Leland was still trying to get a hold of Zandra when Justin walked up to them. Duane Lee hugged his cousin and Justin gave him an odd look when Leland turned away.
"Leland lost our stray." Duane Lee said with a victorious smile. Justin raised an eyebrow.
"I have a feeling you know where she is." Justin said but Duane Lee didn't face a chance to answer before Leland turned back towards them.
"DL, she's still not answering." Leland said extremely worried now. "Were would she go?"
Duane Lee shrugged. "Have you heard about the net the kids have going?"
"The one were they bet who Zandra is going to end up with?" Leland asked and Duane Lee nodded. "Who's the front runner now?"
"There is a three way tie." Duane Lee replied and Leland gave him an odd look. "Adam and Cecily have their money on Justin. Matty and Dylan are betting on me. Dakota is saying Leland... And Jonas says she'll date Justin and me but will end up with Leland."
"But I'm sure if they included the others Leland would be in the lead."
"Yeah that's the net going around between Beth, Dad, Tim, Lyssa, Bo and Trevor. So far Beth, Tim and Trevor are for me. Bo is for Justin and Dad and Lyssa are for Duane Lee." Leland replied.
"How did I get brought into this?" Justin asked. "I've never even met the girl. What if we font get along."
"The girl should be a professional flirt." Duane Lee replied. "You'll like her."
Duane Lee parked in front of his house and the guys got out of the truck and walked in to Duane Lee's house to find Zandra sitting in the kitchen wearing a pare of Duane Lee's boxers and an old shirt of his. She smiled when she saw the guys.
"Hello boys." Zandra replied and Leland raced over to give her a hug he then glared over at his brother.
"You knew she was here the whole time!"
Duane Lee nodded. "She called around five asking if she could crash here."
"Why didn't you wake us and tell is you were coming here?" Leland asked.
"Sorry daddy, I didn't realize I had a curfew." Zandra replied. "And Dakota was sleeping in by bed. Didn't have the heart to wake him an move him in to Jesse's with Colbie."
"I will give toils curfew if you ever do this to me again!" Leland demanded.
"Ok fine! Let me know when your going to be stating at my place and I'll just come here!" Zandra said a little angry. "DL's bed is better than mine any way!"
"You slept in his bed!" Leland said is surprise.
"He wasn't in it Leland!" Zandra demanded. "God your worse than my dad. Or even worse than my brothers! God get over it!"
Justin looked over at Duane Lee. "Are they always like this?"
"Only when the get mad." Duane Lee replied with a sigh. "They used to flirt non stop but Zandra put an end to that when Le started to date her roommate."
"No I will not let it go!" Leland demanded. "You really scared Jesse and me!"
"Oh come on! You don't see me making a big deal when Jesse doesn't come home." Zandra yelled.
"But you don't do this sort of thing!" Leland protested. "You have no..."
"Go ahead and say it Leland!" Zandra was almost screaming at him now. "Go ahead and say that I have no life! All I ever do is work, take care of the boys and hang out with one of the Chapmans! Say it Leland!"
"Maybe if you'd grow up a little and stop flirting with every guy you meet you'd have a life." Leland yelled back. "God Zandra get over that god Damn Eli and realize it will never work. Your only doing this to yourself!"
"Thats low." Zandra said as years started to steam down her face. She got up and headed for the door. Duane Lee stood in her way. "I'm fine DL. Tell Dog I won't be in today."
Zandra left and Leland slammed his fists down on the kitchen table. "Zandra!"
Leland called after her but she was aleady in her car and speeding away.
"Why did you say that Leland?" Duane Lee asked shaking his head disappointed. "Why bring him up?"
"I dont know." Leland said looking very upset. "It just slipped. God I didn't mean it DL. She'll never talk to me again."
"Well you deserve it." Duane Lee said angrily. "I'll call Lyssa and Dad. You call Jesse and Tim. Maybe one of them will be able to cheer her up, cause I know she's not going to talk to me or you."
They made the phone calls and headed into the office. When they got their they got jumped by Dog, Beth, Tim and Lyssa for the story of what had happened. When Duane Lee finished they all glared at Leland.
