Chapter Three: Our new life..

"Aaaand, here we are!" Jack said as he carried Cait bridal style into their new home in Diamond City

"Well, whaddaya think?" Jack said, still holding Cait

"I think I'd like it if ya put me down now." Cait said gently nudging him in the ribs

"Right, sorry." He said putting her down

Cait strolled around the downstairs, inspecting up and down their new home Jack had just bought, over time Sanctuary had grown to become a thriving settlement for all different kinds of good people to settle down. Though Jack needed something..personal for him and Cait, somewhere he could actually call, theirs.

"Got a bit of scuff here and there, but hell, what home in the commonwealth doesn't?" Cait said running her finger along the kitchen table

"Soooo, does that mean: 'Yes, Jackie. This is such a wonderful home for us'?" Jack said in possibly the worst imitation of an Irish accent ever made

Jack came behind Cait and wrapped his arms around her waist, resting his chin on her shoulders.

Cait couldn't help but to laugh; "You're an ass, but that doesn't mean I ain't still keepin' you around." she said as she rested one of her hands on his and the other on his cheek as she gave him a kiss

The two rested their foreheads on the others. "You know, I think we can actually start fresh now."

"What do ya mean, darlin'?"

"Well with the institute in ruins, you finally clean, and the commonwealth at least safe from total domination at the hands of a few stir-crazy institute eggheads. I think we can...you know, act more like boyfriend and girlfriend than combat-mates."

"Aww, but you know I'm still a junkie when it comes to adrenaline."

"Whatever." Jack said with a smile as he pulled himself away from her. "What do you say I cook us up some dinner? I can make my famous fried mirelurk cakes." Jack said sarcastically as he made his way over to the cooking stove

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The two enjoyed a filling meal together before deciding to let their food settle by relaxing together on the sofa, Cait taking her rightful place with her head resting comfortably on Jack's chest.

"Ya know, treasure, I think I could get used to this whole 'boyfriend and girlfriend' thing you we're yammmerin' on about." said Cait

"Home cooked meals, a warm fire, and spending time with the ones that matter the most..yeah, I can agree on that." Jack said burying his face into Cait's hair, he really didn't know how she kept it from smelling so bad

"Mmmm, but what's a good meal without dessert?" said Cait

"What? What're you-"

Just then Jack was interrupted by the sudden feeling of Cait's hand running up and down his groin "I'm not a huge fan of sweet rolls, but I think I can find something."

"Ahahaha, yeah..you sure-oh!" Jack said being unsuccessfully seductive, his mind was too distracted on Cait's hand, motioning up and down his shaft through his vault suit that was already skin-tight enough. Cait bit her bottom lip and gave a deviously pleased smile, he knew she wanted to get it on right then and there, and so did he until he heard a crash come from the roof.

"What the hell was that?" Cait said as she was snapped out of her trance, looking to the ceiling

"Don't know...I'll go check it out." Jack said getting up from his spot and grabbing his 10MM pistol "I'll go have a look,probably nothing, but it doesn't hurt to check." Jack said as he climbed up the metal ladder leading up to the roof

"Be careful!" Cait called from the downstairs

Jack made his way up to the roof, still thinking it was nothing, though it had turned out to in fact be a figure, this figure turned out to be Deacon, sitting back in a lawn chair with his feet up, drinking a beer, noticing Jack's arrival.

"Hey-hey compadre, good to see ya, pal. Pull up a chair, have a cold one..or well, 'luke-warm' as I should call it." said Deacon

"Deacon? What the hell are you doing on top of my house? How the hell did..you know what, nevermind, I don't want to know." Jack said standing next to Deacon

"Though I do wan't to know this..why are you here?" said Jack

"I actually wanted to chat, some stuff I wanted to get off my chest, and who better to go to than, well, my only friend."

"Well, you went through the trouble of getting here, so shoot, I guess."

Deacon stood up next to Jack, finishing off his beer. "Thanks" he said

"So..with the Railroad seeing us as their own goddamn icons now, were pretty much Dez's top agents, lots of responsibility there. We may have beaten the institute but that, seems like only the start of it all."

"What do you mean?" Jack asked

"Well, for starters, we've got numbers to build. The railroad is still relatively small, if we're gonna make the whole commonwealth our turf, we've gotta expand. Then you've got the Brotherhood and institute remnants, along with all the regular raiders and synth hate mongers out there. To put it short, we've got a tall order."

"I can understand, bringing peace definitely isn't gonna happen overnight. But we can do this Deacon. You, me, Dez, Tom, and all of the Railroad can achieve so much together, we're small yeah, but we've already proven we can kick ass." Said Jack

"Ahaha, thanks for the pep talk, coach. Though I did need to get that off my chest, I gotta admit, that wasn't the only reason I came here." Deacon said looking to Jack

"I've gotta admit, when I first met you, court was still out for me on who's side you were really on, we could be all 'buddy-buddy' one day and have ourselves a massacre the next. Though in my travels, I learned you were someone the Railroad could depend on, myself included." Deacon continued

"We've had each others backs too many times to count, but hey, that's what friends are for, right?" said Jack

"Precisely, I know I'm not too good with these types of things, but I guess what I'm trying to say is..when we infiltrated the institute and sent their asses out in a fiery blase of glory. I couldn't have asked for a better friend to fight by." said Deacon

"A better best friend." Jack said giving his arm a jab with his finger

"You said it, brother." Deacon said with a smile

The two nodded before Deacon took his leave; "Gonna call it a night from here, get some shut eye back at HQ. Come meet up with me sometime, Dez will most defiantly have more for us." he yelled as he jumped from the roof down to the Diamond City streets. Jack gave him a salute for a goodbye as he went back inside the house to Cait.

"What the hell was goin' on up there?" Cait asked

"Just Deacon on another one of his late night strolls, he decided to swing by..as you probably heard." Jack said taking off his vault suit to make himself more comfortable

"It's getting late, so I think I'm gonna call it a night." Jack said just before he felt Cait's hand grab his rear-end.

"Oooh no, you'll be damned if you don't think we're breaking in this new bed. I finish what I start.." Cait said with her voice now back in her seductive tone

Jack smiled deviously, at this point, who was he to refuse?

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A/N: Hope you enjoyed this one, I really liked Deacon and my SS's friendship in the game, so I wanted to expand it a bit in this chapter. Don't worry though, there'll still be plenty of Cait to be written. Thanks for reading and as always, let me know what you think! -UL