Butch's [POV]
"This town pisses me off already."
As we summit the hill that leads down into Blitzen Bay, the view is so unbelievably beautiful that I almost do a U-turn and head back to L.A.
"Aww, buddy," Millie says, using the sugary tone she only uses when she's talking to Mo. "Was the town mean to you? Mommy will take care of it for you."
"Refer to yourself as my mommy again and I'm going to need someone to take care of something south of my belt."
I lean toward the door again to try to avoid Mason's hand. No such luck. He lands this one hard on my jaw.
"Could you maybe wait until I park to knock the crap out of me?" I say, shoving his arm away.
"Quit whining," he says. "You've driven successfully through heavy mortar fire many times. You're fine."
Millie pokes her head into the front seat again. She snakes her arm through Mason's and lays her chin on his shoulder.
"I don't know," she says, looking out the front windshield. "Blitzen looks kind of perfect to me."
