Colorado Ch 02

On March 22nd, 1312, the Knights Templar were abolished by the papal bull,

Vox in excelso

. King Denis of Portugal refused to pursue and persecute the former Templar Knights, as was done in most of Europe. In 1319, King Denis formed the Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Pope John XXII issued the papal bull,

Ad ea ex quibus,

on March 14th, 1319. This gave the new order the right to inherit Templar assets and property.

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In Mexico, the man that had received the cryptic phone call opened a wall safe in his office. He pulled a sealed envelope from the safe and sat down at his desk. He studied the seal on the envelope for a few moments before picking up an ornate letter opener from his desk. After breaking the seal, he found a sheet of paper with instructions. Cavaleiro Comandante Joaquim Rodriguez began to read.

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The triple funeral had been a somber affair; the dreary weather matched the mood of the community. The clouds hung low, hiding the tops of the mountains. A light drizzle had started overnight and had continued all through the morning and into the afternoon. All three caskets were interred next to each other with Earl in the center, his wife on his right, and his sister on the left.

Luke and Reyna had booked the local VFW for the reception after the funeral and had the church ladies do the catering.

Deputy Brad Marshall approached Luke and Reyna. He extended his hand to Luke and shook it. "I just wanted to pay my respects."

Reyna gave the deputy a warm hug. "Thanks, Brad. We appreciate you coming and for all you've done."

"The sheriff asked me to tell you both that the department will not rest until they find who is responsible."

Luke nodded his head. "Tell him we appreciate what he's doing."

"Have you two decided what you're going to do now?" Brad asked.

Luke looked at Reyna, and she nodded to him. "We've decided to stay. I have my FFL, so I will be able to run Uncle Earl's business, and Reyna will manage the bed and breakfast."

Reyna added, "We're coming home."

"I'm glad to hear it; I just wish it were under better circumstances." Brad paused before leaving. "I would still like to bring my Sig out for you to look at."

"Any time, just give me a call to make sure I'm there. And by the way, the deal Uncle Earl had with your department still stands. You can tell your co-workers Earl's is open for business."

"Do you have money to pay for the hall and caterers?" Luke looked at Reyna with a worried expression. "I don't have my wallet."

Reyna looked to make sure no one was listening. Then in a soft whisper, "Yes, I brought some of the money from the safe."

"We need to talk to Mr. Rosenblatt tomorrow about getting access to the bank accounts." Luke looked around to see if their uncle's attorney was still present.

"And the envelopes," Reyna reminded him.

Luke nodded in agreement. "Yes, and those as well."

Mr. Singh approached with Rani at his side. "Miss Reyna and Mr. Luke, please be accepting of my condolences from myself and my entire family. I will miss all three of them dearly. They have been faithful and loyal customers since I first move here."

Luke took Mr. Singh's hand and shook it. "Thank you, it means a lot, and we appreciate your kind words." Luke paused for a moment and then asked, "Is your store open?"

Mr. Singh laughed, "Yes, yes, Mrs. Singh and Arun are on duty."

Rani touched Luke's arm and spoke in a quiet voice. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"

Luke nodded. "Sure."

They took a few steps back to where it was quieter. Rani looked to see if anyone was watching, and then she looked at Luke. "The detectives found something on the DVR. They found the vehicle that ran your mom, aunt, and uncle off the road. And I think they saw who it was. When I was watching them, they said not to say anything to anyone. But..." Her voice trailed off for a moment. "I thought you should know."

"Thanks, Rani, I appreciate you telling me."

"I heard you and Reyna are staying. Is this true?"

Luke nodded. "Yes, it is true."

Rani gave Luke a warm smile. "Good. Is it too forward of me to hope that I will get to see more of you?"

"I think I would like that." Luke returned her smile with a warm grin of his own.

After Rani and Mr. Singh left, Reyna teased. "So is she hot for you?"

Luke laughed. "Maybe. But she told me something; I'll tell you when we're on our way home."

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It was about an hour later that they were able to leave the VFW after they had made their goodbyes and collected all of the cards and the guest books.

"I don't know about you, but I am exhausted." Luke closed the passenger door to Reyna's SUV.

"So am I." Reyna started the vehicle and pulled out of the parking lot.

There was silence for about a minute, then Reyna asked, "What did your little girly have to say?"

