Daisy watched Danse carry Ann out of the guest house. She felt terrible being the one that had to give her such awful news. Daisy remembered when she had realized the same truth. It was when she was in her early years of being a ghoul that a smooth skin had fallen in love with her. That was well over a hundred years ago. She had loved him deeply and was heartbroken as she watched him age and pass away when he was just a sixty year old man. He and daisy had tried many times to have a child, but it never happened. It was after he had passed away that another ghoul explained to her what she just told Ann.

Daisy heard the baby cry out, pulling her out of her thoughts and she walked to the back bedroom to go help.

When she walked into the room Nora was holding the baby and was just starting to feed it a bottle of Brahma milk. The baby immediately started to eat. Daisy looked at Billy and saw Curie was tending to him. Daisy looked around and saw Nick was gone, he must have quietly left out the back door while she was busy taking care of Ann.

Daisy went over to Billy and placed her hand on his foot and gently squeezed it. "Is he going to be ok Curie?"

Curie shook her head yes. "He should be good when ze pack finishes." Daisy saw an IV was in his arm and he had Irradiated blood flowing into him.

Curie shook her head and looked at Nora. "Do you know what happen to him Nora?" Curie asked in her heavy French accent as Daisy got a small blanket from the dresser by the bed and prepared it for the baby.

Daisy walked over to Nora and took the baby from her, wrapping the tiny girl in the blanket and continued to feed her as she took her to the front room so Nora and Curie could talk and the little girl in her arms could sleep after their long journey.

Nora shook her head and quietly answered Curie. "I don't know the exact details, but according to Hancock Ann had fought a Radscorpion to keep Billy safe after he collapsed …..Duncan, he knows what happened."

(earlier)

Nora remembered hearing Duncan frantically yelling for help. She and RJ were in their house watching Shaun's reactions to lady as she birthed her puppies. He was fascinated and amazed that a body could create life. Nora noticed Shaun got a little sad when he mentioned the fact he was never born, but was created in a lab. Before Nora could comfort him, that's when they heard Duncan.

When they got out side they saw Hancock, Danse and Nick rush off in to the direction Duncan was running from.

When Duncan saw RJ he ran to him with tears running down his face and was breathing hard. "Dad, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say all those awful things, I'm sorry about mom and being so mean to every one. Please just don't let her die, it's my fault dad!" Duncan had fallen to his knees in front of RJ and RJ knelt down to his son and wrapped his arms around him.

RJ looked up at Nora worried. Nora knelt down to Duncan and placed her hand on his back. "What happened Duncan, whose going to die?"

Duncan shook as he took a deep breath and tried to talk. "It's Ann…..a radscorpian attacked and she told me to run."

Nora stood up quickly and ran in the direction Hancock Nick and Danse had ran. She had to run through a group of villagers who had gathered to protect the town.

Nora stopped running when everyone became silent as they saw Danse carrying what looked like a lifeless ghoul back into the settlement.

Nora gasped when she realized he was carrying Ann. When she got closer she could see Ann's blood dripping from her broken leg and torn shoulder.

Nora had opened the guest house door to let Danse in as she watched Hancock and Nick bring in another smaller ghoul. Nora was shocked when she realized it was Billy.

The last time she had seen Billy was when they left him with his parents. Nora immediately went to him as Hancock and Danse tended to Ann.

Nora was shocked when she saw Danse lovingly place his hand on Ann's face. Danse hated ghouls and yet here he was showing compassion to one. On second thought, Nora had never really seen Danse be compassionate with anything.

Nora had seen Ann's mouth move as she whispered something to Danse. Nora turned to Hancock and asked him what had happened. Hancock told her Ann had fought a radscorpion bare handed to protect Billy. Hancock was at the dresser with the medical supplies, his hands we're a blur as he poured out the liquid from two stimpacks and replace one with psycho and radiation from a small vial and the other with just radiation. Nora was confused as to why he was mixing chems.

Hancock handed her the one with just radiation in it and nodded at Billy "Give that to him Nora, the radiation will help him heal faster."

Nora and Hancock suddenly turned quickly to Danse when they heard him yelling Ann's name in panic. Nora's heart broke for Danse as she listened to him yell for her to wake up, Ann had stopped breathing and Danse was trying franticly to reawaken her.

Hancock rushed over to Ann and pushed Danse back out of his way. Danse appeared to be in shock and just watched as Hancock ripped Ann's shirt and stabbed her in the chest with his stimpack concoction.

