[kiss meme] in danger | for Jesse and Gabe if thatâs alright?
First he recognized Bones, then Max and Foxy. They hadnâtspotted him yet, and McCree thought he had time to divert away from the group.But then he saw Joe, Mal, Xia, Lina and a few other familiar faces he last hadseen the day before Deadlock was busted. It seems they survived the ambush, butnot only that, this bar, where McCreeâunder a cover nameâgot a meeting withtheir target, seem to be their new hideout. Or they were in cahoots withBlackwatchâs target.
âDeadlockâs remains are here,â Jesse says into his com as helooks over his shoulder when he feels eyes on him. As he thought, the group ofBones, Max and Foxy eye him curiously, and then it clicks on Foxyâs gaze whereshe knows him. Max moves away from the table as smoothly as he can and sharesthe news with Xia. âIâve been spotted.â
âShit,â his commander hisses in response.
âUnless I get called in the next 2 minutes, I donât think itâsa good idea I stay here,â McCree leaves his glass at the counter of the bar andstarts moving.
âAbort, McCree,â Gabriel says. âWeâll deal with Mortimerlater.â
McCree tries to leave, but Deadlock makes a game out of it.They prowl around the bar with their eyes on Jesse for ten minutes, not lettinghim leave as they block the only entrance. Jesse tries to search for a new one,maybe the bathroom, but when he walks to the narrow hallway that leads to them,he faces three Deadlock guys. His hand goes to the handle of his revolver as heturns around. He canât risk starting a fight here unless is the last option. Hecontinues to tip toe around the bar, act as normal as he can as the atmosphereshifts around him. He sees his days under the heated sun, dealing with drugsand guns. He remembers working with these men and women, moments he wishes toforget. His tongue knots and his stomach drops. His hand shakes as it goes backto the handle of his gun and Deadlock members start to walk closer. Time ticksby and heâs alone. At any moment, they will pounce on him.
Ten more minutes of the cats and mouse game and Jesse hespots his commander, almost misses him. He sits on one of the fancy couchesbehind a clear decorative fountain. His gaze penetrates the water and callsJesse to drown. The cowboy smiles and brushes his hand over his slicked back hairas he walks around to reach Reyes, whoâs curls are messy and is wearing blackbutton up shirt, exposing his chest. It amazes Jesse how quickly he came in tohis rescue, and with a simple disguise that can easily work.
âFancy seeing you here,â Jesse says as he sits close to theman.
âMust be destiny,â Reyes answers while McCree tries tofigure out whatâs the plan.
Then Gabrielâs hands are on his cheeks and he pulls thecowboy close for a kiss that only happens in dreams. Tender and fierce. Itâsfamiliar even if their lips have never met. Itâs a first meeting, a tender wakeup call, and a comforting goodnight kiss. It takes Jesseâs breath away, andbefore he can pull for more, before he realizes the fear his body carried slippedoff his shoulders with a simple act, a fire alarm goes off and the crowd aroundthem starts to talk louder, in panic and wonder.
Security starts moving people to the doors and Gabriel pullsaway from Jesse, who almost falls face first into the couch. Reyes grabs hishand and takes him into the crowd as they move away. McCree canât really say ifthe planâs working or not. Heâs too hyperaware of Gabrielâs fingers tangledbetween his and the ghost of the commanderâs lips on his.