Page 56 of Vapor
“So, we can go for the kids in two days?” I ask.
Cort nods. “If you can get the gun drones done.”
I smile thinking I’m making it home early because this saves us a whole day. I look at Jones. “Get Sarah on the shield for us. We need weather, the daily schedule of movements and any military chatter or sightings in the area or missions planned.” He stops typing and looks at me. “Give her the new timeline. She’ll tell you whatever I don’t add.”
He smiles. “Roger, Commander. She will. If you don’t need me, I can help Lerch.”
I nod. “Thanks. I’ll help when I finish the diagnostics.”
He’s up and out. I look at the board. “It’s odd to forget you’re there but I’ve done it twice today.”
They smile. “The change in plans didn’t bother you in the least.” Cort didn’t ask anything.
I answer anyway. “No.”
Ben laughs.
Cort nods. “I have nothing else if you have nothing to report.”
“You get the soldier reality show that doesn’t leave much room for questions, but I have one. Mase’s family?”
He nods. “Cloud and CJ were with Kateri. Their youngest boy told her about him getting shot so Cloud got to the Club and called from there. Kristos said they watched Alder dress his wounds. Mase was cracking jokes and called for Jeremy to make sure they saw him at the reservation, not the prison. Jeremy did and the kids were fine. Kateri doesn’t question anything in front of the kids.”
“That’s good. Alder said he’d call when he jumps but I didn’t understand. That’s from the reservation?”
Ben answers. “Yes, it’s a realm. The Indians jump to the reservation. There, Aiyana, or whoever can heal, does. So Mase jumped and Aiyana from princes and Tekah from Connecticut were healing him as Alder worked on his body in the prison.”
I nod slowly. “Do you know how utterly nuts that sounds to people who haven’t had enough Kool aid?”
They laugh at me but I could use a drink just to forget about the realm shit.
~*~*~
The choppers are set for tomorrow so I put the tools away and sit on the Little Bird deck to call my Julius the JAG. His picture reminds me of the dark-haired blue-eyed Italian’s from tv. The sigh is disgust for acting like a typical girl mooning over her bedroom wall posters of teen heart throbs. I’m smiling when the phone goes to my ear.
“My incredibly amazing Virginia Ross. You almost caused a stroke and burst my heart with pride. Stop that and pick one fatal ailment card a day. Dealing two is just cold. I can recommend a better way to tease so I fold faster.”
My, “HAH!, got the maintenance crew milling around a chopper that isn’t ours, looking my way with smiles. “Shit. I’ll take the teasing advice but I raise you to handing advice out in person.” The poker themed sexy banter is a surprise from my strait-laced JAG but he’s only strait-laced in looks. The man is down and dirty when the clothes peel off like the boy next door persona sheds with each article that hits the floor. I love it.
He chuckles low. “I’m headed into a meet with a Club in Texas from the Honor Club. I can call you back, baby.”
“Yes. I’m going to help with drones so make it a couple of hours?”
“Will do, my amazing Virginia Ross.”
I hear someone call him faintly, “Here, Julius.” That sounds like the Kristos guy with weird eyes, that’s Mase’s President.
“Love ya, Vapor.” He’s distracted so I love him back quickly.
Before I get to the lower deck with Lerch and Jones, I need to check on Mase and the soldiers.
Chapter Ten
Two days
SOAR
Julius
