Chapter 34
You saw someone's feet as they walked beside you, and you grabbed them. They belonged to Raab. He fell next to you and smiled. "WHERE'S BAM?" you screamed. Raab bit his lip and pointed. He pointed just beyond the hummer. "How long have I been lying here?" you asked. "10 minutes. Everyone's fine. We think. We're just gonna get another car and we'll be home soon," he said reassuringly. After another 2 minutes, you sat up. You could see a slight form huddled in the rain. It had to be Bam. You'd been dragged under a bridge, to keep you out of the cold. Everyone else was up and walking about, except for your figure. You stood up shakily and made your way into the rain. It was Bam. He was lying on the ground, not moving. "Holy fuck," you said slowly. You fell to your knees next to him. You put your hand on his shoulder, but he made no acknowledgment to it. "Bam," you sighed. You had the odd feeling that he was gone. You'd lost the one man you truly loved. And there was nothing you could do to bring him back. You crawled to the other side of him, so you were facing him. He'd died with his eyes open. His beautiful ice blue eyes open. "I'm so sorry," you said, tears now flowing from your eyes. He placed his hand on your shoulder, causing you to draw back. He pulled in a forced breath, then let it out slowly. He was alright. You threw your arms around him and hugged him tightly. You felt his arms snake around you as well. Together you laid, in the rain, holding each other. People were moving around, but they didn't seem to notice the two of you. Wasn't that what they all wanted? For the two of you to stop fighting? There was the sound of a car pulling up near you, and voices could be heard coming closer. "THEIR NOT FIGHTING!" Dunn yelled excitedly. He knelt down next to you and Bam. "Were leaving now," he said gently. You sat up from Bam's arms, and he sat up as well. "They'll deal with all of this when we get home," he said to Bam. "It was the guy in the other lanes fault anyway. So they ain't gonna charge you or anything." Bam sighed in relief, then stood slowly.
You were still sitting on the ground. He stooped over and picked you up. He carried you to the replacement car and set you in the backseat gently. It wasn't a hummer this time, but a Mercury Mountaineer. It had a third row of seats as well. April and Phil were in the back row. Dunn was in the passengers seat. Dico was outside with Bam still, and Raab was sitting next to you again. "I'm gonna go sit with Bea, Dico," Bam said, opening the door. "We have some things to talk about." He slid into the seat next to you. Dico got into the drivers seat once more, and started driving. Since you'd gone to such a good rental agency, they were going to have the hummer moved, and they'd sort everything out for you. You put your head in Bam's lap, and were asleep quickly. You heard him whisper something just as you were about to fall asleep, but you didn't catch it. You'd ask him when you woke up. For the next several hours, the ride was silent. Everyone was shook up from the previous hours events. You and Bam still hadn't made up officially, but you were close enough. It was just nice to see the two of you together again. That's why you thought everyone was partially so calm the rest of the way. Seeing you and Bam back together again gave them a feeling of security. You heard everyone talking again as you neared Westchester. Everyone was relieved that you'd made it home in one piece, though no one said that. Dico must have gotten tired during his driving, because Dunn was now driving, while Dico sat co-pilot. Bam was still holding you, and Raab was drooling all over the place. "Too bad we don't have a camera," you laughed, pointing to Raab. Bam laughed too, and kissed your forehead. Oh how wonderful his kiss felt to you. It felt as good as a shower does when you'd been sick for a week and were only out of bed to pee once a day or something. "I have something to tell you," Bam said, trying to contain his laughter. You gave him a puzzled look, but told him to go on. "You Make Me Melt. Like A Popsicle. On The Fourth Of July," he said, quoting the Little Rascals. You smiled. That was one of your favourite lines from them. He kissed you again. You had no idea what was so special about someone telling you a line from a children's movie but it was wonderful how he said it. You guessed it was just because Bam was the last person you'd expect to see watching the Little Rascals. Whatever the reason, it was sweet how he said it. And that was exactly why you loved him.
