Johnny put Marissa on Shaun's bed so that she could come back around at her own pace. He called in with Shaundi to tell her what had happened at that they were going to be in the simulation until Marissa came back around.
Neither Shaun or Johnny wanted to leave Marissa alone so they sat on the sofa and started talking to pass the time. They had a feeling that Marissa was going to be out for a while with the amount of oxygen she had lost. They would take it in turns to check on her and make sure that she was still breathing and to see if she had come around.
"Hey Shaun I've gotta ask. Has Marissa always been this violent?" Shaun laughed.
"Not this bad but yeah she was violent when we were younger. When we were really young she was fine but when our mum died she started to have violent outbursts. I remember one time when we were in school she broke a girls arm on the playground. She deserved it though." Johnny was interested to find out when Marissa started to become the woman she was now.
"Why what happened?"
"It was about a month after our mum had died and this bitchy kid decided it would be funny to pick on Marissa about not having a mum anymore. She lost it and hit this girl to the floor and started stamping on her arm. She got into a shit load of trouble afterwards but that kid never messed with Marissa again. Everyone was scared of Marissa after that though so she used to stick to me a lot or she used to read."
Johnny knew she liked to read her favorite author being Jane Austen but never realised that her love of reading came from having no friends. He felt sad about this. When Johnny was younger he had lots of friends and a loving family, everything Marissa didn't have.
They were quiet for a moment when they heard moving coming from the room where Marissa was. Johnny said he would go check on her and asked Shaun to get her something to drink. He sat next to her on a chair he had brought in and watched her as she started to wake up. She tried to sit up but Johnny pushed her back down. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Marissa opened one eye and looked up at Johnny.
"Johnny? What the hell happened?"
"One of Zinyak's bitches surprise attacked us and decided he wanted to squeeze the air out of your took care of him though don't worry. And before you ask Shaun is fine, he's just getting you a drink."
She smiled at Johnny and laid her head back down. "Thanks Johnny. What would I do without you?"
Shaun came in with a bottle of water and handed it too Marissa. She thanked him and he sat on the bed with her.
"I'm going to head back to the ship and tell everyone you're alive. I'll see you there." Johnny got up out of his seat and headed off for one of the gateways. Once he had left the warehouse Shaun took his seat and looked at Marissa. "So, I'm guessing you haven't said anything to him."
Marissa let out a sigh. "Thanks for worrying about me there Shaun. No I haven't told him. I've been busy."
"Busy doing what? Getting drunk? Johnny told me and you know after all these years I really thought you would be able to handle alcohol better." Marissa tried to hit him but she was too tired. She fell asleep in the warehouse for a bit and would head back to the ship after she had rested her eyes for a bit.
Marissa was back on the ship and was bombarded with questions from everyone asking if she was alright. She told everyone she was fine and just needed some space. Matt thought it would be funny to joke about how they would probably fail in their mission if she almost died from one of Zinyak's soldiers. Marissa responded by tripping him up and saying it was an accident. Granted it was a childish move but it got the message across.
Shaun had told Marissa when she woke up that it was mainly Johnny who had saved her from the Zin which made her realise that she could have died if Johnny wasn't there. She had to thank him and finally tell him how she felt. She knew where he would be and walked down to the bottom level to find him. Her heart was racing so fast that at one point she thought she was going to have a heart attack.
Don't be a coward! you can do this. Just tell him how you feel and if he doesn't feel the same way blame it on how you might not be fully recovered. Marissa thought to herself as she saw Johnny. He saw her and jumped down from the box he was sitting on.
"Hey Boss how-"
"Just shut up for a minute. I have to tell you something" here it goes she thought to herself as she took a deep breath.
"For years I thought you were dead, and I blamed myself for it. When you were gone there was a hole in my life that I tried to fill with anything I could find...partying, sex, revenge...sometimes a weird combination of the three"
Johnny let out a small laugh.
"But nothing worked...nothing ever made me feel alive like you did. And I always thought it was just because I was depressed but seeing you now and being around you again made me realise how much I need you. I know I'm not Aisha, and I'm not trying to be but if-"
Marissa's sentence was cut off by Johnny's lips on hers. It took her a minute to realise what was happening but then she began to kiss him back. Marissa's head was spinning with excitement. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he moved his hands down to grab her ass. They could hear Pierce coming down the stairs so the pulled away from each other quickly. Johnny had Marissa's lipgloss smeared on his lips which she subtly told him about.
"Well that was...interesting. Should we do that again sometime?" She asked trying not to mention what had just happened incase someone heard. Johnny leaned against the boxes that were to his left. "I think we might have to."
Marissa turned and walked away. She had finally done it. She had told Johnny how she felt and he had returned the feeling. As she walked away she couldn't help but think about why she hadn't done it sooner. She wasn't going to waste anymore time.
