Mountain Devil
“She was already sound asleep in his bed.
And it was only 9:30 p.m. He smiled. Some night owl.
Their evening walk around the lake had exhausted her…along with a few other activities afterward in bed.
As he walked around the house, checking the windows and doors before setting the alarm, the phone rang. It was Randy. Ed hadn’t heard from the whiz kid in four days.
“The reward just shot up to $50,000, boss,” Randy said breathlessly. “I can’t believe it! Fifty big ones!
Five, zero, zero, zero, zero...!”
Ed’s gut twisted. The deal, the reward money, the impending trade. He felt rotten just thinking about it.
Ella couldn’t leave. She just couldn’t.
Ed ended the phone call with Randy politely enough, and holed up in his study with a glass of whiskey.
During the four days since Ella’s attempted escape, they hadn’t discussed the deal in any detail at all. Unspoken, the topic seemed taboo. An ugly problem lurking in the shadows of their temporary bliss.
Of course, their deal had been for Ella to remain with Ed for seven days.MoreLess
And it was only 9:30 p.m. He smiled. Some night owl.
Their evening walk around the lake had exhausted her…along with a few other activities afterward in bed.
As he walked around the house, checking the windows and doors before setting the alarm, the phone rang. It was Randy. Ed hadn’t heard from the whiz kid in four days.
“The reward just shot up to $50,000, boss,” Randy said breathlessly. “I can’t believe it! Fifty big ones!
Five, zero, zero, zero, zero...!”
Ed’s gut twisted. The deal, the reward money, the impending trade. He felt rotten just thinking about it.
Ella couldn’t leave. She just couldn’t.
Ed ended the phone call with Randy politely enough, and holed up in his study with a glass of whiskey.
During the four days since Ella’s attempted escape, they hadn’t discussed the deal in any detail at all. Unspoken, the topic seemed taboo. An ugly problem lurking in the shadows of their temporary bliss.
Of course, their deal had been for Ella to remain with Ed for seven days.MoreLess
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