Undead Advantage

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Chapter 11 
Chapter 12 
Chapter 13 
Chapter 14 
Chapter 15 
Chapter 16 
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Chapter 18 
Chapter 19 
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Chapter 21 
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Chapter 23 
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Chapter 25 
Chapter 26 
Chapter 27 
Chapter 28 
Chapter 29 
Chapter 30 
Chapter 31 
Chapter 32 
Chapter 33 

Hank and Juan's Story

Chapter 32

Hank, Juan and Kevin were sharing a joke when the door to Kevin's room opened up and the woman Kevin had met out in the Mike's Club parking lot tentatively inched her way into the room in one hand she held a bouquet of flowers in a green glassware vase.

“Knock, knock!”, called Krystal as she forced her way into the room. “You guys got room for one more?”

Raising his eyebrows at the sight of the woman Juan nodded 'yes', while Hank said “Sure!”

Turning to Juan Hank asked, “Is this Krystal? The woman you were telling us about?”

Krystal answered, “Yep that's me, you must be Hank then? And Juan, right?”

Hank took Krystal's proffered hand and and then offered to take the flowers from her, she relinquished them with good grace and he set them onto the nightstand behind him.

“Hate to bring you bad news Hank and Juan, but Nanci says to get out. Hank has his own room he should be resting in and Juan, well, I guess Juan has thing he is supposed to be doing too, so scoot you two. Nanci's orders. I think she is running things around here.”

Looking at each other Hank and Juan left Krystal and Kevin to themselves. As soon as they were in the hallway Nanci grabbed Juan and told Hank he was supposed to be in the room next door to Kevin's and the doctors wanted him to rest up, after all broken ribs were no laughing matter. Hank grunted in assent and trudged to his assigned room while Nanci led Juan away with a quick goodbye.

Back in Kevin's room Krystal approached him warily, “I just wanted to say thanks for this morning.”, she gestured at the flowers.

Kevin nodded, “Aw, yeah, it was nothing, you'da done the same for me, I know it.”

Krystal raised her eyebrow and responded, “Maybe, I like to think I would have anyway.”

“You would have, I know you would, you're, I don't know different, you're good, I can tell.”

“Thanks Kevin, I appreciate that and I like that you see that in me.”, Krystal shrugged, unsure of how to proceed, haltingly she said, “So, uh, tell me your story, how you ended up at the club and all. You tell me yours and I'll tell you mine? Okay?”

Kevin nodded his agreement and the two spent the afternoon listening, understanding and crying together.

Hank shut the door to his room behind him and looked longingly at the bed. He had not slept well in ages and a real bed and getting some real sleep appealed to him. He was unbuckling his pants when the bathroom door behind to his right opened up, he was startled and turned to face Evaine, pants half undone.

“Oh Hank!”, she stepped forward and embraced him, “I don't know that I am ready for that!”, she gushed out.

Turning red Hank stammered, “Uh, Evaine. I uh, didn't know you were in here! Nanci didn't say, she just said this was my room.” Hank started doing up his pants and pulling his belt to, when Evaine's hand stopped him.

She looked him in the eye and said in a serious voice, “Hank, I was just kidding.” Hank breathed a sigh of relief and let out a short chuckle, Evaine didn't move her hand as she continued, “I am ready for that.”



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