“You’re lucky you called us when you did,” Maxx said. “Have
you ever seen anything like this, Tane?”
Taking his cue, Maxx’s teammate finished unloading some equipment
and crossed the room. His six foot eight inch frame exerted considerably more
effort to move around the furniture as size fourteen army boots left hefty impressions in the plush
red carpet.
“We need to evacuate the whole building,” he said, reading
the device.
Maxx elbowed him in the side and whispered, “Over doing it a
little there, partner.”
“I mean, yeah, those are some
numbers. Maybe we should call in our other group, you know, the Black Oops Guys?”
“You mean our Black Ops Special Detention Squad?” Maxx
turned his back to the couple, pulling Tane around with him. “I think we can
handle this one on our own.”
“Ow,” Tane said, rubbing his side. “Quit hitting me, Maxx.”
“You’re going to blow this whole
thing,” Maxx said.
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And the plot thickens. I hope you’re enjoying some of the book so far. If you’d like to read more, you can download and read the entire first chapter over at Goodreads. You can pick up your own copy of the book over at AMAZON or at my book publisher Ink Smith Publishing. Please leave a comment on your way out. They’re always appreciated. Have a great weekend and see you in seven!
I laughed out loud at the "black oops guys" - great line! Looking forward to how this is going to pan out - good fun.
ReplyDeleteThat was a favorite of mine, too. I'm going to stick with sharing from Chapter 1 for the next few weeks easy, so we'll see where the boys end up on this. Thanks.
DeleteHope they don't blow it...I'm sure they're getting a chunk of change for this gig!
ReplyDeleteThey are, and Maxx will choke Tane if they don't turn a profit. Well, not literally, but he'll think about doing it.
DeleteBlack Oops? I can't help but wonder if that's a bit of foreshadowing there.
ReplyDeleteOnly the pages will tell, Patrick. Tane is one of those characters that you just like more and more the longer you write him.
DeleteWhich of them is exaggerating?
ReplyDeleteBoth. Which one is exaggerating more is the question.
ReplyDelete