was
spending taking care of her. Dad and Sam had some harsh words, but Sam needed
Dad more than Dad needed Sam.
Peg’s next lover was the air conditioner
guy. I called him that, because I never knew his name, and it seemed to me that
the A/C was always fucked up. I didn’t put it together until one day I saw Peg
stick a hairpin into the thermostat on the third floor of our house.
Next thing you know, here comes the A/C
Guy.
He was nothing special, but he was pretty
swarthy and muscular.
I heard them screwing in my Dad’s room,
and was going to say something to him about it.
But, I lost my nerve when Peg told me she’d
tell Dad about me and Derek.
The last guy was someone I only recognized
when I was reviewing the King case files.
He was an associate of Robert King, named
George Tanner.
I knew the face, but only discovered that
Peg knew him when she showed up at the funeral.
I suspected that George Tanner had
something to do with Sam’s death.
At least, he was the last person seen with
Sam, before Sam’s burned out wreck was discovered at the bottom of a ravine in
Racine, Wisconsin.
There was some possibility of foul play,
but nothing could be proven. The body had been burned beyond recognition.
Sam and George had been both seen in Las
Vegas, and then Reno. There was a definite business connection between them.
And, the fact that both had been fucking
Peg was interesting, in some morbid way.
Despite my suspicions, I had not been able
to uncover anything during the trial.
I remembered seeing a photo of George and
Bobby King on that fishing boat in Key Largo that was in Dad’s affects while
reviewing the contents of his safety deposit box.
The boat was named the “Punta Gordo II” .
That means “Fat Tip”, in Spanish.
No doubt a reference to how much of a dick
the owner was supposed to have…or be.
But, the letter “n” was almost invisible, so
it really read “ Puta Gordo II ”, which I found odd and funny.
It’s Spanish for “Fat Whore”.
That photo dug at my memory for a long
time, because I knew that boat.
Back when I was a kid, it had been parked
on the dock outside of our house for almost two years, coming and going at odd
intervals.
I always wanted to ride on it, but Dad
never even let me on board.
He told me he was keeping it for Sam, and
that he promised to look after it. But Sam was funny about kids being on the
boat, and didn’t want me on board, so that I wouldn’t get into trouble.
I tried sneaking onto it one time, but all
I got was grounded for a week, so after that I just ignored it.
*****
What were King and Tanner doing on Sam’s
boat?
Chapter 2
MEGAN
After Dad died, Peg got the mansion on the
water, and most of Dad’s money.
Oh, I got a nice trust fund, and wasn’t
hurting by any means.
Dad had made sure I had college covered,
and the fund allowed me to travel around for a while.
I missed him, and it took a couple years
to finally realize he wasn’t going to pick up the phone ever again when I
called late at night.
I’d long ago decided Peg could fuck
herself, so I rarely went back to Florida.
She could just fuck off and die, and I
wouldn’t even care much.
She’d totally screwed me over, and ruined
anything I could possibly ever have had with Derek.
Her and her asshole son, Blaise.
After George Tanner, Peg ended up dating a
series of wealthy men; doctors, businessmen, but no attorneys.
I guess she had some issue with them since
I had gone off to study the law.
*****
Derek had fallen of the face of the earth,
now completely inside the Navy.
I was sure he was doing dangerous work,
and he would be killed! The thought of him doing brave things made me proud of
him, while at the same time my heart sank!
I silently prayed he would be safe, and
secretly wished he’d come back and we could be together.
*****
When I was a teenager, I thought Derek and
I were meant to be together, and that it was just a matter of
spending taking care of her. Dad and Sam had some harsh words, but Sam needed
Dad more than Dad needed Sam.
Peg’s next lover was the air conditioner
guy. I called him that, because I never knew his name, and it seemed to me that
the A/C was always fucked up. I didn’t put it together until one day I saw Peg
stick a hairpin into the thermostat on the third floor of our house.
Next thing you know, here comes the A/C
Guy.
He was nothing special, but he was pretty
swarthy and muscular.
I heard them screwing in my Dad’s room,
and was going to say something to him about it.
But, I lost my nerve when Peg told me she’d
tell Dad about me and Derek.
The last guy was someone I only recognized
when I was reviewing the King case files.
He was an associate of Robert King, named
George Tanner.
I knew the face, but only discovered that
Peg knew him when she showed up at the funeral.
I suspected that George Tanner had
something to do with Sam’s death.
At least, he was the last person seen with
Sam, before Sam’s burned out wreck was discovered at the bottom of a ravine in
Racine, Wisconsin.
There was some possibility of foul play,
but nothing could be proven. The body had been burned beyond recognition.
Sam and George had been both seen in Las
Vegas, and then Reno. There was a definite business connection between them.
And, the fact that both had been fucking
Peg was interesting, in some morbid way.
Despite my suspicions, I had not been able
to uncover anything during the trial.
I remembered seeing a photo of George and
Bobby King on that fishing boat in Key Largo that was in Dad’s affects while
reviewing the contents of his safety deposit box.
The boat was named the “Punta Gordo II” .
That means “Fat Tip”, in Spanish.
No doubt a reference to how much of a dick
the owner was supposed to have…or be.
But, the letter “n” was almost invisible, so
it really read “ Puta Gordo II ”, which I found odd and funny.
It’s Spanish for “Fat Whore”.
That photo dug at my memory for a long
time, because I knew that boat.
Back when I was a kid, it had been parked
on the dock outside of our house for almost two years, coming and going at odd
intervals.
I always wanted to ride on it, but Dad
never even let me on board.
He told me he was keeping it for Sam, and
that he promised to look after it. But Sam was funny about kids being on the
boat, and didn’t want me on board, so that I wouldn’t get into trouble.
I tried sneaking onto it one time, but all
I got was grounded for a week, so after that I just ignored it.
*****
What were King and Tanner doing on Sam’s
boat?
Chapter 2
MEGAN
After Dad died, Peg got the mansion on the
water, and most of Dad’s money.
Oh, I got a nice trust fund, and wasn’t
hurting by any means.
Dad had made sure I had college covered,
and the fund allowed me to travel around for a while.
I missed him, and it took a couple years
to finally realize he wasn’t going to pick up the phone ever again when I
called late at night.
I’d long ago decided Peg could fuck
herself, so I rarely went back to Florida.
She could just fuck off and die, and I
wouldn’t even care much.
She’d totally screwed me over, and ruined
anything I could possibly ever have had with Derek.
Her and her asshole son, Blaise.
After George Tanner, Peg ended up dating a
series of wealthy men; doctors, businessmen, but no attorneys.
I guess she had some issue with them since
I had gone off to study the law.
*****
Derek had fallen of the face of the earth,
now completely inside the Navy.
I was sure he was doing dangerous work,
and he would be killed! The thought of him doing brave things made me proud of
him, while at the same time my heart sank!
I silently prayed he would be safe, and
secretly wished he’d come back and we could be together.
*****
When I was a teenager, I thought Derek and
I were meant to be together, and that it was just a matter of
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