Deuce Excerpt

 Standing across the room with a stogie in his mouth and guns in both hands was Deuce.  He shouted across the room. 

“You guys okay” Once it was clear to Deuce that Steele and Stan were not injured he looked down at the dead bodies and remarked “I’ll tell you one thing; I give those bastards points for persistence and determination.”  

Steele’s heart was pounding.  Once again he had danced with death and lived to tell the tale.  Flirting with death was an occupational hazard that hadn’t gotten any easier over the years.