Quinn POV
I rolled out of bed as usual and got ready for work, joker was sprawled out on his side reaking of liquor and full of hickeys. Honestly he just wanted hsi doc back, not me, clearly if he has been coming home every night from the club where Scarlet runs. I head to work an dse my assistant, today is his third monthan dhe s doing pretty well, we have breakfast , lunch and dinner together, not like i have anything else to do. WHEn ei get downstairs I find him settimg stuff up for the day and throw my dead weight onto his back.
"I swear to god you think your light."
"I am technically underweight for my age and height or just weak."
"Whatever, he moves forcing me to stand on my own as I get dressed in my usual apron and gloves. We got some new patients today and boy were they a pain in the ass. One with a bullet in his ass the other with glass stuck in his back and the third with a piece of metal lodged up his scrotum. We had to rock paper scissors on that one. guess who lost, this bitch.
I got some tweezers and a light while Aaron restrained him because this was gonna hurt like a bitch. I put some vaseline on the tweezers and got the up there easy enough, the guy looked like he was gonna die when I had to expand them, after 45 minutes of fighting with the damn thing I got it out. The dude passed out about 20 minutes later.
"How the fuck did it even get up there?"
"Hell if i know Quinn."
Come on you got an ass to sew up and I have glass to take out."
I found the guy who was bleeding out of his ass and put him on his stomach. After knocking him out I shaved his cheek and sanitized the surrounding area. To my surprise he was wearing a jeweled butt plug. Of all the things I see today that made my day. I had to try not to laugh. When the guy came to he was complaining huy i was taking so long.
"Shut up before I sew up your other hole."
He kept his head down an ddint make a peap for the rest of the day. When we were done we went out to lunch as usual but just as we were about to step out the door I was called up to Joker's office. I told Aaron to order lunch and if it took too long just save it for me. When i got to joker's office he looked like hell.
"Morning."
"Morning Quinn, how was your day."
He has barely spoken to nem in months. I wonder if he is ok?"
"ien i guess, some weird injur-"
"I need you to take a lie detector test."
So he didn't really care about my day; he just wanted to be on my good side.
"What?"
"There is a mole and you spend lots o tiem with other gang members, so i need you to take the test, wouldn't want to mess up that pretty face."
"Fine."
Two guy came in with a machine that was no doudt stolen an dstrapped em in. Joker sat directly across from me and began questioning me.
"Have you ever had any conversations with your patients outside of their care?"
"No."
Have You ever thought of leaving to go to another cartel?"
"No."
"Have you in the last two months thought of leaving this cartel?"
It's a trap, but i have to answer.
"Yes."
He got up and opened the door, one of the guys left leaving the other reading the results, he covered the mona sears and continued to ask me questions.
"Have you ever thought of cheating on me?"
"Yes."
"Have you ever thought of leaving e?"
"Yes"
"Are you happy with me?"
"No."
The questioning was over and apparently i passed with flying colors. I was unstrapped and the man let with the machine. It was just me and him now.
"Those weren't gang related."
"I just wanted to know."
"And now you do?"
"Why though."
"Ar eyou dumb, as if it isnt bad enough you kidnapped em an dtatooed me again you coem home everynight drunk, fullo fhickeys. you don't even try anymore, we aren't in a relationship anymore im just your doc that happens to live with-"
"your more Quinn."
"No, I'm not im an employee that unfortunately is kept here against my will. But there is no one but me to blame for that. I let myself get caught up in you, i knew what you were and went along with it an dnow in so deep in the rabbit hle i'll never be able to get out, i tried boy did i tr but you pulled the dirt from under me and pulled me back into the hole."
"You really want to break up?"
"I thought we already did. Jo- Demetre our relationship rn ist course months ago, you should have let go months ago. iIt was something beautiful, eilerating, fun...dangerous and pure but when its done its done."
"Fine, i'll let go, but one more date so at least we can go out on good terms. One last time Zachery."
He said my name, he means it. HE SAID MY ACTUAL NAME. I have been called quinn for so long, telling others to call me quinn , it had been so long since I heard my real name from someone that knew everything about me.
"Sure for old time sakes."
"Well you know teh restaurant, I'll make reservations."