Luke shook his head. "Stop it." He thought for a moment. "She said the detectives found something on the DVR. They found the vehicle that ran Uncle Earl off the road. And she thinks they got a good look at whoever was in the vehicle. The detectives told her not to say anything to anyone."

"I apologize for my snarkiness. But what do we do now?"

"We do what they do on TV; we'll call Perry Mason." Luke chuckled at his own joke. "Seriously, we'll try to get in and see Mr. Rosenblatt in the morning."

"We still need to finish clearing out the closets," Reyna reminded Luke.

"I'm glad you said that," Luke responded. "I've been thinking. What if once we're done cleaning, doing some renovations, and having us make those our bedrooms?"

"Actually, I have a plan. I want you to have my parents' room, and I'll take your mom's room. Like you said, we can do some minor renovations, some redecorating; what do you think?"

"Yeah, I like that! We get to move to the grown-up rooms and out of the kids rooms." Luke laughed, put his arms around Reyna, and looked into her eyes. "Good thinking!"

"Are you going to let me come to bed with you again tonight?" She felt she knew what his answer was, but she wanted to hear him say it.

"Yeah." He loved how her eyes would change from hazel brown to hazel green. "I like having you in bed with me."

"Just for the sex?" Her eyes looked mischievous.

"You know it. Once we're done fuckin', then back to your own bed."

She held him as tight as she could; her head was buried into his shoulder. Reyna didn't want Luke to see her tears or feel sorry for her. "I don't know what I'd do without you."

"That's not something you're going to have to worry about." Luke stroked her hair. I'm here, and I don't plan on leaving."

"Don't you think it's time to go to bed?" She reached down and rubbed his growing hardness. "It's oh-fuck-me-thirty somewhere."

"I could use a shower first," Luke responded.

"So could I." Reyna agreed.

"Okay." Luke grinned. "Your shower or mine?"

"You want to shower together?" She kept rubbing his erection through his pants.

"That's the general idea."

"Then come to my shower. I have too much crap to move. I'm a girly girl when it comes to showering. All you need to bring is your shampoo and..." She squeezed his erect cock. "This."

"Kinky girl." Luke felt his desire increasing.

"We'll be kinky cousins fucking in the shower." Reyna was turned on already.

She had always appreciated the size of the shower her parents had installed in her bathroom. It had rain heads coming down from the ceiling at each end as well as showerheads coming from the walls. Tonight she would have all of the showerheads turned on. She wanted the shower to feel like they were lovers in a storm.

Reyna giggled as Luke entered the shower; she pointed at his erection and asked, "Is that your compass?"

Luke closed the shower door and grinned. "Absolutely, I go wherever it points."

"Then point it my way, cowboy." Reyna motioned with her finger.

Luke liked her slender body. Her small breasts hadn't lost any of their firmness and still stood proudly on her chest. "You're beautiful, Reyna; I hope you know that."

"I think you're just horny." Reyna reached for his erection and pulled him close. "But I'm glad you think so."

Luke put his hands around her waist and gripped her firm buttocks. "It's like a rainstorm in here."

"That's the point; it is a storm, and it will wash our sins away." Reyna laughed at her little joke.

His fingers caressed her firm breasts and played with her erect nipples. She let out a quiet moan as he pulled and pinched them. Luke picked up a shower pouf from the bench and squirted some shower gel on it. It was a feminine aroma, and he found it attractive; it reminded him of flowers in the spring. "Should I scrub your back?"

"Yes, scrub my back, my front, my ass, my legs, and my feet. Scrub all of me, wash away the old me, I

want to be your new girl."

Luke washed her body from the tip of her nose down to her toes. He loved how her body felt to his touch. In his opinion, it was perfect; he certainly couldn't think of any improvements that he would make.

"Feel better?" He asked as he finished.

"Much better. I'm your new girl now." Reyna took the pouf from his hand. "My turn. Do you want to be my all-new and improved man?"

Luke laughed, "I'm not sure if we have that much time, or water for that matter, to be making that many improvements."

Reyna began lathering his body, washing his face, arms, shoulders, stomach, and back. When she reached his stiff cock, she stopped washing him. "I think you're clean enough; I want you to use this on me."

"I want you," Luke growled into her ear. "Right now, and right here in the shower."

"Then take me." She put her mouth up to his, and there was a hunger and desperation in her. Her hand continued pumping his stiff cock. It felt rock hard and warm in her hand; it pleased her to know she caused his arousal.

