Chapter Eighteen
Looking Ahead
She waited until Erica left. She waited until Jeri did. She waited until she heard Erica settle into the adjacent tent. She even waited until she was sure Lilli hadn’t been disturbed. Then she could wait no more.
Toni gave her bedmate another simply scrumptious kiss and untangled herself.
Stealthily she sat up, the leash still looped over her left hand. Her right went unerringly to the shotgun. Obediently silent and motionless, Bobby waited until she gave the chain a twitch. Then he too sat up. Carefully they crawled from their bedding, over Jeri’s and outside. Standing up, they looked around.
The moon was only an argent grin. The stars sparkled in celebratory splendor, but otherwise the night was three-a.m. black and quiet. Even the omnipresent insects
