Aaron Gabriel
Pulling up to the LAPD precinct Lexa hastily threw her truck into park before jumping out and jogging up to the glass double doors. Entering the busy building Lexa quickly made her back towards the conference room where she knew her team was awaiting her arrival.
All eyes turned to Lexa as she pushed through the door and made a beeline for her seat. The clearing of a throat brought all attention to the front of the room where Captain Indra stood tall. Indra gave a curt nod to Lexa before looking around the room to see everyone was accounted for.
“Now that everyone is here we can go ahead and get briefed on exactly what has occurred to cause us all to be here so early. Last night a man by the name of Aaron Gabriel escaped from his cell at the California State Prison killing two guards in the process.”
A dark blonde haired male raised his hand half way in the air to catch the Captain’s attention,“I don’t mean to sound rude or anything but what does this have to do with us exactly?”
“Apparently you need to go over your paper work some more Anderson. Aaron Gabriel was one of the main men arrested the night the warehouse was taken down,” Indra stated as she pulled a large mugshot from a folder resting on the table in front of her,“This is him. An APB has been placed and we will continue to look for him. He should be considered possibly armed and dangerous.”
When the Captain pulled out the mugshot Lexa felt her blood run icy in her veins. The mugshot unmistakably showed the man with midnight black hair who had basically threatened her the night of the warehouse bust. Lexa tore her eyes from the picture as Aaron’s words ran through her mind on repeat.
Indra sat the photo down before placing both hands on the table and leaning forward,“Until a case more important than this comes up finding Mr. Gabriel will be on the top of our list. You’re all dismissed.”
Everyone gave a nod in understanding before standing and filing their way out the conference room door. Just as Lexa was moving to step through the threshold Indra called out to her.
“Woods, I would like a word with you for a moment. Please, shut the door.”
Lexa stepped back inside before letting the door click shut behind her,“What can I do for you, Captain?”
“I want you to sit out this Aaron Gabriel situation. I know that he knows who you are and I don’t want to give him anymore reason to come after you,” Lexa gave her a look of disbelief.
“With all do respect ma’am I would rather not. I spent all that time undercover, I should at least be able to finish what I started by helping put him back in jail.”
Indra shook her head with a small smirk gracing her features,“I should have known you’d say something like that. I’m not going to force you off this because I know how you are, Lexa. Just promise me you won’t go doing anything reckless.”
“Of course, Captain. Everything will be by the book.”
“Alright. You’re dismissed.”
Lexa exited the room and, instead of making her way to her desk, made her way to the ladies restroom. Entering the dimly lit room Lexa checked to see if anyone occupied any of the stalls, only to find them empty, before turning towards the mirror and leaning against a sink to stare at her reflection deep in thought.
“Why the hell wouldn’t I tell Captain about what Aaron told me that night? Maybe because I know she would take me off the case for sure.”
With that thought she decided to keep the little conversation a secret, not wanting to worry anyone around her. Lexa turned the knob for the cold water on and cupped her hands together to allow the water to fill her palms. She leaned down and gently splashed the cool water onto her face. Lexa closed her eyes as the little rivulets of water ran down her suddenly overheated cheeks. After turning the water off and grabbing some paper towels from the dispenser to dab her face dry, Lexa walked out the restroom and over to her desk.
Pulling out her chair and taking a seat Lexa opened the folder laying on her desk that housed her paperwork from the undercover op. Lexa found herself become immersed in the notes of every page, wanting to know every little detail about anyone and anything that had to do with the case. In the middle of reading about a few more men that were apprehended that night Lexa heard her phone ding from where it sat on the corner of her desk.
Lexa placed the papers she was reading down before reaching over and grabbing her phone. A smile spread over her face as she read over the text message from Clarke.
“I hope you’re having more fun at work than I am. I now have to buy new shoes because a sick patient decided to aim for my shoes instead of the trash can when they threw up.”
Lexa laughed at the poor doctor’s misfortune before typing out a reply.
“Defiantly no where near as fun as that. Just some going over some paperwork to see if anything helps with finding our missing convict.”
“Should I let you get back to work then?”
“No, I could use the break. My neck’s starting to cramp from staring down at these papers for too long.”
Lexa gently bit her lip to keep her smile from spreading ear to ear as she waited for Clarke’s reply.
“Good. Then this gives me a chance to tell you how much I would much rather be back in bed cuddled up with you and a nice movie.”
“You make it sound so tempting. I think I may leave work early and come steal you away and keep you all for myself for the rest of the day.”
