"Honey, why don't you and Kathy go for a walk. Mark and I need to talk.", Jose said as they all sat on the front step of Jose's cabin.

"O.K., Jose.", Laura said. "Let go down to the lake Kathy." she said as she started down the short path to the lake.

"Marc, things are not going very well with your delivery system. I'm losing too much merchandize to the DEA and Customs.", Jose said after the two woman were out of ear shot.

"Jose, it has been a bad month., a very bad month We will do better.", Mark tried to explain.

"You better do better,. Those guys are costing me millions. If you can't do better I will find some one who can.", Jose said in a calm but forceful way.

"I can handle it, Jose. We'll get your next shipment through. Give me a chance to get it going again."

"Someone is leaking our delivery schedule. I don't know who, but the DEA and Customs are not that good. They stopped over 75% of our deliveries this month and all the shipments in the last week.", Jose screamed at Mark.

"How do you know that?"

"I have my sources."

"I look into it when I get back. If there is a leak at my end I'll find it, Jose I'll find it."

"Mark, you better. I'm not in business to just give this stuff to the DEA. Got it."

"I got it, Jose."

Mark and Kathy left the next morning.

"Kathy, next time you are here we should go swimming. Bring a swimsuit."

"Sure Laura, I'll make sure Mark reminds me."

"You never have to remind me about seeing you in a bikini, babe." Mark said getting into their Jeep Cherokee.

"I'm on top of it Jose. We'll get your deliveries running again."

"Good Mark." I'll talk to you later this week.

The Jeep started down the road.

"Honey, lets go for a walk". Jose said to Laura.

"O.K. Jose. Let me get a jacket."

Laura waved at the leaving vehicle and then headed back inside to get her jacket.

"Larry, I want him dead.", Jose said calmly.

"Boss. I'll take care of it.", Larry responded

A mile down the road the Jeep had to stop at a fallen tree stump. Mark got out to drag the log out of the way.

Two men emerged from the brush behind the vehicle. One approached the woman's window and grabbed her. She let out a muffled yell.

Mark turned quickly and saw the other man drawing his gun on him. Mark knew it was it. He tried to jump into the brush. A silenced shot rang out and hit Mark in the chest.

Mark fell short of the brush. The man walked up and put three more slugs in Mark's head.

In a few moments the Jeep was on it way again. The two men sitting where Mark and Kathy had been only two minutes before. Mark's lifeless body in the back, with Kathy tied up and shaking next to him. She would be joining him soon enough, but the two men would have some fun first.

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