Chapter 62 Chapter 62
Jess’s POV
I pulled him closer to me and whispered in his ear “No one likes a suck up” My lips lingered by his ear longer than necessary then they moved to his lips. I kissed him slowly and passionately. I had to pull away when I started to get lightheaded. “Wow now that was something that will get you lots of brownie points” I gave him one more peck on the lips and walked over to my dad and Justin. “Ok have you got your guns?” They both nodded at me. They were both starting to look scared “Ok what about ammo?”
“How much do you think that we will need?” Dad looked down at the bag of ammo at his feet.
“Take all that you have. This is war and we do not want us to run out of ammo when we are on the ledge and cannot get any more quickly”
“Ok” Dad and Justin started to fill a couple of back packs with all the ammo that they had for their guns. I checked my ammo situation and discovered that I had more than enough. I picked up the case with my ammo in it and walked back to Dad and Justin.
“Hey, are you guys all ready?”
“As ready as I think that any of us can be” Justin looked at me like he was a frightened kitten, and I felt sorry for him. This was not his life. He drew this kind of thing. He didn’t live it. I gave him a weak smile. “Ok follow me and we will go and set up” They followed me in silence. Kieran came and walked beside me and took my hand.
“They will be fine Jess don’t worry”
“That’s easy for you to say. We are used to this. Before this shit with the aliens started they did not know that any of this was real. Now they have discovered that I am part of the special service, that my mum is a witch. That itself is a lot of your average human to take in. Then there is the fact that my three best friends consist of two witches and a vampire. How are they going to cope if we do win?”
“Have faith in them Jess they are stronger than you give them credit for. Sure, they are scared now. I do not think that any sane human wouldn’t be”
“I know I am just worried. This is well kind of the norm for us. We knew that this day was coming. They didn’t”
“You have a right to be worried. They are your family. Will it help if I tell you that after all this is over with, I will come and help you with making sure that your family is, ok? I am sure that together we can help them”
“That sounds like a great idea. Is this before or after you marry me and make an honest woman of me?”
“No one can make an honest woman of you. I think that planning a wedding while helping your family get over this might be good for them. It will take their mind off it”
“Do you know what? I think that you might be right. Ok guys here we are” We had reached the ledge. “As you can see the mountain casts a permanent shadow. The aliens will not be able to see us up here. Kieran and I are going to set up in the middle of the ledge as that gives us a good view of the whole area so that we can cover you guys. Dad, I want you to go right at the end. That way if any of the aliens manage to somehow get out and discover where we are you will be covered by all of us. Then next to you Kieran will set up. He will be able to cover anything that you might miss.”
“Do you mean miss as in I shoot and miss or miss as I don’t see it?”
“Both. Ok next I will set up and then Justin. Justin if you hear anything at all sneaking up on you then I want you to move and get behind me and Kieran. We are both perfect shots and it will not get anywhere near us. Do you all understand?”
“Yes, but Jess what if I don’t hear anything? Or if I cannot move quickly enough?”
“I will have my mind switched on too. I should be able to sense them coming. It’s very unlikely that one will get up here or even find where we are but if I sense anything I will grab you and pull you behind me ok?”
“Ok thank you Jess”
“Yea thanks sweetheart you seem to have thought of every little detail. I am glad that we have you as our leader”
“Thank you, dad. That means a lot. Ok well let’s set ourselves up. I want you to make sure that you are going to be comfortable for a long time”
“And to help with that look what I brought with me” Kieran opened his pack and pulled out 4 bed rolls.
“I guess that I do not think of everything. Thank you, Kieran. I am so used to laying on anything anywhere. I forget that my dad and brother have not had the same training as us” I took two of the rolls of Kieran and handed one to dad and one to Justin.
“Ok dad, do you want to lead the way along the ledge. If you want a hand setting up just ask”
Dad nodded and walked to the end of the ledge and opened his bag. I watched him as he started to set his ammo up along the wall of the mountain. He wanted it so that he could reach it easily and, in a place, where it would not fall of the cliff.
“You want me to go and set up now too boss”