7th June- Mexico City
Letty and Leon's apartment
Leon's POV
I was starting to worry as the hours had ticked by and Letty hadn't contacted me. I had rung her over and over again getting no answer. Deciding that something was really wrong jumped into action as I did a mad rush packing things into bags. I would wait until I was ready to go before I got Ava up, I would let her sleep as much as possible. Half way shoving clothes in a bag I heard my phone ring from the lounge and I tore through the house to reach it in time. I dove over the side of the couch as I pounced on it, pressing the answer button.
"Letty?" I yelled down the phone in a panic.
"For fucks sake Leon there's no need to yell." She swore at me over the phone and I almost cried with relief.
"Oh thank god, thank gods you're okay. Why didn't you answer? Why didn't you call?" I demanded.
"It's a long story but everything went fine. I'm half way back but I've had to stop for a bit of a break, I'll be back on the road again soon."
"What do you mean you're coming back?" I asked confused.
"We have some things to talk about. Look I'll be home by tonight okay?" I pursed my lips as I thought about she said.
"Please drive safely." I said as she made a noise that sounded like a laugh before I heard the dial tone letting me know she had hung up on me.
I paced the floor watching the time tick past as I waited for Letty to arrive. I had been going mad all day in between unpacking and attending to Ava. She was napping for the moment so I had nothing to take my mind off the wait.
It was another hour before I heard a car pull up followed by a door slamming shut. Bolting to the door I yanked it open at the same time Letty arrived at the door. I let her in and took a glance around looking for any suspicious cars. Not seeing any I stepped back inside and shut the door and locking the behind me.
"Tell me what happened?" I demanded as she collapsed onto the lounge.
"I got offered another job… a big one." She said looking me straight in the eyes. I gazed at her thoughtfully as I walked over to join her on the lounge.
"Talk, from the beginning." I demanded.
I sat on the lounge across from Letty as I openly gaped at her after she finished explaining what had happened. I struggled to form a sentence. My thoughts were so jumbled I couldn't put two words together so I did the next best thing and shook my head.
"Leon…" She started but I shook my head harder.
"No." I whispered as I moved away from her.
"Le-"
"No." I said firmer.
"Leon just listen."
"I said no." I yelled breathing harshly. It was silent after my outburst and I took the time to calm down.
I felt her presence behind me but I refused to turn around and face her as I shut my eyes. There were all sorts of scenarios going through my mind and all of them were bad, very bad. I had almost lost her once I wasn't going to chance it again.
"Why would you think I would be okay with this?" I asked in disbelief still.
"I know it's not ideal-"
"You think?" I snapped.
"Ok look I know you wanted to do the next job, I know you don't like me doing this type of thing but Leon this is our chance. We get this money we can walk away and disappear forever. Start a new life with no more looking over our shoulders." She whispered quietly.
"You've already made up your mind haven't you?" I asked and she sighed.
"I haven't said yes but it was a long drive, I had a lot of time to think. I can walk away whenever I choose."
"So he says." I spoke loudly as I turned to her.
"I believe him. I don't know why but I do." I just stared at her sadly as I realized she wasn't going to back down.
"I don't like this." I whispered.
"You think I do? This is our only option Leon or we'll have to continue doing small jobs for the rest of our life." I sighed knowing she had a good point.
"It doesn't matter what I say you're going to do it aren't you?" I asked annoyed.
"I'm doing this for my daughter, for you, for Lotty. We'll never be free if we don't." I stayed quiet for quite a while just looking at her, turning over every scenario over in my head.
"We'll have to find an apartment in Berlin than. I'll ring Charlotte and get her to organize one as soon as possible along with flights." I said giving in reluctantly to the idea.
"Wait I haven't finished." She started and I sighed sitting back on the couch as she followed me.
"What?"
"If I do this I want you to stay here with Ava. If something does go wrong I don't want you or her mixed up in it. I don't want them knowing about her and I have no doubt that while I am there it'll be heavily watched. I don't want anyone knowing about her, they can use it as leverage." She spoke firmly and I closed my eyes and counted to ten so that I wouldn't completely loose it.
"So you're asking me to let you go do a job halfway across the world while I stay here and have to sit and wonder if you're dead or not? That's fucked up Letty." I swore as I put my head in my hands.
