@Vcs, you did have us fooled about Bertha, but now that I think about it, we never saw it written in anyway that Bertha was rotten like the rest. Having become familiar with your style, we're likely in for an interesting story. I'm anxious to hear how she got mixed up with Buford in the first place and why she stayed.
I have to agree. In small towns like theirs, most often the scandalous secrets aren't as hidden as people like Dixie Mae seemed to think. If not known for certain, the gossip mill certainly runs rampant with speculation. Salope is most definitely one of the best descriptions of that sorry excuse for a woman.
Talk about a trashy bitch the fornicaation queen does not cease to impress with how low she goes. As for Buford fathering one of her children, I could see Shayna but please do not let Reed be infected ith that scums blood.
Jo thought he was only there for transportation, but, in fact, Jake and Bass included him in the surprises, celebration, and rescue operation to come. His reaction of running and doing cartwheels in the pasture was priceless!
The following line nearly killed me: Then, suddenly, two shotgun blasts ripped through the air, followed by the thuds of boots hitting gravel at an uneven cadence—thunk, thud, tap, thunk, thud, tap, thunk, thud, tap.