Shelter In Place (Nuclear Survival: Western Strength Book 2) by Harley Tate
Author:Harley Tate [Tate, Harley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harley Tate
Published: 2019-11-20T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fourteen
LAINEY
The Home Depot
Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. PST
Lainey held Bearâs leash while Jerry and Keith struggled to break into The Home Depot loading bay. Owen stood beside her, shifting his weight back and forth as he fiddled with his messenger bag.
âDo you think one of us should stand watch outside?â He motioned with a jerk of his head toward a gaggle of tents lining the wall separating the warehouseâs loading zone from the turn-around behind the building.
âWe donât even know if theyâre occupied.â From what she could see, it didnât appear that the residents of the makeshift camp were active members of the neighborhood. âIf theyâre in there, chances are theyâre asleep.â
âWhat if they wake up?â
âI guess we deal with it then.â Lainey patted the dogâs side. âBear will let us know.â
âI know itâs none of my businessâ¦â Owen paused and pushed his glasses up his nose. âBut why did you and Keith break up?â
The question caught Lainey off-guard and she stammered. âUh, um, I⦠Wellâ¦â
He waved her off. âItâs okay. I shouldnât have asked.â
Lainey couldnât let it go. She knew exactly why they had broken up and it was all her fault. Sheâd just never had to tell anyone about it before now. She exhaled. âIt was me. I wanted to focus on my career. Keith wanted to settle down.â
It seemed so silly now. Worrying about the next promotion and the number of minutes on air, pushing marriage and kids down the road.
âMaybe that wasnât a bad thing.â
Lainey lifted an eyebrow and Owen held up his hands.
âNot because you two arenât perfect for each other or anything. But the whole kids thing. Be pretty hard to escape the apocalypse with a toddler running around.â
Lainey glossed over Owenâs proclamation about her and Keith and focused on what he said about kids. He was right. Trying to survive a nuclear attack with children to look after would be a million times harder.
âWeâre in!â Jerry called out from the loading dock and Lainey and Owen tabled their conversation to join Jerry and Keith at the rear of the store. They split into two groups: Owen, Keith, and Bear set off to find paint while Lainey and Jerry headed in the other direction.
Lainey held her phone for a light. âWhat are we looking for?â
Jerry pointed down the length of the store. âA tube for siphoning gas to start with. Weâve passed so many cars, we could have filled up the vanâs tank ten times by now.â
âDonât gas tanks all have flaps inside that prevent a tube from reaching the gas?â
âOlder cars wonât and thanks to the lack of snow, thereâs a ton of older vehicles on the road down here.â
They stopped in front of coiled racks of tubing and Jerry picked a clear plastic hose about half an inch in diameter. He uncoiled a ten-foot section and used the tool attached to the bay to cut it off. âNow we need a pipe or two.â
Lainey cocked her head. âWhat on earth for?â
Jerry picked up a solid metal plumbing pipe about two feet long and swung it like it was a baseball bat.
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