SOMETHING TUGGED GENTLY on Dini’s stick. She ignored it and continued to let Godric enclose her in a tender web of love and heat.
The next tug was much firmer. She pulled her lips from Godric’s and glanced at the stick on her lap. He groaned. “Leave it. I’ll take you into Pekoit City for fried chicken and mashed potatoes with extra gravy. After...”
She reached down to put the stick on the ground and a really big tug almost pulled it out of her hand. She squealed and, reflexively, gave the line a tug. Something long, black and really ugly flew out of the water, writhing angrily on the end of her line.
Their eyes widened, their mouths opened into surprised ‘ohs’, and Dini shrieked, ducking, as a very angry black water snake headed right for Godric’s head.
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