Chapter 3

Lex was so tired when she arrived back to the garage. She had sat about half hour at the beach buried to her thoughts and taming her storming feelings before she left.

When she opened the car's door and headed to the rain and inside the garage, she was dreaming for a cup of a hot chocolate with a whipped cream and marshmallows. And with a hint of a rum. And a hot bath.

I think I need a day off . Charlie promised me a girls night out. I guess it's time to claim that promise!

She left her carrying's to the garage table and headed to the kitchen when she noticed that the whole place was empty and the kitchen table was knocked over. A little wrestling match again, I guess?

"Charlie?" She shouted. "Guys? Where are ya?"

She got upstairs and saw that Charlie's bedroom was empty. And then she totally spooked when she saw the destroyed bathroom.

What the heck happened here?!

She heard someone moving downstairs so she kneeled to take a small knife from her ankle.

He found me! He is not going to get me alive!

Lex started to sneak back to the downstairs. Luckily the electricity went down at that moment so she could hide in the shadows.

She heard someone stumble near her and the repressed manly curse so she leaned her back to the wall next of the stairs.

She heard that the intruder was heading to the upstairs so she waited that he was next to her when she attacked.

She tripped him to make him fall so she could jump to his back and press her knife against his back. But that son of a bitch was quicker. He turned his back and kicked her to her stomach and she fled to the wall.

She was able to get herself together before he could get to her so she was waiting when he attacked, and when he did, she greeted him with a roundhouse kick to his jaw.

She jumped on top of him and pressed her knife to his back but then he turned around and sended her knife somewhere.

They wrestled around the floor a while until he got on top of her and pinned her to the floor with his body. Holding her hands above her head and locking her legs with his own.

And then the lights came back to life and Lex noticed that Stoker's face was only a couple inches away from hers.

The both of them were breathing heavily and Lex felt her breasts harden against his chest. His long hair had escaped from his ponytail and were falling to his face. And hers.

"Oh man you are dangerous, babe!" Stoker grumbled and then he gave her a fiery kiss which seemed to never end.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Lex whispered breathlessly when he ended the kiss.

"I'm just using the moment." Came with hoarse voice.

"What the hell?! Did you know it was me?! Why you didn't say anything?!" She was getting angry.

"No! I Didn't know." He chuckled. " I never could knowingly hit a lady! Although you don't fight like one!"

"Oh piss of!" She shouted and pushed him off of her and stood up. " Where is everybody?"

Lex straightened her clothes, but still Stoker managed to see few ugly scars on her lower back and waist rising up under her shirt. What?!

"I sended Modo, Vinnie and Rimfire to the scoreboard. It started to be way too crowded in my ships infirmary."

"Wait? What?" Lex was worried. "Why infirmary? And what the hell happened to the bathroom?! Can't you be even for a few hours without destroying the place?!"

"Umm... That was Charlie..."

"What?! Is she okay?!"

"Don't worry. She is ok! Just little different than before." He muttered with a low voice.

"Oh shit! How different?! What the hell happened?! Spit it out!" She was pretty frustrated.

"Charlie transformed to a mice and we have no idea is it permanent." Stoker watched closely her reaction. "And she's still unconscious. Throttle refused to leave here there alone."

"Oh. It figures. I finally came crazy. Or I'm with crazy people. And I don't know which one is better." She sighed and turned on her heel's and headed to back yard.

"Where are you going?" Stoker asked.

"Where you think?" Lex shouted over her shoulder. "I need to see her!"

Throttle sat next to Charlie holding her hand in his, again. It wasn't long when they were at this situation before. This is getting ridiculous how often this happens.

He examined his loved ones new face. It felt a little odd to look at her like that, but still he recognized her in there.

"I love you Charlene." He whispered, kissed her hand and leaned his head to her thigh slowly falling to sleep.

Lex stormed to the infirmary but stopped when she saw Throttle sleeping. Leaning to someone who looked little familiar to her. No way!

She walked silently next to them and watched them sleep. They are so cute couple. I hope that will keep that way.

She kissed Charlie's furry forehead and caressed her cheek. She feels so soft.

She turned her eyes to Throttle and studied him closely for the first time and felt something warm grow in her heart. No...

She felt tears rising to her eyes and she turned her back to them and left.

Stoker watched from kitchen's window to Charlie's back yard.

Why she was so spooked?

Stoker couldn't get Lex's reaction out of his head. The way she fought was almost like she was fighting for her life. Sadly she would be dead now, if he would had any intention to kill her. Though he was the best of the best's. But still she was good. That good that with a little practice she would easily win him. Well. Maybe not guite.

Where did she learn to fight like that? And why? And where did those scars came and are there more of them?

Stoker's thoughts casted a sight of her without her clothes in his mind and he felt the drool coming from his mouth. Oh damn I'm as bad as Vinnie!

Stoker's thoughts were cut by a annoying beeping from Charlie's computer.

Only one person can be that annoying even through the comlink!

"Here's Stoker. What's up General?"

Do I even need to say? I'll say it anyway, rrrreview!