"Ow, dammit, that hurt!!" Shockwave shouted, jerking away from Jinx.
"It wouldn't hurt if you'd stop moving!" she snapped back.
"I wouldn't move if you were more gentle!"
"I would be more gentle if I didn't have to hold you in place!"
"I'd hold still if..." Shockwave started.
"Stop being such a baby!" Jinx interrupted as she tried to clean the gash on Shockwave's forehead.
"I'll stop acting like a baby when you stop acting like my mother. Will you just let me take care of it myself?" Shockwave replied. "Besides, the deal was you get to patch me up if I lost."
"Maybe I want to patch you up anyway." she winked. There was something about him...
Shockwave raised an eyebrow..."All right, go ahead. But that doesn't get you out of dinner."
"Of course." she smiled as she wiped the wound clean and bandaged it.
"So where is a good place to eat around here?
"There's an Italian place in town. There's also China Queen Buffet in town." Jinx replied, cleaning the blood drying on his chin.
"What are you in the mood for?" Shockwave asked, wondering why she was patching him up...
"Chinese."
"All right, go get dressed, I'll meet you at my car in 30 minutes." He said as he stood slowly. His shoulder was on fire every time he breathed.
"I'll be there.' Jinx smiled as she left. As Jinx left, Lady Jaye knocked on the door of the quarters Shockwave now shared with Spirit.
"I need to talk to you." Jaye said as she entered.
"Sure."
"You've had experience working undercover, correct?" Jaye asked.
"I did undercover for two years trying to nab Headman, so yes." he replied.
"Good. The man who was scheduled to join me on a mission, Chuckles, has come down with the flu or some other whiny bitch excuse, so I need a new partner and you're what's available. Here's everything you need to know." Jaye handed him a packet. "We leave in 30 minutes." She rose and headed for the door, pausing in the doorway. "Are you okay?"
"I'll be fine."
"I think you should go see Doc." Jaye replied.
"I'll be fine, Lady Jaye. Just a little sore."
"All you men are the same, you know that?" Jaye smirked.
"Pig headed and arrogant?"
"Yes."
"So I've been told." Shockwave replied.
"Chopper pad 2, half an hour." Jaye reminded him.
Shockwave realized that he'd have to postpone his dinner with Jinx and few second later realized he had no way to tell her. He looked up to ask Jaye and saw she was gone. Damn, she was good at that.
"Dammit..." he muttered, walking to the rec room to find it empty, save for Clutch and Blizzard. Both men were crowded around the television, a hockey game on the screen.
"Do either of you know where Ji..." Shockwave started to ask when Clutch cut him off.
"It's overtime, Shockwave, so unless a very hot, very naked woman is involved, can it. Get that $20 ready, Blizzard."
"It's double or nothing here, bub, so you better have that $40 you'll owe me and you can shove your so-called victory up your New Jersey ass.' Blizzard snapped back...
Shaking his head, Shockwave returned to his quarters to get changed.
Thirty minutes later, Jinx arrived in the garage and waited by Shockwave's 77 Mustang. As she waited, she noticed a piece of paper stuck under the wiper blade and pulled it out. The note read...
"Mickey, I'm sorry I couldn't be here but I've been pulled onto a mission and by the time you read this I'll be on my way there. Please accept my apology and I promise I'll take you out when I get back. I left the keys in the glove box for you and $50 with them. Go out to the movies and have some fun with your friends.
---Jason"
Jinx smiled as she read it, knowing she'd made a good choice. And even if she hadn't, she still got to drive his car...