Alice said. Taggart forced a grin. “Fine.” She glanced at him with worry in her eyes. They were moving through the forest at a good clip, and Taggart thought they must be nearing the edge of it. He could hear a small amount of road noise and smell, just faintly, the acrid odor of exhaust and asph...
he started, and Barbara listened closely. “A biker chick. Smoking hot, tough as nails. You’d like her. I was a working class guy, a construction worker. I didn’t have any family, I was a foster kid, so I didn’t have any real roots. When she wanted me to come with her on the road, I said hell yeah...
Things had been going better than he’d expected before that part at the end, when she’d burst into tears and run hysterical from the room, but that last part had kind of ruined it. What had he done wrong? Was the head cup too much? He shook himself, a growl tearing from his lips. His bear surged ...
Matt said, seeing that both Jackie and Tannenbaum were staring in the direction of the sounds instead of rushing up the stairs. With emphasis, he added, “Now!” The two seemed to shake themselves. Tannenbaum jogged to the stairs, paused to gesture for Jackie and Matt to follow, then ascended ahead...