Inhale. Step. Slow exhale. Punch. Each movement careful and precise. Normally Eliot's arms and legs moved much faster than this and his fights were over in a blink of an eye. But these slow careful movements has Parker fascinated.
She'd been in her apartment and she'd gotten bored. She was itching to do something but the safe she really wanted to crack...well, there wasn't currently one in Boston. The idea of ordering one herself had been briefly appealing but it just wasn't as much fun without the added challenges of security and actually getting to the safe first.
Plus, where was the fun of seeing what was inside? Riffling through people's safety deposit boxes to see what they thought was important enough to be stored there was almost the best part! That was how she'd found that lovely diamond pendant that was now in her collection, the one she suspected may have come from the same Cullian diamond crystal as the Star of Africa pieces.
Agustof wind whipped around the corner of the building then, shaking Parker from her daydream as it made her cord vibrate. For a moment she contemplated going back to the roof but Eliot's continued movements on the other side of the window caught her eye again.
His chest was covered in a fine perspiration now, which only made the flex of his muscles more obvious. Parker licked her lips unconsciously. Would he be mad if she snuck inside? Eliot had left his bedroom window open a small space to allow in some fresh air and that was more than enough for her to get in. She really didn't know what exactly it was he was doing and she wanted a closer look.
Getting the window open enough for the tiny thief to slip inside was easy, as was the practiced harness release. What was much harder was sneaking from the bedroom to the living room without being spotted. She also wanted a spot where she could continue to watch Eliot. Parker grinned to herself. She wasn't bored any more!
A quiet breath. Step. Silently breathing out as she changed handholds. Parker made her way to the corner she'd picked before wedging herself between a wide roof beam and a wide decorative window ledge. There, only a few feet from her, was Eliot still making his graceful movements. Parker could now hear some music playing but it wasn't anything she recognized so she ignored it.
Entranced by what she was watching, Parker never noticed time passing, never felt the mild burn in her legs from holding her precarious position. She just followed Eliot's gleaming form with her eyes, watched his body relax even as it moved, though his eyes were focused somewhere not in the room. Every so often, again that unconscious lick of her lips. She had the oddest feeling, like when she found a particularly special item she wanted to steal. She felt almost like she wanted to add Eliot to her collection,
Finally, the music stopped, it's last quiet notes bringing the hitter to a standstill. He was breathing a little harder than usual and a few strands of hair clung wetly to the sides of his face. Parker thought he looked wonderful. She held her breath as he moved closer to her position to grab the small towel hanging over the back of the couch. He wiped his face and chest before settling it around his neck. Parker found herself wanting to be that towel.
''You know, Parker, if you wanted to visit, you could have just asked.''
Startled, she flinched and lost her careful balance. Landing in a crouch in front of the hitter, she looked aimlessly around the room.
''You knew I was there?'' Eliot just looked at her, holding out his hand to help her to her feet. ''Um, sorry?'' He just smirked at her before turning away.
''You can stay since you're already here. I'll be back after my shower.'' He took a couple steps before calling over his shoulder,''If you really meant to sneak up on me, you shouldn't have worn that perfume.''