said Bree, trying to alleviate the gloom that had suddenly settled over the room. “It’s almost nine. If we get gas now, we can get to Denver by ten or eleven, then you said your friend George can help Val and me get to Chugwater—which means we’ll be out of your hair and you can proceed to do all that fun getting-married stuff!”
Kirk stood, giving her a look that seemed almost sad.
“No need to check if the coast is clear,” he finally said. “Even if someone sees us walking a bull, they’ll just think they’re having a sixties flashback.”
“But it’s the twenty-first century.”
“Not in Nederland. Here, the sixties live eternal. Let me get my keys…”
He pulled them out of his shirt pocket. “Let me check how much cash I have for gas…” He patted his back jeans pocket. “Funny, my wallet’s missing…” He looked around the room. “See it anywhere?”
Bree jerked her gaze out the window, fighting a rush of dread. “Val,” she whispered.
“What?” said Kirk.
“Val was nudging you.”
“Yes. And?”
“And…” Bree swallowed, hard. “He may have nudged things out of your pocket and…”
“And…what?”
“And…snacked on them.”
Kirk stared at her, realization dawning in his eyes. “You mean…your bull…might have eaten what was in my back pocket?” Kirk shook his head slowly, back and forth. “My wallet, my credit cards, my cash…”
Bree blinked rapidly. “I’m sorry. Really, really, sorry.”
Kirk held up a hand, palm out. “Let’s look at the problem, put together the pieces.” He stared into the distance for a moment. “We can coast into town because the road is downhill into Nederland, but I’ll have to call Alicia and ask her to wire money or maybe contact one of her wealthy friends in the area who can give us a loan…”
“Sounds like a plan,” Bree said encouragingly.
“Yes, a plan that includes Alicia getting royally…” He groaned again. “If Alicia finds out I spent the night with…” He flashed Bree a look.
“Are you upset because Alicia will think we slept together?”
He nodded.
“So it’s in your better interest if we can get money without Alicia knowing,” said Bree. She mulled it over for a moment. “Would thirty, maybe forty dollars be enough to fill that gas tank?”
“To get to Denver, we could maybe do it on fifteen, twenty.”
“Great!” Bree’s eyes twinkled. “I have the solution!” She rolled back her shoulders, a big proud smile creasing her face. “We’ll coast into town, find a bar and…”
Kirk waited. “And…what?”
Bree grinned gleefully. “I’ll strip!”
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