I handed it to the young man, watching him disappear out of the door.
“We should just send a small team. No charging in there and wreaking havoc.” I murmured.
“I’ll go.” Theo hummed “definitely.”
“You ready for that?” Jack asked slowly, brow furrowing “it’s dangerous shit.”
“Yes.” He replied firmly, immediately followed by a sneeze.
I snorted softly, rubbing my jaw “sure.” Sarcasm laced my tone.
Theo turned to glare “excuse me?”
“John can’t…you’ve not been here long enough to-“
“Fuck that. I’m going.”
“Me and the others can go. There’s no point-“
“Matthew.” He said through clenched teeth, looking betrayed, “don’t patronise me.”
“I won’t be the one doing the patronising when John agrees with me-“
“He won’t.” Theo retorted sharply, getting to his feet and folding his arms over his chest, narrowing his eyes “I know he won’t.”
He stormed outside, clearly in a strop with me.
I hadn’t meant it topatronisehim, I just…didn’t want anything to happen to him. There was nothing wrong with that, right?
Theo
I left with every desire to prove him wrong.
It didn’t take me long to find Johnathan, smoking by the lake. I came to stand beside him “sir, did…Dean tell you-?”
“Indeed. I’ll hold a meeting about it as soon as I can.” He replied without turning his head towards me, keeping his gaze fixed on the rippling water.
I did the same, nerves eating at me as I announced my proposal “I want to be part of the group you send to check it out, sir. Please.”
The commander’s head snapped towards me so fast I was surprised he didn’t get whiplash.
His analysing eyes- much like Stryker’s- scanned my form, darkening.
“Are you sure about that?” Johnathan murmured, taking another drag from his pipe, seeming concerned “it’s not flowers and roses-“
I pinched the bridge of my nose in frustration, feeling like I was arguing with Matthew about it all over again, jaw clenching and unclenching “sir, if you think I’m not ready, say so. But if you think I’m good enough to do this then please let me do it.”
I was hoping he’d say yes. To prove Matthew wrong more than anything. I was ready. I knew I was.
The commander looked down his nose at me, brows furrowing comically “alright.” He conceded tightly “you’re good enough. But don’t do anything stupid and listen to the others.”
“Got it. Thank you, sir.”
“Don’t thank me, Theo.” He said bitterly “you won’t like what you find, if you find it.”
A slither of dread settled within me.
The reaction I got from Matthew when I told him was worse than expected.I didn’t think I’d ever seen Matthew so pissed off in all the time I’d known him.
