The Child Taker & Slow Burn by Conrad Jones Read Free Book Online
Authors: Conrad Jones
“I’ve only had one beer, so I’ll eat this and drive down the hill. Do we need anything else, babe?” He bit into his sandwich and burnt his tongue. He laughed and fanned his hand in front of his mouth to cool the food down.
“Get me some cigarettes; I’ve only got a few left.” Louise didn’t even look at her husband as she spoke. “You might as well buy some extra beers too. Karl will want another beer or two I’m sure.” She put her wine to her lips and smiled provocatively. Karl blushed again. The sound of a baby crying drifted over the camp.
“Why don’t you go with him, Louise?” Karl looked at her sternly. He’d had enough of her theatrics in front of his wife. The wine was starting to affect her better judgement, and she was becoming more embarrassing by the minute. He wanted her out of the way for a while so that Hayley could calm down.
“Yes, why don’t you go with your husband?” Hayley stared at her. The look in her eye warned her that she had crossed the line. There was a moment of complete silence as the two women glared at each other. It was a very uncomfortable moment for Karl, although Steve didn’t look too happy either.
Steve looked between the two women, bemused by the tension between them. He was a little slow on the uptake, but not completely stupid. The sound of a baby crying pierced the silence and he looked across the campsite towards the sound. There were no tents in that direction, and he wondered where the sound could be coming from.
“I don’t know why you two can’t get on,” he mumbled to himself.
“I don’t know why you and Steve don’t go to the shops and get some more wine together, Louise,” Hayley snarled.
“I think I’d prefer to stay here thank you very much,” Louise sneered. She shook her head defiantly and tossed her shiny long black hair. Her hair was jet black, and it had a deep sheen to it. The evening sun’s rays gave it a blue tinge. The sun was nearly gone now and the shadows were lengthening. “Steve doesn’t mind going on his own, do you darling?” She draped her arms around her husband’s neck and kissed him full on the lips. Steve looked more bemused than ever but he responded in kind and squeezed her shapely buttocks with one hand, while the other clung to his sausage sandwich. The noise of the baby crying increased a notch, and the cries were becoming more urgent. Karl looked towards a small copse of trees across the campsite. It seemed as if the distressed infant was somewhere in that direction.
“I don’t mind going on my own if I get some more of that kind of attention when I get back,” Steve cajoled his pretty wife. She was firm and fit, and attractive to men. She flirted at every opportunity and used her sexuality to wrap her husband, and other men, around her well-manicured finger. Louise opened her lips wide and allowed his tongue into her mouth. She kept her eyes open and stared at her husband’s brother all the time she kissed him. It was a deliberate act of provocation to wind her brother-in-law up and she loved every minute of it. Hayley watched her husband’s expression for signs of jealousy, but he was otherwise occupied. He was staring into the darkening shadows of a wooded area across the site, and the sound of an infant in distress became louder still.
“Can you hear that?” Karl asked. Hayley nodded and sipped her wine.
“I can’t make out where it’s coming from, noise travels so far on the breeze,” Hayley replied quietly. “Give me the car keys, I’ll drive down the hill to the village and get some supplies.”
Louise and Steve were still joined at the lips. Alcohol was fuelling their passion. Louise pulled out of the embrace and shook her hair again. “Steve will go, Hayley,” she said, tossing her dark mane sexily. “You don’t mind, do you babe?”
“I want to go thank you, give me the keys please, Karl,” Hayley replied curtly without looking at her sister-in-law. Louise pulled a
“Get me some cigarettes; I’ve only got a few left.” Louise didn’t even look at her husband as she spoke. “You might as well buy some extra beers too. Karl will want another beer or two I’m sure.” She put her wine to her lips and smiled provocatively. Karl blushed again. The sound of a baby crying drifted over the camp.
“Why don’t you go with him, Louise?” Karl looked at her sternly. He’d had enough of her theatrics in front of his wife. The wine was starting to affect her better judgement, and she was becoming more embarrassing by the minute. He wanted her out of the way for a while so that Hayley could calm down.
“Yes, why don’t you go with your husband?” Hayley stared at her. The look in her eye warned her that she had crossed the line. There was a moment of complete silence as the two women glared at each other. It was a very uncomfortable moment for Karl, although Steve didn’t look too happy either.
Steve looked between the two women, bemused by the tension between them. He was a little slow on the uptake, but not completely stupid. The sound of a baby crying pierced the silence and he looked across the campsite towards the sound. There were no tents in that direction, and he wondered where the sound could be coming from.
“I don’t know why you two can’t get on,” he mumbled to himself.
“I don’t know why you and Steve don’t go to the shops and get some more wine together, Louise,” Hayley snarled.
“I think I’d prefer to stay here thank you very much,” Louise sneered. She shook her head defiantly and tossed her shiny long black hair. Her hair was jet black, and it had a deep sheen to it. The evening sun’s rays gave it a blue tinge. The sun was nearly gone now and the shadows were lengthening. “Steve doesn’t mind going on his own, do you darling?” She draped her arms around her husband’s neck and kissed him full on the lips. Steve looked more bemused than ever but he responded in kind and squeezed her shapely buttocks with one hand, while the other clung to his sausage sandwich. The noise of the baby crying increased a notch, and the cries were becoming more urgent. Karl looked towards a small copse of trees across the campsite. It seemed as if the distressed infant was somewhere in that direction.
“I don’t mind going on my own if I get some more of that kind of attention when I get back,” Steve cajoled his pretty wife. She was firm and fit, and attractive to men. She flirted at every opportunity and used her sexuality to wrap her husband, and other men, around her well-manicured finger. Louise opened her lips wide and allowed his tongue into her mouth. She kept her eyes open and stared at her husband’s brother all the time she kissed him. It was a deliberate act of provocation to wind her brother-in-law up and she loved every minute of it. Hayley watched her husband’s expression for signs of jealousy, but he was otherwise occupied. He was staring into the darkening shadows of a wooded area across the site, and the sound of an infant in distress became louder still.
“Can you hear that?” Karl asked. Hayley nodded and sipped her wine.
“I can’t make out where it’s coming from, noise travels so far on the breeze,” Hayley replied quietly. “Give me the car keys, I’ll drive down the hill to the village and get some supplies.”
Louise and Steve were still joined at the lips. Alcohol was fuelling their passion. Louise pulled out of the embrace and shook her hair again. “Steve will go, Hayley,” she said, tossing her dark mane sexily. “You don’t mind, do you babe?”
“I want to go thank you, give me the keys please, Karl,” Hayley replied curtly without looking at her sister-in-law. Louise pulled a