Steady Madness (Steady Teddy Book 2) by Mike McCrary

Author:Mike McCrary [McCrary, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bad Words Inc.
Published: 2018-03-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Shit.

Chapter 25

The door closes behind me. The bus pulls away.

I’d like to go back to that nerd holding my boob, please. Not that it was the proudest moment in my life, but it was better than this shit.

I’ve still got the knife at Gordo’s throat with my gun out in front of me, but I have no move to make here. Skinny Drake and Rondo are down, sitting on the shoulder of a desert highway, unarmed and useless. The Nasty Brothers have made their statement loud and clear by putting guns on the two people I care about most in this little party of ours.

Sandy and Skinny Drake.

Can’t let them get hurt. Not because of me.

The cold desert air cuts through me. Chills me to the bone. I can’t help but notice the stars burning bright as hell in the clear night sky. I’ve heard a lot about the starry nights in the desert in books and poetry. This is completely the wrong time to admire the stillness and beauty of it all. It’s like my defense mechanisms are trying to focus on anything but what is actually happening. I’m waiting for the globs.

I know they are coming.

“Teddy,” Gordo says, holding the G-string to his wound while turning his head toward me the best he can. “You need to drop the knife, drop the gun before something goes horribly wrong here.”

I almost want the globs to come.

“You don’t have a move here,” he continues. I can feel him shake.

I want to pass out. Of course, I should have known. The one time I want to check out I can’t do it. Figures.

“Please, Teddy. Let’s at least talk about all this before one of us gets killed.”

“Wouldn’t know where to start, bro,” I say, alternating my gun’s aim between the Nastys.

The other two burly dudes now have their guns on me. Simple math tells me this is not in my favor at all. A gun on Skinny Drake, one on Sandy, and two on me. I might get off a shot before I’m dead on the side of a Nevada highway. Not much to gain in that. After I’m dead they will more than likely kill Skinny Drake and Rondo and do unthinkable shit to Sandy.

Then they’ll go after Rosie.

Don’t have a PhD, but I’m fairly certain that’s exactly how things will go down.

No doubt.

A white glob forms in the corner of my eye. I know more are on their way. I can feel it. My knees are vibrating, not from the cold, but from pure fear. I’ve been afraid a lot lately, but this is different. This is sharper, this is a paralyzing brand of fear. I’m the cause of this sticky situation. Times before I was thrown into it, forced into scary situations, but now I’m driving the show and I’d like for it to end. Please.

Two more globs skip across my vision. Another is growing fast.

I’m the reason we are here.

“Teddy,” Gordo says with more urgency, “you need to stand down.

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