Midnight CEO. To hell and back.

59.

"You have got to be kidding me?" I groaned, looking at Carter with absolute disgust. "I'm not doing that." I shook my head.

"What do you mean you're not doing that?" Carter looked shocked at my reaction. "After everything we have done together, this is your line?"

"I'm pretty sure this would be everyone's line." My hands were on my hips in protest.

"Not mine." Jake smiled proudly, rubbing his hands together.

"You have no line, so you don't get an option." I snapped at him.

"I do too." Jake dramatically took a step back and gasped. "I just haven't found it yet. Don't line shame me."

"Oh, for goodness sake." Callan groaned, shaking his head. "Look, none of us want to do this, but we have to. So get on your knees, Ebony, and stop complaining."

"Excuse me? You get on your knees and do it first, then." I glared at Callan.

"I don't like to go first. It's rude. I learned that a long time ago, and anyway, ladies first, as they say." Callan grinned in my face proudly. "I believe in equality, so why don't you get on your knees and go first? Stepmother dearest."

"Nice." Jake smiled, trying not to laugh. "I'd watch that."

"Fine, I'll go first," I said in Callan's face and then got on my knees. "Ew, it smells down here."

"Not the first time he's heard that." Jake got on his knees next to me. "Oh god, it does smell. Callan, where have you been, man?"

"Ha ha! So fucking funny. Asshole." Callan swung at Jake's head, narrowly missing it as Jake hit the ground. "You're so annoying."

"You're so annoying," Jake yelled at him from the ground.

"You're both so annoying." I glared at them both.

"Enough!" Carter yelled in frustration. "Everyone, just get on your goddamn knees and pretend you like it or so help me, god..."

"Stop! This is ridiculous." I cut off Carter. "None of us want to do this, but we have no other option. We need to stop attacking each other and focus."

"I'm so tired and sore. I can't keep doing this with you guys." Jake whined. "Carter hurt me back there." He rubbed his back. "You need to be more gentle."

"You need to toughen up." Carter snapped. "You can't keep up with me. That's not my problem."

"No wonder the ladies complain about their knees hurting. This sucks." Callan rubbed his legs. "How do you do this?"

"Look, we have to go through the sewer to get to the vampire council undetected. No one wants to do it, but we have no choice." Carter said, getting on his knees. "At least this way, we might have a chance."

"Yeah, but the sewer sinks." Jake held his hand to his mouth.

"Vinnie, Leon, and Henry are already in the drain on the other side of the forest, and we all agreed that we would take this path. It leads us to the council chambers, and if we don't do this, we are leaving them to die, so get on your knees and enter the drain." Carter climbed into the open sewer grate on the ground.

"On a scale of one to that night, we woke up in a grave with a stake in our chest. How bad is it?" Jake yelled down to Carter on his hands and knees.

"It's fine. It's actually not that bad." Carter called back, completely calm.

"Really?" Jake stuck his head into the drain. "Wait a minute.." Jake suddenly disappeared into the drain as Carter pulled him down, head first.

"You son of a bitch!" Jake almost squealed. "It's disgusting down here...I mean, no, it's delightful down here. Mmmm, smells great."