Broken Heart Can Be Mend
You were cleaning yourself up a bit at the sink, washing off the blood on your face and hands, you reckon this sink has seen a lot of blood since Matt had been staying here.
“How did you actually get Evans to agree to testifying?” asking Matt as you dried your face of with the towel.
He reached for his suit jacket that was on the bed “I told him if he did, I would let him run someplace Fisk would never find him.”
You scoffed at that “And he agreed to that?”
Matt let out a chuckle “..and Karen may have threathened him a bit.”
You shook your head, Karen could be a force to behold at times. That’s why she was a good reporter. Always after the truth that one.
Sister Maggie walked in carrying some clothes “Here. I’m guessing you could use some of these. Unless you think that red is more trendy these days.” she was talking about your bloodstained shirt and coat.
“One of us does.” you discreetly tilted your head in Matt’s direction and she smiled at you.
“Very funny, (y/n).” he said as he put his jacket on.
Sister Maggie Looked at him “Hallelujah. So you can dress like a human being. Clean socks.” she told him as she threw a pair of socks at him.
He catched them with ease “Thank you.”
“Well, it warms my heart. To see you going out to do something other than beat someone up.”
He walked past her to sit down “ How do you know ? Could just be adding style to my beatings.”
You snorted as you heard Matt say it. Sister Maggie spun around as she heard it.
“Did you… did you just make a joke?” disbelieve on her face. “You look ready to smile, which i’m sure in your case means..well, I don’t know what that could mean, as i’ve never actually seen one.”
You couldn’t help but smile as you heard their banter.
“Guess someone here is rubbing off on you..” she said a little quieter.
And you saw her tilt her head in your direction out of the corner of your eye. You ignored it.
“She knows you’re Daredevil and she stuck around ?” you heard her say to him.
“Barely.” you blurted out.
She ignored you as she continued “She’s a keeper.”.
Sister Maggie seemed to think you and Matt were still a thing.
“We’re just friends.” Matt quickly corrected her but you heard the reluctance in his voice as he said it.
She looked between you and Matt for a moment “Well, it’s nice to hear you use the F-word.”
You chuckled softly at that, Sister Maggie was pretty laid back for a nun.
“And to see you reconnecting.” she was helping him with the collar of his shirt.
You had chosen some clothes that you usually wouldn’t wear, taking in consideration that Fisk wants you dead so you had to make sure no one would recognize you easily.
“Anyway, Where are you off to ?” Sister Maggie asked Matt.
He took a deep breath “Gotta turn myself in to the FBI.”
She looked at him in shock “You need a suit for that ?”
“He needs a suit for everything, Sister.” You quickly said.
He ignored your remark “I’ve been falsely accused. Gotta clear my name. My life is complicated enough without being a wanted fugitive.” he put on his glasses “And there are…other people involved.” he nodded in your direction.
“Other people? You mean your friends?” Sister Maggie remarked as she turned and left, leaving Matt with his thoughts.
A silence fell in the room when Sister Maggie left. It wasn’t one of those nice silent moments, no, this was…uncomfortable?
Matt cleared his throat before he spoke “I uhm.. I send Foggy to tell Agent Nadeem he is going to represent me as his attorney and that I am ready to submit to questioning after Agent Nadeem has heard the statement of Jasper Evans.”
“You did a good thing, sending Foggy to Nadeem. He may have fallen for Fisk’s trick but he is anything but stupid. I believe he has been having doubts about the things Fisk has told him.”
“That’s good to hear.” Matt was putting his tie on and once again silence fell.
There were so many things left unspoken between Matt and you, both of you knew it. You had avoided meeting him because of it until now. You had felt sad, angry, betrayed. But now it was as if all of that was gone. And you knew why that was, it was because you had moved on.
Once he finished tying his tie he turned around to face you “How do I look?”
He was looking at you smugly and you rolled your eyes “You know, I was going to compliment you but then I realised you would know I was lying.”
He dropped his head and let out a small chuckle “Thanks, (y/n).”
“You’re welcome.” you answered him shortly as you stood up to walk past him to grab the jacket you had chosen.
You had chosen a jacket with a hood so you could cover your face if it was necessary.
Matt rubbed his chin for a moment “Uhm.. (y/n)?”
“Yeah?” you putted on the jacket.
“Do you think we will ever be able to talk about what happened… between us?” his voice was wary as he was chosing his words carefully.
You shrugged while you were standing with your back to him “Do you think we should ?”
“Yeah. I think we should.” he said and you turned around “Listen, (y/n), what happened between me and Elektr-”
“You don’t need to explain it to me, Matt.” you didn’t want to have this conversation.
He took a step closer to you “You see, I do. I owe you an apology. I’m sorry for what I did to you. You didn’t deserve that and there hasn’t been a day that I didn’t regret it.“
You gave a short nod “You’re right. I didn’t.” you walked past him to the sink.
He scratched his head before he exhaled “(y/n)…” his voice was quiet “ I know I can’t ask this from you..”
You closed your eyes hoping he wouldn’t ask what you thought he was going to ask “Matt… don’t.”
“I’m asking you to give me another chance. To give us another chance. I-”
“Matt.” your voice was louder as you interupted him. You had to tell him, even if it meant hurting his feelings “I know that you wished we hadn’t broken up. But that doesn’t change how I feel. Sorry is about how you feel. I don’t feel sorry.. not anymore.”
Matt fell silent. You hated doing this, Matt was your friend and he saved your life more then once. The only thing you had for Matt was your friendship, gratitude and loyalty.
A silence sharp as nails was cutting between the both of you, neither knowing what more to say.
Matt finally nodded as he processed it “I understand.” you heard the heaviness in his voice.
“I’m sorry, Matt.” was all you could say to him.
He gave you a small smile which probably took a lot from him to do.
He seemed like he wanted to say something else but decided otherwise.
His phone rang and he picked up “Foggy.”
He listened to what Foggy had to say. “Alright. Good work. Me and (y/n) will be there soon.”
“Foggy has spoken to Agent Nadeem. We’re all set.” he told you.
You put the hood of your jacket over your head.
“Are you seeing someone ?” Matt suddenly asked you and you were suprised at his question.
“Yeah, I am.” there was no point at hiding the fact from Matt.
He nervously brushed his hand over his jacket “Anyone I know ?”
You shook your head “No, they teamed us up together in the FBI.”
“So you’re happy?” he looked over at you.
“I am. But..” you sighed.
“But what?” Matt sounded worried by your answer.
“I have lied to him, Matt. He was there with me when we raided your apartment. I had to hide the fact that I even knew you.” your stomach turned when you thought back to the moment.
“I’m sorry you had to do that.” he was genuine as he spoke.
“I just hope he can forgive me when I tell him the truth.” you rubbed your neck and swallowed trying to hide your emotions.
“Once we get Fisk back where he belongs, you can tell him everything. Everything’s gonna be fine. Alright?”
You nodded “Alright. Then, let’s get this show on the road. I really hope your plan works.”
“So, do I. Are you ready to go?”
You zipped up your jacket “Ready as i’ll ever be.”