Page 65 of Legend
“Yeah,” Steel said covertly as he glanced around like he feared someone close by might have heard the insult to the Lone Star state. “We are still in Texas, ya know?”
We all chuckled as we shook our heads.
“Nah, Texans for the most part, mind their own business,” I explained. “Uncle Zed always says, ‘Not my barn, not my cattle.’ ”
“Well that makes sense,” Legend said as he shrugged. “He owns a cattle ranch.”
“I always liked,well,bless your heart.”I gave Legend a wink.
“That’s one that is not what it sounds like.” Legend shook his head as he smiled.
Rocky looked between us and said, “Why? It sounds nice and kind.”
We laughed as did Duke and Steel.
“No, it can be like a pity line,” I explained. “Like someone who isn’t too smart or is dressed badly. Likeawwyour poor thing, bless your heart.” I paused and looked over at all four guards. “Then my dad would say that all four of you are corn fed, for sure.”
Legend laughed. “I never understood that. Like eating corn could make you huge or something?”
I agreed as I chuckled with him. “It’s something about grain fed and corn fed? But like Uncle Zed always says,that’s a whole ‘nuther can o’ worms.I asked him once…. Uncle Zed, have you ever seen an actual can of worms?”
All of us were snickering.
“There’s lots of them. And some of them really make you think.” Legend grabbed my hand and said, “But Zed was always warning me about you.”
“About me?” I asked as I stared up at him.
“Yes, he said you weren't going to give up on me.” Legend paused and seemed to try to remember what the saying was. “What was it he told me?”
“She’d charge into hell with a bucket of ice water,” Duke interjected.
We all looked over at him.
He shrugged.
I shook my head and remembered one of my favorites as I braced my hands on my hips and stated, “I figure I might as well. Can’t dance, never could sing, and it’s too wet to plow.”
Now other people in the store were laughing with us.
Steel laughed. “Or what about…She raised hell and stuck a chunk under it.”
“I never understood that one,” Legend replied. “A chunk of what?”
“My favorite is…Pigs get fat; hogs get slaughtered.Or…skin your own buffalo,” Duke said.
We all paused to look over at him.
Legend chuckled. “I think he means the same thing…Mind your own business.” He looked over at Duke to ask, “Right?”
The large biker smirked.
I shook my head. Duke could be creepy. I think he was joking, but who the hell knew? Uncle Zed did tell me once that Duke was…Two sandwiches short of a picnic.I again burst into laughter.
Legend looked over at me.
I covered my mouth and shook my head at him.
After the booming laughter, we knew we were drawing too much attention so we all got donuts and walked around while looking at different items. Well, our enforcers didn’t get anything except for the Dr. Peppers, but despite the previous joking, they and the two Italian cousins remained very alert and on edge.
