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It was hot, unbelievably hot, but what was more unbelievable was Parker.
They had been there for nearly two hours and she was calm as could be and it was driving him insane.
How could she be so at ease when he was literally biting his tongue to stay civilized?
His wife, not the word he wanted to use right now, was not looking even the least bit apologetic and he wanted to scream. She didn't see anything wrong with what had happened!
"I'm thirsty." She was thirsty? She was thirsty! He was pissed. "Tough Parker."
"I was just saying" Now she was daring to give him puppy eyes and he was near losing it. A mumbled "grouch" and he couldn't hold his tongue any longer.
"I've got the right to be! You're the one that's got no right to be complainin'!" She scooted back the slightest from where she was sitting across from him and he immediately felt bad. His arm hurted though, and sweat was burning his eyes as he let his head fall back hitting the wall with a slight thud.
"I don't know why you've got to get like that, Nate said he'll be here in fifteen minutes." His earpiece had been lost but she still had hers and therefore still had contact with the team.
"Get like what?" She had just gone too far now, he didn't get like anything and even if he did it was for her fault.
"No, I'm not talking to you right now." She couldn't move much but he watched as she attempted to turn away from him anyway.
"You're not talking to me right now? How does that even make sense to you!" If anyone should be given the silent treatment he should be the one giving it to her.
"Because you're being a butt head!"
"A b ... . . What are you four!" He was not.
"You are" It was cocky and he knew if she had the opportunity right now she'd be slamming things.
"Very mature Parker." He was not going to do this right now, instead he breathed deeply clenching his eyes as he did so.
"Well I never claimed to be!" Frustration was obvious and though it was funny he didn't laugh at the way she had just insulted herself.
Just. . . just forget it." Today was not their day and it just looked to be getting worse.
"No, you're blaming me and it isn't fair. I didn't do anything wrong!" The look in her eyes said she honestly believed that and it had him angered all over again.
"You didn't do anything wrong? All you had to do was listen, all I asked you to do was listen but could you manage that!" Right now would be a good time to leave, if he had the option he would have already been gone to avoid the arguing to begin with.
"How was I supposed to know!" It wasn't her fault, he had awoken in a mood and this had just iced the cake.
"I told you! I said Parker wait. Two simple words and you couldn't listen!" It was as simple as that, she had ignored him and now they were stuck.
"I thought you meant to wait up, not to stop."
" I would've said wait up if I meant wait up! I told you to wait and I expected you to listen!" All she had to do was wait in a secure office but no Parker had to make things difficult.
"Well I don't take orders from you!" She was bitting her lip and that only meant two things, she was about to try and hit him or she was about to cry.
"They're not orders Darlin'." Any good ol' southern boy knew tears and women weren't a good mix and he didn't want to see them now. "It's me tryin' to watch out for what's mine."
"I don't belong to anyone." The words were stern and hard and the message was clear, she wasn't property.
"When it comes to jerks like that you do. There's no way I'm letting trash like that anywhere near you so just get used to it." Those men had been absolute filth and the memory of them grabbing Parker had his blood boiling.
"I can take care of myself." Where had she been! He had barely been taking care of himself.
"I can take care of you too. I will take care of you but damn it Parker you've got to listen." Letting his attention slip for half of a second had gotten Parker placed in a choke hold and himself tag teamed.
"I didn't think there'd be a second group of guards." She was annoyed by the cuff holding her in place and even more annoyed with herself for not being in a position to pick it. He wasn't doing much better having been stretched and cuffed by a wrist and an ankle.
"Well neither did I but still you should have listened. I hadn't even finished with the first group when the second appeared and you interrupting that didn't help any." He didn't like their current situation but was thankful it wasn't worse. That Parker hadn't been hit or worse hurt, that help was on the way and by the end of the night they'd be back home. That their mark was an idiot and didn't know the actual value of his current captives.
"Okayyyy I got it, I'll try harder to listen." Well an exaggeration was better than nothing, he'd take it for now.
"Promise?" He stared her directly in the eye using her own rules against her. Parker believed if you promised something while looking some in the eye you had to keep true or else bad came to the people involved and surely she wouldn't wish anything bad on him.
"I promise," She didn't look happy about it though. "but you're still a butt head."
He laughed and she did too well at least until he wrapped his free arm around his bruised ribs wincing slightly. "I'm sorry."
"Well don't be, you didn't kick me." She hadn't but he planned on hunting down the men that did to leave them with a boot print or two.
After that silence fell as they waited for the others who would surely be showing at any moment now.
"Darlin'," She turned her attention back to him and he smiled, he couldn't reach her hand so he settled for the next best thing crossing their ankles. "Happy Anniversary"
