A Helluva Holiday by Jerrie Alexander

Author:Jerrie Alexander [Alexander, Jerrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Romantic, Short Stories, contemporary romance, Jerrie Alexander, Sexy
ISBN: 9781941205150
Publisher: Jerrie Alexander
Published: 2016-10-10T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Nate stepped inside the motor home, carrying a plate of food. “If tonight’s supper ‘wasn’t much,’ I can’t wait to try whatever she consider a big meal. I brought you two tuna salad sandwiches, pasta salad, and sweet tea. Sue Ellen sent you her apologies for not having dessert.”

“The smell rolling off that smoker is going to drive me and Diablo crazy.” Marcus bit into the sandwich and moaned.

“You and Diablo okay with the first shift?”

“Sure. We’ll make a few rounds early enough to know our way around after it gets dark.”

“Finish your supper, and I’ll go with you on the first one.”

Marcus stopped in mid bite. “You forget how it’s done and need a refresher course?”

Nate laughed. “Fuck you. I’m going to walk around. Be back in a few.”

“We’ll be right here.” Marcus tore off a piece of crust and shared it with his dog.

Nate closed the door, put his gloves on, and stared out into the dark, wishing he had a few more hours of daylight, but this time of year that wasn’t happening. Why was this piece of land so important? Why this one over the other ranches in the area, a few of which were already on the market? Using a feed lot as a cover wasn’t a bad idea, but Vega had to have a plan to get the drugs here to the ranch. Smuggling of any kind through these wide open spaces would be like waving at red flag at the DEA guys.

“You didn’t get far,” Marcus said walking up next to him. “What are you thinking?”

“That we’re missing something big.”

“Yeah. You don’t think Vega will back off when he learns the Penny sisters brought in help, do you?”

Nate shook his head. “He’s too convinced that he’s untouchable.” They started toward the barn.

Diablo ran ahead. He stopped, sniffed, and peed on everything new. The dog was a good barometer when it came to safety. Nate had often marveled at the animal’s sixth sense. Diablo would freeze and almost go into pointer mode when he someone new was in the area, yet a simple movement of Marcus’s hand and the dog would relax and accept the situation as okay.

Marcus flipped the switch, turning on the outside lights. The sky was clear but didn’t have a sliver of moon. The four-wheeler was designed to carry feed or tools and had a small open bed with on seat. He and Marcus took the front and Diablo hopped in the back.

“Where are we going? The headlights on this thing aren’t a lot of help.”

“This is a show of presence, just in case somebody is watching. The sooner Vega knows we’re here the better.”

“True.” Nate leaned back. “Drive on.”

They drove off the property and down the country road that bordered the front of the ranch. Marcus pulled over at an angle, pointing the headlights toward the pasture.

“This is where Carol found the horse down. Somebody bought those hot house tomatoes that are still on the stems. He bought a lot of them too.

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