He reached down between her legs, and he found her pussy creamy, ready to accept his hard cock. He didn't want to make love to his cousin; he wanted to fuck her and make her feel owned.

"Turn around," he growled in her ear.

"Yes," she replied. Her knees felt weak as she complied with his wishes. Reyna turned around, bent over, and put her hands against the glass wall of the shower. She put her hand between her legs, and as he moved into position, she grasped his stiff erection and guided it to her entrance.

Luke loved feeling her hand guiding his hard cock to her velvety tunnel. It took almost no effort to sink his cock deep inside of her. She was tight, almost as tight as the grip of her hand when she masturbated him. He put his hands on her hips and began to pump in and out.

"You feel so good; I love your big cock filling my pussy." Reyna loved hearing his wet body slapping against her ass.

"Your pussy feels so fucking tight. I love fucking you, Reyna." Luke's voice sounded thick with lust.

His words only fueled Reyna's own lust. "Do you feel dirty, Luke? You're fucking your younger cousin."

She was younger by six weeks.

"I love fucking my young cousin." Luke moved his hands up from her hips to her small, firm breasts. He fondled her breasts with his hands as he played with her nipples using his thumbs and forefingers of each of his hands. They stiffened under his touch and felt like pencil erasers.

Reyna reached down between her legs with her right hand and began rubbing her clit as Luke's cock pumped in and out in quick, hard motions. "I love when you play with my titties; you make them feel so good."

She was telling the truth; Reyna felt that Luke appreciated her breasts, small as they were. She loved that about him; her ex had always made her feel inadequate due to her breasts being on the smaller side.

"I love how they fit in my hand," Luke responded. Her pussy felt tight and like warm, wet velvet on his cock. He could feel his tip touch her cervix on each thrust.

"Fuck me hard, Luke, I'm really close. Use my tight cunt; fuck me like the slut you want me to be." Reyna's fingers rubbed her erect clit in tight, fast motions.

Luke squeezed her tits as he drove his aching cock deep and hard into his cousin's sweet pussy. "You are my slut, Reyna; I own you. Cum for me, and then I'll cum for you."

"I want you to cum." Reyna was on the brink of her orgasm. "I don't care where -- in me, on me, in my mouth, on my tits, or on my face. I want your hot cum marking me as yours."

As her body began to shake, her words sent Luke over the brink. He didn't have time to decide where to cum as the first spurt shot deep in her pussy. As her body shook, her pussy contracted in tight spasms. It felt like her pussy was jerking his cock.

Luke let out a series of long moans, each timed with his cock depositing his semen deep inside. His sperm would be disappointed; Reyna was on the pill. He put his hands back on her hips; his knees were shaking from his orgasm, and he felt a bit unsteady.

They shut the water off and dried each other off before retreating into Luke's bed.

"Well, that felt great," Luke remarked as he held Reyna in his arms.

"Which? The shower or the sex?" Reyna giggled.

"Both!"

"Good answer." Reyna kissed him on the cheek.

As they lay in the dark, a howling could be heard in the distance. Reyna shivered and snuggled closer into Luke. "That didn't sound like coyotes."

"No." Luke shook his head. "They aren't; those are wolves."

"I didn't think there were any wolves left?" Reyna asked.

"There weren't; they were all killed off in the seventies. But about twenty years ago, Fish and Wildlife reintroduced the wolf to help balance out the deer population. Restore the natural order, I think is how they put it."

"It's eerie." She closed her eyes. "You're my protector."

Luke kissed her forehead. "I am. I'll keep the wolves away -- both the four-legged and two-legged variety.

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Reyna looked at Luke and asked, "What's going on?"

Luke shook his head back and forth in a slow, deliberate motion. "I have no idea."

In front of the offices of Rosenblatt and Rosenblatt were multiple sheriff's vehicles and paramedics. All with their emergency lights flashing. Yellow police tape cordoned off the front of the business. A deputy that Luke didn't recognize stood at the entrance, controlling access to the building.

Luke pointed to an open parking space. "Pull in there and park. We'll try to find out what's happened here."

They parked and walked across the street and spotted Brad standing by his sheriff's vehicle. Luke walked up to Brad and asked him, "What's going on, Brad?"

Brad looked up and replied, "Hey, Luke, what are you doing here?"

"We're here to see Mr. Rosenblatt; we had an appointment."

"Which one, the younger or the older?"

"The older." Luke watched as the paramedics wheeled someone from the building on a gurney.

