The Boys: The Meta-Human

Chapter 6: The Female of the Species

Edited: 5/15/2024

(Alex's POV)

It has been a week, and Frenchie, MM, Dad, and I were inside Frenchie's van as we waited outside of the place where Poplcaw told us that A-Train was getting his steroids. It's a fucken noodle shop. We've been sitting here for a whole ass week, and nothing came up. I'm starting to think Popclaw lied to us. MM got a call from his wife again. I don't think it's good for him to lie to her like this. It will only piss her off, and divorce him, taking their daughter.

MM: "Sorry, baby, just...work's just been a motherfucker lately. You know I'd much rather be at home, rubbing on them toes than out here breaking up yard fights, but you know, a brother got to get paid, right?"

I looked at him, a little disturbed by the "toe rubbing" comment, but it's his business, not mine. Frenchie though, looked like he wanted to laugh, but held it in so MM wouldn't kill him.

MM: "Oh, most definitely. Paydays come, we gonna be, all up in Kay Jewelers, tearing it down. Champagne showers."

He lets out a small chuckle, I guess his wife made a joke that made him laugh.

MM: "I know, I know, I'm just kidding. All right, sweetheart. Talk to you."

He hung up and looked over at Frenchie, who looked like he wanted to say something. MM looked at him annoyed.

MM; "Say something."

Frenchie: "Well, you know, Jean-Paul Sartre said marriage stifles our essential male urges."

I looked at him annoyed because that was wrong. If you marry someone, you should stay loyal to that person.

MM: "Jean-Paul Starte also died a old, lonely motherfuckers. Not to mention his girl was shaking up with some other dude."

Frenchie looked at MM annoyed by that. Okay...so was it an open marriage? I mean, if this guy, Jean-Paul said that about marriage, he must have been okay with his...never mind, the guy sounds like a dude that agrees to open marriage, but only on the husband's end, and the wife can't sleep around as well.

Frenchie: "Uh, oi. They were free to explore."

MM: "Explore what? Gonorrhea?"

I snickered a bit at that, and Dad looked at them a bit uncomfortable. He's never liked it when people talked like that, only when it was with Mom.

MM: "Come on, Frenchie. Why work so motherfucking hard if you don't have somebody to go home to and sleep next to at night?"

Frenchie: "Well, I go to sleep next to someone different every night."

I looked at him a bit dumbfounded. That just sounds...sad.

Alex: "That just sounds so sad."

MM burst out laughing while Frenchie sighed in defeat.

MM: "She has a point there, Frenchie. You're gonna die by yourself."

Frenchie looked at MM annoyed, while Dad looked nervous. Probably scared they were going to start fighting because this time...we don't have Butcher here to stop them from killing each other.

Frenchie: "Well, if you and Monique have something so pure, why are you lying to her about where you are?"

MM frowned and looked at Frenchie annoyed, but he had a point. Dad looks out the window, not wanting to deal with them. He then gasped and I looked at him confused. MM and Frenchie looked at him as well, and we looked out the van window to see a guy carrying a gun. He walks into the noodle shop.