A/n: I don't own, please don't sue.
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"You're still really hung up about that, aren't you?" Milo asked, looking up at the older man.
"Milo, it's been three months. I can't believe she did that. Worse, She took Sam with her." Sweet looked out on the streets of Detroit. They'd been everywhere the last few weeks and finally decided to try the city. Oddly enough, it had been Mole who suggested it, and he was probably going to be right.
"You probably shouldn't have said that to her. You know she hates being called a kid. She's proven herself an adult more times then I can count." Milo reminded him. He studied the other man for a moment. "That's not it, is it?"
"Milo, she is a kid, she just turned nineteen a little while ago for Pete's sake. Audrey doesn't know what she's getting into with this guy. I know, I asked around when we where in Pittsburgh. I asked every one I could, and they all said the same thing. He's bad news. Even his brother said so."
"You checked up on him? Sweet, that's like an invasion of privacy." The former linguist reprimanded. "I think that we should give her the benefit of the doubt."
"I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just trying to look out for her." Sweet sighed as he stopped in front of a two-story house, causing Milo to bump into him. There was a tree with a tire swing out front and the garage door was open. By the looks of things, much of the house had jut recently been repainted, and most of the shudders had just been attached. A tall lanky man walked out of the garage.
"Can I help you? Are you lost?" The man asked, wiping one hand with a rag. Milo would have thought he was a mechanic, if it weren't for the button-down collared shirt he was wearing.
"Actually, we're looking for a girl named Audrey Ramirez. Do you know her?"
"Know her? She's my sister-in-law." The man stuck out his hand and both Milo and Sweet shook it, introducing themselves. "I'm Antonio. If you're looking for Audrey, then you should know she's never home before seven. Spends all her time at the shop, and if you're headed that way, stay away from Carlos."
"Thanks, ah, nice to meet you." Milo commented, all but dragging Sweet away by the arm. Once they were out of ear shot, Sweet voiced the question that was on both their minds.
"Who's Carlos?"
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"Sammy, if you don't learn to tighten that bolt the right way, I'm gonna have to hurt you." The younger mechanic observed form her position on a stack of boxes. Sam's head emerged from the inside the hood.
"Sweetheart, I thought you were supposed to be helping, not making things more difficult." Sam half smiled up at her, resting his elbows on the frame. Audrey hopped off her perch and walked over for a closer inspection.
"Where's the fun in that?" Audrey asked causally, leaning over and giving her boyfriend a quick peck on the cheek. "Besides, how are you gonna learn if I keep doing it for you?"
"But if you do it for me, then it'll get done the right way, and I'll have a
much nicer view." Sam chuckled as Audrey playfully cuffed him on the arm.
"I thought you already knew about this stuff. God knows you pissed me off back on the ship." Audrey nudged Sam over as she showed him the proper way to tighten a bolt, again.
"Exactly, I know how to work that stuff on a ship." Sam corrected, wrapping an arm around her waist. "Those stupid wires keep getting in my way."
"Sammy, those stupid wires are what make the truck run." Finished with her bolt, Audrey had taken to double-checking her wires.
"Yeah, well, they should stay put or something." Sam rested his chin on her shoulder. Audrey rolled her eyes, and he smiled.
"They're wires Sam. They don't know any better." Audrey heard footsteps from behind them. Mr. Mayberry, probably. "Mr. Mayberry, I told you the truck wouldn't be ready for two days."
"It'll take you that long? And here I thought you were the best." Milo grinned as the teens jumped in suprise.
"Milo? What are you doing here?" Sam asked, turning to face him.
"Looking for the two of you." Milo nodded toward them. "Sweet's here, but I figured it'd be best if he waited out side."
"Should I go talk to him?" Sam asked as Audrey rolled her eyes.
"Uh, yeah, I think you should, but don't get within arms' reach." Sam nodded, kissed his girlfriend on the cheek and headed out the garage door. Audrey pulled herself up on the stack of boxes again.
"I suppose you wanna lecture me now?"
"Actually I wanted to talk to you." With a tad more difficulty Milo pulled himself up next to her. "Audrey, what made you run away? I mean, I know Sweet kinda ticked you off and all but still. What's going on, Audrey?"
"I just couldn't take it anymore." The young mechanic shrugged. "I was tired of being Everyone's little girl."
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Yes, yes, I know, no update in a long time. I am soo sorry, I've been so road blocked with this. Anywho, it's here, so tell me what you think!
