Racing and Robberies by Cindy Bell

Author:Cindy Bell [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Mary paced slowly back and forth through the dining room. She knew that Wes would be there any minute, and she had yet to decide how she would explain the circumstances of her knowing that Marlin has a gun and that his real name is not James. She’d asked him to run Marlin’s name to see if he legally owned a weapon, but she hadn’t revealed what had transpired at Carlene’s house. A loud knock on the door made her jump. She took a sharp breath, and Pilot jumped up from his bed. He trotted towards the door with his tail wagging. He was used to guests arriving, and recognized Wes’ knock, so he eagerly went to greet him instead of barking.

Wes opened the door, and Mary stepped towards him as he made his way inside. He pulled off his hat, tucked it under his arm, then looked into her eyes.

“Tell me everything, Mary.”

“Did you find out anything?” She led him through the front entrance to the dining room. “About Marlin?”

“First, you need to tell me what this is about.” He frowned as he patted Pilot’s head. “Why are you being so evasive? Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, but there is a problem. I need to find out about a gun.”

“You want to buy a gun?”

“No, I don’t want to buy it. What would I want with a gun?” Mary scrunched up her nose and shook her head. “Marlin has a gun. Well, James does, but James isn’t actually James. But he still has a gun.”

“Wait a minute.” Wes held up his hands. “I think you need to start at the beginning and tell me exactly what happened here.”

As Mary filled Wes in on the event at Carlene’s house, she noticed his eyes narrowing more and more with each word she spoke. By the time she finished, they were full of anger.

“Why exactly didn’t you call the police? Or me?” Wes placed his hands on her shoulders, and though his touch was gentle, his tone was firm. “Do you have any idea how much danger you were in?”

“I was there, Wes, remember?” Mary frowned as she curved her hands around his and gave them a gentle squeeze. “We didn’t expect any of that to happen. But once we were there, we had to do our best to diffuse it. Which we did. Now of course, I know about the gun, and I don’t know if he is allowed to have it, and I’m worried about him using it. As long as it checks out, he can keep it. Right?”

“Yes.” Wes sighed as he drew his hands from hers. “I can’t believe that Carlene didn’t want the police called. That certainly is odd.” He crossed his arms as he looked into her eyes. “But it shouldn’t have mattered what she wanted. You should have called me. I would have been there to help you.”

“We were able to handle it, Wes.” She smiled some. “I have more tricks up my sleeve than you may think.

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