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alright?” he asked after a moment. The Marine glanced towards the house then frowned, his eyes searching Rodriguez’s face.
“I think Frays kinda wigged out a little bit.” Frannie said as she exhaled a plume of smoke and scratched her nose with her thumb. She shook her head and took another drag off of her cigarette then turned a little to face Lacey as she squirted smoke out of her nose. “What the hell did those fuckers do over there, man? I mean…Eamon told me he saw people get shot.”
He shook his head and studied the toes of his boots. “Dunno, Rodriguez.” Lacey muttered under his breath. When he, Frays and a few others that had been with them at the time arrived at Hanscomb Air Force Base they had been assigned to work at the main gate. “I was on the gate searching cars and stuff…things were crazy enough there. I don’t know what the fuck happened at the guardhouse. I mean…I thought I could hear shots sometimes. I dunno…I didn’t really see anything.”
The two of them were silent for a long time. Rodriguez finished her smoke and flicked the butt over the edge of the balcony. “Private, you’ve got some goddamn explaining to do!” George shouted as soon as the two of them were inside the living room. “Start…” the big man bit down hard on a stream of obscenities “talking right now, mister!”
Lacey and Rodriguez blinked at each other then looked awkwardly at the man. “Sir?” Adam asked, dreading what was about to happen. Somehow, he knew that it was going to happen just like he had been dreading it would. “What’s going on?”
“Why the…heck is my daughter pregnant?” George demanded, taking a few steps closer to the man. Adam went cold inside when he saw that the man’s meaty paw was curled around the grip of the .45 on his hip. The children looked like they were going to burst into tears at any moment. Rodriguez’s hand eased slowly from her hip down to her own pistol.
Laura stood up, practically spilling Paulie onto the ground. “I knew it! I fucking knew it!” she shouted as she stormed out of the room. The woman knocked into her husband then stormed out onto the deck. Adam glanced at George then took off after her.
“Sir, he’s not the daddy.” Rodriguez said quietly. Her finger pressed down on her holster’s retention device. “ Listen, just calm down alright? Where’s Frays?” Frannie shook her head and let out a frustrated growl as she stalked out of the room towards the front of the house. She found Amy more or less where she left her and her mother a few minutes ago. Frays was sitting on the wall a few feet away from her mother, sort of hunched over with her hands in her armpits.
Rodriguez stopped dead in her tracks when Frays turned her head to look at her. The woman’s cheek was covered by a large angry welt and Frays looked ripshit pissed about something. “Fuck.” Rodriguez whispered. She could guess how well George had taken the news. Jessica frowned at her and scowled. “Frays, what’s going on? You alright?”
“The test was positive, Frannie.” Amy said then sighed and looked away, watching the water running off the roof a few feet away. “I’m gonna be a mommy.” She turned to try and hide the welt on her face from her friend. “I’m gonna be a mommy.” Frays repeated, as if she had a hard time believing it herself.
I fuckin’ knew it ! Rodriguez thought as a nervous smile crept onto her face. Her mouth went dry and it was hard to think of something to say. She turned to Jessica. “So, you’re gonna be a grandma. Awesome.” she said quietly then flicked her eyes towards Amy. “Do I get to be an aunt?”
A small smirk played across Frays’ face. “Sure. Of course, Frannie.” Amy said as she hopped off the wall. She brushed the dirt off of her butt then looked at her mother. “Let’s go inside.”
George and Carl looked up when the three of them came back inside. Amy glared at her father and did not say a word to him
“I think Frays kinda wigged out a little bit.” Frannie said as she exhaled a plume of smoke and scratched her nose with her thumb. She shook her head and took another drag off of her cigarette then turned a little to face Lacey as she squirted smoke out of her nose. “What the hell did those fuckers do over there, man? I mean…Eamon told me he saw people get shot.”
He shook his head and studied the toes of his boots. “Dunno, Rodriguez.” Lacey muttered under his breath. When he, Frays and a few others that had been with them at the time arrived at Hanscomb Air Force Base they had been assigned to work at the main gate. “I was on the gate searching cars and stuff…things were crazy enough there. I don’t know what the fuck happened at the guardhouse. I mean…I thought I could hear shots sometimes. I dunno…I didn’t really see anything.”
The two of them were silent for a long time. Rodriguez finished her smoke and flicked the butt over the edge of the balcony. “Private, you’ve got some goddamn explaining to do!” George shouted as soon as the two of them were inside the living room. “Start…” the big man bit down hard on a stream of obscenities “talking right now, mister!”
Lacey and Rodriguez blinked at each other then looked awkwardly at the man. “Sir?” Adam asked, dreading what was about to happen. Somehow, he knew that it was going to happen just like he had been dreading it would. “What’s going on?”
“Why the…heck is my daughter pregnant?” George demanded, taking a few steps closer to the man. Adam went cold inside when he saw that the man’s meaty paw was curled around the grip of the .45 on his hip. The children looked like they were going to burst into tears at any moment. Rodriguez’s hand eased slowly from her hip down to her own pistol.
Laura stood up, practically spilling Paulie onto the ground. “I knew it! I fucking knew it!” she shouted as she stormed out of the room. The woman knocked into her husband then stormed out onto the deck. Adam glanced at George then took off after her.
“Sir, he’s not the daddy.” Rodriguez said quietly. Her finger pressed down on her holster’s retention device. “ Listen, just calm down alright? Where’s Frays?” Frannie shook her head and let out a frustrated growl as she stalked out of the room towards the front of the house. She found Amy more or less where she left her and her mother a few minutes ago. Frays was sitting on the wall a few feet away from her mother, sort of hunched over with her hands in her armpits.
Rodriguez stopped dead in her tracks when Frays turned her head to look at her. The woman’s cheek was covered by a large angry welt and Frays looked ripshit pissed about something. “Fuck.” Rodriguez whispered. She could guess how well George had taken the news. Jessica frowned at her and scowled. “Frays, what’s going on? You alright?”
“The test was positive, Frannie.” Amy said then sighed and looked away, watching the water running off the roof a few feet away. “I’m gonna be a mommy.” She turned to try and hide the welt on her face from her friend. “I’m gonna be a mommy.” Frays repeated, as if she had a hard time believing it herself.
I fuckin’ knew it ! Rodriguez thought as a nervous smile crept onto her face. Her mouth went dry and it was hard to think of something to say. She turned to Jessica. “So, you’re gonna be a grandma. Awesome.” she said quietly then flicked her eyes towards Amy. “Do I get to be an aunt?”
A small smirk played across Frays’ face. “Sure. Of course, Frannie.” Amy said as she hopped off the wall. She brushed the dirt off of her butt then looked at her mother. “Let’s go inside.”
George and Carl looked up when the three of them came back inside. Amy glared at her father and did not say a word to him
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