Chapter 18

“What the hell are you doin’ up here?” Reno barked.

“Well, the dishes were done, and laundry day ain’t until tomorrow. I don’t know, I thought if I come up here you’d show me a few of your tricks. Might even get a little practice in myself.” The men stepped back as she lifted a gun out of its holster and began twirling it around her finger. She quickly stopped it when it pointed toward them. “A woman alone needs to know how to handle a gun—” She gave them a teasing smile. “—wouldn’t you say? By the way, what’s all this talk about killin’ somebody?”

“Nothin’,” Reno snapped. “Get on back to the house.”

“Listen here, Reno Hudson, I ain’t no snivelin’ female you can order around. You seem to have a hard time rememberin’ that. I’d work on it if I was you.” She looked over at the tall, lanky cowboy. “Now who the hell are you?”

“I’m Rio Judson, ma’am.”

“Oh yeah, I remember you now.”

“You know this snake?”