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Victor’s nerves only grew stronger after agreeing to have Hector meet Theo. Theo made sure to tell him that the time and place would be on his terms, so he needed to wait for a call. And waiting was something that Victor didn’t do well.
He could waste some time by calling Hector and telling him about the meeting, which would be another whole thing getting him to agree. Once he’d gotten home, he didn’t want to wait any longer and dialed Hector up. Judging by the time, Hector should be leaving from his shift. ”Did they take the intel?” Hector asked, sounding more nervous than he usually was when speaking with Victor. He had voiced his concerns about providing it in the first place, so surely he was just nervous that the intel was received well. ”Oh yeah. They liked it so much that the boss wants to meet you,” Victor answers, already expecting the protests that start from the other end of the phone. There was a reason Hector wasn’t on this mission himself, and putting him in contact with a mafia boss was dangerous. But, Victor couldn’t say no to Theo. While it was mainly for his safety that he set up this meeting, he also wanted to follow Theo’s orders and continue to show his worth to the Dynasty. It wasn’t even the mission anymore, just to have Theo smirk and tease him with a twinkle in his eye that Victor could almost believe was pride.
After tuning out Hector’s protests, he finally heard a sigh. ”Fine. When are we meeting him, then?” Hector asks. Victor hesitated to answer, only because he knew Hector would give him hell for letting a mafia man boss him around like this. But he finally got out through gritted teeth, ”He‘a going to call me tomorrow with a time and place.”
Surprisingly, Hector didn’t say anything at first. Then, when Victor was going to ask if he had lost Hector, he spoke up. ”Alright. Just let me know. I’ll have eyes on the place just in case he tries anything,” Hector finally replied, and there was a worry in his face. After everything Victor had been through with the Dynasty, it didn’t surprise him that Hector was feeling a bit nervous and worried about meeting with Theo. It wracked his own nerves wondering what Theo wanted to know, and what he would do when they met. But there was nothing to do but wait. ”Alright. Be ready, I don’t know how much time he’ll give in advance to the meeting,” Victor ends the call, and makes his way over to his bed and falls on it. Everything about this mission had gotten so complicated, and it was all because of that pretty bastard of a mafia boss who somehow managed to take over all of Victor’s thoughts.
Before he knew it, the sunlight was just starting to peek through the windows when his phone blared to life and Victor started up in shock. He answered without even looking, surprised to hear Theo on the other side. Victor was wiping the sleep out of his eyes but Theo sounded like he’d been up already for hours. The teasing and the mention of a "date" brought Victor right awake, sitting up more and ruffling his hair into a better position as if Theo could see him. "Okay. We'll be ready." Victor finally answered, his voice still rough from sleep but he managed to sound more alert than when he first woke up. "See you then, boss," Victor finished the call with Theo and all his nerves from yesterday burst back up and made his stomach turn in anticipation.
Unlike yesterday, today seemed to drag on while waiting for their meeting later today. Victor called Hector after he was given the details of the meeting, and asked the other detective to meet him at his apartment so they could be driven to their meeting place. That still left hours before he would need to be there, and Victor could only distract himself so much. He made sure to go on a long run, longer than he'd gone in a while, and the ache in his muscles combined with the fresh air did help to ease his worries some. But they only ramped up again as he was getting into the shower. He spent too much time just under the water, willing his thoughts to calm down. He didn't know why this meeting was making him feel this way more than any other meeting, because as much as he wanted to blame it on Hector being there, he wasn't too worried about that. If the Dynasty was going after anyone, he was putting his bets on the police chief rather than Hector.
"You look like you're about to go on a date, kid," Hector teased the moment he stepped into Victor's apartment, his grin unable to hide his own worry. Victor glared, about to protest, when Hector started teasing more. "You're wearing cologne too? Patti will be jealous," Hector finally stopped when Victor shoved at him, cussing in his direction about how it wasn't like that with the boss. "I always dress nice, you're just being a dick," Victor grumbled. Hector must have sensed he wasn't on top of his game with everything going on in his head, and the teasing reminded him that Hector was on his side and would protect him, just as Victor would protect him.
But Victor almost felt like getting back into the persona of detective while he was with Hector wasn't who he really was anymore. Being in the mafia for months now made sitting here with his partner feel more out of place. It was a strange feeling, wanting to be here waiting with Jake or Max instead, or going off on a mission with Theo. The thrill of his current life was scary pretty much all of the time, but what he was feeling with just him and Hector didn't feel real anymore.
