Gold Fire
“Seconds later, she stood in the dark on the grassy strip next to the Rusty Wire, looking around uneasily. The log wall of the saloon blocked most of the light from the parking area, and the wall of trees fifty feet away absorbed any light from town. It was a sheltered enclave, dark and intimate.
Or ominous. She wasn’t sure which feeling to go with.
“Why do we need to be out here?” She tried not to be nervous, but the pitch-black forest was creepy. And Jase was . . . close.
“I don’t want to take... a chance on anyone hearing what I have to say. It’s about those two guys we turned over to the police. I’m pretty sure they weren’t drunk. They wanted to start a fight any way they could, and they nearly succeeded. If your brother-in-law hadn’t been there to help, it could have been ugly.”
That cleared up any doubt that he might not have known who Cal and Maggie were. He knew, just like he knew Zoe had come with them and tried to avoid him. She’d feel embarrassed about it except for the fact that he obviously had a bigger issue on his mind.MoreLess
Or ominous. She wasn’t sure which feeling to go with.
“Why do we need to be out here?” She tried not to be nervous, but the pitch-black forest was creepy. And Jase was . . . close.
“I don’t want to take... a chance on anyone hearing what I have to say. It’s about those two guys we turned over to the police. I’m pretty sure they weren’t drunk. They wanted to start a fight any way they could, and they nearly succeeded. If your brother-in-law hadn’t been there to help, it could have been ugly.”
That cleared up any doubt that he might not have known who Cal and Maggie were. He knew, just like he knew Zoe had come with them and tried to avoid him. She’d feel embarrassed about it except for the fact that he obviously had a bigger issue on his mind.MoreLess
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