A pair of teal screamed out of the sky and headed for our decoys. He just loved teal marinated and slow roasted. Yum!
Suddenly Sandy was on her feet yelling, "Quack, quack!"
The teals flared and departed the area, out of gun range at mach two.
"Damn it, Sandy, that's three flights you've scared off with that stupid 'quack, quack' shit. Knock it off or I'll leave you here in the marsh!"
The only reason he didn't leave her there is that he recognized it was his fault for asking her along in the first place. But how was he supposed to know what an idiot she'd turn out to be?
"I'm only trying to help, Bret. You wouldn't really leave me out here in this dismal swamp, would you?"
"I'll do it in a heartbeat if you don't sit down and shut up!" he looked over at her. She had a tear in her eye and was giving me the 'wounded puppy' look. Damn!! He fell for that every time.
She sniffled in the corner of the blind. He moved over and put his arm around her. "Honey, you know I would never strand you in the marsh. If you didn't want to hunt ducks, you should have said so."
"I just don't want you to hurt the little duckies," she sniffed.
"I've got to shoot 'em if you want ducks for dinner. What do you want me to do? Seduce them and knock them on the head?"
"I'm sorry I ever mentioned duck dinners. I should have stayed home. How long have your folks owned this property?"
"It seems like forever, in fact, now that you mention it, I can't recall ever not having it."
"How many other girls have you lured out here?"
"Not a lot. Never any for hunting."
"Oh, and what did you do with them, if you weren't hunting?"
"I can't tell you. I'd have to show you."