Today’s excerpt is from Escape
From Mexico, a standalone book featuring Jim Scott and friends (some
old, and some new). After their plans
fell through the previous week because Michelle’s cab driver was high on pot
and caused her to miss the flight Sandy had originally used, the group makes a
slight change in plans. Enjoy and have a
fantastic day.
m.j.
While plotting
by evildoers continued, those on Bob’s property kicked back and waited for
Sunday, when they would again try to backtrack Sandy’s steps prior to being
arrested at the Mexican border. They did
a bit of planning themselves, part of which was arriving at the conclusion that
Sandy would not be needed on the second try, since they had positive
identifications of the three men she had spoken to about her plans for a trip
across the border.
They also
decided Bob would get off in Denver, and go with Michelle to the Denver
airport. They would take the same flight,
but not sit together, nor give any indication of even knowing one another. They would, however, take the same cab to the
airport.
When this plan
was agreed on, Michelle joked, “Just what I need—‘daddy’ keeping an eye on me,
to make sure I don’t mess up again.”
“Darling—first
off, I’m not your ‘daddy’—and second, if we get another cab driver like the one
you had, I’d just shoot the bastard and take his cab.”
“Yes, dear
husband you probably would. But at least
if I miss this plane, it’ll be on your
head and not mine.”
Before Bob could
retort again, Jim interrupted, “Sandy, I have a question.”
“Shoot.”
“What did you
actually tell these three guys you talked to in Tucson about the reason for
your trip—other than wanting to go to Mexico for a few hours?”
“Oh, let me
think. Um…not much else—except I’m
pretty sure I told them all I was in town on business.”
“Not the type of
business?”
“No, Jim…at
least I don’t think so. Does it matter?”
“Not really—but
Michelle, you might do the same thing, rather than dream up something along the
lines of what your business in town is.”
“Yeah, good
idea. Actually, I was planning on not
saying anything about what I was doing there—just saying while in town I wanted
to make a fast trip to Mexico.”
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