words were softly spoken as he leant forwards to speak to him. “I promise I’m here.”
“You found me?” Benji added after a few moments. “You really came.”
The dark haired agent’s expression seemed a little distressed at that as he gave his boyfriend’s hand a light squeeze. “Of course I came for you, Benj... Did you think I wouldn’t?” Those words were all Benji needed to hear and he closed his eyes, shaking his head. Ethan had found him, his captors were wrong.
Ethan had come for him.
That was all that mattered.
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Nathalie stared at the pregnancy test in her hands. Positive. She sighed and opened another one.
Gabriel stared at the computer on his desk and moved a few things around, and hit save. Nathalie will have his head if he doesn’t finish the presentation today, well when she is no longer sick. He sighed and rubbed his eyes, he has not done work like this since she joined his office, they were friends, more like coffee mates, whenever he went to go get coffee from the little coffee shop down the road, she was always there staring out the window, occasionally typing out something or working on something.
One day he got curious who this lady was, so he went on over, and asked her she would like company, and they talked while she worked, talked about their few interests.
“Someday I’m going to be a world renowned fashion designer.” He told the mysterious lady, now know as Nathalie when she asked what he’s drawing.
“Well when that happens,” she wrote something down on her notepad and ripped it off, “give me call so i can be your secretary.” she told him; handing him the ripped paper.
“I will.” he responded with a smile, and grabbed the paper from her. She smiled at him; and started packing all of her things.
“I have to hurry my boss will have my head if I’m late yet again.” She explained standing up, “listen, we should do this again sometime.” and with that she left.
After that he always made time to go to the coffee shop, That is until it burned down, after that he lost touch with her.
Until he needed a secretary that is, then he found her number and called it, She answered it.
“Hello, Nathalie Sancouer speaking, how may I help you?” her voice had lost the friendliness it had when they were talking in the coffee shop.
“Uh, Hi this is Gabriel Argeste speaking, I remember your voice being a lot more friendly when we talked in the little coffee shop; that burned down a few years ago.” He heard her gasp.
“I was waiting for your call y’know. I was beginning to think you forgot about me.”
“Well I need a secretary, you gave me your number when for when I needed one and well, here we are.” He smiled.
“Well good thing I got fired yesterday.”
“Why did you get fired?”
“Accidently burned his toast so he fired me.”
“Your boss, fired you over burned toast?”
“Yeah, he was very picky and I guess him making me so busy I forgot about his toast was entirely my fault. But yeah I got fired.”
“Do you think he’ll give you a good review?”
“Knowing him nope.”
“Well your hired no matter what, I have seen you work so it’s all good.”
“Okay, when can I start?”
“A week because I need to remodel for you first.”
“Sweet.”
“Alright see you then.” He hung up, smiling she always kind of sarcastic.
Gabe sighed and looked at his work, when had he finished? Well thinking about the past sure makes time fly by.
He looked at the date, it was little over a month since they became, more than friends, Gabe smiled and slightly blushing, remembering that night. Then he frowned; Nathalie got sick a week ago, around the time- maybe he’s over thinking things.
Gabe looked at the time, it was late. He was going to bed.
Nathalie looked at the phone in her hands, she was feeling good, she could go into work, but she still needed to make a doctor’s appointment for a better pregnancy test, because yeah twenty home pregnancy tests could be wrong right? She sighed, let’s make the appointment then go to work.
Nath looked at the phone again, unlocked and dialed the doctor’s office. It rang once then went to the stupid machine, she sighed and got to where she needed to be to make an appointment.
After she made the appointment she got dressed and ready for work.
After she got to work and signed in she went to Gabe’s office to tell him hi, and that she showed up today.
Nathalie took a deep breath, and slowly knocked.
“Come in.” she heard Gabe’s voice come from inside. She went in and smiled.
“Hi.” she said after a moment, Gabe’s head snapped up and looked at her with wide eyes he slowly smiled.
“Hey, how are you feeling?” He asked her, cause she was calling in sick for about a week, and suddenly here she is! looking fine, and healthy.
“Worried, but otherwise pretty good.” She answered; relaxing.
“Why are you worried?” he wanted to know, getting worried.
“Just I have doctor’s appointment later this week, and I’m worried what they tell me. Its nothing.” she replied simply, “no need to worry.” she smiled sweetly.
“If you say so…” he was curious still, if Nathalie was worried, it must be big.
“Well i should catch up on work, shouldn’t I?” She had a small little smile on her face, god did he fall hard for her, hard and fast.
“Come here first.” Nathalie walked over to him, he pulled her onto his lap, “May I get a kiss first?” Nathalie giggled and pecked his lips.
“Now I have to work, before someone finds us.” She joked getting up off his lap, “and besides I need to make sure you did all your work on time.”
“I did surprisingly.” he stood up and hugged her, tightly.
“Last time you said that, you were late and I had to save your ass.” He groaned at the memory and nuzzled into her neck.
“Ugh, don’t remind me.” there was a knock at the door. They split apart, Gabe sitting back down and Nath moving to stand in front of the desk, “Come in.”
Adrien walked in.
“Pere, sorry to bother you, I was wondering if I could go to Marinette’s house for a school project.” he asked slowly.
“Nathalie, get the driver and escort my son to the place he wants to go.”
“Okay sir.”
“Thank you pere!”
On thursday Nathalie sat in the doctor’s office, waiting for the doctor to bring her the news she was anticipating, The doctor walked in after a moment.
“Well Ms. Sancouer, you tested positive, you’re pregnant!” he told her happy, however she was not feeling happy.
She has seen Gabriel’s parenting up close and personal, and she was so happy with her life currently, she had a bad feeling that day but she went through with it, and now she had to deal with the consequences of it.
She sighed and thanked the doctor and left, she went to work and knocked on Gabriel’s door.
Nathalie heard Gabriel call out a come in. She went in and closed and locked the door behind her.
Nathalie took a deep breath, swallowed her nerves and sighed.
“Gabriel, we need to talk.” He looked at her, if she was using his name instead of sir, this must be serious.
