Chapter 38

Dan finally let go and rocked back as Trek opened his eyes. They looked glazed for a moment, and a similarly shocked expression covered the rest of his face. He shook his head and then grinned. “If you consider yourself an amateur, dude, you’re closing fast on the pro stage. That was a damn fine BJ. For the first course, I’d say we have done just fine.”

Only then did Dan realize his feet and lower legs were stinging like a zillion ant bites. He’d been down for a while. He had to use his hands to help as he got up, and he noticed Trek had made no move to get out of the chair. That was probably a good sign.

Dan noticed then that dusk had fallen. He reached around Trek to turn on the one lamp that stood behind the chair. Then he realized Commando was not in the room. “Your dog isn’t a climber, is he? My wall’s five feet and there’s only the one gate. I’m surprised he’s not in here with us.”