Wexler Vigilante 01: Ash Vengeance by Samson Weld

Author:Samson Weld [Weld, Samson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Crime, Mystery
ISBN: 9781097715671
Google: vJdAxQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1097715671
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-05-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

The sounds of brakes filled the interior.

Ash’s eyes popped open. The seat next to him remained empty, for which he was glad. The bus was only three-quarters full and most of the people sat closer to the front. He chose the next to last row, next to the window.

The Houston bus station greeted him. They were an hour behind schedule, so the passengers for the return trip were already gathering impatiently. Ash stood and stretched, before grabbing his ruck and following the other passengers out. The temperature in Houston was a balmy sixty-five degrees.

I wish Osorio had moved here instead of Dallas, he dreamed.

Ash found both Lone Star Cab and Yellow Cab taxis waiting. He grabbed the first one in line, a Lone Star Cab. The vehicle was a Dodge minivan and spacious for a single passenger. A driver had a distinct African accent and was quite cheerful and chatty. Ash enjoyed an interesting conversation about the local basketball team.

“Thanks,” he said, giving the driver a twenty-dollar tip. It was Osorio’s money, after all. Then he turned to the used car salesman approaching. “Hello. Are you Billy Cooper?”

They shook hands. Billy squeezed hard.

“I am,” the middle-aged white man said. He was decked out in full drug-store cowboy regalia: big white Stetson, western cut brown suit, and cowboy boots. He even wore a bolo tie. “You look like a pickup kind of guy. Ford, Chevy, or Dodge? You’re a Ford man, am I right? I can always tell these things.”

“Actually, I bought the 2012 Aston Martin Virage from you online,” Ash said. “I’m Barry Hawthorne.”

Billy’s face lit up. “Oh! Yes, welcome, Mr. Hawthorne. Come this way.”

The used car lot owner led him around back. Ash grinned when he spotted it. It wasn’t easy finding a metallic burnt orange 2012 Aston Martin Virage. It still wasn’t perfect, but it was close enough for his purpose.

Ash quickly slipped behind the wheel and then Billy handed him the keys. The 490hp V6 engine roared to life. The black leather interior looked immaculate and quite luxurious. Yeah, he was going to enjoy the drive back to Dallas. He glanced at the odometer: 17,255 miles, just as advertised.

“It’s perfect,” Ash said. “Shall we get the paperwork finished up so I can get this beauty out on the open road?”

While Billy finished up the receipt and state-required bill of sale. Ash started pulling stacks of one hundred dollar bills out of his ruck. The used car salesman did a double take.

“You’re paying cash? Eighty-five thousand dollars in cash?”

“Actually, eighty-four thousand, five hundred,” Ash said. “And then whatever the tax, title, and license come out to be.”

“This is, um, unusual,” he said, looking uncertain.

“I guess you don’t do much business with rappers,” Ash quipped. Like a rich rap star would buy a used car. “Anyway, I thought paying cash would speed things up. No need to wait for money to transfer or anything. Was I wrong?”

“Yeah, a check would’ve been fine,” Billy said, and then shrugged. “I guess I’ll be making today’s bank run a lot earlier than usual.

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