Chapter One Hundred and Twenty One: Alibi
Kayla was fast asleep and it satisfied Roman to see his girlfriend encumbered in such peaceful dreams. Her slim figure was burrowed into the comforting folds of the plush white duvet, her face buried into the fluffy pillows, her dark hair cascading over the bright white. He had known that coming to Phil's house had been the right move. No matter what happened this place was always a sanctuary for his lover and he wanted Kayla to feel as safe as possible after everything that happened to her in the past twenty four hours.
He'd spent hours just laying here next to her, her curvaceous frame tucked into the shelter of his protective embrace, trying to shield her from the harsh realities of the world. It scared him how close she had come to losing everything today. Her job was one of the most important things in Kayla's life and to have it almost cruelly snatched away from her would have been devastating. He remembered the way she was huddled up in that cell alongside Herrmann when he had gone to see her, how broken down and terrified she had looked. He'd wanted to go to Sorenson there and then, he would have given him all the money in the world if it had gotten Kayla out of that jail cell. He'd been prepared to hand it over until Maggie had stopped him, he was glad she had because he knew that Sorenson would never have let up and that would have made things all the more dangerous if he had been forced to work with the other man.
Once more he felt that surge of resentment burning up inside of him at the thought of the other man's hands on Kayla. He didn't need Kayla to tell him the whole story, Severide had filled in the gaps and to say that Roman wanted to murder his fellow patrol officer was an understatement. He was livid at the things Sorenson had said to Kayla. Despite the fact he was transferring out Roman sincerely doubted that this would be the last they heard from the other man. People like him didn't like being out maneuvered and Roman had this constant pressure pushing on his chest because he knew that Sorenson would find some other way to try to ruin Kayla's life. He couldn't stand the idea of her looking over her shoulder all the time, she'd spent so long trying to put what John Sheppard had done behind her and Sorenson had brought it all back up again.
That ferocious sense of resolution captured him once more, sinking it's icy claws into his skin before it pulled him under. He had to do something about this situation before it escalated, Kayla deserved to be free from all of this. As silently as he could, Roman slipped out from underneath the duvet, changing quickly and quietly from his pajamas and back into his jeans. He stepped into his boots, tying the laces securely before glancing at the nightstand and removing his holstered Glock from underneath the dimly lit lamp and attaching it to his belt. He left his police badge residing in the empty space before tiptoeing his way towards the bedroom door and closing it as lightly as possible behind him. He padded towards Phil's front door, his hand grasping his coat from the hanging peg. It wasn't until he pulled it on over his lithe shoulders that he realized he was being watched.
He tilted his head towards the open doorway of the kitchen, his azure eyes fastening on the potential father in law as the other man stared at him, his mouth set in a firm, grim line. There were no words exchanged the two of them as they reviewed each other calmly, there was no question of what Sean was going out to do. Phil had done something similar a couple of years ago when Sheppard had beaten his daughter within an inch of her life. He saw a reflection of himself in the younger man's eyes, that desire to protect what was his no matter what the cost and Phil applauded it.
"You were here with me all night, the two of us watched TV until you went to bed." Phil said finally, his tone meaningful and slow as he spoke.
Sean bowed his head in acknowledgement before opening the front door and disappearing into the cold Chicago night.
Hey guys, thanks for sticking with me!
Western: Right from the beginning these two had chemistry and I love that about the two of them. It's like no matter what happens it will always be there.
Anime: Lmao! Turn that frown upside down you get to see Roman protecting what's his! You'll have to wait and see what happens but no matter what Phil has his back.
Lauren: Antonio and Maggie have the kind of connection that makes it really hard to hide things from one another. Thank you so much for your kind words.