Chapter 4
The next four days were the most miserable Monte had ever endured. Assigned to Barton Gage, he found he had to stick to the dog handler like a Siamese twin. They were in a safe house, just two doors down from where Jed lived. It was Barton’s detection dog who’d found the drugs, he learned. That left him with mixed feelings, but he had to admire the animal and the man, especially the seamless way they worked together. That level of teamwork took a lot of training and practice.
While Barton and Sherlock continued to check Jed’s truck each morning, Jed pointedly ignored Monte. As much as it hurt, Monte did understand. Until Monte was cleared of any wrong doing, Jed had to stay aloof. He’d already transgressed by entering even the start of a relationship under the circumstances. He
