"Of course I knew that, Hank." Connor responded after a pause and I couldn't help a weak chuckle when the android raised an eyebrow. "Miss Russell, are you feeling alright?" He asked me and I managed a nod, focusing my attention on Sumo who was now lying beside my makeshift bed.
"Aside from being smacked into the pavement by your friend's car I'm fine." I replied and he raised both eyebrows in what could only be alarm when I started to rise from the couch. Seeing him staring at me I sighed, giving him a tiny smile despite the ache in my head. "Relax, Connor. I'm just going to use the bathroom." I explained and he nodded, reaching around my shoulders and I yelped as he lifted me up without any effort. "Hey!"
"I will carry you there." Connor suggested and I blinked at him, cheeks heating up as he started to carrying me towards the open doorway. Sumo woofed at us, his head tilting to one side then the other as he watched Connor walking away with his new friend, who stopped Connor in his tracks with a painful-looking smack to the top of his head. "Is there a problem?" He asked as I glared at him, one clutching at his shoulder while the other hovering inches from the top of his head.
"Of course there is. I do not need an escort to the bathroom, Connor." I snapped at him and he blinked at me, eyes staring into mine until I cleared my throat. "Okay you can carry me there, just this once, but you had better not follow me inside. Otherwise..." I trailed off when he raised an eyebrow at me.
"Otherwise what, Miss Russell?" Connor asked and I rolled my eyes at him, nodding my head towards the doorway instead of answering. Connor just nodded at me and I ducked my head when he moved under the doorway. When he reached the bathroom he gently set me down and I took a deep, shaky breath before I carefully stepped into the bathroom. Before Connor could react I shut the door behind me and he blinked stepping back just in time to avoid getting the tip of his nose smacked with the door.
Hearing a chuckle Connor turned to see Hank standing in the hallway and he raised his eyebrows at Hank. "Give her a few minutes, Connor." Hank laughed when Connor turned back to the closed door in front of him.
Inside the bathroom I leant against the closed door, shaking my head at how close the android had come to following me inside.
First I get smacked with Hank's car and now an android tries to follow me into the bathroom. What's next I wonder?
Sighing to myself I limped towards the mirror next to the bath stumbling when my ankle started to ache. Gritting my teeth against the pain I managed to make it, sitting a little heavily on the edge of the bath. While I waited for my ankle to stop aching long enough for me to use the toilet my eyes wandered the room before they settled on the mirror hanging a few metres from my current position.
Taking a deep breath I resting my open palms against the bath, pushing myself up once I was sure my legs could support my weight. For once my legs decided to work with me and I reached the toilet, my shaking hands lifting the seat before I tugged at the zipper of my jeans. Once I was done I flushed the toilet before I used the sink, washing my hands throughly. But I overestimated my own strength when I started to head back towards the bathroom door my left ankle crumbled beneath me and I cried out, falling into a heap on the floor jarring my ankle and my knee as well.
As I lay there panting and muttering the occassional curse word I heard someone calling out from just outside the door. "Miss Russell, is everything alright?"
"I'm fine, Connor. Just fell on my arse." I grumbled and after a pause the door swung open to reveal the android who stared when he found me lying in an awkward heap on the chilly floor. He quickly moved to my side and I groaned, mostly in pain when the android wrapped an arm around my shoulders before he pulled me into an upright position.
"You will need further medical assistance." Connor explained and I rolled my eyes not resisting when he carried me back to the couch.
Curled up on the couch and with a blanket covering me I stared up at the ceiling, my brain still trying to process what I had done in life to end up getting knocked on my arse in a snowbank.
Pretty sure I must have been a real bitch in a past life to have this kind of luck.
"Miss Russell, I am sorry about the incident with Hank's car but I am the one who insisted on taking that shortcut. I wasn't counting on anyone wandering the streets at this time of night." Connor explained and I blinked looking up to find the android standing over me.
"That's okay. I wasn't planning on walking the street so late but I needed some groceries. It wasn't the brightest move crossing the road without looking but I wasn't expecting anyone to be driving." I admitted and Connor actually nodded, sitting beside me once I moved over. "Oh and you can call me by my first name."
"I am sorry about that, Miss...Lola. Is your ankle feeling any better?" Connor asked, blinking when I lifted my foot and he found my toes inches from his nose.
"Still hurts but thanks for asking. Didn't help when I fell on my arse in the bathroom." I grinned when he coughed, pushing my leg back onto the couch. "So how long are you planning on holding me hostage, Connor?"
"I wasn't planning on keeping you hostage, Lola. I wished to render assistance until you are well enough to return you to your home." Connor protested until he saw the faint smile on my lips and he sighed. "I hope the couch is comfortable. If not you can always use my room instead." He offered and I raised an eyebrow at his offer giving him a faint smirk.
"Will you be in the room too, Connor?" I asked, leaning in close enough to see his cheeks glowing a faint blue and I giggled as he adjusted the collar of his jacket. "I was just joking, android." I teased and he snorted at me, fixing the blanket on the couch instead of answering.
He actually thought I was being serious. I mean he's a looker but I don't date men I barely know. Especially not men who try to run me over in their cars.