15: Envy the Vultures“I’m heading to work,” George called up the stairs later that evening.
“Have a good night! See you in the morning,” Maggie replied.
George, dressed in his Hoover Dam technician overalls, entered the Rolls and pulled out of the driveway. He headed toward the dam on Nevada Way and then steered the vehicle onto Route 93 westbound, toward downtown Vegas instead.
Maggie smiled as she shut off the light to the children’s room. For one lingering moment, she studied their sleeping cherub faces. She’d held on to the dream that George might get promoted at the dam and move to day shift. However, she couldn’t help feeling he had sabotaged his chances himself. She didn’t think he particularly liked graveyard shift, but he wasn’t rushing to get off it either.
With her children
