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Authors: C.t. Adams . Cathy Clamp
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and carried it back to the table. "I'm going to call my sister on speakerphone, but I don't want her to know you're listening. Y'all can't say anything —don't even cough—or this won't work.”
Lucas started to open his mouth, but Cloudsfall raised one finger to catch the older man's attention, smiled, and nodded. "Let her, Lucas. I know where she's going and if she's right, you'll learn a lot more this way.”
Carlotta lifted the receiver, dialed a number, let it ring twice, and then hung up. As she noticed the scent of his curiosity, she shrugged. "Private family code. She'll know it's me calling now." This time, she hit the speakerphone button and pressed speed dial. She put a finger to her lips and there was a small part inside Adam that wished it was his own finger touching there. He intentionally moved his leg, rest it against her knee, and was pleased when she didn't move away.
A woman answered in a frustrated contralto. "It's about time you called! Chingado, Carita, it's been insane here all morning! Next time, y'all need to find another place to hold your meeting, or at least give me time to get out of town!”
Cara raised her eyebrows at him significantly, but he didn't understand, so he just shook his head and shrugged. She put a note of confusion in her voice. "How come, Rosa? What's up?" She paused for a moment, then continued as though she'd had a flash of understanding. "Oh! They've been calling you, huh? Sorry I've got you on speaker. I'm cleaning up from the meeting.”
"No big. You're on speaker, too. This is my first chance in an hour to change Felix's diaper. Yeah, they've been calling, and calling and calling! I finally stopped answering, and then they started to call my cell phone. 'How come the restaurant's closed, Rosa?' 'Why's Cara meeting with the Texas rangers, Rosa?' 'Who are those new men in town, Rosa?' Ay ay, ay, like I'm a mind reader or something!
Paco said the rumors are at full tilt. Down at the donut shop Mara hinted I got closed down for a bad health inspection, and then Betty at the bank called to ask if it was true about the Rangers finding drugs under my floor boards. Drugs, Cara!”
Cara winced at that, heaving a sigh that would be heard over the speaker while her sister swore in more than one language in the background. "Okay, okay! I get the point, Rosa! No more pack meetings at the restaurant during business hours. Everybody's just leaving. Will says hi.”
"He better not have eaten all my chile! I know how he is. For a bird, he's got too big a stomach." Lucas had to cover his mouth so he didn't laugh and Cloudsfall silently flipped his middle finger at the phone. "I need to sell that chile— especially now that I'm going to have to convince people I don't have rats and cucarachas.”
"Okay, I get it, Rosa. We didn't eat the chile, but we did drink a few of your sodas. I'll buy you more. I've got to get back to work now. I'll call you later.”
"Yeah, yeah. And you better stop by the paper and make sure there won't be any reporters showing up tomorrow to ask stupid questions. It's bad enough people seeing the sheriff and Ranger trucks hiding behind the building, but I don't even know who the attorney from Colorado is, so I don't want to hear a bunch of questions I can't answer.”
That brought all four of them to attention and even Cara's jaw dropped. "What did you say, Rosa? Who said anything about an attorney?”
Adam could almost hear the shrug. "Hmm…old Mr. Gomez, I think. You remember—he had that grandson going to college up north of Denver, who got picked up for a DWI? It was years and years ago, but he swears someone there at the restaurant looks like the man who prosecuted his boy. If y'all were having any other meeting but a pack one, I wouldn't even mention it.”
Lucas started to swear silently and shake his head in angry frustration with two fingers rubbing the skin just above his eyebrow while Cara fought to end the call. "Okay, Rosa. I'll call you
Lucas started to open his mouth, but Cloudsfall raised one finger to catch the older man's attention, smiled, and nodded. "Let her, Lucas. I know where she's going and if she's right, you'll learn a lot more this way.”
Carlotta lifted the receiver, dialed a number, let it ring twice, and then hung up. As she noticed the scent of his curiosity, she shrugged. "Private family code. She'll know it's me calling now." This time, she hit the speakerphone button and pressed speed dial. She put a finger to her lips and there was a small part inside Adam that wished it was his own finger touching there. He intentionally moved his leg, rest it against her knee, and was pleased when she didn't move away.
A woman answered in a frustrated contralto. "It's about time you called! Chingado, Carita, it's been insane here all morning! Next time, y'all need to find another place to hold your meeting, or at least give me time to get out of town!”
Cara raised her eyebrows at him significantly, but he didn't understand, so he just shook his head and shrugged. She put a note of confusion in her voice. "How come, Rosa? What's up?" She paused for a moment, then continued as though she'd had a flash of understanding. "Oh! They've been calling you, huh? Sorry I've got you on speaker. I'm cleaning up from the meeting.”
"No big. You're on speaker, too. This is my first chance in an hour to change Felix's diaper. Yeah, they've been calling, and calling and calling! I finally stopped answering, and then they started to call my cell phone. 'How come the restaurant's closed, Rosa?' 'Why's Cara meeting with the Texas rangers, Rosa?' 'Who are those new men in town, Rosa?' Ay ay, ay, like I'm a mind reader or something!
Paco said the rumors are at full tilt. Down at the donut shop Mara hinted I got closed down for a bad health inspection, and then Betty at the bank called to ask if it was true about the Rangers finding drugs under my floor boards. Drugs, Cara!”
Cara winced at that, heaving a sigh that would be heard over the speaker while her sister swore in more than one language in the background. "Okay, okay! I get the point, Rosa! No more pack meetings at the restaurant during business hours. Everybody's just leaving. Will says hi.”
"He better not have eaten all my chile! I know how he is. For a bird, he's got too big a stomach." Lucas had to cover his mouth so he didn't laugh and Cloudsfall silently flipped his middle finger at the phone. "I need to sell that chile— especially now that I'm going to have to convince people I don't have rats and cucarachas.”
"Okay, I get it, Rosa. We didn't eat the chile, but we did drink a few of your sodas. I'll buy you more. I've got to get back to work now. I'll call you later.”
"Yeah, yeah. And you better stop by the paper and make sure there won't be any reporters showing up tomorrow to ask stupid questions. It's bad enough people seeing the sheriff and Ranger trucks hiding behind the building, but I don't even know who the attorney from Colorado is, so I don't want to hear a bunch of questions I can't answer.”
That brought all four of them to attention and even Cara's jaw dropped. "What did you say, Rosa? Who said anything about an attorney?”
Adam could almost hear the shrug. "Hmm…old Mr. Gomez, I think. You remember—he had that grandson going to college up north of Denver, who got picked up for a DWI? It was years and years ago, but he swears someone there at the restaurant looks like the man who prosecuted his boy. If y'all were having any other meeting but a pack one, I wouldn't even mention it.”
Lucas started to swear silently and shake his head in angry frustration with two fingers rubbing the skin just above his eyebrow while Cara fought to end the call. "Okay, Rosa. I'll call you
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