Across the hall
Chapter 9
The next morning Dayla and Jack were already up eating breakfast. Riddick stumbles out of his room yawning. Seeing the girls at the kitchen table makes him smile. He walks up to Dayla and kisses her on the top of the head, then sits down to eat. With her back to him Jack continues to wash the dishes but waves a hand to him. "Jack, looks like we're gonna have to re-schedule your training. I have a contact I need to get in touch with." Suddenly Dayla 'accidentally-on purpose' drops her spoon against her plate. "I'm suddenly not hungry anymore." With that she gets up to leave. "Day come back." Riddick calls to her. Jack walks over to Riddick with a cup of coffee "She really doesn't like this does she?" Jack says. "No she doesn't, at all." He sighs as he buries his face in his hands. Later on that day when Riddick left Jack decided it was time to talk to Dayla. Sitting in the sofa across from Dayla, until Jack finally spoke. "Why do you let him do it if it bothers you so much?" "what?" "His job." Sighing deeply Dayla says "Riddick has animals in him. Animals that can't be tamed by my help., so if he feels this is what he needs to do to suppress them then I won't stand in his way." "Do you love him?" "Very much, do you?" "Of course, I wouldn't be asking you these questions if I didn't think they were necessary." Dayla looks confused slightly before asking "Necessary?" "Well yeah, see Riddick seems to really loves you and I'm just making sure the feeling is mutual and your not some gold-digging skank." Dayla's eyebrows rise. Jack shies back before saying "I'm sorry if I'm coming like a bitch." "No it's fine. Riddick's a good man and I'd try to protect him too." Jack and Dayla sat there in the same place for the next couple of hours just talking and getting to know wach other. By the time Riddick came back home they were best of friends. "Aaahh, It's so good seeing my favorite girls get a long." He says with a big goofy grin. "Now why don't we all go take a nice hot shower together?" he says jokingly. "Ha, ha, ha; for your information we already did that" Dayla mocks as she snakes an arm around Jack, then winks at her with a 'play along' look on her face. "Yeah, then after that it got even hotter." Jack continues ass he wraps as arm around Dayla's waist. Riddick's eyes are hidden behind goggles but by his expression the girls can visualize his eyes as big as moons. They start to laugh in unison. With that Riddick tackles them both to the ground. He stops when he realizes they're winning. "I have something to tell you guys." He says breathlessly, "My next job is in America 2." Jacks eyes widens, as she turns to Dayla "Hey day, aren't you from America 2." Dayla swallows hard before nodding. Riddick notices this but continues anyway, "So I was thinking that maybe we can all go. It can be like a vacation." Dayla glares ar Riddick before getting up to leave the room, causing him to stammer a bit "M. Maybe you can get in touch with your Aunt, Dayla, you know, maybe get in touch with your parents and get some closure." Dayla stops in mid-step then turns to Riddick "No, Riddick I don't need closure! It's not like they abandoned me like your parents did! They sold me Riddick! SOLD ME!" she bellows before slamming the door to their bedroom. "Fuck!" Riddick curses himself. "It's not your fault Riddick, nor hers. You were just trying to help, she's not ready yet." Jack says in a calming voice. Before going to her room. Later on in the night Riddick finally builds the courage to go to his room. Dayla is already in bed turned to the nightstand. He can tell she's not asleep because her breathing is too heavy. Pulling all his clothes off he climbs in bed with his back to her, just as she does to him. Minutes later Dayla finally speaks, "Riddick are you awake?" "Yes" she pauses; turning towards him she touches his back. He loved when she touched him. "I'm sorry for what I said, especially about your parents." She says quietly. He turns towards her. "Baby, you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt you. I just wana take your pain away." Dayla takes off his goggles so she can see his eyes. She loved to look into his eyes when they were in bed like this talking, tonight was especially good because the moon gleamed through the blinds. "Okay Riddick, I trust you, I'll go." She leans in and kisses him firmly \. Riddick takes her hand and brings it to his mouth. "Me and Jack will be with you the whole time." He says before kissing her hand. She moves in closer so that their bodies intertwine. "I love you" He whispers in her hair "I Love you too" she follows.
