Bucky getting his arm ripped off again and being thrown across the room, only for Ava to quickly snatch up the arm, as Walker is already pulling Bucky upright, so that Alexei can toss him over his shoulders like a rag-doll, while Yelena runs for the elevator.
summary: bob always gets in these moods where he always needs to be touching something. the team have started calling it his âtouchy-timeâ, but they donât know the extent of bobâs neediness when it comes to you. todayâs touchy-time happens right before valentina's mandatory team dinner.
prompt: you donât make it to dinner đ¶ïž
pairing: bob reynolds x thunderbolts!reader
word count: 3.1k
content contains: +18 contentâ smut. secret relationship lets go, wall sex lets go, neck kissing lets go, bob is super needy and touchy lets fucking go, manhandling(?)letsgo
authors note: day six of galentines collab!! the concept of male ovulation đ§ heâs like a little funky boy dog that goes around humping anything and everything he sees. thatâs the vibe iâm going for. can you tell. also this has been in my drafts forever and ive wanted to write for it but never got around to it. hurrah for clearing out my wips!!
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no one could remember exactly when bob stopped being mopey and started getting more touchy-feeling with you.
it hadn't been sudden, nor had there been a single moment where the team could think back to a certain time and say 'that's when it started'. it was subtle enough that he'd managed to slip under the radar until it became something that nobody could ignore.
it started with bob inching closer to you on the couch when the two of you were watching movies. then it escalated to holding your hands at random points in time even if you needed them, and in that case, his hand would fall to your thigh instead. at one point, he'd managed to convince you to let him into your bed by blaming it on the void, and stupidly enough, you'd let him.
at first, it had been a joke between the team because it was honestly a little funny to see bob clinging onto you like a puppy, but sooner down the line, the touch turned into something needier, and that's the part that the two of you hid from them.
the touch turned sexual, and even though you both knew it was wrong doing this with someone who is essentially a coworker, you could never stopâ or more like bob could never stop.
maybe it was because he had taken a liking to you. you'd been nothing but kind and accomodating to him since you first met him in that bunker (apart from when you'd shoved your gun in his face). whenever he sensed he was falling apart, he gravitated towards you, and you'd always let him. you had assumed he had just wanted to stick around that kimd of energy when everybody else on the team had turned a blind eye to him.
of course there were days when bob could keep his hands to himself, but he had found that if he stayed away for long enough, his handsâ restless and searchingâ always seemed to settle easier when they found you.
and unfortunately for you and the team, today seemed to be one of those days where he'd restrained himself from touching you.
valentina had organised a mandatory team-building dinner in order to... well, team-build. she practically demanded that everyone get dressed up to the nines and that the jet would pick them up and drop them off at some fancy restaurant halfway across the country.
you linger in your room longer then you mean to, smoothing down the wrinkles and creases in your black dress like it might change its mind about how it's sitting on your body if you dont reassure it enough.
you almost never wear this dress and only wear it for special occasions, and you counted this as one. it fit nicely almost like it was made specifically for you, it skimmed down your body just enough to make you stand a little taller as you look at your reflection. you look really good.
you slip on your heels, tuck your phone into your purse, and give yourself one final look in the mirrorâ more for courage than vanityâ before heading out of your room and shutting the door.
the living room is quiet apart from the boring show on the television and the click of your heels as you walk across the marble floor. the entire team is there scattered across the sofas in their fancy attire like a bunch of overdressed mannequins.
jackets are unbuttoned, ties are loosened, makeup is already a little smudged, some are scrolling on their phones, others are staring at the television screen. they all just look like they're reconsidering every life choice that'd led them here.
the first thing you notice is that bob isn't there.
yelena is the first to turn her head. her eyes fall up and down you a few times before she throws an arm across the back of the sofa. "you look nice." she compliments, and it sounds genuine.
