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“Canada wanted something from this. But what?” asked Red.
“I’m going to guess that everyone wanted something from this, Red. If we had found the blueprint for the device, I’m sure that’s what everyone wanted.”
“That’s fucking scary. Everyone wants to kill everyone else,” frowned Red.
“It might not be about killing but about intimidating,” said Abe. “Just the thought that they could annihilate us, or anyone, would make some people kneel before them. I’m not sure we would.”
“You think we’d stand against an unseen, undefendable weapon?” asked Red.
“I don’t think we’d have a choice,” said Abe. “It’s who we are. We stand strong, no matter the odds. I heard this interesting statistic recently. It’s estimated that it takes three to four men to bring down one Marine. In the sandbox, when the enemies were poorly trained, it took nearly ten. We would send groups of three to four Marines to take on groups of thirty. What does that say about us, Red?”
“Marines are fucking crazy?” he smirked.
“I heard that,” said HG, Bone, and Hoot in harmony. Abe chuckled, shaking his head.
“Yea, but you know he’s right.” The triplets shrugged their shoulders, smiling at the big man.
“Crazy? Probably. Brave as fuck? Always. Let’s go. We have a boat ride to catch.”
CHAPTER THIRTY
“So, you guys get babysitting duties?” smiled Lyra.
“Naw, we got the sweet job of watching over you, precious,” smiled Tailor. She laughed, shaking her head.
“How does a man your size come across as being nothing but a big teddy bear?”
“Well, I am a big teddy bear. Unless you make me angry. Then I’m a big badass, angry grizzly, and you’d better run.”
“I can see that,” she grinned. “Lena has been very sweet to me. You’re a lucky man.”
“Don’t I know it,” he laughed.
“I am curious. I mean, you’re, uh, this,” she said, waving up and down, “and she’s tiny. I mean really tiny.” Alec and Jean laughed at her innocent question.
“I’ve been asked that my entire married life, honey. It didn’t matter how big I am or little she is. I loved that woman from the first moment I laid eyes on her. She was taking care of Sniff after an op.”
“Oh, was he hurt?” she asked, filled with concern.
“He wasn’t part of our team at that time. He’d been homeless,” said Alec, “and was taken to research facility for experiments. He was brave as shit. Skinny as all get out and down on his luck, but man, he was special.”
“He’d been an explosives expert with a trained K-9,” said Jean.
“Oh, is that how he met Lucy?”
“Sort of,” laughed Jean. “Lucy was really young when Sniff first started coming to Belle Fleur. He always had his dog with him, and Lucy would run to the dog. As she got older and prettier, Sniff knew he had to distance himself, but it was hard.”
“I can see that. He’s not that much older than her.”
“No, but she’s my brother’s daughter,” smirked Jean. “She also has eight uncles, Alec and me included.”
“Oh,” said Lyra, wide-eyed. “Yea, I can see where that would be intimidating. I could have used a few like you over the years.”
“I wish we’d been there, honey,” said Tailor.
“Lucy was nearly hurt during an op, and Sniff blamed himself for not being there quick enough. He left, thinking it was better for Lucy, but he couldn’t stay away. They’re so in love with one another and in love with all those damn dogs.”
They all chuckled at that, and Lyra looked at Alec.
