Free Clint Faraday Collection C: Murder in Motion Collector's Edition by CD Moulton

around. He drove him crazy.
    “ You and
Earl serious?” Clint asked.
    “ Semi. It
could work. He’s wild and fantastic in bed, but he has to go back
to his job in Phoenix next week. We just stopped to say hi and to
tell Judi that Nando sneaked out last night.”
    “ She’s at
the community center.”
    “ We know.
We saw her when we were leaving. I just wanted to show Earl what I
have to put up with. You always dress – or don’t dress – like that
and keep turning me down.”
    “ Not my
bag.”
    “ Nobody
says that anymore.”
    “ I
do!”
    The computer dinged that he had a message. He
sighed and went in. He usually didn’t bother, but he was waiting
for a message.
    Done. M. Rpt fndg ltr.
    Manolo. They’d stopped the yacht. He’d let
Clint know what they found as soon as he knew.
    Clint thought, then decided to wait. He
wanted all the facts when he made the phone call.
    “ Important?” Ben asked when he went back out to his
deck.
    “ Yes and
no. It’s what I expected.”
    “ Want to
go out in your boat? I’d like to show Earl a few of the islands
close. Maybe I can convince him to move here and make me settle
down.”
    “ I have
to wait for a couple more things. You can take the boat. It’s right
there. The keys are on the peg.”
    “ I knew
you’d do that! I’ll fill it.”
    Clint nodded. Ben went back to his place to
get their bathing suits and gear. Clint chatted with him. When Ben
was gone he said, “Is it serious with Ben or are you just to
distract me?”
    “ It’s
gotten serious. I am gay and Ben is one hell of a nice guy as well
as as good a lover as I’ve ever known. I also love this place. The
people are the best.”
    “ You
job’s terminated, you know.”
    “ No, I
didn’t know. I received my last report late yesterday. I suspected
things had caved.”
    “ They
stopped the yacht.”
    He nodded. “I’m not in deep enough to be in
any real trouble. Let them think I’ve got you fooled?”
    “ If
you’re honest with Ben about the emotional thing, no problem. Don’t
ever mess with my friends or involve them in this kind of
crap.”
    “ I’ve
learned enough that I take that as a very strong and honest
warning. I think I like Ben too much, but it either will or won’t
happen. I swear he won’t be in any danger.”
    Clint nodded. Ben came back in carrying the
stuff. Earl said Ben was right. He couldn’t seduce Clint either.
They were laughing as they got into the boat.
    Clint dressed as much as he ever did in Bocas
Town and went to chat with people at the Golden Grill, then to go
to the Rosa Blanca for some farmacia needs, then to the China, then
back home about eleven thirty to deep fry some breaded shrimp and
French fries. Except the French fries were yuca. He hung around for
about two hours, fixing this and that around the place before the
comp dinged.
    2/3 M CM. Done .
    They found the uranium. they had 2/3 enough
to make a bomb.
    The comp
dinged again. Turn on your phone.
    Clint checked the cell phone. It was totally
discharged, so he plugged in the charger and called Manolo.
    “ Just
wanted to fill you in. There was resistance and the regular people
couldn’t go aboard. They were followed and a small boat came
alongside. Some men came out on deck with AK-47's and threatened
them. The last thing they learned in life was that you don’t
threaten people with automatic weapons if they have them too and
don’t wait for you to make the first move. They boarded, there was
some shooting, then they went back to their boat and left. They
waved for the, er, police officials to go on aboard. They found the
stuff and a few other things.
    “ So! How
are things in, as you were overheard to say,
Glock-amora?”
    “ Say
something intelligent and it fades away before the words are out.
Say something stupid and it’s there for the rest of your life,”
Clint replied. “Where did the little boat come from?”
    “ We don’t
know. They did us a favor and we won’t ask.”
    They