"Hey kid, it's go time. Didn't you hear the car horn?" Victor couldn't dwell on those thoughts long, and followed Hector out the door to meet the driver.
He could waste some time by calling Hector and telling him about the meeting, which would be another whole thing getting him to agree. Once he’d gotten home, he didn’t want to wait any longer and dialed Hector up. Judging by the time, Hector should be leaving from his shift. ”Did they take the intel?” Hector asked, sounding more nervous than he usually was when speaking with Victor. He had voiced his concerns about providing it in the first place, so surely he was just nervous that the intel was received well. ”Oh yeah. They liked it so much that the boss wants to meet you,” Victor answers, already expecting the protests that start from the other end of the phone. There was a reason Hector wasn’t on this mission himself, and putting him in contact with a mafia boss was dangerous. But, Victor couldn’t say no to Theo. While it was mainly for his safety that he set up this meeting, he also wanted to follow Theo’s orders and continue to show his worth to the Dynasty. It wasn’t even the mission anymore, just to have Theo smirk and tease him with a twinkle in his eye that Victor could almost believe was pride.
After tuning out Hector’s protests, he finally heard a sigh. ”Fine. When are we meeting him, then?” Hector asks. Victor hesitated to answer, only because he knew Hector would give him hell for letting a mafia man boss him around like this. But he finally got out through gritted teeth, ”He‘a going to call me tomorrow with a time and place.”
Surprisingly, Hector didn’t say anything at first. Then, when Victor was going to ask if he had lost Hector, he spoke up. ”Alright. Just let me know. I’ll have eyes on the place just in case he tries anything,” Hector finally replied, and there was a worry in his face. After everything Victor had been through with the Dynasty, it didn’t surprise him that Hector was feeling a bit nervous and worried about meeting with Theo. It wracked his own nerves wondering what Theo wanted to know, and what he would do when they met. But there was nothing to do but wait. ”Alright. Be ready, I don’t know how much time he’ll give in advance to the meeting,” Victor ends the call, and makes his way over to his bed and falls on it. Everything about this mission had gotten so complicated, and it was all because of that pretty bastard of a mafia boss who somehow managed to take over all of Victor’s thoughts.
Before he knew it, the sunlight was just starting to peek through the windows when his phone blared to life and Victor started up in shock. He answered without even looking, surprised to hear Theo on the other side. Victor was wiping the sleep out of his eyes but Theo sounded like he’d been up already for hours. The teasing and the mention of a "date" brought Victor right awake, sitting up more and ruffling his hair into a better position as if Theo could see him. "Okay. We'll be ready." Victor finally answered, his voice still rough from sleep but he managed to sound more alert than when he first woke up. "See you then, boss," Victor finished the call with Theo and all his nerves from yesterday burst back up and made his stomach turn in anticipation.
Unlike yesterday, today seemed to drag on while waiting for their meeting later today. Victor called Hector after he was given the details of the meeting, and asked the other detective to meet him at his apartment so they could be driven to their meeting place. That still left hours before he would need to be there, and Victor could only distract himself so much. He made sure to go on a long run, longer than he'd gone in a while, and the ache in his muscles combined with the fresh air did help to ease his worries some. But they only ramped up again as he was getting into the shower. He spent too much time just under the water, willing his thoughts to calm down. He didn't know why this meeting was making him feel this way more than any other meeting, because as much as he wanted to blame it on Hector being there, he wasn't too worried about that. If the Dynasty was going after anyone, he was putting his bets on the police chief rather than Hector.
"You look like you're about to go on a date, kid," Hector teased the moment he stepped into Victor's apartment, his grin unable to hide his own worry. Victor glared, about to protest, when Hector started teasing more. "You're wearing cologne too? Patti will be jealous," Hector finally stopped when Victor shoved at him, cussing in his direction about how it wasn't like that with the boss. "I always dress nice, you're just being a dick," Victor grumbled. Hector must have sensed he wasn't on top of his game with everything going on in his head, and the teasing reminded him that Hector was on his side and would protect him, just as Victor would protect him.
But Victor almost felt like getting back into the persona of detective while he was with Hector wasn't who he really was anymore. Being in the mafia for months now made sitting here with his partner feel more out of place. It was a strange feeling, wanting to be here waiting with Jake or Max instead, or going off on a mission with Theo. The thrill of his current life was scary pretty much all of the time, but what he was feeling with just him and Hector didn't feel real anymore.
"Hey kid, it's go time. Didn't you hear the car horn?" Victor couldn't dwell on those thoughts long, and followed Hector out the door to meet the driver.