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“Spyboy, you good? ... Alex? You’re doing it again, what aren’t you telling me?"
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“I think Alex has been dosed with the nanoparticles.”
“He already knows. He’s going in anyway."
One
He’s sorry that his death is going to hurt her. She’s had enough pain and disruption in her life and he hates that he’s going to add to it. He wants her to know he’s sorry. Even though she hates it when he says that.
Two
She does this thing where she sort of rubs her lips together and then nibbles on the lower one and God it’s so, so sexy. Does she know she’s doing it? If she does and she’s aware of the power it has on him then she’s an evil mastermind. And if she doesn’t then… well maybe he doesn’t want her to know how effective it is because oh… the control she could wield.
Three
When he first introduced her to Tom, he knows Tom didn’t like her. Didn’t get her. Even called her ‘scary Kyra’. Though he’s pretty sure he’s not supposed to know that. He also knows that Kyra thought Tom was a total idiot. Didn’t get him. Even called him ‘that nerdy friend you have’. He wishes he could tell them both how glad he is that they are friends now and how much he loves being with them both – a little trio.
Four
Her rings are spiky. Would they hurt if they … Well. Would they get in the way? Would she consider taking them off?
Five
The gentle clack of her fingers on her keyboard, regular and melodic, helps him sleep at night. When they’ve slept in the same room, usually under pressure, scared and running from or towards something, and she’s worked late into the night, he thinks that the rhythmic tapping that indicates she’s there and on his side is the only thing that’s helped him to sleep.
Six
She’s so, so smart. Like – take over the world and manage everything smart. He thinks that’s incredible. But mostly, he cannot fathom how someone who could literally rule the world would be interested in him. She’s amazing. He hopes she knows just how amazing he thinks she is.
Seven
He still feels awful he hadn’t known about her parents, that he let months go by without them speaking, that he never reached out to her after he firmly closed the Point Blanc chapter of his life. He wants her to know that he will forever be glad she came back to him, and in doing so negated his mistakes.
Eight
He never asked her how it is that she can be here in London right now and not stuck in Singapore with her uncle and aunt. Is she going to have to go back? If he survives can he go with her?
Nine
That kiss was a great kiss. A really, really great kiss. The best kiss he’s ever had.
Ten
He hates that if not for Scorpia they’d never have met. Can he be slightly grateful to the organisation for that? Because even though he’s pretty sure he’s going to die because of them, he’s also pretty sure it was worth it to have met her.