Chapter 9
The next morning Dayla and Jack were already up eating breakfast. Riddick stumbles out of his room yawning. Seeing the girls at the kitchen table makes him smile. He walks up to Dayla and kisses her on the top of the head, then sits down to eat. With her back to him Jack continues to wash the dishes but waves a hand to him. "Jack, looks like we're gonna have to re-schedule your training. I have a contact I need to get in touch with." Suddenly Dayla 'accidentally-on purpose' drops her spoon against her plate. "I'm suddenly not hungry anymore." With that she gets up to leave. "Day come back." Riddick calls to her. Jack walks over to Riddick with a cup of coffee "She really doesn't like this does she?" Jack says. "No she doesn't, at all." He sighs as he buries his face in his hands. Later on that day when Riddick left Jack decided it was time to talk to Dayla. Sitting in the sofa across from Dayla, until Jack finally spoke. "Why do you let him do it if it bothers you so much?" "what?" "His job." Sighing deeply Dayla says "Riddick has animals in him. Animals that can't be tamed by my help., so if he feels this is what he needs to do to suppress them then I won't stand in his way." "Do you love him?" "Very much, do you?" "Of course, I wouldn't be asking you these questions if I didn't think they were necessary." Dayla looks confused slightly before asking "Necessary?" "Well yeah, see Riddick seems to really loves you and I'm just making sure the feeling is mutual and your not some gold-digging skank." Dayla's eyebrows rise. Jack shies back before saying "I'm sorry if I'm coming like a bitch." "No it's fine. Riddick's a good man and I'd try to protect him too." Jack and Dayla sat there in the same place for the next couple of hours just talking and getting to know wach other. By the time Riddick came back home they were best of friends. "Aaahh, It's so good seeing my favorite girls get a long." He says with a big goofy grin. "Now why don't we all go take a nice hot shower together?" he says jokingly. "Ha, ha, ha; for your information we already did that" Dayla mocks as she snakes an arm around Jack, then winks at her with a 'play along' look on her face. "Yeah, then after that it got even hotter." Jack continues ass he wraps as arm around Dayla's waist. Riddick's eyes are hidden behind goggles but by his expression the girls can visualize his eyes as big as moons. They start to laugh in unison. With that Riddick tackles them both to the ground. He stops when he realizes they're winning. "I have something to tell you guys." He says breathlessly, "My next job is in America 2." Jacks eyes widens, as she turns to Dayla "Hey day, aren't you from America 2." Dayla swallows hard before nodding. Riddick notices this but continues anyway, "So I was thinking that maybe we can all go. It can be like a vacation." Dayla glares ar Riddick before getting up to leave the room, causing him to stammer a bit "M. Maybe you can get in touch with your Aunt, Dayla, you know, maybe get in touch with your parents and get some closure." Dayla stops in mid-step then turns to Riddick "No, Riddick I don't need closure! It's not like they abandoned me like your parents did! They sold me Riddick! SOLD ME!" she bellows before slamming the door to their bedroom. "Fuck!" Riddick curses himself. "It's not your fault Riddick, nor hers. You were just trying to help, she's not ready yet." Jack says in a calming voice. Before going to her room. Later on in the night Riddick finally builds the courage to go to his room. Dayla is already in bed turned to the nightstand. He can tell she's not asleep because her breathing is too heavy. Pulling all his clothes off he climbs in bed with his back to her, just as she does to him. Minutes later Dayla finally speaks, "Riddick are you awake?" "Yes" she pauses; turning towards him she touches his back. He loved when she touched him. "I'm sorry for what I said, especially about your parents." She says quietly. He turns towards her. "Baby, you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt you. I just wana take your pain away." Dayla takes off his goggles so she can see his eyes. She loved to look into his eyes when they were in bed like this talking, tonight was especially good because the moon gleamed through the blinds. "Okay Riddick, I trust you, I'll go." She leans in and kisses him firmly \. Riddick takes her hand and brings it to his mouth. "Me and Jack will be with you the whole time." He says before kissing her hand. She moves in closer so that their bodies intertwine. "I love you" He whispers in her hair "I Love you too" she follows.
