Deliverance Company 2 - Sooner or Later by Macomber Debbie

Author:Macomber, Debbie
Language: eng
Format: epub

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At dawn Letty wokeand discovered Murphy had built a small fire and was heating water for coffee. She sat up and stretched her arms high above her head and swallowed a yawn.

The children slept peaceably about her, innocent as lambs, exhausted from their ordeal, clinging to each other.

Her heart softened as she studied them.

Her gaze drifted to the beast of a jeep, which had decided for no apparent reason to stop running. Murphy had spent two frustrating hours attempting to find and correct the problem and had finally given up. At his best estimate they were five miles outside Questo, but it might as well have been a hundred.

Delivering the children to their grandmother had required far more time and effort than Letty had intended. She had hoped to deliver the children and be on their way long before now. Instead they’d been forced to spend the night in the jungle. Her heart pounded with dread, fearing what was happening to Luke while she was delayed.

She also had a strong desire to be rid of Murphy. She wanted him out of her life. Just looking at him, with that smug smile of his, disgusted her. The man was completely lacking in moral decency. Because of Luke she was willing to tolerate his presence, but she wouldn’t for a moment longer than absolutely necessary.

The night before, when the decision was made to wait until morning to travel, Murphy had gruffly ordered her to set up camp. Then he’d promptly disappeared, leaving her to deal with all of the children alone.

To his credit, an hour after he’d abandoned her with the children, Murphy had returned with two dead iguana and announced this was to be their dinner. Letty had heard that iguanas were often referred to as tree chickens because of their taste, but she’d never actually sampled one.

The roasted meat was delicious, and after the evening meal she’d readily fallen asleep and slept like a dead woman until morning.

Taking her backpack with her, she walked away from the clearing into the protection of the woods in order to change clothes. It had been a mistake to wear the dress, one that she intended to correct.

Once she’d changed back into her pants and shirt, she returned.

"There’s extra hot water if you want coffee,” Murphy offered. He sat close to the small fire, holding a tin cup. He swirled the liquid around a couple of times and then raised it to his lips.

"Thank you, no,” she said primly.

"Very well, Your Highness.”

He was baiting her, and she knew it. So she did the only sensible thing: she ignored him. She did, however, need to discuss one small item with him, however embarrassing.

"I’m afraid,” she said tentatively, "that I might have given you the wrong impression.”

Unconcerned, he glanced up at her. "You probably have any number of times.”

His attitude rankled, but she was woman enough to overlook that. "The other morning…when I…when we were in the lake, I…I guess you could say I cried on your shoulder.

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