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"You're still really hung up about that, aren't you?" Milo asked, looking up at the older man.
"Milo, it's been three months. I can't believe she did that. Worse, She took Sam with her." Sweet looked out on the streets of Detroit. They'd been everywhere the last few weeks and finally decided to try the city. Oddly enough, it had been Mole who suggested it, and he was probably going to be right.
"You probably shouldn't have said that to her. You know she hates being called a kid. She's proven herself an adult more times then I can count." Milo reminded him. He studied the other man for a moment. "That's not it, is it?"
"Milo, she is a kid, she just turned nineteen a little while ago for Pete's sake. Audrey doesn't know what she's getting into with this guy. I know, I asked around when we where in Pittsburgh. I asked every one I could, and they all said the same thing. He's bad news. Even his brother said so."
"You checked up on him? Sweet, that's like an invasion of privacy." The former linguist reprimanded. "I think that we should give her the benefit of the doubt."
"I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just trying to look out for her." Sweet sighed as he stopped in front of a two-story house, causing Milo to bump into him. There was a tree with a tire swing out front and the garage door was open. By the looks of things, much of the house had jut recently been repainted, and most of the shudders had just been attached. A tall lanky man walked out of the garage.
"Can I help you? Are you lost?" The man asked, wiping one hand with a rag. Milo would have thought he was a mechanic, if it weren't for the button-down collared shirt he was wearing.
"Actually, we're looking for a girl named Audrey Ramirez. Do you know her?"
"Know her? She's my sister-in-law." The man stuck out his hand and both Milo and Sweet shook it, introducing themselves. "I'm Antonio. If you're looking for Audrey, then you should know she's never home before seven. Spends all her time at the shop, and if you're headed that way, stay away from Carlos."
"Thanks, ah, nice to meet you." Milo commented, all but dragging Sweet away by the arm. Once they were out of ear shot, Sweet voiced the question that was on both their minds.
"Who's Carlos?"
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"Sammy, if you don't learn to tighten that bolt the right way, I'm gonna have to hurt you." The younger mechanic observed form her position on a stack of boxes. Sam's head emerged from the inside the hood.
"Sweetheart, I thought you were supposed to be helping, not making things more difficult." Sam half smiled up at her, resting his elbows on the frame. Audrey hopped off her perch and walked over for a closer inspection.
"Where's the fun in that?" Audrey asked causally, leaning over and giving her boyfriend a quick peck on the cheek. "Besides, how are you gonna learn if I keep doing it for you?"
"But if you do it for me, then it'll get done the right way, and I'll have a
much nicer view." Sam chuckled as Audrey playfully cuffed him on the arm.
"I thought you already knew about this stuff. God knows you pissed me off back on the ship." Audrey nudged Sam over as she showed him the proper way to tighten a bolt, again.
"Exactly, I know how to work that stuff on a ship." Sam corrected, wrapping an arm around her waist. "Those stupid wires keep getting in my way."
"Sammy, those stupid wires are what make the truck run." Finished with her bolt, Audrey had taken to double-checking her wires.
"Yeah, well, they should stay put or something." Sam rested his chin on her shoulder. Audrey rolled her eyes, and he smiled.
"They're wires Sam. They don't know any better." Audrey heard footsteps from behind them. Mr. Mayberry, probably. "Mr. Mayberry, I told you the truck wouldn't be ready for two days."
"It'll take you that long? And here I thought you were the best." Milo grinned as the teens jumped in suprise.
"Milo? What are you doing here?" Sam asked, turning to face him.
"Looking for the two of you." Milo nodded toward them. "Sweet's here, but I figured it'd be best if he waited out side."
"Should I go talk to him?" Sam asked as Audrey rolled her eyes.
"Uh, yeah, I think you should, but don't get within arms' reach." Sam nodded, kissed his girlfriend on the cheek and headed out the garage door. Audrey pulled herself up on the stack of boxes again.
"I suppose you wanna lecture me now?"
"Actually I wanted to talk to you." With a tad more difficulty Milo pulled himself up next to her. "Audrey, what made you run away? I mean, I know Sweet kinda ticked you off and all but still. What's going on, Audrey?"
"I just couldn't take it anymore." The young mechanic shrugged. "I was tired of being Everyone's little girl."
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Yes, yes, I know, no update in a long time. I am soo sorry, I've been so road blocked with this. Anywho, it's here, so tell me what you think!
