Carlos kissed the smooth flesh of Antoniaâs breasts, teased her nipples with his tongue while she cradled his head.
On the outside the shack still looked deserted, but inside they had created a small love nest where they could meet and be together.
She reached between them to grasp his hard shaft and pull him toward her. She spread her legs and he pushed the spongy head of his cock against the wet lips of her pussy until they parted and he slid inside. He slid his hands beneath her to cup the smooth orbs of her ass and began to move in and out of her. Her breath came harshly in his ear as the intensity of his strokes increased.
âOh, yes!â she cried, biting him on the shoulder.
âDamn it!â he yelled, and increased his stroke until he was fairly pummeling her . . .
*Â *Â *
âIâve told you not to do that,â Montero said later.
âWhat?â
âBite me.â
She chuckled, rolled onto her side. Her small, exquisite breasts barely moved.
âYouâre afraid your young paramour will see it?â she asked.
âI donât need any trouble with Katerina right now, Antonia,â Montero said. âAnd neither one of us needs any trouble with your husband.â
She grinned at him and said, âHowever you look at it, Carlos, we are all heading for some trouble.â
âWell, not yet,â he said, pulling on his trousers. âFirst we have to deal with this matter of the bull.â
âWhy are you so concerned with that bull?â she asked.
âBecause the bull is the future.â
âWhose?â she asked.
âOurs,â he said, although what he was thinking was,
Mine.
He put on his vest and strapped on his gun.
âAre you going to get dressed?â he asked her.
âYes,â she said, âafter you leave. You know I donât mind being watched while I disrobe, but not when I dress.â
âWhere does he think you are?â
âIn town.â
âWhy?â
She shrugged.
âHe never cares.â
âWell,â he said, âI must get back before he looks for me.â
âWhen is this gringo supposed to arrive?â she asked.
âAt the end of the month.â
âThen it will all be over by then,â she said, âone way or another.â
âSÃ,â
he said, before leaving, âone way or another.â
TWELVE
Clint arrived at the Mexican border with two weeks left to go on his trip. He thought about crossing at El Paso, but instead had chosen the small U.S. border town of El Codo.
El Codo
meant âThe Elbow,â which was how the town was shaped.
El Codo was of little significance, really. Across the river from it was the larger and more populated Mexican town of Nogales, but El Codo had something Nogales did notâa telegraph.
He rode into town late in the afternoon, which meant he was probably going to have to either spend the night there, or cross the river into Mexico and spend the night in Nogales.
He looked for and found the small telegraph office, leaving Eclipse unattended while he went inside to see if he had any replies.
âWhy, yes, sir,â the clerk said, âI believe theyâre right here.â
The clerk went through a pile of messages, and just when Clint almost came to the conclusion that the man had lost them, he came up with them.
âHere ya go,â he said, handing them to Clint.
âIs this all of them?â Clint asked.
âYessir,â the clerk said, âya got three.â
âThanks.â
Clint went outside to read them. Bat Masterson apologized, but he had recently taken a bullet in his thigh and couldnât ride. However, if Clint could find no one else, heâd wrap the thigh up as tight as he could, hop on a buckboard, and make the trip.
Bass Reeves was still marshaling in Indian territory, and had to testify in court, but if Clint couldnât find anyone else, heâd risk the
Jan (ILT) J. C.; Gerardi Greenburg