Nora jumped when she saw Ann suddenly sit up wide eyed and gasping for air. Hancock pulled the stimpack from her chest before she even knew it was there. Ann tried to cover her self, but her shirt was tore beyond covering anything.

Hancock surprised Nora by placing his coat on Ann like a blanket.

Danse sat up on his knees and wrapped his arms around Ann nearly pulling her off the couch from holding on to her so tight. He then commanded her not to die, Nora realized Danse wasn't just showing her compassion, he was deeply in love with her. Nora couldn't believe Danse had fallen in love with a ghoul.

(Present)

Nora heard Billy moan. He started to move his arms and his legs like he was trying to run. Nora placed a hand on his warm forehead and spoke to him. "Billy, its ok, your safe." Nora saw Billy's eyes open and look at her.

He sat up quickly and put his hand to his head and winced in pain as he placed his other hand on Nora's arm. "You've got to help them Nora!"

Nora gently pushed Billy back down, his head still had a gash in it that was still healing from the stimpack.

"Help who Billy? what Happened sweet heart?" Nora was trying to use her best motherly voice with him to try and keep him calm.

Billy started to cry as he closed his eyes and spoke to Nora. "My mom and Dad, If we don't hurry they'll use them for the tests, ghouls that leave for the tests never come back. We were chosen to be the next test subjects, but mom and dad helped me escape. I ran as fast as I could all the way here."

Nora got a can of water from Curie and handed it to Billy as she helped him sit back up a little slower. He took the can and just stared at it.

Nora placed her hand on Billy's hand squeezing it to reassure him, "Billy, where are your parents?"

Before Billy could answer Nora heard the front door open and she could hear footsteps make there way to the back bedroom. Nora looked at the door and saw it was Nick. He had a smirk on his face. He looked at Nora then at Billy. "Good to see your awake kid." Billy looked a little startled at Nick's appearance.

Nick ignored Billy's reaction as he got a wooden desk chair and sat close to the bed. Curie sat in a recliner in the corner and closed her eyes wearily.

Nora squeezed Billy 's hand again and smiled at him. "It's ok Billy, Nick's a friend, he's been trying to find you, your parents and a lot of other ghouls."

Billy looked at Nick then back at Nora. "I don't know the name of the place we were being held at, but its in the glowing sea in a building that looks like a giant pyramid."

Nora about fell off the bed. Billy had traveled that whole way by his self? And the description of the pyramid just confirms that the Children of Atom are truly involved.

Nick spoke up and asked Billy questions bluntly. "Billy, do you know anything that might tell us who's kidnapping ghouls? who took you and your parents? do they have any names?" Nick pulled out his lighter and a pack of cigarettes.

Billy nodded his head yes. "First their is the man that smells horrible, he calls his self Father Fusion, and then there are two women, the one that does all the experiments on the ghouls, I think she was called Madison, and the other one I've never heard her name, but I've seen her through the safe room window staring at us like she wanted to just kill us. She always wore power armor, I think she needs it to walk around since you can see through the legs of her power armor." Billy looked down at the bed and spoke in a frightened voice. "They plan on kidnapping every ghoul from the commonwealth for something they have planned. They never talked about what they were going to do with us, but they always spoke about getting more ghouls. After some men in military gear attacked us they flew me and my parents in a Vertibird to that pyramid."

Nora felt her blood drain when she realized who the two women were that Billy was talking about and what they were doing to the ghouls.

If those two women were working together, then something was horribly wrong.

Nick looked at Nora and saw she was weary and tired. The news about what was happening to the ghouls was horrifying. Nick placed his hand on Nora's knee. "Why don't you go and get some rest, I can handle this for the night." Nora Nodded her head as she stood up.

She placed her hand on Nick's shoulder and spoke to him quietly. "We'll talk later at the fire pit once everyone's asleep." She then walked out the room.

Nick looked at Billy and Billy looked at him. Billy took a drink of water and placed the can on the dresser by the bed. "Are you a synth?"

Nick smiled as he lit a cigarette. "Cut right to the heart of things don't you Billy? Yes I'm a synth. My turn, How is it you're a ghoul child?" Nick was just as curious of the boy as the boy was of him.

Billy shook his head and closed his eyes. "I was playing out side before the bombs fell, I saw the blast and panicked. I looked around the junk yard I was playing in and saw an empty old refrigerator. I knew it was lead lined and thought it would be a safe place to hide from the bombs."

Nick looked at Billy with wide eyes. He was a boy from the Nick Valentine's time that his memories were copied from.

