Chapter 11: Toby Texts
Stockton County, Oklahoma
Glock Ranch, Main House
June 8, 20—
8:38 A.M.
The following morning Gray and I shared an early breakfast, showered again, and went our separate ways until that evening. He drove to his Tulsa office and I went to the barn to work on Master/Servant. Here I folded vellum into half-circles, cut the pieces to the correct size, and waxed them to the wall-size collage. I embossed the right side of the sun and decided to work on some details of the horizon, which included a grassland with two stallions.
I worked for three hours then decided to call Paddington Smith on my cell about our cowboy-themed tuxes.
She picked up on the second ring and said, “Mr. Pierce, how are you?”
“I’m well. Thank you for asking.”
“I presume you received my messa
