Desperate Creed by Alex Kava

Author:Alex Kava
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-7320064-1-6
Publisher: Prairie Wind Publishing
Published: 2019-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

DAY 2

Saturday

30

SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY, Alabama

Creed was surprised to find less than a dozen guests in the hotel’s breakfast area. He’d told the sheriff last night that he didn’t want to take two rooms away from people who may have been affected by the tornado. The sheriff assured him, most of the other first responders and volunteers were close to home or staying with family. From the half empty parking lot, he realized there were very few travelers. Yet, as soon as he and Grace walked into the dining area a manager rushed up to him.

“Sir, we don’t allow dogs in the public areas.”

“She’s a working scent dog.”

The man looked down at Grace, and she wagged at him as if showing off her vest.

“Sorry, rules are rules.”

He was about a decade older than Creed and a head shorter, but he stared up at him with unflinching authority. He didn’t seem to mind that he the attention of all his guests. The place had gone so quiet that a clink of a fork against a plate sounded like thunder. Before Creed could answer, Jason came around the corner with Scout at his side. The man’s head spun so quickly Creed almost laughed.

“Mornin’,” Jason said to both of them. Then he noticed the whole room watching and stopped.

“No dogs are allowed . . .” the man paused when his eyes caught a glimpse of the black mechanical hand at the end of Jason’s shirtsleeve.

Creed was curious to see if it would change the man’s mind.

“These dogs aren’t allowed in the public areas.”

Nope, it hadn’t changed anything.

“Hey, wait a minute,” one of the women called from a nearby table. “Are you the men who found that baby yesterday?”

“Yes, ma’am,” Creed said. He gestured to Grace. “She found him.”

“You’re all over the news,” she said, pointing up to one of the three televisions. “Someone caught a part of it on their phone.”

That surprised Creed.

“What seems to be the problem,” another guest, an older gentleman sitting with three others. He was addressing the manager.

“We don’t allow dogs in the public areas,” the man told him, but his voice had lowered.

“I don’t think any of us mind,” the woman said, looking around. “Any of you mind if these men and their dogs have breakfast with us?”

Creed watched the manager from the corner of his eye as the room erupted in agreement with the woman. The man’s neck had started to redden against his white collar.

“Well . . . just this once,” he ended up saying before marching out the door.

“Thanks everyone,” Creed said, waving a hand to the group.

“Someone has to stand up for heroes,” the woman said.

He was grateful when they all went back to their breakfasts and conversations. He didn’t want to talk about Baby Garner. He was anxious to get something to eat and head back out.

Jason found a table by the window far enough away from the others. Creed sat down and told Jason to go ahead. He’d settle the dogs. He could see the kid eying the buffet line even when the manager was still trying to throw them out.

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