I Didn't Want This Either | Gavin Reed x Reader

The Worst Partner of All

"Frankly, Reed, I don't care! I owed Elijah, and now he's on the case. He knows more about androids than anyone in the goddamn room, and I'm not missing out on having that help!" Fowler finally tore his eyes from his computer screen, and pinched the bridge of his nose. "This isn't about your comfort, Gavin, we need all the help we can get so that we can stop people from being killed! I'm not going to sacrifice the case for your sake!" Gavin's face was a bright red, and as he sucked in a deep breath you knew he was about to go off on Captain Fowler, most likely earning some sort of punishment that would earn another round of bitching and moaning from the salty detective. You placed a hand on his shoulder, and butt your head in before he could start to scream.

"I'm sorry, Captain. We'll work fine with Mr. Kamski, and I'll do my best to keep him and Gavin from slitting each others throats. Don't worry about it." Gavin shot you a glare, and you gave his shoulder a light pat in a silent 'your welcome for stopping you from getting fired'. 

"I'll try my hardest as well, Captain Fowler. I was irresponsible enough to let Detective Reed drag us in here in the first place." Nines was now on Gavin's other side, mirroring your actions and placing his own hand on Gavin's other shoulder. "We'll be on our way now, right Detective Reed?" Nines' words didn't leave room for protest. The shorter man let out a scoff, a noise of protest, and shook off your hands, spinning on his heel and storming from the office back towards his desk. You hurried after him, just in time to watch him grab Elijah by the back of the shirt, hauling him directly out of Gavin's chair. You heard Fowler's disapproving sigh, and hurried to stop the altercation before it escalated. 

"Gavin!" you scolded, pushing him lightly backwards and towards his chair, "Sit your ass down and stop being a dick." you turn to Kamski, offering your hand for him to take. "Nines, do you mind grabbing a chair for Mr. Kamski?" the android nodded his head, smiling gently as he hurried away to find a spare chair for your newest addition to the crime-solving dream team. "I'm sorry, Mr. Kamski, I'm sure you know that Gav can be difficult." Elijah let out a hearty laugh, and patted your hand before letting it go.

"I know all too well, (Y/N). And you can call me Elijah- we're business partners now, aren't we?" Nines returned with a rolling chair, offering it to Kamski who sat down with a thank-you smile. You turned to Gavin now, who was skulking at his desk with his head in his hand. "Lighten up, Gav." you give him a nudge with your elbow before moving to your desk, sitting down and catching Reed's eye from across the glass divider between the two of you. "You didn't finish your coffee, did you?" your tone is light but your words are almost mocking, and you wished you'd chosen them a little better. Gavin scoffs, tearing his gaze away and letting it fall onto his terminal instead. 

"I can get him a new coffee." Nines offered, leaning over slightly to grab your attention, "Would you like one, Detective (L/N)? What about you, Mr. Kamski?" Elijah nodded gratefully at Nines' offer.

"That would be delightful, RK900." he said, and Nines nodded his head, turning back to you for your answer.

"Sure thing, Nines. Thanks." the android scurries away as you log into your terminal, clicking on your latest file so you could finish filling it out. You had typed no more than three words when Elijah sparked up a conversation, seemingly bored already. You guessed he didn't consider how much waiting and writing this job took. It wasn't all deviant-fighting and crime scene investigation. 

"So you've started calling him Nines?" he asked you, even though you weren't the one with an answer to that question. You shot a glance at Gavin, who had seemed to miss the question completely. With a chuckle, you decided to answer as best as possible.

"Gavin chose it before I was transferred here, I think." 

"Ah, yes. That seems right- the name definitely reflects Gavvy's lack of creativity." It seems that Gavin was, in fact, listening, and you spotted the grown that grew on his face at the insult. With a small smile, you go to defend him.

"I think the name is nice. I wouldn't want to call him anything else." you continued to tap away at your keyboard, attempting to multitask as best as possible as Elijah continued asking you questions. It seems he was very curious to learn more about you and his brother. You assumed that they didn't speak to one another very often. 

"Since when did Gavin start referring to androids as 'he' and 'she'?" Elijah had asked this question before and not gotten an answer. A part of you had been waiting for him to ask this ever since you discovered that he was here. You shrug, not sure if it's your place to answer in Gavin's shoes. This was an important topic, and you didn't want to say the wrong thing. Much to your surprise, Gavin spoke up without meeting eye contact.

"I started callin' 'em 'he' and 'she' when I stopped being a total bitch." 

"So you're still not calling them 'he' and 'she'?" Elijah grinned at his joke, but Gavin wasn't impressed. As Elijah began to laugh, Gavin let out a heavy sigh and muttered a 'fuck you' under his breath. "I'm glad to see you and my baby brother are getting along alright. I didn't know anyone other than me and Tina could ever deal with him."

"He's a good guy, Mr. Kam- Elijah, he's not as much of an asshole as I was told he was. I'm glad I was partnered up with him." You smile in Gavin's direction, and he finally meets your gaze, mirroring the expression much more faintly- until Elijah let out a gasp and an 'awwwwww!' that forced Gavin's face to flush red. ]

"Gavvy, isn't that just so sweet? I didn't know you liked-" 

"I'm going to see what's taking the Tin Can so long." Gavin erupted from his seat, glaring daggers in Elijah's direction as the man wore the biggest shit-eating grin. Without another word, Gavin stormed away, head low and hands stuffed in his pockets. You let out a sigh, trying to keep your irritation to yourself as you turned back to your case file.

"You know, you don't have to stick around if you find the place boring." you point out, and Elijah nods his head. 

"I know, and I probably won't stay here for much longer. I just want to piss off Gavin a little bit more before I leave for the day." Elijah spun from side to side on his chair, leaning back in his seat and observing you as you worked with a true fascination. "Is this all you ever do? How often do you go out to crime scenes?"

"Whenever a crime scene needs to be investigated." you shrug, half-hoping Elijah would get up and leave, that he would stop distracting you and let you get some work done. You were saved by Nines as he returned with three coffee's balanced precariously between two hands, setting one down on your desk, one on Gavin's, and handing the third to Elijah. Gavin trailed over moments later, falling back into his seat. Elijah opened his mouth to speak yet again, but Nines was the one to cut him off.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kamski, but I have to ask you to allow my Detectives to work for a while. They have plenty to do and as much as they may enjoy the distraction, I'd like for them to progress this case." you fought back the smile that was crawling onto your face as Nines took the entire blame. You were sure that he knew both you and Gavin weren't too fond of Elijah, and that you both wanted him gone. You made a mental reminder to thank the android later. "If you'd like, I can escort you down to the archive room and show you all of the evidence we've collected thus far. Maybe you will be able to point out things we've missed?" Elijah smiled at the thought of having something to do, and rose from his chair.

"That sounds fine to me." he turned back to you and Gavin, "I'll see you two later." Nines, who was behind Elijah, looked at you and Gavin with a smile. As Elijah turned away, you finally smiled back, returning to your work as Nines led the way to the archives. With the faintest smile of his own, Gavin watched the two leave from the corner of his gaze. Once they were out of earshot, he mumbled,

"Finally, some fucking peace and quiet." 

(A/N): I'm sorry for the delay on this chapter! I had some writers block, and rewrote some parts of this three or four times before I was happy with it. It's a little slower, but don't you worry! The plot is coming into play more and more with each word, and I'm super excited! Also, get used to Elijah, he'll be here for a while :) but don't worry, he'll get considerably less annoying as the book goes on.