“As much as I would love that I don’t think either of our jobs would appreciate it very much. Besides, I’ve got a few more patients to check over before entering in my notes and I’ll be home free.”
Shocked at how early Clarke was leaving from her shift Lexa glanced up at the time on her phone only to be even more shocked to see it was slightly past seven. Lexa was just about to reply to Clarke’s text saying she should be home shortly when Bellamy strode over to her desk and slapped a hand onto the metal surface.
“Hey, Captain said we got a call about someone apparently seeing our guy Aaron walking around some run down neighborhood just on the outskirts of LA. She wants us to head down and check it out.” Lexa curtly nodded her head in understanding before replying back to Clarke’s text.
“I’m not so lucky. We got a call about a possible sighting on the escaped convict and Bellamy and I are on our way to check it out. Make yourself a nice dinner, have a hot bath, and watch a movie for me. Don’t wait up. ;)”
Without waiting for a reply Lexa slipped her phone into her back pocket before standing up and following Bellamy out the door. Jumping into a squad car Bellamy pulled out the precinct parking lot and driving in the direction of the run down neighborhood.
Lexa hopped out her truck and onto the concrete parking lot of her apartment complex with a huff. Making her way up the stairs Lexa’s thoughts wondered off to the events that followed earlier that night. An hour drive to the outskirts of LA only turned out to be a druggie who thought he had found Aaron Gabriel and was expecting some kind of reward. Although they didn’t find Aaron they were able to arrest the man for drug possession so their drive wasn’t a complete bust. After an hour drive back and another two hours to get the man transported for processing at the nearest jail Lexa finally made her way home.
Lexa lead herself out of her thoughts as she climbed the final stair to her apartment floor. Tempted as she was to climb another two flights of stairs to the beautiful blonde above her she fought against it seeing how it was almost midnight and Clarke would more than likely already be asleep.
Making her way down the hallway Lexa stopped in her tracks as her door came into view. Lexa grabbed her gun that sat still holstered at her hip before slowly walking up to her slightly ajar door. Keeping her gun raised in front of her Lexa pushed the door open slowly before swinging inside and pointing her gun around the room in search of any intruders. Seeing no one around she continued her way through her main living area before stopping right before the hallway entrance when she heard a pair of light footsteps making their way towards her.
Lexa placed herself against the wall next to the hallway, gun held tightly, as the footsteps got closer. Right before the person could walk into the main room Lexa swung around the corner and aimed her gun right in the person’s face only for Clarke to let out a shout as she stared up the barrel of Lexa’s gun.
Lexa let out a relieved sigh before lowering the gun,“Dammit, Clarke. You scared the shit out of me.”
“You? I’m the one who had a gun pointed in her face,” Clarke breathlessly laughed as she put a hand to her chest.
“You left the door open a crack and I thought someone broke in,” Lexa eyed Clarke suspiciously,“How’d you get in anyway?”
Clarke looked up at Lexa with a grin,“I asked Anya to come unlock the door because I wanted to surprise you with dinner. Although it got pretty late so I wrapped your’s up and put it in the fridge since I wasn’t sure what time you’d get done with work. I was just about to head out when you came in, guns blazing and all.”
“That was sweet of you, Clarke. I’m sorry for making you wait. I didn’t think it would take so long with our unsuccessful lead.”
“Didn’t find the bad guy?” Clarke teased gently.
“Not at all. Our lead turned out to be a druggie trying to get a nonexistent reward for finding the escaped man. We arrested him for possession so it wasn’t a complete waste of time,” Lexa said as she sat down on her couch.
Clarke sat down next to Lexa before cuddling up to her side and wrapping an arm around her waist,“Well now that you’re home we can finally cuddle.”
“I was thinking of doing a little more than cuddling.”
Lexa lightly ran her nose up the side of Clarke’s neck before reaching her lips and capturing them in a passionate kiss. Heat flared between the two women as hands explored and tugged to remove clothing and their kisses turned more intense by the second. Before long Lexa found herself picking up Clarke and making her way towards her bedroom.
“You just love carrying me off to your bed, don’t you?” Clarke whispered huskily in her ear.
“It’s the fastest way to get you there.”
Clarke let a happy shriek leave her lips as Lexa tossed her down onto the bed before covering her body with her own. Lexa’s lips tangled with Clarke’s as her hands ghosted along the exposed skin of Clarke’s body. Both women lost themselves to each other’s touch through the night before falling into a relaxed sleep cuddled closely together.