"thanks. it's a bit itchy, but it's comfortable enough for one night." you tug at the fabric that'd bunched at your hips after your short venture down the hall. "you guys look nice too. maybe we should start dressing up more often."
bucky shakes his head, eyes set on the tv. "i'd rather not."
john looks around the room at the team, brows raised as he takes in the mixed of bored expressions and sluggish bodies. "is that all of us? can we finally get off of our asses and get going?"
"eh, bob is not here yet." alexei points out.
"speaking of bobâ" bucky turns his head to you, "did you manage to talk to him about limiting touchy-time like we talked about?"
"i cant believe we call it touchy-time." ava mumbles as she stares at the television screen, more to herself than anyone else.
"i tried during training yesterday," you scratch the back of your neck. "but he kept changing the subject. didn't seem like he wanted anything to do with it, so i stopped asking."
"have you ever considered telling him to stop completely? i mean seriously, imagine when he gets sentry under control and valentina clears him for missions." john gestures to nothing in general, hand waving around like it's helping the team visualise it. "kid's gonna be humping your leg like a horny chihuaha while we're getting shot atâ"
yelena cuts in with a groan of disgust, "gross, walker. nobody wants to imagine that."
bucky sighs, "i hate to say it, but i agree with john."
ava turns away from the screen, suddenly tuned into the conversation. "me too. do you ever think he just comes up with excuses because he wants to get all touchy-feely with you? i know he's a little... unstable, but how many times can he use the excuse of the void to fondle you all day?"
"he doesntâ" you blink, a little shocked at ava's use of words. "he doesnt fondle me. he just needs a little attention sometimes. that's all." you try to defend yourself as well as bob, but it seems to fall upon deaf ears.
"attention turns into obsession." john adds as if he's a wise old wizard. "i read that online once."
alexei decides its his turn to add his input. "i think its very sweet! is like little puppy and mama dog. if no lines are crossed, then i think those two should be allowed to have touchy-feely time."
you cringe at alexei comparing you and bob to dogs before you huff out a sigh. "can we not talk about bob behind his back? it feels rude. where is he anyways?"
"no idea." yelena shrugs. "we're all out here because we were waiting on you and him."
john checks his watch, one certainly gifted to him by valentina. "yeah, and we're gonna be late if he doesn't haul ass within the next ten minutes."
you glance down the hall, your eyes fixed on bob's door. it remains shut just like it has been all day, and a small knot of concern ties itself in your stomach. something about him being late doesn't settle well with you. you know his routine and his moods, and you know that when he's unusually quiet like this, then it means he's fighting something.
"i'll go check on him." you say, already turning towards the corridor, "make sure he's not dead."
"and tell him to hurry his ass up!" john calls behind you.
you don't bother responding. you turn and head down the hallway, the echo of your heels on the tile bouncing off of the walls while the noise of the living room fades as you move. you come face to face with bob's door, your hand hesitating before you knock, but your knuckles hit the wood three times anyways.
"bob? are you in theâ"
the door opens and you're yanked inside by a sharp tug on your wrist before you can finish your sentence, the corridor disappearing as the door shuts behind you.
the first thing you notice is that bob is in front of you and he's sandwiched you between the wall, his mouth already working against yours. the next thing you notice is that his hands are already pulling up your dress, the fabric bunching in his hands as he drags it up.
you break away for air, but bob doesn't take a second for granted. he latches onto your throat and he inhaled a sharp breath that sounds like a mix of relief and indulgence, as if kissing you in the only thing keeping his alive.
"i'm sorry." he whispers into your skin, but you both know the apology won't stick. "sorryâ"
his room is quiet apart from his heavy breathing and the small pants that he pulls from you, the light dim through closed curtains and the red glow of his alarm clock. you can still hear the soft chatter of the team down the hall, and it pulls the urgency from deep within you.
you place your hands flat on his chest. he doesnt pull away, but he doesn't push any further either, caught in the miserable in-between where restraint is costing him. you can feel his heartbeat through his chest where your palms rest, pounding and restless with you in his arms.
you frown, "the team is waiting for us, bobâ"
but the words barely leave your mouth before he's shaking his head, brown curls brushing against your neck and the underside of your jaw.