I nodded my head na dleft, I never thought I would ever say this again but I am excited for our last date. I need to start looking for a job, outside of new york, too many bad and good memories here, memories I need to let go of....even paris. A pang of pain singed my heart just a little thinking about letting go but I knew I had to, hell maybe even move abroad. WHen i got downstairs I decided to keep my mouth shut. I hate goodbyes. All I was thinking about was my next step when I'm free. I could go to London, buy a nice house, hell with the dough I have made here over the years, I could buy an actual mansion, but I don't need that much space.
hours later
WHen i arrived at ANtonios i was led to a reserved booth. I was the first to get there and decided to wait, I couldn't help but hope that history doesn't repeat itself like last time. An image of the man's face flashed in my head. I brushed it off and went on my phone. Seconds later though awoman hoped into teh booth she seemed confused.
"Um this is reserved ma’am."
"I thought you were someone else, it's just that my friend always reserves this booth for us."
So he's the one who has been keeping joker company. As if on cue the joker turned up.
"Brittney what are you doing here?"
"I was w-waiting on my husband."
"Well you should go wait then."
Brittany got flustered and immediately got up quickly. I think it's the first time ever ever seen joker blush as he took his seat. I wonder if it was out of embarrassment or was it out of deep shame.He nervously ran his tattooed fingers through his slicked back hair and looked at me.
"Can we pretend like none of that just happened and i just got here?"
"Sure. i'm not about to let that ruin our night."
A waiter came over and took our orders, Joker actually ordered for us . Coincidentally it was the same thing we ordered the first time he took me here.
"Zack what do you think your life would have been like?...you know without me."
"Yoru digging deep rent you."
"it's my last chance to ask you so I'm gonna damn well ask."
"Well I would have still been where I was, my hair would have still been blonde and I would have probably been kidnapped by Dalas."
We both started laughing though the thought of his stung, another thing I have to let go.
"Honestly i think you saved my life Demetre. I experienced so many things I never dreamed of. I had thought of moving out of New York or at least the Bronx and getting msel a nice house, a husband and adopting a kid. I would have been content, but i don't feel hurt that it didn't happen i wouldn't have experienced those things anyways if you didnt get shot like a dumb ass and stalk me."
"To be fair I didn't plan on getting shot and out of the 25 bullets coming my way only one hit me, so you can see what you want but I felt like the luckiest guy in the world.....especially when I got some eye candy while getting a bullet pulled out of me."
I couldn't help but laugh at his remark. Why couldn't it have been like this the past few months just like this, him laughing, me reminiscing the good times and what could have been.
"What about you, what would your life be if we never met."
"Hm lets see, fuck scarlet, get herpies and have to have to go to a fucking doctor bout it. You saved me some humiliation."
"Damn right I did imagine you ona table with your pants down like a horny reckless teen who doesn't know the use of a condom."
"Oh don't forget you wouldn't have tattoos."
"Weell remember dalton wanted to tatoo me to, liek what teh fuck do i have teh word canopy painted onmy head?"
"well you should thank me, you can say joker means anything, yoru a DC fan, yoru thought it was cool, an old nickname, a band, but dallas tattooed on you ,unless you're gonna say our from dallas texas."
"You have apoint."
Just then the waiter came back with our plates. I hardly wanted to eat. I was having so much fun. I began eating my meal and while I did I noticed Demetre didn't even touch his plate.
"I'm gonna miss this."
"What laughing because I'm a fuking omedian?"
"Remembering The one times, like paris.'
"Paris was a Disney moment, a perfect moment, but in the end a moment nevertheless."
Eventually the night had to end, like Paris I wish it didn't but tsi was also one of those moments where time stood still and tension took a break to just let joy and laughter stretch their beautiful wings. I really will miss New York despite what it has represented for me in the last few months. I looked around central park as we strolled down and admired how a city that never sleeps can be so quiet just when you need it to be. I looked at Demetre and realized despite the fact he has put me through I miss his psychotic , tattooed ass. His lewd remarks that could make one for those british soldiers with the odd hats blush. When we finally got home he went to take a shower while I began looking for flats as they call them. this was going to take a while. i called out of work knowing i won't be needed and decided to spend the day getting shit sorted for myself. After Demetre was done with his shower I took mine then went to bed. He was just about to roll over when I wiggled my way under his arm. It was this one last time as well, not to mention he is warm. I traced his tattoos until I eventually fell asleep looking into those emeralds. Why couldn't it have been like this? That's right it's just a moment.
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