Billy opened his eyes and continued to talk. "I was safe from the blast, but I guess some of the radiation made it into the fridge and turned me into a ghoul, I waited for years for someone to walk by that fridge and help me. It was Nora's voice arguing with Hancock that woke me up that day. I yelled out to them and Nora blasted the door off the fridge. I think what kept me from going insane in that darkness was the memories of my mother and father. I had hoped they were still alive when I saw sunlight for the first time." Billy's face lit up as he continued to speak, "Hancock kept us safe since Nora had to hold my hand. She had to help lead me because the light was so blinding at that time. When we got to my old home and I saw my mothers face and my fathers open arms I was happy." Billy started to cry as he thought of his mother and father not wanting to accept what he knew deep down in his heart to be true about them by now, it had been about a week since he left them.

Nick reached into his pocket and pulled out a fancy lad snack cake. He had been saving it for Ellie back at the agency, but Billy looked like he needed it more. Nick handed it to Billy and he took it with a week smile. "Thank you sir."

Nick smiled back at Billy as he got up. "No problem kid, get some sleep after you eat that, your going to need your strength back." Nick walked out the room and stopped in the front room where Daisy was looking down at a sleeping baby in a basket on the table.

Nick walked up beside Daisy and spoke quietly. "You heard what Billy said right?"

Daisy nodded her head and took a deep breath. "Using ghouls for experiments is a horrifying thought Nick, it would figure someone from the institute and the brotherhood is involved."

Nick nodded at the baby in the basket. "What's with the little one?"

Daisy shook her head sadly. "Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father was already dead from a raider attack on there settlement."

Nick shook his head. "Why didn't any of the villagers there take care of the baby?" Nick asked as he watched the little bundle sleep peacefully.

Daisy frowned as she answered Nick. " The baby's mother was the daughter of that rich woman in Diamond city. The mother wanted us to take the baby to her so she could have a better shot at life. Nick, her grandmother is that Ann Coulter bitch."

Nick looked at the baby surprised. He knew her grandmother well, she was a ragged looking old woman who holds her self above everyone thinking that everyone owes her everything. She ran for mayor and thank God the only other people that voted for her were the one's in the stands.

Nick looked at Daisy. "Are you going to take her to her grandmother?"

Daisy nodded her head yes. "I've already radioed ahead and her grandmother is paying a caravan to get her to Diamond city."

Nick nodded his head and placed his hand on Daisy's shoulder knowing it would be hard for her to give the baby up to such a horrible woman.

Nick quietly checked on Billy and saw he had fallen asleep while eating the snack cake. He picked up the cake from his hands and placed it on the dresser next to the water. Nick looked over at Curie and saw she was fast asleep.

Nick left the guest house to go and meet Nora at the fire pit. It was dark, but his synth eyes had no problems seeing in the dark.

Nick got to the fire pit and saw Hancock was there smoking a cigarette. Nick grinned at him. "Still trying to think of a way to get your coat back?"

Hancock looked back at him and shrugged his shoulders. "I already know how I'm getting it back old man. Nora filled me in on what Billy told her." Hancock took a drag of his cigarette as he stared into the flames, a rare sad look was etched on his face.

Nick knew what he was thinking about as he sat on a chair by the fire and lit a cigarette up for his self. Nick turned to Hancock and spoke to him. "I remember when you were Billy's age John, you had just lost your parents, your brother kicked you out onto the streets and you were homeless and needed a place to stay."

Hancock looked at Nick. "And you let me live in your agency until I was on my feet. Yeah I know Nick, you practically raised me after my parents died and my brother disowned me." Hancock took a hit of jet and popped a Mentat.

Nick stared at the flames for a moment. "If Billy's parents are dead John, he's going to need someone to help him like I helped you." Nick heard Hancock shift in his chair.

Hancock looked at Nick with a grin. "Yeah, like I would be the best person to raise a child, I think your processors are malfunctioning Nick."

Nick shook his head as he flicked his cigarette butt into the flames. "Might be good for the both of you. He knows you John, you should have seen the way his face lit up when he talked about you. If anything John, just let him live in GoodNeighbor and have Kent and Daisy help him."

Hancock shook his head in agreement, GoodNeighbor would be a safe place for Billy to be in and he could learn a lot from all the drifters that come and go through the town.

Hancock and Nick heard footsteps walking to the fire pit. Hancock saw it was Nora and RJ. They both had smiles on their faces.

