41 Cherish and treasure

"I see that you are both exceptionally energetic on this wonderful morning." - Frank's disgustingly cheerful voice broke through the fog of excitement, making Greg cringe. Turning to him, Greg snarled, still holding Lana, who started the vain attempts to crawl away from him.

"Frank, could you ...?"

" No, I could not." - cut off his friend, crossing his arms on his chest, and pretending that he did not notice what moment he interrupted.- "First, explain to me what were you up to yesterday, that my deputy is now in such a vile state."

"Tony, stop hiding there, you were there, too," -he threw out the door, and then dragged a stubborn friend into the room.

"Listen, Frank, Greg is also wounded. Can…"

" Nope, you tell me everything, now. Besides, a couple of minutes ago he did not seem on the verge of dying to me." - stated Frank, earning a pair of vicious stares from friends and embarrassed from Lana, which Greg at that moment grabbed around her neck and pressed to him, not giving a chance to slip away.

"Well, I'll tell you everything," - Tony surrendered first. - "It was Greg's idea!" - in his memories, of course, there was the moment when he suggested himself break into the park, but ...

" Yes, it's all his fault!" - Anthony added without doubts, carefully avoiding looking at his friend.

Frank sighed wearily.

"Ok, now tell me everything in order. Greg let go of Lana already, you're suffocating her. And Lana, you as the most reasonable - Talk!"

Greg reluctantly obeyed, but still didn't let her get down from the bed, clasping the edge of her dress tightly. Lana moved away as far as possible and nestled on the side of the bed.

"I don't know what to say, Frank." - she began blushing. - "My children and I went to a friend's birthday."

"Is that bearded man your friend? Who is he?" - cutting her off, Greg demanded, pulling the girl by the hem.

" It's Kiki. He owns the club where I work."

"Worked." - Greg declared. Lana tried to pull her skirt out of his hands, but couldn't do it.

"I still work there, and on Friday I have a shift. I have already quit my job in a cafe, I do not see the point of quitting this one." -she angrily retorted, leaving attempt to free her clothes from the capture.

" No, you're not going anywhere on Friday." - said Greg firmly.

" Yes, I do! Who do you ...

" Enough! " - Frank interrupted them. - "Lana, back to the topic. Tell me everything then you can fight however you want!"

Greg immediately glowed with a satisfied smile.

"Okay," -Lana returned to the conversation, carefully ignoring Greg. - "We were at Kiki's, and we were going to spend the night there."

"Do you spend the night in the house of all your employers?" - Greg interrupted again.

"As you can see," - Lana snapped, finally pulling out the cloth from his claws and stepping aside.

" In general, already at night, when everyone went to bed, the guard informed Kiki that they had caught on the territory two men. One was wounded. They were attacked by a local pack of wolves. Then they found Greg. What they were doing there, I don't know. Fortunately, there was a doctor among the guests. They were patched up and sent home. That's all I know." - Quickly retold her version Lana, not paying attention to Greg's comments, such as "What kind of name is Kiki? Like a little girl! "

" And by the way Kiki, this is a reduction from Crazy Killer. He used to be a professional MMA fighter." - Lana could not resist and added. - "That's all I know.I would also like to know, what were they doing there."

Greg immediately looked away.

" This is actually quite understandable." - Frank said with a grin. - "He most likely, burning with jealousy, rushed to rescue you, taking with him a support group. And on the road, our heroic Red Riding Hoods were caught by big bad wolves."

"That's not true! I did not even know that Lana was with this sissy-name guy, Kiki. Martin said that she was with the children at some strange park, at night. I was worried and decided to make sure everything was in fine. " - Greg blurted out. Frank winced, apparently with his assumption, he wanted to help his friend save some face, but Greg blabbed everything himself.

Lana was silent for a while, digesting what she just heard.

"Why did this Martin know where I was with the children?" - she looked suspiciously at Greg.

"Lana, we have the best security in the corporation. They all know about everyone. Especially with your ability to get into trouble ..."

"Are you saying that they were following me?" - the girl screamed in horror, stepping back.

" Ruslana, do not make a mountain out of a molehill. Protection is for all who are dear to me," - Greg tried to reason with her.

"No, Greg, that's not going to work. I agreed to work for you, even moved here with the children. And I'm grateful for your concern. But this is the point. You will not control every step I take."

The girl was furious. Greg could not understand what made Lana so angry. She wanted to add something, but then just turned around and rushed to the door in a huff. He couldn't let her go like this.

Greg rose from the bed and tried to follow her. But the vision started to blur. He swayed and manage to grab the lamp, tearing it out of the wall. The crash and worried voices behind made Lana turn around. Frank was already running around the bed to help, and Tony climbed onto it, trying to catch unsteady friend.

"Greg!" - Lana cried, returning to the bedroom. - "What are you doing? It's too early for you to get up."

Greg meanwhile, not letting his friends put him back, swayed again but tried to take a few steps toward her.

"Lana, don't go. Let me explain." - He said in a weak voice. The girl had no choice but to return and tack this impossible man back in bed. Frank shook his head and waved his hand at them with the words:

" Deal with it yourself. But don't involve Martin in your altercation anymore!"

Tony silently walked out but stopped on the threshold.

"You know, Lana. Greg was really afraid for you. There were a dozen big beasts, and he fought like a monster, just to break through to you." - He said in a severe tone. Lana could hardly restrain herself from showing her surprise at such a shameless lie.

Greg, taking advantage of the moment while she turned away, saluted to his friend. However as soon as she turned back, Greg immediately sagged on the pillow and made a suffering face.

"And what shall I do with you now, my heroic knight?" - Lana shook her head, covering the man with a blanket.

" Cherish and treasure, of course." - he whispered to her, opening one eye and smiling with his slow, sleepy smile, which she could never resist.