“Yeah, well, you win some, you lose some. We’ll see what we can get out of McNamee and if it’ll be enough to at least put those two away.”
By the time five comes along, I’m tired. All I’ve done is write up a suspect profile for a case the Durango PD has called in our help on, but I guess my lack of sleep last night is catching up to me.
I stop at the City Market on the way home and pick up fixings for a taco dinner. Ahiga’s favorite. Ouray’s Traverse is parked in front of the garage when I drive up to the house.
Coming in the front door, I can smell something cooking.
“Hey.” Ouray turns from the stove when I walk into the kitchen and drop the grocery bags on the counter.
“Hi.” I barely have a chance to shrug out of my coat when I’m pulled into his arms. “Whatcha cooking?”
“Tacos.” He grins down at me. “The boy and I stopped at the store on our way out of town. What did you get?”
“Same.”
“Brilliant minds and all that,” he mumbles, right before his tongue sweeps in my mouth and every single thought leaves me as I wrap my arms around his neck.
A loud knock on the counter interrupts us.
Not sure what’s worse, Dad with his head up his ass or his tongue down your throat.
I can’t help chuckle when our son rolls his eyes in dramatic fashion, until I realize what he called Ouray. He’s called me Mom before, almost by accident, but as far as I know he’s never called Ouray Dad.
A quick glance at my husband shows him swallowing hard, and his eyes come to me, more than a little misty.
Is dinner ready?
“Give me five, Son.”
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If you’d like to learn how Ouray and Luna got their start,
read their story in HWY550 of my Rock Point Series!!
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