Page 80 of Cowboy's Last Stand
“She didn’t tell me either,” Jason admitted.“Not until today.”
“Did she see anyone?”
“No.”
“She thinks Billy did it?”
“Don’t you?”
Wade didn’t answer.
“Her theory is that he wants to stir me up.Incite violence.”
“I doubt he wants to fight you again.”
“Why not?”
“He’s a coward, and he already got his ass kicked.”
“Does he want to shoot me?”
“I wouldn’t put it past him if you showed up on his property.”
“What about on the street?”
“What about it?”
“Does he have a license to carry?”
“It’s not required here.”
“Hmm.”
“Where are you from?”Wade asked abruptly.
“Montana.”
“I hear they like the Second Amendment there too.”
“They do.”
“Are you a gun owner?”
Jason resented the question, which made him feel like a criminal.He hadn’t forgotten that Wade wanted Natalie.He’d tried to make a play for her recently.“I’m not armed if that’s what you’re asking.I hiked through five states.”
“So?”
“There are laws against carrying across state lines.”
“Not in Texas.We accept all guns here.”
Jason thought he detected a sardonic note in Wade’s voice.“I didn’t need a handgun on a nature trail.”
“You weren’t worried about wild animals?”
“The most dangerous animals I encountered are your brother and his friends.You should be interrogating them.”
Wade squinted at Jason’s answer.He’d been friendly enough while they talked shop, but the gloves were off now.While they regarded each other with open hostility, London walked out of the house and sauntered toward them.She was wearing a black sweatshirt and ragged jeans.Her hair looked like white-blond yarn.
