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"What the fuck was that?" Butch jogged to catch up with Dedric.
"What was what?" he looked down at him.
"Shooting that guy! Do you think that was necessary?"
"He answered the questions." Dedric shrugged.
"That might be the way you do things in Vegas but that's not how we do things here!"
"I could give two shits about how you do things. If Aida has a problem with it she knows she can come to me and we can talk about it." He glared down at Butch. "I could carless what kind of problem you have with me. I'm not going anywhere."
"Burke thought the same thing and he isn't here." Butch smirked.
Dedric grabbed Butch by his vault suit wrapping the tough leather around his fist.
"Hey!" Aida yelled as she let go of the wagon and ran back to the boys. "Dedric! Let him go!"
He pushed Butch back as he let go of his vault suit.
"And you!" She poked Butch in his chest. "Stop trying to push him over the edge!"
Dedric smiled.
Aida glared at him. "I don't know why you are smiling you are just as bad as he is, letting him get under your skin like that." She growled turning around and walking through the door of the caverns. "Grow up!"
Dedric and Butch watched as the smaller children surrounded Aida wanting hugs, kisses and promises that she would return soon to see them. After she had made sure everyone had gotten the love they wanted she picked up the handle of the wagon that held the supplies for Big Town and pulled it with her as she walked towards the two men.
"I want to stop at Tenpenny Tower." She looked over her shoulder at Butch.
"Are you mad?" Butch remarked hurrying forward.
"I want to know what Roy has to say, he owes me that much at least."
"I told you Roy had no idea Burke was still working for Tenpenny."
"I call bullshit." Dedric chimed in looking up from his boots that he had been intently watching.
"Thank you!" Aida smiled back at him. "Someone with a freaking brain!"
"You don't know anything in this situation!" Butch glared at Dedric.
"This Burke guy was working for this Roy, correct?" Dedric looked over at Aida who nodded. "Then how could he not know what this guy was doing?"
"Exactly" Aida agreed.
"He would have to know some kind of information. Or he would have to know that this Burke was after Aida."
"No, he said he knew nothing." Butch rubbed his face with his hands.
"People do lie. If Aida knows this then I am sure you do." Dedric smirked.
Aida hurried up the hill towards the Tower, Butch protesting behind her. She pushed the call button waiting for the ghoul to answer on the other end. "It's Aida I need to speak with Roy, now. It's urgent."
Dedric rubbed the dirt from his hands down his face and looked over at Aida. "What about now?"
She tilted her head to the side examining his work. "Raise one eyebrow."
Dedric mimicked Aida.
She laughed nodding her head. "Now you look like a tough body guard."
"As tough as the ghoul Butch was with?"
She shook her head. "Charon doesn't even have to try to look tough."
He followed behind her as she stepped out of the hotel and walked towards Roy's room. She nodded at him that they were at his room and Dedric brought his fist down hard on the wood.
Roy slowly pulled the door open, a pistol held tight in his right hand. "Aida?" He looked at her confused.
"Surprised?" she smiled folding her arms when Dedric raised her plasma pistol she had handed him in elevator.
Roy looked at the young man and then to Aida. "You mind telling your friend to lower his weapon."
"Maybe you should lower yours first." Dedric's voice rumbled in his chest.
Roy and Dedric stared at each other before Roy reluctantly lowered his weapon.
Aida smiled pushing the door open and stepping into the room, Dedric following closely behind her.
"I have to say I am shocked you are here."
"Did your guards not warn you before hand?" She turned around to face the ghoul.
Roy looked down at the pistol that Dedric had gripped in his hand that dangled at his side. "They said it was you but I thought they were mistaken. What are you doing here, Aida? And why did you bring protection?"
"Well you can never be too careful." She walked behind the coach running her fingers over the top of the fabric. "I am here because I want you to tell me the truth about Mr. Burke." She sat down crossing her legs, Dedric coming to stand behind her the pistol still ready in his hand. "I want the truth Roy you owe me that at the very least."
"I didn't know he was still working for Tenpenny."
"He was working for you wasn't he?" Dedric glared at the ghoul.
"He was…" Roy gave him a look as if he was ready to strangle him. "When all that stuff happen with you, Aida." He sat down placing the gun on the table. "He disappeared; he knew if he came back here I would kill him." He shook his head looking at the girl. "After everything you did for us, Aida, and the compassion you should when no one else in the God forsaken place wouldn't even give us fucking bandages." He frowned taking the girls hand into his own, making Dedric uneasy. "You are family to all of us here we would never betray one of our own."