Chapter 19
Josh carefully placed the full gas can in the trunk, sliding it to the back and covering it with a spare blanket. He didn’t think JD would have any reason to look in the trunk, but he didn’t want to risk it. Even if a gas can could be completely innocent. Who wanted to be stranded in the middle of the desert? Towns were few and far between in the stretch of Nevada that unfolded before them.
He slammed the trunk shut and leaned against the car. He could see JD in the gas station, her hands full of junk food, waiting impatiently behind an old man using pennies to pay for his gas. According to his calculations, this would be their last stop until they reached their final destination. By this time tomorrow, it would all be over.
Josh put his hand in his jacket pocket, his fingers
