Page 26 of Grim's Gem
“Oh my Lanta! This is so much fucking fun! How have we not thought of this before?” Piper screams as she throws another bomb.
“Ch-Ch-Ch Cherry Bombs!” Izzy yells. She dances around, singing the infamous song by The Runaways. She turns and starts shaking her butt and head, and I bend over, laughing.
“Well, Jade’s idea of Molotov Cocktails might have taken things too far. We want to blow shit up, not set the compound and the woods behind it on fire. I figured this might give us the rush we need,” Halle says, lighting another bomb and throwing it.
“Fire in the Hole!” Izzy yells, throwing her cherry bomb wildly and a little to the left, just as the guys come out of the shed to our right. There is an ATV with a trailer of supplies right by the door, and unfortunately, the Cherry bomb lands on the ATV, blowing shit up…. Badly.
“WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING? That shit almost hit me!” We hear one of the guys yelling. I’m pretty sure I saw Hitter walk out of the door just five seconds before Izzy threw the bomb. He was very close to the blast. Oops.
“Oh shit, they found us sooner than we thought,” Piper says, hiding the cherry bomb she has in her hand behind her back. Yeah, I don't think that's going to work.
Halle quickly throws her makeshift cherry bomb/Molotov cocktails. Unfortunately, she put metal jacks in hers, so when they blow, those puppies go flying. One… right into Loki as he’s walking out.
“Oopsies,” Halle whispers as Loki looks down at his arm, seeing the metal sticking out. He makes his way toward Halle. I can't tell what the look in his eyes means, but Halle seems anything but worried. As he stops in front of her, Halle reaches out and pulls the jack out of his arm. I roll my eyes as she leansdown and licks the drop of blood running down his arm. Loki's eyes heat, and he immediately grabs her by her ass and lifts her to him, swallowing her face.
“Dear lord,” Piper says, rolling her eyes as well.
“Ahh, man. Izzy, you just blew up the backsplash for my kitchen,” Sunny whines as we watch the fire overtake the supplies on the trailer.
“Oh, no, girl. I am so sorry. I know you’ve been waiting months for that to come in. I feel horrible,” Izzy says, looking at Sunny in dismay. When Sunny realizes it, she pulls Izzy in for a hug.
“Oh, don't worry about it, girl! Nix picked out that ugly shit anyway. Now I get the chance to talk him into the backsplash I actually want,” Sunny laughs, causing all of us to burst out too.
“What the hell! Seriously, can we have one fucking girls' night that doesn’t end up with blood, weapons, or…. Fire?” Swift stomps toward us, all the men following. I look at Gray, and his face is set in stone. Oh shit. That doesn't bode well for me.
“We were perfectly fine out here, in the middle of the woods, just setting off some very simple, safe fireworks. Then you guys come and ruin it,” Halle pouts.
“SAFE? SAFE? You blew up a fucking ATV! You are blowing the backyard to hell!” Swift yells, throwing his hands up.
“We made sure no one was around first.” Sunny shrugs as Comp turns his head in her direction.
“You made sure the area was clear? What would have happened if the kids heard this shit? If Paisley got curious about what was exploding back here and got curious?” Comp growls.
“We made sure they were safe, Jackass. The kids wanted to go to a movie, so Becky took them,” Sunny says, sticking her tongue out at him and turning her head, sticking her nose in the air in a harrumph.
“You are pregnant, Jade. What the hell were you thinking?” Grim seethes at me.
“I was being safe as shit. I would never do anything to hurt this baby or me, and I know every one of these ladies was making sure I was fine and taken care of. Don't you dare even insinuate I would put my baby at risk,” I warn Gray. I understand his need to protect this baby and me, but I also know you have to grab life by the balls. Grab a front-row seat and not a back one.
“For your information, butthead. Jade didn't even throw one single Cherry bomb,” Piper says, placing her hands on her hips and glaring at Gray.
“And how many, pray tell, did you throw?” Swift asks, stepping up to her and crossing his arms.
“Uhh….” She stammers, looking everywhere but at him. Comp looks over at the trailer and supplies the ATV was carrying and gasps.
“Please tell me those weren't the custom Jasmine blue backsplashes I picked out for the kitchen,” He growls, looking at all of us women murderously.
“Okay, but if we are fair, Izzy was dancing, got dizzy, and threw it in the wrong direction. It was totally a mistake, and I already told her it was fine. Don't you dare make her feel bad about it!” Sunny says, pointing a finger at Comp.
“I really am sorry, Comp,” Izzy whispers, wringing her hand together. I watch as his face softens.
“Okay.. do I have to say this again? Did you give a legally blind woman an explosive? Knives are one thing, but what if that would have taken off her hand?” Hitter seethes. “I swear, girls' night is over. This is the last one. I can't take any more of this shit. I’m going to die from a heart attack before our enemies ever get the chance to take me out.” He babbles on for a while until Izzy walks up and whispers something in his ear. The next second, she is thrown over his shoulder, and they are headed toward their house.
“I think that's our cue as well. We need to have a little talk of our own, don't we, pet?” Loki smiles down at Halle as he grabs her by the ass and pulls her to him. He sniffs up the side of her neck before leaning back and saying, “Grab a lighter and some of those Cherry bombs too.”
“I’ll even add a few cupcakes… just for you. You might not have taken my cherry bomb, but you can lick my…”
“Alright, alright! Just go! We are out too,” Swift says, holding his hand up to stop whatever Halle was going to say. The rest of the group leaves, and I’m left standing here with Gray looking at me with a mixture of amusement and fear.