Chapter 10

Connections

Wash pulled into the dirty parking lot outside the complex. Mass at his side he jumped out and she did also only watching as he walked to the back of the hog and grabbed a couple of bags.

"Lets go." She nodded and then they started walking to the brick apartment complex. When they made it he opened the door an she walked in before he did. Then he entered making sure the door closed behind him; then he started walking up the stairs. The building inside was mostly Tan, the walls and floors, while the ceiling was White squares, the floors tile and the walls were like paper, the stairs sturdy none the less. By the time they reached his door on the top floor she felt like they'd been walking for twenty minutes. She felt the urge to check the clock on her visor. But she didn't. He slipped his keys from his belt an unlocked the door, opened it, motioned for her to walk in, she entered, he stepped in closing the door behind him.

Mass looked around. The place was fairly new. Though it looked like he had done everything in his power to change that. The living room and kitchen were together. The kitchen was mostly Black---appliances, cabinets, walls, floor, coffee machine---the other parts seemed Yellow---the counters, silverware. An island with a laptop on and an cup of coffee. Then she looked to he living room. The walls were decorated with comic books, the couch Black, magazine rack by the arm of the couch with colorful magazines filling it, a chrome rack for Cds where a TV normally would be covered in Cds stacking the rack to its max, dark Brown original heart pine wood floors.

She turned to see him next to her but Wash was already sitting at the island on a stool without his helmet running his hair through it as he typed on his laptop. He was only about twenty 26 by records. But he looked much older: dark circles under his eyes, lines in his forehead and around his eyes. Most likely from years of concentration and hard work. But his dark Gray eyes stared at the laptop staidly. He turned to her as she neared.

"You okay Mass?" She nodded.

"I'm fine." He wasn't sure if he believed her. Though she seemed happy and cheery like herself. He felt like she was distracted. And he shuddered for no apparent reason then motioned to a stool next to him as he spoke:

"Sit down. I'll need your help if I'm gonna hack into the phone company's website the Director uses." She sat down and removed her helmet and shook her hair loose then started running her hands through it.

"Which one does he use?" Wash could smell her. Her hair smelled like daffodils and her perfume was lilacs. He took a deep breath in and she stared at him then spoke, "David?" He shuddered more obviously.

"Yes." she was a little confused an he felt her discomfort then started going to the Road Runner site. She first watched the screen then moved down to watching his body's motions as he did so. Though she couldn't see much beneath his armor she knew he was very muscular.

He looked at her as her gaze moved from the screen. She was very petite and her hair seemed a bit over powering on her. Though she was beautiful and he found himself attracted to her despite that he shouldn't. The last time he had fallen for a women she had turned out to be a spy for the Director. He sighed and the site came up.

"Its here." She fixated her gaze on Wash and then when he turned to her their eyes met. He turned away quickly and she looked at the screen.

"Road Runner? I hack into their site every time a bill is due." Wash started to question then decided he didn't want to know, "Just lets me…," Her voice trailed off as she reach over him and started working on the keyboard. He felt her warmth and felt he liked it. Though he denied himself the luxury of just enjoying it.

After a couple minutes she sat normally in her chair and smiled speaking, "All finished." He smiled back then started looking for the Director's logs. Nothing much. Though he had just started going through the first line of a sixteen hundred call list. This was going to take much to long.

"Son of a bitch…" Wash murmured under his breath with a sigh. She looked around some more then sighed. This is going to take awhile, she thought and shifted trying to get comfortable.

Church was playing with Cobalt on the living room floor while Tex was upstairs getting fixed up. The puppy pounced at his hand and he let it try and bit him as it barely fit its mouth around his knuckles. He laughed as he moved his hand closer and he backed away and started barking---a high pitched bark.

Then he heard a knock at the door and heard Tex shout from upstairs, "Can you get that!?" Without a word he rose from the ground and scraped from the living room to the entrance by the stairs and opened it.. In the doorway was his mother. A 61 year old women with short Gray hair---strait as a board, Green eyes that reminded him of his beloved fiancé upstairs; wearing a Blue dress that wasn't tight and not loose, with Blue flat shoes that slipped on and was holding a basket full of gifts and his father standing next to her with a sneer expression. He was wearing a Blue jacket, Orange and Green vest, Blue shirt, Green tie, Blue jeans and brown shoes. His hair was styled much like Church's and was Gray and his eyes suddenly stared at Church. They were Brown. That was where Church had inherited them from.

He just stood staring at them silently as he heard Tex's hard footsteps as she rushed downstairs speaking and finishing putting on her last earring, "Who is it?" Then she stopped with a shudder noticing who the people were. Church hadn't seen them in so many years he questioned if they were still alive. Tex knew this. He had mentioned it to her one night well they laid in bed reading a book. He blinked a couple of times before moving to let them in and motioning in. They went inside without a word and looked at him. He looked like he hadn't shaved in about two weeks, he had some facial hair on his chin, his Brown eyes looked pleased and surprised at the same time, he was wearing a White and Blue striped, Blue faded jeans and White socks. And much to his mother's teasing ability his shirt wasn't tucked in. His hair was disheveled also. Then his father switched his gaze to Tex. She had Red hair to her shoulders now and some was pulled back in a cubic zircornia hair clip, she was wearing a light green turtle neck, Black faded jeans, White socks, small diamond earrings, a small waved diamond necklace and of course. Her engagement ring.

Church closed the door and Cobalt ran over and started greeting his parents. His dad petted him on the head and so did his mom. Then his mom held out her basket and Church grabbed it an sat it on a table by the door as Tex just stood looking back and forth between the three. Then his mom started looking around the room. A doorway behind her led to the living room and another one across from as to the dinning room. The ceilings were high, the walls were painted Cream, White crown molding lined every room top and bottom. A table on each side of the door--both with potted plants with small lilac flowers blossoming, White doilies under them, a high hanging doom light at the top and Cream carpet.

His mother hugged him and he hugged her then his father motioned Tex a hello and she motioned one back. Then his mom pulled away and smiled jollily at Tex and spoke, "Get down here and give your soon to be mother in-law a hug!!" She was a bit wary at first then hopped happily down the remaining two stairs and she was stormed by a hug and Tex hugged her back slightly. His mother patted Tex on the back with her strong arms then pulled away as his lanky dad hugged her less strong and they released.

"Are you okay Church?" Tex asked and he barely moved then opened his mouth to speak….

To Be Continued….