Falling for the hitman

Sophia p.o.v. Lee leads her down the hall to their newly finished guest bedroom. Sophia stops short and starts to giggle” you weren’t kidding about wanting to claim me in every room of our home were you ?” Lee turns to face Sophia and scoops her up over his shoulder and smacks her ass as he continues down the hallway“ No I wasn’t sweetheart I want to be the first person to have s*x in every room of our home. Now stop distracting me 3 down 4 to go.” With that Sophia stops giggling and just relaxes knowing the next hour will be one she won’t forget . Just like every other time she’s been with Lee . To think it all started 6 months ago when they were both at their lowest point. 6 Months Ago Lee p.o.v. Lee just got off the phone with his childhood friend Jordan who offered him his guesthouse to unwind and regroup in for the next month or so. Fresh off a job that was more work than it was worth. Grant the money is really good he thought but did that really matter most. Lee is always alone and his apartment looks like he just moved in. Thinking about it I’ve been here for years. I’m always on a job and find it easier to always be on the move. In my line of work no attachments is best. This last job though my intel I received was off and it cost me a gun shot wound in my left shoulder. Something has been off since my motorcycle accident in Italy after the take down of the Sorento family. I did my job took down the head of the crime family in Rome. I was on my way to the airport to fly home collect my check then get my next assignment. There was road detour signs everywhere so I followed them thinking nothing of it and found myself on a wet road and a hauler truck heading right for me. I ended up spending 3 months in the icu over there. 2 months of it I was unconscious the last month I was doing physical therapy. Once I finally came to and enough to be able to walk without the f*****g cane I left. Thinking about it now the two might be linked how do you go from one f****d up mess to another. It was supposed to be simple in and out job find Mr. X and kill him. He was a dangerous arms dealer and was known for never having a bodyguard . I arrived in Miami, Florida at the sunset hotel where he was supposed to be staying. I setup in my room across the courtyard from his. I had the perfect shot lined up, then my gun jammed up. That had never happened before even when I was overseas with the navy all my weapons worked properly. My seal team was the top of the line god I miss those guys. Looking back it had to be a setup, not only did Mr. X have a full team of bodyguards but they looked like ex-soldiers. I had no choice all my equipment magically jammed I had to go confront the target one on one. I told head quarters I wanted my first job back to be a cake walk my body was still recovering. I ended up having to take on 4 guards and Mr. X himself . I completed the job despite the blood gushing from my shoulder. Now however Lee’s heading to his hometown where he hasn’t been in what seems like ages. He wants some quiet time with a good friend who gets what he does and doesn’t ask questions. Though Jordan doesn’t approve of what Lee does for a living he’s not one to push. It was bad enough having Jordan freak when he didn’t hear from Lee for 2 months. The last thing I need is him going on about the gunshot wound. They have a system in place, Lee never tells Jordan where he is going just leaves him a message always the same: Heading out on job be a few days, call when back. Lee knows Jordan’s just worried for his safety. At this point Lee is getting a little worried to. But he can’t tell Jordan that because all he will hear is how he should quit. Lee can’t take anymore of people butting into his life though. His neighbors are constantly trying to involve themselves in his life . Asking a million questions and trying to set him up with some woman or another. Always someone’s niece or granddaughter. Lee loves living in the penthouse of a mostly elder building. He loves that they don’t party, that is always quiet and drama free. The down side is they are all grandparents and the women just love him . Always trying to set him up and bake him stuff. All he needs is to recover fully and get back to work and he knows he can’t do that at his place. Lee packs a bag and hits the road, he is determined to recover as quick as possible and get back to the only life he knows. Lee planned to kill two birds with one stone. He’s going to go see the Keller Group while he’s home and getting some answers . A little escape is what I need right now, to lay low and not have a care in the world. These past 5 months have been hard on me. I didn’t take the proper time to heal from the accident now with this new injury I have no choice. I’m very careful in everything I do and now to have had the accident then the bad intel following so shortly after don’t add up. It’s been an interesting 5 years maybe I should get out of the game while I still have working body parts. Maybe I’m overthinking or maybe it’s a sign to give this life up for good. Guess this time off will give me the answers I need .