"i know they are. i'm sorry, baby. i tried to stay away. i really did," he murmurs against your throat, apologies spilling out of his mouth although his teeth nipping at your skin says otherwise. "but pleaseâ i need you."
bob's hands are already tugging down your panties, thumbs hooked in the bands as he drags them down your legs, and although everything in you is screaming to pull him off of you and rush him out of the door, your body moves on its own, stepping out of the fabric as soon as it drops to your feet.
"val's going to eat us alive if we don't make it to dinner." you whimper when he sucks at the base of your neck, hands crawling at the back of his dress shirt.
"then let her. i'll be quick. been holding it in all day, but i cant do it anymore." he groans as his lips travel back up until he's pressing messy kisses onto your jaw and your cheek. "jus' need to feel you on my cock. need to feel you cum on me."
that sends a pant of heat through you.
your brows knit. he really has been good all dayâ no hovering by your side, no excuses to linger, and no absent minded touchesâ but now you can feel the cost of it in the way he's undoing his belt and in the way he's so hungry for you that you think he might actually bite you, and you know that you cannot let him go to dinner like this.
"okay." you sigh with a small nod, your hands crawling up to his neck and slotting into the soft brown tuft of hair at the base of his head, "then fuck me."
the groan that rips form his throat and low, and he unbuckles his belt faster than he ever has before. he rips it from his dress pants and it clatters to the floor in a stringy mess. then come his pants, the zipper already undone as he shrugs them and his boxers to the ground.
bob's hands hook under your thighs and he hoists you up against the wall, his weeping cock pressing against you with a pathetic whimper.
he's learnt that even without the sentry, he has enough strength to lift you like you weigh nothing. he's even learnt that he can lift you with one hand. dont ask him how.
his lips are back on yours, his tongue lapping messily against your mouth before you let him in. the kiss is a little rough around the edges like he's forgotten how to be careful with you, all heat and urgency as he breaths you in. you're sure your makeup is all smudged, but you don't really care now that the blunt tip of bob's dick is pressing into you.
and when he finally pushes in,
"fuuuuuccckkkk..." he moans, a little too loud for your liking.
"bob, you have to beâ" you cut yourself off with a staggered breath as bob drops you down onto him deep enough that you can feel him in your stomach. "you have to be quiet."
"i'm sorry, it's justâ i missed you." his brows furrow in pleasure, his head dropping back down to your neck. "god, you're so tight."
you sigh, "it's been two days."
"too long." he murmurs into your neck. "never wanna be apart from you ever again."
bob starts moving slow, holding onto you by your thighs and rutting his hips into you like he's trying to make sure that your body remember him. his chest is pressed so tight against yours that you almost feel like you can't breathe, and your arms are wrapped around his torso clinging for more.
just as you think he might be savouring the moment, he lifts you without warning and drops you back onto his dick. the sheer force of it rips a moan from your mouth, catching you so off guard that you bite down into his shoulder, your saliva soaking the fabric.
bob pants into your ear, eyes heavy with pleasure. "needed this so bad. needed you. needed to fuck you."
bob doesnt rut into you anymore. instead, he begins lifting you up and down his cock, shuddering in your arms as he drags against your warm walls. the pace he sets is fast enough for the echo of skin-on-skin to bounce around the room, the angle and the pressure of which he has you against the wall hits all of the soft spots in you. your eyes almost roll back, body practically going limp in his arms.
one of his hands come up to cup your face, thumb running along your bottom lip and his eyes watching every quiver in your expression. his other hand continues lifting you and dropping you onto his dick, his fingers digging into your skin with every harsh bounce.
"i heard you talking to the team about our arrangementâ about whatever this isâ" he admits quietly, eyes set on your saliva coated mouth. "i know it's bad and i know we shouldn't do this."
"bob." you try to cut him off, arms tightening around his neck in an attempt to ground him, but he continues, panicked and a little earnest.