Brad pointed at the gurney. "That would be your man."

Reyna was dumbfounded. "Is he going to be alright? What happened?"

"I don't know how he is; I know he was shot once. As to what happened, I don't know. I was told there was an attempted robbery."

"Thanks, Brad, I guess there's not a lot we can do here." Luke watched as the paramedics loaded Sidney Rosenblatt, the elder, into the ambulance.

"Can I ask why you were coming to see Mr. Rosenblatt?" Brad asked the two of them.

"Are you asking as our friend or as a deputy?" Reyna asked.

Brad studied them for a moment. "Your friend."

Luke gave Reyna a questioning look, and when she gave a little nod, he turned his attention back to Brad. "Several things. We needed to ask him how we get access to the bank accounts and how we go about changing ownership of the property."

"Sounds pretty routine."

Luke nodded. "I hope we can trust you, Brad."

He gave Luke a questioning look and then looked at Reyna. "I'm your friend; we've known each other since you moved here with your mom."

"Okay." Luke lowered his voice. "There's one more thing. Mr. Rosenblatt was holding two packages for us from Earl. What they are, we have no idea. From what he told us, he didn't know what they were or what they contained."

"Would you recognize these packages?"

Both Luke and Reyna shook their heads, and Luke answered, "No, no idea at all."

"I don't know what's going on here." Brad made sure no one was paying attention to their conversation. "But, I think the two of you need to be very careful until we understand what's going on. This is both from your friend and the deputy in me."

"We are." Reyna answered.

"Listen, I have a few days off, and so does Tracy. Would you mind a couple of house guests for a few days over the weekend? We could stay in one of the cabins."

"I'd love to see Tracy." Reyna replied with excitement.

Luke agreed. "Bring the Sig out, and we'll get it tuned up. And we'll fire up the smoker."

After leaving Brad, they returned to the SUV and looked at each other. "What next?" Reyna asked her cousin.

Luke shrugged his shoulders and looked at his watch. "The bank should be open. Maybe we go there and see if there's anything we can do."

The bank manager was more than gracious when they arrived; Once it was realized who Luke and Reyna were, they were ushered into his office as if they were old and valued clients.

Harvey Wallace had been the manager of the National Bank of Colorado since his father had retired fifteen years ago. It was a small-town bank where the employees recognized all of their customers on sight. So, when Luke and Reyna walked in, heads were lifted from their work, and eyes followed them into Harvey Wallace's office.

Harvey followed them into the office, carrying a file folder. He shook Luke's hand and then Reyna's. "Please accept my condolences on your losses." He sat down and shook his head. "Terrible business. And now Sid Rosenblatt has been shot while in his office. What's the world coming to?

He opened the folder. "Sid was in to see me a few days ago. We have several accounts to transfer to the two of you. There's Earl's business account. The bed and breakfast account, and then two personal accounts. I just need the two of you to sign these papers."

Once the papers were signed and Mr. Wallace's assistant had left the office, he got up and locked the door.

"Now, what I am about to show you cannot be repeated to anyone. Sid Rosenblatt was supposed to be here, but..." His voice trailed off as he looked out the window. "So you will sign this agreement before we can proceed. Basically, it's your promise to not reveal what you may see today. Failure to do so could lead to financial penalties."

"What? This doesn't make any sense." Luke felt confused. He turned to look at Reyna only to be met by a look that looked as confused as he felt.

"I wish Sid were here to explain. I can't say; rather, I am prohibited from saying any more until you sign the agreement in front of you."

Luke took the pen and signed on the line with his name and passed the paper to Reyna. "Are you sure?" She asked Luke.

"Yes, I think we need to sign if we're going to have any hope of discovering what your dad has left for us." Luke directed his attention to the banker. "Am I correct?"

Harvey Wallace nodded in the affirmative. "Yes."

"Okay." Reyna signed her name to the document.

As Harvey Wallace placed the signed document in the folder, Luke asked, "Do we get a copy of that?"

"No." He unlocked the middle drawer on the right side of the desk. When he opened it, a small control panel could be seen. When the first button was depressed, the quiet hum of an electric motor could be heard along with the swishing sound of the curtains closing.

"Back in the early sixties my grandfather built this," he said as he pressed a second button. A whoosh as a section of wall opened, revealing stairs leading down. "This was a bomb/fallout shelter and secure storage during the Cold War."