CHAPTER 1 - A NEW FRIEND
CHAPTER 1 - Tires crunched fresh snow under the weight of a small vehicle as it drove into the expanse of the open Wyoming range. Max looked out of the early morning fields of empty ranges with a warm smile as he cut the power to the engine of...
CHAPTER 3 - COFFEE AND GUNPOWDER
Max sat in the waiting room of the small clinic of Jackson Wyoming at just after seven AM, waiting on Eli to be discharged with the subsequent slap on the wrist both expected. The doctors were nice enough even with her being berated behind closed doors...
CHAPTER 2 - SNOW AND WIND
The roads were dark by the time Max finally started to make his way back towards his home. The two lane road was only lit by his headlights as the heavy snowfall attempted to blind him from where the road ended and the ditches started. Snow-chains...
CHAPTER 4 - PHONE CALLS FROM FRIENDS
“Look man I know that you wanted to change the location of range day but why indoors? You know Chelsea won't like that." Noah's voice came out scratchy and lacking bass from Max's phone speaker as he worked on resoldering a set of split cables for a...
CHAPTER 18 - BITTERSWEET MORNINGS
Whispers and images flashed in front of Eli, her world a technicolor oil painting. The oil like snow washes past in waves bringing trees and stones past her. Gunfire reverberated off the mountains that towered over her as the weak sun was ripped from...
CHAPTER 5 - DOUBLE DATE
The days passed as they kept talking to one another near constantly. Movies were a common interest between the new couple but it didn't stop there. His love of mechanics certainly piqued her interest along with him divulging that he had set up his own...
CHAPTER 6 - AFTER HOURS
“Uncle Max!” Two voices called out in unison with the pitter patter of feet and paws on the home’s hardwood floor. Noah and Chelsea’s children ran to the front door as their babysitter tried to keep the children from falling in their excitement before...
CHAPTER 17 - REST AND ROMANCE
Max drove down the snowy streets to his home for only a few minutes. Sig and Sauer jumped into the back of his car before they laid down and waited for the trip to begin after Max dropped a bag behind the seats. Eli was confused as they rolled away...
CHAPTER 7 - CONFLICT
“Thank you for today, I really had a fantastic time.” Eli stood just beyond her door letting the waves of heat spill over her new partner above the small storefront of an older couple letting her rent the apartment for fairly cheap. Her now gloveless...
CHAPTER 22 - LIKE A FATHER SCORNED
Sand coated Noah’s teeth as they held the cigarette into the open air of the Iraqi desert, everything was grimey to the point where it felt like showering was just pissing in the wind. He looked out over the rolling sands and stout brush wondering what...
CHAPTER 8 - THE FIRE SPREADS
Max normally respected the police. The US Marshals were still in the same standing in this current instance, but the local police department were actively pissing him off. Seizing his pistol was understandable for evidence, but their threats to seize...
CHAPTER 10 - LINES IN THE SAND
After making sure that his dogs would be fine on their own for the hours he’d be gone, Max loaded up his car with a few extra items he might need. A blanket, a cooler full of drinks, and a hot cooler full of warm food items for not only himself, but...