I'm No Monster (Right Now)

(July 5, 2011)
(5:26 P.M.)

The EH101 Merlin heavy lift helicopter touched down harder than I was accustomed to, but that was just fine with me. If nothing was broken, I didn't give a shit. If it was, Trudy could bill me.
I carried my baby girl Scar into the house, pausing at the door. I wasn't sure why... Maybe it had something to do with Scar and the fact that she had been taken from there... Certainly, I was going to be installing مزید sophisticated security measures, but, as for Scar, I didn't know what she was planning to do.
I set her down and she acted like a statue for a moment, not moving,...

(2:12 A.M.)
(July 5, 2011)

A soft rap on the door sent every بھیڑیا in the room instantly on edge. I waved them down and glanced through the peep hole. Standing there was my help.
I swung the door wide and grinned. Penny, Bolt, Trudy Chacon, Mittens, and Rhino were all there, standing on my porch.
I hugged the girls, petted Bolt on the head, and picked up the cat and the hamster.
"Glad آپ guys could come," I said.
"Wouldn't miss it!" کہا Penny and Trudy at the same time.
"Hey, Colb, I brought a couple others. One's a sniper. He's one of the best shots I've ever seen, can shoot the dust off your...

(March 25, 2011)
(Sorry this is such a short chapter. The اگلے one is going to be far longer. BTW, the romance starts soon enough.)

3 days after that fateful flight where Scar and I became one, I decided to ask her to اقدام in with me. I had been arguing with myself the whole three days about it and I couldn't get her out of my mind.
"Hey, babe."
"What's up, Colby?" she said.
"I've got some good news," I کہا happily.
"You're not coming up here, are you?" she said, sounding a bit worried. Her تبصرہ was surprising.
"I wasn't planning to til later, why?" I کہا slowly.
"Oh whew," she said. "I just...