10:03 PM

"This attitude you've had for the past few assignments has been... It's pissing me off Colin!" Delilah yells as she slams the car door shut after stepping out, a car they 'conveniently borrowed' from a deserted parking lot.

She makes her way up the stone pathway to the main door of their shared house, and secret hideout.

"I'm the same man I've always been, what the hell are you talking about love-"

"DON'T act like everything's alright!" She sharply turns around and points a finger up to his face. He rolls his eyes then inputs a keycode and scans his thumb into an interface. Delilah scans her thumb as well and the main door unlocks.

"I'm sick of this whole fugitive-life deal and the constant fear of death alright?! I just want a normal situation with this job-"

"Oh sweetheart, when you signed up for this you signed up for the hell of a lot of risk that is complimentary," Colin spreads his arms out and states matter-of-factly.

The man walks ahead and takes off his jacket then his moderately muddy boots. "Let's drink a beer and relax. They've got Total Recall on Netflix, it's on my recommended," He says with a smirk.

Delilah paces around, a panic attack arousing in her is just around the corner. "Come on Dee, take your jacket off and have a soak," Colin suggests as he helps slip off the bloodied and dirt soddened jacket then squeezes her shoulders, "You know, it's a brilliant idea and I'll-"

"They'll find us... we'll go to prison for life."

"Dee they won't find us okay? This is like any of the jobs before, we wipe everything down and start the next one completely fresh, just like normal," Colin enlightens and she steps away from him.

"Normal..." She looks into his eyes with a realisation, "I'm done Colin." Delilah starts to walk around the kitchen and main room, gathering some of her essential belongings for survival.

"I may have this one and only chance at a normal life and I'm taking it," She tells him and he rubs his forehead.

"Stop what you're doing..."

"I can change myself, I can be someone I've always wanted to be."

"Delilah," Colin walks over to her and she shakes her head.

"Get out of my way Colin, I just-"

He grabs her arm and pulls her quickly towards his chest, planting his lips forcefully on her. A moment is shared, full of passion and full of sincerity. She moans lightly, making him pull her closer. All feeling of anxiety dissolved but as soon as the calmness came in it vanished away.

Delilah pulls away and gulps. "N-No, I have to stop this. I'm going to lead a crime free life now," She mumbles, though loud enough for her partner to hear.

"You want 'normal' so bad? Would 'normal' have given you this elite job? Would 'normal' have given you this house, these memorable souvenirs and all these gadgets that every kid dream of using. I mean just look that that x-ray vision goggles, something straight out of Mission Impossible,"  Colin questions rhetorically then holds the object mentioned in his hands, "and would... would 'normal' have given you the privilege of being with me, keeping aside that I'm annoying and a jerk sometimes? No, it wouldn't have given you any of it."

Delilah mustered an argument in her mind though Colin kept proving his point. "Some people would give anything to even come close to having a life like ours, you're ready to give up on that... on us over something that won't happen again?" He asks sadly.

Delilah takes a step closer to him then looks up into his eyes. "That's the thing, how do you know it won't happen again? It may be worse next time Colin," She argues with a jaw clenched tight, "Would you want to watch me sprawled on the ground, lifeless? Oh or worse, stuck in jail for the rest of our lives while the other inmates eat our minds out because we need something to work with, because we're smarter than them?!"

"Do you seriously think that I'd want the worst for us?"

Delilah pauses in responding, choosing to only shake her head with disappointment. "I'm done Colin," She states and he scoffs.

A wave of rage floods through her body, he lacks empathy right now... something he usually knows about.

"Delilah, stop all this for God's sake-"

"I'll go out to Florida I think, or hey I could visit Ireland..."

"Delilah-"

"... and I don't think it would be that expensive, I'll keep my records with me," She mutters to herself as she scrambles around gathering things she'd end up packing into a luggage bag.

"Dee, listen to me..."

"Bus? A car? Plane is way too costly, I'll have to compromise..."

"Delilah-"

"That's around three hours spent before resting then another-"

"GENEVA!"

She stops walking around abruptly. The roaring sound of that name, her name... It feels alien to her. She hasn't been called that in years, she had transformed into Delilah, leaving Geneva behind with her last life.

"Look I... I need to go Co-" She bites her lip, realising that she herself has made a habit of calling her partner by his alias, "Thomas, I will always love you and I'm so proud of you okay? That you can do wonders with this job, that we've only been suspected by the police of a crime till now and not convicted. But I don't have the tolerance for this any more."

She waits for his response. At first his face is soft but it hardens into distaste and he looks to the wooden floorboards with tightened fists.

"We started this together. We have done every assignment together. We were caught twice in seven years, together," He talks in a flat tone while walking towards her, "We've been together from the start and we will end this 'together'... and I'm not ready to end it Geneva."

She furrows her eyebrows in anger, "Where's my freedom of speech in this?"

"Sweetheart this is a lifelong contract, you haven't got any-"

She flashes him the middle finger with fury, then brisk-walks towards the main door.

"ALRIGHT FINE! Go and live the life you want Gen! Be 'normal', be boring... you'll want back in on this mark my words!" He yells as he follows her.

She inputs the keycode into the system but an error occurs twice, making her palms sweaty. He's fast approaching, The last thing she wants is to fight him off.

"I sacrificed my life for you, I could be the greatest forensic scientist in the city and I would never know because of YOU!" He shouts, "Don't think I'll be lost without you. I'll find someone and it'll be great Geneva! DON'T YOU FORGET IT!"

THUD!

The main door swings shut by a strong cold breeze. Geneva stands outside, contemplating about her decision, would she regret it?

Shaking her head to let the doubt sweep away, she hastens to the garage to fetch her car and drive towards the next town.