Death is Inevitable (Higgs Monaghan X F! Reader) [UNDER EDITING]

Part 11: Sleeping With the Enemy

A/N

If you can't guess by the name of the chapter, there is smut in it. I give a warning before it starts for those of you who'd rather skip it.

~the next morning~

[Name]'s POV

A yawn escapes me as my eyes flutter open, and I faintly smile as I see the sleeping and peaceful face of Higgs. 'He sure as hell has thrown my life for a loop.' I close my eyes and rest in his hold.

'He's just trying to manipulate you to join him. He'll only use you.' Fragile's words from weeks ago play in my brain, making my lips twitch into a frown and my stomach churn at the thought.

'Is that why he saved me? So he could use it against me and guilt me into joining him...' I look at him again. 'He did avoid answering me when I asked him last night... And it's not like he doesn't manipulate people.'

"Something on my face?" I snap out of my thoughts, immediately meeting Higgs' gaze. His eyes still hold sleep within them, and his lips are pulled into a lazy smirk as he hums, "Hmm?"

'Oh, god, his morning voice...' I shiver slightly at the seductive sound of it before remembering he asked me a question.

"No..." I respond in a whisper and shake my head, sitting up on my knees, so I'm straddling his waist.

"Now wait a moment, sweetheart." He grabs my wrists as I go to move, his grip forcing me to stay on top of him. "Something's wrong."

"It's nothing. Thanks for saving me, Higgs. I better go," I mutter, averting my gaze from his.

"Uh uh." He shakes his head with a deep frown. "You ain't goin' nowhere until you tell me what's wrong, [Name]."

"Stubborn bastard," I huff under my breath, making him chuckle.

"I heard that."

"You were meant to," I sigh, and his face turns serious.

"[Name], tell me what's going on."

"What's your goal here? As in right now. I'm not gonna lie, Higgs. I don't know what to make of this situation, and I don't trust you. Every time you've come to see me, it's been to convince me to join you. I pretty much told you to fuck off last time we met because I wasn't changing my mind. I'm still not. Though you're stubborn and will keep trying to anyway. So I guess what I'm trying to say is... did you save me to put me in your debt and use it as leverage to make me join you?"

He stares at me in silence, his jaw shifting slightly, making me frown. "Fragile was right to warn me about you. I was just the idiot who didn't listen," I whisper, pulling my wrists free from his grip.

"Darlin', wait," Higgs suddenly speaks up, and I look at him as he props himself up with his elbows, keeping me situated on top of him. "I'm not letting you leave again without letting me get a fucking word in."

"Then speak!" I cry out, and he sighs.

"I was trying to track you down before you fell off the mountain. You know damn well that I wasn't done with you, even if you did tell me not to return. As you said, I'm a stubborn bastard," Higgs says with a slight chuckle while I frown. "But when you fell off the mountain, I acted on instinct to save you. Damn near surprised myself with my actions. The truth is, I don't have an ulterior motive for bringing you here, [Name]. Whether you believe that or not is up to you. Using this as an opportunity to get you on my side wasn't even a thought I considered until you brought it up."