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last cart. When he was finished, Nelson smiled.
    “I’m telling the bosses that you need a raise,” he said, looking at the readout of twelve thousand four hundred and sixteen dollars and thirty-three cents. He walked over to the battery rack and brought over an arm full of AA rechargeable batteries then came back with another of regular batteries. Then, he came back with all the 123 and button batteries, almost racking up another grand. He handed over his discount card and watched Daren swipe it, and the price changed to just over eight grand.
    Taking the two-yard-long receipt, Daren handed it over. “I’m going to split this commission among the staff on duty,” he said and rang up the stuff he brought down.
    “That’s good. Just let them know who bought it and who split the commission up among them,” Nelson said, watching Daren fill out the forms for the thermal equipment, turning them into displays for outside vendors.
    Daren laughed as he slid the paper over, and Nelson signed it. “Don’t worry; I will.”
    “You make sure you order to replace what I bought,” Nelson said, grabbing two carts.
    “I will,” Daren assured him. “Corporate loves you so much I’m sure they would let you have this.”
    Nelson shook his head. “I doubt that, but they pay me enough I can at least buy it with my discount card.” Nelson struggled to pull one cart as he pushed the other. Daren motioned a floor worker over, and he grabbed the cart Nelson was pulling, and the worker pushed the other.
    Walking outside, Daren stopped, looking inside the Blazer. “Is that a horse or a dog?” he asked, looking at Zeus.
    “Pure German Rott,” Nelson said, opening the door. “Zeus, stay,” he said, throwing Zeus a pig ear. Walking to the back, he opened the tailgate and window. Soon, the back of the Blazer was packed and sitting several inches lower. “Thanks, you guys,” Nelson said, shaking their hands. “I’m calling in tomorrow. I’m going to head down to the competition after my son’s ballgame,” he said, looking at Daren.
    “Hey, if I was you, I would charge them for showing the new line off and the thermals,” Daren said, grabbing one of the empty carts as the worker grabbed the other two. “We need to go hunting together this fall,” Daren said out of the blue.
    Nelson smiled. “That sounds like a plan.” Daren waved as Nelson climbed in the Blazer and found Zeus attacking the pig ear. “Don’t even think about chewing anything else in here,” he warned, starting the Blazer.
    When he pulled in the driveway, Nelson was relieved to see the lights on inside the house, but the garage was closed. He parked the Blazer and climbed out as Michelle walked out carrying Devin. She stopped, seeing the Blazer squatting down over the rear wheels then noticed the packed back area.
    “What the hell did you buy?” she asked.
    It was on the tip of his tongue to remind her she cursed, but Nelson stopped. “As much as I could,” he said, hugging her.

Chapter 3
    Feeling something rub against his belly, Nelson opened his eyes to find Michelle curled up beside him. “You really think it’s going to happen?” she asked. The night before, they pulled her SUV out, pulled the Blazer inside, and waited until dark and unloaded it, carrying most of it to the shop out back and putting the electronics in one of the safes.
    Pulling her tight, Nelson finally said, “If it was ever going to happen, this is what will do it.”
    Lifting her head, she looked at him, forcing a smile. “If it doesn’t, you realize it’s going to take us two years just to pay off the credit cards.”
    “I’ll work overtime if I was wrong,” he promised and kissed her. “Did you eat one of Devin’s dirty diapers?” he asked, jerking his head back.
    “Me? I think you went out in the back yard and picked up Zeus patties and shoved them in your mouth,” she said, waving her hand in front of her face. “Let’s brush our teeth and do that