Pushing Up Daisies

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here.”
    Sarah sighed with relief and leaned back against her rock. “Thank god. I thought he was dead. When I saw the cockpit smashed, I just knew he’d died and we were alone.”
    Daisy snorted. She and House and would be fine without Sarah. Stuck with her to care for, the two of them had to stay in human form. As wolves, they both could have made it all the way back to Mogadishu with no trouble.
    â€œThose insurgents wanted you pretty bad. What for?” Daisy asked.
    â€œHouse said it’s because my dad is a diplomat currently serving in Israel”
    Daisy nodded. “That would do it.”
    She sat next to Sarah and put an arm around her shoulders. She was soft and womanly, smelling like fresh coconut with a floral note. Daisy turned her head so her face brushed Sarah’s hair. The smell came from the pale gold tresses. Something warm rose in Daisy’s chest. She realized she wanted to protect Sarah. She tightened her grip on the woman’s shoulders and Sarah turned to bury her face in Daisy’s plates.
    They rested together for about an hour. Daisy didn’t sleep, but Sarah did with her head against Daisy’s body armor. Daisy kept scanning the horizon for anyone following them or for House. When he showed up, she was dozing and he surprised her.
    â€œSleeping on duty?” He asked.
    Daisy bolted awake. “House, sorry, man, I was so tired and it’s hotter than hell. I kept wanting to get rid of the armor, but I know better.”
    â€œIt’s okay,” he said. “How’s the girl?”
    â€œShe’s feeling pretty guilty and terrified. The let-down after the crash was hard. She’s been sleeping for a couple of hours.”
    House stared off into the distance. “We left men behind.”
    â€œI know you hate that.”
    â€œGopher and Berry, I can’t believe we lost them. I’ve been with Gopher for a couple of years.”
    â€œWe’ll go back and get them. We just need to find a way off this frigging desert.”
    Sarah woke up and blinked. “House, you’re alive.”
    He reached down and pulled her to her feet. “Yeah, at least I am for the moment. You spot any tail?” He asked Daisy.
    â€œSo far nothing. I saw a rat. Does that count?”
    House smiled. “I don’t think so. You probably should have caught it. At least we could eat.”
    â€œAwe, man, rat? Did you find a way off this hot plate?”
    He shook his head. “No, we’re miles from anything or anywhere. Only good news is I think we’re in Ethiopia. I found a cave about two miles from here. No water, but we can hole up there until dark.”
    Daisy slowly rose to her feet. Everything hurt. She’d been hit twice in the plates and was bruised. The crash had added a few more. “We need to search the wreckage for Sarah’s sandal. She can’t go anywhere with only one shoe.”
    House nodded his gaze on the horizon. “Round up anything in the bird we can use. I’ll search for her shoe.”
    * * * *
    House walked in circles starting at the bird, his eyes on the ground, his mind churning. They were in so much trouble. He’d run for thirty miles in a circle around their location and found nothing. But he’d got a take on where they were and thought if they started walking around midnight, they might find a main road. From there, they could find a town.
    He found the sandal fifty feet from the wreck and carried it back to Sarah. She was helping Daisy stuff two backpacks with weapons, ammo, bottles of water, MREs, a med kit and some tools. When House saw the tools, he lifted one eyebrow.
    Daisy shrugged. “You never know what we might need.”
    â€œDid you find the satellite phone?”
    Daisy held up a crushed phone. “The laptop and the com equipment were in the cockpit.”
    â€œWe still have our chips. They’ll find us.”
    Daisy and House were both equipped

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