Chapter Six
Brad’s First Shift
At ten minutes to four, Clare is standing in-between the four brown marble columns that support the extended roof of the Hotel’s front entrance. Her anxiety calms as she sees the automatic front gates open to let in Brad’s green pick-up. He responds to her wave as he parks in the same corner of the parking lot as before. Her heart palpitates, relieved that he has kept his word throughout this now dubious ‘mission’. The palpitations increase as he walks toward her with a confident air of a man who is comfortable in his own skin. Wearing his new ‘security’ jacket over a black tee shirt accompanied by pressed black jeans, which cover black polished cowboy boots, he keeps the color coordination by carrying a canvas black hold-all. As he focuses on the golden hi
