rant, “Call nine-one-one right fuckin’ now” and then hung up and headed straight to Curly’s.
From his location, it took him thirty minutes to get down the mountain and around to the other side of the lake. Now he was about to get arrested for assault if Stetson didn’t back down.
“Stetson, you wanna tell me what the fuck you’re doin’?” he shouted as he made his way towards the chief. Stetson turned and narrowed his eyes at Max, and Mia started shouting from inside the car, “I didn’t kill anyone you big doofus.”
Max would have laughed if he hadn’t been so fucking pissed at that moment. He’d have thought finding Zimmer’s body would have kept her at his mother’s and out of trouble. If she’d stayed put, instead of coming out here alone, she wouldn’t be in this mess. However, he was learning quickly that just like his mother, Mia tended to act before she thought things through.
When he reached Stetson, the man turned, crossed his arms, and then ordered, “This is a crime scene, Hunter. Get back in your truck and leave.”
“I asked you what the fuck you were doin.’” he stated, pinning the chief with his eyes.
“Arresting Ms. Roberts on suspicion of murder, now get back in your-”
“Jesus, you think this woman has the strength to kill Curly?”
“I’ve got two bodies, both with one thing in common. You do the math. I’m not going to ignore the possibility she’s a killer because of her size,” Stetson argued.
Patience gone, Max bit out “And I’m not gonna ignore a police chief that harasses a defenseless woman. Consider your contract with the town of Trails End under review.”
Stetson’s face turned red as he moved closer to Max. Staring Max down for a moment his expression turned cocky as he threatened, “Maybe I should look into your whereabouts this morning, Hunter.”
Done with this sonofabitch Max leaned down, got right in his face, and seethed “Fuck with me and you’ll lose, you hear me? You’re a contracted employee who I don’t much like. Unless you’ve got her prints on both axes that killed Zimmer and Potter, and I’d wager my entire business that you don’t, you let her go right fuckin’ now.”
Stetson’s jaw tightened as he considered his options. Then, much to Max’s satisfaction, his eyes popped to Officer Chester Tallchief, one of Max’s good friends, and ordered, “Let her go.”
Chester opened the door and pulled Mia out while Max kept his eyes trained on Stetson. When the cuffs were gone, she turned to Max and shouted, “I am not a defenseless woman. I’m clumsy, there’s a difference.”
She was dressed in jeans and a “Muttley Crew” T-shirt depicting the dog from the cartoon “Whacky Races.” Max didn’t know whether to laugh since it was his dog's name on her chest or put her over his knee.
He went with pissed.
“Get your ass in the Jeep and head back to my mother’s.”
“Why? Am I under house arrest?” she questioned and then looked at Stetson.
“Yeah, “he lied before the chief could respond.
“I am so calling my lawyer when I get back,” she snapped and then stomped towards Max.
“As for you, I’ve decided you’re no longer Thor, God of Thunder, you’re more like Loki. He’s gorgeous and makes you think he’s a good guy, but underneath he’s just mean. He’d yell at a crying woman too. Thor, unlike you , would have been sympathetic,” she declared. Then she whipped around, stomping her tiny feet and swinging that tight ass of hers as Max watched, his lips twitching the whole time.
She made her way to the Jeep and got in, gunning the engine and kicking up gravel as she left. Max watched her leave, shaking his head in disbelief.
Jesus, she got cuter by the minute, Max thought.
He knew then, after last night and his reaction to her being in danger, he had a phone call to make to Annie. Casual or not, he respected Annie enough to end things with her as if they weren’t casual.
“You really
From his location, it took him thirty minutes to get down the mountain and around to the other side of the lake. Now he was about to get arrested for assault if Stetson didn’t back down.
“Stetson, you wanna tell me what the fuck you’re doin’?” he shouted as he made his way towards the chief. Stetson turned and narrowed his eyes at Max, and Mia started shouting from inside the car, “I didn’t kill anyone you big doofus.”
Max would have laughed if he hadn’t been so fucking pissed at that moment. He’d have thought finding Zimmer’s body would have kept her at his mother’s and out of trouble. If she’d stayed put, instead of coming out here alone, she wouldn’t be in this mess. However, he was learning quickly that just like his mother, Mia tended to act before she thought things through.
When he reached Stetson, the man turned, crossed his arms, and then ordered, “This is a crime scene, Hunter. Get back in your truck and leave.”
“I asked you what the fuck you were doin.’” he stated, pinning the chief with his eyes.
“Arresting Ms. Roberts on suspicion of murder, now get back in your-”
“Jesus, you think this woman has the strength to kill Curly?”
“I’ve got two bodies, both with one thing in common. You do the math. I’m not going to ignore the possibility she’s a killer because of her size,” Stetson argued.
Patience gone, Max bit out “And I’m not gonna ignore a police chief that harasses a defenseless woman. Consider your contract with the town of Trails End under review.”
Stetson’s face turned red as he moved closer to Max. Staring Max down for a moment his expression turned cocky as he threatened, “Maybe I should look into your whereabouts this morning, Hunter.”
Done with this sonofabitch Max leaned down, got right in his face, and seethed “Fuck with me and you’ll lose, you hear me? You’re a contracted employee who I don’t much like. Unless you’ve got her prints on both axes that killed Zimmer and Potter, and I’d wager my entire business that you don’t, you let her go right fuckin’ now.”
Stetson’s jaw tightened as he considered his options. Then, much to Max’s satisfaction, his eyes popped to Officer Chester Tallchief, one of Max’s good friends, and ordered, “Let her go.”
Chester opened the door and pulled Mia out while Max kept his eyes trained on Stetson. When the cuffs were gone, she turned to Max and shouted, “I am not a defenseless woman. I’m clumsy, there’s a difference.”
She was dressed in jeans and a “Muttley Crew” T-shirt depicting the dog from the cartoon “Whacky Races.” Max didn’t know whether to laugh since it was his dog's name on her chest or put her over his knee.
He went with pissed.
“Get your ass in the Jeep and head back to my mother’s.”
“Why? Am I under house arrest?” she questioned and then looked at Stetson.
“Yeah, “he lied before the chief could respond.
“I am so calling my lawyer when I get back,” she snapped and then stomped towards Max.
“As for you, I’ve decided you’re no longer Thor, God of Thunder, you’re more like Loki. He’s gorgeous and makes you think he’s a good guy, but underneath he’s just mean. He’d yell at a crying woman too. Thor, unlike you , would have been sympathetic,” she declared. Then she whipped around, stomping her tiny feet and swinging that tight ass of hers as Max watched, his lips twitching the whole time.
She made her way to the Jeep and got in, gunning the engine and kicking up gravel as she left. Max watched her leave, shaking his head in disbelief.
Jesus, she got cuter by the minute, Max thought.
He knew then, after last night and his reaction to her being in danger, he had a phone call to make to Annie. Casual or not, he respected Annie enough to end things with her as if they weren’t casual.
“You really
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