thing?”
“Do you really want to have this discussion here and now?”
“Get me off this boat. I’ll deal with you later.” I grabbed Shyanna’s chain and started for the front of the boat. “Move over, Derek!” I shoved his shoulder a little too hard sending all three of us over the side.
“Cold,” Shyanna was yelling as she tried to pull herself back into the boat.
“See what your stubborn attitude does for you?” Jacob said reaching his hand out.
I threw the chain into the boat and lifted Shyanna up by the backside, pushing her in as well. I then grabbed Derek who was floundering like a drowned rat, and pushed him up to the side of the boat. I held on, laying my forehead on the wet wood and thought to myself, what the hell am I doing in this mess? I opened my eyes and looked over at Derek, who spit a mouthful of water in my face, laughing. I released my grip on the side of the boat and both of us went under. He came back up spitting in a different fashion and I was now laughing so hard I couldn’t pull myself into the boat if I wanted to. I think it was a much need relief and I just let it pour on.
“Take my hand, lady,” Tanda said leaning just a bit too far over so I gladly pulled her in.
Tammy was laughing so hard that she never saw Brandon and Sydney sneaking up behind her, and the next thing you heard was a quick scream and a large splash. The small boat rocked back and forth with Shyanna laughing her little heart out. Jacob on the other hand, stood there holding onto the ship with a disgusted look on his face.
“Please don’t be angry, Jacob. I’m sorry for being such a bitch. Will you please help me out?” I said acting like I was wiping my face on my already soaked sleeve to hide my wicked smile.
“You agree that you were wrong then?”
“Well, maybe not completely, but I’ll take blame for half of it.”
“Come on Jacob, she’s always a hard ass,” Derek called out, then tried to push my head under.
I came back up from getting a mouthful of water that I spit back in Derek’s face, only to find Jacob with a smile on his, that he quickly hid.
“Okay,” he said and did the one thing he shouldn’t have…he leaned down and gave me his hand. One smooth yank and he went in and under.
We laughed and swam around dunking one another until Shyanna started flying in the air saying, “Off, off. Now, yes now?” I told the others that we better take care of our new family member and hope that she didn’t fly away when we took the chain off. I got several ‘what if’ looks as soon as I said it, so I shrugged my shoulders and pulled myself out of the water. Once we were all on the ship, it was one of the workers that reminded us that dawn was soon approaching, like we couldn’t feel its deadly pull. We all gave our thanks and turned to the one who dove on the fruit that was left on the deck.
“Well, at least we know what she eats,” Jacob said going to the tool box.
“Better let me do that,” I said holding out my hand.
“On this, My Lady, you are correct.”
“I really wish you guy’s would just call me, Renee. Besides, have you really seen me acting like a lady?” I took the cutters and walked over to Shyanna who was eating like she hadn’t in a month.
“Good, so good,” she smiled, and for the first time I saw that she had fangs very similar to ours.
“Shyanna, my name is, Renee. Can you say my name?”
“Renee.” She chirped which sounded more like she said, re-knee .
“That is so good. Want me to take that old chain off now?”
“Yes, oh yes…now!”
“Will you stay with us and not fly too far away?” I asked putting my hand under her chin. “We want you here with us…forever.”
“Want’s me?” she asked turning her little head.
“Forever.”
“Me’s you’s now,” she replied and hopped to me much like she had her mother.
I cut through the first two heavy wires but I couldn’t cut through the last, because it had several twisted
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