Nick smiled back at them. "You two look a little happy."

Nora sat on a log next go RJ. "lady had eight puppies! Almost all of them look like Dogmeat!" Nora appeared to be glowing as she sat by the fire pit and leaned back into RJ's arms. Nick saw Nora had a special glow about her and looked down at her ankles when he recognized the kind of glow she was in. He smiled the more he looked at her and knew his suspensions were correct.

Nora looked at Hancock and shook her head. "What are your thoughts John?"

Hancock growled as looked at Nora. "Testing on ghouls, that's just sick, I think that even knocks Pickman's gallery down a few spots on the list of fucked up things." Hancock took a hit of his jet and shook his head when he realized it was empty.

Nora shook her head as she thought of Billy. "Poor kid, he lost his parents for so long while he was in that fridge and then to just loose them again like this must be painful for him."

Hancock growled again as he threw the empty jet pack into the fire. "He can live in GoodNeighbor, theirs plenty of room for him there and he'll be around other ghouls that can help him."

Nora blinked at Hancock surprised. "That's a nice thing to do for him John, I was going to say I would adopt him, but being with other ghouls would probably be better for him."

Nick picked up a stick and poked at the flames. "We need to move the ghouls living here in Sanctuary and in other open settlements to a safer, more protected place."

Hancock nodded in agreement. "I can house most of them in GoodNeighbor, but I don't think my town can handle them all."

Nora looked at Nick and Hancock. "The castle is well guarded, I bet Preston won't mind having the extra hands there helping out." Nora looked around and smiled. "We can leave in a few days when the caravan comes for the baby. We can escort them to Diamond city then head to GoodNeighbor."

Everyone sat around the fire pit for a moment to let everything that sink in.

Nora looked at Hancock. "You said Ann fought a radscorpion?"

Hancock smiled as he remembered watching her fight. "Yeah, she had done it mostly bare handed. Some how my Dagger was jammed into its skull."

Nora looked at Hancock. "The one you lost while training Duncan and Shaun?"

Hancock pulled it out and showed it to them. It was still covered in dried green blood. "I'm thinking Duncan passes on his pickpocket lessens that I showed him."

Nora pinched the bridge of her nose as RJ placed the palm of his hand on his face. Both of them spoke in perfect disappointed voices. "Hancock."

Hancock grinned as he look back at Nick. "See Nick, perfect example of my exemplary parenting skills."

Nora suddenly got up and covered her mouth as she ran from the fire pit and threw up near by.

Hancock looked at her confused. "I know it was a bad joke love, but don't ya think your over reacting a bit?

Nora shook her head. "I'm sorry John, I must be coming down with something."

Nick laughed. "Probably something you caught from RJ."

Hancock looked at Nick then at Nora. Something clicked in his mind and he grinned at RJ. "Congratulations."

RJ and Nora were looking at Nick and Hancock clueless. Nick shook his head, he was a detective and he knew how to read people. "Your pregnant Nora."

(((((())))))

Ann was laying with her head on Danse's chest. She had listened to his heart and breathing slow hours ago as he fell into a deep sleep. Ann had hoped she would finally get some sleep, but it felt like her body had infinite energy.

Ann could feel the energy in her body ever so slowly trickle away as she stayed awake through the night memorizing the rhythm of Danse's heart beat.

Ann just wanted to sleep, she didn't feel physically tired, but she felt mentally and emotionally exhausted.

Ann had been thinking about the voices she had heard while she was dead for those brief moments. Maybe it was the venom in her system making her hear things, but she had finally decided on a name she wanted to call her self.

She remembered being in pitch black darkness then there was light as she heard some one calling a name out that Ann liked. She only heard it for a few brief moments before she felt her chest explode and she had opened her eyes to everyone staring at her in the guest house. She remembered how tightly Danse had held on to her.

Ann slowly tilted her head up to look at Danse's face. Ann was unsure of how she felt about him. She cared for him deeply, but she felt it would be wrong to take there relationship further since she was a ghoul. Ann's heart fluttered in her chest when she thought of Danse in a romantic way. Ann wanted to love him as she felt every fiber of her body want to stay right here in this bed with Danse forever.

Ann felt Danse stir and he shifted slightly in his sleep. Ann felt his arm on her back pull her closer to him making Hancock's coat slide off her and on to the bed behind her. With the coat gone her bare breasts were exposed. Danse stopped moving when his hand finally rested on her breast.

