End Days Series Box Set [Books 1-4] by Isherwood E.E. & Martelle Craig

Author:Isherwood, E.E. & Martelle, Craig [Isherwood, E.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic
Publisher: Craig Martelle, Inc
Published: 2020-01-21T22:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Seven

West Wendover, NV

As they crossed the remaining half of Nevada, the sunny afternoon gradually gave way to a more subdued evening. Buck was finding it necessary to actively fight his exhaustion. He’d been tired by lunchtime because of the chase with the bikers, and the blizzard had taken the rest out of him. Now, in normal weather, he was lulled into nodding off.

When Connie spoke to him, he nearly sprang out of his seat.

“Buck? You okay over there?”

He pretended it was no big deal. “Yeah, I was just thinking about… We need to carry some food and drinks with us. A bag of chips and a caffeinated soda would hit the spot.”

“Tired, huh? Your eyelids look like they could use toothpicks to hold them open.”

Buck smiled at her. “Is it that obvious?”

“I’m sure you truckers have a superhuman ability to keep awake, but I’ve been in this chair for the last ten hours, and I’m running on empty. I don’t know how you do it.”

“Oh, I assure you, we get tired like everyone else.” He didn’t want to whine in front of her. “But I’m fine.”

She gave him a sideways look, then went back to watching the road. A few minutes later, she pointed out a sign on the side of the desolate highway.

“West Wendover, five miles. It shows hotel and food. Why don’t we stop there for the night?” Connie also pointed to the atlas on her lap, which she’d kept there most of the afternoon, to Mac’s chagrin. “It’s the last town before the Utah state line.”

“Uh huh,” Buck absently replied.

“Or you could let me drive for a while,” she said matter-of-factly. “Looks like it’s about a hundred miles to Salt Lake City from here.”

Hell, no! was his initial reaction.

But then he thought about it. If she was able to drive his truck, they wouldn’t have to stop at all. They could travel night and day, taking turns sleeping and driving, and could be back to Garth in half the time.

He’d never considered letting anyone else drive his rig, even back when he was married. It wasn’t a male chauvinist thing, either. Buck didn’t trust anyone to drive while he sat in the passenger seat or slept. It took away his control of the situation, and on the road, anything could happen at any given second.

Connie seemed to realize she’d said something he didn’t like. “I didn’t mean anything by it. I know we just met.”

“Don’t worry, you’re fine,” he replied. “I do appreciate your offer, and if we stick together for a while, I think I could show you how to drive this baby.”

“But?” she asked.

“But I think our priority right now is keeping this convoy together. We’re faced with a military dilemma here. We can get home fast, or we can get home safe. If you and I tag-team and cannonball run across the whole country, we’ll soon lose the four trucks behind us because they’ll need to sleep. We have no idea what to expect ahead—”

She picked up on his thought.

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