Wayne waits out in the heat the sicadas sings playing as the wind whistles through the tall grass as he just rocked on his heels a little bit waiting turning an looking at his watch

A soft elderly voice rings from inside the old house white old rot filled wood practically creaking with every light breeze as if the house itself was breathing. Old wind chimes tinkling in the summer breeze.

"Who's that..." they called snapping Wayne out as he put on the best show selling grin he could as he raised his voice "Right here sir!...Wayne Minx, we spoke in the telephone"

He hears voices muffles and the creak of doors as he sees the    Shadow   of a hunched over yet tall silhouette of the old man slowly making his way over

Wayne's eyes sling trying to make out his feature in the shadow of the house, finally getting to see the statue of the older gentleman before him, Wayne slightly backing in surprise as he take of his  hat and glasses

"Uh...Earl...right?"

The old man shifts confused eyeing the young man up and down "you from the county?" the older man takes a few slow calculated steps as his raspy voice gets closer "this is private property...didn't you see the signs  at the end of the drive" he growls

Shit here's hand arched at the side of the fire making Wayne uncomfortable even more as he hears the sleek click as the old man pulls out a shot gun

Wayn jusy scrambles to look not threatening raising his arms to the sky as was as lightning as his voice quivers "Easy partner"

As Max read the script and  Bobby and Jackson locked lips,y/ns eyes furrowed at the sight of Wayne not to far up front "Max...something ain't right"

The young man looking up with a confused "Hmm...?" Him then slightly sitting up in alarm at the sight of Wayne being held at gun point
"Wayne's in trouble"

This finally calling the stnecion of the other an the slightly out of breath Jackson "Watchu talking about" everyone shift toward the from to take a look

Max looking at them with angry eyes at the sight unlocking tu glove box and pulling out a revolver

The barrel aimed straight as his chest as the shaky hit firm Hands of the man stress him down with anger "Your trespassing on private propert and the law says I can shoot"

Wayne's face just  pales at the thought, he gives the olde gentle men a nervous smile his voice a shaky mess so raised his raised arms  "sir...I ain't from the county....im from Houston...we spoke on Tuesday...r'member?.... About y'all's boarding house..."

The old man has a pause, white brows furrowed in thought "...that's right... your the one looking for a place to stay" as the old man shuffle back so does the barrel as he finally places it down Wayne finalu being able to breathe peacefully as the older gentleman seems to relax
"But you can't be to careful with strangers"

Wayne clears his throat with a un eased smile as he just give out a shake chuckle "hm..y-you had  me pretty nervous there"
 

The taller man shrugs"It ain't even loaded,Sometimes waving it  is all it takes" as he finally steps out through the screen door

Wayne just trying to be polite as possible "y-yes sir, I keep the same thing in my glove box" turning and giving a small wave to the other in the van ti espresso that everything alright now

Some of the others let out sight or deflate in relief but Jackson's just lets out a noise of surprise and disgust "Wow that's one ugly son of a birth"

Bobby Lyn let out a snort snaking him for saying something so foul  as y/n just gives him a depand stare un impressed by his wonderful choose of words  "Really jackson ?"

The dark dined male just shrug with a smile as if it's the most obvious respond won't eh world
"What he is"

As Wayne helps RJ withe the equipment the other file out the van from any place they can picking up everything they got packed

Max shuffling up the from at then turning to his girlfriend with a smile as she shuffled out holding the first half of grocery bags, giving him a little smile and peck as she passses one of the bags to Gina a he goes in back to get their luggage's

Y/n holding the groceries walking to the from of the van opening up the passenger window  to get her magazine and max's "Superman from the 30s to the 70s" book but as she goes to close the the door she suddenly stops

She felt like she was being watched and then she feel it coming front the corner of her eye

The hairs on the back of her neck stand as the young (h/c) girl  just turned to look up

An older lady staring down at her

Her eyes nothing but pools of mystery has she just stand there hiding away in the frame of the window, as the younger girl wishes she could hide away in hers

No smile

No wave

Just eyes bearing in ti ine another with no distinction of emotion behind them as the older woman seems to breathe heavily

"Y/n..."

Finally swing her with her back tuned the younger man jogging over to her with a huff
"Y/n, come on we can't lag behind everyone's headin inside"

The h/c girl doesn't even look at him as his smile ever slightly drops as he turns to look were shes looking

And then those dark foggy eyes met his

He shifted uneasily, the air thick with  tension, as the intensity of older ladies eyes bore down on him and the girl standing right besides him, she m can be seen breathing heavily as they subtly twitch as they shift between her and him , their depths dark unberable . A shiver coursed through him, igniting a flicker of anxiety in his chest, as if he were standing poking at his back or like someone was squashing his heart as the beats fill his ears

Trying to end the works most uncomfortable staring contest ever, he just gulps nervously under the woman's gaze as he takes his hand into his own dragon her along as they both just scramble to catch up ti the others

As a wrinkly hand gently taps the window as the two walk away

The fields although dry where beautiful untamed tall grass for miles giving the other wise gloomy farm house a nice earthy tint

The small guest home on the other side of the tall grass filled knoll was nothing impressive. As the group walked through dry soot  and grass that looked as dead a that cow that became  road kill. The small building looked fairly newer than the barn and main home of the property (if only for a couple of dacades)