Ann's eyes grew wide as she laid there. She could tell from Danse's breathing and his heart beat that he was still asleep and didn't know he had his hand on her chest.

Ann was unsure of what to do. With a slight shrug of her shoulder, Ann closed her eyes and tried to sleep.

Her body was buzzing from that simple touch of his hand on her bare skin making her body warm up. Ann felt her body literally warm up with desire to be touched more. Ann tried to calm her self but she couldn't.

Danse's breathing slowly got faster as he started to move.

Ann looked back up at his face and saw Dance had sweat beads rolling down his face as he opened his eyes and blinked them for a moment before focusing on her bicolored eyes.

Danse smiled as he looked at her. "Good morning bright eyes."

Ann smiled back at him. Despite what Ann's thoughts were moments ago, she felt her desire for him grow. "Good morning Mr. Handy."

Danse looked at Ann confused as she laughed softly. "You've been holding my boob all morning."

Danse jerked his hand away from her chest. "I'm…sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable.. I'm sorry…"

Ann smiled as she reached her hand up to his face and touched his short scruffy beard as she tried to calm him. "Its ok Danse…I kind of liked it, otherwise I would have woke you up I guess." Ann couldn't believe what she was saying. There was no way she would have said something like that too him a few moments ago. Ann tried to change the subject as she quickly spoke. "I've finally decided on a New name."

Danse smiled at her as she looked back into his eyes. "I want to be called Kali, I saw it was my middle name and I heard it being called out to me when I was dead in the guest house." Kali looked at Danse and waited for him to reply.

Danse smiled at her. "Then Kali is what I will call you then"

Danse gave Kali a mischievous grin as he placed his hand back on her breast and traced his fingers along her scars.

Kali let out a silent sigh as the fiery heat built in her body. Danse cupped her whole breast in his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

Kali took in a sharp breath of air as her body felt like it was set aflame.

Danse turned so his body was facing Kali. He whispered in her ear as he took his hand off of her. "Am I over stepping my boundaries?"

Kali felt like she was burning hot and she wanted him to continue. Kali looked Danse in the eyes as she put her hand on the zipper of his mechanic jump suit and started to pull it down. "Am I over stepping mine?"

Danse reached for kali's pants and undid the button. "Not in the least bit."

Kali pulled his zipper the rest of the way down and saw his chest was nothing but smooth skinned muscles.

Kali looked at her own chest. There was no way he thought she was beautiful, her body was one big ugly scar. Kali started to pull the zipper back up.

Danse placed his hand on hers. "What's wrong?"

Kali shook her head. "There's no way you would want a body like mine against yours. your skin is just so, smooth and perfect, and here I am a walking talking scar. Danse, you don't really want to wake up to my ugly face in the mornings, do you?" Kali felt her eyes tear up as she started to turn away from Dance.

Dance placed his hands on each side of her face puling her back to him and kissed her passionately as he explored her mouth with his.

Kali tried to pull away at first, but the desire in her gave in and she kissed him with as much passion as he was with her.

They finally pulled away from each other and they both breathed hard as their breath came out in foggy puffs from the cold air.

Kali turned her body to face Danse and got on her knees while still on the bed to look at him as he stood up. He removed his mechanic jumpsuit and stood before Kali with only his briefs on. He cupped her face in his hands and looked into her eye's. "I failed to tell the last person how I felt and I was too afraid to show them I even had feelings for them. I'm not going to make that same mistake again. I'm not good at romantic things and such, but I know I love you, I've loved you ever since I held you during that rad storm." Danse watched as Kali started to cry. She smiled and leaned up to Danse while still on her knees. She then ran her hands through his hair. "I love you Danse, more then you will ever kn…."

Kali didn't get to finish, Danse had pulled her into another wildly passionate kiss.

This time he worked on pushing her pants down.

Danse gently laid Kali on her back as he climbed on top of her. Kali was fully naked and Danse was memorizing every inch of her body as he slowly looked at how her skin looked.

Danse took his hand and traced his fingers along the ridges and wrinkles of her scared skin on her stomach. She was hot to the touch and getting hotter the more he touched her.

He slowly followed the scars to her breast and cupped it in his hand and made her gasp. Danse stopped worried he had gone to far. "Are you sure you want to continue?" Kali was completely under his control at this point. The desire she felt for him was making her dizzy. She had all she could do to just nod at Danse as he spread her legs with his other hand and continued to explore her body.

Kali bucked her hips and grabbed a handful of blankets in one hand and a handful of Hancock's coat in another as she let out a low moan that vibrated through his chest.

