You and Merrick had always been close friends and he knew your partner quite well too.

You and Merrick often went out after hard missions just to be men again rather than highly trained soldiers.

But then your partner cheated on you and didn’t even try to be sorry. Merrick found you in a state and was immediately comforting you.

After a few drunk nights together the two of you hooked up and he fell for you hard and kept you close to his side once back at the barracks.

So when you got injured on a mission he made sure you got extra love. He truly did treasure you.

“Go crash in my office, sweet thing. I’ll take care of food.” Merrick said to you seeing you come into the mess looking seconds from falling asleep.