Author's Note: Finally, this is done! The Mrs. Gabbler saga is done! I'm sad to see this piece end as it was one of my favorites, but I have hope that it will still live on with all of you! This whole saga was started by a request so if you want to see more sagas like it, be sure to make a request! You'll never know what will happen with it! Hey, did you know it'll be my one year anniversary of me joining Fanfiction on May 17th. I have an important poll going on about what my special anniversary story should be about so you all should vote. You might surprised about what one of the entries is (hint, hint Eliot and Parker, hint, hint). Anyways, my thanks can't go on long enough to express how happy I am to see that you all enjoyed this saga. Thanks for supporting it! Enjoy!
He's waiting.
Well, to be fair, they've all been waiting, but to him it feels like an eternity. All he can see in his mind are the images of Parker falling and the blood on her shirt.
She had been shot.
And he had failed to protect her.
He punches a wall that happens to have the misfortune of being next to him and the sound echoes through the quiet waiting room. Nate is glaring at him, but he doesn't care. He doesn't understand how they can all be so calm, so collected, when Parker is being operated on and they don't know about her condition.
Sophie stands up and comes to rest beside him. She looks much older than she is—worry and grief take their toll even on the most experienced actress. Her hand is on his shoulder, but it's of little comfort.
She doesn't say anything—they both know that words are of little meaning right now. But her presence calms him a little bit.
The door opens.
"Miss Parker's family?" the doctor questions. Instantly, the whole Leverage team rises.
"How is she?" Nate asks.
"The bullet just grazed her side and all the damage has been repaired," He smiles. "She'll make a full recovery."
The tension leaves the room. Sophie releases the breath that she seems to have been holding for the past few hours. Nate grins as does Haridson and Eliot . . . he simply asks:
"Can I see her?"
The doctor nods and Eliot goes in. Parker is lying on the bed and he fills the chair beside her and holds her hand.
"Eliot?" She mumbles.
"I'm here." He answers.
"Thank you." She falls back into her sleep, but Eliot feels comforted by her words. He vows then and there to make sure that she's safe.
"Love you," He mumbles.
It's not really a confession, but more of an acknowledgement. He's known for awhile that he's loved her, but this is the first time he's confronting it. One day, when all the memories of Mrs. Gabbler have faded into the past, he'll tell her about his feelings.
And until that day, he'll be there for her because in this world of supposed right and wrong, people like them have to stick together.
And so they will.
Eliot sits with her as she sleeps, ever the watchful guardian.
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