On Thin Ice
Chapter 10: Diamonds to the Glowing Sea
Ruby sank down into an old broken patio chair in Home Plate. She had acquired the home in Diamond City just shortly before beginning her work with Nick yet she never took the time to put it together. The fairly decently sized home was dark and dusty. Trash littered the floor an hardware supplies had been pushed up against the walls. Obviously the abandoned building was someone's storage building at one point. Yet the woman wasn't going to complain. It was hers and hers alone, unless Hancock felt like living there as well but sneaking him in was a tricky task. Ghoul's weren't allowed in Diamond City. Despite the Mayor's protests, saying he was McDonough's brother and the guards would have to let him in regardless. Ruby didn't want to risk anything so she snuck the Mayor in the city late at night, keeping his Tricorn hat pulled down on his face and wrapping her arm around his neck. All in the façade of looking like she was drunk. None of the guards even took a second look. To easy.
"Well I gotta be honest with yah love. Its no Goodneighbor but I like your digs." Hancock called out from the other side of home plate.
Ruby reached up and touched the freshly healed scars that trailed acrossed her face, they no longer itched or stung. The woman almost began to admire them rather then try and ignore them. She initially tried covering up the raw pinkness of the scars with makeup, but dragging herself through the mud and rain would constantly wash it all off. The woman had gotten a feeling Hancock took a liking to them as well. She wasn't a fresh face youngling out in this world, she was a hard edged woman who had seen battle. Slowly Ruby dragged herself up from that broken chair and wondered over to Hancock's side. He had his back turned to her, seeing him slip a box of Mentat's into his pocket her eyes gazed up to his tricorn hat. Slowly reaching up, she slipped it off of his bald head and over her dark hair. A stupid grin growing acrossed her face. Hancock immediately wheeled around, his deep colored hues locking onto her own.
"How do I look?" Ruby whispered, her dark hues narrowing.
"Dashing.." Hancock moved himself slowly closer to her.
Ruby immediately wrapped her arms up and around his neck, bringing herself closer to him. She felt his warm arms wrap around her torso, bringing her up against him hard she let out a soft whimper. The two began to rock back and forth slowly, dancing quietly. Hancock gazed down at Ruby, one arm let go of her torso and reached up, slowly pulling the hat off of her head. Tossing it over his shoulder, the hat landed roughly against a pile of buckets next to a flipped patio chair. Ruby's hues followed the hat, then over to meet the gaze of Hancock. He looked anxious. Raising her brow, she gave him a sheepish grin. Without warning, the Mayor leaned down and placed a deep kiss on the woman's lips. Groaning, Ruby reached up from her grasp around his neck and cupped his cheeks, pushing back into the kiss hungrily. Hancock let go of her waist and reached down, cupping his hands around her ass and picking her up into his arms. Without hesitation, Ruby wrapped her legs around his hips, one arm draped around his neck for support. Hancock took a step and pressed Ruby up against the wall beginning to kiss her deeper. Moaning once more in the kiss, Ruby briefly broke it.
"You drive me wild.." she whispered.
Without missing a beat, Hancock leaned closer to her and started nipping at her neck. Bucking his hips into her, she whimpered once more.
"This is going to be a long, fun night." Hancock purred into her ear.
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Ruby found herself slowly waking up, her hair knotted and messy and her muscles feeling tired. Yet despite this she felt.. satisfied. Leaning up, Ruby immediately noted that she was still naked, yet Hancock's red frock had been wrapped around her bare form. Her dark hues glanced up, hovering over the form of Hancock. The Mayor was leaning against the wall, only wearing his pants. Seeing the end of the cigarette light up as he drew in a long drag. Nothing beat good sex and a cigarette, granted Ruby wouldn't know, she never smoked a day in her life. Yet she was familiar with the old saying. Hancock pushed himself off the wall, lowering his cigarette and flicking the ashes softly. Taking a step over to Ruby, he kneeled down next to her side, the hand holding the cigarette held a bit behind him, keeping the smoke away from Ruby.
"Hancock."
"Shoot." The Mayor smiled.
"I.. just want to know, how you feel about.. Well us..being together. I know we entertained the idea earlier, but I just want to be sure." Ruby inquired.
There it was, even after all of their flirting and just after the fact they had mind blowing sex. Ruby finally caved in and asked about his opinion on them being together. He knew damn well Ruby would stew on things in her mind. It had been obvious since the time they spent together at Sunshine Tidings Co-op. The way she teased him with a kiss, those small glances they would steal from each other during their travels. Hancock never anticipated growing attached to anyone. He never anticipated anyone ever actually wanting to be with him longer then a one night stand. Now he knew how serious she was, about actually pursuing a relationship. Something more meaningful then just being friends with benefits. It touched him, made his heart melt. This amazing woman choosing him, over all the other options she had she chose the chem addicted mayor with a face only a mother could love. He didn't know what he did to deserve someone so amazing, but he wasn't just going to let the opportunity slip by either.
"Words don't even begin to do this justice.. You..You're the best thing I got. I.. I don't know what I deserved to have someone like you even consider me.. But hell why not. I'd love to be your ghoul, I'm all yours love." Hancock beamed.
Ruby slowly leaned up close to him, pressing her forehead against his. Reaching up with her hand, she cupped his cheek and lightly nuzzled his face. Hancock reached around her small frame, pulling her into a tight hug.
