Schnickelfritz in Love by Deirdre O'Dare

Author:Deirdre O'Dare [O’Dare, Deirdre]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2019-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

While he waited for Boz to bring his car down to the entrance of the complex, Jake realized how tired he felt and how his head pounded with every heartbeat. Damn. That blasted bum really gave me a thump. Tomorrow—or make that today—is Sunday. I’d forgotten. I don’t forget things like that. Maybe Boz was right and I do have a concussion. He found it hard to hold onto a thought long enough to finish it. That didn’t seem like a good sign either.

Just then, Boz pulled up at the curb. Jake managed to get into the car—a fully restored vintage Mustang. He was almost too weary and hurt to appreciate the car. He couldn’t find the words to tell Boz what a great set of wheels he had.

When they got to Boz’s home, Athena met them at the door. She gave both men a reproachful look after she sniffed Jake over and realized Snick was not with him. She sat down with a small whine.

Boz stooped to pet her. “I’m sorry, baby girl. Snick is home. Maybe we can go get him later. Right now we gotta make do with his pop.”

Paused in the entry, Jake waited for Boz to show him where to go. He leaned a shoulder against the wall. He wished he dared sit on the small antique bench, which looked too fragile to support him. Though it might be modern, the thing looked centuries old. What he could see of the house was neat to a fault and attractively decorated in a Spanish colonial and native southwest manner. Trust Boz to have good taste.

As Boz rose from attending to his dog, he gestured toward an arched opening to the right. “Second door on the left is the guest room. First one’s the john. There’s aspirin in the cabinet over the sink. You’d better take a couple for your head. If you need anything else, just holler. I have a couple of calls to make and need to get some notes down while things are fresh in my mind. I’ll be checking on you every hour or so, though.”

Jake couldn’t even summon the will to protest. Actually, Boz’s approach made sense. He managed to find the bathroom, take a leak, gulp down two aspirins, and then stagger a few more steps and fall across the bed, just kicking off his shoes. He stayed dressed, and he was asleep almost before he settled onto the mattress.

It didn’t seem like five minutes had passed before he awoke with a jolt. Boz shook him by the shoulder, a trace of alarm in his voice as he repeated Jake’s name several times.

“Come on, man. Wake up. Don’t be going into a coma on me here.”

Finally, Jake pried his eyes open and summoned the capacity to reply. “Errghhmmfff. I’m awright.”

Boz shone a flashlight into his face. “Well, your eyes respond to the light. I’m gonna bed down across the hall, but I’m a light sleeper. Expect another wake-up call or two before daylight.

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