Facing each other

The pinkette entered the office. Caitlyn was kinda surprised. Who would've known Vi would come to her?
She had to shake the "what if she says no" thought off. They would've to talk. Sooner or later.

" H-hey Vi...what's up? "

" H-h-hey Cait...l-listen, i... "

An awkward silence filled the room.

" No no no! This isn't supposed to happen! Oh man...this sucks! " - The pinkette thought.

But to her surprise, Caitlyn spoke calmly.

" You said you wanted to talk right? The shift is almost over...come...sit. "

Caitylin pointed to a chair to Vi sit on. She nodded and sat down.
The pinkette couldn't help but to feel nervous. But something was kinda odd. Caitlyn was nervous too. And...
she was blushing?

" The hell is wrong with you, cupcake? " - Vi thought.

A brief silence filled the room once again, just to be broken by the sheriff.

" How long do we know each other, Vi? "

Now that was a weird question. But she answered.

" I-I dunno...3-4 years...maybe? Fuck...is that right? It's been a while, isn't it? "

The sheriff let out a small laugh.

" Oh yeah...it has been a while...I kinda remember your first job here. It wasn't your best one, though... "

The pinkette blushed.

" H-hey! Come on, cupcake! We got the perp, right?! "

" Yeah...but you destroyed three houses, one apartment and five cars in the attempt. The mayor still nags me about it until today, you know that? "

" W-whatever! And you! " - Vi pointed to the sheriff, surprising her.

" M-me? What about me? "

" You didn't exactly helped me at that job! You supposed to shoot the guy but a 'pidgeon' got in your way! "

That comment made Caitlyn blush hard.

" T-that's exactly what h-happened! "

" Admit it cupcake. YOU. ARE. AFRAID. OF PIDGEONS. "

Vi emphatized every word. If there was a hole in the room, Caitlyn would shove her head right into it.

" Shhhhh! Don't say it out loud, damn it! "

" Hahahah! The incredible sheriff of piltover, afraid of a tiny cute pidgeon! "

" Y-you jerk! Oh yeah? And what about that guy who used syringes as weapons? "

That made Vi shudder.

" Just who the fuck uses syringes as weapons anyway? No! Fuck that! Not syringes! "

Caitlyn teased the enforcer, making a high pitched voice, like a child.

" Woooo, the big and strong enforcer is afraid of syringes! "

And the conversation went on for hours. They laughed remembering old cases. It helped to break the tense
atmosphere. It was getting late, but they didn't want the conversation to end. And so, they kept going.

" Oh yeah, do you remember that time when we went after that bomber? " - the sheriff asked. Vi was surprised. She wasn't expecting that case in particular.

" Y-yeah...i-i do...that was the one when you..you got... "

The pinkette frowned. And Caitlyn realized why. She almost got herself killed in an explosion caused by the bomber.
It took several months for her to recover.

"O-oh...but hey! I'm here now, ain't i?" - said the brunette, trying to light up the mood. But it didn't work. Tears streamed down Vi's face.

" I...i got so nervous when i heard you got hospitalized...i didn't know what to do... " - the pinkette sobs got louder.

" Everytime i went to see you in the ICU, it broke my heart. Whenever i thought of you not getting up from that fucking bed, i swear to god... "

Caitlyn felt the emotion in Vi's voice. She never thought she felt that way.

" V-vi...i..i didn't knew... "

" The thought of losing you haunted me everyday, Cait! And you got caught because of me! If i didn't screw up, you...YOU...ARRGGGHH! "

Vi began to cry. Caitlyn never thought she'd see her partner like that. Her heart sank. She wanted it to stop.

" Vi...i never blamed you and i never will...you know that, right? "

" Ugh...i...i know Cait...it's just.. " - Caitlyn was speechless... She was happy that Vi cared that much about her.
But she felt sad that the one she loved was crying. It was wrong. All Caitlyn could think is that she wanted Vi to smile, not to cry.

After Vi calmed down, she began speaking once more.

" Seriously cupcake...what's going on? You're not being yourself lately...why don't you talk to me? Aren't we...partners? "

That question hit the sheriff hard. She knew it would come eventually, bot not like this. Damn, what was she doing? First, she found that her partner suffered when she was hospitalized. Second, she was keeping secrets from her. That really felt wrong to her. They were partners. They were best friends. So, why the secrets?

"It's...complicated, Vi."

That's all Caitlyn could say. And the enforcer saw red.

" COMPLICATED? THE FUCK! " - Vi shouted. She was furious.

" WE'RE PARTNERS! WE'RE FRIENDS! HELL, SOME COULD SAY THAT WE'RE MORE THAN THAT! AND ALL YOU CAN SAY TO ME IS 'IT'S COMPLICATED'? SCREW YOU! "

Vi was going to leave the room, but Caitlyn's hand stoped her from doing so. And in a fluid motion, she embraced the enforcer.

" C-Cupcake? H-Hey! What's the mat... " - Vi didn't finish her sentence when she saw the sheriff sobbing.

" I'm sorry Vi! I'm so sorry! " - Caitlyn said between sobs. Vi didn't know what to do.

" It's just...it's just...i...I... "

" You what, Cait?! "

" I LOVE YOU, VI! "

There. She finally said it. Those three words that stuck in her throat for so long. She didn't care anymore.
All it was left, was Vi's reaction.