Deer Hunter Hunters
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Skyler sat there nursing her Brandy as she kept a look out for Jose Soto. It was already close to midnight and there was no sign of him. Was he going to show? Or stand her up? He couldnt, Skyler saw the way he was looking at her, he wanted her. Her second night out and she might leave empty handed again.
Yesterday night she got a glimpse of him, he watched her from a distance and then as she approached he left, tonight he wasnt going to leave. He got away, but he wasnt getting away tonight.
Her body tensed up as she put her Brandy down, someone was watching her. She watched her drink as she started to move her glass in a circle before downing it and signaling the barmaid.
She felt eyes on her in all directions, usually she could always pin point it but not this time. She couldnt look around, that would give her away.
Skyler started tapping her foot on her bar stool, tapping her fingers as the barmaid served her another drink.
Dont you think ones enough?
She froze, please tell me its not the damn SEAL. Out of the corner of her eye she saw someone sit down.
Odd seeing you here, I didnt think you were the party type girl. Noah signaled the barmaid.
Im not, Im just out and about? she picked up her drink and took a sip.
Out and about, huh. Thank you. he smiled back at the beautiful barmaid.
Skyler kept her attention on her drink that sat in front of her, what was Noah doing here? she thought.
What brings a SEAL to this place? Wait, never mind, its where all military come when looking for a simple fuck, her tone, that didnt come out right, not how she wanted to have it come out.
Noah cleared his throat, Actually I came here for business.
Business, what type of business? It was Saturday night and he was here doing business? That didnt sit right with her for some reason, he was here for something else.
Classified, he smiled at her.
Sklyer couldnt help but take a peek at him, she liked his smile. So, he was here for business and it was classified? What could be classified? It doesnt matter, she told herself. She was here with her own classified piece of business. And if Noah didnt leave, she was sure he would ruin everything, maybe he already has, he was sitting next to her and having a conversation with her. Jose Soto could be watching them as they spoke.
Hey, how about you get lost? Skyler playfully said.
Cody, who is Noah talking to? Blake asked as he watched the video footage.
Cody stopped cleaning his Beretta and got up and walked over to Blake. He looked at the video footage that was playing, his cousin was having a conversation with a woman.
Im not sure sir, do you want me to go down there? What was Noah doing? We were here to take and capture Jose Soto, we were on the look out for that woman him and Whitman saw the other night.
No need, well check her out right now. Whitman get me a camera that over looks the bar area and run a facial on the woman next to Noah.
Sir, its just a woman hes talking to, nothing more. You know Noah. Cody added.
Have you forgot what were here for? Blake questioned Cody.
No, sir. I want this bastard just as much as you do.
Then lets do our job, I dont care if hes a cousin now, just as I dont care that youre my brother-in-law now. A job is a job, Cody, and right now his head is not in the game, I dont know if youve noticed but hes distanced himself over the past two days and I plan to find out why.
Yes, sir.
Whitman, do you have a facial yet? Blake asked.
Blake noticed, why hadnt he? Even Whitman noticed, he was the first one to point that out and yet he still hasnt noticed. Really he hasnt given Noah a thought the past two days, hes been too distracted with Blake, plotting and finding every little detail they needed to catch Jose Soto, maybe if he wasnt so focused on that he would have noticed? He should have noticed, Blake noticed, he noticed everything though.
Blake was in charge of everything and soon he would be too, he would have his own team to watch and take care of and here he was missing something so simple, he couldnt make that mistake again.
Whitman, I need that facial now. Cody ordered.
He didnt bother looking at Blake, he could feel his gaze on him.
Cody, youre not going to like this. Whitman said in a shaky voice before glancing at Cody and Blake.
What is it, Cody and Blake said at the same time.
They looked at each other before looking at Whitman once more.
Its that woman we followed home, the same one, Im sure.
Cody leaned down and looked at the picture and cursed, it was the same woman. This whole time shes been talking to Noah and they didnt even know it, Noah didnt know it and if he didnt stop he was going to fucking ruin the mission.
Get Noah out of there now, Cody demanded.
No, Blake ordered.
Whitman, find what you can on that woman and why she has anything to do with this, Cody said he has a feeling that she is in on this.
Gut feeling sir, Cody muttered.
Get on it, Whitman. Cody, get over here and observed what Ive been watching the past ten minutes.
Cody followed Blake back to the video footage and stared as he watched his cousin talk to the woman, hes never seen Noah smile like that.
Watch and observe. Blake ordered as he sat down in his chair.
Cody did watch, he observed Noah and couldnt believe he didnt notice earlier, the way his body language was, the way her looked at her, she had his undivided attention and she didnt even know it. Why did it have to be her? Of all the woman he picked up, it had to be this one who made him start thinking about things.
Hes going to ruin everything sir.
