“Mind if I look in the trunk?” He smiled benignly, then stepped back as Darla frowned, but released the trunk using the lever by her door. “Thanks.”
Lifting the trunk cover, he wasn’t sure what to expect, but felt relief when empty space outlined with gray carpet stared back at him. No gas can, or body, alive or dead. Allan exhaled loudly, then shut the trunk. He glanced at Mikey as the young cowboy joined him at the rear of the car.
“Sam grumbled a few choice words, which I don’t think require repeating, but she said to let her mother drive to the house. Sam said to expect her mother’s return trip in a matter of minutes.”
Allan nodded, then moved to the driver’s side window. “Thanks for waiting, Ms. Tanner. Sam said you can head up to the house.” He smiled again, then stepped away as D
