An Arrangement Between Professionals || Sebastian & Fifi
“No?” If her design was to make Sebastian feel ‘special’, she didn’t need to work nearly so hard. He didn’t need a prostitute to boost his already sizable ego, but he wouldn’t shun the affectionate pets to it either. “Mmm… so I’m not ‘just anybody’?” He chuckled, a low, tired sound, that sounded only about as serious as his joking question.
The sniper’s eyes had been drifting closed for sometime, and while he didn’t often share a bed- not with someone who knew who he really was or what he really did- he found himself comfortable enough with her to let his eyes fall shut. She was one of Mrs. Halifax’s girls, which meant she was one of Moriarty’s. They knew well enough to keep their mouths shut.
“Vivienne…” He brushed a hand through her hair and down her body, saying nothing more to her as he fell asleep. Sebastian anticipated she would still be there when he woke, since he’d yet to pay her. He knew that she was smart enough not to clean out his wallet and run. She wouldn’t get far with her cache. And plus, if she stayed, he’d treat her to some eggs and perhaps a shared shower before bidding her goodbye.
Fifi would have never pinned Sebastian as the cuddling type, but people, she’d found, were full of surprises. She smiled at the question, and shrugged slightly. “You don’t need me to answer that, do you?” Of course Sebastian wasn’t ‘just anybody’. He was one of her most important clients and he had to be fully aware of that. So no, there was no boosting of egos there; Fifi was stating the truth, plain and simple.
She curled up against his warm body, enjoying the soft caressing, and smiled at the way he said her name again, a soft, gentle purr. Like that, he almost made her forget the rough hands around her throat, like it had been an entirely different man. She closed her eyes as well, although she knew it would take her some time to actually fall asleep since she was on somebody else’s bed. It was always like that.
Despite that, Fifi enjoyed being allowed to stay. It meant not having to step into the night alone, avoid the slight fear until she found a taxi, and getting more hours of sleep than she would by going to her own home. Since Sebastian had hired her for the entire night, she had no rush whatsoever. “Goodnight, Colonel,” she said softly, preparing herself to sleep.