"I'm not saying you can't be there some of the time just not all the time."
"Whatever, you seem to have already made your mind up. I have nothing else to say." I said as I stood up and left the room. I headed straight for my room and shut the door on the outside world. I needed to think.
Letty's POV
I stood up from the lounge after Leon stormed off and walked to my room to check on Ava. She was sound asleep in her crib so I let her be. I pulled off my dirty clothes and threw on a T-shirt of Leon's, that I had somehow come into ownership of, and crawled into bed. Laying under the covers, curled up I started to rethink my decision. Leon was right in ways, it was probably going to be dangerous and it was half way across the world. I sighed as I closed my eyes. My brain and body too worn out to do anymore thinking until it had had some sleep.
I woke up with a jolt as the bed dipped. Opening my eyes I was surprised to see it was dark, and with one look at the clock I realised it was six o'clock. With what little light I had I could see Leon sitting at the edge of the bed looking up at down at me. I looked up at him not really sure what to say.
"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you." He whispered and I nodded.
"It's okay, I should get up and feed Ava." He shook his head.
"She's been fed, she's back down for the night."
"Oh, sorry I didn't hear her." I spoke and he shrugged. It was silent again before he sighed and stood. I made to sit up and call after him but I paused as I watched him strip down to his boxers and crawl into bed with me. I turned to face him but he stopped me, his arms curling around me tightly as he held me to him.
"I'm sorry. I acted badly but Let I don't want to lose you. I can't lose you." He whispered into my neck and I relaxed into him.
"I know."
"I've been thinking about it and… you're right. We do need this. I don't like it and if there was any other way I would chose that over this but I can't see one. I don't want to be working like this for the rest of our lives. Ava needs stability and we need a new start, Charlotte included." I listened as he spoke and I felt my hopes rise a little.
"Does this mean you'll let me go?" I asked.
"I'll let you do the job but you have to promise me something in return."
"Anything."
"The first sign of trouble you get out, no ifs, no buts, no maybes. You. Get. Out." He spoke firmly and I nodded.
"I promise." His body sagged with relief as he held me tighter.
"We'll talk more about it tomorrow, right now I just want to hold you."
"Okay."
Letty and Leon's apartment
Leon's POV
I was starting to worry as the hours had ticked by and Letty hadn't contacted me. I had rung her over and over again getting no answer. Deciding that something was really wrong jumped into action as I did a mad rush packing things into bags. I would wait until I was ready to go before I got Ava up, I would let her sleep as much as possible. Half way shoving clothes in a bag I heard my phone ring from the lounge and I tore through the house to reach it in time. I dove over the side of the couch as I pounced on it, pressing the answer button.
"Letty?" I yelled down the phone in a panic.
"For fucks sake Leon there's no need to yell." She swore at me over the phone and I almost cried with relief.
"Oh thank god, thank gods you're okay. Why didn't you answer? Why didn't you call?" I demanded.
"It's a long story but everything went fine. I'm half way back but I've had to stop for a bit of a break, I'll be back on the road again soon."
"What do you mean you're coming back?" I asked confused.
"We have some things to talk about. Look I'll be home by tonight okay?" I pursed my lips as I thought about she said.
"Please drive safely." I said as she made a noise that sounded like a laugh before I heard the dial tone letting me know she had hung up on me.
I paced the floor watching the time tick past as I waited for Letty to arrive. I had been going mad all day in between unpacking and attending to Ava. She was napping for the moment so I had nothing to take my mind off the wait.
It was another hour before I heard a car pull up followed by a door slamming shut. Bolting to the door I yanked it open at the same time Letty arrived at the door. I let her in and took a glance around looking for any suspicious cars. Not seeing any I stepped back inside and shut the door and locking the behind me.
"Tell me what happened?" I demanded as she collapsed onto the lounge.
"I got offered another job… a big one." She said looking me straight in the eyes. I gazed at her thoughtfully as I walked over to join her on the lounge.
"Talk, from the beginning." I demanded.
I sat on the lounge across from Letty as I openly gaped at her after she finished explaining what had happened. I struggled to form a sentence. My thoughts were so jumbled I couldn't put two words together so I did the next best thing and shook my head.
"Leon…" She started but I shook my head harder.
"No." I whispered as I moved away from her.
"Le-"
"No." I said firmer.