"so justâ just tell me to stop and i'll stopâ" he rushes, his brows furrowing as he speeds up, his hips bucking up into you, "say the word and i will, i swear. i'll back off and i'll behave, iâ"
"faster."
the word leaves your mouth as a whisper, soft and broken and honest, and that seems to be what undoes bob.
his hand falls back to the underside of your thigh and lifts your legs a little higher until your hamstrings burn and your knees are pressing into your chest. he's not bouncing you anymore, but now he's fucking up into you, his cock tearing through you like this is all he needs.
you grab at him, hoping to hold onto something that'll ground you, but he's so strong and so steady that you don't even need to. he's holding you so tight in his arms that you're sure he'd catch you if you were to fall, and that in itself has the ball of heat in your stomach ready to snap.
but then there's a knock at his door only a feet feet from you, and even though it pulls you from your daze, bob continues dragging you his cock in and out of you as if one of your friends isn't right outside.
"hey, you guys in there?" yelena's voice spills through the quiet, "john's getting all pissy with us, so we're leaving."
you have to force a hand over bob's mouth, his moans and panting spilling into your palm, and you feel a little bad when you see the tears that brim in his waterline. your brows knit as you force your eyes to stay open, willing yourself to keep focus when bob can't.
"bob isn't feeling good, so i thinkâ" you swallow down a moan when bob thrusts into you hard enough that your clit grinds into his lower stomach. "i think we're just gonna stay back so i can takeâ" you gasp, "take care of him."
and maybe bob understands your words as an excuse to fuck him all night long, because his eyes shut and he gets a little closer, hips grinding into your ass instead of fucking you. you've noticed this as a tell that he's close, and the friction is enough to send you over the edge too.
"okaayyyy..." she drawls through the door. "your funeral. we'll be back in a few hours. dont burn the tower down. or do. i dont care."
you can hear yelena's footsteps recording down the hall, and as soon as you move your hand from his mouth, bob starts pistoning into you with inhumane speed, his head dropping onto your shin as he presses into you and finally fills you up.
the sound of his hopeless rutting turns filthy with the combination of your slick and his cum, and he leans in to press another messy kiss to your mouth. your chests move together, and the room falls silent except for the soft sounds of your breathingâ his uneven and yours still catchingâ paired with the quiet thud of his heart.
and the first thing that comes out of his mouth isn't a reassurance or a apology, but a question.
"does that mean you don't want to stop?" he asks, his voice low with uncertainty and what sounds like hope, almost like he's bracing for the answer even though he knows what it is.
your smile as best you can, already tired. your fingers run through his hair, tugging at the soft knots you'd accidentally formed before you speak.
"of course not." you say quietly, "i know the team complains about it sometimes, but that's not something they get to complain about. i dont think its a problem that needs fixing."
the hope in his expression warms your heart. he exhaled like he's been holding his breath all day before he leans into your touch like he's finally allowed to. but then, slowly but surely, you feel his dick harden inside you again.
"are you hard again?" you ask with false annoyance lacing your words, but you could never actually be annoyed with him.
he plays it off by giving you a small peck on the lips, the top of his nose brushing yours as he leans his forehead against yours. "maybe."
synopsis. Bob likes someone thatâs not you and now it's up to you to begin Project Get Over Bob.
warnings. no use of y/n, not much angst right now, reader pining for Bob but pushing it all down!! Bob breaking my little y/n's heart.
word count. 2.7k.
part 2.
part 3.
Bob Reynolds was many things, but one thing he wasnât, was subtle.
You knew it.
He knew it.
Everyone knew it.
So when he started batting his eyelashes at the owner of the local bookstore, you knew that you might have to get rid of your crush.
You and Bob had known each other now for at least a year, and had fallen into the perfect morning routine.
Youâd wake up at 7am, stumble your way into the kitchen, knocking on everyoneâs doors as you went. Of course, Ava, Bucky, and Walker would have already left for training, but it was nice to cause a bit of ruckus so early in the day. Youâd pop some coffee on and by the time it brewed, Bob would be sitting at the island in the middle of the room with a grin and an extra Splenda packet for you.
