CHAPTER TEN
"Joshie boy! Where the hell are you?"
Pine twigs snapped underfoot as Ralph plowed his way through the pine boughs with Carla fast on his heels.
"That son of a bitch..." mumbled Josh under his breath, the cleft in his chin deepening from the tension of gnashing teeth.
"Ah, there you are... enjoying the sunshine, I see!" Ralph squinted down at the blonde head cowering behind Josh's right shoulder... two amber eyes set in a pixie face.
"What are you doing here?" Josh was none too hospitable.
"Ah, just thought we'd drop down to keep you from getting lonely. Got company I see, Joshie-boy..." smirked Ralph, chortling as furrowed distress lines wrinkled the other's brow. "Don't worry about taking care of us... we'll only be here a couple of days." He turned to Carla. "I trust y
