“What are you not saying?”
“It might be nothing. First off, he gave me the creeps. Second, he didn’t match.”
“What’s that mean?” Pedro asked with a frown. “Not that I’m saying you did anything wrong, but what didn’t match?”
Myrna resumed her position of leaning against the counter while holding her coffee cup. “He wore a suit and tie, but it didn’t fit. Too narrow in the shoulders, so he was like hunched.” She looked at Robert, who had on a button-down shirt, and a pair of dress slacks on.
“Look at Robert, see how his pants fit. The guy that was here, his pants were short. So short that I was able to see a good four inches of his white socks, which were a dirty white. Then take into considerationthat when he handed me the business card, his hands weren’t the hands of a businessman.” She looked at Robert again, who held his out, as did Pedro. “I mean no offense, but Robert’s hands are clean, and his nails are well trimmed. Pedro’s are the same way, but if you look at their palms, Pedro has more callouses. This guy had the hands of someone who used them for a living. Dirt under the nails, chipped, jagged nails, and his entire being smelled of grease. Not cooking grease, but garage grease. If that makes sense.”
Her statement left everyone stunned, then Pedro swore. “Do you think it might have been someone working for Godwin’s’ and was scoping your place out for some reason? Maybe checking to see if Sally was here?”
“No clue, but he gave me the creeps, and that’s when I doubled up on my security cameras.” She shook her head on a sigh. “I didn’t bother reaching out to Mosher, she would have blown me off anyway, so I just filed that business card away and doubled my security.
Robert nodded as he walked over to the cupboards and started taking the last of the dishes down. No one said anything as they started packing. When everything was all done, Myrna looked at Lela with concern.
“Are you going to be okay here by yourself?”
“Yes, I have everything I need to stay here. I’ll be fine, just do me a favor.” She grinned at them.
“What’s that?”
“Don’t turn the utilities off while I’m here.”
Myrna laughed. “I won’t, I promise. I just don’t want you to be bored.”
“I won’t be. I don’t have to, but I’m going to scrub your floors, and get this place ready for viewing. In between doing checks on my laptop. Oh, and I’ll be driving around to see if I can see if anyone is up to anything. You know, just doing a drive by.”
“I would advise you not to do that, but I know you’re an armed federal agent, and can take care of yourself.”
“Thank you,” Lela laughed and hugged Myrna, then Pedro. She stood in the driveway as they made sure they had everything before they pulled out. With a wave, they left, and she went back into the house.
In the truck, Myrna looked at Pedro. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah.”
“But?”
He looked at her with a smirk. “But, I wish this shit was over. I can see why they want us back at New Double. No one can reach us there, and the guys will make sure of that. I don’t know if I’m mad or glad that no one attempted to come at you while we cleaned out your home. Other than that person looking for someone else.”
“Yeah,” she said on a sigh, and settled in for the three-hour ride back to New Double.
When they arrived back at the ranch, they slowed down when someone stepped up, and held up a hand to have them stop.
“Pedro,” the man said, and smiled at his expression. “Manny.”
“Ah, hi, how is everything going?”
“Good,” he said as he pointed over to the side, and that’s when Pedro saw a small construction crew working on a building. “We’re building a building.” He slapped his hand on his forehead. “Sorry, that sounded stupid. We’re putting up that building as an office for whomever Erin hires permanently as security for New Double.” He looked at them and shook his head. “It’s not being put up because of the threat against you. Shit, someone just shoot me now.” He shook his head. “This had always been on the list to do, but we didn’t think we would need it this soon.”
“I understand,” Myrna said quietly. “Does she have someone in mind for a security officer? I’m assuming they would do the same thing that Duane does over at Erin’s Way?”
“Yes, and I don’t know who, but she has a couple of people in mind.”
“Thanks, Manny.” Pedro started to drive off, but he paused and looked at him. “How are Cocoa and Sally?”
“Good,” he grinned as he looked at Myrna. “Sally acts just like Buster when he’s not running.”
“Yeah, I wonder what they will do when they meet. Are they still in the barn we left them in?”