I say otherwise, we dont know how things are going to go, Jose wants her, hes going to want to watch her and observe before he makes his move, hes going to follow her home again. This time Noahs going to be with her.
What? Sir, I dont see how thats going to fucking work, hell see Noah as a challenge, hell stand clear of that woman.
I disagree, it will be a challenge, hell see that and want her even more. Blake tried to reason, Cody wasnt going to let this go, he could tell, not when it involved Noah.
I know things are different now, were family but dont fucking put him in the middle of this. What if something happens to him? Cody yelled.
Hes a fucking soldier Cody, this is his job, hell agree, look at him. Blake stood up and pointed at the screen. If he wanted just a fuck he would have had her ready to leave the damn club in under ten minutes, hes giving that woman his full attention, his undivided attention, so many women have passed by him, trying to grab his attention and he didnt give them a second look, this ones different, whether you see that or not. Hes fucking doing this and if I have to Ill make it a damn fucking order. Ill give you a damn order to stand down or do I have to go as far as taking you off this mission?
No, sir. Cody muttered.
Go cool off, thats an order.
Yes, sir, he muttered as he stocked over to the door and slammed it shut.
Blake heard Whitman clear his throat. What do you have for me Whitman?
Get Cody in here, he needs to hear this too.
I say, if he needs to hear this too.
It somewhat involves Bailey sir.
Go on. Blake ordered.
Whitman sighed and turned his attention back to the computer. Blake walked over to the screen and hovered as Whitman explained.
Her name is Sklyer An Sommer, she served with Bailey in Afghanistan when Bailey did her last tour.
That was over a little year ago, what does that have anything to do with her? So they served together.
Sir, they were in the same platoon, under the same Commander.
Doesnt mean anything.
She reported that she was assaulted, attempted rape is on her file.
Go on.
The report wasnt filled when it should have been, she reported it before she left Afghanistan and then Bailey was raped.
What do you mean? Why did she leave?
She was assaulted, she got a call that her sister had passed so she came back to the United States, almost two weeks later Bailey was raped and that attack happened. The reason why it didnt get filled, I have no clue but it was too late to do anything about it.
Go on, Blake couldnt believe what he was hearing, his sisters rape could have been prevented if they filled the repot when they should have.
Skylers sister is Allison Grace Sommer, Jose Sotos last victim.
Ok, Cody was right, shes made herself a target on purpose, everything makes sense now. What else do you have? Blake asked.
Shes not in anymore, she did one more tour there but it was brief before she got out and now shes after Jose Soto.
This changes things. Shes going to get in the way of our mission, we have no choice but to bring her in this. Blake sighed as he started to pace.
Whitman, turn on Noahs ear piece and inform him of whats going on.
Noah couldnt believe what he was hearing at this very moment. Skyler was the woman they were looking for and this whole time hes been talking to her and didnt even realize that she fit the description he was given. Those honey colored eyes he loved looking at belong to a hurt woman, a woman full of rage, someone who was taking justice into their own hands, someone out for revenge.
He wouldnt have never thought that she was that woman, she didnt give off that vibe, it could be a front after all.
Skyler why are you here? he asked as he turned his full attention back on her.
What-what do you mean? Where was this coming from?
Tell me why youre here.
Why are you here? Why are you not alone Noah, Ive seen your men watching us for the past ten minutes, why are they here if you are just out for business? He was going to be the one to tell first, not her.
Do we have ears listening? he calmly asked.
Sklyer looked around, No.
Were after the same target, for different reasons though.
Sklyer swallowed and tried to keep her face composed, Soto is your target?
Yes, weve been tracking him and youre a problem now.
Problem? How am I the fucking problem?
Noah looked at the barmaid and then Sklyer, Keep it down, dont cause a scene.
My commander is willing to bring you in on the mission under his orders of course.
I have my own agenda and it does not include you or your SEAL team, so I decline. Skyler slid off the bar stool.
Noah gripped her arm and pulled her close, You dont understand, you dont get a choice. Either you accept and youre in or hell take you out of the situation so you dont get in the way. So if I were you I would think about it. Noah released his grip and gave her a little shove.
Who the fuck was this guy? What happened to the sweet SEAL she was just talking to? Sklyer took one last glance at him before exiting the club and running right into a body.
Sorry, she muttered.
What was he talking about, she didnt have a choice, she always had a choice and no one was going to take that away from her, not some SEAL or a fucking SEAL team. The nerve of that guy, Skyler sighed heavily as she got into her car.
Damn SEAL, thinks he can tell her what to do, over my dead body. Skyler turned on the radio as she pulled out of the parking lot. She was so angry she hadnt even realized what she was listening to, this was the first time she heard a Taylor Swift song in a years time.
She raised her hand to change it and hesitated, she took deep breathes as she listened. She should leave it, this was ridiculous, no it wasnt, she suddenly thought. This is normal, she told herself, wanting nothing to do with things that reminded her of her sister Allison.
