A Book to Die (Books to Die For 2) by Richard Houston

Author:Richard Houston [Houston, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Published 2014, Mystery

Chapter 11

Not wanting to alert whoever was in my cabin, I drove past Bonnie’s until I was out of sight then parked my Jeep. From there I walked back to her house and climbed the path between our two houses. The intruder could have a weapon, so I needed to surprise whoever it was. My defense was a twelve-pack of beer and an aspen stick I found on the trek up the hill.

My cabin is built on a slope with a walkout basement. I stopped to catch my breath when I reached the lower level. I was breathing in and out faster than an air compressor. Once I could hear above the noise of my lungs, I heard someone talking. Did this guy like to talk to himself, or was there more than one intruder?

My weapons were no match for a pair of burglars. I decided to sneak around to my motor home where I could at least get a large knife to defend myself. I barely made it to the coach’s door when I was blinded by a powerful beam of light coming from my cabin.

“Whoever is sneaking around out there, I’ve got a gun and a guard dog.”

“It’s me, Bonnie. Jake,” I answered, recognizing her voice. “You nearly gave me a heart attack.”

“Gave you a heart attack? What about me and Fred?” She no sooner said his name than I heard him bark and come running to me.

Fred was so happy to see me, he nearly knocked me over. He could almost put his paws on my shoulders when he stood on his hind legs. I grabbed his head between my hands and bent down to hug him the best I could.

“Did you miss your dad, old Boy?”

“I should have known it was you.” Bonnie had followed Fred over to the motor home. “He’s been wagging his tail ever since you came snooping around down below. What the hell was that all about anyway?”

Fred gave up trying to wash my face and sat down by my feet. I petted him one more time, then looked over at my neighbor. “I thought someone broke in. Let’s go back inside. I’ll tell you all about it over a beer.”

Bonnie and I nearly finished off the twelve-pack in no time with a little help from Fred. I poured a few ounces into a bowl, but it wasn’t the same as pouring it on the cedar deck boards. The beer didn’t produce the bubbles he loved to bite. Somewhere between the third and fourth beers, I told her about my breakup with Julie.

“She has cancer?”

“Hodgkin’s,” I said then opened another beer for both of us.

She finished the beer she had been drinking and took a new one. “Why didn’t you just hug her and kiss her and tell her it’s okay? Girls like that sort of thing, you know.”

“I tried, Bon. Believe me, I really tried.”

Bonnie took a deep drink, then looked at me with tears in her eyes. “You should’ve kissed her anyway.

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