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The woman was standing by herself in Fallon's basement. It killed her to leave Hancock alone in Home base but she just didn't want to take the chance in getting kicked out, without a hazmat suit at least. Biting at the back of her lip, the woman standing by the cash register had grated her wrong. Ruby wasn't asking for hand outs but the woman certainly expected her to. The way she looked down at her when she first entered her small shop. The atmosphere was certainly one Ruby didn't wish to spend much time in. Turning herself Ruby walked up to the older woman, her dark hues narrowing.
"You wouldn't perhaps have any hazmat suits do you?" Ruby inquired.
"I just have about anything, if your paying of course." The old woman barked.
"Of course." Ruby sighed,
The old woman turned herself and pulled a Hazmat suit out from a worn down cardboard box and plopped it on the counter in front of her. Ruby reached into her pocket and exchanged the correct amount of caps and quickly snatched up the hazmat suit, not wanting to waste anymore time in the store. Cradling her suit in her arms, she walked out of the shop and into the market. Setting her backpack down, Ruby slipped the hazmat suit into the pack and took no time in zipping it up. Slinging the pack back over her shoulder, she took leisurely steps over to Takahashi's noodle shop. Ruby was told the old robot only had one function, to make noodles and repeat himself over and over again. Ordering two bowls of noodles, Ruby hurried herself back over to home plate and slipped inside back her home. Hancock was pacing inside of the house still only wearing his pants but some how his tricorn hat had found its way back on top of his head. Ruby dropped her pack down on the floor, cradling the two bowls of noodles in her hands.
"Hungry?" She smiled.
"Oh yes.. Thank you." Hancock took a step over, placing a gentle kiss on her cheek and slipping one of the bowls out of her hands.
"I hope you weren't to bored without me." Ruby joked, a soft cackle escaping her lips.
"Oh love.. If you only knew." Hancock flashed her a wicked smile.
Shooting the Mayor a sideways glance, Ruby shook her head and stepped over to the rusted out patio table. Slipping into the chair behind her the woman glanced up watching the Mayor shove large amounts of noodles into his mouth.
"Goodness you were hungry." Ruby laughed once more.
"Mmmhm!" A muffled agreement escaping Hancock's stuffed mouth.
It didn't take long for the woman to finish her food and push the bowl away from her form, knowing she was going to scrap it later for parts. Looking up at Hancock, Ruby watched as the Mayor stuffed his face hungrily, quickly finishing not long after Ruby.
"Well Fallon's basement managed to have a few hazmat suits on stock, so I picked one up for myself. Don't need to be soaking up the rads when we head south." Ruby tipped her head.
"Oh love you'll always pick up rads heading south with me." Hancock snarked.
"You are on a role today." Ruby shook her head, a sheepish grin growing acrossed her face.
The woman slowly stood up from her chair and pushed it back closer to the worn down table. Sighing inwardly, the woman stretched her arms out in front of her, rolling her neck and loosening up her tired muscles.
"I guessing we should head out?" Hancock's hues darted over from the door over to Ruby's small frame.
"I suppose we should." The woman nodded.
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Hancock ran quickly over to Ruby's side the moment she immediately collapsed against the ground. He could see the woman heaving inside of her Hazmat suit. The Mayor knew the high levels of radiation were bothering Ruby. She insisted leaving her power armor back home saying her hazmat suit was enough to keep away the sickness, but he made sure she had packed plenty of Rad-X and Radaway before they even left. Kneeling up to his feet, Hancock slammed the bunker's door closed behind them, hearing the high pitched clicks coming from the woman's pipboy waning as the heavy lead door cut them off from the poisonous radiation outside. Ruby sat down flat on the floor, her hands shaking as she struggled to pull her large helmet off of her head.
"Here here, hold still." Hancock sighed gently.
Ruby immediately dropped her hands, allowing the Mayor to pull off her helmet and assess the level of her sickness. Hancock gently reached up and cupped the woman's pale colored cheek, frowning gently.
"Well you look alright love. Let me give you a shot of Radaway and you'll be good to go." Hancock gave her a weak smile.
Ruby gave him a soft nod and began pulling off her radiation suit. Slipping out of them quickly. She placed the hazmat suit on the ground on a crumpled pile, holding her arm out to Hancock. The Mayor only smiled, not saying a word. Reaching around to the pack she dropped on the floor, he flipped open the top and pulled out a syringe and a bag of radaway. Moving back over to Ruby's side, he kneeled down close to her and took her outstretched arm. Not wasting any time, the Mayor found her vain and admistered the Radaway, almost feeling the woman trembling.
"You alright love?" Hancock gazed up at her, removing the needle from her arm and putting the syringe down.
"Will we be able to continue on tonight?" Ruby's brows sank down into a slight frown,
"I think we should rest here for now. Your weak from this radiation, We can leave first thing in the morning if you'd like." Hancock gave her a reassuring smile.
"Alright, sounds good."
"Good."
Authors Note:
Ahhhhh I honestly hate writing chapters with a bunch of scene cuts but I honestly never been a fan of writing transitional chapters to begin with. So I make due. Thank you for the comments, follows, views, favorites, etc etc. You guys spoil me! I hope you all have enjoyed it this far! Until then. Happy Reading!