I'll Be Home for Christmas (A Coming Home Novella)
“Iaconelli said, drawing an x at the corner of a major intersection that sat squarely in a bad part of town.
Carponti reached for the stick before Iaconelli could snatch it out of his hands. “And by bad part of town, Sarn’t Ike means the locals would rather slit your throat than feed you to the dogs. Which is pretty bad, all things considered.”
Iaconelli snatched the stick out of Carponti’s hand and looked like he wanted to beat Carponti with it, completely unimpressed by Carponti’s sarcasm. Car...ponti scowled. He must be losing his touch.
“Someone hasn’t had their daily pick me up,” Carponti grumbled. A couple of the guys laughed until Iaconelli glared at them.
“The enemy has been very active in this sector,” Iaconelli said, ignoring Carponti’s jab.
“And we know this because every time we roll through this sector, we get blown up,” Carponti added.
“Are you trying to piss me off?” Iaconelli snapped.
Carponti looked up. “Is it working?”
“Yes.”
“Then yes.”MoreLess
Carponti reached for the stick before Iaconelli could snatch it out of his hands. “And by bad part of town, Sarn’t Ike means the locals would rather slit your throat than feed you to the dogs. Which is pretty bad, all things considered.”
Iaconelli snatched the stick out of Carponti’s hand and looked like he wanted to beat Carponti with it, completely unimpressed by Carponti’s sarcasm. Car...ponti scowled. He must be losing his touch.
“Someone hasn’t had their daily pick me up,” Carponti grumbled. A couple of the guys laughed until Iaconelli glared at them.
“The enemy has been very active in this sector,” Iaconelli said, ignoring Carponti’s jab.
“And we know this because every time we roll through this sector, we get blown up,” Carponti added.
“Are you trying to piss me off?” Iaconelli snapped.
Carponti looked up. “Is it working?”
“Yes.”
“Then yes.”MoreLess
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