Lila sat in the booth with Crowley just as far away as she could be from him, the fact he was an actual demon still made her skin crawl. Explaining what had happened she waited for his response but he remained quiet for a little while until he finally replied.
''Good, love. Now you better get your little backside back over there, he might change his mind about not eating you for din-dins.'' Crowley drawled still staying seated, to be honest she'd drunken her drink faster than most people would but she had needed it. A rush of more adrenaline went through her body as he said this.
''But-''
''Ah, ah, ah. Go now, unless you've forgotten our little deal?'' He questioned rubbing the tiniest bit of scruff he had on his chin, Lila almost screamed in anger at his response but she did leave as quickly as she had came. Leaving the annoying demon in the cafe she went into her car, driving back to Roman Enterprises feeling sick to her stomach and it wasn't to do with that drink.
Once she was back on Dick's level she continued to her new desk, he wasn't in his nice office for she'd seen him in the conference room with someone else. She had the temptation to look around like she'd done with her professor and didn't exactly like what she found. She decided to ignore her urge and go back to his desk, he hadn't exactly told her what to do other than be his assistant, which meant what exactly? She didn't even get why she needed a desk, but maybe it was more like private reception.
She heard Dick speaking to somebody else as he walked in sparing a quick glance at her, he looked generally proud for some reason. He was speaking to another guy who was probably a leviathan too, Lila thought with a shudder and backed into her comfortable chair a little more.
''-Can't wait for that dinner!'' Dick said with a sick smile as the man walked out as soon as he had come with a grin on his face. Her face paled as she wondered if she was the dinner, hopefully not. Glancing at the clock it was almost time to leave anyway, around five. She let herself calm down even though she could feel his eyes watching her carefully, it was so uncomfortable to be in the same room as him. The King Of Hell's presence didn't sound so bad to her at that point.
Lila had barely noticed Dick walking up to her desk and felt her heart race as his frame's shadow towered over her. Swallowing, she looked up with a bright smile wondering if it was save her, he returned it with a sick grin and she swore she could see a bit of dried blood on his neck.
''Lila I need you to fetch Bob from downstairs, floor right underneath us, you can go home once you've told him I need him. '' Dick said tightening his tie to his nice suit.
She realized then and there what he was asking, to send his next ''dinner'' up to him. Her heart thumped in her chest at the thought of sending a man to his death, could she really do it?
''Of course, sir.'' She said with a grin getting her ipod.
''Excellent. Hopefully he'll be here in a jiffy.'' Dick commented, clapping his hands together sadistically and she all but ran out of the building. She almost wished her father was still alive then, surely he could have gotten her out of that Goddamn job using his money and allies. Watching the elevator doors shut infront of her she let out a loud cry.
''Easy, Darling. Wouldn't want you looking angry now, would we?'' Crowley's accented voice asked rhetorically, making her even more frustrated than before. She turned to him and even though she was still shorter than him she looked up at him with anger.
''I didn't sign up for this!" She yelled out at him. She couldn't force herself to even think about where she would be sending an innocent man to.
''No, you kissed up for this, sweetheart. What's the matter tots? All you have to do is send someone to his death and be on your way.'' Crowley said lightly with a little giddy grin, suddenly dissapearing just as the doors opened up to the floor, taking a shuddering breathe she walked out onto the platform, half of the people were already on their way home. She knew who Bob was, infact she'd even spoken to him a few times in the elevator but she tried not to think of that when she reached his office to find him leaning over the desk to get his laptop.
Looking up at her he smiled. He was only about 45 even though his hair was thinning a little and the ends had bits of grey he was still relatively handsome. She felt a horrible pain shoot in her chest as she looked down to his hand which grabbed the laptop, a wedding ring. She hadn't even thought of it. Did he have kids?
''Hi there, Lila isn't it? From the elevator.'' He said with amusement, his smile fell as he looked at her, her eyes she hadn't realised were forming with tears.
''Y-yeah. The elevator girl.'' She said with a fake smile, seeing his laptop's background was his wife and presumably his two young daughters. She couldn't let him go up there, she couldn't let those girl's be fatherless.
''Hey, Bob, uh if somebody tomorrow tells you to go somewhere with them or to go see Dick Roman, don't go. Just leave as soon as you can, please.'' Lila whimpered, as he slung his laptop's holder over his shoulder and looked up at her alarmed, when he'd last spoken with her she hadn't sounded scared she was upbeat and happy. Before he could reply however she ran, as fast as her feet would take her to that damned elevator. If Dick Roman went hungry tonight it would be better than sending his dinner up for him.
As soon as she'd arrived home to her new apartment she went for a shower. She needed a distraction or something soothing and hot water was soothing enough, but she soon found herself wondering about things, like...if she was going to be alive the following week. Once she finished having her shower she slipped into an oversize t-shirt and underwear, just as she placed her hand on the handle of her bathroom door she heard a clinking and footsteps coming from the living room and kitchen, her heart stopping briefly.
What if Dick sent Leviathans after her? What if it was some other creature? What if it was a murderer coming to kill her? All these possibilities ran through her head and she looked around for something to use to at least distract the person, she knew it wouldn't be the cleaners or anyone she knew, infact she even remembered locking her apartment door specifically. Tugging on a loos strand of her dampened blonde hair she cursed silently. There was nothing in there except for a broken shard of glass from her smaller mirror she'd dropped minutes before, it would have to do. The lock on the bathroom door was broken so the chance of not being killed was pretty slim.
Taking a breathe in trying to get her heart to stop pounding she opened the door with a rush of adrenaline heading for the door until she saw who exactly was standing in the kitchen, dropping a knife she put a hand to her heart.
''Jesus Christ.'' She exclaimed dropping the glass as she looked at Crowley's sickeningly familiar face look at her scornfully.
''Nope just me.'' Crowley drawled smirking as he poured whatever was in that flask of his in a glass, he took a look at her his eyes gazing over her exposed legs with lust for a moment before returning them to her own eyes.
''What no hello kiss, shame.'' Crowley said sarcastically, he watched with amusement at her crossing her arms in discomfort. She tossed a hand through her long blonde locks and glared at him.
''Dick Roman is going to kill me tomorrow isn't he?'' She asked with widened eyes, Crowley looked at her, she looked perfectly innocent like that. Not like she had made a deal with a demon or anything. He pondered her question, no, Dick wouldn't kill her and if he did...well.
''No, Dick likes pretty things. Not to worry Ducky, just make up a lie that he wasn't there when you went to go get him. If he kills you it's not exactly the worst case scenario either.'' Crowley reasoned, Lila turned to him clenching her jaw.
''Well that's a relief.'' She said sarcastically earning a nod from Crowley who didn't bother looking up from his drink. A demon drinking alcohol in her apartment and a human-eating Leviathan as a boss, what a life.
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