Maybe more than a Machine (Gavin x rk900)

Cheesy songs from the early 2000s

Nines' POV

I slammed open the door and looked around.

Gavin was on his knees in the middle of the room, hyperventilating.

I ran to his side, and hugged him.

"NO! GET AWAY FROM ME!" He screamed, thrashing in my arms.

"Shh- Gav, Gavin, shh, it's me. It's just Nines. Calm down, breathe." I cooed, holding him a bit tighter.

His expression morphed into relief.
"Nines? Oh my god... don't scare me like that."

He turned and hugged me, trembling and still breathing erratically.

"What happened?" I whispered, putting my chin on top of his head.

With a scan of the room, I could see blood and thirium everywhere.
Several corpses littered the ground.

I heard a bang on the other end of the large room, and saw the leg of an android squeezing through a door.

"The Android is here!" I yelled, and an officer tried to run after it.

Gavin  sniffled, and wiped his eyes.
"C-can we go on lunch break?"

I nodded, and helped him up. Then straightened my suit, and felt Gavin's hand on mine.

He interlocked our fingers, and wiped his nose on his other sleeve.
"Don't. Say. Anything."

I nodded, and we walked out of the warehouse.

Gavin sat down in the passengers seat and let his head fall against the window.

I started up the patrol car, and drove back into the city.

"So... where do you want to eat?"

He shrugged.
"I just kinda wanted to get out of there...."

I looked over at the human.
"So where would you rather go?"

"Remember that night after you picked me up at the bar? Can we go there..?"

His voice was so quiet. So vulnerable.

Cognitive error
Action: have sexual intercourse with Gavin Reed: unsuitable

My LED spun red.

"Nines? Babe? Hey, stop zoning out while driving it's scaring me." Gavin snapped, back to his normal self.

I shook my head and nodded.
"Going to the mountain will take too long. It's a forty five minute drive from here, and we only have about an hour before we have to return to work."

Gavin groaned.
"Fine. Just... bring me home then. I'll take a nap, it's whatever."

I nodded and rerouted.
"You never answered my question, what happened in there?"

He sighed, and looked out the window again.
"I... saw the android running at me and all I could think of was the last time I was hurt on the job. Just, what would happen if I was killed? I was scared. Scared I would never see you again, as... sappy as that sounds."

I smiled and put my hand on his leg.
"Hey, we're together now. Right?"

He nodded, and put his hand on top of mine. Holding it.

Gavin's heart rate increased.

I turned on the radio and he smiled.

"If you wanna be my lover!" He sang, making me laugh.

Gavin continued to sing along to the radio, music from decades ago.

"What does the fox say?!" He asked, looking at me.

"I'm not singing that."

Gavin stuck out his lip and then laughed.
"Fine, tin-can can't have fun, huh?"

"I can have so much fun. I am very fun!" I defended glancing over at him for a split second.

Gavin sat up in the passenger seat, and crossed his arms, "Really? Prove it."

I smirked and pulled into the drive way.
"You have no idea what you're getting into Gav."

"Your ass." He mumbled under his breath.

"Excuse me?" I chuckled, turning off the car.
But apparently turning on Gavin.

He kissed me, with a chuckle.

"Gavin, wait-"

He stopped and looked into my eyes.
"Oh what now? You and your mixed signals. Sort out your wires!"

Gavin tapped my nose and I chuckled.

My LED went yellow.
"No, it's not that it's just... people tend to do reckless things to cope while stressed."

"Oh phck off! Just- I'm sexually frustrated and Tina laughed at me today about it, and just ugh! Looks like I'm taking that nap anyways...." he complained, opening the car door wand walking up the pathway.

I followed, and he unlocked the door.
"Just... come back in an hour for me when we gotta get back to work. Go pick up some triple A batteries or something for yourself, I don't know."

Deduction: Gavin is unhappy
Hypothesis: You cockblocked him. And yourself.

I nodded and got back into the car as he disappeared into the house.

I fucked it up, huh?