Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 23 - Sex Stories

Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 23

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 8TH MONDAY Early Monday morning Mike gets the call. They need a load of goods in Calgary tonight. It's being loaded at the dock now. Mike says, "I'll be right over. Is Len with me?" "Len's out with Ernie. It's straight to the dock in Calgary, anyway. I expect they'll have something for you to bring back. I'll have one of the boys hook it all up for you and check your fuel." "Thanks, Lorne. Where's Jerry this morning?" "His wife went in last night. By now he might be a papa. He hasn't called in yet." Mike piles out of bed. It's five AM and Marlene watches him half asleep. "What's up?" "Calgary, ASAP" "Oh, come back to bed." She mumbles reaching for him. "Sorry." He takes her hand, "No can do. They want it tonight in Calgary." "Anything else?" "He said Calgary has something else for me. Don't know when I'll be back." He's half dressed already. "You need any money or anything?" She shakes her head no, but says, "A couple more hours in the sack with you would be nice." She waves at him weakly before rolling over to go back to sleep. Mike finishes dressing, goes down and grabs his briefcase and ready bag, checks the bag then out to the convertible. As he backs out he notices the black van up the street. By the time he leaves Abbotsford he has spotted a gray car pacing him. It's back a few cars but he drives around the block in Mission then heads for POCO. Back two cars is the gray one. He shakes his head and calls Trudy on the cell phone. She grabs it on the ...

... first ring. "Hello." "Trudy, my love. I'm on my way to Calgary. Did you send off those photos to the WCB yet?" "Sent them Saturday. Can I go with you?" "Sure, if you want. Be ready in an hour and a half. I'm just turning onto Kingsway on my way to the yard. There's a panic to have this load in to Calgary tonight so no stops, got it?" "I'll be ready... or you could take me like I am." She has a cute lift in her voice. "Love to, but no time. See ya." "Love ya." He parks the car and walks over to the outward bound trailers line. His tractor is all hooked up, running and waiting. He walks around it checking then climbs up and checks fuel, etc. Everything seems to be in order. He pulls ahead and around by the terminal. He runs upstairs to dispatch and says to Lorne, "Any word yet on the new arrival." "It's a boy. About an hour ago. Not long after I called you. Jerry's in seventh heaven. By the way, Calgary has a long box for you to bring back. They would come out to Sicamous to meet you but they're shorthanded, again. Must be busy over there." "Right, I'm on my way then. See you later." Mike rolls in the sunrise east out the Fraser Valley. He pulls into Chilliwack and catches Trudy out by Young Road at the end of Clarke Drive. She climbs aboard as he stows her bag and he lets her climb over his seat before he sits again. She says, "First things first!" and throws her arms around his neck for a kiss. Then she settles back on the console and says, "Let's go! I've got your sheets in ...