Gladys shrugged, as if brushing off the compliment.
‘ no need to thank me, it’s you who needs thanking. ’
she gestured to him, coffee in hand.
‘ you’re the one acting on the calls we get, making it safer, for our kids. ’
he chuckled.
“Oh hm hm yeah, in my office most of the time.”
he glanced up at her then sipped his luke warm coffee.
“Thanks for what you do though, this town, couldn’t be any happier.”
—— I’m on the phone. ’
because being a 911 operator barley allows her time to get off the phone, in this town anyways.
‘ how’s your day been? busy, I’m guessing by the volume of calls that I’ve answered today alone. ’
there was a laugh, as she slid her coffee mug onto the table as she sat across from him.
‘ I work here, I’m on my break. ’
a beat.
‘ we barley see each other so I’m not surprised you didn’t remember that fact, usually ——
she continues to search his face, the years of stress and anxiety and just even age beginning to show, but just barely.
she leaned into his chest, her forehead against his collarbone.
‘ can you stay home? ’
she asks, the words so quiet she+
+ looking him in the eyes, brown searching brown, her tone softer now.
‘ I’ve lived a decade without you, and I hated it, don’t make me do it again, for good. ’
she gives him a disapproving look, watching their hands now.
‘ I don’t give a fuck, I’m allowed to tell you that you shouldn’t do it. ’
not that he’d listen, she knew as much.
she quickly moved to cup his face in her hands,+
+ his features. he turns his hand over in hers, running his thumb over her own in habit.
“ contrary to personal belief: recklessness finds me, I don’t go searching for it. “ even so, “ it’s apart of the job, Glads. “
+ from their very obvious height difference she had to look up at him.
‘ I know we joke around a lot, but I do love you— shut up, don’t make a joke right now.— and I worry, I really don’t want you going out and being reckless. ’
a sigh left her lips, as she crossed her arms across her chest.
‘ that was before you for shot, you dumbass. ’
despite the semi joking tone, she was serious. they had sacrificed a lot to lead the serpents, they knew that years ago +
+ the prices they’d have to pay to run the gang, especially considering the aftermath of Senior’s rule, but somehow this was a wake up call.
She’s moving to walk across the room, taking his hand to pull him closer to her. +