Chapter 44: A Long Ride Home
Chapter 44
A Long Ride Home
Carlos stayed the appropriate amount of time, every minute seeming like an eternity. After almost an hour of idle chatting, he set out to find Mena. She was talking to Jeff Maxwell. Carlos joined the conversation, but after a few minutes he looked at his watch and whispered to Mena. “As much as I regret it, my dear, we must be going.”
She stayed alongside him while he made his rounds. When he got to Virginia, he kissed her hand, apologizing profusely for his early departure. “We will see you again.”
Carlos called on his phone for the driver to pick them up, and Carlos and Mena got in the back seat. “Take us to Mena’s house. And call Tico or Roberto and tell them to pick you up. I will drive home myself.”
Mena shot a questioning
