Chapter Fifteen
Gretel’s True Love
While Bruiser drove Gretel from the Inner Harbor to her Mercedes parked near the Constellation, she retrieved Kurt’s wallet from under the front seat. She slipped out all of his cash, slithered the handful of money down the inside her dress into her bra, and slid Kurt’s wallet into her purse. Gretel removed her own billfold and keys from her purse.
At the parking area near the ship, she gave Bruiser the number to Honey Bates’ room. Handing Bruiser her purse, she instructed him to give the Pacesetter trophy and her purse to Honey for safekeeping at the hotel.
“Don’t even think about taking anything,” she warned him. “I know everything that’s in my purse.” Savoring the fright on Bruiser’s face, she scurried to her Mercedes and drove back to her house.