But today?
Today, he was nowhere to be found.
âCoffee for me?â Â Yelena asked as she wiggled her brows at you.
You smiled and scoffed âKnock yourself out.â
âHave you seen my bowie knife, I think I left it in the sink but I came to grab it last night and it was gone.â she whined, her bottom lip jutting out in such a cute way you couldnât help but grin and pinch her cheeks.
âYou left your disgusting dirty knife in the sink?!! We practically EAT out of there.â Walker shouts.
âWe donât eat out of the sink stupid.â
âWell, if weâre washing our dishes in the sink and we eat off of them then â yeah â we do.â
âSo what? You decided to throw my knife away because of that??â
Yelenaâs accusation turns John bright red, the two bickering and throwing insults around at a rapid pace.
While those two are enthralled in a "spirited debate" Â Ava and Bucky stroll in. The latter animatedly mimicking what you think? is some kind of old-school wrestling move.
Bucky suddenly tunes into the two blondesâ argument and starts to smirk. You raise a brow at his reaction. His wink back was enough evidence that he definitely had something to do with the disappearance of Lenaâs knife.
Yeah, you need to learn how to rage bait effectively from the centurion.
The elevator chimes and you all turn to see Bob waving, carrying a very nice smelling paper bag which you can only hope are filled with some almond doughnuts from Supermoon.
You open your mouth to say something, until a small figure coming out from behind him leaves you speechless. Long black hair, big eyes and-and wait itâs the lady from the bookstore? Lily?
Youâd spoken to her before and honestly, she was lovely, super smart and made your day every time you stepped foot to her store. She'd recommended Dante's Inferno to you when youâd ask for an all-time classic so obviously you had to love her. You liked her so much youâd even taken her email so you both could discuss you guysâ excitement for the new Odyssey film.
And now here she was, the kind woman from the store clinging onto Bobâs side.
All you could see was his hand, Bobâs hand, your Bobâs hand covering hers so tenderly.
The way he did with you.
Everyoneâs gaze seemed to zero in on you and your reaction.
âHey guys, um Lily and I are heading to the game room, you-you guys are welcome to join, weâre watching The Shining!â god, the way his eyes shifted to hers in such a soft way, assuring her that she was welcome here, killed you.
He stares at you for a moment; you know Bob was looking for some comfort from you, that yes, it's ok he's brought her here and is finally trying to live a normal life.
Through your shock you pull yourself together, give a thumbs up and wink, mouthing the words "sheâs cute". Your heart may be breaking but you care for him too much to not support something that makes him so obviously happy.
You can see him visibly relax and as the others rally to greet Lily a sudden flurry of steps from Alexei stole the groupâs attention. The large leather clad (youâd have to have a conversion to him about the concept of lounge wear) man claps his hands together as he caught sight of the two in the doorway.
âFinally Bob, you ask Lily to come here. You know he asked me over and over and over advice on how to charm pretty woman with shop!â he says, turning to the group with a smile on his face.
Yelena places her hand in the small of your back and glares at Alexei, the man looking absolutely bewildered at the othersâ reaction to what he thinks is the best news heâd heard all week.
âSo.. you both together or ââ John questions, shooting an inquisitive look between the two.
âWe havenât really, well, havenât put a label on it yet, weâre just hanging out, right-right?â he turns to face her, and every inch of her face lights up as she laughs.
âYeah, this is his audition for boyfriend.â, nudging him in a familiar way.
Theyâd only known each other a month why were they suddenly so buddy-buddy?
Ava, as kind as ever, decides to change the subject, asking about the teamâs plans for next monthâs mission. You hear the words safe-house and horses but canât bring yourself to care.
The lovebirds take this as their cue to leave and Bob gives you a soft smile as he walks away with someone thatâs not you.
Ok.
Time to get over Robert Reynolds once and for all.
