Chapter 6

Lex was startled to awake by a light touch and instantly she grabbed her knife and pressed it against her awaker's throat.

"Whoa girl! Jumpy, ain't you sweetheart?"

"Vincent you fucking asshole! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!" She snapped when she tried to calm her rapid heartbeat and put her knife away.

"I'm sorry darling. I just wondered what happened to you when you didn't come back to inside." Vinnie gave a small smile to her. "Are ya okay? What's with the knife?"

"Whoa...I guess I was still little tired. Lovely stuff what Stoker put on me. It doesn't even hurt anymore. And I'm fine. Just let me get some air." Lex gasped. "I'm sorry I snapped at you again. And sorry about the knife. I have a lot in my mind nowadays."

"It's okay. I'm used to it. There isn't a day when someone ain't trying to get a piece of this studdly body of mine." He smirked.

"Ain't you something Vinnie." Lex smiled warmly at him and gave him a hug. "I'm glad that you're my friend, you know that?"

"Sure thing, sweetheart. I'm anything you want me to be." He grinned suggestively and swirled her around the room over and over again making Lex laugh uncontrollably.

"Throttle. I think that it's time we have that talk." Charlie said to him when everyone else had finished their breakfast and left. Though it was way too late to call it as breakfast!

"Hmm? What talk?" Throttle muttered. He was reading the days newspaper.

"After we left from the roof, I told you that we needed to talk." Charlie started to feel a little annoyed. "And now I want to talk. We are not going to delay this any further."

"Fine! Where you want to talk?" Throttle was little scared what she was going to say. This sounded very serious.

"In my office. No one won't disturb us there." Charlie suggested and took his hand to her's and showed the way.

At the garage Modo was tinkering his Lil Hoss while Stoker and Rimfire were talking. Well actually Rimfire was talking and Stoker tried to stay awake. His sleep depts were getting heavier and heavier every second.

"I wonder what is happening on Mars. I guess that General ain't so happy that we left without a word." Rimfire blabbered.

"Well she called last night. And I can say that she wasn't asking us." Stoker yawned. "I guess Throttle haven't spoke her after he dumped her."

"What did she want?" Modo asked over his lil' darlin'.

"To talk to Throttle." Yawn. "She didn't ask nicely."

"Ouch... I guess she didn't take that so well?" Rimfire looked at Stoker with a full of respect.

Stoker yawned again. And again.

"You could say so." He finished with a jaw stretching yawn.

"Oh fuck's sake go to sleep before I'll make you!" Modo laughed at him and yawned. "You're so tired that you're makin' me sleepy!"

"Maybe I should take a little shut eye for a couple hours." Stoker chuckled. "I'm at the couch if someone misses me."

Stoker headed to the couch in a living room and fell to it and was at sleep before his head touched the cushion.

Throttle followed Charlie to her office and was pushed to her chair before he could say anything.

"Throttle... I know that you care for me." Charlie started.

Oh shit. This is not going to be good.

"And I know that if I won't say this straight to you now, then we are going to get a problem. So here it goes." Charlie said and watched straight to his shades.

I think that I don't want to hear this...

Throttle stared at Charlie and hided his feelings from her. He just couldn't let her see to his head right now.

"You are suffocating me. I need a space." Charlie said and looked at his reaction. "Please don't get me wrong. I know you love me. And I really love you too."

"But..? Are you saying...?" Throttle was tensed.

"What? No!" Charlie jumped and lifted his chin. After she took his shades off she watched straight to his eyes. "I just wish that we could slow down a little. I was alone so long time that I got use to be alone. I mean not in relationship. Oh damn that sounded bad."

"You mean that you got use to your personal space?" Throttle started to relax a little.

"Yes! And though I love that you take care of me, too much is too much. You need to relax a little. I miss the fun smooth Throttle who made me laugh. And I know that the guys miss him too. Now I have the joy killer prison guard Throttle. And this thing what is happening to me is scaring the shit out of me." Charlie gave a small trembling smile to him.

"I guess I know what you're asking." Throttle smiled. "Just tell me when I'm over doing it again."

"I will. Now give me a proper kiss!" Charlie chuckled and sat to his lap and leaned to him while her tail twined around Throttle's thigh and made Throttle chuckle.

"I really love you." Throttle whispered when their kiss ended.

"Yeah. I know." Charlie hugged him. "Now Shoo. I have a paperwork to do."

"Sure. Umm... But first..." Throttle said carefully. "I'd like to give you something."

Throttle took his hoop from his ear and put it to Charlie's.

"I hope you would like to wear this..." He was a little unsure for her reaction.

"I'd like to. I love you." Charlie smiled before she kissed him and pushed him out of her office.

Lex and Vinnie were laughing when they stepped to the living room.

"You should... Shh!" Lex shushed to Vinnie. "Someone is sleeping there. Is that Throttle? Why he's sleeping here?"

"Hohoo! Charlie must have kicked him to his ass." Vinnie was amused and started to sneak behind of the couch.

"Oh no you don't! Leave the poor guy alone!" Lex pushed him away from the couch when she saw that it wasn't Throttle who laid on the couch. "Oh..."

Vinnie looked over his shoulder when he heard her sigh and saw the way she looked at Stoker. Oh man! Not again...

He felt his heart aching hard and something got stuck to his throat.

And then all he could even think about was to escape from the room and go to the garage.

He headed straight to his Sweetheart his ears drooping and started to tinker around her to get a grab from his feelings.

What's with Vinnie?" Rimfire was worried. "It seems that he haven't heard anything what we have said to him for half an hour."

"I know that look. Somethin' is botherin' him for a big time. Just let him be." Modo sighed sadly. Something has hurted his bro pretty badly. "Let's go for a ride kid, it's better if we leave him alone for a while."