Skyler sighed and gripped the steering wheel once more, she listened to the damn song and it was taking everything she had not to cry and change it.
After thirty minutes of driving she pulled into her drive way and got out. She checked her door knob and noticed the piece of hair was still in place, she took it off and opened her door slowly.
Are you watching this? Look at her, I dont know why so doesnt want in, shes making a mistake if she doesnt joining.
I see her, Noah was watching her every move. How can she not accept the offer? Sooner rather then later shell realize that she has no choice.
Noah took a glance at Cody, he looked so serious as you stared at Sklyers house. What are you thinking about?
Cody moved his gaze to Noah and looked at him, he noticed for the first time how relaxed he looked, his guard was down and he didnt look so up tight as usual. Was this all due to the woman in the house, his cousin barely knew the woman, as far as he knew.
When did you meet Skyler? Cody asked him.
I asked you a question first. Noah pointed out as he looked away, turning his attention back on Skylers house.
I dont think you want to know what I was thinking, he wouldnt, Noah wouldnt like him pointing out that he didnt look up tight and a bad ass anymore, he looked more like a softy now, strange how he could just change like that. Who was this woman?
Fair enough, I met her a few days ago. I was running on the beach and literally ran into her. I didnt know who she was until tonight I swear.
I know you didnt know, none of us knew. I just hope she realizes that were not going to go any and let her have her way, she doesnt know whats at stake, shes too concerned about her revenge that she doesnt realize his brother is a drug lord and the real mission. They both sighed as they watched the lights turn off in the house.
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The gun season for white-tail deer starts a week before Thanksgiving and even though ‘my’ woods are privately owned, hunters encroach on them from neighboring game lands. My grandfather's brother really owns the land, and he doesn't give a shit about hunters, so none of it is posted. When I hike into what I call ‘my’ cove during hunting season, I have to be careful or I could get shot. After what happened last year though, I’ve learned the risk can be worth it.My great-uncle owes 125 acres of...
Gay MaleKaren ran from the house to greet Mike when he pulled up in his bass boat at Sanjay’s dock. She was now thirteen years old and thoroughly Texan. She stood at the end of the dock waving to him and shouting, “Unk!” “Hello, Sweetie. How’s my favorite niece doing today?” Mike called back as he brought the boat up to the dock. “I’m fine,” Karen answered as she caught the rope he tossed to her. She tied the boat to the dock with practiced ease. She said, “Daddy will be here in a minute. He’s...
I had fifteen Summers, and had reached my full growth a span of seasons before. It was past time that my clan consider me Sree. I'd first spilled my seed on the ground during my twelfth Summer, and had, right after that, spent my half moon's time alone in the forest, in order to prove myself to my clan a Mek Hunter. In my clan, Mek means boy and Sree means man. For a Mek to get to be a Sree, there had to be unanimous agreement from the Sree hunters. At my last petition, I'd only received...
Dad made it in twenty minutes. He came through the door. I was sitting in the living room watching as he came into the kitchen. "Where is he? You shouldn't have let a stranger into the house." "I spoke from the chair I was sitting in. "There is no one, Dad. I wanted to see you and I knew you wouldn't come home just to see me." "What in the hell do you want? I thought I'd seen the last of you. You can turn around and get out." "Does that hold for me too, Daddy? It has been three...
Bright light assaulted his senses almost as soon as he opened his eyes, forcing him to shut them once again, for fear of getting a migraine. He struggled to gather his bearings as he tried to recall where he was. He opened his eyes once again, slowly this time. Looking around, he found himself in unfamiliar surroundings, making him wary almost immediately. The room he was in resembled a hospital of the old world. He wasn’t aware that such a place existed anymore. Whatever this room was, it...
Mike and Cathy returned home from work to find Bob waiting outside for them to show up. Making the Marines guarding Mike a little nervous, Bob walked over to the car carrying a bottle of wine with him. Mike got out of the car and said, “Hello, Bob.” “Hello, Mike. I wanted to thank you for accepting our offer on your house,” Bob said. In a very natural reaction to being jerked around over the price of the house, Bob and Ellen had not been happy with Mike. Ellen had been getting angry at what...
Hunter's engaging smile was long gone before Dianna finished Mirage's story. A strange pang started in his chest, surprising him. Hearing of how Lineal and Lynette, Mirage's husband and daughter had been put to death was heartbreaking. He could almost feel their pain. The scorch of the whip was a terrible thing. He'd felt it once or twice in his own inhumanely long life. But know that Lineal had been forced to endure the bite until he'd mercifully died was almost more than he could...
