ANOTHER INCIDENT IN DODGE

I don't own these characters. I just like to spend time with them. No other profit to be had.

AN: I wrote a story called Incident in Dodge a while back and several people asked me for a sequel. I wrote this not long after that but I wasn't satisfied with it so I just tucked it away in a back corner of my computer to look at later. Well, my computer is sick and I've had to clean it out. I found this lingering back there in that corner, ragged and dirty and heavily weighted down with all manner of other stuff sitting atop of it. I felt sorry for this poor little story, so I pulled it out, cleaned it off and uncrimped the corners a little. It's still a little worse for the wear and the ripped edges have been inexpertly taped but hopefully, it'll be okay.

By the way, my computer is still down so if I don't respond quickly, please forgive me. I'm borrowing someone else's computer and only have limited access right now.

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Come in! I said, come in! Oh, goodness. Here I am in my all together and someone comes calling and won't even come in when I tell em to. Don't they know how hard it is for me to get up? Ugh! Oh well, better let em in before they knock the door down.

Oh! Hello there! I didn't expect you. You know you should've called and I could've had a cake baked and made some coffee or something. And the house is a mess and my hair's a mess and…Well, never mind. Excuse my manners and come on in. Good to see you.

How's the weather out there? Looks awful gloomy. I haven't ventured out myself. Too cold and too hard on these old bones, if ya know what I mean. Would you care for some coffee or something? I don't keep libations anymore, my daughter, ya know. She says it's bad for me. Heavens, if she only knew…. Well, let's not go into that. What can I do for you?

Oh? You want to know more about my friends? Well, I understand the interest, I mean, they were fascinating people but… well… well, I've practically told you all I can. I mean you know how I came to meet them and how they came to leave town and… Oh! Oh, I see. You want to know about the time in between.

Well, there really isn't a whole lot that was interesting. You know, we all got up each morning… well, most folks anyway. Those of us who worked till the wee hours of the morn usually didn't greet the dawn none too cheerfully. But anyways, we all got up each day at least, did our jobs, lived our lives and went to bed at night satisfied until the next day.

I really can't think of… oh, wait. You know there was that one night… it was… it was… well, it was like this.

I had been in town about… ut oh. Uh, tell ya what. You have a seat, make yourself comfortable and I'll be back in a jiffy. I think those water pills I took are beginning to work. I'll be right back. Just make yourselves comfortable. Won't be too long at all, I promise.

I hope.

TBC