Chapter 40
Cedar Rapids, IA
CHRIS AND MICKEY arrived in Cedar Rapids late in the afternoon, rented a car, and checked in at a motel not far from the airport.
“Are you going to call any of your family this evening, babe?” Mickey said.
“No. We’ll see enough of them tomorrow and the next day. Tonight is just for the two of us.”
“Sounds good to me.”
“Are you hungry?”
“You know I am. You’re the local guy, so find us a place to eat.”
“I can do that. Are you ready to go?”
“Not till I’ve had a quick shower.”
“I know—you get off any airplane with an overpowering urge to bathe.”
“That would be me,” Mickey said.
“I’ll join you.”
“Of course you will.”
Later, as they were lying in bed together, someone’s stomach rumbled.
“You weren’t kidding about being hungry were you, Mick?”
“I never