"Leon just listen."
"I said no." I yelled breathing harshly. It was silent after my outburst and I took the time to calm down.
I felt her presence behind me but I refused to turn around and face her as I shut my eyes. There were all sorts of scenarios going through my mind and all of them were bad, very bad. I had almost lost her once I wasn't going to chance it again.
"Why would you think I would be okay with this?" I asked in disbelief still.
"I know it's not ideal-"
"You think?" I snapped.
"Ok look I know you wanted to do the next job, I know you don't like me doing this type of thing but Leon this is our chance. We get this money we can walk away and disappear forever. Start a new life with no more looking over our shoulders." She whispered quietly.
"You've already made up your mind haven't you?" I asked and she sighed.
"I haven't said yes but it was a long drive, I had a lot of time to think. I can walk away whenever I choose."
"So he says." I spoke loudly as I turned to her.
"I believe him. I don't know why but I do." I just stared at her sadly as I realized she wasn't going to back down.
"I don't like this." I whispered.
"You think I do? This is our only option Leon or we'll have to continue doing small jobs for the rest of our life." I sighed knowing she had a good point.
"It doesn't matter what I say you're going to do it aren't you?" I asked annoyed.
"I'm doing this for my daughter, for you, for Lotty. We'll never be free if we don't." I stayed quiet for quite a while just looking at her, turning over every scenario over in my head.
"We'll have to find an apartment in Berlin than. I'll ring Charlotte and get her to organize one as soon as possible along with flights." I said giving in reluctantly to the idea.
"Wait I haven't finished." She started and I sighed sitting back on the couch as she followed me.
"What?"
"If I do this I want you to stay here with Ava. If something does go wrong I don't want you or her mixed up in it. I don't want them knowing about her and I have no doubt that while I am there it'll be heavily watched. I don't want anyone knowing about her, they can use it as leverage." She spoke firmly and I closed my eyes and counted to ten so that I wouldn't completely loose it.
"So you're asking me to let you go do a job halfway across the world while I stay here and have to sit and wonder if you're dead or not? That's fucked up Letty." I swore as I put my head in my hands.
"I'm not saying you can't be there some of the time just not all the time."
"Whatever, you seem to have already made your mind up. I have nothing else to say." I said as I stood up and left the room. I headed straight for my room and shut the door on the outside world. I needed to think.
Letty's POV
I stood up from the lounge after Leon stormed off and walked to my room to check on Ava. She was sound asleep in her crib so I let her be. I pulled off my dirty clothes and threw on a T-shirt of Leon's, that I had somehow come into ownership of, and crawled into bed. Laying under the covers, curled up I started to rethink my decision. Leon was right in ways, it was probably going to be dangerous and it was half way across the world. I sighed as I closed my eyes. My brain and body too worn out to do anymore thinking until it had had some sleep.
I woke up with a jolt as the bed dipped. Opening my eyes I was surprised to see it was dark, and with one look at the clock I realised it was six o'clock. With what little light I had I could see Leon sitting at the edge of the bed looking up at down at me. I looked up at him not really sure what to say.
"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you." He whispered and I nodded.
"It's okay, I should get up and feed Ava." He shook his head.
"She's been fed, she's back down for the night."
"Oh, sorry I didn't hear her." I spoke and he shrugged. It was silent again before he sighed and stood. I made to sit up and call after him but I paused as I watched him strip down to his boxers and crawl into bed with me. I turned to face him but he stopped me, his arms curling around me tightly as he held me to him.
"I'm sorry. I acted badly but Let I don't want to lose you. I can't lose you." He whispered into my neck and I relaxed into him.
"I know."
"I've been thinking about it and… you're right. We do need this. I don't like it and if there was any other way I would chose that over this but I can't see one. I don't want to be working like this for the rest of our lives. Ava needs stability and we need a new start, Charlotte included." I listened as he spoke and I felt my hopes rise a little.
"Does this mean you'll let me go?" I asked.
"I'll let you do the job but you have to promise me something in return."
"Anything."
"The first sign of trouble you get out, no ifs, no buts, no maybes. You. Get. Out." He spoke firmly and I nodded.
"I promise." His body sagged with relief as he held me tighter.
"We'll talk more about it tomorrow, right now I just want to hold you."
"Okay."