Travis by Sandy Appleyard

Author:Sandy Appleyard [Sandy Appleyard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sandy Appleyard
Published: 2023-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

Kurt’s sitting on the front porch when I get back to the ranch. He’s got a wad of Christmas lights in his lap. “Hey, buddy. What's up?”

“Nothing, really. Just getting back.”

“Out gallivanting?”

“Na, just checking out the but-much that’s working for Becky.”

He smiles. “I was earlier, too, man. Lisa had me on the case while the baby had a meltdown.”

I'm shocked. “You’re serious? What did you find out?”

“Well, not much. He’s never been married. He flirts with one of the waitresses up the street at that coffee shop. His taste in clothes trumps that Oscar de la Renta dude, and he has no problem running up his credit card bills to prove it.”

“But he’s not swindling money or involved in organized crime?” I ask, almost facetiously.

“No, man. Sorry.” he shakes his head. “I know you were kind of hoping it would be that way, but you know that Becky’s just hired him for help. She’s not going to try to get into his pants or let him get into hers. She’s better than that, man.”

“I know. I just...I don’t know. I get a bad vibe from him.”

He manages to free a strand of lights and sets them on the porch. “Maybe it’s a bad vibe from something else. You know, like, a sixth sense or something. I know a lot of people that get those.”

“Yeah? And what happened?” I ask, sitting on the step, untangling one end of what he’s working on.

“Nothing serious, just...hunches, I guess. That were right.”

“So, what you’re saying, is that maybe it isn’t to do with Greg, but maybe something bad is going to happen to Becky?”

“Maybe. Or to someone else. Maybe to you.”

“Thanks, man.” I say, this time sarcastically.

“Sorry.” he chuckles. “I know that doesn’t help much. But you can rest assured that Greg’s clean. Even though Laura’s got her doubts about him, you know that the bar is set high for her.”

“Yeah. I was surprised when she hired me.”

“Well, why wouldn’t she? You’re a good guy, a student and all, looking after a wife.”

I give him a look, as my stomach churns, thinking how Becky’s not my wife anymore. But then, I think to myself, fuck it, she’ll always be my wife. No matter what happens.

“You ever think you’d turn your back on Lisa if she ever showed you the door?”

“Hard to say, man. She tried to show me the door once before, when we first started out, but that was because she was scared.”

“What was she scared of?”

“Harlan, the guy she was engaged to before we met, he was a real scum of the earth, see, and she knew that she loved me even more, so she was afraid that I was going to turn out to be a real asshole, too. She pushed me away.”

“And did you go away, man?”

“Not really. My gut was telling me that something was up. And that’s my point.”

“That I should stick around?”

“Well, I don’t know about that, Travis. I’m not going to tell you how to live your life, but what I am saying is that y’all shouldn’t take gut instincts at face value.

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