Hearing the pup growl he opened one eye. The woman was trying to reach over and pull the pistol from its holster.
"Lady, that"s not a good idea. Your hand probably won"t work right for a while and I won"t stop the pup from grabbing it."
She backed away with a look in her eyes that could kill. She sat back down beside the children and turned toward the fire.
He didn"t know if the pup would have grabbed her or not, but it sounded good and she sure changed her mind quick enough.
"Lady, I spent most of the night saving you and your children"s lives so you could at least be a little more appreciative".
"I wasn"t going to hurt you", she said after a long silence, "I just need to keep moving."
Steve let that lay for the time being. He got up and asked the children if they were hungry. They
