The next day, we all got up, showered, packed up what we had then put everything in the vehicles.

Everyone except Carbine and Morgan were up. I had heard them going at it all night and still going this morning. I looked at my husband and asked him why we need to leave.

"I need to continue looking for work. Modo needs to get back to work, and so does Vinnie. Charley, too."

"When do we officially move into our new place?"

"Not until the beginning of next month, why?"

"We could look for a place here and you can look for a job here. After your father coming to Chicago so much, I'm so done with it. Doesn't mean I won't stop loving the Cubs or try to get to their home games."

"I'm not in a hurry to go back really and I didn't think of asking everyone else if they wanted to stay longer or head back today."

"Well then, let's go ask everyone." Throttle nodded and we walked to Charley and Modo's room. Throttle knocked on the door. Modo answered the door. He was wearing his boxers and a white t-shirt.

I was glad he was dressed and not answering the door naked. That would be embarrassing for him and I.

"Morning you two. Come on in. Charley is in the shower. She'll be out soon." Throttle and I walked in, then Modo shut the door.

We sat down on the edge of the bed while Modo sat in the chair by the window.

"So, what brings you by this morning?"

"Wondering if you and Charley wanna stay longer or head back to Chicago? Michelle and I plan to stay longer."

"After Charley is done with her shower, you can ask her. I'd love to stay longer, maybe even move out here. I can get transferred to another Harley-Davidson shop."

I looked at Throttle who looked at me. We were both shocked that Modo is thinking about moving here to Cali.

"Michelle has mentioned to me about moving here, as well."

"I grew up here, Throttle. I know people that I can connect you with for work while I get everything set up for our bounty hunter business."

"Bounty hunter? You were a bounty hunter, Michelle?"

"Yeah, I was. I loved it, but it finally caught up with me while I was pregnant with the twins. My back had given out on me. When Throttle and I start this business, I plan to run the office. I can spend time with the twins and keep from hurting my back."

Charley had finished with her shower, dried off, got dressed and came out of the bathroom. "Morning, Throttle. Morning, Mike."

"Morning, Charley. How do you feel about staying longer?"

"Haven't thought about it. I kinda need to get back to Chicago. Who knows how many messages I have on my answering machine with people wanting work done."

"You better talk it over with Modo, then. He wants to stay a bit longer."

Throttle looked at me. "We still have to ask Vinnie and Harley, honey."

"Ok." Then I looked at Modo and Charley. "Talk it over you 2, then let us know."

"We will, Mike. What are we doing for breakfast?"

"I'll get back to you on that, Charley."

"Alright, Mike."
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After we talked with Vinnie and Harley, I texted Charley where we plan to eat. She texted back that was fine. I put my phone away and just sat down on the bed in our hotel room. I leaned back and fell into the bed, then sighed.

Both Throttle and Silverdawn looked my way. "Everything ok, love?"

I sat back up and looked at them. "Just sore from crawling under nearly every sink in every room."

"Want me to massage your back for you?"

"That would be great, babe."

Throttle had just finished feeding Tyrone then put him down for a nap. His mom was feeding Tony. She was loving feeding her twin grandsons.

While Throttle was massaging my back, his mom came over and hugged him.

"What was that for, mom?"

"I'm proud of the man you have become regardless of how you were treated as a child."

"Thanks mom. If it hadn't been for you, I would have turned out to be like him. You taught me that women are to be respected not beaten. I'm the one who should be thanking you, mom." Then he turned around and gave his mom a big hug and kiss on the cheek.

Throttle had heard me sniffle a bit and asked what was wrong. I flipped over and sat up. "I didn't get to have the kind of bond with my parents like you do with your mom. My parents and I butted heads a lot. I had moved out when I was 18, so I didn't get to say good bye to them before they died. I wish I had."

Silverdawn sat down next to me and lightly squeezed my left hand. "You're a part of this family now, sweetie. You have a family that loves you very much, including me. You can call me mom from now on. You may be my daughter-in-law, but I see you as my own daughter I raised. If that makes sense."

I smiled and nodded. "That makes perfect sense, mom. I love your son very much and would do anything for him. I love the family we have together very much, too. In fact, I told Throttle that I was thinking we could move out here since Tredz kept coming to Chicago and tried to make my life miserable. If he likes the idea of moving out here, would you like to move with us?"

"Can I think about it, sweetie?"

I smiled at her. "Of course you can. Throttle and I are still talking about it, anyway. I think it would be a nice change of scenery for us."

"So, what drew you to my son?"

"Its more like what drew him to me, really."

"What do you mean?"

"He asked me out for a cup of coffee and we went from there. Been nothing but love and understanding from him. When we have problems, we talk them out and we're good afterwards. He has a good head on his shoulders. And a loving mother behind him."

"He also has a strong, loving wife behind him, too."

I smiled. I was happy to hear that. It made my heart swell with pride. Throttle had gone to take a shower while his mom and I talked.
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Carbine and Morgan had finally emerged from their room early that same evening in time for all of us to go out for dinner. We all met at the front office to decide where to go for dinner.

When Carbine and Morgan walked up to all of us, I gave them an eyebrow raise. "Really? All night last night and all day today? Some of us have small children, you two." I snapped my tail on the ground to emphasize my point. Then I walked away. I wasn't happy with all the noise they made last night and today.

Throttle knew I was upset and went after me. I had just gotten to the street when he caught up with me. He stopped me before I went further down the street.

"Michelle, honey. You ok?"

I turned around and faced Throttle. He saw the look on my face. "Ok. I'll take that as a no. At least talk to me. Tell me what I can do to help."

I sighed. He didn't like how it sounded. "Sweetheart, what's wrong? Please talk to me."

"I don't know. I feel like something isn't right. I've felt it since we showed up here."

"Like what, exactly?"

"Not sure. Do you know of any other stink fish that associate with Limburger and Brie?"

"I think there's one or two here in California, why?"

"Think about it, babe. The Ducks needing our help when we first came for our vacation. I'm thinking…"

"You're thinking that maybe their enemy and ours are working together?"

"Yeah, I am. Can I prove it, no."

"Well, if it will make you feel better, you can take a drive to the arena and find out. I'll take care of the boys and I will talk with Carbine and Morgan about disturbing our sleep last night. I understand you're grouchy since you didn't get enough sleep last night. Thank you for not taking it out on me or anyone else. They could tell you were grouchy, too. They just didn't say anything about it. They didn't want to upset you any further than you already were." Throttle pulled the keys out of his pocket and handed them over to me. I gave him a kiss on the cheek, then walked over to the car.
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After I left the hotel parking lot, Throttle walked back to the hotel office and confronted Carbine and Morgan about their non-stop sexcapades.

Throttle told the others to head inside and Carbine, Morgan and him will be in soon.

After they went in, Throttle addressed both Carbine and Morgan about the inconsideration they displayed last night and this morning.

"Both my boys woke up off and on last night cause of you 2. My poor wife didn't get much sleep, either. She's been cranky and grouchy all day. You can either ease up on your fun at night and let my family sleep or just leave. Either way, Michelle is going to get some sleep tonight."

Carbine spoke up. "We didn't mean to keep anyone awake, Throttle. Especially, your twins. I know its crucial that they get all the sleep they can at that age. We will move to another room so we don't disturb anyone."

Throttle smiled. "Thank you, Carbine. I appreciate that. I know Michelle will, too. Let's go inside and decide where we're all going to eat tonight."