She lowered her head to his chest, her eyes never leaving Tarifa's as she brought her leg up along Martin's to rest atop Tarifa's leg. She felt Martin...'s arm curl around her back, pulling her even closer and his head leaned back on the small pack, his eyes closing slowly. Tarifa's fingers entwined with her own over the top of Martin's chest, their faces only centimeters apart, so close that she could smell Tarifa's peach like scent mingle with the faint scent of mint, like the early mornings in. Al is purely coincidental. This is the 3rd part of my first story. Critiques are welcome.1 more day until Christmas. But first I have to make it through the office party. Work's been crazy, we're all working overtime, plus with my stint as Santa I just want to head home. Nope, it's been "highly recommeneded" we attend. Ah hell, might as well enjoy some free food. I have no desire to see most of my coworkers outside of work. Well maybe 1 or 2 would look nice all disheveled on my bed, but not. The women attacked. If there was one thing Jasmine’s and my mothers knew about, it was cleaning and sterilizing a house. The Dragon Lady seemed to be on the same page. Among them, they had buckets, mops, cleansers—all organic—and gloves for everyone. Siobhan carted in a huge vacuum cleaner and I grabbed it to follow her all the way upstairs to the attic. The room was empty but covered with dust and cobwebs.Dad and I assessed the physical maintenance chores and headed to Home Depot to get a few. Without even facing gio, Asher extended his arm and caught the ninja by the throat and twisted his head 180 degrees. He dropped the body and vanished before it hit the ground. He travelled the area and dispatched three more ninjas.After a half an hour, Asher heard a scream. Worried that something had happened to the girl, he hurried back to find her. On his way to where he left the girl, Asher came to a clearing. In the centre was a corpse. Running to the body, he found the girl he swore to.