Fire and Forget
By Penmaster Cole
Here they be Dragon(ladies)
It was just past six in the morning when Grimm got back from a job, Rebenge required money and while yes he had money, he still needed to keep his income coming in. So that was why he accepted the job from Trevor, yes the Trevor Philips, the same one who forgot to tell him that the Vagos were the owners of the "stuff" he "tactically acquired" from a "not safehouse".
"Thrice damned inbred hick" he muttered under his breath as he limped up to his house from his garage, the house he owned on Hangmans Avenue was his actual home, his other living property being the monstrosity known as Tinsel Tower, where he worked.
Heading into the kitchen to grab a drink, and the blessed substance called painkillers, he almost didn't see his guest, "Hello Paige" he greeted tiredly, "whats brought you here and away from your boss?" he finished as he grabbed a sprunk.
His Guest, Paige Harris was the personal aide to Lester, and one of the best Hackers that Grimm had met. "Oh nothing much, just wondering when my Fiance was going to mention he almost died" striding forward she smacked him across the face "You Asshole! if you were going to die at least have the common decency to let me know before hand!?" she ranted at him, tears threatening to fall but like her they never did. Groaning Grimm ground out, "I didnt know i was going to get 'almost killed' woman" he stopped, taking off his glasses showing the scarred over eye "but Their are times i wish i did" sitting down and looking up at her he began "Paige, what use am I to anyone now? a Gunman without both eye's is only good for being the first into a meatgrinder" he stopped as said woman sat in his lap, "but its not your dominant eye" she shot back, "I've seen you fight and seen you shoot, you physically show your scariness now" Grimm couldn't help it, he laughed "my scariness is it? he questioned, quarking an eyebrow.
Taking his drink and chugging the rest of it the hacker nodded "I only work for and like the best dear" she said, getting up and pulling him up "now come on" she said as she started pushing him torward the bathroom "You need a shower and food, get cleaned up and eat, I got to show you something afterword" grunting in response the man did as he was told.
An hour later the duo were in Grimms old Sandking XL, heading to where Paige wanted them to go, "Hey Grimm, how did you get this truck anyway?" she asked "I know you didn't buy it or steal it, that has a papertrail but this one dosen't." Downshifting and coming to a stop at a light Grimm began "when I first go into this life I had a Mentor who was essentially my brother" he started , taking a left. "We were almost inseprable until he met a woman, she was a innocent, wasn't touched by this life as me or you have, and my friend didnt want to drag her into it, so he got out of it and they moved to Nevada where they got a family" he finished, and coincadently coming to a stop at their destination. "The Vanilla Unicorn?" kinda suprised he turned to Paige "Oh Honey, apple of my eye, jewel on my crown, mind telling filling me in?" Said Apple looked at the eye "men say the most interesting things when their pleasured my dear" she said with a mischevious look "come on, I want you to meet my Intel network."
Climbing out of the vehecle and heading inside both went backstage (much to Grimms wonder) to the managers office where they met an old woman "Dear this is Sally" Paige began "the original owner of the Vanilla Unicorn head of my Intel network" turning to Sally "Mom this is Grimm. . . my Fiance" they say that dropping bombs at the same time cause's interesting things "HE/SHE'S YOUR WHAT?" they were right. After introductions and getting the details hammered out (Merryweather mercs come in notify Grim of any intel they get, anyone start trouble that security cant handle call Grimm)
"You know" Grimm started as they got into the truck "I would have never figured your momma being the owner of that" he said as he started the engine. "Kinda figured she would be a disgruntled house wife who'd castrate any man who touched her daughter- GET DOWN!" pushing his fiance down and dodging a hail of gun fire, Grimm came back up pulling the sawed-off from out under the driver seat "come at me again you sumbitch!" The words punctuated with shot-shell fire as he advanced on the alley where the shots came from, running empty in the shotgun he dropped it and started running, pulling his other weapon, his Automatic pistol to bare as he rounded the corner to see a biker, clutching his arm running to the motorcyclea few yards away. raising the pistol he let off a short burst to his legs, cutting him down like a tree.
"Please! have mer AAARRRHGGGHHH!" the biker found it really hard when the man he was shooting at was putting his knee into his tore up leg, said man pulled out a knife from his boot "all out of mercy or kindness" Grimm said in a flat tone "However I am holding a contest for recieving my undivided rage attention, and you just one first place" jamming the knife into the hand that was holding the bikers arm, essentually pinning his arms together "How does it feel to know you damaged my calm?"
"GRIMM" looking up he see's Sally with two of her hired guards "we'll take care of this trash, you go see to your girl" nodding he stood up and started to leave "wait" turning he watched as the little old lady pulled out his knfe SLOWLY from the man he pinned and wiped the blade on his face. "You forgot this dear" handing him his knife back, Chuckling he accepted it and went back to the truck with a confised Paige "Why are you smiling?" "forget what I said earlier, I see where you get it."