that?”
She
lifted her shining honey-colored eyes up to his. “We’re isolated into one spot,
whereas you have the opportunity to wander.”
“I can
assure you once you’ve seen one part of this jungle, you’ve seen what the rest
of it looks like.” Taking a sip of the Mexican beer at his feet, he glanced to
where Roman sat. The other man was studying Sara Daniels intensely. This kind
of irritated him further. His concern should have been with his wife, not on
this woman. He briefly wondered what happened to Devon. She’d not come out
since he’d been back. He wondered if she’d eaten. Again, not his concern , he told himself. He shifted his attention
back to the pretty, little intern.
“So,
how long have you worked for the Professor?” he asked.
“ Ummm , not all that long, really. I interned for a different
Professor for almost a year, but it didn’t work out. When I found out that
Professor Childers was coming on this dig, I volunteered. It’s an awesome
opportunity. I’m lucky to be here.”
He
considered her answer. “Does the Professor come on a lot of digs with Tag?” he
asked.
“I know
he’s been on the last three. I don’t know about before that,” she replied.
“Alcazar
told me you two had met in college?” Alex asked in confirmation.
She
nodded her head as she raised her own beer bottle to her lips. “Yep, we had a
few classes together. I must say, I’m surprised to find him married.”
“Why?”
She
gave Alex a sheepish look. “Well… he was quite the ladies’ man at the
university.”
“Do you
know how long they’ve been married?” he asked.
She
slowly shook her head as she thought. “ Nooo . I think the last class I had with him was about four months ago. I hope he
wasn’t married then, is all I’m saying,” she said with a laugh.
Alex
grinned back at her. “It sounds as if you two had a thing back then.”
“I
wouldn’t exactly call it a thing. But we hooked up sometimes,” she replied with
a knowing grin. “But I do find them odd.”
“Why is
that?”
“They
certainly don’t act like newlyweds,” she replied.
Alex
nodded but didn’t respond, instead he asked, “How do you like working for the
Professor?”
“Professor
Childers is all right, I guess,” she said with a grimace.
“That
doesn’t sound very good.”
“He’s…
a little too touchy-feely for my tastes,” she replied.
“How do
you mean?”
“He
tends to think he’s God’s gift to woman. I’d heard he’d been in trouble at the
university about coming on too aggressively to some of the female students,”
she replied in hushed tones.
Alex
turned his gaze over to where the Professor sat. Could he have been the one to
attack Devon and not Roman? Immediately, Alex chided himself for even thinking
about that. He was on a mission and it wasn’t to solve the problems of an
obviously troubled woman. She had a husband for that.
Long
after the fire-pit had burn out, Alex lay on his cot thinking over what
information he’d gained since he’d arrived. He needed to have Jacob run a check
on the good Professor to see what troubles the man had had. Alex wondered if
maybe those troubles could have led him to steal the missiles to sell to the
highest bidder. He somewhat doubted it. He couldn’t really see the weak man
initiating something so harsh… but you could never tell about people if the
money was right.
His
mind again flickered to Roman Alcazar. Now, he fit the profile… young, impressionable, strong ties to Mexico and contacts
within, as well as, strong ties to the supposed site where the missiles were
being hidden. As Alex drifted off to sleep, he couldn’t be sure if he was
fingering Roman Alcazar as the ring leader because of Devon, or because he
really was a viable candidate. Either way, he was worth keeping an eye on.
Chapter 7
The
next morning, Alex rose with the group as was his norm. He helped build the
fire and noticed for the first time
She
lifted her shining honey-colored eyes up to his. “We’re isolated into one spot,
whereas you have the opportunity to wander.”
“I can
assure you once you’ve seen one part of this jungle, you’ve seen what the rest
of it looks like.” Taking a sip of the Mexican beer at his feet, he glanced to
where Roman sat. The other man was studying Sara Daniels intensely. This kind
of irritated him further. His concern should have been with his wife, not on
this woman. He briefly wondered what happened to Devon. She’d not come out
since he’d been back. He wondered if she’d eaten. Again, not his concern , he told himself. He shifted his attention
back to the pretty, little intern.
“So,
how long have you worked for the Professor?” he asked.
“ Ummm , not all that long, really. I interned for a different
Professor for almost a year, but it didn’t work out. When I found out that
Professor Childers was coming on this dig, I volunteered. It’s an awesome
opportunity. I’m lucky to be here.”
He
considered her answer. “Does the Professor come on a lot of digs with Tag?” he
asked.
“I know
he’s been on the last three. I don’t know about before that,” she replied.
“Alcazar
told me you two had met in college?” Alex asked in confirmation.
She
nodded her head as she raised her own beer bottle to her lips. “Yep, we had a
few classes together. I must say, I’m surprised to find him married.”
“Why?”
She
gave Alex a sheepish look. “Well… he was quite the ladies’ man at the
university.”
“Do you
know how long they’ve been married?” he asked.
She
slowly shook her head as she thought. “ Nooo . I think the last class I had with him was about four months ago. I hope he
wasn’t married then, is all I’m saying,” she said with a laugh.
Alex
grinned back at her. “It sounds as if you two had a thing back then.”
“I
wouldn’t exactly call it a thing. But we hooked up sometimes,” she replied with
a knowing grin. “But I do find them odd.”
“Why is
that?”
“They
certainly don’t act like newlyweds,” she replied.
Alex
nodded but didn’t respond, instead he asked, “How do you like working for the
Professor?”
“Professor
Childers is all right, I guess,” she said with a grimace.
“That
doesn’t sound very good.”
“He’s…
a little too touchy-feely for my tastes,” she replied.
“How do
you mean?”
“He
tends to think he’s God’s gift to woman. I’d heard he’d been in trouble at the
university about coming on too aggressively to some of the female students,”
she replied in hushed tones.
Alex
turned his gaze over to where the Professor sat. Could he have been the one to
attack Devon and not Roman? Immediately, Alex chided himself for even thinking
about that. He was on a mission and it wasn’t to solve the problems of an
obviously troubled woman. She had a husband for that.
Long
after the fire-pit had burn out, Alex lay on his cot thinking over what
information he’d gained since he’d arrived. He needed to have Jacob run a check
on the good Professor to see what troubles the man had had. Alex wondered if
maybe those troubles could have led him to steal the missiles to sell to the
highest bidder. He somewhat doubted it. He couldn’t really see the weak man
initiating something so harsh… but you could never tell about people if the
money was right.
His
mind again flickered to Roman Alcazar. Now, he fit the profile… young, impressionable, strong ties to Mexico and contacts
within, as well as, strong ties to the supposed site where the missiles were
being hidden. As Alex drifted off to sleep, he couldn’t be sure if he was
fingering Roman Alcazar as the ring leader because of Devon, or because he
really was a viable candidate. Either way, he was worth keeping an eye on.
Chapter 7
The
next morning, Alex rose with the group as was his norm. He helped build the
fire and noticed for the first time
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