CHAPTER 41: STEVE'S NIGHT OF NOT WATCHING EVE After taking Eve to the hospital in Kendal, we stayed just one more night in the Lake District before driving back home. Her fingers were x-rayed to make sure the crampon points hadn't chipped any bones, then stitched up and re-dressed by the professionals. She was given painkillers and her hand was immobilised...
"Sorry, Crystal," Ron said, giving her a wan smile as she stood by the kitchen door into the front foyer, Kindle and small backpack under her arm, "Could you wait for me to get Troy's supper out before I take you home? Sorry I was late. Bad day at the office." Troy grimaced when he saw Ron dump the broccoli heads in the steamer but perked up a bit when Ron...
"Some guy named Joe called and I told him you were out to lunch." Phil said when I returned to work. "Did he say what he wanted?" "He said he wanted to take you out. I thought you were engaged?" Phil continued. "I'm not getting married for another three months and Rick is out of town for two weeks!" I replied. "Well I jotted down his number there." Phil...
Sheriff Benjermin Deane Petitte sat patiently in his squad car outside the rundown trailer that belonged to Debby Sanchez. It was a quarter till 2 in the morning, and Sheriff Petitte was certain Debby had already gone to bed, the entire trailer was awash in darkness. He continued to sit there however in his squad car, admiring the still calm of the night, fi...
For the second day running the bright yellow pickup caught Billy McNabb's eye – the vehicle was clean, meaning no dirt, no marks. Owned by a perfectionist, he deduced. He imagined the guy – late forties, divorced and no-one to play with so devoted his after-work time to watching sport on TV and drinking beer while eating steaks at hash-houses, keeping an ey...
Sarah was a typical young mom in her mid-twenties: two kids in school and a marriage gone flat. She was still good looking, but lacked confidence. Money was also tight, which was why she was glad to find a job as a clerk at a local bottling plant. Unfortunately, the plant was located on the other side of town and the bus connections meant it took more than a...
I drive a black Buick Park Ave. with all the whistles and horns that anyone can have, if I only knew how to use them. As most of you know I have a figure that gets a lot of attention (40DD x 23 x 38 and at 5' 10", 140# what can I say) and driving on the freeway I get the truck drivers attention more than I would from a guy in a car. My girl friends tell me I...
Keely ist furchtbar aufgeregt. Sie kann es kaum erwarten, endlich auf ihre erste richtige Party zu gehen und dort ihren großen Schwarm Justin mit ihrem brandneuen schwarzen Minikleid zu beeindrucken. Weit kann es ja nicht mehr sein. Keely sieht sich suchend um. Irgendwo in dieser Gegend sollte die Party doch stattfinden. Ihre beste Freundin hat ihr dummerwei...
Waves of heat rippled on the road ahead. Nothing but miles and miles of flat land before me, I knew it would be dull out here in the plains, but this was beyond the pale. And me trying to get across the country in a week. Well at least The Rockies were behind me now. All the crap in the trailer and in back of the pickup made for careful driving. 65 was it,...
Passion In James County X Badge of Dishonor By D.C. Roi Chapter twenty-five Sheriff's Department Sergeant Joan Mills was just turning onto Millis Street when she heard what sounded like shots. She was on her way to make a swing past the little diner where other deputies had spotted Lise Billingham's car, to see if Lise had returned to pick up her car. T...