Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild West by Kathleen Bacus

Author:Kathleen Bacus [Bacus, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Published: 2014-10-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Sophie and I made the short trip back to Sedona in silence. Once Sophie parked the car and pocketed the key, she turned to me.

"So. Where is the horny little devil anyway?" she asked.

I patted my backpack.

"You brought him with you?" she said.

"I thought he'd be safer with me."

She made a couple of quick blinks. "What about us? Are we safe with him?" she asked. "Because I'm getting the feeling we'd be a heckuva lot safer without him. What if someone comes looking for him and we have it with us?"

I did a few rapid blinks of my own. "What if they come looking and we don't?" I countered.

"A valid point," she said. "So, what do we do? Do we tell the others?"

I shook my head back and forth so hard my fillings were in danger of coming loose.

"Absolutely not!" I said. "First of all, we tell Gram it's like posting on Facebook. Secondly, I'm really not in the mood to hear one of Taylor's 'I knew it' lectures. Not today."

Sophie nodded. "So we act like nothing has happened? Like we're not in possession of God-only-knows-what that God-only-knows-who wants and we just go ahead and shop till we drop?"

"Whew, for a minute there I didn't think you'd understand, but you've so got it," I said. "That's perfect. And just what we're going to do."

She looked at me. "You're serious, aren't you?"

I nodded. "We stick with the plan. Help Gram get a dress. Have a nice meal. Do a little shopping. Then, once we get back, we'll take your dad aside and have him check Mr. Kookamunga out. See if he has any idea why this little gentleman holds such a fascination for someone that they're willing to swipe from young children, steal from unsuspecting speed daters, and scare the suede off some poor souvenir-stand worker just to get hold of him. Agreed?"

Shelby nodded. "I suppose so. I wonder if we should bring law enforcement into this. You know. The professionals. The people who get paid to investigate things like this. Who have badges and bullet-proof vests and guns—and can legally carry them—and who do this kind of thing for a living."

"And what proof do I have that any of this is true?" I asked. "If Ranger Rick won't even believe me, how can I expect law enforcement officers will?"

Shelby looked at me. "Ah, so that's what you and Rick argued about and why you came home all hot and bothered."

I shrugged. "So what? Big deal. It's not as if it's the first time the good ranger has doubted my credibility." Or sanity.

"I'm still waiting for an explanation for why you smelled like a swimming pool," she said, and I shook my head.

"Don't hold your breath."

She smiled and pulled out her cell phone, and called Kimmie while I got out and stretched, pulling one backpack strap over my shoulder and holding on to it with a firm grip. Sophie exited a few minutes later.

"Kimmie and Taylor are about ready to pull their hair out," she said.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.