Page 67 of The General's Captive
“I can see that, so where are you headed?”
“What were you doing standing in the middle of the road?” I asked instead of answering him.
“I wanted to get your attention.” He smiled, his teeth so bright and straight he could have given Tiffany a run for her money.
“Well, that’ll do it… you damn near scared the shit out of me,” I said. Looking down at his scuffed biker boots I could see that those, his jeans, and his black Tee had seen better days, which indicated that he had been wandering around for a while.
“So, are you going to tell me why you are by yourself and where you’re headed?” he asked again, not letting it go.
“There was a second attack at the Train Yard, we lost a few more people but The General… he took Riley, so I’m on my way to get him back,” I admitted, sighing in between this explanation.
His eyes widened before he lifted his big shoulders and said, “Okay, let’s go.”
“Wait… what?” I asked as he walked past me toward the truck.
“We wanna get there as soon as possible, right?”
“Well, yeah, but I’m not going back to the base, so you get that I am heading straight into danger, to where the Myths are… right?” I reiterated.
“Sure,” was his nonchalant reply, before he went to hold my door open, trying to prompt me to get back in the truck. Something I did after shrugging my shoulders.
“Alright, but I can’t be held responsible for your safety,” I said, trying to get him to understand this, but he just chuckled and said,
“Honey, I have been wandering around this barren flat land now for two days, trust me, I’m just glad to sit my ass down, and I don’t care where you’re going.”
I laughed before sliding behind the wheel and watching him round the truck so as he could get in next to me. Reaching for my bag, I put it in the back, making room for him.
“That’s not the real reason,” I stated.
“No, it’s because I like Riley, he’s a good guy.”
I gave him a questioning look, seeing as he hadn’t had much opportunity at getting to know him.
“I saw what he did for others Alex, and in my book, that means a lot. So, if a good guy needs saving, then I’m not going to let a woman go and rescue him alone,” he explained, and this was good enough for me, which was why I told him,
“You’re a good guy.”
“I try to be,” he replied with an appreciative nod of his head.
“Okay, so I can see I’m not going to change your mind.”
“Nope… want me to drive?” he asked, making me frown.
“Nope.”
“Great, then do you wanna do it… actually drive, that is?” he teased wryly.
Putting it into drive I muttered,“Smart ass.”Something he grinned big at.
“So, I take it we are driving toward the guy on the horse with the fucking big army, right?’ he asked, sounding not as affected by this as he should.
“You know about The General?”
“Nothing much, just to stay away from him like everyone else does,” he replied with a shrug of his big shoulders.
“Yeah, he took Riley to some prison in Boise,” I informed him, making him nod.
“Any ideas on how we are going to break him out?” he enquired, making me release a pent-up breath.
