Okay, so I lied… After this chapter I may not be able to post in a while… I may be lying about that too but we'll see…. :)
Issy grinned as she walked slowly behind him. "You enjoyed it; I know you did." Josh sighed deeper when he got to Eric's door and started unlocking it. "Would you do it again?"
"You're pushing your luck Issy."
She grinned and placed a wet kiss to his cheek. "Love you brother!"
"Yeah, yeah, love you too." Josh pushed Issy inside while rolling his eyes.
It's very early morning when Issy wakes, so early in fact that they couldn't have been back in the compound for more than a few hours. She and Josh had joined Alec, Hugo and Declan in Eric's flat. They had laughed and drank some more before Issy fell asleep. The first thing she notices was that she's laying on a bed in the spare room when she could have sworn she fell asleep on Eric's couch. The second thing she notices was that she was sharing the bed with Alec, who was nearly hanging off of the other side of the bed. The third and final thing Issy noticed was that she really needed to pee.
She grumbled and hissed when the cold air swept around her as she pushed the covers back and stood up. Carefully, Issy crept out of their room and to where she remembers Dec pointed out the bathroom was. Issy should have been able to work that out for herself as the apartment's layout was nearly an exact opposite to hers except it had two spare rooms instead of one.
As Issy got closer to the slightly open door she froze momentarily when she saw a sliver of light glowing from the inch gap. Curiosity pushed her forward and she pushed the door open with her palm quietly. Her mouth parted slightly in surprise when she saw Eric's broad back reflected in the mirror that was directly in her line of sight. Issy was completely captivated as she watched the water run down his back. He shifted and she could see his forearm was braced against the wall as he fucked his fist at a brutal pace, groaning and gasping. Issy bit her lip harder until it bled to keep in her own gasp while she rubbed her thighs together to relieve the warmth she's had since Eric pushed her against the wall and physically marked her as his. Despite her brothers being in the rooms close by, Issy still watched Eric's reflection until he spasms in his hand, his head rolling back as he hissed.
"F-fuck! Issy!" Eric breathed heavily, leaning forward to rest his head against the tiles of his shower.
Issy's throat became dry as she harshly swallowed, her heart thundering against her ribs. She took a step away from the door when Eric reached up and switched the shower off. Quicker than a hare could move, Issy fled back to the spare room and quietly closed it before wrapping herself in the covers. She steadies her breathing when the door opens silently, and someone pads inside. Issy doesn't have to open her eyes to know its Eric. Fingers run through her hair and he sighs.
"What am I going to do with you?" Eric whispers before he leans down and presses his lips to her forehead.
Pick me up and take me to your room? Issy offers silently before she can really think about it. Instead Eric leaves after pressing his forehead to her own and she sighs when the door closes after him.
xXx
When Issy next awoke, sunlight was streaming from the curtains and she blinked, her head pounding for the second morning in a row. The clock on the bedside table told her that it was only eight. Alec was very much dead next to her and this time he had somehow managed to completely turn his body so that his head was at the bottom of the bed and his feet was at the headboard. Strange boy…
Her patrol gear was crumpled from sleeping in it and she pulled her jacket off. She tucked Alec in after she climbed out of the bed, in desperate need of the heavenly liquid called coffee. Issy creeps quietly now the corridor, looking around in confusion when she didn't see Declan, Hugo or Josh, but then she guessed that they might be in the other spare room. Once in the kitchen and starts to make herself a cup of coffee. A light bulb goes off in her head when she notices Eric's sugar jar is almost empty. Quickly she makes her own coffee and uses the remaining sugar before refilling the jar to the same amount it had before but with salt instead of sugar.
As she pours the hot water into her cup, someone walks in and starts to make their own coffee from the corner of her eye. Issy tries not to tense when she notices its Eric. She still remembers how it felt to have his body pressed against hers, her lips on his neck. The red marks down his neck makes his Leadership tattoos seem darker and Issy swallows, knowing that her neck will look the same.
Eric absent mindedly grumbles as he uses the remaining 'sugar' after he adds the coffee granules. Issy hands him the kettle and he accepts it with a grunt, pouring the water into his cup. Issy moves away and leans against the island with her cup clutched between her hands. She watches Eric place the kettle back before shuffling through his cupboards for something. She sips her coffee to hide her smile as he takes out a packet of sugar and refills the jar. Eric turns around and leans on the counter. For just a moment Issy can pretend this is their morning routine and she wonders what it'd be like.