"stop glaring at me!" Leland demanded. "I know I messed up but she won't answer my calls and neither will Jesse."
"Well she won't answer any of ours neither." Dog said worried. "Why did you even jump her Leland."
"I didn't jump her!" Leland demanded. His phone went off and he quickly answered it. "Jesse? I know, I know. Is she ok?... i'm coming over... I don't care I need to make this right... What! Jesse? She hung up on me."
"What did she say?" Beth asked sounding like a worried mother.
"Jesse said that Zandra locked herself in her bathroom and refuses to talk to her or the boys and that she's not going to Colorado with us. She said take Jesse and the boys but she's not going."
Dog shook his head. He knew Leland had gone to far but not wanting to go to Colorado with them seemed a little juvenile. But then he remembered that Jesse wasn't going unless Zandra did. It was a low blow for a low blow.
"Well maybe if she won't talk to any of you, she'll talk to me." Justin said and automatically Leland put Zandra's number in Justins phone. Justin dialed it and she picked up. "Zandra?" justin asked.
"Aloha, Justin right?" Zandra asked catching him off guard. "I swiped your number from Duane Lee when I knew you were coming. I figured that way Leland wouldn't get the brilliant idea of prank calling me later."
Zandra sighed. "Let me guess they are all with you right now and want you to try to conceive me to go to colorado with them."
"Well yeah and no." Justin said walking away from the family. "You seem to mean a lot to them and the mean a lot to me... So that means I have the right to kick your butt if you don't go to colorado."
Zandra laughed. "Fine, but I'm doing my own thing when we get there."
"As long as you spend time with the family we got a deal." Justin replied.
"Deal." Zandra said and hung up the phone. He then turned tithe family knowing they were all listening in on the conversation.
"She says she'll come but she'll be doing her own thing." justin replied and Leland got a text from Jesse.
"Zandra came out of the bath room." Leland said with a relieved sigh. "But she still refuses to come in to work today."
"And we were going to take her out on a hunt today." Dog said with a sigh. "I was thinking it would be fun for her and Justin to go under cover."
"You know I net if to told her that she'd come in." Duane Lee said then nudged Leland. "All we have to do is make sure she and Leland are separated. You two do nothing but fight now that your seeing Jesse."
"She starts every one of them!" Leland protested.
"She only fights with you so its not so hard to not flirt with you." Lyssa said with a smile. "She doesn't flirt with guys who are taken and well, lets just say she has trouble doing that with you."
Zandra looked down at her phone about her bottom lip. Duane Lee had sent hers text saying Dog wanted to take her on a hunt. She wanted to go so bad. Leland and Duane Lee had been training her to be a bounty hunter on their down time at work and he was actually wanting to go on an actual hunt rather be stuck driving the truck or holding down the office. Sighing she sent a text back.
Fine! What do I wear?
Duane Lee smiled victoriously. "You still want to go on a hunt?"
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Zandra walked into the office dressed in a tight white under shirt which her swim top could be seen under it and very low rise jeans with wholes all over showing a lot of skin. She had put on some dark make up and left her hair down.
"Is this good enough?" Zandra asked twirling around for them to see. Justin nudged Duane Lee and smirked. He had to admit she was a good looking girl.
"Uh yeah, um that's good." Duane Lee said looking away from her. He looked back at his dad. "Who do you have today dad."
"His name is Jamahl Sanders." Dog replied handing every one a mug shot of the guy. "He has missed his court date and we have word he's trying to leave town. Leland bring him up."
"Jamahl Sanders, twenty two years old. Charged with theft in the second degree, theft in the second degree, assault in the third degree and assault in the second degree. Guilty on all charges. Dark skinned five foot ten. Two hundred ten pounds."
"The cow singer is his mother and he is not going to work with us." Dog said with a heavy sigh. "We have heard that he hangs out at a bar called Brakes. Zandra and justin. We want to get you in side the bar and attempt to bring him out. I want the both of you to be careful in there. He is said to hey violent."
"And I'm guessing he knows you guys so you can't go in yourselves?" Zandra asked and Dog nodded. "Well hell boys what are we waiting for?"
