Outbreak The Beginning (The Outbreak Series Book 1) by Deausha Kristal

won’t do it again,” she says.
    I swing my leg around and connect my foot to her face and she goes down. I bend down and grab her by the hair I pull her face up. She has blood coming out of her mouth like one of those zombies.
    “I ever catch you around my house OR my family I will kill you without a thought!!You hear me?” I say.
    She nods her head yes and I let go of her hair. I look up at where the guys are standing and I see the one with the bow grinning, shaking his head.
    “What so fucking funny?” I say to him.
    “Nothing,” he says and walks over to me. He throws a first aid kit at the guy on the ground. “You ready to go ninja girl!!” 
    Grinning, I nod my head yes and start walking away.
    “Hey wait,” the guy on the ground says. “You can’t leave us out here like this. We’ll die!”
    I turn around and look at them all. “I’ll drop your keys about three miles down the road. You can get them there. But don’t let me see any of you again or next time I will shoot first talk later!!” I say.
    Turning around I head to the truck and hop in. I scoot to the middle and crossbow guy gets in next to me. The other guy gets in and takes off. Wow this is a little weird I don’t know either of them.
    “So I’m Egypt. Gabby’s little sister,” I say.
    The crossbow guy talks up, “I’m Sal and this is Mack.”
    “Nice to meet you, Egypt,” they both say.
    “Nice to meet you too. Wish this was under better circumstances, but I guess this is all we have.” 
    “Hey where did you learn how to fight like that? Man you could have kicked her ass. I know you was holding back,” Sal says, laughing.
    “I took self-defense classes and stuff like that,” I say.
    We slip into a comfortable silence for a while. Sitting in the middle of these two guys is a bit uncomfortable. Looking out of the corner of my eye I glance at Sal. He’s well built way taller than my five-foot-one-inch self. He’s a little scruffy around the edges and has arms the size of trees. Looking into his face I see that he’s grinning looking right back at me. Blushing I look away, great!! He just had to have noticed me checking him out. What’s a girl supposed to do?
    Looking up at where we’re at. “Hey, we need to make a left coming up at the blinking light.” Digging out my cell phone I punch in Nate’s number and hold it to my ear. It doesn’t even ring once and he’s picked it up.
    “Mom are you ok? Where are you? You need me to come get you I can turn around?”
    “Stop Nate! I’m fine,” I tell him. “We are just coming up to 224. We will be home soon. How are you guys? Are you at the house yet?”
    “Yeah, we are just pulling in Mom. Those things are everywhere and be careful of those guys you’re with.” He pauses like he’s thinking what to say next.
    “Nate I’m fine. You’ll like Rambo and Daryl!!” I say laughing. Cute names I gave them I think. I look at them and they don’t look that happy about the new names. “OK babe I’ll see you when we get home. Have Uncle Pete drive the RV in the back. Our ETA is about 20 minutes. Love ya babe,”
    “Love ya Mom and Mom be careful,” Nate says.
    I put my phone in my pocket and I see Mack is grinning. “What?” I say to him.
    “Was that your son?” he asks.
    “Yes, he’s my oldest out of the boys.”
    “He’s a bit protective of you isn’t he? He doesn’t trust us to bring his mommy back safe and sound? If he’d seen his mom about 15 minutes ago he wouldn’t think like that.”
    “Whoa, whoa. First off, it’s been five years with just them and me. And we’re a close family. So if he worries about me what of it? And you’re right I can handle myself. That’s never been a problem,” I say.
    “Sorry I wasn’t trying to be rude ya know, just stating a fact,” Mack says.
    “No you were just being a prick and don’t say that you weren’t!!”
    “Ok guys let’s take the fight to the zombies not between us,” Sal says looking over at