Golden Glories by Gerald Lopez

Author:Gerald Lopez [Lopez, Gerald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-04-17T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Catching Up

WHEN PETE AND Alex got back, we decided to go to the open air bar where I had watched the guy singing “Margaritaville” early on in our visit. We sat at a table near the back, ordered frosty pina coladas and discussed our day.

“Granny is even more interesting than I’d originally thought,” Sassy said. “I’m glad I only work freelance with The Organization. I am, however, very concerned about all this outside recruiting they’re doing.”

“They don’t even seem to be pretending to be a secret organization,” Alex said.

“What happened with the old woman and the chicken?” I said.

“When Abigail was shot and clucking away, Lady Momma managed to get free from the beak and she dove into the water,” Pete said.

“She went in the water like a pro,” Alex said. “Lady Momma even managed to save the chicken when she fell in the water. Since the chicken was a ghost when she was shot she wasn’t killed.”

“That’s all remarkable,” I said.

“Why do they call the old woman Lady Momma?” Sassy said. “Is it a sign of respect, or is that her real name?”

“She’s Poppy’s momma,” Pete said. “And at first people tried to call her just Momma, but she put a stop to that right away.”

“How?” Sassy said.

“Well she said that she couldn’t have everyone calling her momma, because then folks would think she was an old slut that had a bunch of kids running around. Then Poppy said that his momma was a true lady, and thus the name Lady Momma. Now she’s famous by that name around these parts.”

“Makes perfect sense to me,” I said, then chuckled. “Pete, what’s this latest rumor I heard about there being three treasures and not just one?”

“It’s just that,” Pete said. “The latest and newest rumor. I think it started because of the appearance of the three ghost ships.”

“Has your group at the compound ever discussed the possibility of more than one treasure?” I said.

“No,” Pete said.

“What about your people, Sassy?” Alex said.

“No,” Sassy said. “But coming in here, I overheard a conversation where the main topic was whether or not there were multiple treasures. None of Daddy’s people ever mentioned such a thing.”

I drank some of my sweet, frosty drink and leaned back in my chair. “If there really are three treasures, we’ve got problems. The obvious one being which treasure has our staff, and which one has the chalice.”

“What are the chances they’ll both be together?” Pete said.

“Slim to none,” Sassy said. A waiter brought her another pina colada. “Thank you, but I didn’t order another drink.”

“It’s from the gentleman at the bar wearing the blue shirt,” the waiter said.

Sassy turned, saw the man who bought her drink waving, and she blew him a kiss and smiled.

“You have fans everywhere,” I said.

“Hold on a minute,” Sassy said to the waiter. She went into her purse and put some lipstick on. After kissing a clean napkin and leaving a lip print on it she wrote thanks. “Give this to my fan, please.

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