Leaning close he kissed me on the mouth once more."Well then," he said, slowly letting go of me, "we'll need to make sure your Dad doesn't get wind of...this! I've known your Dad for years. I'd hate to loose his business too, so...he can't know about our...little secret, okay?!" Absolutely!" I replied."Can I get you a wash rag or anything to clean up with?" I'll be fine, thanks. I'll take a shower after I go home; and I still need to pick up my stuff outside before I leave." Can I get you a drink. "What happened to him?" the Captain asked, looking around to see where the lightning had struck in a nervous manner."The Amulets knocked him out," I told him confidently in a quiet voice, and my amulet warmed up as I said it. "It would appear that we may need only a superficial guard on the building at night. The Amulets will not be stolen from," I assured him to renewed warmth from my amulet.Our men had moved closer on seeing that there was no more lightning and several of them recognized the. I wasnt in the mood, I had been kinda bummed every since Joey had quit, he got a chance at a better job, great news,right? except he had to move to his grandparents , hours away.I was into my fourth box of novels when Nick walked in,“ There you are! I was wanting to see if you were up for a little ride, you seem a bit....down, bored,sad, or some shit lately”“ Im fine....and Im sure of the ride youd like me to take, ( I smirked).. no thanks, I was sore for days”he just laughed and flashed that. As I walked in, he jumped up, I put down my bags of groceriesand we hugged it out. "Holy shit welcome home stranger, I was wonderingif you were coming back at all."He grabbed me a beer and we flopped on the big settee and put our feetup. He gave me a knowing glare. "Turned to the dark side have you?"I laughed. "What the hell are you talking about?"He pointed at my country style shirt, jeans and boots. "Country andwestern... who are you... the new Taylor Swift or something?"Clicking on I.