The day seemed to creep by. No matter what he did, Lurch had a hard time keeping his mind off Kerry and hoping things were going all right for her. More than once he had to fight the urge to drop everything and go check on her. In the end he decided that neither Tuck, nor Kerry would thank him for that, and he needed to trust her to be able to handle things or call for help.
It was nearly dark, and Lurch was starting to wonder when she would be home when his phone rang. He glanced at the screen and saw her name.
“What’s up, Cher? You coming home soon?”
“I was on my way, almost to the turn off to the ranch when I saw that truck again. The one the snake men drove.”
“Snake men?” Lurch blinked wondering what the hell she was talking about, then it clicked. Snake. Cobras. His heart filled h
