Edward Nygma X Reader

Part 6

Arriving back at the GCPD you ran past the officers hard at work and into the lab. You were panting like a maniac having just ran from the parking lot to the room you just burst into.

Edward looked up from a microscope a little worried. "Y/N, are you alright?"

"S-sorry I-I'm late." You panted out.

Ed got up quickly. "Alright, take a seat. Everything's alright." You sat down, and eventually caught your breath. "Jim told me you had to take something back to your apartment. I figured you would be late."

"So what are we working on today?" You stood up and walked over to the file, trying to ignore the fact that you just made yourself look like an idiot.

"Well." He gave you a worried look. "There was a double homicide yesterday, we're examining the bodies today. They're already set up, but I decided to wait until I had my other set of eyes to help me." He looked down at you with a smile that made you blush.

"Well then let's get to it." You grabbed the file and your shield mask on the way out. You walked in front of him so he wouldn't see the utter cringe on your face.

Getting to the morgue you grabbed an apron off the wall, and got a fresh pair of gloves.

"Cause of death?" You looked up at Ed. He stood against the far wall watching.

"They don't know. There's no gun or knife wounds."

"But you know, don't you." You have him a glance out of the corner of your eye. You looked  closer at one of their mouths. There was a small drop of blood. Barely visible, but still there.

"It's a new drug." He said walking over to you. "Someone's giving it to street kids." You opened the mouth expecting to see more blood.

"Is there any other blood in the other ones mouth?" You asked him.

"Nope. They inject it into their lips. It's the only spot there's blood. And the other body has bruising in the same spot."

" heroin?" You asked him.

"I've already run the tests for that, it came back negative. And why would teens be injecting heroin into their mouths?" You took a look deeper into the body's throat, shining a pen light into it.

"Well I know how they died." You looked up and he cocked his head. Giving you almost a puppy eyed look. "Whatever they look eventually got stuck in their throat and burned through their airways."

Ed looked into the throat as you went to see if it matched up with the other body. Sure enough it did.

Time skip

The end of the day was nearing, and you hadn't seen Kristan since that morning. And you still had a pile of paperwork to Finnish.

Ed walked into the lab as you finished up one of the many papers. "Need some help?" He asked.

"It's alright Ed. I'll just take it home and get it finished up tonight."

"Why don't you let me help you?" You looked up at him. "We could stay here, you could come to my place, or I could go to your place. Whichever way works."

You blushed. Ed knew where you lived from the many rides he gave you before you got a car. But he had never been inside before.

"I.. umm. Are you sure? I can do it myself."

"Nonsense, you're working yourself to the bone, and one person can't do all that in one night." He leaned over your desk, his deep brown eyes looking into your e/c ones. "Let me help you."

You decided not to argue. "Alright. You can follow me to my apartment. But we're only doing work."

"Wouldn't dream of anything else." He helped you pack up all the papers and followed you out to the parking lot.

You both got into your own cars and headed towards your apartment complex. Throughout the ride you often looked back to see that Ed was always right behind your car. There was never anyone between you.