Wayne calls out to the older man in   the faded baby blue button down "Hell of a spread you got going in here"

The man's just nods not tuning his head as he hollers
"We like it"

As the group of youngins follow the elderly gentleman his pass seems to slow as his breaths become shallow, the older man in overall hacks and wheezes, his shaky calloused hands grasping at his knees

Wayne nervously shuffling iver as he gazes at him with worry "You alright there old timer"

Hand extend to grasp the man's shoulder in sim path y only ti be shrugged off harshly

"I'm fine"he harrumphed

Wayne just giving everyone a out of pocket 'oookay' and a wide eyed face   To the others as they just blankly stare at the old man as they continue

The old handle rattles and shakes but the old door opens with a rickety squeak as everyone huddles inside earl giving the old place what appears to be a look of nostalgia and sighs out softly to the youngsters "she ain't much"

RJ just beamed "she's perfect"

This buildin was more of a guest house in its prime, then repurposed durin the civil war...never saw any action though

"Brother came back in on peace back home"he then turns to Wayne expectingly

"What about you...you serve" he asks reasing a brow

As max and y/n shift as he asks this Wayne jusy give a polite yet nervous smile "got two left feet"

Smooth barratone voice cuts in  "I did"

"Two tour in south Vietnam had enough farmers try to shot me fora hole life time"

Earl just nods, the air becoming slightly dense as there a moment of silence, looraine findin the little fire place in the corner as if it were the best thing know to man and y/n turning around and slightly bending over slightly on to  the large table ti pull out their groceries

Max licks his lips anxiously in and effort to be polite "It's a very nice place you have here sir..." but then max notices the old man's eyes seem distant

Not only distan but looking straight through him like if he was invisible

They were dead staring at y/n as she had begun to
Pull the wonderbread from the little brown paper bag

This stirred and emotion in max...something sick and angry, ine things for sure he didn't quite like it

"Dang early bird you could be a little bit Less obvies can't you" Wayne chuckles drily not quite liking the look he was giving the young girl besides hims as the older man stoops his ogling and picks his jaw og the floor

"that's my little brothers girl your eyeballing there" he says matter of factly a little more sternly as he takes a protective step forward,y/n shifts as Wayne call the older man out

As max glares the old timer down, eye barring into him almost of wishing to set him a blaze as his fist subtly ball up, his knuckles twitching slightly at the action

"Now Wayne stop teasing the blind giggled" Bobby jockeys only ti get shushed by Jackson as earl turn towards all of them angry

"I don't recall you meantionjng all these others" he rasps

Wayne's eyes widen for a moment before chuckling
"Heh... I know you add did say 30 bucks..."
He steps forward pulling out his sweet little token of gratitude and passing it over
"But I added a little extra just to sweeten the deal"

Earl jusy stares at the wad of cash his face stone cold and then turning to let the younger man's baby blue
Eyes

"I don't think I like you Wayne"

His face pales as he looks at the brunette's scowl, unkind eyes looking at the rest of the group

"In fact i don't like the looks of none of y'all"

Some shift their weight nervously from one foot to the other, while others exchange glances that convey an unspoken tension

"Now my wife is next door so I'd appreciate a little discretion" and with that the older man's just slowly walks out the door, Wayne giving a charming smile as he waves him off cloosing the door " I give you my word you won't even know where here" and with that he closes the door with a sigh, a soft snort breaks the air as the blonde speaks up
"Now that was stellar negotiating, you really do have a knack for business"

"Keep that up and I'll pull you if the main stage my self"

Bobby jusy laughs "oh but honey then you won't get no money nether "

Wayne making his way iver ti a window and Esther the man walk back ti his porch

"How could you just stand there and let 'em talk about us like that"Max call out with an annoyed huff Wayne jusy dismisses shaking his hand holding his hat

"Now steady on there cow poke no need to harsh the mellow"

He turns to look one more now sure and fully dismissive "look he's harmless, he's old, his peker probably ain't been had since before you or I were born....id hate people like us too"

The youngest of the groups shifty eyes still as a thought flashes through her head in realization
"He don't know what we doin here does he"

More of a statement then a Cuestion really

He turn ti her with a small scoff
"So the church mouse does speak" he dryly jokes

Looraine eyes shift to all the others as theirs do to hers, none of them say anything but their gazes say volumes, and the message they were transmuting was that she was the last one to know

Wayne's custom leather boot clank on the old floor as he walks iver to the smaller girl with a sigh
"No...he sure doesn't...and I intend to keep it that way"

"We wouldn't want to give the old codger a heart attack would we" he leans down as if asking for an answer, the meek girl just shakes her head no

"Good,better beg for forgiveness then ask for permission, you know what I mean" looraine eyes shift kit being able to hold the eye contact any longer but softly bites her lip as her eyes now glies to the floor as she softly nods

"Now that anought jabberin..."
Wayne making his way over to the murky window once more to see a bright red pick up truck make its way out the back and out of the drive making Wayne's face gleam with excitement

Her tune to their others with and excited grin
"I reckon we cut ti the chase and give the people what the want to see"

The (some) others giving him knowing looks all around "why you say"

Bobby practically bounces in her seat as she turn to the others happily

"Fucking finally"

I'll check for spelling mistakes later, it not much but it's and advance, just  wanted to give you guys this chapter before school starts for me