Chapter 3
There's a hush of silence as the two of you walk through the doors of BPD hand in hand. Despite your better judgement to keep her cocooned in the relative safety of your house, and your arms, you know it's time for her to face the world again.
Everyone who was doing both something and nothing have stopped.
To turn.
To stare.
Their mouths agape.
And you can't help the giggle that rises within you.
Because you're proud.
The woman beside you who's always had the ability to silence a room with the patented Rizzoli glare, seems to have gone above and beyond and done so with just her presence, without looking at anyone at all. But you're protective too. To have this woman all to yourself. To keep her both by your side and within your sight.
There's a noise to your right, and you snap out of your daze to look over only to see an officer having swooned and keeled over at the sight. No one rushes to help him. They're all in their own daze. In spite the oath you've taken to help those in need, you're loathe to leave her side. You come to the rather odd and illogical conclusion which is strange for you, that as he's neither hit his head on anything that has the potential to cause a concussion or brain damage nor gained any other bodily and life threatening injuries, your assistance is not high up on the ranking of being absolutely essential. After all, all he's done is gone vasovagal.
The squeeze of your hand brings you back, and you look round to see that you've both stopped in front of the elevator. You look back up at her to find her gazing adoringly at you with a silly grin on her face. She rolls her eyes in good humor, shaking her head lightly at the groan the fallen man lets out and who is now coming out of his fall from grace. There is the snap of people who have seemingly snapped out of their trance and are going to his aid. She pulls you, with a gently tug past the awaiting metal doors, and you can't help but grin back as the doors of the elevator close, once again leaving the two of you alone.
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