“What’s going on?”
Ash could feel his frustration growing. It was a living, breathing thing inside him. “I’m just fucking fed up, ok?” And sexually frustrated, but he wasn’t going to add that.
“I know what we should do,” Antonio said, leaping to his feet. “Let’s go see some babies.”
Ash turned his back on him. “I know that I am evil, but come on. We are not cooking babies.”
Antonio laughed. “I am so glad to know you think so highly of me,” he barked, “but no. I was suggesting we go hang out with some actual babies. They always make me feel better.”
“I don’t think babies would be safe around me right now,” Ash told him. He was looking around; surely, there was something alcoholic in this office.
“I think you would be surprised,” Antonio said. “And we had the liquor cabinet refilled the other day. To your left.”
Ash looked and sure enough, there was a cabinet built into the wall. Ash opened it and found that every kind of liquor imaginable was stocked. He grabbed a scotch and opened it, put the bottle to his lips and drank from it. Then he coughed up a lung.
“You know I am going to kill you one day,” Ash said between coughs.
“Yeah, but not today. Come on. Have I ever steered you wrong?”
Ash knew there was no way he was going to talk Antonio out of it. If he had learned anything from his time with the irritating SOB, it was that when he got an idea in his head, there was no turning back. “Fine,” Ash agreed with a loud sigh. “But remember to keep your personal space out of my personal space.”
“Yay!” Antonio said, clapping his hands.
What a dork.
***
Antonio knew it was getting bad. Ash was growling and pacing like a wolf. A hungry wolf. He needed to get him and Elizabeth together and get this whole touchy feely thing done and over with. Antonio knew Elizabeth was at work by then. He had been watching Ash for hours at his computer. The man needed a break. And a taco. And sex. Not necessarily in that order.
They flashed to Earth and flew in silence until they were over the hospital. Antonio pointed at the helipad on the roof and Ash nodded. The pair landed and went inside the hospital before making themselves visible.
“I don’t understand why we need to visit the nursery,” Ash complained, even though as soon as his feet touched the building he knew he was supposed to be there. It was just like the park. There was something or someone there he was supposed to see. It was like an invisible thread pulling him where he needed to go. It was stronger this time, though.
“Babies always make me feel better,” Antonio told him as they marched through the halls. “Whenever I am feeling out of sorts, I go visit my family. Well, I used to, before all the babies were grown. Now I have to visit the hospital nursery to get my baby fix. You’ll see,” he promised.
Ash didn’t know about all that, but he was supposed to be here, and that was what mattered.
***
Elizabeth was running late. In her entire career, she had never been late to work. She parked her car in the parking garage, jumped out, and ran for the elevator. Then she stopped and turned around. Shit, she had forgotten her stuff!
She ran back to her car and clicked the unlock button on her remote. She yanked open the passenger side door and reached in to get her bag and her name badge. She backed out of the car and slammed the door, except she hadn’t moved back far enough and slammed the door into the side of her head.
“Ow,” she cried out, bringing a hand to her head. She rubbed her skin and when she felt wetness, she looked at her hand. Yep. She was bleeding. “Damn it,” she cursed, putting her hand back over the wound. She shook the stars from her vision and headed back toward the elevator. Instead of going
Ash could feel his frustration growing. It was a living, breathing thing inside him. “I’m just fucking fed up, ok?” And sexually frustrated, but he wasn’t going to add that.
“I know what we should do,” Antonio said, leaping to his feet. “Let’s go see some babies.”
Ash turned his back on him. “I know that I am evil, but come on. We are not cooking babies.”
Antonio laughed. “I am so glad to know you think so highly of me,” he barked, “but no. I was suggesting we go hang out with some actual babies. They always make me feel better.”
“I don’t think babies would be safe around me right now,” Ash told him. He was looking around; surely, there was something alcoholic in this office.
“I think you would be surprised,” Antonio said. “And we had the liquor cabinet refilled the other day. To your left.”
Ash looked and sure enough, there was a cabinet built into the wall. Ash opened it and found that every kind of liquor imaginable was stocked. He grabbed a scotch and opened it, put the bottle to his lips and drank from it. Then he coughed up a lung.
“You know I am going to kill you one day,” Ash said between coughs.
“Yeah, but not today. Come on. Have I ever steered you wrong?”
Ash knew there was no way he was going to talk Antonio out of it. If he had learned anything from his time with the irritating SOB, it was that when he got an idea in his head, there was no turning back. “Fine,” Ash agreed with a loud sigh. “But remember to keep your personal space out of my personal space.”
“Yay!” Antonio said, clapping his hands.
What a dork.
***
Antonio knew it was getting bad. Ash was growling and pacing like a wolf. A hungry wolf. He needed to get him and Elizabeth together and get this whole touchy feely thing done and over with. Antonio knew Elizabeth was at work by then. He had been watching Ash for hours at his computer. The man needed a break. And a taco. And sex. Not necessarily in that order.
They flashed to Earth and flew in silence until they were over the hospital. Antonio pointed at the helipad on the roof and Ash nodded. The pair landed and went inside the hospital before making themselves visible.
“I don’t understand why we need to visit the nursery,” Ash complained, even though as soon as his feet touched the building he knew he was supposed to be there. It was just like the park. There was something or someone there he was supposed to see. It was like an invisible thread pulling him where he needed to go. It was stronger this time, though.
“Babies always make me feel better,” Antonio told him as they marched through the halls. “Whenever I am feeling out of sorts, I go visit my family. Well, I used to, before all the babies were grown. Now I have to visit the hospital nursery to get my baby fix. You’ll see,” he promised.
Ash didn’t know about all that, but he was supposed to be here, and that was what mattered.
***
Elizabeth was running late. In her entire career, she had never been late to work. She parked her car in the parking garage, jumped out, and ran for the elevator. Then she stopped and turned around. Shit, she had forgotten her stuff!
She ran back to her car and clicked the unlock button on her remote. She yanked open the passenger side door and reached in to get her bag and her name badge. She backed out of the car and slammed the door, except she hadn’t moved back far enough and slammed the door into the side of her head.
“Ow,” she cried out, bringing a hand to her head. She rubbed her skin and when she felt wetness, she looked at her hand. Yep. She was bleeding. “Damn it,” she cursed, putting her hand back over the wound. She shook the stars from her vision and headed back toward the elevator. Instead of going
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