And then Modo went to the radio and turned it's volume even louder. As how Vinnie wanted it.

Lex watched in awe when Stoker slept under her sight. He was sleeping on his back and his hands were folded over his chest. And his hair had escaped from it's tide sat next to him and studied his face. He looked so young and careless in his sleep. She carefully pressed her hand over his heart and closed her eyes while she felt his strong heartbeat against her hand as he breathed evenly.

She opened her eyes and moved few lock's aside from his face and caressed his cheek. She was surprised when he pressed his cheek against her hand with a small smile.

She stood up and folded a blanket over him. And then... What the hell am I doing?!

Vinnie had been tinkering for an hour when he had done everything he could to her. There wasn't so much to do anyway. Lex had kept their bikes in good shape. Sweetheart was shining and she had got new oils in her. And she was beeping from satisfaction.

"You're welcome pretty lady." Vinnie chuckled. He was feeling little better now.

"Hey Vinnie! Where's Modo and Rimfire?" Throttle asked after he had lowered the volume from the music when he came from Charlie's office.

"Dunno. Haven't seen them for a while." Vinnie answered. "Maybe they went to the scoreboard?"

"Nah. They would have said something first."

"Why you're asking? Do you have something in your mind?" Vinnie was thirsting for action.

"Yeah. But we should wait for them. Where's Stoker?"

"He's sleeping at the couch." Vinnie muttered stiffly and got a weird look from Throttle.

"Okay. What happened?" He demanded.

"Nothing that mattered." Vinnie blushed and turned his back at him so Throttle couldn't see his face.

"Charlie."

"Yeah?" She turned around and saw when Lex came to her office.

"It's time. And I really need it." Lex grinned. "Today night, just you and me and the tequila. And maybe some shakes, if you know what I mean."

"Oh hell yeah girl!" Charlie greeted her words with a howl. "I'll shove Throttle to the scoreboard with the guys so we will get the whole place to ourselves!"

"Nice plan. I'll go get what we need and after that I'm going to give the last touch to that piece of shit in your garage." She grimaced when she thought that customer's old rusty pick-up truck which was under a progress. "I can't wait to get that out off my sight!"

"Haha. Customers are always right..." Charlie teased laughing.

"The hell they are."Lex muttered as she headed to the garage.

When Lex came to the garage she saw that the guys and Rimfire were there. Rimfire and Modo had came back a little while ago. They were all fooling around and laughing at something. I'm not going to ask...

"Guys. Today you have to get something else to do than hang around here." She announced. "Charlie and I have a hot date together today, so beat it!"

"What?!" Vinnie was pretty turned on for the image he got. "Can I watch?"

"Vinnie you idiot!" Modo muttered and slapped to his head. Though he got that image too...

"Vinnie. She does no mean THAT kind of a date!" Throttle shaked his head. "Or do you?"

"What are you planning to do?" Rimfire was amused by his uncle's reaction.

"That's not your business, kid." Lex grinned wickedly and leaned to whisper to the youngster's ear. "You're way too young for that kind of information."

Rimfire blushed rapidly and watched when she laughed and hopped on her bike and left.

"What did she whisper to you?" Throttle asked.

Rimfire just shook his head without saying anything.

Charlie sighed and started to rub her head, all the paperwork she had done for a couple hours made her head hurt, but her hand get stuck to her antennaes.

I still do forget what happened.

She studied her furry hands for a while until she stood up and walked in front of a mirror. She looked at herself closely.

She saw how she had changed. And she heard a small scared whimper come from her throat.

Nope nothing has changed from the last time.

She just couldn't stop watching her new features. She had looked herself for hours now, when no one was watching. But still she didn't feel right.

I know that this is me. But still I don't feel like it.

She touched her antennaes with her trembling hands and felt that they were kinda rubbery but still very sensitive to touch. Full of neural endings.

Guess that makes that mind thing possible. Hmm...

There came a wicked smile to Charlie's face when she got a evil idea. Poor Throttle...

I guess I need to practice a little!

"Okayyy..." Vinnie looked at him oddly.

"Krhm... What's our plan for today?" Modo asked.

"I guess we're bunking today at scoreboard." Throttle said. "Maybe there's movies coming or something."

"Or something. I like that!" Vinnie grinned wildly.

"Cheez Vinnie!" Throttle rolled his eyes. "Why I don't -"

Throttle cut his sentence when he felt something to slither smoothly in his mind. What the...? Oh!

He saw a lot of images of himself and Charlie at her office. How she was bending over her desk while he was behind her and he... Oh shit! Oh fuck!

"Be right back..." Throttle muttered and stormed to the direction where Charlie's office wa

Charlie startled when she heard him crash inside her office. Well I guess it worked.

Then she saw the look on Throttle's face and she started to laugh. "You...! Aww!"

"Not funny!" Throttle exclaimed but even he didn't believe himself. "You little...! You were taking advantage of the bonding!"

Charlie just laughed harder. "Still funny, you should seen yourself!"

"I guess you need a lesson then." Throttle snatched from her hand when she was still laughing and pulled her to his arms. "I'll show what is funny, babe."

Throttle's lips nearly touched her lips, but instead of kissing her, he pushed her against the wall and tickled her while he had locked her hands above her head with his tail so she couldn't defend herself.

"What just happened?" Vinnie was confused.

"Dunno." Rimfire said but grinned when they heard Charlie's shrieks and giggles and Throttles much lower laughter.

"Stop! Please stop!" Charlie laughed desperately. "I'm sorry! Please stop already!"

"Why she's sorry?" Vinnie wondered.

"I think that we don't wanna know!" Modo chuckled.