When they got to the bar Leland and Duane Lee hid the trucks while Zandra and justin walked into the bar. Justin had his arm around her waist and a finger through her belt loop. When they took a seat they looked around the bar for Jamahl. Zandra found him first sitting couple of seats behind justin. Zandra smiled at him with a look full of lust. She licked her bottom lip then turned her attention to justin. He hid a smile. She really knew how to get a guys attention.
"Your bad you know that." Justin whispered. Zandra smiled.
"Ah but its working." Zandra said. "Our boy is on his way."
Zandra sat back in her chair as Jamahl approached.
"Whats up little mamma?" Jamahl asked looking Zandra up and down.
"Did you just check out my girl?" Justin asked angrily.
"Your girl was the one makin eyes at me man." Jamahl said keeping his eyes on Zandra. Zandra smiled at him then looked at Justin.
"Oh come on baby you know I only got eyes for my man." Zandra said in a very flirtatous voice. She then turned to Jamahl. "You wanna dance?"
Before he could answer Zandra stood up and grabbed his arm. She started to lead him on to the dance floor when Justin slammed his hands down on the table.
"Dont even think about it!" he demanded he then pushed Jamahl away from Zandra they heard some one whistle and looked over at the bar tender.
"Take it out side. All three of ya!" he said gruffly. Zandra held her hands up and started to walk out with both boys behind her. When they got out side Jamahl grabbed Zandra's waist.
"Come on Baby girl you still owe me that dance." he said and Zandra looked over his shoulder at justin. The others were supposed to be waiting out side but they were no where.
"Hey your hands of my girl bra!" Justin demanded and Jamahl tightened his grip around Zandra. That's when he saw Dog coming towards him. He pulled out a knife and held it to Zandra's throat.
"Naw way man. I ain't goin back to jail." Jamahl demanded.
"Every one back down." Dog demanded. "Suspect has Zandra and a knife."
Duane Lee and Leland came around the corner looking very pissed off while Beth stopped the truck with a screech and jumped out. It was queous. Justin backed up knowing there was nothing he could do with out a mace gun. Leland and Duane Lee were yelling at Jamahl to let Zandra go as they attempted to hey closer. Dog tried to stay calm as he attempted to keep Jamahl and his sons calm. Beth screamed at Jamahl to let Zandra go as she looked at Zandra with a nervous motherly look. Zandra was the only one not yelling.
"I swear to god you mother fucker if you hurt her I will break your arm." Leland demanded. Zandra gave Leland a look and he knew what she meant. Leland nudged Duane Lee then nodded at Zandra. Zandra stepped down hard on Jamahl's foot with her heals. He loosened his grip enough so Zandra was able to get out of his grip. Leland maced him at once as he tried to grab for Zandra.
"Dont even think about it ass whole." Leland said taking Jamahl down as Dog cuffed him and handed the knife to justin.
Duane Lee at once brought Zandra into a hug. He was so scared that some thing really bad would have happened to her. Zandra laughed and pulled away from him.
"I'm fine DL." Zandra said taking his face in her hands. "Nothing happened to the Chapman Stray. I am in one piece and ready to do that again!"
"Your not funny." Duane Lee said as Beth gave the girl a hug. Leland and dog lead Jamahl to the truck while justin gave Zandra a hug.
"Sorry I didn't grab you before he did." Justin said and Zandra rolled her eyes.
"Guys I'm ok. Really. There isn't a single scratch on me." Zandra replied as she got picked up from behind in a bear hug by Dog.
"Dont you ever scare is like that again!" Dog said his voice a little shaky. He put her down just as Leland walked up to her he went to give her a hug but she backed away .
"Uh hell no." Zandra said. "I'm still pissed at you."
Zandra turned away from him and hugged Duane Lee again. She could feel him shaking. "Calm down. I'm ok."
"I would have killed him if he would have hurt you." Duane Lee said hugging her tight. Zandra let him go but grabbed his hand. They walked to the truck hand in hand with Beth as the other three went to the other truck. The camera crew not far behind both groups. They couldn't believe what they had caught. Not only the action but how much every one cared for Zandra.