“Where are we going?” Derek asked, getting into Mario’s car.
“For a little spin. Don’t worry. You did a good job last night so I’m not going to be dumping your body in the river.” Mario laughed at his own joke.
Personally, Derek wasn’t amused but he smiled anyway.
They took so many twists and turns as Mario drove from the restaurant up a long, winding street then through a residential section of the city that Derek finally asked, “Do you think someone’s following us?”
“Let’s just say I’m not taking any chances.”
Derek nodded. By now he was totally lost and it had gotten dark enough he had trouble reading the street signs. He hoped to hell Brad was somewhere behind them, tracking him.
Eventually Mario turned onto a two-lane road with tall trees on either side. They passed a few long d
