Chapter 11
Tammy waited at the desk for a good hour. With only five dollars in her pocket, she walked down the street to a small café. At the hotel, Spike was waiting and pacing the hours away. He knew that Tammy was scared, who would not be, he had to make it to her, and the sun light has limited his actions for the few hours. Tammy walks down the wide but empty street, making it to the cafe without knowing, Mike is watching her every move. Mike sat at a table at the back of the cafe watching Tammy as she waits for her mystery man. "When she leaves, she is dead," is all he said about that.
Spike slept uneasily worrying about Tammy and her being missing in day light where he can not go. He could not stay wake any long, so fast to sleep he fell. After a while he started to dream, he saw Tammy sitting in a cafe waiting and watching for someone. Tammy is scared and watches the shadows for the mystery person to appear. He awakes with a jolt; he has to get to her. He dresses and grasps the blanket off the bed planning to use it as a shield.
The light of daytime was lessening and the night time shows it tired head. Tammy sits in the café knowing that Mike is just sits four tables away waiting for the café to close or her to leave. She will stay and try to ditch him right before closing time. Spike opens the door to the hotel lobby, he then runs down the street to the train station. Once inside he catches a hint of Tammy's perfume; he follows the smell to the diner where he sees Tammy being confronted by Mike. Spike walks thru the door and Tammy smiles at him.
"Excuse me miss is this man bothering you?" Spike says behind Mike's back. "Oh my hero," Tammy says to Spike. Spike pulls Mike shoulder towards him, turning Mike around to look at him in the eye. All of sudden, Spike is flying across the café, slamming into the back wall. Mike grabs Tammy arm pulling her up to her feet. She smiles because standing behind Mike again is Spike. Spike taps Mike on the shoulder, he turns, and Spike hits him across the room breaking the wall in the processed. Mike lay there not knowing what hit him a man or a truck.
Spike gently takes Tammy hand and helps her out of her chair. Mike lies against the back wall unconscious. He stirs but stays down not knowing who hit him. Spike and Tammy walk out the door towards the hotel where Spike stayed. Mike stood up and followed the two in a comfortable pace. Spike felt Mike before he took one step towards them; he turns with game on and scares Mike so much he runs from them both. Tammy laughs and Spike just pulls her into a hug.