Phase 1
You decided to split Project Get Over Bob into 4 phases = fill up your timetable and become busy - stop hanging out with Bob â stop thinking of Bob â reach the ultimate nirvana and make yourself invisible to him.
Ok, well the phases were vaguely something like that.
Simple right?
Phase 1 was easy; youâd used the guise of a new hobby (jiu-jitsu) as an excuse to be out of any kind of common area or team activity. Claiming to the team during the monthly debrief that you had to know the sport as an effective cover for your mission.
So, while half of your day was taken up by morning classes and sparring in the afternoon with Lena and Buck, there was still the entirety of the evening to deal with.
You and Bob spent most evenings cooking dinner, filling reports to send off to Mel and watching shitty French arthouse films until you were both knocked out for the day.
This had to stop.
Ottolenghi could wait, you thought to yourself as you booted up your laptop and found the perfect pottery class that was on the other side of the city and about 2 hours long.
âAre you tryna to replace all of our plates?â a voice says from behind you, causing you to jump and almost drop the drink you were holding in your free hand.
âJesus John, learn to make some noise when walking into a room!â
Walker jumps over the sofa landing snuggly next to you, he reeks of sweat nothing too bad but you wrinkle your nose in faux disgust.
âYou smell awful did you roll around in dirt before you got here or what?â
âIâll have you know I beat Bucky and Alexei while sparring today, hence the sweat.â
You look at him incredulously. There was no way that Walker could beat them 1 v 2. Sure, he was strong heâd managed to rough you up plenty of times but James had the fancy hydra serum and well Alexei was just out of his mind Russian so how did the so called âsecond rateâ captain America manage to beat them?
As if catching onto your line of thought John grabs your head and brings his arm around your neck, playfully tickling you with the other. You burst out in giggles, gasping and shouting at him to let you go.
While he has you in a headlock without mercy, Lily and Bob walk in. Their conversation stalls as Bob lays his eyes on the two of you messing around.
Walker straightens up and you stare at him confused with the immediate shift in behaviour.
âWhat are you both doing?â he questions his voice tight and his hands clenched at his sides.
âJohn managed to best the two greatest super soldiers on earth, apparently. I personally don't believe itâ you state while winking in Lilyâs direction. She holds her mouth with her palm, attempting to hide her laugh.
âAnyway, Iâve got some work to catch up on so Iâll see you guys laterâ, Â you clap your hands while standing up and shuffle out of the room, bidding goodbye to them all.
Bob looks at your retreating figure, both John and Lily staring at him snaps him out of his daze and he leads her to the lab downstairs.
You couldnât wait to leave the room, Bobâs reaction made no sense to you. You knew he was always slightly awkward with Walker but they had hashed out whatever issues they had months ago, so why was he so annoyed with him today?
The rest of the week goes by with you keeping as busy as possible, you can count on one hand how many times youâd even seen Bob and you wanted to keep it that way.
You told yourself all you had to do was make it to week 4, and you would be off to Mongolia with Alexei and Walker for at least 2 months, and by then the Bob-shaped hole in your heart would be filled up and pasted over.
Phase 2
All you needed to do for phase 2 of your plan was to wean yourself off the drug that was Bob. The aforementioned drug was not making it easy for you, even though youâd changed your habits, he hadnât.
Every day he would wake up even earlier than usual and make your favourite breakfast of blueberry pancakes and an iced black coffee, leaving it on the counter closest to the elevator. He would stand next to your breakfast, almost militant in ensuring you ate every last bit because how else would you have enough energy for jiu-jitsu? He was so happy that you'd decided to take on a new hobby and put yourself out there, you deserved to have fun so of course he wanted to show his support in any way he could.
Youâd then decided to take the stairs around the back so you could avoid him but heâd taken to waiting by reception with your breakfast in a small tin, like a wife waving her husband off for work. Was Bob your wife?
Never mind.
You then decided to forgo even more sleep and join John in his 4am gym sessions, leaving for class after sparing with the super solider that spent 2 hours kicking your ass so hard that by the time you got to class you were aching.
