or not? I'm not spending the day bickering with you."
"I'll stay here I think." He kicked off his flip flops.
"Suit yourself." She ascended the stairs to change her clothes. "Watch out for mice."
"Ha...ha...ha." He walked in the opposite direction to his room. "Good luck with spiders, Miss. I know how you like those."
"Arse."
*****
Mike hitched his warden issued boat to the truck and pulled it out of Moose Lake. He'd spent the morning patrolling the water and checked the few fishermen that populated the lake. On this day it was all of one boat and they were as legal as legal came. The sparseness was odd for a hot summer day, but it was late in the season and he was on the end of the lake that wasn’t highly populated. Onto the next check. With both Mitch and Ryan on leave, he was patrolling their coverage areas solo.
"2351 to Green, I'm back in the truck, 10-8."
Green was the Department of Public Safety Green Division. They dispatched for both the wardens and state police units out of their division.
"10-4, 2351." Dispatch answered him.
Mike put the truck in drive and headed for Union Lake. It was a much smaller lake, but the bass fishing was legendary and he'd have better luck there. The song Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins played on the retro lunch hour radio program and he found himself humming along.
"Shit!" Mike yelled in reaction to the object that barreled toward him.
*****
Raleigh burst through the front door of the lodge on a mission.
“Pack your bags. You’re getting your wish.” Raleigh barked to Aiden then shut his bedroom door.
“What?” Aiden slid the sleeping mask off of his face and stumbled out of bed. “Did you say pack my bag—”
He saw her condition when he opened the door and his eyes bugged out. “What the hell—what has happened to you?”
“Nothing, pack your shit. I’m taking a shower then we’re leaving, so get moving.” She rifled through her luggage that she’d yet to unpack.
“Are you okay?” He looked over her concerned.
“I’m fine.” She said defensively. Her body was covered in a mixture of red and black, from her bare feet to her bikini clad top, yet he couldn’t find any injuries. “Don’t ask any questions.”
“You think I’m not going to ask any questions? You walk in here covered in blood and on a mission to flee, then tell me not to ask any bloody questions. I don’t think so, Miss. Tell me. Now.” Aiden scolded her.
Raleigh stopped and faced him. “I’m proud of you Jeeves, you finally told me off. Now pack.”
“Is there going to be a warrant of arrest issued for you?”
“I’ve done nothing wrong, immoral, or illegal, so stop it and pack. Please don’t ask questions.”
“You’re not in any trouble?” Aiden didn’t believe her.
“NO!” She yelled with force. Aiden stepped back.
“I’ll be ready in five minutes.”
“Thank you.”
The shower streamed on and steam filled the air. She stepped into the shower. Blood and soot turned the white tile floor she stood on murky brown.
You are in so deep. She leaned against the wall of the shower. Her entire body trembled and she tried to reign in her emotion.
“The bags are in the car.” Aiden met her in the living room after her hurried shower. “And I’ve talked to the owner of the lodge. He won’t refund the rest of our stay.”
“It’s fine. Let’s go.” Raleigh looked like a new woman in her skinny jeans, loose fitting top, and oversized glasses.
“Do you want me to drive?”
“No.” Raleigh hopped into the driver’s seat and Aiden stepped up into the passenger seat. “I could use the distraction.”
“Are you going to tell me what has you running away? Something happened.”
“It’s nothing you have to worry about. I didn’t get
"I'll stay here I think." He kicked off his flip flops.
"Suit yourself." She ascended the stairs to change her clothes. "Watch out for mice."
"Ha...ha...ha." He walked in the opposite direction to his room. "Good luck with spiders, Miss. I know how you like those."
"Arse."
*****
Mike hitched his warden issued boat to the truck and pulled it out of Moose Lake. He'd spent the morning patrolling the water and checked the few fishermen that populated the lake. On this day it was all of one boat and they were as legal as legal came. The sparseness was odd for a hot summer day, but it was late in the season and he was on the end of the lake that wasn’t highly populated. Onto the next check. With both Mitch and Ryan on leave, he was patrolling their coverage areas solo.
"2351 to Green, I'm back in the truck, 10-8."
Green was the Department of Public Safety Green Division. They dispatched for both the wardens and state police units out of their division.
"10-4, 2351." Dispatch answered him.
Mike put the truck in drive and headed for Union Lake. It was a much smaller lake, but the bass fishing was legendary and he'd have better luck there. The song Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins played on the retro lunch hour radio program and he found himself humming along.
"Shit!" Mike yelled in reaction to the object that barreled toward him.
*****
Raleigh burst through the front door of the lodge on a mission.
“Pack your bags. You’re getting your wish.” Raleigh barked to Aiden then shut his bedroom door.
“What?” Aiden slid the sleeping mask off of his face and stumbled out of bed. “Did you say pack my bag—”
He saw her condition when he opened the door and his eyes bugged out. “What the hell—what has happened to you?”
“Nothing, pack your shit. I’m taking a shower then we’re leaving, so get moving.” She rifled through her luggage that she’d yet to unpack.
“Are you okay?” He looked over her concerned.
“I’m fine.” She said defensively. Her body was covered in a mixture of red and black, from her bare feet to her bikini clad top, yet he couldn’t find any injuries. “Don’t ask any questions.”
“You think I’m not going to ask any questions? You walk in here covered in blood and on a mission to flee, then tell me not to ask any bloody questions. I don’t think so, Miss. Tell me. Now.” Aiden scolded her.
Raleigh stopped and faced him. “I’m proud of you Jeeves, you finally told me off. Now pack.”
“Is there going to be a warrant of arrest issued for you?”
“I’ve done nothing wrong, immoral, or illegal, so stop it and pack. Please don’t ask questions.”
“You’re not in any trouble?” Aiden didn’t believe her.
“NO!” She yelled with force. Aiden stepped back.
“I’ll be ready in five minutes.”
“Thank you.”
The shower streamed on and steam filled the air. She stepped into the shower. Blood and soot turned the white tile floor she stood on murky brown.
You are in so deep. She leaned against the wall of the shower. Her entire body trembled and she tried to reign in her emotion.
“The bags are in the car.” Aiden met her in the living room after her hurried shower. “And I’ve talked to the owner of the lodge. He won’t refund the rest of our stay.”
“It’s fine. Let’s go.” Raleigh looked like a new woman in her skinny jeans, loose fitting top, and oversized glasses.
“Do you want me to drive?”
“No.” Raleigh hopped into the driver’s seat and Aiden stepped up into the passenger seat. “I could use the distraction.”
“Are you going to tell me what has you running away? Something happened.”
“It’s nothing you have to worry about. I didn’t get
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