Book Six: Heart's Longing Chapter Six: Bounty Hunter Surprise By mypenname3000 Copyright 2016 Note: Thanks to B0b for beta reading this. Lady Delilah – Black Glass Aerie, The Island of Birds The ladder creaked while the wind whipped at my long, red hair. It danced about my naked shoulders. Energy burned through my body from the alchemical drink Fredagest gave me. The gnome bounty hunter climbed above me, her small body navigating the ladder with ease. The sun rose, painting the...
The hallway was empty. It wasn't just empty, it seemed down right desolate. Angel spun down the hall, walking carefully and covering every angle that she could. This was the third hallway that they had cleared. Another twenty ASP workers were now on their way to Conference room eight. They'd run into Kit and her crew, sending them down to keep an eye on the survivors. With Tinman there, they had one agent that was bite proof. Mage had shed a little bit of light into the zombie girls,...
Anna woke up groggily, the effect of last night’s slosh fest still weighing heavily on her. Her unwillingness to get up from the couch was only aided by the fact that her head was throbbing, almost as if all the fluid in her brain was dying to burst out. Anna tried to gather her bearings as best as she could, wondering how she would go through the rest of her day. The rest of her life even. Any purpose she had in life seemed to have been lost. She got up from the couch, stumbling over the...
Anna's things were still here, where was she? I heard a strangled moan from the bedroom. Her nude form was on the floor writhing. She was trying to scream but couldn't draw in enough air to do so. Every tortured inhalation was cut short by a gasp of pain. A trail of water led from the shower she had loved so much. As quickly as I could, I entered her mind and stopped the pain. I don't think there was an unbroken bone in her body and what else he had done to her was anybodies guess –...
In the dim room, lit only by a pair of candles in the candlestick, the sound of a pen scratching on paper was clearly heard. Only occasionally, interrupting to update the ink, the clerk continued to work tirelessly. Neither the semi-darkness nor the storming sea outside the window did not distract the young lady from the business, it was clearly something important. The light from the candles was only enough to illuminate half of the table, but the moonlight seeping in through the window made...
FantasyIntroduction: This is not a continued part to Hidden Memories but a new story with the same characters, hope you enjoy. Skyler An Sommer, loved the way the ocean breeze felt against her body, how it whipped her hair around as she ran down the beach near the water. She loved the way the beach smelled. Loved how the wet sand beneath her shoes sank a little with each foot step she took. She looked at her ipod and noticed it was already six oclock. The sun was already rising on the East side of...
She looked at her ipod and noticed it was already six o’clock. The sun was already rising on the East side of the mountains. For the past two days the sun has been out early, not what she wanted. She loved running in the dark and finishing right before the sun rised. She still had another mile to go but was going to have to cut it short. She turned around and started heading North where her car was parked. From a distance she could see the little shops opening up for the day. She wondered...
It had been twelve years since I had been in this town. At that time Sis and I had been living with Dad and Mom on a little side street in West Brattleboro. Today, I had just come over Route 9 from Albany, NY. I was here for a purpose. When last here, we were breaking up our home and Dad said we couldn't take anything with us. Now I was in the state to look at the campus of the Vermont Law School. That was my purpose, but I remembered my childhood and the mother that my sister and I had...
Call me Hunter. Just ... Hunter. Don't try tacking on some stupid 'Mr.' or 'Agent' or any of that shit. Hunter. It's who I am and it's what I am. Sure, the official designation is 'Tracker', but, to my mind, a tracker simply follows things. A hunter, on the other hand, follows things, then kills them. They use me, or one of the others like me, when some deviant with paranormal abilities has crossed the magic line between salvageable and disposable. Trackers, with our chemically...
Callie was still sound asleep, gone to the world, when I rose at five-thirty. In the kitchen, with a mug of freshly brewed coffee, I got to work. Phone calls to acquaintances led me to Paula Tasker, only twenty-five, yet her reputation was already widely respected. I told her what I was looking for. We bargained over the fee. She accepted. Calls to acquaintances in Switzerland solved another part of my plan. And, at six-thirty in the morning, Friday, I called the White House. Lucas Smith...
Callie studied their stateroom with pleasure. It wasn’t luxurious, but it was neat, clean, functional, and spacious with several portholes giving a view of the sea. The bathroom was spotless, towels clean. While unpacking, she smiled to herself. This was so unexpected. The Canada Senator was a working container ship. At first glance when they’d arrived at the commercial docks, she’d seen a rusting blue ship piled high with different colored containers; so high she wondered how the ship...
CALLIE YAWNED AND STRETCHED. Her body felt bruised and sore like she did after a long, hard dance workout. She smiled. She had danced, just a different dance - the dance of love with Hunter. Turning her head, she saw the bed was empty. A momentary spike of fear passed when she saw him sipping coffee at the small table by the porthole. Why didn’t he ever sleep in? Her bladder called. A flush of warm embarrassment hit when she felt a damp spot underneath her. She’d leaked! Dashing to the...