He came back and started making a fire. They sat around it in silence for a while.

"I need to know something, doll," Striker spoke up suddenly.

"What's up?" Jamie asked.

"Why are you so close with Goetias and imps? Than again, why are you so close with demons when you're a f*cking angel?" he asked.

"Why are you working for a Goetia if you're against everything they stand for?" she countered.

Striker looked a bit dumbfounded before saying, "I don't know how to answer that."

"Well, I'll give you my answer," Jamie replied then explained, "When I first came here, I was almost killed and I didn't have the training back then. But Stolas saved me and even when he saw what I was, he actually accepted me. He even told me about how he fell for an imp, but they were looked down upon. And hearing about them at I.M.P., I wanted to make a good impression, even though I don't agree with what they do. So, when I went back to Heaven, I trained hard. Guns, swords, bows and arrows, regular combat, you name it. Then finally I went back and saw I.M.P. was actually under attack, so I helped them out and Blitzø was impressed as well as the others. Then we all would meet up regularly whenever I came down there and they were like family."

"Fair enough," he said.

"What about you? Why does that bitch keep making you do her dirty work?" she asked.

Striker sighed and answered, "It's hard to explain. It's mainly for the money, but I guess she gave me some type of purpose, more than any other demon whose hired me."

"Even more than Millie's parents? And Stella asked you to kill her ex-husband more than once because he cheated on her when she deserved it with how she acts," Jamie told him.

"She's rich and I don't doubt that, but I don't normally ask questions about what the target did. Just who I need to kill," he said.

There was a small silence before he spoke up again.

"So getting to know my target more, what else do you like to do in your spare time?" Striker asked.

"Well, I really like to read and write. We have a library full of books by authors from Earth who believe in Heaven and Hell. I would like to add to it, but going back between Heaven and Hell to check on how things are going is a lot of work," she explained.

"You don't take time off for yourself? I'm sure the big guy would understand," Striker said.

"More than likely, He already knows, but it could be that He wants me to come to Him about it. Just haven't felt the need to," Jamie told him.

"Do I need to have a chat with Him for you for that to happen?" he jokingly suggested.

"That would be quite the conversation," she giggled lightly then said, "But when I feel the time is right, I will."

"I can deal with that," Striker chuckled lightly then told her, "Well, I'm gonna hit the sack. Tomorrow's gonna be one hell of a day."

"Alright. Night, Striker," Jamie told him.

"Night, doll," he returned.

He then headed to bed while Jamie looked down at her hands with a smile, thinking about Striker and all the stories she wanted him to read.

(A/N Play video now please.)

[JAMIE:]
"When I get to know him
We'll find more things to say
One day I will reach him
There has to be a way
Everyone needs someone
He must need someone, too
When I get to know him better
Here's what I will do

I'll read him stories
From picture books
All filled with wonder
Magic worlds where the impossible
Becomes the everyday
We'll find a mountain-top
And some moon-beams to sit under
I'll lead, because I know the way!

So much to discover
I do it all the time
I could live inside bright pages
Where the words all rhyme
We will slay the dragons
That still follow him around
And he'll smile
Yes, he'll smile
As his dreams leave the ground!

Stories and stories
About mermaids, kings and sunken treasure
Magic worlds where the impossible
Becomes the everyday
I know a tiny place
Just a dot,
Too small to measure
I'll lead him there, I know the way!

Stories about heroes
Who overcame their deepest sorrows
They'll put hope into his heart again
To cherish everyday
He'll find a better world
And the strength to face tomorrow
I'm sure that when he knows the way
He'll want to stay..."

She then looked at Striker, who was asleep. She couldn't help but smile at him before falling asleep herself.

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A/N I felt the answer was perfect for us Wattpaders since that's what we do. It just felt right. 😁