Chapter 418: Deputy Norton

"If you'll all excuse me," I said in my best bed and breakfast owner during check-in on a summer Sunday in July when the White Valley Lodge was overbooked voice, "thanks for coming, nothing to see here, time to move along." I left Crew's side and firmly and not-at-all politely headed right for Geoffrey and his two hangers on. If he was offended to be herded out by my no-nonsense and definitely not taking his crap attitude, he didn't show it, that shark grin of his firmly affixed and not going anywhere while he tracked snow back toward the door and out into the December afternoon.

Were they all raised in a barn? Did no one have the common decency of taking off their damned boots?