[Tobias Eaton]
"You okay?"
She looks up at me, her eyes wide and full of fear. She has seen some things tonight that has traumatized her.
" I don't know... It's been rough, you know? " She asks.
I nod, sighing. I crouch down, scooping my arms under her legs.
" What are you doing? " She asks.
I lift her off the ground.
" Taking you down to the paramedics. " I say.
She sighs.
" I probably could've walked myself down. " She says.
I shrug as I continue walking.
" Even if you could have walked on it, I wouldn't have let you do it. You know me. Always so kind and helpful. " I joke.
She rolls her eyes.
" When we met you told me about how you wanted to be brave and selfless, intelligent, honest and kind. Maybe you've changed since then. " She says.
I scoff, carrying her down flight after flight of stairs.
" How'd you do that to your leg, anyway? " I ask.
She sighs.
" After he shot those people, I wanted to be as far away from him as possible. But I tripped and fell and skinned it pretty bad. " She says.
I nod.
" Did he say he shot those people? " I ask.
She nods.
" He said something about setting the stage. " She says.
I cock an eyebrow.
" What does that mean? " I ask.
She shakes her head.
" I'm not sure. I thought he was gonna shoot me next. " She says.
The horrifying thought that she almost died tonight is starting to really sink in. She almost died multiple times, and yet she's still here.
" God, " I say. " You've gotta pick better guys to date. "
She smirks, shrugging.
" You were a good choice. " She says. " Just because I made that one stupid choice doesn't mean that all of my Ex's are horrible people. "
I shrug, finally reaching the bottom level. I walk to the door, walking her to an ambulance. Eric is shoved into a cop car as we walk by. I set her on the bumper of the ambulance. A paramedic approaches us.
" Hi, I'm Hana. Let me take a look at you. " She says.
I smile at Hana and she returns the favor.
" Hey, Hana. How are you? " I ask, making conversation.
She shrugs.
" Better than the last time I saw you, Tobias. You keeping my boys out of trouble? " She asks.
I nod. Hana is Zeke and Uriah's mother. I met her at our police academy acceptance party. One of the nicest ladies I've ever met, other than Natalie and a few other women. She's basically like a mother to me when I need to talk to her.
" This isn't too bad. I'll patch up your leg and then check your head. " She says.
Tris nods.
" So, you two know each other? " She asks.
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A Cut Above
Fanfiction[BOOK 1 IN THE 'A CUT ABOVE' SERIES] Detective Eaton has a horrific past he never wants to remember. But it seems like someone else wants him to never forget. When a girl and her brother are shot in the privacy of their own home, he must find and st...