Danse leaned down to Kali and placed soft kisses on her stomach as he continued to touch her. He slowly left a trail of kisses up her stomach before he finally nibbled on her nipple making her moan his name.

Danse did not have experience with romance, but he did have experience with what the female Knights referred to as releasing. Some of the female Knights he had worked with we're very explicit on how they wanted to be released. In the brotherhood sex was just a form of release and was not done out of romance.

Danse knew this was different from releasing and was trying to be slow and mindful of Kali, he didn't want this to be a bad experience for her.

Her heightened ghoul senses were still strong and they were making her body even more responsive to every touch and caress Danse placed on her and in her.

Kali opened her eyes and looked up at Danse and nodded for him to continue, feeling her energy level was still high and she was ready for more.

Danse got on the bed and knelt between her legs and he leaned down to whisper in her ear. "I love you Kali, are you sure about this?"

Kali kissed him and nodded her head. Crying out in pleasure when he thrust his hips into her.

((((()))))

Kali was trying to stay awake as she looked at Danse, her body humming and covered in sweat. Kali smiled at him. " I love you."

Danse leaned to her and kissed her bald forehead. He was about to wrap his arms back around Kali when the front door flew open and Danse heard Hancock's boots stumble into his front room like he was drunk.

Danse looked at Kali with a serious face as she started to laugh. "I'm going to kill him this time, I mean it."

Kali just smiled at Danse. "He probably came to get his coat." Kali motioned at the red coat that was behind her head.

Danse got a grin on his face as he got up. He grabbed a pillow that had fallen on the floor and placed it behind Kali's head as he took Hancock's coat.

Dance kissed Kali as they heard Hancock flop his self onto the couch as loud as he could.

Danse grinned as he walked away from Kali. "I've been looking for a way to get back at him, I'll be back love."

Kali reached out and grabbed Danse's hand. "Your naked Danse!"

Danse just smiled at her, "I know."

Hancock was sitting on the couch with a bottle of wine. He wasn't drunk yet, but he had to get his coat back before noon or Nick would win the damn bet. Hancock had a pack of cigarettes on the line for this.

Hancock looked around for his coat and didn't see it. He then heard footsteps walking down the hallway and he looked up as he uncorked the bottle and started to take a drink from it.

Hancock nearly dropped the bottle and spilled some of the wine on his white shirt when he saw a naked Dance appear from the hallway carrying his coat to him.

Hancock smiled, he had heard a woman moaning and cry out on his way through the settlement, but he had thought the sound was coming from one of the houses next to Danse's. Hancock would had never guessed they were coming from his house.

Danse threw Hancock his coat. "You and I both know your not drunk Hancock, I can tell when your drunk and when your not. I always just played along when you acted drunk because Haylen thought it was funny, that's why I never shot you, I enjoyed hearing her laugh."

Hancock started to put his coat on and felt it was damp with sweat. He paused and looked at Danse.

Danse had crossed his arms and was grinning from ear to ear. "She kind of used it for a pillow this morning I guess."

Hancock shook his head with a grin on his face. "It's been through worse, and trust me she's not the only one to have used it for a pillow." Hancock got up from the couch and walked to the door. "Guess this means you two are officially a couple." Hancock handed Danse the wine bottle. "My congratulations." Hancock then opened the door to walk out and looked back at Danse as he turned to go back to the bedroom and he saw the bloody scratches that marked his back.

Hancock stopped and spoke to Danse. "Don't forget to take some rad away ghouls give off radiation when their aroused. By the way, those scratches look like they hurt." Hancock quickly ducked out the door with a smile on his face as Danse turned to Hancock and raised his fist at him.

Danse locked the door and walked to the kitchen to get two cans of water. He walked back to the bedroom and looked at Kali. She was curled up in his bed fast asleep.

(((((())))))

Madison was sitting at her desk as her partner slept in a bed. She heard a knock on the door. Madison got up and opened the door. There was a BOS soldier standing there.

Madison smiled. "Well, what news do you have for me?"

The soldier looked at her and smiled. "Our settler implant in Sanctuary reports that they are planning to take all the ghouls to GoodNeighbor and the castle. They also report that the woman the priest spoke of is indeed there. She is a strong non feral ghoul, it is reported she's the one that took out the Radscorpion that we set loose on the ghoul boy."

Madison smiled at the soldier and nodded at him to dismiss him.

Madison smiled knowing her plans we're coming together better then she ever could have thought.