"What's up?" he asked you a few moments later. You shook your head quickly, as if that would get you out of your thoughts and bring you back to reality. "Just thinking." you sighed. Bam put his head on your shoulder, "About what?" You waited a moment or two before telling him. "About what the hell I would have done if I'd lost you Bam, it about killed me to see you lying on the ground back there. Not to mention the fact that I hadn't told you that I was sorry or anything yet." He picked his head up from your shoulder and looked at you, as if studying you, for a moment. "What?" you laughed. His eyes seemed to smile for him. "I'm not sure what I would have done either. I mean, If I'd died of course, but I would have been all alone." You silenced him by putting a finger to his lips. He kissed your finger lightly. "Your hand smells like Clorox," he laughed. You laughed too and pulled your hand back. You'd bleached-penned a top of April's for her a few days ago, and the smell must not have come out. "I'm glad were not fighting anymore," Bam said a few moments later. You smiled. He looked over at you, as if he were expecting you to do something. "What's that look for?" you asked. He shrugged, "nothing." You wanted to know, but decided not to push the issue 'til later. "What did you say just before I fell asleep earlier?" you asked suddenly. Your question caught Bam off guard. He shrugged at first, not knowing what you meant. "Remember," you asked, "I was just about to fall asleep in your lap and you murmured something, but I didn't catch it." He looked thoughtful for a moment, "I love you." You smiled, "I love you too baby, but think." He grinned then smacked himself in the forehead, "no, that's what I said." You laughed with him.
"How much longer?" Raab whined. He'd been sleeping for the past 3 days, and that was one of the first things he'd said. Everyone laughed because his voice was all squeaky from lack of use. "Another 2 hours and we should be real close," Dunn said from the front seat. Raab groaned, then made himself comfortable again. "I say we do something to Raab," you whispered to Bam once Raab had fallen asleep. His eyes lit up, "perfect." The two of you pondered ideas for a few minutes. "We'll be stopping to get gas soon, we can do it then," Bam said, although you didn't have a plan. After sitting in silence for a few minutes, you nearly had a conniption. "I've got it!" you hissed. "We'll get him out of the mountaineer real gently right? Then we'll put him on top of it and we'll tie him down like luggage. Then, when we start driving, he'll get the best Margera wake-up he's ever had." Bam smiled and kissed your cheek, "your a genius." He then leaned up to the front seat to talk the plan over with Dunn and Dico. They loved it. There was a lovely length of rope on the floor of the mountaineer near Dunn's feet. He picked it up and checked it out. "This rope looks alright," he said, before handing it off to Bam. Bam looked it over as well, checking for any knicks in the rope. You wanted to scare the shit out of Raab, not kill him. Any slight imperfection in the rope may break, possibly sending Raab flying off the top of the SUV, and that would be bad. There was a gas station coming up, so you started to get things ready. You planned that while Dico pumped the gas, you, Bam and Dunn would put Raab on the roof. Rake was still asleep. You'd forgotten about him since he was sleeping in the trunk. It had been such a quiet ride, it was like you'd left him in Switzerland. But that would only have made things great. You remembered your little 'gift,' for Mr. Valo, and considered mailing Rake to him as well. 'I'll have to talk that over with Bam after we're done with Raab,' you thought to yourself. The car pulled off of the interstate and into a Texaco. Dico got out to pump the gas and pay, and 2 other doors flew open. Dunn couldn't get out of the car fast enough. You pushed Bam out, and he fell to the ground. The people at the other pumps were looking at the 3 of you like you were the loony bin. The two of you clambered over each other and made it to the other side of the car. Dunn had already opened the door, and Raab was falling out. You caught him just before his limp body smacked the asphalt below him. The guys were laughing so hard, you thought they were going to pass out. That would have actually made an interesting hospital claim death by laughter due to tying Raab Himself on top of a rented SUV. What a way to go. The two of them climbed onto the hood of the car, and from there, Dunn got on the roof. You handed Raab up to Bam, who flung him at Dunn. You got on the top of the car as well. The three of you proceeded to tie him up there while Dico finished pumping gas. He was just coming back from paying when you three had finished up. He looked at you strangely, but didn't say anything. You got down and scurried into your seats.