wholesome country air.”
“ Sounds good to me. High Ridge would be a good place to settle
in. That way we can watch over the house while we watch the stars
as well.” Daisy was working and Honey, bless her heart, had talked
them all into letting her spend the night with her friend in
Sweetwater. “So which one of you is going to go later and check on
Honey? I figure that one of you boys have already figured when you
would go and check on her and get D from work.”
“ Depending on if Gareth is out in time I think I’m going,”
Mikhail checked his watch. “We have time yet to see if he calms
enough to give them the combo. Or to see if they kill him and
figure it out on their own. Grab a couple of sandwiches and then
throw a cover of the others. I’ll get fresh beers and we can head
out.”
Chapter Nine
Penny watched Dieter moving around in their room and frowned.
“Look I know that you aren’t really happy with me right now but you
need to see the doc too Dieter. The headaches are affecting all of
you and we need to find out why. I will not take any chances with
your health and most especially with your lives. I care too damn
much to do that.”
“ He hates doctors,” James said from his sprawled position in a
chair in the corner of the room. “Not that I blame him in the least
given this batch we have to deal with. They are not exactly the
warm and cuddly types.” Looking up from his phone to her he sighed.
“Marius already has it arranged for us to go to the base for a full
workup.”
“ Good,” Penny again looked to Dieter. “I will come with you. I
will stay with you if that’s what you want but please? I just need
to know that you are okay Dieter. It kills me to see you hurting
and while you try to hide it I still see it in you and I don’t like
that, at all.”
“ You’re not going to win with her big guy,” James turned his
attention back to his phone. “You can either give in gracefully or
you can prepare to be nagged for the rest of time. And I have a
feeling that when Penny here sets her mind to something she can
just keep going and going like a rabid dog.”
Penny rolled her eyes. “I’m trying not to nag but dammit I’ve
never felt this way for someone before. I care more about your
well-being than I do my own and yes, if that means that I’m going
to nag you then I’m going to nag you because I love you Dieter,
dammit.” She went silent, her eyes widening as she realized what
she blurted without meaning to.
“ Ha!” James shot up and danced around. “I knew it, I told you
and you didn’t believe me. Pay up sucker!” he held out his
hand.
Dieter growled and pulled out his wallet. “He said you felt
that way but I had to play stubborn to get you to finally admit
it.” Slapping the three bills into James’s hand he shook his head.
“He will be impossible to live with for the next week
now.”
Grinning James lifted up Penny and kissed her. “We love you
too babe,” he said softly, with a smile against her mouth. “I had
no idea you’d take stubborn to this new level and not tell us for
so long.”
“ Oh I could go more stubborn but I do.” Penny let out a breath
of a sound. “Damn I didn’t mean for it to come out like that
though. I do love you. I love you both so much that it scares the
hell out of me. That’s why I need to know that you are both okay. I
love you and it would kill me if anything happened to you
boys.”
“ Nothing is going to happen to us, babe, we’ll get checked out
and figure out what’s going hinky with the tech,” James smiled.
Brushing another kiss to her lips he held her to him. “I’m not
giving you up ever, Penelope, so I fully intend to stick around
until you shoot me for some lame ass thing I do. Then and only then
will I give up the ghost and keel over, not one fucking second
sooner.”
“ Good,” Penny laid her head on James’s shoulder and smiled.
“Good thing that you are going to keep me Pretty Boy or else
“ Sounds good to me. High Ridge would be a good place to settle
in. That way we can watch over the house while we watch the stars
as well.” Daisy was working and Honey, bless her heart, had talked
them all into letting her spend the night with her friend in
Sweetwater. “So which one of you is going to go later and check on
Honey? I figure that one of you boys have already figured when you
would go and check on her and get D from work.”
“ Depending on if Gareth is out in time I think I’m going,”
Mikhail checked his watch. “We have time yet to see if he calms
enough to give them the combo. Or to see if they kill him and
figure it out on their own. Grab a couple of sandwiches and then
throw a cover of the others. I’ll get fresh beers and we can head
out.”
Chapter Nine
Penny watched Dieter moving around in their room and frowned.
“Look I know that you aren’t really happy with me right now but you
need to see the doc too Dieter. The headaches are affecting all of
you and we need to find out why. I will not take any chances with
your health and most especially with your lives. I care too damn
much to do that.”
“ He hates doctors,” James said from his sprawled position in a
chair in the corner of the room. “Not that I blame him in the least
given this batch we have to deal with. They are not exactly the
warm and cuddly types.” Looking up from his phone to her he sighed.
“Marius already has it arranged for us to go to the base for a full
workup.”
“ Good,” Penny again looked to Dieter. “I will come with you. I
will stay with you if that’s what you want but please? I just need
to know that you are okay Dieter. It kills me to see you hurting
and while you try to hide it I still see it in you and I don’t like
that, at all.”
“ You’re not going to win with her big guy,” James turned his
attention back to his phone. “You can either give in gracefully or
you can prepare to be nagged for the rest of time. And I have a
feeling that when Penny here sets her mind to something she can
just keep going and going like a rabid dog.”
Penny rolled her eyes. “I’m trying not to nag but dammit I’ve
never felt this way for someone before. I care more about your
well-being than I do my own and yes, if that means that I’m going
to nag you then I’m going to nag you because I love you Dieter,
dammit.” She went silent, her eyes widening as she realized what
she blurted without meaning to.
“ Ha!” James shot up and danced around. “I knew it, I told you
and you didn’t believe me. Pay up sucker!” he held out his
hand.
Dieter growled and pulled out his wallet. “He said you felt
that way but I had to play stubborn to get you to finally admit
it.” Slapping the three bills into James’s hand he shook his head.
“He will be impossible to live with for the next week
now.”
Grinning James lifted up Penny and kissed her. “We love you
too babe,” he said softly, with a smile against her mouth. “I had
no idea you’d take stubborn to this new level and not tell us for
so long.”
“ Oh I could go more stubborn but I do.” Penny let out a breath
of a sound. “Damn I didn’t mean for it to come out like that
though. I do love you. I love you both so much that it scares the
hell out of me. That’s why I need to know that you are both okay. I
love you and it would kill me if anything happened to you
boys.”
“ Nothing is going to happen to us, babe, we’ll get checked out
and figure out what’s going hinky with the tech,” James smiled.
Brushing another kiss to her lips he held her to him. “I’m not
giving you up ever, Penelope, so I fully intend to stick around
until you shoot me for some lame ass thing I do. Then and only then
will I give up the ghost and keel over, not one fucking second
sooner.”
“ Good,” Penny laid her head on James’s shoulder and smiled.
“Good thing that you are going to keep me Pretty Boy or else
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