Author's Note: A slightly modified request from TV Love! I hope this will be somewhat what you wanted! Enjoy!
He doesn't like the way that guy is looking at her.
The man is staring at Parker's figure and Eliot figures he's imagining the thief naked and Eliot doesn't like this idea. The man is Richard Pryce, a mayoral candidate that the team has found out that he has embezzling money from the local hospital. The guy's a biggest jerk as they come and—Eliot glances at Parker again to see that Parker is now talking to him and Eliot feels his hand curl tightly around the wine glass. He doesn't like this situation, he doesn't like it one bit.
But Parker is playing her part as a ditzy blonde model and he has to play his as a waiter. He's got to stop getting picked to play the waiter!
"Ah, mister mayor, right?" Parker smiles dumbly right on cue and the mayoral candidate smiles. Damn him . . .
"No, not yet sweetheart, but soon," Eliot grips the glass harder. He pulls Parker closer to him and she smiles again. After this, he's going to have a long talk with Parker about what it means to be distant from the target.
Richard takes her away to back room and Eliot tenses up. He doesn't like the feeling he's getting and he quickly follows. Unfortunately, the mansion is huge and it takes him a few minutes to find out where Parker is and when he gets there, he see Parker bloodied and glass at her feet.
"You idiot!" He snaps. "You think I wouldn't know who you were! You're mine, spy!" He slaps her and Eliot snaps.
Richard Pryce is unconscious in a matter of seconds and has at least three broken ribs—Eliot made sure of that. The hitter turns to Parker.
"Let me see," He urges and the thief doesn't protest as he examines her wounds. "What happened?"
"He knew," She chokes out and then she begins to sob. Eliot is caught by surprise and isn't sure what to do. "He was going to kill—" The tears overwhelm her now and she breaks down. He does the only thing he can think of and pulls her to him. His arms securely fasten around her and as she buries her head into his shoulder, he pats her head.
"You're safe now," He assures her. "It's ok."
They stay there for awhile and Eliot doesn't mind.
But as soon as Richard Pryce regains consciousness, he is a dead man.
Author's Note: Mrs. Gabbler Part 4 is coming up soon!