Ch. 4 Meet the In-laws

I would just like to say that what happened next was not my fault… mostly. I will admit that I got the code messed up a bit. I had to use Morse code, which was irritating to begin with, but I didn't mean to mess up the emergency code. I'd meant to say 94A2-52EA15-42R1 which assured a safe situation to rendezvous… but I didn't.

At my defense, I was a bit distracted by Aimée, who'd decided it'd be hilarious to tease me while I was trying to send the transmition. I thought it was funny, but rest assured my team mates would not be amused.

Now they thought I was being held captive by an enemy organization. As soon as I got back to base I was sending in a request for longer battery life on the stupid communicators. And less complicated message system.

All we could do was wait. I sighed as I leaned against the wall. Aimée rested in arms contentedly. I'd warned her of the upcoming events. I'd needlessly worried that she'd be frightened. Instead she'd blushed and apologized. Once I assured her it would work out (I hoped it would) she'd smiled and suggested we wait it out.

She yawned and stretched, smiling up at me mischievously. 'What?'

She leaned up to kiss me. Are lips were centimeters apart when suddenly loud explosions filled the room. I sighed. 'That's them.'

She patted me on the arm. "Don't worry, Michael."

I hesitated. 'Do you mind not saying my name around them?' At her look I continued hurriedly. 'It's just that they don't even know my name and…'

She hugged me. "Don't worry. I got your back."

I stood, pulling her to her feet with me. Time to clear up this mess. Scarlett dropped in first… literally. She was scanning the surrounding area until she finally walked over to him.

"Snake Eye! Thank goodness we got here in time! Where'd they go?"

He raised his hands to sign to her when Duke and Ripcord burst through the door. Scarlett told him the situation was okay for now. They didn't lower their weapons. Infact, they started checking on Aimée to make sure she was okay. Ripcord smiled at her.

"How's it going?" Aimée gripped my arm in annoyance and shot him a look. I'll say it again; Ripcord is oblivious. Thank goodness he had smart friends.

Duke elbowed him. "Dude, chill. She's married."

Ripcord's face fell as he caught sight of the ring we'd purchased earlier. He recovered quickly. "Yah, but I bet he can't even compare to all this." He struck a pose. Aimée raised an eyebrow.

"You're right. He's in a whole new league."

Duke laughed. "Burn."

Scarlett looked annoyed. Perhaps it had something to do with her boyfriend flirting with the 'hostage'. "You two are such infants! Why-"

I drew a hand over my face in annoyance. This was getting out of hand. I put my hand up in an effort to get them to just SHUT UP. They faced me. Aimée tightened her grip on my arm.

"Sweetie, are you alright?" Ripcord raised an eyebrow at her words.

I signed quickly to Scarlett to explain the situation. Her eyes widened. She looked between me and Aimée. "Truly!?"

Aimée nodded and smiled lightly. I wrapped my arm around her waist protectively. Ripcord threw his hands up in exasperation. "Would SOMEBODY please tell me what's going on?"

To my surprise, Aimée stepped forward and offered her hand to Ripcord. "Nice to meet you. My name is Aimée. I believe you already know my husband as Snake Eye."

Then something totally unexpected happened. Ripcord fainted.

Aimée looked at me worriedly. "Will he be alright?"

I nodded, smirking. 'He'll be fine. Those special ops guys are just… sensitive.'

I chuckled at my private joke. Duke and Scarlett were busy helping Ripcord. She leaned up to my ear and whispered. "Hey, Michael? I do believe that there's a flight to Japan waiting for us."

I smiled. 'I do believe you're right.'

Hey, It's not a normal love story, but what the heart wants, the mind cannot argue.