At least it had limited your conversations with Bob.
One other problem needed to be solved.
Bobâs night terrors were almost daily and before Lily-gate you had allowed him to come to your room, heâd nestle himself into your sofa, you would wake up sometime after and speak to him until he felt at ease at which point he would whisper goodnight and tip toe back to his own bed.
You knew deep down that he only came to your room because it was closest to his, the comfort of your sofa was the most alluring part to him, you guess. It was bigger than Buckyâs, way softer than whatever the hell John had stuffed in his room, cleaner than Avaâs, and Alexei and Yelena had declined any kind of comforts in their rooms so that wasnât an option for him.
Bob loved your room.
So you would need to change your room.
It had to be sneaky. The others were already pestering you about changing your training timetable, but a big change like this would arouse suspicion from Bob.
Maybe a burst pipe would be best?
You knelt next to your sink, gripping the hammer youâd stolen from the construction team that were plastering the entrance of the tower after an unfortunate parking incident at the hands of Yelena. You werenât worried about the sound of you brutally slamming the hammer to the pipe, youâd forced Valentina to soundproof everyoneâs bathrooms out of fear the others would hear you screaming your lungs out to Dionne Warwick every morning.
One final hit and water exploded across the room, soaking the floor and walls. Within minutes, the water seeped into the carpet of your room and once you were satisfied you changed out of your wet clothes and temporarily disposed of the hammer under your bed.
Running out your room you shouted for Ava (she was always locked in her room, tinkering away at her next project) you asked her to call maintenance up and with that phase 2 was well on its way. Your fake concern was definitely believable.
The team sans Bob gathered round your room door as the very kind man who had fixed up your bathroom informed you and Mel that the flooring would need to be replaced because of the risk of mold.
You struggled to hide your joy at the success of your plan and turned your body to grin to yourself. Quickly turning back and putting on a concerned face as you âbrainstormedâ a solution to your-self inflicted dilemma.
Ava tutted loudly as the group discussed where you would be staying. She locked eyes with you and gave you a look you couldnât figure out, youâd have to chase her up on that later.
âCould I have the room next to you Buck?â his was the furthest from yours and would provide a respite from the man that you were attempting to avoid.
âYeah course kid, need a hand with your stuff?â
You both spent the day moving every single item in your room into the one at the end of the hall, there wasnât even a speck of dust that could have been traced back to you.
As you brought the last box out of your room Bob rounded the corner. It had been a few days since youâd last spoken to the man and even the sight of his face felt like too much for you to handle. But ignoring him now would be cruel and it wasnât like you were trying to punish the guy.
Right?
His hair was up in a clip, something he normally only did when at self-care night with you and the other girls, tucked into Lenaâs covers with a hyaluronic face mask and a hot chocolate. You liked it, heâd normally have his hair covering his face but you like seeing him, all of him.
âWhat happened? What w-why is your room boarded up, did something happen-â
âA pipe burst so I had to switch to a different roomâ you shrugged. âBuck offered the one attached to his so-â
âWhat-what about the one next to mine?â
Shit.
You hadnât really thought about a good excuse for that, obviously, the one next to his would be the more reasonable option but you quickly spit out a lie.
âI was considering it⊠but the view from the other side of the tower is so great at night! Itâs nicer to have a view of Central Park than Goldman Sachs when Iâm working.â
He nods in understanding, âOh ok, that makes sense.â Â He stills for a moment, and it looks as if he may say something, but he stops himself.
You take advantage of his hesitation. âIâm pretty tired, Iâm gonna turn in mâkay, see you around Bob.â
âYeah-yeah Iâll see you, goodnight.â
You walk past him as quickly as possible without looking back; if you had, you would have seen the absolutely devastated look on his face.
Bob wasnât stupid.
Heâd been trying to get your attention for the past two weeks. He knew that you were working hard to prepare for your mission, but you always made time for him no matter what.
Bob decided he would get to the bottom of your strange mood, no matter what it took.
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