Free Spiteful (The Infected Book 3) by Justin Gowland Page A

settled.” Tessa said.
    The more I thought of it, the better it got. She had put herself forward this morning without even saying a word. I mean, it was her suggestion that people need something to occupy them.
    “That’s fine with me. Does anyone know where Amy is?” I asked.
    “Last I saw of her she was working out in the gym.” Chris said smiling.
    “Get your mind out of the gutter.” I said, turning to leave the range.
    “Watch what you’re doing in the gym, mate. The last thing we need is you getting injured.” Chris said to my back.
    I didn’t even bother to turn round and said “And you, my friend, can get bent.”
    I headed down toward the gym with the laughter of my friends chasing me. Opening the doors, I looked inside and saw Amy working out with a pair of small weights in front of a full length mirror. Walking slowly across the mats toward her, I smiled at the effort she was putting into her routine.
    As I got closer to her I called out “You know it’s polite to leave flowers or a cooked breakfast.” I said.
    “It’s also polite to go down on a woman when she asks you to.” She said, laughing.
    “Now that’s just nasty.” I said.
    “What did you want to talk about?” She asked.
    I walked over and told her about my talk with Ruby earlier in the day and the conversation I had with Chris and the others. She dropped the small weights and walked over to where she left her towel.
    “So what do you think?” I asked.
    “To tell you the truth, I’ve spoken with Ruby and she seems to have her head screwed on right. She might very well be the woman for the job.” She said, turning round.
    “Okay. I’ll talk to her later today. What about Tessa and Mike?” I asked.
    Amy walked over and wrapped her arms around my waist and pulled me in close.
    “You not going to kiss me?” She said.
    With a large sigh I bent forward and kissed her soft lips.
    “Better?” I asked.
    “Hmm…much better.” She answered.
    “Well?”
    “Well what?” She said, looking up at me.
    “How do you think Tessa and Mike are getting on?” I asked.
    Leaning her head against my chest, she said “If Chris thinks they are going to ready, then they should be ready. What has you worried?”
    “To tell you the truth, I don’t want anyone to get hurt. But they are forcing us into a fight.” I said.
    “Look, Marc, the thing you have to understand is that it doesn’t matter, because sooner or later Tracy and her group were going to force us to fight them.” She said, pulling away slightly.
    “I know.” I said, resting my head on top of hers.
    “What have you got planned for today?” She asked.
    “I thought that I’d have a look at the map and sort out how we are going to get in and out.” I said.
    “Sounds like a good idea. Do you want any help?”
    “Okay. But you are going to have a shower first, right?” I said, skipping out of her reach before she could hit me.
    “You cheeky bastard.” She said, coming for me.
    I just turned tail and ran out of the gym shouting over my shoulder “I’ll see you in the dining room.”
    The door swung shut as she was saying something and I was pretty sure it was along the lines of ‘Fuck You!’ I headed back down to the barracks floor to find Ruby. I was laughing as the doors to the lift opened and I stepped out. Looking around I couldn’t see Ruby anywhere so I spoke to a young man who was sat reading a book. He told me that Ruby was in one of the barracks rooms, but wasn't certain which. Opening each door I looked inside and it was in the last room that I saw her sitting on one of the beds.
    Walking over she looked up and said “Your clothes are clean. They’re drying.”
    Smiling, I sat down beside her and said “That’s not why I am here. I had a chat with the guys about what you said earlier and Mike said that there was someone who could help me out.”
    Looking puzzled at me she said “Why come and talk to me about it?”
    “Well, I thought seeing as you