“Fuck me, you mean.”
“You wish.”
“Don’t tempt me.”
CHAPTER 30
Matthew
We ended up in a tunnel. Afuckingtunnel.
The things I did for this boy.
I kept my pace with the rest of the group, keeping an eye on Theo, who was chatting with Nico at the front, not seeming at all bothered by the dark, closed space, murky puddles and crumbling rocks . Every now and again he would sneeze or cough, the sound echoing around us. It was both amusing and startling and wouldn’t be great if the prison was nearby- they’d hear us from miles away.
“Matthew.” Alex hissed, causing me to whirl round and face him “are you sure this is…right?”
I wasn’t sure. I definitely wasn’t sure. But it had seemed like a good guess.
“No.” I replied truthfully “of course I’m not sure.”
He cringed, eyeing his surroundings wearily “okay.” He sighed “you have the ability to estimate how long this thing will go on for?”
I shrugged.Nope. I was about to tell him as much when Theo and Nico halted, heads snapping around.
“What?” I asked, picking up on their panic.
“I heard something.” Theo whispered “it sounded like- there it is again!”
First there was a tiny rumble. Not something I would have picked up on if I hadn’t been listening. A bang followed. A loud bang from above us, causing stones to crumble from the ceiling. It sounded a bit like someone had dropped a sack of weapons.
“Something’s up there.” I observed quietly.
“No shit.” Dean replied, searching around himself “we need to get out. Up.”
“By doing what?” I asked sceptically “drilling a hole up there?”
Dean stared up calculatingly “Todd.” He called to the burly soldier who had originally been part of my group in Zeltron “sledgehammer?”
“Always.” He replied gruffly, unstrapping it from his back to demonstrate.
“Great. Give that to me and lift me up.”
I scrunched up my nose and sidled over to Theo “this’ll take a while.” I whispered.
“For sure.” He agreed quietly, sliding down the wall of the tunnel onto the floor.
My mouth twitched into a smile, amused, and I sat beside him.
“You think they’re up there?” He asked, tilting his head back to look at the ceiling Dean was currently trying to destroy.
I laughed dryly, closing my eyes “if they are, then they probably know we’re here.”
“Could mistake it for an earthquake.” Theo tried optimistically.
I laughed dryly.
He coughed into his elbow, the sound deep and chesty. I felt a twinge of concern “that sounded worse than usual.”
