The Good Fight 4 by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Local Hero Press
Published: 2018-04-30T22:00:00+00:00

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Family Reunion: A Tale of the Second Life of D.B. Cooper

Nicholas Ahlhelm

The sun crept down towards the edge of the sky, but it offered no relief to Coop. Key West in July stayed hot and muggy on the constant. Years ago, it didn’t bother him. Now it just made him feel old and tired.

Probably because I am old and tired.

His back and knees ached. His gut was flabby. He could still run a mile in under seven minutes, but he couldn’t maintain the shape he once kept easily. The worst was the wrinkles. His laugh lines didn’t leave the area around his eyes. He was a far cry from his prime.

Only on the open ocean did the aches and pains seem to wash away. Away from the Keys and any “old friends” interested in using his talents. Too many visits and too much trouble. He doubted he would survive many more.

He could sit out here in board shorts and a Hawaiian shirt and no one cared. He could fish, but he didn’t often. Seemed like too much work.

As the sun dipped towards the horizon, he knew his day on the water was at its end. He stood up, folded the lawn chair he sat on and walked back to the controls. Some nights he slept out on the ocean, but not tonight.

Tonight he had a date.

Isobel came from Cuba as a toddler but still spoke like an extra from Scarface. Stacked to the gills, she was almost half his age. But she clearly saw his charm, so it worked out all right. He could even stand her nine-year-old and he hated kids.

Yep. I’m definitely old. Ready to settle down. Grigori would laugh if he could see me now.

The boat cut through the water with ease. It was built to go fast, but Coop rarely pushed it. If he ever needed a quick getaway, he knew he had it.

He pulled into the private dock he shared with a row of properties on the oceanfront. The other six docks were already full and the place was quiet.

He shut off the boat lights and the dim lights on the dock were the only light as the sun disappeared. Key West was never dark nor quiet, but he saw no one else around. It was rare to see the beach this deserted. But the other boats were all quiet and everyone else was probably out on the town. Wasn’t like the Keys didn’t have a thousand ways to pass the time.

He started to tie the boat down. As he stepped onto the dock, he heard more footsteps than just his own. Most people on the Keys wore sandals, sneakers or no shoes at all. He could hear the sharp click as their loafers hit the wood.

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