When Eric finally sips his own, she watches as his shoulders tense and Issy has to press the cup against her lips to stop herself from grinning even though her eyes show the grin she's trying to suppress. His eyes flicker up to hers, glaring at her while he gulps it down without flinching.
Issy's shoulders shake and she places the cup on the counter, so she doesn't spill, and she claps a hand over her mouth to keep in her giggles as she brushes off the glare that intensifies. Unable to keep it all in, Issy just bursts out laughing while Eric finishes it off.
"I'm sorry, but your face was hilarious." She laughs harder when Eric's glare hardens. Her giggles die down when comes to stand in front of her with his arms either side of her, but she can't stop grinning.
"Just recently you have a lot to be sorry for." He glares down at her before his eyes soften a little.
"I just wanted to see your reaction though." When Eric raised an eyebrow Issy expanded her statement. As she talked, Issy wrapped her arms round his neck. "People spit it out immediately and so I wondered if you'd spit it out too or if you'd be the ferocious Leader you are and what is weakness?"
Eric mutters something – something that makes her heart skip a beat. Issy thought that she was hearing things until she saw the intensity of his gaze and her heart skipped a hell of a lot more than just one beat. In that moment, Issy wants to press her lips to his but she's scared she won't be able to stop. Louder, Eric says: "I can't help but think you enjoy pranking me."
"Not only you," Issy ignores the fluttering in her chest. "Just people in general. People start asking questions if I leave you out of the onslaught of my pranks."
Eric's eyes rose further. "What questions?"
There's footsteps and Hugo walks in with the grumpiest face just as Eric pushes himself away from Issy. Josh follows after Hugo and throws Eric and Issy a knowing look. Issy throws one back at Josh and Hugo's messed up hair and the painfully obvious love bite on Josh's collarbone.
"So," Issy starts slyly. "Did you guys fuck again?"
Hugo starts choking on air even as Josh winks at her. "How'd you know about that?"
"Josh told me." Eric snorts as Hugo turns to Josh.
"Are you serious?"
"What?" Josh throws his hands up. "She interrogated me!"
Issy snorted. "Bullshit, I asked."
Hugo rolls his eyes as picks up her coffee and downs it. Issy watches with wide eyes and then she launches herself at him. Arms wrap around her waist and pull her back. Issy tries to fight out of Eric's hold, growling as Hugo smirks at her.
"Issy." Eric warns, placing his chin on her shoulder. "It's okay, I'll make you another coffee just don't kill him."
Issy hisses, slumping back into Eric's chest. "Did ya know Hugo and Jason have plans to glitter bomb your office?" She says with an innocent look in Hugo's direction.
"What?"
"Yeah," Issy nods. "Pink glitter too."
Eric lifts his head to stare at Hugo. Hugo fidgets as Josh steps away from him. After a moment, Eric lets go of Issy. Hugo's running away as Issy launches herself over the island and chases after him. Declan chooses that moment to walk into the room just as Hugo throws himself over the sofa and Issy follows after him.
"What the hell is happening?"
"Hugo drank Issy's coffee." Eric answers as he watches them.
Declan's arrival distracts Hugo enough for Issy to tackle him to the ground and they go rolling. Issy sits on top of her brother as they fight for the upper hand. Hugo has a black eye and Issy's hip hurts like a bitch when someone speaks up.
"Alright! That's enough."
Hands grab Issy and she is pulled off Hugo without much difficulty. She shoots a glare at Eric and his hands tighten in response as he pulls her onto the sofa with him. Issy sits in Eric's lap, glowering at Hugo as Josh helps him up.
"Fuck, okay." Hugo hisses. "I'll make you another coffee."
Issy grins as she shifts slightly in Eric's lap and she places her head on his shoulder. Alec staggers through as he yawns and stops as he focuses on Hugo's eyes.
"What the fuck man? What happened?" Alec asks as he pulls out a mug of his own. "Did you drink Issy's coffee or something?"
"Yes."
"You have a death wish."
Issy relaxes into Eric as she watches her brothers start bickering. Eric loosely wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her closer. Eric rubs at her injured hip gently. His words from earlier surface in her mind and her heart skips another beat.
You are my weakness, Eric had said.
"You are mine." Issy whispered and as his arms tightened around her, she knew he understood what she meant.
If anyone recognises the "sugar" scene is because I posted this as an imagine to leader-of-no-fear on Tumblr. I wasn't gonna put it in at that time but once I read what they wrote I decided to add it.