Pat Ruger Box Set 2 by Jack Huber

Author:Jack Huber [Huber, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: E-Motion Publishing
Published: 2018-11-22T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Rain pelted the plane’s window next to me as we dipped below the fog in our final approach. I could feel the wheels skid a bit as they touched the runway and we were thrown forward in our seats when the reverse thrusters kicked in. The right wing’s tip lowered and raised during the glide down the runway, but we were down … without incident. I was thankful for that.

The passengers in front of us entered the aisle one row at a time until it was our turn. I told Jake to wait for me in the gate area and moved aside so he could get past me. He walked to the front and exited into the jet bridge. When the last passenger was off, I stood up and walked past all of the empty seats. I knocked on the cockpit door, which opened quickly.

“Captain Roberts,” I said, remembering his introduction to the passengers earlier. “Here you go.” I grabbed the gun and ammo clip and handed them to him.

“Thank you for your help. If you hadn’t volunteered, we might still be in Denver.”

“Yeah, ‘volunteered.’ Glad I could help. This is probably the first flight I’ve been on where … well … nothing happened.”

“Exactly what we like. Thanks again.”

I joined Jake and we followed the herd making its way to SeaTac’s transport rail between terminals, then to baggage claim. We only had one item to grab, my Ruger 9-mil, which I picked up at the baggage security office. Fortunately, there was little hassle involved and we walked over to the nearby Redline Car Rentals counter.

“How can I help you?” asked the young lady in red and white garb that looked somewhat like a candy-striper uniform. I don’t think she was of drinking age, and her light red hair pulled back in a pony tail made her look even younger.

“I need a car for a week, maybe two.”

“What size? We have a nice upgrade to a Malibu I can get you.”

“A Malibu is an upgrade?” I said with a smile. “Yeah, we’ll take it.”

“License and credit card, please.” She was too chipper.

I handed her the license and card. Her computer screen was embedded in the counter top in front of her and she stared intently at it as she typed in the information. Eventually she handed my stuff back and asked about insurance.

“I don’t usually buy the insurance.”

“Well, we have a new offer. For just $125 we cover everything, bumper-to-bumper, no matter who’s at fault. Even vandalism is covered.”

Knowing the luck I have with vehicles, and knowing darn well that we might get into a scrape or two, this seemed like more than a bargain.

“I think we should take it,” Jake suggested. “You never know.”

“My thoughts exactly. Give us the insurance, full coverage, please.”

She seemed excited to have made the sale, not realizing the mistake the company had just made in this instance. I got the feeling not too many people take the coverage.

“The total is $988.75 for two weeks, Mr.

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